Stories written by DeclanCo-Founder, IT Specialist and Journalist at Newry Times. Declan is a graduate of the University of Ulster, gaining a Bachelor's degree in Interactive Multimedia Design.

Environment Minister Alex Attwood MLA and Irish Environment Minister Phil Hogan T.D officially open Northern Ireland’s first zero carbon home. The ‘Green Future House’ built by Armagh based construction firm Green Future NI Ltd is the first ever in the province to be awarded five years of free council rates under the Low Carbon and […]
Mar 29 2012 | Posted in
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The winners of the Newry and Mourne Council heats of the Environmental Youth Speak 2012 have been announced. Hannah O’Neill of St Joseph’s Primary School Meigh, and Alex Shortall of Sacred Heart Grammar School were judged to be the best speakers in the competition, which is ran annually by all the Councils in Northern Ireland, […]
Mar 29 2012 | Posted in
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Parts of Newry and Mourne are engulfed tonight in thick black smoke after gorse fires continued to rage on the outskirts of the city at Camlough Mountain. The mountain, which experienced an incredible blaze last year, experienced a fire at around 2pm earlier today which was tackled by approximately 40 fire fighters. Fire crews are […]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
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Newry Times can confirm tonight that fires have broken out around the Camlough Mountain area. With locals remembering last year’s incidents, a local councillor has decided to voice his concerns. Newry and Mourne Fews area Sinn Fein Councillor Pat Mc Ginn has said gorse fires in the locality are diverting the vital resources of the […]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
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As we approach the Easter holidays police in Newry are asking local people to support the ‘School Watch’ initiative to help protect local schools over the break. Crime Prevention Officer, Paula Nicholl said: “The impact of criminal damage such as graffiti and broken windows can have a detrimental effect on our local schools causing funding […]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
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Charlie Casey, Newry’s Mayor, attended an event in Newry on March 22, run by Equality Commission and Labour Relations Agency staff to brief local business support organisations about services to help small and medium sized businesses with key challenges like recruitment, maternity, flexible working and redundancy. The picture shows, from left, Jim Glacken, Equality Commission, […]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
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Northern Ireland Water has started actions to increase treatment capacity and improve odour control at the Newry Wastewater Treatment Works. Local councillors and businesses located at the Greenbank were given details of the multi-million pound upgrade at a recent presentation. Details of the £4.8million project include the building of two large primary settlement tanks, which would increase […]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
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Newry and Mourne Museum’s lecture series is set to finish tomorrow night with a special examination of Ireland’s patron saint – St Patrick. The event starts at 8pm tomorrow night at Bagenal’s Castle with Professor Marie-Therese Flanagan speaking about “Jocelin of Furness’s Life of St. Patrick”. The talk will ask why Anglo-Norman Cistercian monk, Jocelin […]

The parents of murdered homeless man, Marek Mateusz Muszynski, have said that they forgive his killers. The Polish man was murdered in Newry three years ago, his killer Lindsay White was sentenced to 14 years in prison last week. Mr Muszynski arrived in Newry in 2007 with the idea of getting a job. Having failed […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following an assault at Ballynabee Road, Camlough. At around 2pm on Sunday, 25 March, two males, both aged 27 years old, were working on a red Mercedes car by the side of the road. A dark coloured car pulled up and three men approached the pair. The men […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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