
Newry & Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has said there is a real need to develop the border region, north and south. Speaking after attending a meeting to discuss all-Ireland co-operation at Stormont this week, the MLA said, “I attended this meeting with representatives of the Centre for Cross-Border Studies alongside my party colleagues […]
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SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh has said that serious lessons must be learned by all the statutory agencies involved in managing flood risk in Newry to ensure that the scenes witnessed over recent days can never be repeated again. Speaking to Newry Times, Bradley explained, “What residents and business have had to go […]
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Young athletes were out in force for the first round of the Flahavan’s Porridge Athletics NI Primary School Cross Country League. Marcus McNeill from Ballydown PS, Banbridge and Caitlin Coffey and from St Malachy’s Primary School Camlough crossed the line first in the girls’ and boys’ races respectively. Entering its eighth season, the League officially […]
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A small sum of money was stolen after ram raiders smashed into a local shop in Camlough. The incident at McCooey’s shop on the Camlough Road happened in the early hours of Friday 14th November. Speaking to Newry Times, Inspector Edel Stinton explained, “We received a report at around 4am that the front of the […]
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Here are some more incredible pictures taken today in Newry during the floods, which caused traffic chaos. Click on any image below to enlarge and open the gallery: [nggallery id=38] Click here to open image browser. Post by Newry Times.
Nov 13 2014 | Posted in
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Police in Newtownhamilton are appealing for information following the theft of two forklifts from a farm in Mountnorris. Speaking to Newry Times, Constable Kathryn Young, Newtownhamilton Response, said, “Some time between Tuesday, 2nd September and Thursday, 23rd October, two forklifts were taken from an outbuilding at a farm on Bessbrook Road, Mountnorris. “The first forklift […]
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Newry PSNI are dealing with a number of flooding incidents throughout the area, particularly in Newry city. Bridge Street, Dorans Hill and Drumalane Road in Newry are shut at the moment and the tow path in the area of the city confines is flooded. Please avoid the roads and streets around the river and canal […]
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Sinn Féin Councillor Charlie Casey has said that news of a renewed focus on dealing with difficulties in Roe House in Maghaberry prison was welcome and he reiterated the view that his party in all their dealings on this issue has always made it clear that prisoners ‘should be treated with dignity and respect’. The […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has expressed concern about the number of children in the North waiting to be assessed to find out if they have autism. Speaking after it was reported that 1,300 children are waiting on a diagnosis, Boylan said, “As a member of the Assembly’s all-party group on autism I am very […]
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If you’re looking for a job or to gain work experience, Christmas can be a great time to get work. It can help you gain valuable experience, confidence and of course help to pay the bills. Davy Doyle, Department for Employment and Learning Employment Service Office Manager in Newry Jobs & Benefits office explained, “Many […]