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Archive for: August, 2016

Southern Trust launches 10,000 Voices initiative

The Southern Trust wants to know what people think about its health care services and is inviting people, as part of the 10,000 Voices initiative, to share their experiences of the care they have received. The 10,000 Voices is a regional initiative which is being rolled out in all Health and Social Care Trusts and […]

Parents of eligible children urged to apply for free school meals

Education Minister, Peter Weir has urged parents of eligible children to apply for free school meals as the new school year approaches. The Minister said, “One of my Department’s aims is to raise standards in education and the importance of a healthy school meal in achieving this should not be underestimated. “There is a recognised […]

Excitement builds for Giant Adventures in Warrenpoint

Two school children from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council will be heading a motley crew in a Giant Adventure on 20th and 21st August in Warrenpoint to wake a sleeping Giant. Nine year old Tegan McKibben from St Patrick’s, Newry and Matthew Murphy from St Matthew’s, Castlewellan will headline a ‘clamour’ of local children […]

Southern Trust opens doors for dementia carers

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has joined a national campaign which supports the rights of carers to stay with patients with dementia in hospital. John’s Campaign was founded after the death of Dr John Gerrard in November 2014 who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in his mid-70s but with the support of his […]

‘Health and economy at risk with Brexit’ – Murphy

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has said that Brexit would have a detrimental impact on efforts to attract jobs and investment to the North. “It is concerning that a major US investment conference which was planned for Belfast and Derry in October has been cancelled as a result of the EU referendum,” he said. “Executive […]

‘Learning 2 Let’ Programme launched

Communities Minister Paul Givan MLA has launched a new training programme that aims to help improve and professionalise the private rented sector. ‘Learning 2 Let’ is a training programme developed by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) which offers all registered private landlords and letting agents in Northern Ireland the opportunity to get the accredited […]

Murphy welcomes call for all-Ireland transport planning

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has welcomed the publication of a major report calling for the preparation of an all-Ireland transport strategy. Speaking after the launch of a joint IBEC/CBI report the Newry representative said the document showed that businesses were concerned about Brexit and increasingly thinking on an all Ireland basis. “Ibec and CBI […]

‘All-Ireland mental health strategy needed’ – Fearon

Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has called for an all Ireland approach to mental health. The South Armagh representative said only an all Ireland strategy could tackle ‘the scourge of self harm and suicide’. She was speaking as the party carried out a series of meetings with community groups north and south to build support […]

‘Public support is key during World Breastfeeding Week’ – PHA

Next week is World Breastfeeding Week 2016 (1st – 7th August) and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone to show support for mums who breastfeed in public. The theme for the week, which is coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, is “A Key to Sustainable Development” – highlighting how breastfeeding is […]

Continued growth in Northern Ireland food and drinks processing sector

DAERA Minister Michelle McIlveen has welcomed newly released figures highlighting the growth of the local food and drinks processing sector. The figures were published in the annual report ‘Size and Performance of the NI Food and Drinks Processing Sector, Subsector Statistics 2014, with provisional estimates for 2015’. The Minister said, “The food and drinks processing […]







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