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A new Governor of Maghaberry Prison has been appointed.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) selected David Savage as the new Governor and he took up the post on Monday 03 May having served as Deputy Governor at the Prison since 2019.
Governor Savage takes over from Governor David Kennedy who has been promoted to Director of Prisons at Prison Service Headquarters.
Welcoming the appointment, Director General Ronnie Armour said: David joined the Service in 1997 as an Auxiliary Officer and has worked his way up through various grades to this position. He has played a pivotal role in Maghaberry over the past number of years and in particular through the pandemic.
04 May 2021 A new Governor of Maghaberry Prison has been appointed. The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) selected David Savage as the new Governor and he took up the post on Monday 03 May having served as Deputy Governor at the Prison since 2019. 04 May 2021 Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has announced that he will be a candidate to succeed Arlene Foster as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). NI s agriculture minuter Edwin Poots also declared his candidature last week. Mr Foster announced she is to stand down as leader at the end of May and as First Minister at the end of June.
Tributes To Denis Lynn Following Quad Bike Accident Tribute has been paid to the Founder and Chairman of Finnebrogue Artisan Denis Lynn who died following a quad bike accident.
His firm, based outside Downpatrick, employs around 1,000 people across four sites in County Down.
In a statement the company said: Our thoughts are with Denis’s wife Christine, his children Kerry, Clare, Tara and Ciara and the entire family at this incredibly difficult time. Denis was an innovator and a visionary with an infectious passion for delivering positive change for the planet and its people. He leaves behind an extraordinary list of achievements.