
Beating champions Cork for the first time ever would be the perfect present for birthday girl Caroline O’Hanlon seven years on from Armagh’s magnificent near miss in the 2006 All Ireland final. Armagh’s greatest ever ladies footballer turns 29 on Thursday but will really have something special to celebrate if her team can secure a […]
Aug 10 2013 | Posted in
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Being drawn against Cork in the TG4 Senior Championship has stirred many Armagh memories – and there’s no name more synonymous with that thrilling All Ireland final of 2006 than Mairead Tennyson. Scoring the Armagh goal that day in Croke Park will live with Tennyson forever, but the 29-year-old isn’t wallowing in nostalgia as the […]
Aug 10 2013 | Posted in
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The eagerly anticipated results of the 2013 iYeats Poetry Competition were announced this week as part of an evening of poetry and music at Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo, with Newry man James Conor Patterson emerging victorious in the under 25 category. Those gathered had cause to celebrate as the event also marked the 5th year […]
Aug 9 2013 | Posted in
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Barnardo’s NI is looking to recruit new volunteers in the Newry area in a bid to help the charity continue its life changing work. The children’s charity desperately needs more volunteers to become part of existing fundraising groups, or to set up their own and help raise much needed cash to support vulnerable children and […]
Aug 9 2013 | Posted in
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As the good weather continues during the Summer months, NI Water is reminding parents and young people about the dangers of playing near treatment works, reservoirs and construction sites. Michael Bergin, Health and Safety Manager at NI Water, explained, “Understandably, natural curiosity will draw children to these sites. “However, they are not playgrounds and fooling […]
Aug 9 2013 | Posted in
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As part of Newry and Mourne District Council in partnership with local clubs, groups and community associations as well as national governing bodies and Active Community Coaches, Carrickcruppen ran a very successful two week camp for over 165 children from the area. Mayor Mickey Ruane was delighted to come along and support the group. He […]
Aug 9 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Newry recovered a quantity of cannabis whilst on patrol during the early hours of Tuesday, 30th July. Officers noticed a strong smell of cannabis from a house on Main Street and obtained a search warrant. A quantity of cannabis was recovered during the subsequent search and a man was interviewed and will be […]
Aug 9 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage on Drumalane Road. Some time between 11am and 7pm on Friday, 19th July, the front windscreen of a blue Audi A3 was smashed with a brick. The passenger side wing mirror was also damaged. Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the […]
Aug 8 2013 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Assembly Members for Newry & Armagh Mickey Brady and Megan Fearon brought Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Carál Ní Chuilín on a tour of six local arts and sporting organisations on Monday 5th August. During her visit Minister Ní Chuilín visited Sticky Fingers Children’s Art Group, Sacred Heart and Bosco Boxing Clubs and […]
Aug 8 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Kilkeel have charged a man with a number of offences after stopping a stolen car. The man was arrested after police stopped a car in the Kilkeel area on Wednesday night, 31st July following a report of suspicious activity. The man was subsequently charged with handling property stolen in the Republic of Ireland, […]
Aug 8 2013 | Posted in
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