Police in Newry are appealing for information after receiving reports of shots fired in the Carnbane Gardens area of the city last night, 22nd September. They are investigating reports that shots were fired at a house at around 11.20pm. According to Newry PSNI, the house was vacant at the time. Anyone who has any information […]
Next week 400 riders will feel the thrill of the hunt as Red Bull Fox Hunt returns for its third year; this time to the picturesque surroundings of the Mourne Mountains in County Down at the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Trails. Downhill mountain-biking legend, multiple World Cup winner and current favourite for the 2013 title, Gee […]
The Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan, has launched the 2013 ‘Belfast Harbour Green Teacher of the Year Award’, by calling on all primary school pupils in Newry to help find this year’s ‘greenest teacher’. Given the unprecedented pressure on both global and local biodiversity, Belfast Harbour and Action Renewables have again joined forces to showcase […]
An Environmental Improvement Scheme is programmed to start in Newry along Buttercrane and Merchants Quay at the start of October 2013 and run until June 2014. The works will comprise the replacement of the existing canal boundary wall with a new decorative maritime railing and the removal of car parking spaces on the canal-side to […]
Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh Conor Murphy has raised a series of concerns over the current electoral registration process. Murphy told Newry Times, “The electoral registration process has begun again and the deadline for returning forms is the 27th of September. “By returning the form it ensures that voters will remain on the […]
Newry’s Sean Hollywood Arts Centre hosts a remarkable exhibition by Mullaghbawn based artist Liam O’Sullivan this month. Liam O’Sullivan only painted his first oil painting last September. He then set himself a mountain-sized challenge to complete “100 Paintings in 100 Days”, whilst also working full-time and helping to raise a young family – then to […]
To celebrate Translink’s announcement of more frequent services on the Goldline 238 Newry service, which will run every 15 minutes at peak times, passengers can step aboard one of the modern quality coaches and enjoy a free family fun day on Saturday 21st September from 11.00am – 3.00pm. Greg McLaughlin, Translink Service Delivery Manager, Newry […]
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is calling on community groups and local authorities across Northern Ireland and the border areas of Ireland to embrace International Peace Day, which takes place on Saturday 21st September, and apply for funding to tackle sectarianism and racism in their local communities. The £3.125m Building Peace through the Arts […]
Senior Sinn Fein members Conor Murphy MP, Francie Molloy MP and Alex Maskey MLA are travelling to Brighton this weekend for the British Labour party’s annual conference. Speaking today to Newry Times, Murphy said that as well as holding their own fringe meeting which Alex Maskey will be addressing along with Shadow Secretary of State […]
Newry & Armagh DUP Assemblyman and Stormont Agriculture Committee member William Irwin has welcomed the inclusion of a farm business improvement element to the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme. Irwin used a recent opportunity in the DARD Committee to question Minister O’Neill directly on the RDP scheme and also raised the need for a land […]
