
Sinn Fein councillor Roisin Mulgrew has expressed her disappointment at the continued dumping problem in the Camlough area. “On Easter Monday a large group of volunteers met at Camlough Lake and removed more than one hundred bags of rubbish, while another group met at the Keggal Road Viewpoint and cleaned up the pathway to the […]
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Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady raised the need for increased north-south co-operation on healthcare at a meeting of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement last week. He made the comments to the southern Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, along with his party colleague Martin Ferris TD. “North-South co-operation in […]
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SDLP MLA Sean Rogers has called on the Education Minister to implement the recommendations of the Area Based Planning Report. Speaking in the Assembly Chamber, Rogers highlighted the need to counter the increasing culture of competition between schools, develop cross-border co-operation and implement a cohesive strategic plan for education in the North. He said, “I […]
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Newly elected Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady has said he is delighted to announce that Sinn Fein Education Minister John O’Dowd has granted a temporary variation to St. Paul’s High School, allowing for the admission of extra students into the school for Year 8. “Following the lengthy application process for applying to Post- Primary […]
May 29 2015 | Posted in
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Newry Mitchels GFC will host their annual underage football blitz tournament at Derryleckagh playing fields, on Saturday 30th May 2015, commencing at 9.30am when all participating teams will parade behind Mayobridge Band. With 46 teams from thirteen counties having secured places at this year’s tournament, underage teams are expected from as far away as County […]

Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has said that the success of the Irish Open in bringing people into South Down needs to be built upon. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “I would congratulate the organisers of the Irish Open for selecting the Royal County Down course at Newcastle for this years’ tournament. “Already we […]
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Police are appealing for information following an arson incident that occurred in the Dungormley Estate area of Newtownhamilton in the early hours of Friday 29th May. Just after 12.30am, police received a report of a jeep being set alight. A man was seen throwing something at the vehicle and then leaving the area in a […]
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Sinn Féin Councillor Liz Kimmins has responded to claims that unionists are to once again raise the issue of Raymond McCreesh Park and that the SDLP are to support a changing of the name. The Newry councillor said it was well past time for unionist and SDLP councillors to respect the wishes of the people […]
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The Housing Executive is calling for entries to this year’s Rural Community Awards. The second annual Rural Community Awards was launched at the Balmoral Show and aims to improve community spirit within rural neighbourhoods. On offer is a prize fund of £4,000, with four prizes of £1,000 being awarded to help and support those communities […]

A Queen’s University project seeking to understand Northern Ireland’s ageing population has suggested that between 2012 and 2037 the number of over-50s in Newry, Mourne & Down District Council will increase by 28,585, rising from just 31% of the population to 40%. The project also noted that official statistics indicate that there will be a […]
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