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Archive for: May, 2012

Burren footpath consultation welcomed

Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has called on the residents of Milltown Street in Burren to partake in the consultation over a new footpath for the area. Speaking to Newry Times, Ms Ruane said, “I along with my colleague Councillor Peter Kearney have campaigned for a footpath along this stretch of road. At present there […]

McKevitt reports on one year in Stormont

SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has said her first year in the Assembly has been a mixture of progress in constituency work and frustration at the slow pace of legislation in Stormont. Speaking to Newry Times, she said, “We are getting substantial numbers of people through the constituency office in Warrenpoint, and in fact […]

Local woman donates to Daisy Hill Special Care Baby Unit

Local woman Caroline Taylor has presented £669.97 to the Special Care Baby Unit at Daisy Hill Hospital in memory of her baby son Leon McAlinden who sadly passed away in October 1997. Caroline made the presentation with her daughters Shannon and Danni who were also patients of the Unit when they were born prematurely. Caroline […]

Southern Trust recognised amongst the top in the UK

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has been recognised as one of the top 40 acute hospital Trusts in the UK at the prestigious CHKS awards in London recently. Recognising and rewarding 40 of the best performing acute Trusts across the UK, the CHKS 40 Top Awards are based on the evaluation of 23 […]

Sinn Féin Assembly and Leinster House Representatives meeting

Armagh Assembly member Cathal Boylan has participated in a joint meeting of Sinn Féin elected representatives held in Stormont Buildings on 30th April 2012. Describing the rationale for such a meeting Mr Boylan said; “The meeting between the Sinn Féin team in the Assembly and our counterparts in Leinster House represents just one of a […]

Newry City Female Football Academy

Newry City ladies Football Club has linked up with the Score Pilot Project to run Sunday morning coaching schemes. The Club will hold weekly soccer skills sessions for girls between the ages of 8 to 14 at The Showgrounds, Greenbank Industrial Estate, Newry City. The sessions, which are run by qualified Club coaches, are open […]

Bessbrook United retain AOH Cup

A large crowd turned out to witness Bessbrook Untied retain the AOH Cup on Friday night with a 4-1 over Kilkeel Athletic. The sending off of Kilkeel’s Liam Rooney early in the second half was the turning point as at this stage they had led the game 1-0. The advantage of the extra man along […]

‘Community engaging with PSNI and reporting crime’ – McKevitt

SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has expressed her delight after Newry Times exclusively reported that crime in the Newry & Mourne area has dropped by 4.7%. In 2011/12 incidents of antisocial behaviour dropped by 22% (amounting to 673 fewer incidents). Detection rates have also improved by 3%. Sexual offences have decreased by 15.8% (15 […]

Skydive for PIPS Newry & Mourne

There will be a registration evening for a skydive in aid of PIPS Newry & Mourne on Monday 14th May 2012 at 7pm in the PIPS premises, 30 Kilmorey Street Newry. Anyone who is interested in taking part in this event should attend this registration evening when all relevant information will be provided.

Father of Turkish suspect accused of Newry murders

The police investigation into the murder of two Newry women in Turkey has taken a dramatic turn after it emerged today that Eyup Cetin – father of murder suspect Recep – has also been charged with the horrific murders. Recep Cetin murdered the two women last August near the city of Izmir in Turkey. His […]







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