03/06/2016
Other News In Brief
Fire Crews Deal With Gorse Fire
Fire crews have been dealing with a gorse fire in Strabane.
According to a tweet by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, 11 appliances and more than 50 firefighters tackled the two-mile blaze on Thursday. It is understood the crew worked late into the night to bring the fire under control. Firefighters used beaters to deal with the fire.
Additional resources, including the PSNI Air Support team, were also deployed to the scene.
No further information is available.
Man Bailed Over Murder Of Eugene Carr
A man arrested earlier this week, as part of an investigation into the murder of Eugene Carr, has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
The man, aged 30, was arrested in the Newry area on Wednesday, 01 June. Two house searches were also carried out in the Newry and Rathfriland areas.
Mr Carr, 73, and from Bessbrook, died in hospital in November 2015 following an attack at his home in August.
Sinn Féin MP Voices Support For NIPSA Workers
Sinn Féin's Mickey Brady has voiced his support for NIPSA workers regarding planned strike action against plans by the Electoral Office to close six regional offices.
The offices facing closure are Ballymena, Banbridge, L'Derry, Newtownabbey, Newtownards and Omagh.
In a statement the Newry and Armagh MP said: "Local electoral offices do not fall under the control of the Assembly. So the decision taken by the electoral office to close them is not democratic or accountable to locally elected public representatives.
"Local electoral offices play a key role in providing information to the public on registration and on postal and proxy votes as well as organising local count centres and polling stations. Therefore I back NIPSA workers in their proposed action to protect jobs and services in rural areas."
The strike action has been scheduled for today, Friday 03 June, and Tuesday 07 June.
(JP/LM)
Fire crews have been dealing with a gorse fire in Strabane.
According to a tweet by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, 11 appliances and more than 50 firefighters tackled the two-mile blaze on Thursday. It is understood the crew worked late into the night to bring the fire under control. Firefighters used beaters to deal with the fire.
Additional resources, including the PSNI Air Support team, were also deployed to the scene.
No further information is available.
Man Bailed Over Murder Of Eugene Carr
A man arrested earlier this week, as part of an investigation into the murder of Eugene Carr, has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
The man, aged 30, was arrested in the Newry area on Wednesday, 01 June. Two house searches were also carried out in the Newry and Rathfriland areas.
Mr Carr, 73, and from Bessbrook, died in hospital in November 2015 following an attack at his home in August.
Sinn Féin MP Voices Support For NIPSA Workers
Sinn Féin's Mickey Brady has voiced his support for NIPSA workers regarding planned strike action against plans by the Electoral Office to close six regional offices.
The offices facing closure are Ballymena, Banbridge, L'Derry, Newtownabbey, Newtownards and Omagh.
In a statement the Newry and Armagh MP said: "Local electoral offices do not fall under the control of the Assembly. So the decision taken by the electoral office to close them is not democratic or accountable to locally elected public representatives.
"Local electoral offices play a key role in providing information to the public on registration and on postal and proxy votes as well as organising local count centres and polling stations. Therefore I back NIPSA workers in their proposed action to protect jobs and services in rural areas."
The strike action has been scheduled for today, Friday 03 June, and Tuesday 07 June.
(JP/LM)
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