
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA today welcomed the release of the 8th annual Carrier Bag Levy statistics for Northern Ireland. The Carrier bag levy annual statistics 2020/21 shows that 56.2 million carrier bags were dispensed by retailers under the levy in Northern Ireland between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. […]
Sep 7 2021 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard recently met with Sustrans to discuss the potential for increased active travel across South Down, especially the possibility of changing the daily commute. The South Down MP has written to the Finance Minister to discuss the potential for establishing an active travel hub in Downpatrick, to complement the […]
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SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath has urged everyone in the constituency to re-register to vote ahead of next May’s Assembly election. He was speaking after the latest figures from the Electoral Office showed that 59.65% of those eligible in the constituency have currently re-registered. South Down currently ranks 6th out […]
Sep 3 2021 | Posted in
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Local SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed the announcement of a new regional Mental Health Crisis Service for the North. Mr McNulty was speaking after Health Minister Robin Swann announced the Service as part of the North’s Mental Health Action Plan. The Newry and Armagh MLA said, “I’m delighted that a […]
Sep 2 2021 | Posted in
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The International Fund for Ireland (IFI) has allocated £2,356,535/€2,639,319 to further support community projects across Northern Ireland and the southern border counties at a critical time in peacebuilding work. CRJ Newry/Armagh is one of 12 successful projects in the latest funding round, and it will receive £203,945 for a period of two years. […]

Health Minister Robin Swann has invited the public to have their say on a new 10-year Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland. The draft strategy for 2021-2031 aims to place Northern Ireland at the forefront of world-class cancer prevention, treatment and patient experience. Health Minister Robin Swann said, “We will all feel […]
Sep 1 2021 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath has said that the decision by Ryanair to pull out of the North will be a further blow to a travel industry that is on its knees. The SDLP Chair of the Executive Office Committee said, “I have been contacted by travel sector representatives who are concerned […]
Aug 31 2021 | Posted in
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SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has branded the growing levels of food poverty in Northern Ireland as ‘an abject failure of governance’. A report from the Family Resources Survey highlighted that a tenth of children here are facing ‘food insecurity.’ The Newry and Armagh MLA commented, “Ever since the draconian imposition of […]
Aug 31 2021 | Posted in
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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a new regional Mental Health Crisis Service in line with a commitment in the Mental Health Action Plan (MHAP). The MHAP contained the commitment to reconfigure mental health crisis services and in late 2020, the Department commissioned a review of crisis services. The review report, […]
Aug 30 2021 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has launched a Call for Evidence to seek views that will inform a decision on the potential introduction of biennial (every two years) MOT testing for cars, light goods vehicles and motorcycles. Currently, private cars and motorcycles are first MOT tested at four years old and light goods vehicles […]
Aug 30 2021 | Posted in
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