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.

Killeavy 7s Won by Donaghmoyne On a wonderful Saturday morning, 17 teams from Armagh, Monaghan, Down, Derry, Antrim, Tyrone and Dublin took to the pitches of Killeavy for the third annual Killeavy Ladies 7s. It was a tremendous feast of high quality football right from the start, with the groups very competitive. Donaghmoyne, Carrickcruppen , […]

The Point Gets Jiggy St. Peter’s GAA Club will host ‘The Point Gets Jiggy’ event, in the Whistledown Hotel on Saturday 21 April. Players, members and officers of all ages will take to the stage to perform a series of original and unique Irish dances. It is believed that this year’s dancers will include Club […]

Another big week for the club as we prepare to travel to Breffini Park in Cavan for the replay of the All Ireland Club Final. In truth it is a Journey we should not have to take as we had the opportunity to win it the first day and did not avail of it. Still […]

Armagh’s fears of getting relegated to Division Two of the National Football League were eased this weekend with a close victory over neighbours Down. Armagh made a bright start to the game but were dealt a blow when Peter Carragher was stretchered off with a suspected broken leg. The hosts held the lead for most […]
Mar 25 2012 | Posted in
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The Communications Workers Union (CWU) in the Republic of Ireland has warned that over 300 jobs may be lost in Dublin and Dundalk as Newry based call centre Teleperformance takes over the contract for Vodafone. There is speculation that the jobs may be transferred to Newry, with the CWU claiming Vodafone told them the jobs […]
Mar 25 2012 | Posted in
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It is one of the biggest events in the local sporting calender when Armagh and Down meet. With Newry divided 50:50, the game can be one of the most talked about events of the year and this weekend’s clash is one of the most anticipated meetings in years as both teams have plenty to play […]
Mar 24 2012 | Posted in
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A 29 year old man is set to appear in Newry Magistrates Court today, Saturday 24th March, having been charged with attempted murder and two counts of threatening to kill. The charges are in relation to an incident in the Monaghan Street area of Newry on Saturday 17th of March, when a 31 year old […]
Mar 24 2012 | Posted in
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Shadow Secretary of State Vernon Coaker has said this week’s budget is bad news for Northern Ireland, and that one third of pensioners living in Northern Ireland stand to lose out financially. Mr Coaker claims that the budget will see pensioners lose an average of £83, “The Granny Tax raid on Northern Ireland will affect […]
Mar 23 2012 | Posted in
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Police Officers from Newry and Armagh recently met youths from Newry’s Outreach programme in a friendly football match. The match provided an opportunity for the young people to get to know their local neighbourhood officers and engage with them. Included are Outreach Project Workers, Sgt James Bingham, Newry NPT and one of the youths from […]
Mar 23 2012 | Posted in
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Cooley Kickhams (Ciciam Chuailigne) 1-05 Corrinshego (Cor Fhuinseoige) 0-14 After being amalgamated as Corrahill Blues, Corrinshego minors took to the field for the first time in three years with a challenge game away to Cooley Kickhams last Monday night. It was ourselves who started the strongest with scores coming from Phelim Finnegan and Jamie Murphy […]