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Newry Sinn Fein Councillor’s father injured in ‘criminal thuggery’ at football game

Newry City Sinn Féin Councillor Valerie Harte said that there was no place in sport for what she described as ‘criminal thuggery’ after her father was injured in an incident last night at the Newry City AFC v Portadown game. Police said they received a report of a disturbance at Newry Showgrounds in the city’s […]

Newry Rainbow Community hold ‘last event’ in current premises

The Newry Rainbow Community recently held what could be their last event in the premises in which they’ve been based for the last 3 years. LGBT activists and allies gathered in the Rainbow House on Monaghan Street for the last time and held their Annual General Meeting.     Chairperson Rory Rafferty began the AGM […]

Two arrested in Newry as police seize £20,000 of drugs

PSNI - Newry newspaper

Detectives from Criminal Investigations Branch Organised Crime Unit have made two arrests and seized £20,000 worth of cannabis in Newry today, Friday 20 April. The 40 year old male and 39 year old female were arrested on suspicion of a number of drugs offences after police stopped a car on the on Tandragee Road this […]

Traffic diversions in Newry tonight for parade

Police in Newry have advised the local community that a notified parade is due to take place in Newry this evening, Friday, 20 April. Speaking to Newry Times, Chief Inspector Joe McMinn said, “As with any event of this type, police will endeavour to keep any disruption to the community as minimal as possible.   […]

St Paul’s Bessbrook celebrates musical talent at Spring concert

Friends, families, and visitors were treated to a fabulous concert in St. Paul’s recently. The pupils and teachers showed of all of their skill and hard work during their annual spring concert.     Everyone was enthralled by the harmonious singing of the senior, junior, boys and the LSU choirs.     The mood was […]

Free digital retail programme launched to help local businesses

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has launched a free programme which has been designed to help the growth of local businesses by helping them learn new skills and develop confidence to make the most of the vast digital retail opportunities available. The Digital Retail Therapy Programme is the first of its kind in […]

Brain Injury Foundation Chair delivers ‘inspiring and emotional’ keynote speech

Frank Dolaghan, Chair of the Brain Injury Foundation, was invited to give the keynote speech at the conference of The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland (CFNI) recently in Ballymena. 150 delegates from across the voluntary, community and funding sectors attended.     CFNI is one of the leading funders of the voluntary and community sector […]

Important advice for pregnant women during lambing season

Despite the weather spring is here and the first lambs have already begun to appear in the fields, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding pregnant women about the risk of close contact with sheep during lambing season. The PHA is advising women who are, or think they may be, pregnant to reduce their […]

Record numbers on Organ Donor Register, but still work to be done

Latest figures have revealed that the percentage of people in Northern Ireland on the Organ Donor Register (ODR) continues to rise, but with the number of actual donors having levelled out, much work still needs to be done, says the Public Health Agency (PHA). Dr Bríd Farrell, Assistant Director of Public Health at the PHA, […]

Cycle Against Suicide is bound for Newry

Registrations are now open for Cycle Against Suicide’s annual cycle, which will take place from 28 April 2018 – 7 May 2018 across Northern Ireland and Ireland. Cycle Against Suicide is an initiative to raise awareness of the help and support networks that are available to people across Northern Ireland and Ireland that are battling […]







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