Young drivers in South Down are being invited to brush up on their first aid skills with the PSNI South Down Neighbourhood Policing Team and the South Down Family Health Initiative (SDFHI). Two First Aid training courses, aimed at 18-25 year old drivers, will take place at the Seashell Centre, Newcastle Street, Kilkeel on Saturday, […]
The Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service is advising parents that preparation is essential for students attending the upcoming Northern Ireland Higher Education Convention 2013. The UCAS Convention is the largest Higher Education exhibition in Northern Ireland. It is expected that over 7,000 6th form and Further Education students will visit the convention which […]
Sinn Féin councillor Terry Hearty has asked DRD Minister Danny Kennedy to take in a contractor to deal with the pothole situation in south Armagh, at a meeting that he and party colleague Jimmy McCreesh attended. Hearty says he explained to the minister that rural roads in south Armagh have became so bad that some […]
Ulster Unionist Newry & Armagh MLA Danny Kennedy has welcomed the announcement that Northern Ireland is to host the start of the Giro d’Italia, one of the world’s premier cycling events. In a statement to Newry Times, Mr Kennedy said, “The announcement that Northern Ireland will host the opening stages of the Giro d’Italia is […]
Ciaron O’Hanlon is without doubt one of Armagh Gaelic football’s rising stars. Ciaron shot to prominence after his school – St Paul’s Bessbrook – for the first time in the forty-six year history of the school, won the BT Colleges MacLarnon Cup after a thrilling victory over St Columb’s College, Derry on 19th March 2012. […]
Premier Division Bessbrook Utd 1 – 1 Ballybot Utd Crieve Rovers 0 – 0 Windmill Stars Finn Harps 1 – 2 Woodside Kilkeel Ath 3 – 2 Newry Celtic Killeavey Utd 7 – 1 Cleary Celtic Rockview Utd 4 – 3 Damolly Utd Whitecross AFC 3 – 4 Killowen Celtic P W D L F […]
For the first time the Ring of Gullion and Cooley cross border Conservation Volunteer team met up on Saturday 23rd February. Their task was to remove Rhododendron from Ravensdale Forest Park. This truly was a partnership event; with tools from the Mourne Heritage Trust, equipment from Newry and Mourne Council, and leaders from both Councils […]
Fews area Sinn Féin Councillor Pat McGinn has praised the work of the Greater Cloughreagh Community Association. The local representative was speaking after attending the “Meet Your Neighbour” event hosted by the Community Association in Cloughreagh Community Centre. Speaking to Newry Times about the event, McGinn said, “This was a very well attended event which […]
Crossmaglen and Armagh legend Oisín McConville has called it a day and has retired from football at the age of 37. He has been playing senior club football for Crossmaglen for 20 years, winning a remarkable 16 Armagh county championships, 10 Ulster club championships and 6 All-Ireland club titles. He was also part of the […]
Sinn Féin representatives Chris Hazzard MLA and Councillor Michael Ruane have met with Ofcom officials at Stormont to discuss the rising level of inadvertent mobile roaming charges incurred by South Down residents. Following the latest Ofcom Market Report that illustrates that more than a third of mobile users in South Down experience inadvertent roaming on […]
