
SDLP Reconciliation spokesperson Justin McNulty MLA has said that on the 170th anniversary of the Irish tricolour, we must all do more to live up to its ideals and reconcile people throughout the island. McNulty said that the “retrenchment of politics” in the North cannot be allowed to lead to a sectarian recession of our […]
Mar 7 2018 | Posted in
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Local Councillor Liz Kimmins has confirmed that planning permission has been granted for a major housing development in the Watsons Road area and said it will help alleviate what she described as ‘the dire housing situation in the area’. The Sinn Féin Councillor commended local residents, Watsons Road Residents Group, Barcroft Community Association and Corrinshego […]
Mar 7 2018 | Posted in
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The Southern Health and Social Care Trust is celebrating one year of its Getting Ready for Baby and Getting Ready for Toddler programmes through the Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP). EITP, backed by a range of government departments and agencies, aims to improve outcomes for children and young people across Northern Ireland through embedding early […]
Mar 7 2018 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has urged the community to remain vigilant. He was speaking following a recent spate of burglaries in South Down. Chris Hazzard told Newry Times, “In recent weeks we have seen citizens fall victim to a spate of armed robberies in several rural areas across South Down. […]
Mar 7 2018 | Posted in
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Despite sub-zero temperatures gripping the country, Saoradh An Iúir activists took the time to collect much needed resources for homeless people in Newry. Local activists liaised with local charity “Newry Helping The Homeless” and initiated a collection drive in order to distribute supplies to those most in need. Helping The Homeless co-ordinator Tomàs […]
Mar 6 2018 | Posted in
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Stronger measures and enforcement are required to tackle illegal landfill dumping, Sinn Féin Environment Spokesperson Cathal Boylan has said. The Newry and Armagh MLA was commenting after new figures show that up to 750,000 tonnes of waste were illegally dumped in the North over the last ten years. Speaking to Newry Times, he […]
Mar 6 2018 | Posted in
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South Down MLA Sinéad Ennis has met the BBC’s Head of Sports Programming Shane Glynn to discuss concerns regarding GAA coverage in Northern Ireland. Speaking after the meeting Ms Ennis said, “There is huge frustration in regards to the amount of BBC coverage of GAA games. “Currently over a quarter of a million […]
Mar 6 2018 | Posted in
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When Tony Dolaghan headed off to Bundoran for the weekend with friends and Christopher Cunningham got into a car one day, neither knew that their lives and the lives of their parents and immediate families were about to change for ever. Both Newry men suffered a life changing brain injury when Tony fell forty feet […]
Mar 5 2018 | Posted in
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Local MLA Sinéad Ennis has met with the Education Authority to discuss a range of educational issues across South Down. The Sinn Féin delegation met with Ruth Bell, the Head of Children and young people’s Services and Brenda Rice Assistant Advisory Officer EA SEN School Support Service. The main agenda item was provision […]
Mar 5 2018 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following the report of a burglary at a property in the Abbey Park area of Kilkeel on Friday, February 23, 2018. Sometime between 6:10pm and 6:50pm entry was forced to the house and a number of rooms were ransacked. It is not known at this stage […]
Mar 5 2018 | Posted in
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