
The Mayor of Newry and Mourne District Council, Councillor Charlie Casey has welcomed representatives from a number of agencies to the first meeting of a Strategic Alliance to develop a Children’s and Young People’s Strategy for the Newry and Mourne area. The Council wishes to establish Newry and Mourne as a centre of excellence for […]
Apr 7 2012 | Posted in
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The Lord Mayor of Newry, Charlie Casey has called on those responsible for planting yesterday’s bomb to explain their rationale for doing so. Casey was speaking after it emerged late last night that after inspection from army bomb disposal officers, yesterday’s bomb was ‘viable’. Police said the bomb contained a ‘significant amount of explosives that […]
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The SDLP’s newest MLA, Seán Rogers, has formally taken office in a short signing-in ceremony at Stormont. Mr Rogers, who takes over from South Down MP Margaret Ritchie, signed the members’ register on Monday in the presence of Speaker William Hay, Director of Clerking John Stewart, SDLP Leader Alasdair McDonnell, Ms Ritchie and South Down […]
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Recently Newry Times caught up with u-18s Defender Brendan D’Arcy: Name: Brendan D’Arcy Age: 18 Position: Left back/Left winger Previous clubs: Bessbrook Utd, Banbridge Town, Hillsborough F.C, Sea Patrick. Greatest achievement so far in your career? Playing in the Foyle Cup was a great experience as the coaching staff treated us like professionals and we […]
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The work of two local students from Newry has been recognised across the world after going viral in the USA and worldwide. Southern Regional Colleges students Paul Smith and Leanne McCaughtry developed a video project for their Foundation Degree in Interactive Multimedia which has now gone viral worldwide via YouTube. The students created a clay […]
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SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Dominic Bradley has condemned the planting of a viable and potentially lethal device near the Cloghogue roundabout yesterday afternoon in Newry which was disarmed by the security forces. Speaking to Newry Times, Bradley said, “As in the past, the use or threat of violence has proven to be fruitless and […]
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Police have said tonight that the bomb found at the Cloughoge roundabout today could have killed. Police have stated that the bomb contained a “significant amount of explosives that had the potential to kill”. The device was made safe by Army bomb experts, as the A1, a major motorway linking Belfast and Dublin, was closed in […]
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Police are warning drivers to take extra care when on the roads over the Easter period. Superintendent Muir Clark has announced that extra police will be on the roads over the weekend to monitor drivers in a bid to reduce speeding and unsafe driving. “I don’t want my officers to have to stop you, so […]
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A 23 year old man has been arrested in Newry in connection with an alleged rape in the city last December. A 23-year-old woman accepted a lift from two men in a dark coloured car in the Sugar Island area of Newry on the 11th December 2011 and was allegedly seriously sexually assaulted. The man […]
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UK Chart sensation JLS are coming to Newry this weekend. The former X Factor contestants are set for Bed night club on Francis Street for promises to be a memorable night on Saturday. The booking for Bed is a remarkable achievement, having beaten “stiff competition” from clubs throughout Northern Ireland in hosting the after party […]