Stories written by Newry Times

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust is appealing for drivers to respect designated disabled car parking spaces across its sites. Since the Trust introduced parking enforcement at Craigavon and Daisy Hill hospitals last year 93% of fines issued were to cars parked in disabled spaces without a blue badge. Speaking to Newry […]
Jul 30 2018 | Posted in
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Detectives from PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of 33-year-old local man Brian Phelan on the Carrivekeeney Road in Newry yesterday (Thursday, 26 June) have recovered a blue coloured Peugeot 206 that they believe was involved in the murder. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Chief Inspector Eamonn Corrigan said, “We thank the public for […]
Jul 27 2018 | Posted in
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Slieve Gullion SDLP Councillor Pete Byrne has said that unfair criteria and policy is becoming a running theme in disadvantaging South Armagh from key strategies, funding and economic opportunities. Speaking to Newry Times, Byrne said, “Since my co-option to Newry Mourne and Down District Council in 2016, I have been struck by how criteria and […]
Jul 27 2018 | Posted in
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Do you know what to do if a flight or sailing is delayed or cancelled? With recent ferry cancellations and strike action affecting air travel, The Consumer Council’s ‘Passport to Summer’ campaign aims to equip Northern Ireland passengers with all they need to know during the busy summer travel period. Jenny Robinson, Transport […]
Jul 27 2018 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry have launched a murder investigation after a man died after being stabbed in Newry. The stabbing happened in the Carrivekeeney Road area of Newry on Thursday 26 July. Police have said the death is being treated as murder. A man aged 27 has been arrested and is currently in custody […]
Jul 26 2018 | Posted in
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Newry and Mourne Museum has purchased two paintings by the Newry-born artist Margaret Clarke, with support from the Northern Ireland Museums Council. Margaret Clarke (née Crilley) began her studies at Newry Municipal Technical College in the twentieth century and after further training in Dublin established herself as one of Ireland’s premier portrait painters in the […]
Jul 26 2018 | Posted in
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Newcastle Summer Season continues this weekend with two more fantastic live performances. On Friday 27 July 2018, Northern Ireland’s only 1950’s/60’s Rock ‘n’ Roll band ‘The Soda Popz’ will return to Newcastle and play some of the best-loved hits from that fabulous era including songs of Johnny Cash, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Connie Francis and […]

The brilliant sequel to The History of the Troubles (accordin’ to my Da), is on tour and comes to Newry Town Hall on Saturday 25 August at 7.30pm. Written by Martin Lynch and Grimes & McKee, and directed by Dan Gordon, the show tells a peaceful tale of street protests, riots, guns, bombings, the RHI […]

Local man Damian Sherry along with family and friends organised a Flag Day in Kilkeel to raise awareness and funds for PIPS Hope and Support. A fabulous £1191.00 was raised on the day from local community members supporting Damian and the volunteer’s efforts. Main organiser Damian, who has fundraised on a number of […]
Jul 25 2018 | Posted in
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Economic stagnation is the legacy of DUP failures in government, Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has said. The party’s economy spokesperson was responding to the latest Composite Economic Index statistics that show a 1 per cent fall in the North’s economic output in the last year. “The DUP controlled the main economic department […]
Jul 25 2018 | Posted in
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