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.

Newry Chamber of Commerce & Trade will host a ‘Let’s Talk’ Business Dinner with a VIP guest speaker from the Department of Finance and Personnel in the Canal Court Hotel on the 30th January. Newry Chamber is inviting members of the local business community to attend this important event to hear from a senior Member […]
Jan 7 2012 | Posted in
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Last year Sticky Fingers launched The Tower of Imagination sculpture on the A1 road at Newry. Created by artist Maurice Harron, the sculpture stands as a beacon of and for the children of Newry but also as a beacon for hope, opportunity, forward thinking and imagination for us, the grown-ups, who may have lost that […]
Jan 7 2012 | Posted in
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St Colman’s College Chapel in Newry will tonight be the setting for ‘Calme des Nuits’, a choral recital of secular poetry from the last five centuries. The event, held by The Victoria Consort, will include beautiful music by Brahms, Elgar, Saint-Saëns, Vaughan Williams and Gabriel Jackson. The Victoria Consort is a Belfast-based chamber choir established in […]
Jan 7 2012 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary in the Newry Road area of Camlough. Around 5.50pm on Thursday, 5 January, the residents of a house on Newry Road returned home and disturbed two males inside their house. One of the males had a knife in his possession. The two intruders made off […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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The man accused of murdering 40 year old Marek Muszynski, has been told he must serve at least 11 years in prison. The accused from Lisgullion Park in Newry had admitted the murder of the Polish man. Mr Muszynski was killed in the Upper Edward Street area of Newry in July 2009. Judge David McFarland […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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Newry Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Mickey Brady has said that all allegations of assault, in particular those of sexual assault, must be treated with the utmost seriousness and were entitled to full and rigorous investigation by the police. Mr Brady was speaking after revelations that a young woman who faced charges of wasting police time […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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An organisation that aims to raise awareness of conditions that can lead sudden cardiac deaths in young people, will be doing free heart screenings later this month in Newry. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), will be visiting the city as part of their Test My Heart Tour, which travels the UK offering free cardiac […]

One of the biggest fixtures in local sport returns to Newry this weekend as Down take on Armagh in the McKenna Cup. The match will be the subject of conversation in many homes throughout Newry and Mourne as both counties kick off their 2012 intercounty campaigns. Down manager James McCartan will start 2012 without several […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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January is often a time, when we all try to change our ways. Newry and Mourne District Council would like to invite all residents to make a recycling resolution this New Year. The Director of Technical and Leisure Services, Mr. Jim McCorry said, “By recycling just one more item, residents can make a difference! We […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are in possession of two bicycles that were found in the Chequer Court area yesterday, Sunday 1st January. They are described as a HARA copper coloured BMX style bicycle and a Calypso pink coloured BMX style bicycle. Police would be delighted to reunite the bicycles with their rightful owners. For more information […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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