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Archive for: May, 2013

Crossmaglen and Creggan Upper to hold mock Referendum on Irish Unity

The United Ireland – You Decide campaign which was officially launched this morning in Crossmaglen will see people from Crossmaglen, County Armagh and neighbouring Creggan Upper in County Louth going to the polls on 25th May on the question of Irish Unity. The campaign group have taken on the ambitious plan to host a mock […]

NIIRTA welcomes progress on enterprise zones

The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has welcomed the recent speech in the MAC Art Centre by the Secretary of State on the need to make greater progress on establishing local Enterprise Zones in Northern Ireland. NIIRTA Chief Executive Glyn Roberts said, “As an organisation that has long campaigned on establishing local Enterprise […]

‘Clontifleece Primary School meeting constructive’ – Ruane

Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has said that the meeting at Clontifleece Primary School was a constructive meeting. Ruane stated, “The local CCMS has identified Clontifleece Primary School as being one which is in danger of closure and I attended the meeting last night to work out a way forward. “The important thing to remember […]

Resurfacing set for Kilmorey Street

Roads Service plan to resurface Kilmorey Street from the traffic signals at William Street to Greenbank roundabout. Upon completion of the preparation works Kilmorey Street will be closed for resurfacing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; the 9th – 18th May between 21:30 and 06:30. This will unfortunately and unavoidably cause disruption to local residents, […]

Free bag of compost for Compost Awareness Week

In celebration of Compost Awareness Week 6th – 12th May, gardeners in Newry and Mourne will be able to pick up a free bag of compost on Friday 10th May. The compost is supplied by Natural World Products in Armagh, and is made up from the organic waste collected in the brown bin scheme and […]

Cross-border co-operation in brain injury

The Brain Injury Foundation, based in Newry and covering Counties Down and Armagh is one of Northern Ireland’s largest support groups for brain injury survivors and carers and has announced that it is developing a new cross-border relationship with Acquired Brain Injury Ireland. Frank Dolaghan, Chair of the Brain Injury Foundation, explained, “Acquired Brain Injury […]

Local man in search of a fine Yankee Ass

Over one hundred years ago, Francie and Katie Murphy from Omeath, Co. Louth boarded a boat bound for America, trailing an unusual kind of luggage behind them – a donkey. Now, over a century later, the hunt is on to bring this great Ass’s ancestors back home for the 2013 Global Donkey Gathering. Danny the […]

Housing development scrutinised at Barcroft meeting

Plans to build over 200 houses at Watsons Road in Newry were under the spotlight at a public meeting at Barcroft community centre last Tuesday night. The meeting was called by Barcroft Community Association in conjunction with Thomas Davis GFC Corrinshego. Residents from Barcroft, Watson’s Road, The Glen, Chancellors Road and the Loanda area attended […]

Newry PSNI and Council welcome fraud conviction

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Newry PSNI and Newry and Mourne District Council have welcomed the conviction of two men at the local Magistrates’ Court for fraud. A 44 year old man and 43 year old man pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud each in relation to the disposal of unauthorised waste into Aughnagun Council Landfill Site, Newry between […]

Armagh Ladies battle through to final

Richard Bullick at St Loman’s Park Armagh ladies are the only remaining unbeaten county team in Ireland this season after a monumental effort secured the Orchard outfit’s place in the Tesco HomeGrown National League Division Three final. They will face nearest neighbours Down in Saturday week’s Dublin decider after the Mourne women squeezed past Longford […]







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