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Newry’s ‘Black Santa’ epitomizes the spirit of giving at Christmas
Later this month John Dalzell will celebrate his birthday in the same way he has for each of the last 25 years, on the streets of Newry. As he approaches his 75th birthday, the veteran charity...
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Tributes paid to ‘quiet warrior’ Ulster GAA secretary Danny Murphy
Emotional tributes flooded in for Ulster GAA secretary, Danny Murphy, who died last week at the age of 67. Mr Murphy had stood down from his role earlier this year due to ill health, announcing that he...
View ArticleAlmost 100 bereaved families helped by KBRT in 2016
The Newry-based Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT) helped almost 100 bereaved families with the return of the bodies their loved ones who died abroad during the last year. Colin Bell, the founder of...
View ArticleSeriously ill Sinn Fein Councillor undergoes surgery
Sinn Fein councillor Naomi Bailie has undergone surgery one month after falling ill with meningitis. The former Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, who was struck down by the...
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Public urged to support Daisy Hill Stroke Unit at upcoming meeting
A local action group is calling on people to attend a public meeting this month to show their support for Daisy Hill’s Stroke Unit and A&E department. The meeting is one of 13 public meetings...
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Kerry scoops Hotdisc Best Newcomer Award!
Local country singing star Kerry Fearon has topped off an amazing year by scooping the Horizon Award for the most successful British and Irish Newcomer for 2016 at the recently held Hotdisc awards. The...
View ArticleCouncil to discuss axing of Gaeltacht bursaries
DUP Communities Minister Paul Givan needs to end his party’s attitude of disrespect towards the Irish language and restore the Líofa gaeltacht bursary scheme, local Sinn Féin Councillor Barra Ó Muirí...
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Oisin swaps the pitch for the kitchen on Celebrity MasterChef Ireland
All-Ireland medal winner Oisin McConville is ready to test himself in the kitchen instead of the pitch as a contestant on the new series of Celebrity MasterChef Ireland. The 40 year old is set to...
View ArticleSenior A&E staff shortage at Daisy Hill may be linked to boy’s death
A coroners’ court has heard that a shortage of senior A&E staff on duty may have contributed towards the death of a young boy hours after he was discharged from Daisy Hill Hospital. Eleven-year-old...
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Centralising health services should be ‘last avenue’ for Daisy Hill
Slieve Gullion SDLP Councillor Pete Byrne says his party will continue to give strong representation for the people of Newry and south Armagh when it comes to protecting services at Daisy Hill...
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Opinion Piece – Why teachers were on strike
Contributed by Oliver Short There is a perception that when teachers go on industrial action they do so because they just want more money. This is not solely the case as Wednesday’s half day strike...
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Danny Kennedy selected as UUP Newry and Armagh election candidate
Local Assembly Member, Danny Kennedy has been unanimously endorsed as the Ulster Unionist Party’s Newry and Armagh candidate for the forthcoming election. Mr Kennedy received the full support of his...
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SDLP MLA McNulty to seek re-election
The SDLP has confirmed that Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty MLA is to seek re-election to the Assembly in the upcoming poll on March 2nd. Speaking about his nomination Mr McNulty...
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Newry and Armagh Sinn Fein Assembly Election candidates revealed
At a selection convention held in Ti Chullain on Tuesday last, Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin confirmed the selection of its three sitting MLAs Megan Fearon, Cathal Boylan and Conor Murphy to stand in the...
View ArticleMcNulty criticises ‘vague’ proposals for Newry rail service
SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh, Justin McNulty, has branded Chris Hazzard’s announcement that he has ordered Translink to improve rail services as a “pre-election stun,.” and he said the...
View ArticleConcerns raised after PM’s ‘Hard Brexit’ statement
Last week’s Brexit statement by British Prime Minister Theresa May, which outlined her priorities for Brexit negotiations, has prompted major concerns among the local business community and political...
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Teachers stage half-day strike over pay dispute
Teachers from schools across Northern Ireland staged industrial action last week in an ongoing pay dispute. Around 7,000 INTO members in some 800 schools across Northern Ireland did not start work...
View ArticleRescheduling of Health Service meeting welcomed by Action Group
A public meeting with the Department of Health on proposed criteria for future changes to the Health Service has now been rescheduled to take place next Monday night, The Examiner can reveal. The...
View ArticleNewry man who made false rape allegation avoids jail sentence
A Newry man who falsely claimed he was the victim of rape has avoided a jail sentence. Twenty four year-old Gary Kearns from Barcroft Park, appeared in Newry Crown Court before Christmas where he...
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Green light for Our Lady’s £3m extension
Work is expected to commence shortly on a new £3m extension project to Our Lady’s Grammar School in Newry. Education Minister Peter Weir announced on Wednesday last that the school is one of four to...
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