
Newry City is ten years old and to celebrate it in style Newry Times has launched the biggest competition ever. We’ve teamed up with Newry & Mourne District Council and the crème de la crème of local businesses to offer one lucky reader the prize of a lifetime. With all the doom and gloom in […]

Newry Times reader: “I struggle to know what to eat every day for breakfast to really set me up for the day? What foods can I eat to aid weight loss and improve energy, I’m not a big fan of porridge! Perhaps you could do up a 7 day breakfast planner for me?” Anon, Newry […]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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As part of the Pride in Newry Festival, Newry and Mourne Museum will host a talk on Thursday 27th September at 7pm. This talk will complement “Sporting traditions through the Ages in Newry and Mourne” exhibition currently on display. Gavin Boyd from the Rainbow project will look at the issues facing those who feel excluded […]

It is most commonly suggested to be an idealist’s view, to think that money can in fact grow on trees. And perhaps in reality this is a little hard to fathom, despite the fact that the world’s most commonly used method of trading is through the transferal of these rectangular pieces of paper that ultimately […]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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Mickey Brady has attended an information evening hosted by the Mc Guire Programme Ireland. The evening, which aimed to highlight and raise awareness on stammering, took place in Newry arts centre on Thursday 20th September 2012. Workshops were designed for the need to be aware of and understand the psychological impact of the drivers of […]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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The Police Service of Northern Ireland has launched a new initiative to tackle street-level drug dealing across Northern Ireland. Operation Torus combines a media campaign designed to encourage people to report drug dealing with police action against dealers on the ground. The media campaign incorporates billboards, Facebook and washroom advertising and will run until October. […]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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The work of a Newry gay support group was recognised this week at a special reception organised by the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland. Damian McKevitt and Rory Rafferty from the Newry Rainbow Community joined representatives from groups across Northern Ireland who received funding from the Foundation. The club received a grant of £3,000 […]
Sep 25 2012 | Posted in
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The Bosco Drama Group is a community youth drama group based in Newry which provide a creative outlet for young people to encourage them to become involved in musical theatre. They are hosting a 10k race and 5k fun run/walk on the 7th of October in Greenbank Industrial estate. All proceeds will be in aid of […]

Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has congratulated Martina Anderson for raising the issue of extending voting age to 16 year olds in Europe. Speaking to Newry Times, Fearon said, “Many young people are disenfranchised from the electoral process even though at 16 young people are very politically aware and able to make informed choices. Martina […]
Sep 25 2012 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Councillor Brendan Curran has said Councillor Davy Hyland is attempting to score ‘cheap political points’ by misquoting him. In yesterday’s Newry Times, Independent republican councillor Davy Hyland had accused Sinn Fein of adopting an ‘anti-working class agenda’ following comments from Curran in the council chamber, where Hyland said he was ‘attacking’ the Trade […]
Sep 25 2012 | Posted in
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