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‘Mobile phone users will suffer from Brexit’ – Fearon

Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has said mobile phone users will continue to face unfair roaming charges ‘if the north is dragged out of the EU’. “Mobile phone roaming charges are set to be abolished across the European Union next year but customers in the north may not feel the benefit of it,” she stated. […]

Calls for Irish passport office in Northern Ireland

Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has backed calls from Seanadóir Niall Ó Donnghaile for an Irish passport office in the north. The Armagh MLA was speaking after Seanadóir Donnghaile secured a Seanad discussion on the need for a Passport Office to be located in the north. Boylan said such a facility was needed. “The substantial […]

‘Secretary of State role must go’ – Murphy

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has called for the position of Secretary of State to be abolished. The Newry MLA made the call as it was announced Theresa Villiers had stepped down from government and James Brokenshire, Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup in Greater London, had taken up the role. “While it remains […]

Fire in Warrenpoint damages houses and car

Motorists are advised that Summerhill in Warrenpoint has been closed to traffic while NIFRS deal with a house fire. Speaking to Newry Times, a Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said, “Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) received a call at 2:37pm to a report of a fire at the Summer Hill area […]

Man, 35, arrested in ‘violent dissident republican terrorist activity’ investigation

Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating violent dissident republican terrorist activity have arrested a 35 year old man in the Armagh area this morning. The suspect has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station for questioning.

Memorial to 18 soldiers killed in Warrenpoint damaged

Police are appealing for information after damage was caused to a memorial at Narrow Water in Warrenpoint. Shortly before 10am this morning, Tuesday 19th July, police received a report that floral tributes at the memorial to the 18 soldiers killed in the Narrow Water Massacre had been destroyed. Speaking to Newry Times, Sgt Amanda Ford […]

Newry food store convicted for illegal sales of prescription medicines

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Food retail company Karolina Int Foods Ltd was today sentenced at Newry Magistrates’ Court after pleaded guilty to the illegal sale of prescription medicines from its specialist Eastern European convenience food stores in Newry and Portadown. The Company was fined £1,000 (plus offender levy) and received a conditional discharge for 12 months. The conviction followed […]

Attacks on bilingual signs ‘idiotic and futile’ – Ó Muirí

Sinn Féin Councillor Barra Ó Muirí has described attacks on bilingual signage in the area as ‘idiotic and futile’. The party’s Irish language spokesperson was speaking after yet another bilingual sign in the district was vandalised. “I don’t know what the people behind these attacks are hoping to achieve but they should know that their […]

Flag theft at Newry republican monument

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has condemned the theft of flags from a number of republican monuments around Newry. Flags were stolen from several monuments on last week, including the national flag from the Óglach Michael Hughes monument at Derrybeg. “This was a despicable act, carried out by people with no comprehension of compassion, or […]

Three charged after major operation into organised crime gang

Two men aged 31 and 58 and a 56 year old woman have been charged with concealing criminal property, converting criminal property, 2 counts of possessing criminal property and possession of a prohibited weapon. The charges are in connection with the arrest of four people last Wednesday in the Armagh area in a major operation […]







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