
Southern Organisation for Action in Rural Areas (SOAR) has announced that it is to award financial assistance of over £80,000 to Burren Community Association for the extension and renovation of St Mary’s Hall. The community Association was successful in securing the funding under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme Axis. St Mary’s hall, which was […]
Apr 19 2012 | Posted in
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Translink is providing a special coach service for Ulster Rugby fans in Newry travelling to watch the team play against Edinburgh in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, on 28th April. Over 2,000 special rugby travel tickets have been sold for the Heineken Cup semi-final and Translink has now increased capacity to accommodate even more fans […]
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SDLP Arts spokesperson Karen McKevitt MLA has supported a call for disabled people to check out the 400 arts and cultural facilities across the north for accessibility. Speaking to Newry Times, McKevitt said that the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister had put its Draft Disability Strategy out to consultation. “I hope […]
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Year 14 pupils from Sacred Heart Grammar school in Newry have donated £200 to local breast cancer charity Pretty ‘n’ Pink, proceeds from the recent school formal organised by the pupils themselves. The money will be used to help provide financial support and practical services to breast cancer patients and their families across Northern Ireland. […]
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Two new performing arts groups are set to launch in Newry and south Armagh later this year for participants aged 60 and over. The groups are set to benefit from a £180,000 award from the Big Lottery Fund. Kaleidoscope, a Belfast-based multi-arts production and training organisation, will manage the groups over the next three years […]
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Some of Saval’s younger members had the honour of representing Down at half-time in Croke Park in the National Football League Semi-Final between Down and Cork on Sunday 15th April. As part of the GAA ‘Respect’ programme eleven under 12 girls and eleven under 12 boys from Saval had the opportunity to play a Dublin […]
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Zumba lovers, fitness fanatics and fun seekers in the Newry and Mourne area are being encouraged to take part in a special Zumba party in aid of learning disability charity, Mencap. The event will take place at Warrenpoint Town Hall on Thursday 26th April from 7pm until 8pm and will welcome people of all ages […]

Niamh Shiells is a woman on a mission. That mission is to help people be the very best they can be in an extremely competitive job market. With unemployment figures at unprecedented levels, hundreds of people are competing against each other for every single job. The onus on each individual to ‘stand out from the […]

Down full back Conor Garvey is this week looking forward with positivity, despite Down’s defeat to Cork at the weekend. Garvey have pointed to the run out at Croke Park, saying there are benefits to playing at GAA headquarters, “There are not too many people who get a run-out on Croke Park. It is always […]
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Police in Newry are reminding the public that motorists who fail to pay for fuel at forecourts could be liable for prosecution. The vast majority of drive-offs are often due to human error and people do later pay when their error has been pointed out to them. There have been many instances where customers fill […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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