Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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South Armagh
/ 1 year agoSinn Fein responds to controversy over MP attendance at South Armagh IRA commemoration
Sinn Fein has spoken on behalf of its new Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) chairperson over a controversial ‘South...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoWork underway on new 200-home development in Newry after 10-year wrangle
Work is getting underway on a major Newry housing development this week following a 10 year wrangle over a road upgrade....
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Newry
/ 1 year agoDamage to 300-year-old historic monument at Newry Canal being investigated
Damage to Newry’s 300-year-old canal structure has become the subject of an investigation by authorities. Opened in 1742 the waterway is...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCollective council call for voting age to be lowered to 16 rejected by UK Government
A collective Northern Ireland council demand to lower the voting age to 16 has been rejected by the UK Government. A...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoKnock back for scheme to ban vehicles outside schools at drop-off and pick-up times
A council bid for a ban on motor vehicles outside busy schools has been knocked back thanks to Stormont bosses having...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoEmployment dispute at Newry Council set to run into third month
An employment dispute at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) look set to run in to its third month as...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoWoodland trail in Newry has become drinking den and fly-tipping hot-spot
A Newry woodland trail is to become the focus of a new joint council and PSNI strategy to tackle fly-tipping and...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoChristmas lights bill doubles but Council won’t cut back
A Northern Ireland council will not make any cuts to its Christmas illuminations plans despite revealing its festive electricity bill almost...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoNewry parent concerned for child safety on road like a ‘race track’
A Newry parent has warned speeding drivers using a residential road like a “race track” will soon “injure or kill a...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoEmployment dispute in Newry Council runs in second month without agreement
An employment dispute at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) is running in to its second month as talks fail...
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Bessbrook
/ 1 year agoCouncil and union talks go on as confirmation normal services resumed on Monday
Trade unions and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are said to be “poles apart” on an employment dispute with crucial...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCouncil chairman demands ‘no more empty promises’ ahead of Daisy Hill public rally
The chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down Council has demanded “no more empty promises” from the Southern Trust on the future...
