The decade long campaign undertaken by Sinn Féin to secure appropriate ambulance cover for the South Armagh area came to fruition over the past week with the installation of a Rapid Response Vehicle at Crossmaglen Fire Station. Sinn Féin councillor Terry Hearty was on hand to welcome the vehicle and its driver to Crossmaglen and […]
Sinn Féin representatives welcomed the Clanrye group, who are based at Slieve Gullion Courtyard, to the assembly this week. MLAs Megan Fearon, Mickey Brady and Cathal Boylan addressed the group and hosted a short question and answer session. Fearon said; “The Clanrye group visited the assembly today and had a tour of the building. It […]
Councillor John McArdle, Mayor of Newry and Mourne District Council presented the certificates of completion to the members of AMH New Horizons who concluded the “Ourselves, Our Heritage” programme at Newry and Mourne Museum, Monday 18th February. The six week course “Ourselves, Our Heritage” was devised to help participants learn about the area in which […]
South Down Alliance spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has expressed his sorrow after news emerged late last night of the death of a three year old boy in Mayobridge. Police said there was no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and it is believed the child died after becoming entangled in a blind cord at his house. […]
Alliance Party South Down spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed the report by the University of Ulster into integrated education. The report, which was commissioned by the Integrated Education Fund, has reviewed integrated education policy since 1999. It criticised the lack of support for integrated education in the Executive. Speaking to Newry Times, Clarke said, […]
PSNI in E District – which incorporates the Newry and Mourne area – are launching Farm Watch at a rural information afternoon in Mourne Country Hotel, 52 Belfast Road, Newry on Monday, 4th March at 2pm. The information event is aimed at the rural and agricultural community. PSNI’s Farm Watch is a crime prevention initiative […]
Police in Kilkeel are appealing for information following the theft of a bicycle from Blackford Mews. The dark grey Blackstar mountain bike was taken from outside a house some time between 7.30pm on Saturday, 16th February and 11.30am on Sunday, 17th February. The bike has a 26 inch frame and a front mudguard and the […]
SDLP MLA Dominic Bradley said this week at a meeting of the Committee of Culture Arts and Leisure that he believes the decision by Foras na Gaeilge to close Gaelscéal, the Irish language newspaper, is a breach of the Department’s obligations under the European Charter on Minority and Regional Languages. Speaking to Newry Times, Bradley […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Anthony Flynn has condemned the latest dumping of cubes in south Armagh. In this incident, eight cubes of diesel waste were dumped at the end of Tievecrom Road, Forkhill. Speaking to Newry Times, Flynn said, “It is a disgrace. Those who are responsible for discarding waste must cease. “They are showing blatant […]
Newry Lord Mayor Councillor John McArdle has officially launched St. Patrick’s Day 2013 in Newry. As part of the plans, iconic buildings in the Newry and Mourne area will be illuminated green to celebrate the occasion. Newry Town (City) Hall, Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, The Cathedral of St. Patrick & St. Colman, St. Patrick’s High […]
