
Police in Newry are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage in the Fairfields Avenue area. Around 2am on Sunday, 10th February a brick was thrown through the front window of a house and the rear window of a Toyota Yaris car. Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the damage being caused […]
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For anyone who hasn’t seen Tom Hooper’s epic adaptation of Les Mis yet, what have you been doing? From beginning to end you cannot take your eyes off the screen in this powerful version of the West End show based on Victor Hugo’s novel, first published in 1862. Having recently celebrated its 25th anniversary on stage in […]

Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following an attempted burglary and assault in the John F Kennedy Park area of Bessbrook. At around 9.15pm on Friday, 8th February, a man banged at the door of a house and demanded car keys from the 60 year old male occupant. The occupant refused and the male […]
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The McDonald’s Irish FA Community Awards 2013 have been launched to recognise and reward the clubs, coaches and volunteers that make outstanding contributions to grassroots football across Northern Ireland. Last year Newry boasted two winners, with George Moffett claiming the Disability Football Coach of the Year Award for his work with Clanrye ETS; while Jackie […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following a number of incidents of criminal damage in the Cornmarket area. Around 1am on Sunday, 10th February, a number of youths were seen kicking cars from Francis Street to Monaghan Street. Four cars were damaged including a Nissan Almera, a Peugeot 107 and two Toyota Avensis. A […]
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A local businessman, Michael McKeown, has donated two busts of John Mitchel and John Martin to the Museum. The busts are by one of Ireland’s leading sculptors, John Sherlock, and were recently exhibited at the Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition in the Ulster Museum in autumn 2012. Known as ‘The Newry Radicals’, John Mitchel and John […]
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Alliance Party Deputy Leader and East Belfast MP, Naomi Long will travel to Newcastle at the end of February to address the South Down Alliance Annual General Meeting. This is Naomi Long’s first visit to Newcastle this year and she will be addressing South Down Alliance party members as well as discussing matters relating to […]
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Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry recently praised and encouraged the public sector’s contribution to helping the unemployed by providing work placement opportunities under DEL’s ‘Steps to Work’ programme. The Steps to Work programme is the Department for Employment and Learning’s main adult return to work programme which offers a range of opportunities including […]
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Newry & Armagh DUP Assemblyman and Stormont Agriculture Committee member William Irwin MLA has said that an urgent and rigorous investigation is required into practices and procedures following the discovery of horse meat in Northern Ireland. Speaking to Newry Times, Irwin stated, “The industry and indeed the public requires an urgent and robust response from […]
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Michelle Gildernew MP, former Chair of the Health Committee at Stormont joined party colleague and one of the current local representatives on the Health Committee, Mickey Brady MLA on a visit to Southern Area Hospice Services in Newry this week. Both politicians met patients, staff and volunteers in the Day Hospice facilities and chatted to […]
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