Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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South Down
/ 2 years agoCouncillor task force to swing into action to help plans for golf’s Irish Open 2024
A DUP proposal for a golf task force is set to generate an Irish Open “legacy” for Newcastle. The Irish Open...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoStormont department ‘refuses to move’ on £50m open bridge plan for Newry
A Northern Ireland council is to engage with the Shared Island Unit following a Stormont department’s refusal to move on a...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoOver £16m funding to start building Newry City Park will be released soon
Over £16m of funding for Phase One of the Newry City Park is due to be released by the Department of...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry Canal oil spill culprits not yet named but NIEA following ‘a definite line of enquiry’
An Executive agency investigation in to a damaging oil spill of Newry Canal is yet to identify those responsible for the...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoDepartment will not engage with Republic over proposed £50m Newry bridge design
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) will not seek to engage with a Shared Island Unit over a proposed £50m Newry bridge...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry Council staff plan industrial action from next week after talks fail to find deal
Trade Unions at a Northern Ireland council are to take industrial action from next week following extensive talks failing to conclude...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoEmployment dispute at Newry Council set for fifth month as talks fail to reach conclusion
An employment dispute at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) look set to run in to its fifth month as...
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Newry
/ 2 years ago‘Urgent review’ call for leisure services across Newry district in Covid aftermath
An elected rep has called for an “urgent review” of council leisure services in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Newry,...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoSouthern Trust chief outlines plans for ‘future of Daisy Hill Hospital’
A future “blueprint” for Daisy Hill hospital is to be tabled in a regional network plan in the autumn, according to...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry Council to lobby Taoiseach for money after Southern Relief Road decision
A Northern Ireland council is to lobby the Taoiseach to “bridge the gap” following the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) refusal to...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoCouncil to take action to detect shops selling vapes to kids
A Northern Ireland council is to take immediate action to detect shops illegally selling vapes following a “rise” of illegal sales...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoFirmus defer pipe-laying after residents protest over summer schedule
Gas supplier Firmus Energy have made a pipe-laying U-turn after Newry residents raised concerns about children’s safety during the summer holidays....
