Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 1 week agoCovid blamed as Newry Council staff chalk up over 17,000 sick days in a year
Over 17,000 sick days were taken off last year at a council as sickness levels soared. Newry, Mourne and Down District...
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Newry
/ 1 week agoCouncil considers app to report dog fouling amid claims offenders ‘laughing’ at authorities
A Newry road “must be the worst street in Ireland” for dog dirt, a councillor says. The elected representative hit out...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoNewry Mourne and Down Council slated for ‘secret meetings’ and ‘culture of confidentiality’
An MLA has slated a Northern Ireland council over its use of secret meetings and claimed elected rep’s challenging the “culture...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoCouncil must listen to stakeholders on new city park plans, says campaign group
A Newry campaign group has accused the council of lack of transparency on £30m plans for a public park in the...
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Banbridge
/ 2 weeks agoSouthern Area Hospice to close its three fundraising shops due to downturn after Covid
Southern Area Hospice Services is to close its three fundraising shops due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The shops...
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South Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoCouncil race to create wildflower meadow at old Forkhill army base or lose £50,000 grant
EU funding to turn the site of a South Armagh army barracks into a wildflower meadow needs to be spent as...
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Newry
/ 3 weeks agoCastlewellan castle estate set for £5m development 50 years after bombing
A Co Down castle estate is set for a £5m development 50 years after it was bombed. Restoration work will now...
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Newry
/ 4 weeks agoTreasury rejects council’s red diesel plea amid fears for ‘struggling’ construction industry
Red diesel users in Northern Ireland will not be saved from new UK government industry regulations on the fuel despite a...
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Crossmaglen
/ 4 weeks agoNew Newry council chair pledges hope and prosperity for district in ‘dangerous’ world
The newly selected chairman of a council has pledged to bring hope, ambition and growth to his district in a world...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoHoneybee verging on extinction to be revived in new home at former landfill site
An almost extinct species of honeybee is being revived at a new home in a former Co Down landfill site. The...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoPublic kept in dark as council debates close to 100 items in secret in just three months
Almost 100 items for debate have been kept secret from the public in the last three months at a Northern Ireland...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoNew Newry Mourne and Down councillor’s husband prompted DUP Jim Wells resignation
A newly co-opted Alliance Party councillor is to be first member of the Chinese community on his local authority. Dave Lee...
