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Archive for: March, 2012

Local police officers play friendly soccer match with youths

Police Officers from Newry and Armagh recently met youths from Newry’s Outreach programme in a friendly football match. The match provided an opportunity for the young people to get to know their local neighbourhood officers and engage with them. Included are Outreach Project Workers, Sgt James Bingham, Newry NPT and one of the youths from […]

Newry City Academy – Meet The Players: Jordan King (Under 18’s)

Recently the Newry Times team caught up with Newry U-18 player Jordan King to find out a little more about him. Name: Jordan King Age: 16 Position: Left Back/Left Midfield Previous clubs: Barcroft and Bessbrook Greatest achievement so far in your career? Winning the double with Barcroft and getting to play against Norwich youth academy. […]

McKevitt: ‘Muamba cardiac arrest illustrates need for sideline defibrillators’

SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has renewed her call for referees in all football codes to take a lead in ensuring that defibrillators are available at all games. Karen McKevitt was present when Cllr Michael Cole collapsed and died while refereeing a GAA match in Ballyholland in July 2008. Since then two young adults […]

Newry Republican Sinn Fein furious with judicial system

Statement from the Joe Conway / Brendan Watters Cumann Republican Sinn Fein Newry. Dear Editor, “We wish to put on record our disgust at the British judicial system here in occupied Ireland after 5 Republican Sinn Fein [RSF] members from County Armagh were heavily fined following an Easter commemoration in Lurgan last year. The RSF […]

Corrinshego GFC notes – 20th March 2012

Cooley Kickhams (Ciciam Chuailigne) 1-05 Corrinshego (Cor Fhuinseoige) 0-14 After being amalgamated as Corrahill Blues, Corrinshego minors took to the field for the first time in three years with a challenge game away to Cooley Kickhams last Monday night. It was ourselves who started the strongest with scores coming from Phelim Finnegan and Jamie Murphy […]

Armagh allegations ‘do not accurately reflect what occurred’

Representatives from Armagh and Laois met today to discuss the allegations made by the Armagh County Board this week. Newry Times reported on Tuesday that Armagh officials were claiming ‘racial’ and ‘partitionist’ abuse during the National Football League game on Sunday. Both county boards agreed that “allegations made by Armagh County Board in their statement […]

Newry vs Linfield postponed as Ballymena request independent assessment

Ballymena United have this week requested that an Independent Arbitration Panel consider the case of Alan Davidson’s eligibility in the JJB Sports Irish Cup. Newry Times reported this week that Newry were successful in their appeal to the Irish Football Association and had been reinstated to the Irish Cup to face Linfield in the semi-final […]

South Down MLA to fight for UUP leadership position

South Down MLA John McCallister is to go head to head with Mike Nesbitt in a bid to be the next leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. The UUP’s AGM on 31st March will see the pair compete in a battle to take over from Tom Elliot, who recently announced he was calling time on […]

Fears grow over missing Crossmaglen man

Police and the family of missing man Padraig Campbell are becoming increasingly concerned about his whereabouts. 37 year old Padraig, from Crossmaglen, was last seen in the Culloville area of Castleblayney on Sunday, 18th March around 8pm. He is described as being approximately 5ft 8in tall, of stocky build, clean shaven with ginger, curly hair and was wearing […]

SDLP’s Dominic Bradley critical of Chancellor’s budget

The SDLP’s Dominic Bradley has slammed Chancellor George Osborne’s budget this week. The Newry and Armagh MLA has said that those with lower incomes will find life more difficult as a result of the budget. Speaking yesterday, he said, “Today’s budget contains certain welcome measures, but these are as nothing compared to the shameful decision […]







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