
Bishop McAreavey visited St Joseph’s recently to chat to staff and pupils. He met with pupils from the Learning Support Centre, Irish scholars and members of the Pioneer association before celebrating mass with the 5th year students. During the mass Bishop McAreavey highlighted the potential for challenges and uncertainty in the lives of people, but […]
Apr 14 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Councillor Liz Kimmins has said that while she is disappointed Transport NI have turned down her request for a footpath between Meigh and Slieve Gullion Forest Park she has not given up on the matter. “Following numerous requests from the local community in Meigh village for an adequate footway joining between Meigh and […]
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Frank McCabe Junior, the victim of a booby trap bomb attack in February in South Armagh, has lost the sight in one eye. Newry and Armagh MLA Mickey Brady raised the issue in the Assembly, urging Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to join him in condemning those behind what he said was a ‘cowardly murder […]
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A team of three local developers came out top in a battle of the apps organised by Belfast firm TotalMobile at the Ulster Museum. Some 80 developers from across Northern Ireland participated in the 24 hour event which challenged up-and-coming software experts to create ideas inspired by sections of the museum that can be used […]
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Members of the Cardiff & Avonside Railway Society, which is now in it’s 44th year, heard about the ambitious project to restore a tram that was lying in a field in the Ring of Gullion for almost 60 years and decided to pay it and the team restoring it a visit. The Tram Restoration is […]
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Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has met residents from the Wood Road regarding the situation they found themselves in over the Easter break. “The residents of the Wood Road, which is at the exit to Slieve Gullion Courtyard, found themselves besieged by day trippers who parked and abandoned their cars the full length […]
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Crotlieve Sinn Féin councillors are to meet Council representatives to discuss the deteriorating parking situation in Rostrevor. Led by Councillor Michael Ruane, they are also seeking the views of local residents and business people on how to resolve the problem. Councillor Ruane has called for swift action. “All those who live in Rostrevor, run businesses […]
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Global Risk Management company ‘Netwatch Ireland’ has set up a remote monitoring and disaster recovery Hub in Newry which will create 15 immediate jobs, rising to 50 over the next three years. Netwatch specialises in providing business continuity, risk management and security services to clients across the globe. The new monitoring and disaster recovery Hub […]

The annual Famine Commemoration will be held in Newry this year. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht today announced that the commemoration event will take place in Newry on Saturday 26th September. It is the eighth year in which the Great Famine is being marked with a formal tribute and the first time […]

Career decision making is a process that involves a number of stages which should be followed to make sure the right decision is made for you. Johnny Nolan, careers manager for Newry in the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service, explains what it’s all about. What is a ‘Career?’ Before the process even begins […]