
Department for Communities Minister Paul Givan MLA has launched the 2016/17 Volunteering Small Grants Programme. The Volunteering Small Grants Programme provides grants of between £200 and £1,200 to help organisations throughout Northern Ireland recruit and support volunteers. To be eligible, organisations must be formally constituted and must have an annual income not exceeding £100,000 per […]

Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has announced a recruitment campaign to appoint two non-executive members to Warrenpoint Harbour Authority and is encouraging applications from all sections of the community. The competition aims to appoint members who will bring his or her experience and judgement to the Board and help develop the diversity of the Board and […]

Communities Minister, Paul Givan MLA, has launched the Carer’s Allowance Digital Service in Northern Ireland. The digital service allows carers across Northern Ireland to claim Carer’s Allowance, or report a change in their circumstances, using an online service. Launching the service, Minister Givan said, “This new service enables carers in Northern Ireland to access the […]
Jul 11 2016 | Posted in
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From the 8th August to the 19th August, Footsteps, a professional theatre company with over 20 years of experience in theatre, will be running a two week drama school for children aged 9 – 18 years at St Peters Parish Centre, Warrenpoint. The drama school will run Monday to Friday each week with a junior […]

This Sunday, 10th July, Buttercrane Shopping Centre is offering customers respite from the Euro 2016 Finals and offering a free ‘football free’ pamper zone on the Mall to reward the patience of all those football widows. Join them from 2-5pm for a complimentary Prosecco & Cupcake Bar sponsored by M&S, free hand massage and nail […]

Sinn Féin Councillor Charlie Casey has condemned ‘the thugs’ behind an attack on a Translink bus on the Camlough Road area earlier this week. “I spoke to one of the managers at Translink and he tells me that there were several passengers aboard the bus at the time and although nobody was hurt they were […]
Jul 8 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has said the rights of the Irish language community must be protected in the aftermath of the EU referendum result. “The impact of the result of last week’s EU referendum will be felt across all sectors of society, including the Irish language community. “At present the only protections the Irish […]
Jul 7 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MP for Newry & Armagh Mickey Brady has said there is a concern in the community in South Armagh that the PSNI was failing to deal with a small number of people in the Cullyhanna area involved in criminality and intimidation. Brady was speaking after meeting with senior PSNI officers in Newry. Brady […]

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has urged all parties in the Assembly to work together to find a way forward following the EU referendum. Speaking during a debate on the referendum result in the Assembly the Newry MLA said it was the responsibility of the parties to put aside their feelings on the outcome and […]
Jul 5 2016 | Posted in
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Police are appealing for information following two reports of criminal damage being caused to a vacant property in the Liska Road area of Newry. A considerable amount of damage was caused to the interior of the house on Wednesday 22nd June and Friday 24th June. It is believed that a crowd of approximately 20 unauthorised […]
Jul 4 2016 | Posted in
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