Sinn Féin councillor Charlie Casey has met with the police and Roads Service to raise his concerns with road traffic and pedestrian’s safety at the roundabout situated at the bottom of Camlough road and Monaghan street. Speaking to Newry Times after the meeting Councillor Casey said, “Due to the high number of road accidents that […]
Local MLAs Karen McKevitt and Dominic Bradley welcomed a possey of puppies to Parliament Buildings at Stormont this week to give support to a new charity providing trained Assistance Dogs for people with a physical disability and for children with Autism. Assistance Dogs Northern Ireland (ADNI) has recently acquired its first five puppies. The pups […]
A motion that would ban any team that has won an All Ireland title via the back door route benefiting from the system again for three years could be put before the GAA congress next year. Wexford dual club St Anne’s of Rathangan are to put it to their county board and believe that they […]
Officers from Newry Neighbourhood Policing Team visited Abbey Grammar School last week to talk to the students about slowing down and keeping themselves safe on the roads. Five hundred pupils from both the Abbey and Sacred Heart attended and watched Northern Ireland Fire Service provide a demonstration of cutting passengers out of a crashed car. […]
Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has said today that the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) must be maintained if we are to encourage people to stay on in education. Fearon, who is the Sinn Féin spokesperson on Families, Children and Youth stated, “Many young people make a decision to leave education prematurely due to financial concerns. […]
Police in Kilkeel are appealing for information following a one vehicle traffic collision on Moyad Road, close to Spelga Dam. The collision, involving a red Toyota Avensis, occurrence around 5pm on Friday, 9th November. The female driver sustained head and neck injuries but her injuries were not life threatening. Police are working to establish the […]
Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following an armed robbery of a local Credit Union in the Main Street area of Forkhill last night (Friday 23rd November). Shortly after 7:30pm three masked men entered the premises armed with a hatchet and what appeared to be a black handgun. The robbers threatened staff before making […]
Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon spoke at the debate on the next stage of the Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Bill at the Assembly on Tuesday last. Megan Fearon said, “There are no words that can explain the horrific ordeal these people have gone through as children, so it is essential that we move this […]
Sinn Féin councillor Anthony Flynn has welcomed the recent work on the Mill road Mullaghbawn, near Forkhill. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Flynn said, “I warmly welcome the resurfacing of the Mill road. Residents approached me two years ago with concerns about the poor condition of the road. “I have been campaigning since concerns were […]
Police in Newry are appealing for information following an incident in the Barcroft Park area this afternoon. Around 2.45am today, Friday, 23rd November, a man with a knife in his possession called to a house in the estate. The male resident answered and the caller demanded the resident’s car. The resident refused and the man left […]
