
Newry, Mourne and Down Councillor Michael Ruane has spoken of what he described as “the deep frustration of many” due to “the poor response” by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Roads Service to concerns raised about the road infrastructure throughout the Warrenpoint area. The local Councillor challenged DfI Officials present at a recent Council meeting […]

SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has given a cautious welcome to the announcement by the Chancellor Philip Hammond of a City Deal for the Belfast Region which includes Newry, Mourne and Down. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty explained, “The news of a City Deal for Belfast and this region is a good […]
Nov 6 2018 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Sinéad Ennis has called on the BBC to end what she described as their ‘historic neglect of Gaelic games’ by extending their televised coverage of the GAA, including Club Championship games. The party’s Culture, Arts and Sport spokesperson was commenting after launching her online petition ‘BBC, end the historic neglect of GAA […]
Oct 23 2018 | Posted in
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The Department of Health has announced it will be taking measures to enable patients for the first time in Northern Ireland to be prescribed cannabis-based medicinal products without a licence. This mirrors similar changes which will occur in England, Wales and Scotland and will come into force on 1 November 2018. The amendments […]
Oct 11 2018 | Posted in
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Newry SDLP Councillor Michael Savage has accused Sinn Fein of not being honest with the people of Ballybot and Barcroft over the future of McCreesh Park. And he insisted that the local community will be fully consulted on the future of the park when viable options that can be funded and benefit the people of […]

Newry Mourne and Down Councillor Liz Kimmins has said that recent developments reinforced the belief that the SDLP have a stated objective of rejecting the democratic decision of the people of the area to name the area after Raymond McCreesh. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Kimmins stated, “McCreesh Park was one of a number of […]

SDLP Spokesperson for Infrastructure Sinead Bradley MLA has said that statistics published by the Department for Infrastructure, highlighting that only five out of eleven councils are meeting their fifteen week targets to process planning applications, is totally unacceptable. Speaking to Newry Times, Bradley commented, “Serious questions must be asked of the woeful delays by local […]
Sep 27 2018 | Posted in
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SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty MLA has said that almost half of the money allocated by the Treasury in London to help people here in Housing need goes unspent. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty explained, “The Housing Executive was allocated a Discretionary Housing Payments budget of £7.226m. “This money is […]
Sep 24 2018 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Sinéad Ennis has said while investment in sports coverage is welcome, the BBC is continuing to ignore the GAA which is the largest spectator sport on the island of Ireland. The party’s Culture, Arts and Sport spokesperson said, “I welcome the BBC’s investment in coverage of local sporting fixtures through their partnership […]
Sep 24 2018 | Posted in
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SDLP Councillor Pete Byrne has called for the rules surrounding access to the Crossmaglen Recycling Centre to be relaxed to address the growing issue of domestic dumping in the South Armagh area. Speaking to Newry Times, Byrne said, “With the rise of waste turning up on illegal dumps and on the side of roads in […]
Sep 12 2018 | Posted in
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