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.

NI Water’s educational programme, H2O and the Wonderful World of Water, recently visited Down High Prep School and taught the children all about the Water Cycle. Children learnt about the value of water, the different forms it takes, and what impact humans have on it. During the visit, the children were introduced to H20, a […]
Mar 11 2012 | Posted in
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A group of Newry locals joined groups from Brownlow, Lissize, Fivemiletown and Enniskillen this week to celebrate the work achieved by the Housing Executive’s Shared Neighbourhood Programme. The event, hosted at the Executive’s South Area Office in Craigavon, highlighted the successful work being done by community groups. The group’s work was aided by the Shared […]
Mar 11 2012 | Posted in
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Due to the ongoing Public Realm Improvement Scheme taking place in Hill Street and Monaghan Street, the Annual St. Patrick’s Day on street celebrations will take place in the Kildare Street area of the City. Kildare Street will be closed to through traffic from 8:00 a.m. on Saturday 17th March until approximately 6:30 p.m. Traffic […]
Mar 10 2012 | Posted in
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Newry Times reported yesterday that the Crossmaglen branch of the Northern Bank is set to close on 25th May following a Northern Bank announcement on 8th March. Crossmaglen Sinn Féin councillor Terry Hearty has described this as a blow to the town and to the local economy, “I am shocked by this decision to close […]
Mar 10 2012 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has today responded to Secretary of State Owen Patterson’s refusal to hold a border poll. Speaking to the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Secretary of State said he had no intention of holding a poll and had received no calls to commission a vote. In response, Sinn Fein’s Adams […]
Mar 10 2012 | Posted in
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Newry City FC have launched an appeal against the Irish Football Association’s decision to reject their appeal over the eligibility of Ballymena’s Alan Davidson in a recent Irish Cup encounter. Newry Times reported this week that Ballymena faced ejection from the Irish Cup following a 2-1 win over Newry, a game in which Davidson scored […]
Mar 9 2012 | Posted in
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The ever popular I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, is returning to Newry tonight. The event, being held at The Bank Bar at Trevor Hill, aims to raise funds for local school St Patrick’s Primary. Contestants include Down’s Benny Coulter, Armagh’s Ciaran McKeever and Irish Hollyoaks star Karen Hassan, who are all set […]
Mar 9 2012 | Posted in
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Workers for the Belfast Telegraph have in the last several days held a demonstration protesting against job cuts. The staff, who are members of unions NUJ and Unite, are protesting over the loss of 24 jobs as the Belfast Telegraph prepares to move its printing operations to Newry. Newry Times reported back in January that […]
Mar 7 2012 | Posted in
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Down manager James McCartan has spoken about the Mourne County’s relegation prospects following their defeat to Kerry on Sunday. McCartan said, “We knew this was the end of the table we were most likely going to be looking at. We just want to get two more points on the board and it’ll probably take more than […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade have recently met with secretaries for several government departments, including departments for Environment, Health, Social Development, Enterprise, Trade & Investment. The Commerce, along with a delegation of local representatives, met with the secretaries at Stormont Castle. Issues on the agenda included the need to build a relief road for […]
Mar 6 2012 | Posted in
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