Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Bessbrook
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoBoat removed from Newry Canal three months after it sank causing city power outage
An electricity outage that saw the scoreboard at county GAA match go blank is being linked to the removal of a...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoIndustrial action across Newry district to continue into next week as negotiations stall
Industrial action at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) will extend into next week as confidential negotiations have failed to...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoPublic consultation on plans to develop new state of the art ‘Innovation Centre’ in Newry
One of Northern Ireland’s largest educators has launched a public consultation on plans to develop a new state of the art...
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Newry
/ 2 years ago‘Unacceptable’ as boat remains in Newry Canal three months after sinking
Newry, Mourne and Down Council has been criticised over a three month failure to remove a sunken boat from a canal...
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoMoira ‘park and ride’ facility with over 400 spaces to be ‘priority’ for new council
A long awaited Co Down ‘park and ride’ facility with over 400 spaces will be a “priority” in a new mandated...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoAlliance councillor calls for ‘alternative’ to £44m Mournes Gateway cable car plans
An Alliance party motion to seek an alternative transport system to the multi-million pound Mournes Gateway project has been criticised as...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoPlan to build 200 houses in Newry approved 10 years on as road legal wrangle ends
A major Newry housing development has been approved 10 years after its application following a long legal wrangle over a road...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoDUP man ‘baffled’ as memorial motion for Co Down man lost on Titanic sent for ‘scrutiny’
A DUP councillor has been left “baffled” after his motion for a memorial to a Co Down man lost on the...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoStormont department in dispute with council over who provides A1 clean-up vehicles
Two statutory bodies are in dispute over the provision of safety vehicles used to protect staff cleaning rubbish off a major road....
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Newry
/ 2 years agoChair of Council’s health committee and NHS employee of 30 years joins picket line
A councillor who has worked in the health system for over 30 years has joined a union strike urging for “safe...
