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Support for local business at fore of new Council Chairman’s tenure
Following his appointment last Monday as the new Chairperson for Newry Mourne and Down District Council, SDLP councillor Mark Murnin says community planning and support for local businesses will be his...
View ArticlePolice attacked with paint bombs during machete attack arrests
Police investigating a machete attack which took place in the Talbot Street area of Newry on Tuesday morning, came under attack as they arrested two teenagers in connection with the incident – which...
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Former Newry primary school head in court on string of child abuse charges
A former Newry Catholic school principal is to appear at Laganside Magistrates Court in Belfast today (Monday 11th June), charged with a string of historical child sex abuse charges. Eighty two year...
View ArticlePublic enquiry into Finegan abuse thwarted by Stormont collapse
A public enquiry into a campaign of child sex abuse waged against pupils of St. Colman’s College in Newry by their teacher and former President of the school, Fr. Malachy Finegan, will not take place...
View ArticleControversial housing development refusal overturned on appeal
A decision by Newry Mourne and Down District Council to refuse planning approval for a social housing development incorporating an access pedestrian bridge in Newry has been overturned on appeal. The...
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Newry author’s Irish fantasy novel becomes a board game
The Newry author of teen Irish fantasy novel, MourneQuest, says he is “blown away” that his dream of turning the story of his book into a board game can now be realised. Garry McElherron’s popular...
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Tributes paid to former VP ‘legend’
Shock and sadness have followed the sudden passing of former Vice Principal of Our Lady’s Grammar School in Newry and Crossmaglen native, Mr Louis O’Donnell on Thursday last. Well-known and popular...
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Back to nature with Red Branch Bushcraft
An adventurous Forkhill man is on a mission to re-introduce the younger generation to the great outdoors and the world of bushcraft. Outdoor educator, Diarmuid Farmer, opened Red Branch Bushcraft last...
View ArticlePolice appeal to help identify soccer louts
Police have issued a public appeal to help identify two men who were involved in the violence that followed a football match between Newry City and Portadown in April. Fighting broke out between a...
View ArticleDromore Diocese makes two new appointments in wake of child abuse allegations
Two new appointments have been made in the Diocese of Dromore, which has been rocked by a string of child abuse allegations in schools and local parishes in recent months. A long serving parish priest...
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Daisy Hill investment boost welcomed
Last week’s announcement from the Department of Health confirming that £6 Million is to be granted to fund the proposed initiatives and solutions set out in the Daisy Hill Pathfinder Group’s final...
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Miles of smiles as St.Brigid’s PS joins the ‘Daily Mile’ movement
The staff and children of St. Brigid’s PS, Drumilly, are delighted to have been recognised by the Public Health Agency for their participation in the Daily Mile challenge, an initiative which...
View ArticleSudden death of Newry man
Condolences have been extended to the family of a Newry man who died suddenly on Friday. In the days leading up to his tragic demise, Thomas Harte (44) had been the subject of a number of police...
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Kevin Bell: Tragedy that created a lasting legacy
Five years on from the tragic and untimely death in New York of young Newry man Kevin Bell, his name continues to conjure feelings of pride and heartbreak through the work of the charity set up in his...
View ArticleMiami Showband documents destroyed, claim military chiefs
A solicitor representing survivors and relatives of murdered members of the Miami Showband in a legal action over alleged collusion with loyalist paramilitaries behind the massacre has told the High...
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Calls for progress on Southern Relief Road as Seatruck announces €100m...
Warrenpoint Port has announced another major investment – this time a €100 million investment by Seatruck Ferries, the Irish Sea freight specialist, which will increase capacity on the Warrenpoint to...
View ArticleQuad stolen from Keady farm
The recent theft of a quad bike from a farm on the Darkley Road in Keady is another example of rural crime of which farmers bear the brunt, DUP MLA William Irwin has said. The theft of the red Honda...
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Vandals target silage bales at Crossmaglen farm
The family of an elderly Crossmaglen farmer have hit out at vandals who slashed open one hundred bales of silage on his Larkin’s Road farm last week. The wanton act of criminal damage was discovered by...
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Republican monuments vandalized in series of coordinated attacks
A number of republican memorials in Newry and south Armagh dedicated to the 1981 Hunger Strikers were vandalized in a series of co-ordinated attacks at the weekend. The vandals struck overnight on...
View ArticleGun attack linked to escalating feud among rival Traveller groups
A recent gun attack on a house in Altmore Gardens, Newry is linked to a feud between rival factions within the Travelling community, the High Court has heard. At last Monday’s bail hearing for Thomas...
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