Three cars stolen in early morning raid in Culloville
Police are appealing to anyone with information on the theft of three cars during an early morning raid of premises in south Armagh on Sunday to contact them. The three vehicles were stolen during a...
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Action group reacts to reduced A&E service claims
With speculation rising about plans to reduce the opening hours at Daisy Hill’s Accident and Emergency Department, Chairman of the Daisy Hill Action Group (DHAG), Francis Gallagher, spoke to The...
View ArticleRemembering Internment in Newry – 45 years on
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the introduction of Internment, where homes were raided and innocent men taken away and imprisoned without trial. Scores of men from the wider Newry area were...
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Former EU President addresses chamber Brexit conference
Dublin-born politician and former television current affairs presenter, Pat Cox, laid out the future scenarios to businesses in the wake of the Brexit decision, during a breakfast workshop hosted by...
View ArticlePolice investigate sexual assaults
Police are investigating two separate sexual assaults which took place in Newry and Kilkeel last week. On Saturday July 16th a woman was reportedly sexually assaulted in the North Street area of Newry...
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Girlfriend of hit-and-run victim makes emotional appeal for driver to come...
A woman whose partner was left at the side of a road suffering horrific injuries after a hit-and-run collision has made an emotional appeal for the driver to give himself up. Joseph McGivern was struck...
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Iconic lighthouse illuminated to mark 100th Anniversary of sea tragedy
History was made at the weekend when the iconic Haulbowline Lighthouse at Cranfield was illuminated to mark the 100th Anniversary of the area’s greatest single loss of life. The lighthouse was...
View ArticleHero’s welcome for record breaking runner
Armagh man Stevey McGeown received a hero’s welcome in his native city on Saturday as he completed his “Epic Adventure” of 60 ultra-marathons in 60 days. Huge crowds turned out to cheer the...
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Brady calls for opposition to British nuclear plant
British government plans to approve a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset is of huge concern to those living along the east coast of Ireland, MP Mickey Brady has claimed. Describing the...
View ArticleGovernment rules out border poll
The British government has dismissed any moves for a border poll as the criteria to trigger such — a tangible increase in support for a united Ireland — has not been met, House of Lords deputy chief...
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CD inspired by much-loved cleric raises £20k for Hospice
The proceeds of a commemorative CD compiled in honour of a much-loved priest have raised more than £20,000 for the Southern Area Hospice. Fr. Gerry McArdle from Burren was the inspiration for...
View ArticleKingsmill: Man released pending report to PPS
A man arrested on Friday in connection with the Kingsmill Massacre investigation has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). The 59-year-old was detained in Newry by...
View ArticleCollaborative fire and ambulance service plan in pipeline
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) are currently in discussions to ascertain if a trial would be appropriate in Northern Ireland to...
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Quinn family raise massive £34,000 for KBRT
The family and friends of Silverbridge man Niall Quinn have raised an unbelievable £34,000 for the Kevin Bell Repatriation after hosting a very special night in his memory last month. The fundraiser,...
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Demolition of old swimming pool gets underway
The demolition of Newry’s former swimming pool at Clanrye Avenue is to commence shortly, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has announced. The contract for the work has been awarded to B Small...
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Coroner rules no inquest into nuns’ road deaths
At a preliminary hearing of an inquest into the deaths of two nuns in a crash involving a police vehicle near Newry almost two years ago, a coroner ruled against holding a full inquest into the...
View ArticlePolice restrain abusive patient in Daisy Hill A&E
Police were forced to restrain a man on the floor of Daisy Hill Hospital’s A&E department after he became abusive and hit out at officers. The man had been arrested on Wednesday night during a...
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Glen Dimplex staff stage one day strike
Around 120 union members in the Glen Dimplex plant in Newry downed tools last Thursday in planned strike action over pay. According to Union Organiser, Denis Sheridan, the Glen Dimplex workers had been...
View ArticleStep Inn widower calls for RUC to be ‘shamed’ for collusion
A man whose wife was killed when a car bomb exploded outside the Step Inn bar in Keady 40 years ago has said he wants to see a new inquest, ordered by attorney General John Larkin in 2013, finally take...
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‘Minnie and Winnie’s Winebulance’ another huge success for local comedy duo
The latest comic creations from the local duo responsible for the inimitable “Nuala and Noreen” are taking social media by storm. “Winebulance” drivers “Minnie and Winnie” are the newest comedy...
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