Chamber to pursue Project Kelvin(20 August 2009) Newry Chamber of Commerce will this week meet local stakeholders, such as IT professionals, to discuss how best to advance the city’s involvement in Project Kelvin.
In the weeks to come a Chamber delegation will meet with service providers s...
Newry streets in line for £1.3m investment(18 August 2009) By Claire Treanor
TWO of Newry’s main streets could be on the cusp of major regeneration if proposed projects get the green light.
The Department for Social Development has written to Newry and Mourne District Council advising that ...
Local sign company invest into the South(18 August 2009) A NEWRY signage company is set to make major inroads into the Republic after investing £200,000 into growing it sales there.
Established in 2005, Iconic Sign Systems specialised in the design, manufacture and installation of customised signa...
200 jobs for City!(30 July 2009) By Cormac Campbell
The Newry job market received a further boost this week after it was revealed that Sainsbury’s is creating up to 200 new jobs in the city.
The posts, which will be based in the Teleperformance Call Centre, will ‘p...
Hotel plans take step forward(30 July 2009) By Cormac Campbell
Plans to develop two new hotels in the region took a major step forward this week.
After proposals received the seal of approval from Newry and Mourne District Council, developers will now apply for planning permi...
What is Project Kelvin?(30 July 2009) According to Hibernia Atlantic: ‘Project Kelvin is the provision of a direct telecommunications submarine cable to Ireland with the ability to have additional terrestrial connections to a number of town and cities.’
It does this by connectin...
Help for job seekers in bleak times(30 July 2009) By Heather Simpson
As the recession in the job market bites, graduates looking for employment are turning to a unique Career Club in Newry.
Bleak reports of rising unemployment and falling graduate vacancies means increasing numbers...
Ring of Gullion AONB can benefit local economy(30 July 2009) The Ring of Gullion Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a unique feature which can bring significant social, economic and environmental benefits to South Armagh, a conference has heard.
That was the message from Tourism Minister Arlene Fos...
