Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis and her colleague Councillor Declan Murphy have welcomed a recent positive update from the council on the project to build a recreation hub at Camlough lake. Councillor Magennis says, “Councillor Murphy and I, along with the Camlough lake users group recently met with the council to discuss the […]
Medical trainees at Daisy Hill Hospital now have access to the very latest training facilities with the opening of a new Education Centre. Both Daisy Hill and Craigavon Area hospitals are Queens University Teaching Hospitals. Around 110 junior doctors and medical students complete placements at Daisy Hill each year across medicine, surgery, emergency […]
Part of the County Down countryside has been transported back to the penal time in Ireland, for an imaginative film called “Faith of our Fathers”. Global TV network EWTN is behind this new production currently being filmed on the beautiful grounds of Dromantine Retreat & Conference Centre outside Newry, County Down. The film […]
Two men arrested on suspicion of a number of offences in relation to an aggravated burglary in Newry have been released on police bail pending further enquiries. Police are still investigating the aggravated burglary in the Toragh Park area of Newry during . Two people were assaulted and damage was caused to a […]
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has released a statement following the death of a man in a fire in Newry. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) Assistant Chief Fire & Rescue Officer Aidan Jennings says, “The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) are […]
Work on a combined footway and cycleway scheme along the A50 Newcastle Road from Castlewellan towards Newcastle has been completed. The upgraded route runs from the gateway feature in Castlewellan to the junction with Sawmill Road. It provides an improved facility in the Castlewellan area to encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling. […]
Northern Ireland animal welfare charity, the USPCA, has announced the return of its popular charity cycle event, ‘Pedal for Paws’, taking place on Saturday 24 September. Now in its third year, the cycling challenge has become a calendar highlight for the charity’s supporters. Cyclists tackle the 20-mile route in a bid to raise vital […]
Charity Parkinson’s UK has launched its annual Walk for Parkinson’s series, which includes a number of organised walks across the UK – including one in Belfast, which is open to anyone living across Northern Ireland. Claire McCollum, the Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist, is supporting Walk for Parkinson’s at Barnett Demesne on 25 […]
Asda Kilkeel staff have been celebrated for their service to the store, customers, and colleagues for a combined total of 300 years. Ten of Asda Kilkeel’s colleagues have each celebrated 30 years of service at the store. Collette Quinn, Vine Campbell, Brenda McConnell, Aileen Pullins, Elizabeth Keenan, Rosie Millar Martin, Rachel Parke, Ann […]
Recycling company Re-Gen has started work on its £30 million circular economy resource park in Newry which will involve 250 people in the construction of the new manufacturing and industrial units. The eight-acre site in the Invest NI Carnbane Business Park will accommodate a number of operations including the manufacture of solid recovered […]
