
Sinn Féin Councillor Sean Doran has asked for the community of the Mournes to remain vigilant following another attempted robbery in the area. Speaking to Newry Times, Doran commented, “In the early hours of Tuesday morning thieves were disturbed as they attempted to burgle a garage on the Newry Road in Kilkeel. “This is a […]
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SDLP Education Spokesperson and South Down MLA Seán Rogers has said that the Public Service Pensions Bill represents a bad deal for teachers, young and old, and that his party was right to oppose it. Speaking after the vote in the Assembly, Rogers said, “Since day one of this bill, the SDLP has fully engaged […]
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SDLP MLA for South Down Karen McKevitt has welcomed the news that Ballyholland Primary School has been added to the Department of Regional Development’s Safer Routes to School programme. Speaking to Newry Times, McKevitt said, “I am pleased that the Minister for Regional Development has agreed to add Ballyholland Primary School to the Safer Routes […]
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Local police are appealing for information following incidents of criminal damage in Camlough. At around 2.14am on Thursday, 30th January, police received a report of a number of youths causing a disturbance in Main Street. The youths were rowdy and were reported to be standing on cars and damage was caused to three vehicles in […]
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The Giro d’Itallia Road Race begins in Northern Ireland on 9th May and in preparation for its arrival in Newry the Northern Ireland Tourist Board are organising a Roadshow to inform businesses, tourism providers and community groups how to become involved. On Day 3 the Giro d’Italia will be cycling through the Newry and Mourne […]
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SDLP Culture spokesperson, Karen McKevitt MLA has urged members of the public to make the most of National Libraries Day by showing support for their local library. Mc Kevitt told Newry Times, “Local libraries lie at the heart of communities across the North. But often when people get wrapped up in the pressures and the […]
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Mickey Brady, Sinn Féin MLA and member of the Assembly’s Health Committee, has written a scathing letter of complaint to the Chief Executive of ATOS. Brady’s letter comes in the wake of a shocking decision to deem a severely disabled Newry man ‘fit for work’. Brady explained to Newry Times, “ATOS is a multinational, IT […]

Police in Newry are appealing for information following the report of damage to a car in the Parkhead Crescent area in the early hours of Sunday 26th January. The rear windscreen of a parked Peugeot 306 car was smashed at around 4.45am by persons unknown. Police are appealing to anyone who may have noticed a […]
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Sinn Féin councillor Barra Ó Muirí said the comments by Orange Order leader George Chittick regarding Protestants learning the Irish language were ‘nothing more than an attempt at bullying people’. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Ó Muirí said, “Clearly George Chittick fails to understand that the Irish language belongs to everyone. “It is encouraging that […]
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Over 300 business delegates attended a Cross Border Business Support Expo hosted by Newry and Dundalk Chambers of Commerce and supported by InterTradeIreland, Louth County Enterprise Board and the Business Support Unit, Louth County Council on the 30th January in the Carrickdale Hotel. President Deborah Loughran of Newry Chamber stated, “As joint organisers of this […]
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