National Honours For Local Initiative STEM Project(26 July 2007) Representatives from the STEM Project were honoured for their environmental achievements, and presented with their Green Hero’s Wall Shield at an illustrious ceremony recently in London.
Winners were presented with their trophies at Kensington Roof ...
Newry And Mourne Going Green For Energy Needs(26 July 2007) Increasing concerns over the effects of global warming and dwindling supplies of fossil fuels are forcing societies across the world to re-evaluate the way they use energy.
As a result, people in Newry and Mourne are turning towards renewable and gr...
Banks Versus Brokers(26 July 2007) At a time when a raft of adverts are urging businesses to ‘switch’ banks and save money, the time consuming task of working out who offers the best rates is driving more and more Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s) into the arms of brokers.
Previous re...
Narrow Water Bridge On Dublin Agenda(26 July 2007) The Narrow Water Bridge project was one of the key points of discussion met at Iveagh House, Dublin last weekend with the Republic’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Dermot Ahern TD.
Speaking following the meeting, the President of the Warrenpoint, Bu...
Councillors On WHA?(24 July 2007) Regional Development minister Conor Murphy has announced that the new board of Warrenpoint Harbour Authority (WHA) will be reduced by one from 12 members to 11.
In his first announcement on WHA as minister, Mr Murphy added that Newry and Mourne coun...
On Track For Big Launch(24 July 2007) Dundalk Stadium has announced that tickets for the much anticipated opening of Ireland’s first all-weather horse track on August 26 are sold out.
The tickets went on sale on June 11 and have completely sold out within four weeks.
The event – sponso...
Waste Not, Want Not(24 July 2007) A Newry based company is one of two UK businesses granted cash to install new equipment to process recycled wood.
Urban Forest Limited of Carnbane Business Park competed on a UK wide basis for the funding.
Their efforts to increase the amount of re...
Power Cuts Prove Costly(24 July 2007) A recent breakdown in the electricity supply to the Burren area and Milltown Industrial estate outside Warrenpoint has been described as “yet another extremely costly experience suffered by many businesses in the area.”
SDLP assemblyman PJ Bradley s...
