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Archive for: June, 2015

Free workshop at Newry Museum on researching WW1 ancestors

Newry and Mourne Museum will be holding a free genealogy workshop on Monday 29th June from 2pm-4.30pm. Entitled “Researching First World War Ancestors”, the workshop will be taken by Professor Richard Grayson from Goldsmiths, University of London. Professor Grayson is author of Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First […]

Sinn Fein express concerns over Bessbrook Parade

Sinn Fein MP Mickey Brady and party colleague Councillor Roisin Mulgrew met with the Parades Commission recently to discuss a number of concerns brought to them by Bessbrook residents regarding the upcoming parade on Monday 13th July. Speaking to Newry Times, Brady said, “There were a number of concerns expressed by residents, particularly by those […]

Slieve Gullion meeting to sort out parking issues

Sinn Fein Councillors Mickey Larkin and Roisin Mulgrew attended a meeting at Slieve Gullion Courtyard recently to view possible solutions for the lack of car parking and facilities on site. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Larkin stated, “There have been ongoing issues relating to the sheer volume of visitors to the Courtyard, the insufficient car […]

Art installation for Bessbrook Pond welcomed

Local Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has welcomed the proposed art installation for Bessbrook Pond. Mulgrew, Gerard Hughes, Chair of the Residents Committee and council official Paddy Duffy were delighted to meet Alan Burke, the local artist who has designed the installation. “This art feature and another to be erected in Camlough village are all part of […]

Ritchie criticises Chancellor’s failure to consult RBS on sell-off

SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has criticised Chancellor George Osborne for his failure to consult the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) about the sell-off of the Government’s stake in RBS. An answer provided by Minister Harriet Baldwin to a question tabled by Ritchie revealed that the Chancellor “did not discuss” the sell-off with RBS, […]

Grab a Housing Executive Rural Community Award

It’s the last chance to enter the Housing Executive’s Rural Community Awards 2015. On offer is a prize fund of £4,000, with four prizes of £1,000 being awarded to help and support communities working to improve their area. The closing date for entries is coming soon – 4pm 26th June 2015. The Rural Community Awards […]

Witnesses sought after car theft

Newry burglary: 5 masked intruders prevent occupants from leaving while ransacking house - Newry news

Police in South Armagh are investigating the report of the theft of a car from a car park at Chapel Hill in Jonesborough on Friday 5th June. A silver Volkswagen Passat, VRM AXZ 8565, was reported to have been stolen sometime between midday and 2pm from the car park. Investigating Officer, Constable Michael Finucane, is […]

Progress made on single boat payments

Local MLA Chris Hazzard says progress is being made in securing a ‘Single Boat Payment’ which he insists would ‘go a long way’ towards lifting the financial burden on the South Down fishing industry. “This scheme”, he told Newry Times, “is an idea that has emanated from our own local engagement with fishing industry in […]

Anger over abandoned horses in South Armagh

Sinn Fein Councillor Terry Hearty has condemned horse owners who are abandoning their animals on the roads. “Over the past number of weeks several horses have been found wandering around the roadsides in South Armagh,” he said. “The poor animals are often in a bad condition, scared and starved. This is a despicable act of […]

Masked men carry out ram raid at Newry shop

Newry burglary: 5 masked intruders prevent occupants from leaving while ransacking house - Newry news

Detectives in Newry are investigating a ram raid at a shop on the Forkhill Road in the early hours of Tuesday 16th June. At around 2.30am, a Manitou tele handler, which was accompanied by a light coloured/silver jeep with a trailer attached, was driven into the forecourt of the premises. The tele handler was then […]







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