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.

THAT’s AMORE! Ladies and Gentlemen that time has arrived for arguably one of the social events of the year. That’s right the Carrickdale Hotel will play host to ‘That’s Amore’ on Saturday night, the 14th April 2012, with Acts from all corners of the country, and the globe for that matter. The main act of […]

Upcoming Fixtures: Thurs U16 v Tullylish (h) at 6.45pm/ Fri ACL Sen v Clonduff (a)/ Sun U12 Go Games Drumgath at 10.30am & Junior camogie v Ballygalget (h) at 2pm & SD Res v Burren(a) at 6pm/ Mon Sen v Castlewellan (h)/ Tues Min v Darragh Cross (h) at 7pm. U-8 football practice this Saturday […]

Knockbridge too hot for ‘Point Hurlers Knockbridge Senior Hurlers proved themselves too hot for host team St. Peter’s, Warrenpoint in a very competitive, but sporting Tain Ulster Hurling league game played at Pairc Liam Ui Ir on Saturday afternoon. Knockbridge got off to a great start, and totally dominated the opening half, with the half-time […]

Saturday saw the annual Gary Cunningham tournament took place. There was some great football played by all the young teams involved in the competition. Clonduff and Attical contested the A final with Attical winning in an entertaining final. The Seconds had a very convincing victory over Clonduff on Saturday evening to remain top of the […]

This last week has witnessed the setting up of new chargers across Newry for electric cars. And there is no shortage of the charge-points either, as they can be found from one side of Newry to the other. Locations for the chargers include the Fiveways Filling Station, Newry Train Station and Bagnel’s Castle. But they […]
Apr 10 2012 | Posted in
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Narrow Water Castle has this week been selected to feature on a new unique Royal Mail stamp collection. The castle is the second site in Northern Ireland to be chosen for the collection, and will represent the letter N. Narrow Water Castle was originally built in the 13th century as part of Norman fortifications designed […]
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Police in Kilkeel are appealing for information following the report of an assault in the Main Street area of Hilltown in the early hours of Sunday 8th April. Sometime between midnight and 1.45am two males were set upon by a large crowd in an unprovoked attack. The two males and a female attempting to stop […]
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A local Boccia team recently finished second in a Boccia tournament consisting of twenty one teams from across the Southern Trust area, including teams from Armagh, Dungannon, Craigavon, Banbridge and Newry and Mourne. The winners were ‘Young Ones’ of Banbridge, with ‘Newry Hotshots’ finishing second and ‘Good Manors’ of Lurgan finishing third. Fit 4 U […]
Apr 10 2012 | Posted in
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The Newry and Mourne District Council has announced plans to provide financial assistance towards any events planned for the Newry and Mourne area during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, which takes place during the 2nd and 5th June this year. Any events organised during this period with relevance to the Jubilee will be eligible for consideration […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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As part of your spring cleaning routine Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) is encouraging people to include an additional but lifesaving task – spring clean your smoke alarm. Kevin O’Neill, Group Commander, Community Development, Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service explained, “Take a few potentially life saving minutes to spring clean your smoke […]
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