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A large crowd attended the the opening of new exhibition, Megaliths of Northern Ireland, which was launched at Down County Museum (Wednesday 9th March.) The exhibition is the culmination of a year long project between the museum and the Downpatrick Young Archaeologists’ Club, which has involved young members of the club investigating megaliths in the local landscape and learning more about their significance. The project is part of the museum’s community history initiative, which has been funded by the PEACE III programme involving twenty community groups from Down District, North Down and Ards borough councils.

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“Regenerating town centres is a great way to enhance civic pride and boost the local economy. In my role as Chair of the Social Development Committee at the Assembly I have seen several schemes come to fruition that have greatly improved the appearance and economy of the town’s that have benefitted.

Ms Ruane, who over the past six years has worked closely with the families and their legal representatives since they commenced their process with the Police Ombudsman said,xa0“In the search for the truth about the deaths of their loved ones in the 1994 Height’s Bar massacre, the Loughinisland families have conducted themselves with great dignity and they are determined to get justice. “I have spoken with survivors of the atrocity and family members of the bereaved to get their views on this most recent and frustrating delay and I respect their continuing patience at what has been a very difficult process. “The families’ position has always been that they would provide the office of the Police Ombudsman the space and time that is required to conduct a full, proper and independent investigation into their complaint.xa0 They will reserve commenting on the conclusions of the Report until they have the opportunity to study its finding but are of the opinion that the Ombudsman’s investigation will be of great public importance as it will exam the ability of the RUC to conduct mass murder investigations. “It will also hopefully shed light onto the extent of RUC collusion with loyalist murder gangs and as such they are prepared to accede to the Ombudsman’s request for further time to finally conclude his Report. “Sinn Féin fully respects the families’ position and we look forward to the publication of the Ombudsman’s findings which I hope are made available as soon as possible.”]]>

“It literally is a service that can unlock the world for those that receive it. For our Health Minister to cut this service indicates that all is up for grabs and nothing is safe in our health service anymore. The Health Department mandarins have the opportiunity xa0to ‘cherry-pick’ the services they are cutting. For this Music Therapy service to be selected is incredible and shameful.

Dear Sir, In the pit of the recession, when our A&E unit is under threat, the four major parties in Down District are fighting over flags and imperilling the cross-community nature of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in the run up to a local election on 5^th May. This is a disgrace.

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