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The Latest Breaking News from South Down

South Down councillor threatens to go to Equality Commission over united Ireland group

"If this is as far as we can go with this in council, we will have to go to the Equality Commission."

Belfast Live

Strep A concerns: South Down councillor calls for GP out of hours to reopen

"This is a matter of urgency and what we have found is that despite repeated requests to reopen the out of hours GP service it has fallen on deaf ears"

Belfast Live

Police ‘breached duty to carry out effective investigation into loyalist attack’

John McEvoy, a survivor of the attack at the Thierafurth Inn in Kilcoo, Co Down, brought a legal challenge against the chief constable.

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South Down NI election results as Sinn Féin candidate Sinead Ennis tops poll with 14,381 votes

Sinead Ennis achieved past the quota by over 5,000 first preference votes

Belfast Live

'Hunting with Dogs' vote could impact results for some MLAs seeking re-election

By Saturday evening the results should be in leaving 149 candidates trying to work out where things went wrong

Belfast Live

Seven DUP officers in South Down quit party to back TUV candidate Harold McKee

It comes after retiring South Down MLA Jim Wells quit the DUP after endorsing the TUV candidate

Belfast Live

Arlene Foster launches scathing attack on DUP MLA Jim Wells as he backs TUV election candidate

"Jim is still living in the 1970s - sad but there it is"

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DUP's Jim Wells backs TUV Assembly election candidate Harold McKee

The outgoing DUP MLA praised the TUV candidate as a "politician of conviction, not expediency"

Belfast Live

DUP's Jim Wells says whether he will run in election as deadline looms for candidate nominations

He had previously said he was keeping his options open after being deselected as a DUP candidate

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Edwin Poots switch to South Belfast another sign of DUP turmoil

Having failed to gain the party nomination for South Down, DUP MLA Edwin Poots has opted for South Belfast

Belfast Live

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson denies he encouraged Edwin Poots to run in South Down

The decision has to be ratified at a meeting of the party's executive next week

Belfast Live

DUP leader denies he encouraged Poots to run in South Down

Last Friday night, DUP party officers selected Diane Forsythe as the candidate for South Down ahead of Edwin Poots.

The Independent UK

DUP MLA Robin Newton 'deselected' as Assembly election candidate for East Belfast

The planned changes emerge amid growing tensions over Edwin Poots failing to secure the party's nomination for South Down

Belfast Live

Poots insists he ‘hasn’t gone away’ after South Down selection blow

On Friday night, party officers selected Diane Forsythe as the candidate for South Down, ahead of Edwin Poots.

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Edwin Poots 'to challenge DUP decision not to select him as South Down candidate'

MLA Jim Wells also said he would consider running against the DUP if the decision to choose Diane Forsythe is not overturned

The Independent UK

Wells says he would consider running against DUP if Forsythe is candidate

The DUP veteran says he is confident the party executive will select Edwin Poots for South Down.

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots fails in to bid to become DUP Assembly candidate for South Down in latest blow

The former First Minister and party leader had tried to secure a seat in a switch of constituencies

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots fails in bid to become DUP South Down candidate

Diane Forsythe will go forward as the DUP’s preferred candidate in South Down.

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Edwin Poots to attempt constituency switch for Stormont election

Mr Poots will be interviewed by party officers as part of the selection process on Friday evening, along with another candidate, Diane Forsythe.

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