
Slieve Gullion Councillors Kate Loughran and Pete Byrne have heaped praise on three South Armagh High Schools after they appeared in the Irish News non-grammar schools performance lists for the highest percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSE’s at grades A* to C. Both St. Paul’s High School Bessbrook and St. Joseph’s Crossmaglen appeared […]
Jan 21 2019 | Posted in
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Slieve Gullion area Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has praised all those involved in the delivery of a refurbished play park at Dromintee. Speaking to Newry Times, the local representative said, “This newly refurbished Play area has been welcomed by all and is a welcome community asset. “The park is thronged with children […]
Jan 21 2019 | Posted in
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The Senior Investigating Officer of the PSNI has appealed for information following the brutal murder of Wayne Boylan in Warrenpoint yesterday evening. Wayne was enjoying an evening with friends at his friend’s home in Lower Dromore Road when two cold-blooded killers burst into the house at around 7:30 pm. The pair, who were […]
Jan 19 2019 | Posted in
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Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the fatal shooting of a man on the Lower Dromore Road, Warrenpoint at around 7.30pm this evening. A woman has also been taken to hospital after the incident in Warrenpoint this evening. Police stated, “A female has also sustained serious injuries during the incident and has been taken […]
Jan 18 2019 | Posted in
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READ the update to this news story HERE. A woman has been taken to hospital after a shooting in Warrenpoint this evening. It is believed the shooting happened in the seaside town at around 8 pm. The woman was admitted to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry and her condition is not yet […]
Jan 18 2019 | Posted in
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Southern Regional College (SRC) has been given the go-ahead to create a new £45 million campus in Craigavon, completing its £95 million investment plans to open three new, state-of-the-art educational facilities. SRC is already advancing the development of two campuses in Armagh and Banbridge as part of the overall investment by the Department for the […]
Jan 18 2019 | Posted in
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2017 saw the number of alcohol-related deaths in Northern Ireland increase for the fourth consecutive year to the highest on record. This is one of the findings of the statistics published this week by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). The statistics show that 303 of the 16,036 deaths registered in […]
Jan 17 2019 | Posted in
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Newry SDLP Councillor Michael Savage has called for sewers serving The Meadow area to be monitored as part of the ongoing Area Drainage Plan for the city. Councillor Michael Savage made the call after NI Water staff met with him and local residents of the Killeavy Road in The Meadow recently to discuss ongoing flooding […]
Jan 17 2019 | Posted in
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Thanks to the generosity of a local family, a new sensory room has opened in The Daisy Children and Young People’s Unit at Daisy Hill Hospital. ‘Harvey’s Haven’ was the dream of Bessbrook woman Clare McCabe, following the sad loss of her little boy Harvey who passed away in January 2015, aged just two and […]
Jan 16 2019 | Posted in
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SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has praised the organisers of the commemorative Civil Rights March held in Newry on Sunday. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty said, “Sunday’s commemorative march was hugely symbolic and deeply personal for many who took part both 50 years ago and again on Sunday. “50 years ago campaigners […]
Jan 16 2019 | Posted in
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