
Ulster GAA has become the latest organisation to join the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) Breastfeeding Welcome Here scheme – a programme that aims to increase the number of premises which actively show support to breastfeeding mums. This new membership represents a huge support network for breastfeeding mums here and will involve over 300 […]
Nov 22 2022 | Posted in
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Tourism NI has launched its 2022/23 Tourism Enterprise Development Programme with the first event focused on people in the industry and challenges with the recruitment and retention of staff. The TED programme for the tourism and hospitality industry provides tailored support and is delivered both virtually and in person. The latest perceptions research […]
Nov 21 2022 | Posted in
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Following an AA Awards secret inspection of Killeavy Castle Estate, the venue has just been named an AA four-star hotel in recognition of the exemplary offering at the Estate. Following its first AA inspection, the restaurant has been awarded two AA rosettes for ‘Culinary Excellence’, further acknowledging the quality of Killeavy Castle Estate’s […]
Nov 21 2022 | Posted in
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The NI Water Mourne Wall Restoration Project team is making good progress with the £2.5m phase two schedule of repairs and plans to start works on Slieve Donard this month. The construction team led by GEDA and encompassing local stonemasons from Thomas Rooney & Sons has completed more than 65 repairs on Slieve […]
Nov 18 2022 | Posted in
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British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland is appealing for donations of goods for its Newry shop as winter arrives. BHF NI has seven shops at locations in towns and cities across Northern Ireland. Money raised from stores funds lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases, which cause the deaths of one in four people […]

Southern Regional College has launched a brand new, intuitive, and accessible website, aimed at offering users so much more. The website is big on courses, big on student life and big on news and events. Developed and designed by award-winning Belfast web design agency, Green 17, the new site has a variety of […]

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has launched an innovative new match funding initiative in Newry this week to support giving to local communities through gifts in Wills. The ‘Gifts in Wills’ fund will match charitable gifts at 50%, up to a maximum of £50,000 to enable people to leave a legacy far […]
Nov 17 2022 | Posted in
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A new regional digital archiving system to allow clinicians from across Northern Ireland to view patient images instantly, from a wide range of medical specialities, in any hospital, has been unveiled. NIPACS+ (Northern Ireland Picture Archiving and Communications System+) will benefit patients by supporting approximately two million examinations per year. It builds on […]
Nov 16 2022 | Posted in
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Police have welcomed a sentence of sixteen months which was handed to a man at Newry Crown Court. Finbar Stephen Maguire (33) pleaded guilty to possession of a class A drug with intent to supply. He also pleaded guilty to possession of criminal property at Newry Crown Court on Thursday 15 September. He […]
Nov 16 2022 | Posted in
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Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland have welcomed the sentence handed down to Paul Beggs at Newry Crown Court. Beggs, aged 31, was sentenced to a total of 8 ½ years, half to be served in custody and half on licence, having previously pleaded guilty to offences, including arson, possession of […]
Nov 15 2022 | Posted in
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