
Co. Down woman Ciara McKevitt is calling all ladies for a ‘Girls Night Out’, to help raise awareness and vital funds for Ulster Cancer Foundation’s ‘Think Pink for Breast Cancer Campaign’. On Saturday 12th May 2012, ladies can enjoy a girlie night out at Bellini’s, Newry from 7.30pm until late for only £10. UCF is […]

Local people working in the two Clinton Cards stores in Newry could lose their jobs after it was revealed today that the cards chain could be forced into administration. Clinton Cards, who operate a store at Newry’s Buttercrane Shopping Centre and one at The Quays, employs around 8000 people throughout the UK and is the […]
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called for more and harder work to be done to drive down fuel prices in the Northern Ireland. Speaking to Newry Times, she said: “Northern Ireland continues to have the highest fuel prices in the UK and frequently the highest in Europe. In just four months, the cost […]
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Armagh will be hosting its very own Gaeltacht-themed night of entertainment on Saturday 12th May in Rafferty’s Cúchullain Bar with storytellers, musicians, singers, poets and much more bringing a bit of the Donegal Gaeltacht to the heart of Armagh. The evening will feature the world-renowned Armagh Rhymers who will be returning to their native city […]
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Police in Kilkeel are appealing for information following the report of damage to school premises in the Newry Road area on Tuesday 8th May. It was reported that at sometime between 6.15pm on Friday 4th and 8am on Tuesday 8th May the premises were entered and 11 double glazed windows were smashed. A large black bin […]
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Dear Editor, As a member of my local Sinn Féin cumann, I never thought that I would see the day that I would be thanking the DUP and in particular Sammy Wilson – but my gratitude stems from the lack of self-confidence that is evident in the mindset of the rank and file of the […]

Newry Times has learnt that local Sinn Fein MLA Caitriona Ruane is set to take on the MEP role vacated by Bairbre de Brun this week. A Sinn Fein insider spoke to Newry Times and said, “Caitríona Ruane MLA is a firm favourite to take the role due to her past roles with human rights.” The path for […]
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Female pensioners in the Newry & Mourne area are set to be among those feeling the pinch after it was announced by the Northern Ireland Assembly that the age at which women can get a state pension will be raised. By 2018, women will have to wait until they are 65 before drawing a state […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard said that the Irish Language initiative Líofa 2015 has caught the public’s imagination. Speaking ahead of a local launch on Thursday Mr Hazzard spoke to Newry Times and said, “Just a couple of months after the launch of Líofa by Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín there has already been nearly […]
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Newcastle Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed the publication from the Marine Conservation Society in their annual Good Beach Guide that Newcastle beach has passed the legal minimum seawater quality mandatory standards in 2011. Newcastle beach also passed the European designated Bathing Waters Directive, with no beaches in Northern Ireland failing the basic standards. But […]
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