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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Donal McMahon

    Daisy Hill petition gains almost 10k signatures to save maternity services (opens the original)

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    A UNISON petition seeking the Minister of Health to save a Newry hospital maternity service has reached over 9,000 signatures. The Southern Trust has announced that almost 2,000 babies may not be born at Daisy Hill temporarily due to a lack of obstetrician consultants available at the hospital. Health Minister Robbie Butler (UUP) has now reacted to the petition by confirming “no final decision has been made” with the Southern Trust chief saying its "overriding priority” is the safety of women an

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Donal McMahon

    SDLP internal battle for Newry and Armagh MLA seat (opens the original)

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    The Newry and Armagh MLA seat for the SDLP is to be hotly contested tonight at a party nomination process. The SDLP holds just eight seats at the Assembly with the party election process aiming to strengthen its position in Stormont as the official opposition. The current Assembly member Justin McNulty has come under fire from the party in recent times with a former Westminster candidate looking to take his seat. READ MORE: Claims of 'lack of engagement' by DfI on €100m cross border bridge READ

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Donal McMahon

    Lisburn's Sinn Fein policing chairperson reported on conduct allegations (opens the original)

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    The Lisburn chairperson of a council’s policing body has been reported to a public watchdog over his conduct during recent protests in Portadown. An ongoing stand-off has seen NI politics at crisis point after an Orange Order march due to take place from Drumcree church through the Garvaghy Road on Sunday was blocked by large crowds of protesters. The Local Democracy Reporting Service understands that a complaint has been made against Lisburn North Sinn Fein councillor Declan Lynch who was said

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Donal McMahon

    Claims of 'lack of engagement' by DfI on €100m cross border bridge (opens the original)

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    Concerns of Stormont agency delays to the €100m Narrow Water bridge have been raised by the joint chairperson of a cross border council committee. A special Department for Infrastructure meeting in Downpatrick council HQ this week heard “lack of engagement” could hold up the project by those who have “not put a penny into it”. However, a DfI chief has reacted in “surprise” to the potential communication breakdown by reaffirming a commitment to get the bridge open on time. READ MORE: Four-year de

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Donal McMahon

    Four-year delay in approval for MLA's new office slammed as 'scandalously long' (opens the original)

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    The Alliance party has criticised a "scandalously" long four-year delay on council approval for its South Down MLA office amid “alleged unauthorised" changes made. Northern Ireland’s target processing times for a change of use plans is less than 15 weeks with the Downpatrick Alliance application taking over 200 weeks to be signed off. The initial application by former Alliance MLA Patrick Brown was entered on 21 September 2022, with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council making a retrospective

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