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Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Health Minister launches Strategic Framework for rebuilding services

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Northern Ireland faces a massive challenge rebuilding health and social care in the wake of the first Covid-19 wave, Health Minister Robin Swann has stated. Embed from Getty Images   This rebuilding process can secure better ways of delivering services, he said, but will require innovation, sustained investment and society-wide support. Services will not be […]

Newry Alliance rep welcomes Newry Greenway application

Newry and Armagh Alliance representative Jackie Coade has welcomed an application to build a Greenway from Carlingford to the border. The planning application is a part of the Carlingford Lough Greenway Initiative linking Carlingford to Victoria Lough and then to Newry.     When finished it will be a 19km link between Newry City and […]

Newry police charge man, 37, with hijacking and burglary offences

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Detectives in Newry have charged a 37-year-old man with a number of offences. The offences include hijacking, burglary, handling stolen goods and possession of an offensive weapon.     Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Inspector Darren Handley said, “On Sunday 17 May, it was reported that a vehicle hijacking incident occurred in Dundalk in which […]

Newry MLA calls for Daisy Hill Emergency Department Services to be ‘restored quickly’

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Newry and Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins has told the Health Minister that it is critical that services at Daisy Hill Hospital Emergency Department are restored as quickly as possible. She was speaking at the Assembly this week, where the Sinn Féin MLA sought reassurance from the Minister that the reopening of services across Trust areas […]

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Budget announced to “kick start economy and community transformation”

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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has outlined the challenges facing her resource budget, as she sets out her plans to support communities through recovery while promoting economic growth and transformation through capital spend. In a statement to the Assembly today, Minister Mallon confirmed her department needs much more on resource to support the public transport network […]

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Newry MLA welcomes PPE shipment

Sinn Féin Newry and Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed the arrival of the first shipment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth more than £60 million. The local MLA told Newry Times, “I welcome the news that a major shipment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has arrived in the north from China.     “This […]

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Southern Trust uses technology to help elderly during lockdown

The EU-funded mPower team based within the Southern Trust has adapted its working practices in order to continue helping the elderly during the coronavirus outbreak.  Embed from Getty Images   mPower uses digital interventions to enable elderly people in remote areas to live safely and independently in their own homes by introducing them to various […]

Environment Minister highlights dangers of pollution in waterways

Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has reminded farmers, businesses and members of the public of the need to be extra careful to avoid pollution of local waterways. Following a number of recent pollution incidents, Minister Poots visited the Glenavy River in County Antrim and met with representatives of the local angling club to discuss their […]

Bathing water results “are worth making a splash about” – Poots

Environment Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed news that more than half of our bathing waters are officially excellent – but he warned bathers and sun-seekers not to use it as an excuse to flock to our beaches and flout Covid-19 measures. According to DAERA’s 2019 Bathing Water Quality Results, Northern Ireland continues to enjoy some […]

‘NI Prison Service setting standards across the UK’ – Justice Minister

Justice Minister Naomi Long today welcomed the findings of two new reports on Hydebank Wood Secure College and Female Prison. The report on the young offender’s centre and Ash House, which houses women prisoners, was compiled by the Criminal Justice Inspectorate NI (CJINI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), the Regulation and Quality Improvement […]







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