
Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed a new volunteer-led service delivering medicines to patients during the current pandemic. Embed from Getty Images Speaking to Newry Times, Minister Swann said, “It is important that individuals who are self-isolating or unable to leave their home because of Covid-19 continue to have access to their medicines. […]
Apr 15 2020 | Posted in
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Another six people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have died in the last 24 hours. The total of deaths in the country has now risen to 140. Newry, Mourne and Down now has 127 confirmed Covid-19 cases. In the last 24 hours, the Public Health Agency said 577 tests have […]
Apr 15 2020 | Posted in
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Police are appealing for information following the report of arson at a property in the Innisfree Park area of Newry on Tuesday, 31 March. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Constable Heidi Middleton said, “We received a report at around 9:00 pm that night of a fire at a house in the Innisfree Park area of […]
Apr 15 2020 | Posted in
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Another ten people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have died in the last 24 hours. Embed from Getty Images The total of deaths in the country has now risen to 134. In the last 24 hours, the Public Health Agency said 462 tests have been carried out. Out […]
Apr 14 2020 | Posted in
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DAERA’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) will assist the health service in testing up to 1,000 samples a day from suspect COVID-19 cases, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed. Embed from Getty Images AFBI will deliver this service via a newly established consortium with Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University, to support the health service […]
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has today launched a £500,000 Hardship Fund for the sports sector. Embed from Getty Images Sports clubs and sporting organisations from the voluntary and community sector, which are unable to receive support from other Government Covid-19 Mitigation Funds, will be able to apply to Sport NI for a small […]
Apr 14 2020 | Posted in
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SDLP Slieve Gullion Councillor Pete Byrne has expressed his concern at the dumping of drugs paraphernalia at Lough Ross near Crossmaglen. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Byrne said, “This is extremely worrying as this latest find is an indictment of how prevalent drug misuse has become in the local community. “The paraphernalia was […]
Apr 14 2020 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has released £1.5 million to local councils as she steps up her Department’s efforts to help citizens get safely through the Covid-19 health crisis. The money will come from the Covid-19 Community Support Fund to target need and alleviate poverty. The Minister pledged her continuing commitment to do […]
Apr 13 2020 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLAs Colm Gildernew and Caoimhe Archibald have written to the Health Minister to ask him to take action on agency workers in the health service. Health spokesperson, Colm Gildernew said, “The Health and Social Care Service is facing into a period of increasing and sustained pressure, as it responds to COVID-19. […]
Apr 13 2020 | Posted in
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A new online programme of stress control classes has been developed to support people during the response to coronavirus (COVID-19), recognising the need to stay at home, while also recognising the impact that the pandemic and changes to our lifestyles are having on mental health. The free online stress control classes are being supported by […]
Apr 13 2020 | Posted in
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