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Tony McKeown appointed new chief executive of Newry Chamber Tony McKeown. NEWRY Chamber of Commerce & Trade has appointed Tony McKeown, as its new Chief Executive Officer. The sales and marketing veteran will take over from Colm Shannon, who will depart the CEO role in August. Chamber president Emma Mullen-Marmion said Mr McKeown will enter the jobs with a wealth of local, national and international marketing and business experience. “It is important that the Newry Region is well positioned to recover from COVID-19 and Tony’s skills and experience will help the Chamber...

Live updates as Northern Ireland Executive agrees to relax some lockdown restrictions Stormont ministers are meeting today to discuss the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions which are due to end on April 1 The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The NI Executive has agreed a number of easements to existing coronavirus restrictions this afternoon, it is understood. They include a relaxation of the numbers allowed to meet in a private garden from six people from two households on April 1, to 10 from two households after Easter as well as the launch of click and collect services fr...

The drive to offer two doses of Covid-19 vaccine to all care home staff and residents in Northern Ireland has been completed. Coming less than three months after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was granted approval, it is indicative of the success of the hugely complicated process to date. Looking at the wider vaccination programme, some 537,086 vaccines have now been administered to people across Northern Ireland. But the apparent success of the programme has also thrown up a range of questions about what it means for the well-worn issue of the border. While Northern Ireland is now vaccinati...

Hospitality and business chiefs have warned the Executive that the new six-week lockdown could cause more than economic damage - with employer and employee mental health at risk. And Newry Chamber’s executive officer for commerce and trade, Colm Shannon, said it must be the last lockdown businesses face. It comes as bars, restaurants and hotels as well as non-essential retail will be forced to close from Boxing Day for six weeks. Mr Shannon said: “The Executive’s decision is devastating news for the many retailers, hospitality businesses and their suppliers who have been struggling to s...