
By Richard Bullick All Ireland Intermediate champions Armagh ladies are back on home soil for the first time since their Croke Park triumph when they face lowly Wicklow at Culloville this Sunday (2pm). The match will also be expected to produce the team’s first victory of 2013 after last weekend’s dramatic draw with Down in […]
Feb 8 2013 | Posted in
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The 2011 census suggests that Ballybot, Newry’s west bank, lives up to its historical name as Newry’s poor town. Of course then, as now, the story is more complex, more diverse, more interesting than suggested in statistics. On Tuesday, 19th February at 8pm in the Buttercrane Shopping Centre the Old Newry Society, in the learned, […]

Ballyholland Councillor Peter Kearney has addressed the concerns of local residents and motorists alike regarding the poor driving conditions on the Ballyholland Road. Speaking to Newry Times, Kearney said, “Due to recent bouts of frosty weather over the past few weeks the Ballyholland Road had become frozen in parts and as a result, obviously quite […]
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has welcomed the European Parliament’s vote in favour of reform of the Commons Fisheries Policy. Speaking to Newry Times, Ritchie said, “I have witnessed day-in day-out the problems that the disastrous Common Fisheries Policy has caused for the local fishing community in my own constituency. It was ineffective and […]
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Sinn Féin Welfare spokesperson Mickey Brady MLA has said that it is unfortunate that the ad hoc committee report into the Welfare Reform Bill did not truly reflect the evidence presented to it. Speaking to Newry Times, Brady said, “Sinn Féin campaigned for the ad-hoc committee to be set up due to our concerns on […]
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Alliance Party South Down spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has said that the internet has many positive aspects but we shouldn’t allow it to be a place where its users face abuse or other dangers. Clarke was making his comments regarding internet safety for children and young people. Speaking to Newry Times, Clarke said there was […]
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Now that the New Year’s resolutions have been given up on (or kept on if you’re good!) it’s time to look forward to the spring and summer of 2013. There is a plethora of new styles and shapes for all to look forward to this year. Firstly, one of the key trends is monochrome; basically […]
Feb 7 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Warrenpoint are asking for the public’s assistance following the loss of prescription medication. Sometime between 12.30pm and 1.30pm, a quantity of morphine tablets, wrapped in a chemist bag, were lost in Warrenpoint town centre. “These tablets can be extremely dangerous and harmful if taken without proper medical advice,” a PSNI spokesman said. He […]
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Newry & Armagh DUP Assemblyman William Irwin has welcomed an announcement from Health Minister Edwin Poots MLA that a £4.7million investment will be made to upgrade operating theatres at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry. Irwin had questioned the Minister in the Assembly on what role he envisaged the hospital playing in the future delivery of […]
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SDLP Education spokesperson Sean Rogers has called for all government departments to adopt a joint up approach to tackle the issues around internet safety. Rogers was speaking following an Assembly debate on Internet Safety for Children. Speaking to Newry Times, he said one of the major child protection issues facing us today is the abuse […]
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