
NI Water is appealing to walkers in the Mournes – by all means enjoy and admire the three distinctive stone towers that sit atop Slieve Commedagh, Slieve Meelmore and our highest mountain, Slieve Donard – but please look after them! The three ‘shelter towers’ were reopened to the public earlier this year following a significant […]
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The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has appointed Esther Gishkori as the new Director of Acute Services. Esther has been a nurse for over 30 years and has seen many changes in that time. She has worked across primary and secondary care and has also worked as a healthcare consultant in the Middle East. […]
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Local MP Mickey Brady and Sinn Fein Councillor Roisin Mulgrew held a meeting with senior Roads Service officials on September 29th. The meeting took place following complaints from local residents regarding work to be carried out on Chapel Road in Camlough. The meeting was held at 9am so all involved could see first hand the […]

The Public Health Agency is taking the opportunity on this year’s World Mental Health Day (10th October) to encourage people to think about taking small steps to improve their mental health. Fiona Teague, Regional Manager for Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Promotion with the PHA, said, “We all know how important it is to look […]

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Health and Social Care Board today launched two new information resources for people accessing mental health services in Northern Ireland. The first of these resources, ‘Your Guide to Mental Health Services’, provides people with information on what to expect from their Mental Health Services. ‘Your Guide to Mental Health […]

The number of people aged 85 and over has grown by around 1,000 people each year in the last decade. This is one of the findings of the ‘estimates of the population aged 85 and over’ published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Over the last decade, the population aged 85 and […]
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Sports Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has congratulated the Northern Ireland football team on qualifying for the European Championship. The side secured a 3-1 victory over Greece at Windsor Park to qualify for its first major tournament for 30 years and first ever European Championship. The Minister said, “I wholeheartedly congratulate the football team on securing […]
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The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Mr Richard Pengelly has paid a visit to the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. During the visit Mr Pengelly met with staff and heard about some key Trust developments in Paediatrics, Mental Health, Older People’s and Acute Services. Welcoming Mr Pengelly […]
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Stoptober is back and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is supporting the campaign by urging all smokers in Northern Ireland to take part and quit for good. Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness, premature death and health inequality throughout Northern Ireland and sadly one in every two smokers will die of a […]

As part of Fire Safety Week 2015 (5th – 11th October) Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service is urging the public to be fire safe in their home. Last year (2014/15) NIFRS attended 923 accidental house fires and unfortunately 8 people lost their lives in accidental house fires. While the biggest cause of accidental house […]