
Minister Edwin Poots has paused all routine DAERA inspections of businesses, industry and utility services until 30 April 2020. This follows on from an earlier decision to pause routine farm inspections and is a further response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also takes the pressure off businesses, industry and utility service providers, who are working […]
Apr 6 2020 | Posted in
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A senior PSNI officer is reassuring victims of domestic abuse that, even during these unprecedented times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, help remains available. Assistant Chief Constable Mark McEwan, from PSNI’s Community Safety Department, said it’s important that anyone who is living with domestic abuse knows they ‘are not alone’ and that they have options […]
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DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has urged farmers and land managers to halt all prescribed burning in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in a bid to reduce additional pressures on Northern Ireland’s emergency services. Speaking to Newry Times, Minister Poots said, “Prescribed burning is a method of land management used to improve our game habitat […]
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Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has said local health charities need emergency financial assistance to deal with the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The South Down MP was speaking after writing to Health Minister Robin Swann in an effort to secure emergency financial assistance for local health charities. Chris Hazzard said, “Many […]
Apr 3 2020 | Posted in
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With the government calling on people to stay at home as much as possible to help stop the spread of coronavirus, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is asking people who drink alcohol to think about their drinking habits during this period. Speaking to Newry Times, Michael Owen, Regional Lead for Drugs and Alcohol at the […]
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Another 12 people in Northern Ireland have died after testing positive for Covid-19. The total of deaths in the country has now risen to 48. In the last 24 hours, the Public Health Agency said 626 tests have been carried out. Out of those 626 people tested, 130 people tested positive. […]

Detectives are investigating the report of a burglary at residential premises in the Newry Road area of Kilkeel. The burglary took place on Monday 23 March. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Constable Michael Brannigan said, “It was reported sometime between 10.30am and 4.30pm entry was forced into a house in the area. “The […]
Apr 2 2020 | Posted in
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Police are appealing for information or witnesses following the report of a fire at premises in Cullyhanna, near Crossmaglen. The fire happened on the night of Tuesday 24 March. The fire, reported just after 11pm, was at unoccupied former commercial premises in the Tullynavall Road area. Police attended along with colleagues from Northern […]
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Coronavirus has claimed more lives in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours. According to the Public Health Agency, another two people have sadly passed away. Both tested positive for Covid-19. As of this morning, Wednesday 1 April, testing has resulted in 103 new positive cases. This brings the total number of confirmed […]

The Consumer Council has updated its independent online Energy Price Comparison Tool to allow energy consumers to find the cheaper natural gas and electricity prices tariffs that came into effect from today, Wednesday 1 April 2020. Speaking to Newry Times, Paulino Garcia, Head of Energy Policy at The Consumer Council, said, “The gas price decreases […]
Apr 1 2020 | Posted in
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