
Light up the life of someone you love this year by dedicating a light to them on the Southern Area Hospice Christmas tree. Each Christmas their beautiful tree is adorned with thousands of white lights, each one shining in honour of someone special who is lovingly remembered. The tree will be illuminated at […]

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has announced Multiply, a new, free-to-access programme aimed at improving adult numeracy skills. Funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Multiply will support the delivery of numeracy training to more than 3,000 adults through 115 initiatives delivered by further education colleges, universities and local councils in partnership with voluntary […]

Older people from across Northern Ireland spoke in the NI Assembly Chamber recently, taking the opportunity to have their say on issues and decisions that affect their lives. It comes after a survey carried out by the Northern Ireland Assembly in August and September, asking older people what the biggest issues they faced […]

Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt has welcomed the launch of the 2024/25 Experiential Learning (EL) programme. The EL Programme provides pharmacy undergraduate students with multi-sector clinical work placements across Northern Ireland. The programme will prepare future pharmacists to have a greater role in providing clinical care to patients and the public and, from 2026, […]

Team Sapphire, the second Continuity of Midwifery Carer (CoMC) team in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, has welcomed its first baby boy and baby girl born through this newly expanded model of care. Luca Powell and Nova McGuigan, both from the Newry area, were the first baby boy and girl born […]
Nov 1 2024 | Posted in
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Education Minister Paul Givan has launched a new online toolkit to help preschool providers support newcomer children and their families living in Northern Ireland. The toolkit has been developed by the Education Authority’s Intercultural Education Service in partnership with pre-school settings. Welcoming the toolkit, the Minister says, “All children deserve an equal chance […]

SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty says the Executive must act to tackle hunger and food poverty. He was speaking after new research from the Trussell Trust showed around 200,000 people in the North are facing hunger, including 62,000 children. This is an increase of 21,000 people from 2019/20. Newry and Armagh […]
Oct 31 2024 | Posted in
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Local politicians visited the Newry and Dundalk Samaritans branch recently to connect with volunteers and gain an in-depth understanding of the essential services provided by the charity. The visit offered MLAs and Councillors the opportunity to hear directly from the dedicated volunteers who make Samaritans’ work possible. The team shared their experiences, challenges, […]
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The Southern Trust has welcomed a new Disability Advocate. Dr Clodagh Corrigan, from Rathfriland, is a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine and is based in the Emergency Department at Daisy Hill Hospital. The Southern Trust is the first Trust in Northern Ireland to develop this role and Clodagh, who is a wheelchair user, […]
Oct 30 2024 | Posted in
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DELI LITES Ireland products are now available as part of the Aer Lingus Bia Inflight Menu thanks to a new partnership with Aer Lingus and Retail in Motion. The award-winning food-to-go company has won a new contract with the airline, that will see five of its products listed for Aer Lingus customers to […]
Oct 30 2024 | Posted in
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