On Friday night at the Forester’s Hall, Newry the Sacred Heart Boxing Club organised a great show of boxing. The “Tale of Two Counties” ended with victory for Down as they defeated Dublin 8 – 6 on a great night of boxing which took the curtain down on the 2011 season. There were many […]
Police in Kilkeel have recovered cannabis plants following the search of a house in the Cranfield area. On Sunday 4th December, police on patrol stopped a male in the Newry Street area of Warrenpoint. He was arrested for possession of an offensive weapon and a subsequent search was conducted. A number of cannabis plants were recovered. The 32 year […]
A statement released by Newry City FC last night gave an insight in to the club’s finances. The club, like many others in Irish league football is suffering from financial difficulty, made worse of course by last season’s relegation to Championship 1. In last night’s statement from City Chairman Paul McKenna, the club announced negative trading for […]
The man who confessed to the murder of Crossmaglen Rangers star James Hughes has been found dead in a holding cell at Cloverhill prison complex in Dublin. Shane Rogers (32) is reported to have taken his own life this afternoon around 1:00pm. Last week Rogers admitted the shootings and told an investigating officer that he […]
[slideshow custom=true] The PSNI in Newry and Sinn Fein are at loggerheads over a Christmas card sent to a Sinn Fein representative. Newry City Councillor Brendan Curran has spoke of his disappointment regarding a Christmas card he received from Newry & Mourne PSNI featuring an RUC logo. Councillor Curran, a District Policing Partnership member […]
Newry republican group éirígí has stated the belief that alleged PSNI harassment has got to end immediately. According to an éirígí spokesman, a local republican approached the party after he was stopped and searched 98 times in little over a year. Stephen Murney of éirígí explained, “These particular stop and searches are only those where […]
Detectives from the PSNI’s Rape Crime Unit are appealing for information following a serious sexual assault in Newry on Sunday 11th December. Around 1.30am a 23 year old female accepted a lift from two males in a dark coloured, four door car at Sugar Island. It is believed the car drove around Newry for approximately one hour through […]
Police in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary on Forkhill Road. Some time between 12 noon and 5pm on Monday 5th December, entry was forced to a garage and a number of items taken. They include an 8ft by 4ft steel Ivor Williams trailer, a Honda ride on lawnmower, a Suzuki Quad, a petrol […]
A republican event last Sunday (17th December) saw upwards of 70 people take to the streets of Newry in a display of solidarity and support for republican prisoners in Maghaberry. The independent event, organised by the Newry/South Armagh Republican Prisoners Support Group, brought all shades of republicans together along with community leaders to highlight what […]
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has encouraged Newry to follow the ambitions of Belfast and invest in its local broadband infrastructure. Her assertion comes after the announcement of George Osborne’s £100 million urban broadband fund. The Chancellor of the Exchequer wants to create up to ten ‘super-connected cities’ in the UK, with Belfast amongst the ten. […]
