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Archive for: January, 2012

Attwood tells Westminster MP’s: ‘Newry and Mourne still a hotbed for fuel smuggling’

Westminster MP’s were told this week that the Newry and Mourne area is still a hotbed for illegal fuel smuggling. Although there has been a substantial decline in legal action taken against smugglers throughout Northern Ireland, the Newry and Mourne Area, with particular emphasis on the South Armagh area, is still perceived in Parliament as […]

Players of the Carnbane, with Steven Devlin

Name:Steven Devlin. Age: 24. Occupation: Language technician. Club: Finn Harps. Previous Club(s): Newry City. Position: Right back (anywhere except in nets). Favourite player: Xavi. Favourite drink: Coke. Favourite food: Kens. What team do you support? Man United. What are your interests outside of football? Any sports and the Irish language. How long have you been […]

Eirigi, SDLP, Sinn Fein and Davy Hyland furious at ex-RUC officers role in PSNI

Local political parties and organisations in Newry were united in anger this week after a BBC investigation revealed the true extent of civilian officers currently employed by the PSNI. The investigation uncovered startling statistics which point towards over three quarters of civilian staff employed on temporary contracts by the PSNI, having previously worked for the […]

Marian Courtney wins ‘Recycler of the Month’ competition

Mrs Marian Courtney of Warrenpoint was the first winner of the Recycler of the Month competition for the New Year. The competition is sponsored by the Department of the Environment’s (DOE’s) Rethink Waste campaign. Marian’s bin was full of a wide range of recyclables including plastic containers, bottles, cans, paper and cardboard. Marian and her […]

St. Mark’s gain UK recognition with ICT award

St. Mark’s High School in Warrenpoint recently received an award for their innovative use of video conferencing to benefit Learning and Teaching. St. Mark’s were awarded the JANET Video conferencing User Group Award- Secondary Category for 2011. On the 8th of December 2011, Mr. Conor Rodgers (ICT Co-ordinator) travelled to London to collect the award […]

New year and new opportunities for those on ‘Work It Out’ programme

Would you like to find new ways to develop your Career and support your local Community? This week sees the launch of a new ‘Work It Out!’ programme for those in the Newry and Warrenpoint area. Des McCabe, Chief Executive of Diversiton who are hosting the initiative said, “The ‘Work it Out!’ Good Relations Programme […]

20 year old assaulted in Clanrye Avenue

Police in Newry are appealing for information following an assault in the Clanrye Avenue area. Around 1am on Saturday 14th January, a 20 year old male was walking along an alley behind the swimming pool on Clanrye Avenue when he was approached by another male. The victim was punched in the face and sustained injuries […]

Newry City U16s 1 – 4 Cliftonville U16s

A young Newry City team faced a strong Cliftonville side on Friday night. Unfortunately it was to be an unlucky Friday 13th for the Newry lads. The first half saw the locals compete extremely well with their much vaunted opponents who are fancied for the league title. A great display by keeper Jamie Greenaway meant […]

Newry’s Lost Generation, with Liam Collins

Name: Liam Collins. Age: 25. Education/experience: Geography BSc, Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) MSc, working for a government body (The Countryside Access and Activities Network CAAN) ad-hoc as a GIS technician, working for a marketing agency subcontracted to drive a van for Guinness. What part of Newry & Mourne are you originally from? Silverbridge, South […]

Information sought following Whitecross incident

Police in Bessbrook are appealing for information following an incident in the Kingsmill Road area of Whitecross. Some time between Wednesday 11th January and Monday 16th January, a flatbed trailer was taken from a yard. A cctv camera in the yard was also damaged. The trailer was found abandoned close by on the Kingsmill Road. […]







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