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Police patrol stumbles upon vacant Parochial House fire | News in Newry

Police patrol stumbles upon vacant Parochial House fire | News in Newry - news in newry today

A passing police patrol became aware of a fire at a vacant Parochial House, on Castlewellan Road in Hilltown, shortly before 3am, on Thursday 31 August.     NIFRS personnel were in attendance and brought the blaze under control. However, extensive damage has been caused to the property. It is believed at this time that […]

Newry Singer Songwriter Jack Devlin wins Translink Sessions music competition | News in Newry

Newry Singer Songwriter Jack Devlin wins Translink Sessions music competition | News in Newry - newry news facebook

Emerging artist Jack Devlin from Newry has been awarded the winning title of this year’s Translink Sessions – Sounds of Summer music competition, at the grand final held at Belfast’s Oh Yeah Music Centre.     Following over 40 entries from local music talent from across Northern Ireland, who had been tasked with submitting an […]

Newry students set for American adventure on US Scholarship programme | News in Newry

Newry students set for American adventure on US Scholarship programme | News in Newry - newry local newspaper

Local students from Newry, Warrenpoint and Kilkeel are heading off on the adventure of a lifetime this month after being accepted into a US Scholarship programme.     They are among 56 students from across Northern Ireland on the prestigious Study USA programme, which enables students to study business or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and […]

Armagh And Markethill NFU Mutual Offices Join Forces To Meet Demand For Local Insurance Service

Armagh And Markethill NFU Mutual Offices Join Forces To Meet Demand For Local Insurance Service - newry news

NFU Mutual’s Armagh and Markethill offices are joining forces to meet the increasing demand for the rural insurer’s services.     Creating a brand-new merged office will allow the team to continue to provide a local, personal service for NFU Mutual customers across a wider geographical region. The new larger office, which has been renamed […]

Dare to Achieve with SRC’s Step-Up Programme | News in Newry

Dare to Achieve with SRC's Step-Up Programme | News in Newry - local news newry

From September 2023, Southern Regional College will be offering a new range of flexible courses under the Step-Up (Skills, Training and Employment programme).     Step-Up consists of three strands.  They are: 1) College Connect+ 2) DARE (Disability Access Route to Education and Employment), and 3) WRAP (Women Returners Access Programme)     The programme […]

Local Byrne and Simpson Families Tractor Run Raises £13,000 to Honour Paddy | News in Newry

Local Byrne and Simpson Families Tractor Run Raises £13,000 to Honour Paddy | News in Newry - newry local news

Following a recent tractor run and charity night dedicated to the memory of Paddy Simpson at Glenn GAC, an astounding £13,286.83 was donated to the local charity PIPS Hope and Support.     The tractor run and charity night took place on Sunday, 7 May 2023, at Glenn GAC, which was the main host. It […]

Newry McDonald’s teams up with Ashgrove Rovers F.C. to tackle litter in the city | News in Newry

Newry McDonald’s teams up with Ashgrove Rovers F.C. to tackle litter in the city | News in Newry - down newspaper

Players from Newry’s Ashgrove Rovers F.C. recently joined with the McDonald’s Newry restaurant for a litter clean-up in the town.     The event formed part of McDonald’s campaign aimed at tackling litter in parks, on paths and along roadsides in towns across Northern Ireland. The ‘30 Parks in 30 Days’ campaign saw McDonald’s employees […]

Exciting new programme for young people launched | News in Newry

Exciting new programme for young people launched | News in Newry today

Thursday 27 July marked the official launch of the exciting new programme for young people ‘YouthStart’.     The programme will support over 2200 young people throughout Northern Ireland over the next two years (2023-2025).  This youth employability programme, which is founded on a youth work approach, aims to build young people’s skills for life, […]

Vulnerable consumers most impacted as 27% of NI bank branches close within 3 years | News in Newry

Vulnerable consumers most impacted as 27% of NI bank branches close within 3 years | News in Newry - breaking news newry

Figures released by the Consumer Council reveal that Northern Ireland has lost 27% of its total bank branch network in less than three years.     Between May 2020 and January 2023, banks in Northern Ireland permanently closed 52 branches.   The Consumer Council carried out research in 2022 to understand the impact of bank […]

Maghaberry prisoners tackle Ulster GAA coaching skills course | News in Newry

Maghaberry prisoners tackle Ulster GAA coaching skills course | News in Newry today

Maghaberry Prison has teamed up with Ulster GAA to coach skills for Gaelic football to prisoners as part of a sports rehabilitation initiative.      More than 20 prisoners have taken part in the coaching course over a six-week period with a focus on key skills of the game as well as encouraging healthy minds […]







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