
Newry and Mourne District Council are to host an exhibition by local Artist Jacqui Rooney in The John Bell Gallery from the 17th of February until the 21st of March this year. The exhibition will be the third for Jacqui Rooney and will be titled ‘Colours Of My World’. The exhibition focuses on her travels […]
Feb 5 2012 | Posted in
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Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce will be marking their 230th Anniversary on 17 April 2012 in a very special and unique way. As part of their celebrations, they will be hosting the Chamber230 Gala in partnership with bmi, British Midland International in what will be the first major business gathering in the new iconic Titanic […]
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In a bid to calm the tension, Pope John Paul II came to the Republic of Ireland in September 1979 and pleaded with the country to end the violence in the North. However, his calls fell on deaf ears and days later the Provisional IRA killed four British soldiers in a landmine in Dungannon and […]
Jan 30 2012 | Posted in
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On 27th August 1979 the Provisional IRA carried out two attacks, both North and South of the border, which would be etched into the history books as the day that left 18 British Army personnel dead and the Queen’s cousin assassinated. Lord Mountbatten had an exceptional CV and enviable military record. He was the grandson of […]
Jan 22 2012 | Posted in
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The Irish language will receive a huge boost in Newry this week when building work begins on the new Irish language centre, ‘Gaeláras Mhic Ardghail’. It is hoped that the work will be completed and the centre opened by September 2012 – in time for the centenary of Omeath Irish College, Coláiste Bhríde. Events will […]
Jan 16 2012 | Posted in
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Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness were both vocal opponents of the Provisional IRA’s short ceasefire in 1975, both arguing that it was a British ploy to entice PIRA members out of the shadows, where the organization could then be infiltrated more effectively by the British security agencies. Adams, allegedly the Commanding Officer of the Provisional […]
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The Provisional IRA adopted many tactics throughout its thirty year campaign in Northern Ireland, sometimes encompassing politics with bombings and high profile assassinations (the “ballot in one hand and armalite in the other” strategy) in order to achieve their ideological aim of a united Ireland, based on socialist principles. They believed that targeting mainland Britain […]
Dec 26 2011 | Posted in
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Despite 1972 being the bloodiest year of the Troubles, murders and bombings continued at a consistently lethal level. However, the British and Irish governments were desperately working behind the scenes to find a political settlement. This took the form of the Sunningdale Agreement of 1973-74. Despite some general goodwill from both governments the agreement was […]
Dec 23 2011 | Posted in
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This is the story of Raymond ‘Ray’ Pentony (16th September 1924 – 4th November 2011), originally of Saint Clare’s Avenue, Newry and lately of Reservoir Melbourne, Australia. Below are the edited extracts from his memorial service held in Reservoir close to Melbourne, New South Wales. Ray was one of seven children to James and Lily […]
Dec 18 2011 | Posted in
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In the aftermath of Bloody Sunday the Provisional IRA swelled with numbers, mostly disenfranchised nationalist youths who wanted to ‘hit back’ at the perceived injustices against their community. From this position of strength the Provisionals began planning a revenge attack to rival that of Bloody Sunday. The Provisionals did declare a truce for a short […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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