Newry company Granite Exchange has generously donated 32 county GAA jerseys from the ‘An Evening of 2 Halves’ event. The event, hosted by Newry-based marketing consultant Tony McKeown earlier this year, was for local children’s charity Cancer Fund for Children. The sports chat corporate event was held at the Europa Hotel, […]
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Northern Ireland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Robert Huey have urged all poultry and pet bird keepers to take action now to reduce the risk of birds contracting Avian Influenza over winter. Embed from Getty Images The warning follows confirmation of Avian Influenza H5N8 at a commercial holding in […]
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Health Minister Robin Swann have jointly launched Rural Support’s new Winter Programme 2020. The brand new initiative aims to help farmers deal with the pressures of farming throughout the winter months, remain resilient, keep their farm sustainable and aid positive physical and mental health. Speaking about […]
Justice Minister Naomi Long was joined by Interim Mental Health Champion Siobhan O’Neill on a visit to Hydebank Wood Secure College where together they met with healthcare staff and a number of female prisoners. During the visit, which is part of a series of events by the Northern Ireland Prison Service marking Prisons […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced his intention to increase the frequency of Covid-19 testing for staff working in care homes across Northern Ireland. Regular testing of staff will increase from once every two weeks to once a week. This should commence as soon as possible, rolling out from next […]
Education Minister, Peter Weir has secured a legal change to allow schools and other education settings to deliver Physical Education (PE). Embed from Getty Images This follows the Department obtaining an amendment to the current Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations which had meant that only non-contact PE could be provided outdoors in a […]
The Executive cannot legislate its way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, Junior Ministers Declan Kearney and Gordon Lyons have said. Instead, there needs to be a wider societal effort so that everyone follows the public health advice to keep themselves and others as safe as possible. The Ministers reiterated the Executive’s commitment to […]
Police are appealing for information following the report of the theft of plant machinery. Police said the theft was from a property in the Belfast Road area of Dundrum. It was reported that sometime between 4:00 pm on Friday, 16 October and 12.00 noon on Sunday, 18 October a JCB 525-60T4 […]
Nearly nine in 10 people in Northern Ireland are still using banknotes and almost two-thirds envisage continuing to use them in five years’ time, new research from Ulster Bank reveals. The study, to support the release of Ulster Bank’s new £20 notes which come into circulation last month, questioned over 1,000 NI adults […]
c21 Theatre Company, one of Northern Ireland’s leading theatre companies, is collaborating with Newry care and nursing homes and others across the country on a unique project. The Reminiscence Project ‘Through The Glass’ creatively interacts with residents stimulating conversations and encouraging them to share stories from their past. A selection of these stories […]
