DfI approval of Interconnector prompts angry backlash
The recent decision by the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Infrastructure to grant approval for the North South Interconnector project has been criticized by SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and...
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New chapter for long-serving M&S staff
The new Marks & Spencer store in Newry will open to the public this Thursday offering customers an extensive choice of merchandise across its clothing, homeware and food hall departments. Extending...
View ArticleSyringes found close to kids’ play park
The discovery of syringes close to a children’s playpark in Derrybeg is a matter of “grave concern”, Saoradh An Iúir activist Stephen Murney has said. The items were found on Tuesday “lying in a...
View ArticleLocal Labour MP hosts historic GAA event at Westminster
Saturday marked a first for the GAA Provincial Council of Britain with the association enjoying its Annual Gala Dinner in the heart of British government at Westminster. For the first time ever, GAA...
View ArticleBudget outlook ‘spells disaster’ for local roads
SDLP Slieve Gullion Councillor Pete Byrne claims the scenarios presented in the recently published Budgetary Outlook for 2018-2020 spells disaster for roads throughout south Armagh. The Budgetary...
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Sinn Féin flags up road issues with DfI officials
Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin met recently with officials from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) to highlight the significant deterioration of road surface conditions in Dromintee and...
View ArticleEasons: 30 years of trading comes to a close
The announcement that the Easons store in Newry’s Buttercrane Centre is to cease trading later this year has been described as a “huge blow”. The Dublin-based company revealed plans to close its stores...
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Saoradh condemns PSNI visit to Newry school
A Newry high school has found itself at the centre of a row after a parent criticised a recent PSNI visit with pupils. Officers from the Newry Neighbourhood Policing Team visited St. Joseph’s Boys’...
View ArticleMotorists intimidated by ‘boy racers’ on border road
Those living in and driving through the border community of Killean are effectively being held “under siege” when dozens of youths regularly converge at the former customs post to hold ‘cruising’...
View ArticlePolice appeal for names of Camlough Road stone-throwers
Police are once again appealing to the public to name the youths involved in ongoing stone-throwing attacks against motorists on the Camlough Road in Newry. The appeal comes after the latest incident...
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New M&S store opens for business at The Quays
Marks & Spencer unveiled its brand new 30,000 square foot store at the Quays Shopping Centre, in the heart of Newry City last Thursday. The opening has created 23 new job opportunities in addition...
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Action demanded on ‘unacceptable’ living conditions at Newry flats
A delegation of local Sinn Fein Councillors has met with Housing Executive Management and unhappy residents from Clare House flats in Newry to demand action on what are described as “unacceptable...
View ArticleVictim scammed out of £28k by bogus BT caller
Police have issued a further warning to the public to be aware of telephone scammers, after it emerged a Newry resident has been duped out of £28,000 by a caller pertaining to work for BT. The cruel...
View ArticleLocal couple’s Spanish adventure featured in ‘New Life in the Sun’ series
A local couple who relocated to the Costa Del Sol where they run a successful Irish pub are set to feature in the new series of Channel 4’s New Life in the Sun, which begins next Monday. Twenty five...
View ArticleTwo Newry men charged with Banbridge car hijacking
Two Newry men have appeared in court charged in relation to a hijacking incident in Banbridge where a woman was dragged from her car. Thirty-three year old Stephen McGrath of Ardcarn Park and 26 year...
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Teenage shop assistant left shaken after armed robbery in Newry
A sixteen year old shop assistant has been left extremely shaken after being confronted by a knife wielding thug who ordered him to hand over cash from a Newry convenience store on Saturday evening....
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Man critical after being rescued from Newry Canal
A man in his sixties remains in a critical condition in hospital after being rescued from Newry Canal on Thursday afternoon. The man is believed to have entered the canal adjacent to the Buttercrane...
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Northern Ireland title is the crowning glory for Maria
A Mullaghbawn Hairdresser whose salon is tucked away in rural south Armagh has been named the Northern Ireland Wedding Hair and Beauty Salon of the Year. Maria Owens scooped the winning award at a...
View ArticleWoman charged with human trafficking
A 29-year-old woman arrested in Newry on Saturday has been charged with human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The woman was also charged with controlling prostitution for gain and money...
View ArticleNewry heroin death accused refused bail
A Lithuanian man charged with the manslaughter of his friend, who died from a heroin overdose, has been denied bail. Thirty-Two year old Mantas Cepas is alleged to have administered a lethal dose of...
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