
Newry & Armagh MLA Cathal Boylan has appealed to both drivers and pedestrians to take extra care on the roads over the Christmas period. The Sinn Féin elected representative said, “Too many of our families have lost and continue to lose loved ones due to road traffic incidents on the roads. “So far this year […]
Dec 20 2016 | Posted in
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With the Christmas party season in full swing the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to be mindful of their alcohol intake. The PHA’s Drugs and Alcohol lead Michael Owen said, “Christmas is a great time to relax and meet up with family, friends and work colleagues to celebrate, but it is very easy […]
Dec 20 2016 | Posted in
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As part of the Newry 2020 campaign to help get Newry City a 15 Acre Albert Basin City Park the Albert Basin Park Project is holding a Christmas Pub Quiz on Thursday 29th of December in the Irish National Foresters, Newry. There will be a raffle with plenty of prizes and a Newry round to […]

Slieve Gullion Area Councillor Mickey Larkin has confirmed that road resurfacing works along the Edenappa Road, Jonesborough has now been completed. Speaking to Newry Times, the Sinn Féin representative explained, “The Edenappa Road in the village has been in a terrible state for a number of years. “Kerbs were broken, the surface was rough and uneven […]
Dec 19 2016 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has lead a delegation made up of representatives from the NI Meat Exporters Association and the International Meat Trade Association at a Ministerial meeting with DEFRA Minister George Eustice Speaking to Newry Times, Ritchie said, “I was glad to be able to give our meat exporters the opportunity to […]
Dec 19 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has said British Secretary of State James Brokenshire in ‘living in cloud cuckoo land’. Conor Murphy was responding to a claim by the British Secretary of State that US investors could be tempted to set up in the North in order to access British markets alone. Speaking to Newry Times, […]
Dec 19 2016 | Posted in
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SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty MLA has demanded further action after it was revealed that 7,909 street lights are broken across the north and it takes the longest time to repair them in the Southern Division. The information was released to McNulty through an Assembly Question to the Infrastructure Minister Chris […]
Dec 19 2016 | Posted in
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Slieve Gullion Area Councillor Terry Hearty has said that there is huge anger within the community after a vulnerable man from the Cullyhanna area was robbed of his Christmas money. Speaking to Newry Times, the Sinn Féin representative explained that the man had lifted his Christmas money at the local Post Office. “Shortly after he […]
Dec 17 2016 | Posted in
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Christmas is a very busy time for most people, from parties to presents, so everyday tasks can easily be forgotten about, including ordering essential repeat prescriptions in plenty of time before GP surgeries and pharmacists close over the Christmas holidays. GP Dr Brendan Colgan – who appears in the new Public Health Agency (PHA) and […]
Dec 16 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitríona Ruane has welcomed the commitment from Minister for Infrastructure Chris Hazzard on improving the safety on the A2 route between Warrenpoint and Newcastle. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “The A2 is an important route linking Warrenpoint to Newcastle and the surrounding areas. Article continues below: “Road safety is an extremely […]
Dec 16 2016 | Posted in
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