
The Consumer Council is advising vulnerable consumers with Pay As You Go (PAYG) gas meters who have received a letter from their GP, or hospital, asking them to isolate in their home, on how to top up their gas PAYG meter. Paulino García, Head of Energy Policy at The Consumer Council, said, “At this time, […]
Apr 9 2020 | Posted in
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Another 5 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have died in the last 24 hours. The total of deaths in the country has now risen to 78. In the last 24 hours, the Public Health Agency said 406 tests have been carried out. Out of those 406 people tested, 84 […]

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has raised concerns with the main supermarkets after recent reports that a significant shipment of beef was imported into the UK from Poland during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. During a call to the Secretary of State, George Eustice, Ministers from the other devolved administrations and the main supermarkets, […]
Apr 8 2020 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed the use of an MOT test centre in Belfast as a testing facility for Coronavirus and has called for the rolling out of this initiative throughout the north. The Newry and Armagh MLA said, “An MOT centre in Belfast will open as a Covid-19 testing site, as it […]
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Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has confirmed that she has written to the Economy Minister highlighting issues of concerns for those Businesses that ‘have fallen through the gap’ in accessing the current Corvid-19 aid packages. The local MLAtold Newry Times, “I have been working on several issues that have been brought to […]
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Northern Ireland’s further and higher education institutions are making an invaluable contribution to the fight against COVID-19. Economy Minister Diane Dodds and Health Minister Robin Swann have praised our colleges and universities for their significant contribution including providing and creating personal protective equipment (PPE), joining the research for a vaccine and students volunteering and joining […]
Apr 7 2020 | Posted in
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The Special Olympics Annual Collection Day has been cancelled due to the pandemic crisis. The collection day takes place each April and is the flagship event in the charity’s diary, raising a third of the organisation’s annual funding in one day. Normally each April, towns and villages across Co. Down are flooded with […]
Apr 7 2020 | Posted in
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Another 7 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have died in the last 24 hours. The total of deaths in the country has now risen to 70. In the last 24 hours, the Public Health Agency said 254 tests have been carried out. Out of those 254 people tested, 69 […]

Cath Kidston and Debenhams have both announced plans to enter administration. The announcements may have left many of their customers with gift vouchers wondering what their rights are now. Cath Kidston filed a notice of intention to appoint Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) as administrator on Friday 3 April 2020. Debenhams announced on Monday […]
Apr 6 2020 | Posted in
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Two men aged 24 and 29 have been charged with handling property stolen in the Republic of Ireland. They have also been charged with possession of criminal property. It is believed that the two men were arrested in the Crossmaglen area in the early hours of Saturday morning. It followed the report of […]
Apr 6 2020 | Posted in
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