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Naiscoil objections swayed Minister’s rejection of Bunscoil pre-school
The recent decision by Education Minister Peter Weir to reject a proposal for a statutory pre-school unit at Bunscoil an Iúir in Newry was, in part, influenced by objections from the existing...
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Anti-Brexit protestors stage mock Customs checkpoint
Hundreds of people from north and south took part in an anti-Brexit rally at Carrickarnon on Saturday during which a mock Customs checkpoint was erected. The scene was a staged throwback to what...
View ArticleSouthern Trust waiting lists for breast cancer screening “shocking”
Urgent breast cancer screening in the Southern Trust area is the worst in any area, a recent report by the Department of Health has revealed. It showed that 93 per cent of patients waited more than the...
View ArticleFormer USPCA chief charged with fraud offences
The former chief executive of the north’s largest animal welfare charity, the USPCA, has been charged with a series of fraud offences. Fifty three year-old Stephen Philpott faces two counts of fraud by...
View ArticleNewry and Mourne Dyspraxia Group aims to raise awareness of ‘hidden disability’
A newly reformed charity group are aiming to raise awareness of an often poorly misunderstood learning difficulty which is thought to affect as many as 8% of the population in Ireland. The Newry and...
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KBRT opens new centre in Newry
The Newry based repatriation fund which has helped over 200 bereaved families across Ireland has opened a new centre in Newry. The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust was set up just over three years ago to...
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Culloville man’s epic US cycle raises more than £30k for KBRT
“Two Wheels 2 New York” cycling duo Darren Rowland and Jamie Malone have handed over a cheque for more than £30,000 to the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. The incredible amount was raised from an epic...
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Police respond to stag shooting criticism
Police in Newry have responded to criticism levied against them from members of the public over the shooting dead of a wild stag that was on the loose in the city last Thursday morning. The drama...
View ArticleWeak sterling rate lures ROI shoppers to Newry
The economic fall-out from the Brexit vote is having a positive effect on retail economy in border towns with cross-border shopping centres such as the Quays and the Buttercrane in Newry experiencing a...
View ArticleLocal job losses as fashion chain Exhibit goes into administration
The local retail sector suffered further job losses last week as fashion chain Exhibit called time on its trade, closing its chain of stores across Northern Ireland. The company – which was previously...
View ArticleDisgraced councillor banned for three years
A councillor on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council who has been convicted of sexual assault and fraud has been disqualified from being a councillor for three years. Independent councillor Patrick...
View ArticleFormer USPCA chief appears in court on fraud charges
The former chief executive of the north’s largest animal welfare charity, the USPCA, has appeared in court last week charged with a series of fraud offences. Stephen Philpott faced five criminal...
View ArticleTributes paid to Gertrude Mallon, ‘the beating heart of the SDLP in South...
Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects to the wife of former Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon as she was laid to rest last Wednesday morning. Gertrude Mallon (nee Cush) passed away at...
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Grieving mum sets up local support group for bereaved parents
A local mum whose son was one of three young friends who died in an horrific car crash in August last year has helped to set up a support group for bereaved parents. Sharon Hughes from Dromintee, says...
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Park naming vote should be held in public: ECNI
The ongoing controversy surrounding the naming of Raymond McCreesh playpark in Newry was the subject of a Special Council Meeting held on Thursday last. Councillors and council officials met with...
View ArticleMinister’s transformative Health and Wellbeing plan welcomed by Sinn Fein
Health Minister Michelle O’Neill’s ten year plan to transform Northern Ireland’s struggling health service is “a step towards building an all-Ireland universal health system” – according to Newry and...
View ArticleNewry man who used his mobile phone while driving is jailed for fatal crash
A Newry man who was browsing the web on his mobile phone moments before he crashed into a telegraph pole has begun a 13 and a half months sentance for causing the death of a pensioner. Twenty one year...
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Séanín battles to recover from lifesaving surgeries
The story of inspirational Belleek’s woman Séanín Smith’s incredible battle against the debilitating effects of a rare, incurable condition is one that has captured the hearts and minds of everyone in...
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Family of Seamus Ruddy ‘cannot rest’ until he is found
The brother of a Newry man who was abducted, killed and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries 31 years ago has said his family cannot rest until he is found. Speaking as he joined other...
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Merchant’s Quay development to open in the new year
A significant commercial development under construction on the site of the former Newry Tax Office is expected to open early next year, The Examiner has learned. It is understood the development, which...
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