Parents criticize school for promotion of gay youth event
Parents of a pupil at St. Patrick’s Grammar in Armagh have lodged a complaint with the school after their son was asked to display material promoting a gay youth forum event. It was reported a teacher...
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Glen Dimplex founder wins Oslo Business for Peace Award
A local entrepreneur and businessman has been announced as the first ever Irish recipient of the Oslo Business for Peace Award. Dubbed the Nobel Prize of business by international media, the...
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Murphy adds voice to calls for public inquiry into clerical sex abuse
Senior Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has added his voice to calls for a public inquiry into clerical abuse in the north after revealing his own physical abuse at the hands of notorious paedophile priest...
View ArticlePothole plague: “No end in sight”, says Byrne
There is no end in sight for the scourge of potholes that are littering roads across south Armagh, SDLP Councillor Pete Byrne has claimed. Having met with the Permanent Secretary for the Department of...
View ArticlePolice raid suspected city centre brothel
A suspected brothel situated just yards from a Newry primary school was raided by police on Friday night. Witnesses say detectives and uniformed officers entered the premises on Edward Street in the...
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Top Youth Award for inspirational teen
Local teenager Feargal Gregory is celebrating after scooping a prestigious award at Thursday’s Youth and Future Talent Achievement Awards (YAFTAS). The 19 year old was named Inspirational Young Person...
View ArticleRetired priest brands Bishop of Dromore appointment ‘disgusting’
A retired priest has expressed his disgust at the selection of former Bishop of Raphoe, Philip Boyce, as interim Bishop of Dromore. John McAreavey resigned as the Bishop of Dromore last month amid a...
View ArticleSpecial police unit established to investigate abuse at St.Colman’s
Police have widened their investigation into the crimes of paedophile priest Fr Malachy Finegan to probe whether children at St.Colman’s College in Newry, where Finegan worked between 1967 and 1987,...
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McCreesh ‘hero’ banner reignites playpark dispute
A banner, which was erected at the Raymond McCreesh play park in Newry during last week, has reignited a row between unionists and nationalists. The banner referring to Camlough-born IRA man as ‘Our...
View ArticlePensioner killed in tragic farm accident
The funeral is taking place today (Monday) of the Mullaghbawn pensioner who died in a tragic accident on his farm on Wednesday last. Matt McCoy, who was aged in his seventies, was killed while tending...
View ArticleNewry sports stats firm signs £1bn US soccer deal
A ground-breaking deal between the U.S. Soccer Federation and Newry based performance data experts, STATSports, should see millions of registered footballers wearing performance technology similar to...
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Memorial service planned to mark teachers’ tragic deaths
The tragic deaths of two Bessbrook teachers while on a school trip in Donegal forty years ago, will be remembered later this week at a poignant service to be held close to the site where the tragedy...
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Same sex marriage bill passes first hurdle at Westminster
A bill to legalise same sex marriage in Northern Ireland has passed the first hurdle in the House of Commons and will now have its second reading in May. The private member’s bill was raised by...
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Newry shooting: Traveller gang refused bail
A chance encounter with a police patrol vehicle minutes before shots were fired at a house in the Altmore Gardens area of Newry on Monday night, led to the arrest of five members of the travelling...
View ArticleCullyhanna family bruised and shaken after aggravated burglary
Police have appealed for information after a Cullyhanna family suffered a terrifying ordeal during an aggravated burglary at their home last weekend. A gang of men broke into the property on the...
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‘Honky Tonk Girl’ Kerry releases new single
Local country singing star Kerry Fearon has released another new single from her forthcoming debut album of country classics and covers, “Honky Tonk Girl”. The latest offering from Dromintee’s “pocket...
View ArticleSt. Joseph’s new build planning approval welcomed
As expected, planning permission for the new St. Joseph’s High School in Crossmaglen was approved by Newry Mourne and Down District Council last week. The multi-million pound project was rubber-stamped...
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Sport NI chief to lodge unprecedented unfair dismissal case
The chief executive of Sport NI, Antoinette McKeown, is to take legal action against her employers for unfair dismissal and sex and religious discrimination, even though she remains in her job. Axed...
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BCAB launches new poster campaign
The local branch of Border Communities Against Brexit (BCAB) unveiled its new anti-Brexit poster at Killean Bridge, near Newry on Monday last, marking the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement...
View ArticleAngry scenes in Council chambers as Unionist motion on McCreesh park fails
There were angry exchanges at Newry Mourne and Down District Council’s monthly meeting last Monday when a Unionist motion to change the name of Raymond McCreesh play park in Newry was defeated. The...
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