
SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has called for an urgent injection of cash into road repairs across the North as details were released to him on the number of claims for damage to vehicles because of potholes. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty explained, “We all know the state of many of […]

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has addressed more than 1,000 people who had gathered in the Canal Court in Newry for the third in a series of post-election Sinn Féin meetings throughout Ireland. “Whatever else will come from this historic election, be sure of one thing,” the Sinn Féin President started. “The days of […]
Feb 28 2020 | Posted in
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Finance Minister Conor Murphy has allocated £18 million to education, health and infrastructure. The allocations outlined in a Written Ministerial Statement follow late changes made to the NI Budget by Treasury. Article continues below Allocations include £10 million to address pressures within the education sector. It also includes £5 million for doctor […]
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SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty MLA has expressed his astonishment at the lack of action being taken to address the massive backlog in school maintenance by the Department of Education. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty explained, “During the Education Committee this week we heard evidence from the Department of Education’s Director […]
Feb 27 2020 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has welcomed an additional £3million for winter gritting services, street lighting repairs and road maintenance. The allocation will enable the Department to continue winter gritting services until the end of March, allow the urgent repair of street light outages and increase the road maintenance budget. Article continues below Minister Mallon […]
Feb 27 2020 | Posted in
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SDLP Health spokesperson, Sinead Bradley MLA has responded to a 98% vote to press ahead with industrial action by community pharmacists. Speaking to Newry Times, the South Down MLA said, “Despite apparent cross-party consensus around the importance of local pharmacies in delivering vital services to the public, there is no evidence of practical support from […]
Feb 26 2020 | Posted in
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Newry and Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins has called for the reduction of the speed limit outside all possible schools throughout the north. She was speaking at a recent week’s Infrastructure committee. Article continues below “I asked the department about lowering the speed limit outside all schools to 20mph, particularly for rural areas where some roads […]
Feb 26 2020 | Posted in
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Alliance Party representatives have announced their innovative plan to tackle the widespread issue of dog fouling. The initiative, which will be brought forward as a motion at next month’s Council meeting reads as follows: ‘Recognising the extent of dog fouling across the District and the need to consider innovative solutions to tackle this problem, the […]

Finance Minister Conor Murphy has held a roundtable discussion with representative groups to discuss business rates, Reval2020 and the Business Rates Review. Speaking following the meeting, Minister Murphy said, “Today’s roundtable discussion was really useful to hear first-hand the views of a range of sectors ahead of the Regional Rate being set. Article continues below […]
Feb 19 2020 | Posted in
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Newry City Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has expressed concern about the capability of the sewage and wastewater infrastructure for Newry to cope with future developments. The Sinn Féin representative was speaking after a presentation by NI Water to the Council and also confirmed that Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has agreed to examine the issue. Article continues […]
Feb 18 2020 | Posted in
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