
Environmental projects that connect people with nature, improve our best habitats or help tackle threats facing our natural environment such as the decline of native species are being urged to apply for funding. Environment Minister Edwin Poots said applications for the £2million Environmental Challenge Competition, one of three strands of the Environment Fund […]
May 31 2021 | Posted in
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COVID-19 is affecting all our lives and there are a lot of changes we all need to get used to. If you are pregnant or you have just given birth, this can be a particularly worrying time as Ali, new mum to Nina explains. Ali says, “When you become a mummy you learn […]
May 28 2021 | Posted in
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Detectives investigating a fatal house fire at the Parkview area of Newry have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. The fire, which was reported to police at around 11:40 pm on Friday 21 May, is being treated as deliberate. Shortly after 11:40 pm, Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service attended […]
May 27 2021 | Posted in
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The vaccination programme in Northern Ireland has today opened for everyone aged 18 and over. More than one million people have now had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine – over 70% of our adult population – and more than 625,000 (over 40%) have received two doses. Opening the booking system […]

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has launched a special appeal for donations as it predicts a wave of calls for help in the coming months. In the first three months of this year, SVP received more than 200 calls every week from individuals and families struggling to make ends meet […]
May 27 2021 | Posted in
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A Sinn Féin delegation recently met with officials from the Irish Government’s Dept for Foreign Affairs, to discuss the Reconciliation Fund Strategy which came into effect on 15 March 2021. Speaking following the meeting, Newry/Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins said, “We requested to meet officials from DFA to learn more about the Reconciliation Fund, […]
May 27 2021 | Posted in
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Stories and poems created as part of c21 Theatre Company’s ‘Through The Glass’ The Reminiscence Project in 2020, which involved working with care home residents and day centre service users from Rockfield Nursing Home and across Northern Ireland, have been compiled and published into a special booklet. Called ‘Through The Glass’ Reminiscence Stories […]
May 27 2021 | Posted in
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James and Grace were the most popular first names given to babies in Northern Ireland, for births registered in 2020. This is one of the findings of the Baby Names 2020 statistics published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. The Agency will also launch a new interactive baby names search […]
May 26 2021 | Posted in
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The next episode of UTV’s current affairs programme ‘Up Close’ investigates Mother and Baby homes in an in-depth programme which airs on Thursday 27 May at 9 pm. These establishments were part of the fabric of life in Northern Ireland for decades, used for young pregnant unmarried women to have their babies, with […]
May 26 2021 | Posted in
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Education Minister Peter Weir has welcomed the Executive’s agreement to allocate over £51m to deal with Covid-19 pressures along with confirmation that full resumption of all Sure Start services will recommence from 24 May. This decision by the Executive will provide £32.7m to cover a range of areas including support for Special Educational […]
May 26 2021 | Posted in
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