Decision to cut children’s holiday hunger payments just before Easter ‘outrageous’

A decision by the Department of Education to cut children’s support programmes across Northern Ireland with a single day’s notice has...

Newry woman died on street waiting for ambulance in area with worst wait times in NI

A Crossmaglen councillor whose cousin died while waiting for a delayed ambulance has been told her area suffers from the “worst”...

Domiciliary care in NI ‘broken’ and in need of ‘total overhaul’

Domiciliary care in Northern Ireland is “broken” according to a health chief who has warned of hundreds of new patients needing...

Culprits responsible for mysterious Newry Canal oil spill yet to be identified

Polluters responsible for a damaging oil spill into Newry canal have yet to be identified by the council amid environmental concern...

Saddle up for cycling tour in aid of suicide prevention charity PIPS

Armagh Down Cycling Club is calling on all cycling enthusiasts to join them for The Gullion Tour on Sunday, April 30....

The Contribution of Commingled Recycling to Northern Ireland’s Recycling Performance

Joseph Doherty, Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste in Newry, claims the contribution of commingled recycling collections made the greatest contribution to...

Newry Council to increase use of controversial weed killer in its parks

A Northern Ireland council is taking a “backward step” by increasing its use of a controversial weed killer to tackle invasive...

Family of little Olly make heartfelt public appeal for urgent kidney donation

An urgent appeal has been launched to find a kidney for transplant for a Newry toddler who has been battling kidney...

IT worker Anthony set for second aid trip to Ukraine

A man who “probably hadn’t fundraised since primary school” is in the process of organising his second trip in two months...

Council backs motion to ‘prioritise’ major social housing investment into next decade

A Northern Ireland council is set to “prioritise” social housing development as a major investment to create new affordable homes into...

Co Armagh man admits health and safety breaches linked to niece’s tragic farm death

A Co Armagh man accused of causing his teenage niece’s manslaughter in a tragic farm accident has admitted health and safety...

Clean-up for sickening Newry oil pollution incident could ‘cost many thousands’

Authorities are today (Thursday) responding to an incident of oil pollution in the Newry Canal, with one representative suggesting the clean-up...