
Sinn Féin South Down MLA Caitríona Ruane and Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Michael Gray Sloan have welcomed the commencement of work on a new footpath in Burren. In a joint statement they said, “After a long campaign for this much-needed footpath, which will greatly improve safety in the area, we are delighted that work has […]
Feb 3 2016 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following an assault. At around 8.30am on Tuesday, 26th January, three males assaulted a 52 year old man on farmland at Fort Road, Belleek. One of the males had a firearm in his possession and all three were wearing boiler suits. The man sustained facial injuries which required […]
Feb 2 2016 | Posted in
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TSG officers joined with local officers in Newry, Mourne and Down on Monday, 1st January, to conduct an anti-crime operation. During the course of the operation, which took place during the afternoon and into the evening, 46 vehicle checkpoints were conducted in a bid to disrupt, detect and deter criminality. Two vehicles were seized during […]
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Sinn Féin Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has been in contact with a Belleek family who have been left shocked and angered as they have become the latest victims of a creeper robbery in South Armagh. “In the early hours of Saturday 30th of January this family home was broken into and the keys for a van […]
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Sinn Fein Assembly member Conor Murphy is inviting commuters from the Newry area to take their concerns about the city’s rail service directly to the station manager. The Newry MLA revealed that a “Meet the Manager” day has been agreed following his recent meeting with Translink’s Chief Executive Chris Conway to discuss a number of […]

SDLP representatives Karen McKevitt MLA and Councillor Gary Stokes are calling on Transport NI (formerly Roads Service) to put pupil safety first by introducing a safe crossing on the busy road outside Saint Ronan’s School, Sacred Heart School and Ashgrove Nursery. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Gary Stokes said, “Parents of pupils who attend these […]

Sinn Féin Slieve Gullion councillor Terry Hearty has welcomed improvements to the Dundalk Road but warned Transport NI against a “piecemeal approach” to the district’s roads. “Previously I had called for a dedicated team of contractors to be brought into the area to tackle the shameful and dangerous state of our roads,” he told Newry […]
Feb 1 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has welcomed an Oireachtas committee report recommending economic harmonisation across Ireland. Murphy, who was in Dublin for the launch of the report, said, “This report from the Oireachtas Committee for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, highlights what Sinn Féin has always said – that an all-Ireland economy is in the best […]
Feb 1 2016 | Posted in
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Police in Crossmaglen are warning residents to be wary of unsolicited phone calls. The warning comes after a resident of Crossmaglen received a call from a foreign man who said he was phoning from Victoria Street in London and needed to check some details on her computer. The resident became wary and began to question […]
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Police in South Down are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage in Kilkeel. At around 3am on Thursday, 14th January, a wall in Newcastle Street was knocked down. Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the damage being caused or anyone who has information which may assist their investigation. They […]
Feb 1 2016 | Posted in
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