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.

Detectives in Newry investigating an incident in Newtownhamilton on Saturday 14th January have arrested two men on suspicion of armed robbery. Newry Times reported earlier that a woman was threatened in the Dundalk Street area of Newtownhamilton at lunch time yesterday. The woman was walking past a parked car with three men inside. One of […]
Jan 15 2012 | Posted in
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Down and Armagh both emerged victorious today in the McKenna Cup. The wins mean Armagh bagged their first points of the tournament while Down move two points clear at the top and look good to win the group. Armagh hosted St Mary’s at the Athletic Grounds and few would have seen anything other than an […]
Jan 15 2012 | Posted in
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Another quiet week around the club, apart from the senior team training there was the work of the Bingo and Lotto Committees. Although there is no football being played, funds haved to be raised to meet the day to day expenses. More honours came the way of the club this week when five of our […]

An investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in Newry Canal will examine up to 16,000 pages of evidence. Gareth O’Connor disappeared when travelling to Dundalk garda station in 2003, with the family of the man believing he was abducted and killed by the Provisional IRA. Detectives responding to a tip-off […]
Jan 15 2012 | Posted in
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Every year 7.2 million tonnes of food is thrown away from our homes. This costs the average family around £50 a month or £680 a year. Wasting food also means that we waste the energy, water and packaging involved in producing, transporting and storing the food. It also means that food sent to landfill contributes, […]
Jan 14 2012 | Posted in
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Terry Davey, a well known Newry businessman, has died on a trip to Pattaya, Thailand. It is understood that Mr Davey drowned while on a beach resort on January 8th. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office have said that they will provide providing consular assistance to father of three’s family. Local councillor Jackie Patterson spoke of his […]
Jan 13 2012 | Posted in
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Fews area Sinn Féin Councillor Pat McGinn has urged the local community to be extra vigilant after news that several burglaries in the Derramore, Bessbrook and Camlough areas had been reported and now were being investigated by Bessbrook Police. “Properties were entered through rear doors or windows and cash and jewellery taken” said the local […]
Jan 13 2012 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin’s Brendan Curran has condemned two arson attacks on vehicles in Newry’s Derrybeg Estate over the past few days. The elected representative was speaking from the scene of the attack having spoken to the owner of one of the cars in question. “Both this vehicle, a Vauxhall Astra, and a vehicle belonging to another […]
Jan 12 2012 | Posted in
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Newry Chamber of Commerce & Trade is delighted to kick start its busy 2012 events calendar with a business information seminar, titled ‘Communications in a Digital Age’. This informative and inspiring workshop will be delivered by PR and Digital Marketing experts, Deborah King, Stakeholder Communications and Niall McKeown, iON. The key topics addressed in this […]
Jan 12 2012 | Posted in
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Local fire and rescue services have been called in from around Newry & Mourne and beyond tonight to deal with a blaze in Kilkeel. Six fire fighting appliances as well as an aerial appliance have been called in from Warrenpoint and Newry, as well as Portadown and Lisburn. It is reported that the blaze was […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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