Daisy Hill Hospital’s paediatric theatre team and community dental service are delighted to be back working in their dedicated theatre suite on the sixth floor. Due to a downturn in activity and staff redeployment during the pandemic, the team had been providing limited service for the most urgent patients from the hospital’s general […]
Aug 12 2024 | Posted in
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It’s only a matter of days before Fionn Mac Cumhaill returns to oversee festivities at the Wake the Giant Festival in Warrenpoint this year with the theme, ‘The Land of Giants’. Taking place on Saturday, August 17, and Sunday, August 18, this year’s festival promises even more excitement with the arrival of two […]
Renowned Co Down Artist Kathryn Callaghan has unveiled a unique exhibition gracing the stunning Northern Ireland coastline this summer. She visited the County Down coast to install her paintings of Bangor Pier, Bloody Bridge, The Mournes from Murlough, and Strangford Village. The Northern Ireland Art Trail, curated by Kathryn, showcases ten original artworks […]
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a burglary in Newcastle. Detective Constable Mageean says, “The burglary at a house in the Downs Road area of the town is understood to have occurred sometime between 12pm on Sunday, 21 July and 6pm on Saturday, 27 July. “A skylight window in the utility […]
Aug 9 2024 | Posted in
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Three students from Newry will be heading to the United States next month for the opportunity of a lifetime as part of the prestigious Study USA scholarship programme. They are among the 52 students from Northern Ireland selected for the programme, from Northern Regional College, North West Regional College, Queen’s University Belfast, St […]
Andrew Muir, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, has announced that the Marine Environment and Fisheries Fund for Northern Ireland stakeholders is now open for applications. The Fund provides £3.5million in financial support for fishing, aquaculture, and marine stakeholders and is available until 31 March 2025. £2.5million of the new funding package […]
Aug 8 2024 | Posted in
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Cancer Support UK, a charity that provides practical and emotional support to people living with cancer, has received a £1,500 grant from Tesco to provide kits for children currently undergoing cancer treatment in NI. The kits have been designed by people who have had cancer themselves to provide practical and handy items to […]
Aug 7 2024 | Posted in
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The Department of Transport in Ireland and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) in Northern Ireland has published the Final Report of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, developed in the context of the “New Decade, New Approach” agreement. This ground-breaking Report, approved for publication by the Irish Government and DfI Minister, sets out a […]
Four police officers were assaulted and a nurse was spat on when dealing with a report of an assault in Newry in the early hours of Thursday, 1 August. Inspector Woods says, “We received a report at around 12.40 am of a fight in the Bank Parade area of Newry. “Officers attended and […]
Aug 6 2024 | Posted in
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The Department for the Economy has launched an open call for energy research, with £400K of funding available. The purpose of this open call is to stimulate innovative and novel research ideas that will feed into key research themes and objectives under the Department’s new research programme* and directly contribute to the evidence […]