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Veteran Camloch republican mourned
The death occurred on Friday last of highly respected and lifelong republican, Joe McElhaw, from Camloch. Just weeks short of his 87th birthday, Joe led an active and fulfilling life, attending daily...
View ArticlePair to stand trial on dissident charges
A judge has ruled that a Warrenpoint man and his co-accused should stand trial on dissident republican charges. Carl Reilly, with an address in Belfast and Paul Crawford, from Carrickree Mews in...
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Public outcry over plans to close Daisy Hill A&E
An announcement by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust outlining plans to temporarily close Daisy Hill Hospital’s Emergency Department at short notice, during periods where there is a lack of...
View ArticleCAB offers advice following changes to tax and benefits
Citizens Advice Newry, Mourne and Down has drawn attention to a number of tax and benefit changes which came into effect at the beginning of the new financial year (6th April) and that may have an...
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Onus on DoH to find solution to Daisy Hill ED problem: McNulty
An SDLP delegation, led by MLA Justin McNulty, met with the Acting Chief Executive of the Southern Trust, Mr Francis Rice, on Thursday to discuss the crisis regarding the future of the Emergency...
View ArticlePolice and schools issue warning over SimSimi app
The PSNI has joined with schools across the district to issue a warning over an app which is being linked to cyberbullying. The anonymous app called SimSimi has been removed in the Republic of Ireland...
View ArticleMorley lawyers claim secret agent Kevin Fulton involved in RUC killing
Lawyers representing the mother of murdered Newry man Eoin Morley have put forward claims that IRA informer Kevin Fulton, allegedly linked to the killing of Mr Morley, was also involved in the 1992...
View ArticleVital that 24-hour ED at Daisy Hill is retained: Brady
Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady has told a meeting of senior officials from the Southern Trust that emergency department services at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry must be kept available to the public...
View ArticleChanges to CTC benefit slammed as “draconian”
Government changes to Child Tax Credits (CTC) which came into effect last week have been described as “draconian” and will drive more people in poverty, MP Mickey Brady has claimed. As part of the...
View ArticleClosure of Daisy Hill ED will put lives at risk: Byrne
SDLP Slieve Gullion Councillor Pete Byrne says lives will be put at risk if any threatened closure of Daisy Hill hospital’s emergency department goes ahead. Councillor Byrne made the comment after he...
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£50k People’s Project prize is “Down Right Brilliant!”
A Newry-based support group for children and young people with Down’s Syndrome is celebrating after a swathe of public votes landed them a life-changing £50,000 cash injection from the Big Lottery...
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Delegation visits Stormont in appeal for political stability
Members of Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade were part of a delegation that travelled to Stormont on Wednesday to appeal to politicians to restore a power-sharing Executive as a matter of urgency....
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McNulty slams Southern Trust for ‘act of betrayal’
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has slammed the decision by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust to spend over £1m at Craigavon Area Hospital, describing it as “a great act of betrayal”. Mr McNulty and...
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Southern Trust “set on closing” Daisy Hill ED: Brady
The Southern Health & Social Care Trust appears to be set on closing the emergency department (ED) at Daisy Hill hospital, despite its claims to the contrary, MP Mickey Brady has said. Having...
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Contingency plan for DHH compounds closure fears
Fears are rising that a ‘contingency plan’ revealed at a Southern Health Trust Board meeting on Thursday last could result in the permanent closure of Daisy Hill Hospital’s Accident and Emergency unit....
View ArticleMother critical of tricolour placed next to murdered son’s poster
The erection of tricolours in Crossmaglen to mark the recent Easter commemoration has prompted a bereaved mother to criticize those responsible for placing a flag next to a poster of her murdered son....
View ArticleBrady condemns Paisley’s “disgraceful” remarks over Colum Marks killing
Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has branded the comments of DUP MP Ian Paisley over the fatal shooting of an unarmed IRA volunteer 26 years ago as disgraceful. Newry man Colum Marks was killed by the RUC in...
View ArticleMcNulty disappointed at rejection of meeting request
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has called on the Department of Health’s Permanent Secretary, Richard Pengelly, to reconsider his decision to refuse a meeting regarding the emergency...
View ArticleSupport urged for public meeting on Daisy Hill Emergency Department
A public meeting to examine recent developments on the proposed closure of the emergency department at Daisy Hill hospital will be held tonight (Monday 24th April) in the Canal Court Hotel at 7.00pm....
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Inflatable replica of Moe’s Tavern set to launch in South Armagh
It’s such a simple idea even Homer Simpson could have thought of it. Lisa McMahon Winters, who runs The Inflatable Pubs Global has completed a deal with TV studio, Twentieth Century Fox, which will see...
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