
The security of our food supply lines during Covid-19 is a priority for the Executive and Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has put in place a series of actions to protect it. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has recently been appointed as the lead for Northern Ireland’s Food Security and has […]
May 11 2020 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Infrastructure spokesperson Cathal Boylan has welcomed the announcement of over £700m of new funding for infrastructure, regeneration, and tourism projects across the north. Embed from Getty Images The Newry and Armagh MLA told Newry Times, “The £700 million of funding announced by my party colleague and Finance minister Conor Murphy is a […]
May 11 2020 | Posted in
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Economy Minister Diane Dodds this week visited Southern Regional College’s Lurgan campus to meet staff who are making PPE for health workers. Using laser cutting technology, the college team have produced 1,000 face shields in little over four weeks. The Minister said this was just a snapshot of the work going on across the further […]

The opening hours of the DAERA cattle registration telephony system will be extended to 8:00 pm each Wednesday evening, from 13 May to 15 July 2020, to assist farmers with the notification of calf births and cattle movements, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced. The telephony system, which is operated by specially trained DAERA […]
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Northern Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sectors have a vital role to play in our economic recovery following the COVID-19 crisis. Embed from Getty Images That was the key message from Economy Minister Diane Dodds when she addressed the first meeting of the Tourism Recovery Working Group. She told Newry Times, “Just last year tourism […]
May 9 2020 | Posted in
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NHS and social care staff in the UK are set to receive millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) over the coming months thanks to new, innovative collaborations with a number of organisations, the government has announced. Embed from Getty Images Companies including Amazon, the Royal Mint, Jaguar Land Rover and eBay […]
May 9 2020 | Posted in
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Councillor Bróna Haughey has condemned those who dumped the remains of a small animal in Keady Glen. The Sinn Féin Councillor told Newry Times, “The dumping of the carcass of a small family pet in an area of the scenic Keady Glen has horrified locals. “The discarding of the remains of a family […]
May 8 2020 | Posted in
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More than 40 prisoners have gone on the run in Magilligan prison – as part of a marathon effort to raise funds for the NHS. The prisoners covered 211 miles during their five-day hike around the Prison before collecting a reward for their efforts. Speaking to Newry Times, Magilligan Prison Governor Richard […]
May 8 2020 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has said that she plans to launch a Covid-19 Charities Fund, valued in the region of £15million, to help support those local charities that have been negatively impacted by the current Covid-19 crisis. Speaking to Newry Times, the Minister said, “I am acutely aware that our local charity sector, […]
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The Department of Finance has announced implementation of the 2019 pay award for NICS staff, which is effective from 1 August 2019. The retrospective pay award provides a two per cent increase on pay scales. A formal offer, which was agreed by the Executive and is in line with the 2019 Public Sector […]
May 8 2020 | Posted in
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