
Newry & Armagh MP Conor Murphy has in the last week attended a packed out special meeting of the Parades Commission held in Whitecross Community Centre to enable concerned residents to put their views on an upcoming march being arranged by Willie Frazer’s group ‘FAIR’ to the commissioners. Mr Murphy said, “Tonight’s public meeting in […]
Feb 13 2012 | Posted in
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éirígí held a vigil in Newry yesterday in solidarity with Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan. The vigil took place at Ray McCreesh Park and those taking part held Palestinian, PFLP, starry plough and éirígí flags. Khader Adnan has been on hunger strike for almost 60 days in protest against being held in “administrative detention” without […]
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Following pitch inspections on Friday it was decided by the council that all Carnbane youth and senior fixtures would be cancelled due to the unplayable pitches. However, the last 16 tie in the Junior Cup between between Bessbrook United and Carniny Rangers went ahead as scheduled at Willie Davis park in Derryleckagh. The Ballymena side […]
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The first heat of Miss Armagh and Miss Down 2012 was officially launched tonight (12th February 2012) in Cobbles, Newry. Miss Armagh & Miss Down 2012 is a beauty contest in association with Miss Ireland and Miss World. The glamorous ladies took part in various activities under the watchful gaze of a judging panel of […]
Feb 12 2012 | Posted in
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Anne-Marie McQuaid, a local complementary therapist is promoting health and well-being throughout the community. It is that time of year again that people will be racking their brains thinking of what to get their loved ones for Valentine’s. Of course flowers and a meal are lovely or even a beauty treatment but have you considered […]
Feb 12 2012 | Posted in
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Down faced a tough test today as they played their first away game in the National Football League against last season’s champions Cork. In the previous two meetings Down lost heavily to Cork and it was no different today as the Mournemen lost 4-11 to 0-10. It was a very positive start for Down as […]
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Newry & Armagh MLA Conor Murphy hosted a public meeting on the issue of rural broadband access across South Armagh in Ti Chulainn Mullaghban on Thursday 9th February. This meeting, which was attended by over 80 members of the public, gave people the opportunity to listen to presentations from three broadband providers and to ask […]
Feb 12 2012 | Posted in
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A 27 year old man has been arrested following a report of a serious assault in the Kinelowen Street area of Keady in the early hours of today, Sunday 12th February. Shortly after 5.15am it was reported that a 25 year old man sustained serious head injuries when a large object was thrown through the […]
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Vicious dogs have been responsible for a staggering 157 attacks in the Newry and Mourne area over the past year, the worst in an urban area in Northern Ireland. A major crack-down on irresponsible dog owners has already begun and as concern has grown over the frequency of dog-related attacks, the Department of Agriculture and […]
Feb 12 2012 | Posted in
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After last week’s fantastic result against Cork, many Armagh fans would have went into this game full of expectation. Armagh had arguably the toughest set of opening fixtures in the National Football League this year, but they stood up and achieved a remarkable 3 points out of both games. Armagh started the game on fire […]
Feb 11 2012 | Posted in
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