
Newry Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has called on Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon to consider strengthening road safety targets for the new Road Safety Strategy to 2030. The Newry and Armagh MLA says, “At the Committee for Infrastructure I stressed my concern to Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon that in the draft road safety […]
Jan 27 2022 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey will provide an additional £10million funding for Councils Rates Support Grant bringing it to £21.9million for 2021/22. A Rates Support Grant provides financial support to eligible councils whose needs exceed their wealth as determined by the statutory formula. Seven of the 11 councils are eligible. Minister Hargey […]
Jan 26 2022 | Posted in
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Health Minster Robin Swann has announced that Northern Ireland has joined the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL). The IIMHL is an international collaborative that focuses on improving mental health and addictions services. It has nine member countries: Australia, England, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, USA […]
Jan 25 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Councillor for Slieve Gullion Oonagh Magennis has echoed the words of her party colleague, Caoimhe Archibald MLA; warning that changes to the entitlement for red diesel will be another hit to struggling businesses and could potentially put jobs at risk. Oonagh explains, “The change to the entitlement won’t reduce emissions. “It […]
Jan 25 2022 | Posted in
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Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland PUBLIC NOTICE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES REVIEW NORTHERN IRELAND REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland Sarah Havlin has published her Revised Recommendations on 18 January 2022. The Commissioner’s task is to review and make recommendations in respect of the number, boundaries and names of […]

An innovative new Mobile Engagement Unit, officially took to the road after it was launched recently in Newry. The vehicle has been adapted and kitted out with the latest audiovisual equipment. Four monitors will be inside the unit and one facing on the outside so that presentations can be seen both […]
Jan 10 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis has urged the Department for Infrastructure to take urgent action to ensure there are safety measures installed at the Ford’s Cross junction in Silverbridge, following the latest accident there. “Following the latest road accident at Ford’s Cross in Silverbridge I have once again written to the Department for […]

As the results from the 2021 Environmental Engagement Index survey revealed that 44 per cent of those surveyed want the government to prioritise climate change, an environmental charity, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful is encouraging local people to make their first steps towards leading a greener lifestyle by completing the survey. The Index was […]
Jan 7 2022 | Posted in
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More than £1 billion has been recovered from the proceeds of crime and tax offenders since the formation of a specialist HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fraud squad five years ago. Launched in April 2016, the department’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) has now recovered assets equivalent to funding around 20,000 NHS nurses for […]
Jan 6 2022 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon is asking the public and key stakeholders for their views on how we could address inconsiderate pavement (footway) parking. The Department has published an options paper and online questionnaire to help establish future policy for addressing pavement parking. This follows on from the recently launched ‘Think Before […]