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.

A review into the Northern Ireland health service has said that the number of acute hospitals in Northern Ireland will probably have to be reduced from ten to seven or five at worst, with Daisy Hill one of the ten at risk. The review – ‘Transforming Your Care, A Review Of Health And Social Care’ […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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Supporting the Southern Area Hospice Services this Christmas has just got easier as you can now donate by sending a text message from your mobile. Thanks to the ‘Just Text Giving’ campaign, charities can sign up to text donations with their own personal text code. The initiative, set up with the help of Vodafone, is […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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Players from four Newry and Mourne schools helped a squad representing the Southern Education and Library Board win bronze at a recent under 16s’ netball tournament. Players from St Mary’s High School, Our Lady’s Grammar School, St Paul’s High School and Sacred Heart Grammar School helped their SELB side defeat teams representing Belfast and the […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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A charity sale carried out by staff from Newry and Mourne Council has been instrumental in raising £340 for Pretty n Pink, a Northern Ireland Breast Cancer Charity. The money was raised from a staff sale, organised by the Council’s environmental management team, which was held at the Council’s Offices during European Week of Waste […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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Newry and Mourne Sinn Fein Councillor, Pat McGinn has said that it is essential that the forthcoming discussion in the House of Representatives includes provision for Irish immigrants. The discussion relates to the latest proposed Immigration legislation and the elimination of country based-caps on the number of employment visas issued annually and the boosting of […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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Garda and PSNI officers are on the hunt for a suspected drunk-driver who stole a police patrol car from officers after they pulled him over in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin on Sunday night. Having been already placed in the back of the car, the man made his way in to the driver’s seat. After taking the […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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Music lovers in Newry are in for a treat on Monday 19th December as Joanne and David Quigley welcome top Irish Soprano, Mairead Buicke to the city, for their annual Classical Christmas Concert. Mairead was born in Limerick and graduated with a first Class honours Performance degree from the Royal Irish Academy of Music where […]

A Crossmaglen man has died after a shooting in Dundalk, Co.Louth. Two others were also injured when a man fired shots at a taxi near a house on Cluain Ard, Lis Na Dara at around 4am on Sunday morning. James Hughes, 35, from Crossmaglen, was fatally wounded in the incident. The driver of the taxi, […]
Dec 11 2011 | Posted in
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The Financial Services Authority and HM Treasury have this week said that Newry Credit Union customers will have their deposits protected to the value of £85,000 from the 31st of March 2012. The changes will be implemented in all of Northern Ireland’s Credit Unions when regulation duties pass from the Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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Karen Walsh, 45, who was convicted of the murder of Maire Rankin at her home in Newry, is challenging the DNA and forensic evidence presented during her trail. Maria Rankin, an 81 year old grandmother was found dead at her home on the Dublin Road on Christmas morning in 2008. Walsh, who worked in Dublin […]
Dec 10 2011 | Posted in
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