Donal McMahon

A new £22m Asda store has been approved for Downpatrick to replace the old outlet that was destroyed in last year’s flood.

Write a comment A Co Down community group objecting to the £50m Mournes Gateway project has called on ratepayers to scrutinise the council plans at a public engagement event today 7 November.

"In addition to our own queries, we’ll be supplying the public with many other questions which the council have so far failed to answer."

A community group objecting to the £50m Mournes Gateway project has called on ratepayers to scrutinise the council plans at a public engagement event this week.

"This will bring significant benefit to the council area in terms of jobs."

A local authority has given its support to protect maternity services at Daisy Hill Hospital amid “deep concerns” the service could be relocated.

Set to take place this week in Northern Ireland for the first time, both sides will be competing for the ‘Perpetual Friendship Shield’ representing the friendship in Football between UK Armed Forces and Defence Forces Ireland.

"Approximately 400 new affordable residential units are potentially not deliverable in the short to medium term on the basis of the latest advice"

Plans for a Lisburn housing development of 1,300 homes are under threat according to an NI Water update to the local authority.

"We are being hit from both ends, the massive price of rental and also the availability of rental."