Donal McMahon

3 days ago | msn.com | Donal McMahon

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3 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Donal McMahon

National Trust had ‘significant’ concerns about £44m Mournes cable car project after seeing environmental report being hidden from public by council using NDAsPlans for the Mourne Gateway gondola project have now been scrappedDonal McMahon, Local Democracy ReporterToday at 00:05An environmental report which potentially led to the collapse of the Mourne Gateway cable car project was the subject of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

3 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Donal McMahon

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council ratified its language policy with a majority vote on Irish and English gateway signage on Monday evening. But unionists objected to the new signs for almost 90 communities in the district at the full council meeting which ended with the DUP choosing to step away from the equality and good relations committee until further notice.

4 days ago | armaghi.com | Donal McMahon

DUP politicians have walked out of a council chamber in an equality dispute over bi-lingual signs. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council ratified its language policy with a majority vote on Irish and English gateway signage on Monday, June 2. Unionists had objected to the new signs for almost 90 communities in the district with the DUP also stepping away from the equality and good relations committee until further notice.

4 days ago | armaghi.com | Donal McMahon

Sinn Fein councillors have been elected to the two top positions at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Downpatrick Councillor Philip Campbell is the new chairperson and Newry Sinn Fein Cllr Geraldine Kearns is deputy chairperson. The duo take over from the district’s first openly gay chair and deputy, Cllr Pete Byrne (SDLP) and David Lee-Surginor (Alliance).