
Cunningham is proud to sponsor the Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School’s MacRory Cup Campaign for the 2024/25 season. Through this partnership, Cunningham has provided team jerseys and kit bags, reinforcing the company’s commitment to fostering youth development in sports and encouraging teamwork in the community. Tim Cunningham, CEO of Cunningham, expressed his enthusiasm […]
Nov 20 2024 | Posted in
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Four men have been arrested after the seizure of more than 11 million cigarettes in South Armagh. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), seized the cigarettes, worth an estimated £6 million in duty and taxes, on Monday 4 November. Officers searched two premises near Newry […]
Nov 19 2024 | Posted in
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Education Minister Paul Givan has responded to the announcement by a number of teachers’ unions that they plan to ballot their members for industrial action over 2024/25 pay. Earlier this year the Minister provided funding for the successful resolution of the long-running industrial dispute on teachers’ pay for 2021-24. The pay settlement agreed […]
Nov 19 2024 | Posted in
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Economy Minister Conor Murphy recently raised several key economic issues with British Government Ministers during a visit to London. The discussions included concerns about the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) Scheme, support for renewable energy developments, and the previously paused Enhanced Investment Zone for the north of Ireland. Speaking afterwards Minister […]
Nov 18 2024 | Posted in
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Slieve Gullion area Sinn Féin Councillor Declan Murphy has said that the inclusion of Cloughreagh Community Centre in the Mini-Digi Hub cross-border project is to be welcomed. Newry Mourne and Down Council have secured £183,000 to help transform the Community Centre into a mini-hub of digital innovation and collaboration. The local Councillor […]
Nov 18 2024 | Posted in
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The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging all bird keepers in Northern Ireland to prepare for the increasing threat of avian flu this winter as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N5 is confirmed in England. On Tuesday 5 November 2024, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) confirmed HPAI H5N5 […]
Nov 15 2024 | Posted in
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The Killeavy Castle Estate Landscape Restoration Project, one of Northern Ireland’s most ambitious reforestation efforts, has begun replanting over 27,000 native broadleaf trees, Scots pines, and shrubs like hazel and hawthorn. These plantings will take place this winter with the help of the Woodland Trust and is a major milestone for the […]
Nov 15 2024 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA has announced £1.3m for an Integrated Advice Partnership Fund to be administered by local councils. The Minister made the announcement in an Oral Statement in the Assembly. The fund will boost existing debt services by providing alternative pathways to debt advice for people across Northern Ireland. Councils will […]
Nov 14 2024 | Posted in
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Newry students were among over 1,300 students who recently graduated from Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT). The students received their parchments at six separate graduation ceremonies on the DkIT campus on 31 October and 1 November 2024. Students from across the four academic schools the School of Business & Humanities, School of Engineering, […]

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has announced a series of initiatives to protect key health and social care services during another highly challenging winter period. The measures are detailed in a 2024/25 Winter Preparedness Plan published this week. They will not eliminate winter pressures on the HSC system but will help to alleviate their […]
Nov 13 2024 | Posted in
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