Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has described the pending news that the Nuclear Plant in Hinkley Point, Somerset is supposedly set for final approval as unwelcome and unwanted, saying it added ‘another deadly danger off our coastline’. Brady said the £18 billion nuclear plant, if approved, would join the ‘discredited Sellafield’ as another source of […]
Sinn Féin Councillor and local Irish language spokesperson Barra Ó Muirí has said an action plan is needed to promote and preserve the Irish language in the north. The Slieve Gullion representative made the call after the Welsh government unveiled a plan to double the number of Welsh speakers to one million by 2050. “The […]
Police are appealing for information following an arson attack in the Carney Hill area of Newry in the early hours of Thursday, 14th July. Shortly before 4.00am police received a report that a number of wheelie bins had been set on fire. Damage was also caused to adjacent property. Constable Ellie May appealed to anyone […]
Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has called on the Department of the Communities to step up to the plate and “treat the South Armagh region the same as it does other areas of the north”. “I visited Killeavy Old Churches on 31st July after contact from distressed residents of the area to find […]
Finance Minister, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has called on the Treasury to release funds to boost the local economy including capital investment in our infrastructure. The Minister was speaking after a meeting with Quarry Products Association, which took place at the Craigantlet Quarry, as he continues exploring ways in which the Executive could create a local […]
Men who have sex with men (MSM) in the north of Ireland will be eligible to receive the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine. The Health Minister made the announcement ahead of her visit to the Belfast Pride Festival today. Speaking at the festival, Michelle O’Neill said, “Today I am announcing an investment of over £100,000 […]
Following the huge success of previous summer musicals including last year’s ‘Wizard Of Oz’ and 2014’s ‘Oliver’ get ready for the world’s most popular family musical ‘Annie’, the annual summer blockbuster musical at The Market Place Theatre, Armagh from Tuesday 16th to Saturday 20th August. Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave […]
Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has announced that a full and comprehensive review of the current taxi legislation is set to get underway. The Minister took the opportunity to make the announcement at his first meeting with representatives of the recently formed Northern Ireland Taxis (NIT) group. Minister Chris Hazzard said, “Much work has already been […]
Police are investigating what they described as a ‘suspicious incident’ which occurred in the vicinity of the community centre at Meigh, Newry. It was reported that at around 9pm on Thursday, August 4th, a teenage girl was approached by two males in suspicious circumstances. Police are keen to hear from anyone who noticed two men […]
Communities Minister Paul Givan has announced that he will be providing Libraries NI with additional funding of £225,000 which will ensure that the proposed reduction in Library opening hours will not now go ahead. A public consultation on reducing opening hours was completed by Libraries NI, the outcome of which recently closed with over 8,000 […]
