
Newry & Armagh Young Unionists have officially launched a new Constituency Association at an event held in Glenanne Orange Hall recently. Members of the new Association were very encouraged by the number of young people who attended the event. They stated it was great to see so many expressing a strong desire to become actively […]
Oct 25 2016 | Posted in
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Justice Minister Claire Sugden MLA has announced an extension to AccessNI criminal records checks in some EU countries. The change now allows AccessNI to check whether applicants coming from a number of EU countries who want to work with children in Northern Ireland, have criminal records in their home countries. Working in partnership with ACRO […]
Oct 25 2016 | Posted in
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Finance Minister, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir MLA recently hosted a trilateral ministerial meeting with his Scottish and Welsh counterparts in Newry. The Minister brought together Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution Derek Mackay MSP and Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Mark Drakeford AM to discuss key financial issues ahead of their meeting with the […]
Oct 24 2016 | Posted in
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Research carried out by a local charity has revealed that two fifths of people in Northern Ireland regularly feel stressed out with almost half of 35-64 year olds reporting “considerable levels of stress on a regular basis”. The survey, commissioned by Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke, revealed that across all age groups, 39% of […]
Oct 24 2016 | Posted in
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Detectives from Serious Crime Branch have charged a 34 year old man with belonging to or professing to belong to a proscribed organisation. The charges are in connection with what police described as ‘significant and serious terrorist offences’ detected during an investigation by Serious Crime Branch on 10th November 2014 at a house in the […]
Oct 24 2016 | Posted in
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Police are appealing for information following a two vehicle road traffic collision on the Fathom Line, Newry last night, Sunday, 23rd October. Shortly after 11.45pm police received a report that two vehicles, a blue BMW and a white Toyota Celica car had been involved in a collision. The driver of the BMW and the driver […]
Oct 24 2016 | Posted in
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Junior Minister, Megan Fearon recently attended the opening of the Centenary Garden of Remembrance in Camlough, Co Armagh. Speaking at the event, Junior Minister, Megan Fearon said, “1916 is a particularly important year all across our community. “It is right we remember and do so in a way that allows people to mourn the loved […]
Oct 24 2016 | Posted in
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Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Michelle McIlveen has announced further details of the capital element of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme, which is expected to open later this month. Miss McIlveen said, “The Farm Business Improvement Scheme (FBIS) is the major recommendation addressed to my department in ‘Going for Growth’. It is a […]
Oct 24 2016 | Posted in
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The Southern Health and Social Care Trust is the first in Northern Ireland to offer a fully comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) that is fully inclusive of Children and Adolescents who have an Intellectual Disability. One in forty children and young people have an intellectual disability, which means they have difficulty understanding […]
Oct 24 2016 | Posted in
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Nuala McAlinden and Bronagh McAlinden-Downey, from Warrenpoint got absolutely boggin’ at Cancer Fund for Children’s Bog Run in Castlewellan Forest Park recently. The mucky 5K charity run seen 250 Bog Runners from across Northern Ireland getting mucked to the eyeballs in support of children affected by cancer, and their families. Participants faced various muddy obstacles […]
Oct 21 2016 | Posted in
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