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.

Down and Armagh suffered similar fates this weekend as both lost at home by 6 point margins. The defeats mean that Down have only 2 points from 3 National League games, while Armagh’s unbeaten run comes to an end. Down welcomed Kerry to Newry for the first time in 19 years and both sides made […]
Mar 4 2012 | Posted in
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Ambrose Rogers will return to the Down team tomorrow for an important Allianz National Football League encounter with the Kerry men in Pairc Esler, Newry. The influential midfielder missed Down’s defeat to Cork on the 12th of February and has yet to get back into full swing for the intercounty side since his injury in […]
Mar 3 2012 | Posted in
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A Councillor for County Louth has this week spoke of how the job of dealing with toxic sludge has cost the Newry & Mourne area approximately €600,000 in the last year. Councillor Tomas Sharkey also commented on how criminal gangs could end up controlling every town land and parish in the border region unless steps […]
Mar 3 2012 | Posted in
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The Southern Area Hospice is set to benefit from a stock judging event at Hilltown Saleyard on Friday the 9th March. The event, which starts at 8pm, has been jointly organised by Castlewellan Blackface Sheep Breeders and Mourne Sheep Breeders. The Southern Area Hospice Services serves the entire Southern Health Board Region and operates 24 […]
Mar 3 2012 | Posted in
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Terrestrial television in Northern Ireland is set to be switched off this year, and local residents are encouraged to be ready for the switch over. All television signals will be digital based from October this year in the biggest change in television since the switch to colour. If you are without a digital TV come […]
Mar 2 2012 | Posted in
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Apart from the usual activities organised by Newry and Mourne District Council as part of the St. Patrick’s Day festivities, the Irish Language Unit will be providing a number free bilingual events for those interested in Irish language and culture during Seachtain na Gaeilge: Irish Language Week. 5 March at 8 pm, Bagenal’s Castle A […]
Mar 2 2012 | Posted in
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The School for Social Enterprise in Ireland has been offered fifteen bursaries from the Flax Trust, for a new social enterprise business planning programme. The programme, which is also supported by the University of Ulster, leads to an Advanced Diploma award in Social Enterprise. The programme, set to start in April this year, runs for […]
Mar 2 2012 | Posted in
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Power NI, the new name for NIE Energy, has today revealed that over 10,000 of its Keypad customers have taken advantage of its Free Keypad App, helping them to ‘top up’ their electricity anywhere and at anytime. The Free App is available to all of Power NI’s 250,000 Keypad customers. Since its launch in October […]
Mar 2 2012 | Posted in
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Newry and Mourne District Council are encouraging local residents to continue using their brown bins and to continue leaving them out for collection, even if they are not full. According to the council, 15,600 people in the Newry & Mourne district has been issued a brown bin. Brown bins can be used for all food […]
Mar 2 2012 | Posted in
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A medical panel has this week stated that a doctor who sexually assaulted a nurse because he did not want to watch an ITV soap, had shown a “woeful lack of insight” into his actions. The Daisy Hill based doctor had allegedly squeezed the nurse’s left breast with both hands after she took the television […]
Mar 2 2012 | Posted in
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