2015 March | Latest Newry News, Newry Sport and Newry Business for Newry City
Archive for: March, 2015

Get on your bike for Headway Newry

Headway Newry’s 3rd Annual Towpath Cycle takes place on Easter Tuesday, 7th April April beginning at 10am. Registration from 9.30am is £10 and takes place at Shepherd’s Way, Carnbane (on the bridge at the entrance to the Towpath). There are two cycle routes: (a) 20 mile cycle is from Newry to Scarva and return and; […]

Ring of Gullion funding cut

Newry and Armagh MLA Mickey Brady said Sinn Fein will do everything in its power to get Environment Minister Mark Durkan to reconsider his decision to pull 100% of the NIEA funding from the Ring of Gullion AONB. “Like everyone else we were totally taken aback by the suddenness and severity of the cut to […]

How to handle tough interview questions (Part two)

Have you ever struggled to answer tough interview questions? Does your mind go blank when faced with questions about yourself or salary expectations? In the second of two features, Johnny Nolan, careers manager for Newry in the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service, takes a look at some tricky interview questions and suggests how […]

Local pupils leave their mark on St Joseph’s Boys’ HS, Newry

Year 12 pupils planted trees around the grounds of St Joseph’s Boys’ HS, Newry to commemorate their time and experiences over the last five years at the school. Project coordinator, Mr Brendan Fearon, explained that the trees are symbolic of the pupils’ growth and development during their post-primary education, whilst also recognising the important nurture, […]

Man stabbed in Newry incident

Newry stabbing: 38-year-old man charged with attempted murder - Newry news

Police are appealing for information following an assault that occurred in the Carnagat Park area of Newry in the early hours of Tuesday 17th March. At approximately 3.10am, it was reported that a 48 year old man had been stabbed in the right hip and thigh following a confrontation in the area. The man was […]

Newry police welcome sentence for armed robber of Newry bookmakers

Local police have welcomed the four years imprisonment imposed on 43 year old Eddie O’Neill who pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of a Bookmakers in the Newry area on 30th January 2014. He also received 2 years to run concurrently in relation to possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. […]

Rostrevor in red hot form: Rostrevor 2-11 Burren 0-7

Rostrevor’s performance matched the weather on Sunday afternoon as they were in hot form from start to finish in this keenly contested tie. After opening the campaign with a heavy defeat to Kilcoo, the Reds certainly weren’t in the mood for dropping more points here. They started brightly with opening scores from Colm Clerkin and […]

Bathrooms, Doors and Floors SALE now on at Haldane Fisher

Haldane Fisher’s Spring Sale has officially begun with up to 40% off their Bathrooms, Doors and Floors ranges. Their amazing Spring Sale is available province wide across all 10 branches in Northern Ireland and will run until the 11th of April. Fantastic savings are available on a selected range of bathroom suites and sanitary ware, […]

Rally call in support of Newry’s Daisy Hill Hospital

Newry and Armagh MLA Mickey Brady has called on people to come out on Saturday and back a march in support of Daisy Hill Hospital. The Sinn Féin MLA said a report on some of the outstanding services offered in the Southern Trust area are further proof those services need to be protected and maintained. […]

Southern Trust welcomes Minister’s smoke free announcement

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust Board has today endorsed plans to go completely smoke free by March 2016. The proposal follows the announcement from Health Minister Jim Wells on No Smoking Day earlier this month that all health and social care sites should be smoke free by March 2016. The Southern Trust has […]







Find us on Facebook

Log in | Designed by Gabfire themes