
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested a man following a spate of burglaries and thefts across Northern Ireland in recent weeks. Detective Sergeant Dougherty explains, “The man, aged 31, was arrested following a search which was carried out in the east Belfast area on Tuesday […]
Aug 9 2023 | Posted in
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Police investigating a serious one-vehicle road traffic collision on Newry Road, Kilkeel on Saturday morning, 29 July have charged a man to court. The 27-year-old has been charged with causing death or grievous bodily injury by careless driving without due care and attention. It is believed that a man, who was a passenger […]
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for witnesses and information after a reported arson attack in the city. Detective Sergeant Dougherty says, “Just after 4.40 am on Sunday 30 July, we received a report from our colleagues in Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service of a fire at a residential property in the Stream […]
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A 50-year-old man has been charged with two counts of assaulting an ambulance worker and two counts of sexual assault. The charges relate to an incident in Newcastle on Friday, 28 July 2023. He is expected to appear before Downpatrick Magistrates Court on Thursday, 24 August 2023. As is the usual […]
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A resurfacing scheme on Catherine Street, Lower Catherine Street, Corry Square and Edward Street, Newry commenced on Monday 31 July 2023 and is expected to be completed by 31 August 2023. The improvement work includes resurfacing the carriageway, upgrading road drainage and realignment of kerbs and crossing points. To help ensure the safety […]
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Fionn mac Cumhaill, the towering centrepiece of the eagerly anticipated Wake the Giant festival, will make a spectacular return to Warrenpoint again this year. Taking place on 19 and 20 August, the legendary giant Fionn will rise from the depths of Carlingford Lough to overlook a weekend of music and storytelling amidst a […]

A police car was rammed and two police officers were injured in Crossmaglen on Sunday, 30 July. Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for South Armagh Adam Corner says, “At around 9.10 pm local neighbourhood officers, who were conducting proactive patrols, attempted to stop a car acting suspiciously in the Cullaville Road area. “The vehicle, a […]
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The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has continued to confirm positive results for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds. HPAI has now also been detected in two fox cubs along with wild birds in the Portrush area. While this is the first time mammals have been confirmed as […]
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A new group is being established to work with the Southern Health Trust to implement the ongoing stabilisation plans for acute inpatient medical services at Daisy Hill Hospital, and to support the development of a longer-term plan for the future of the Newry Hospital. The stabilisation plans, which were agreed at the Trust’s […]
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New stalking legislation introduced in April 2022, which criminalised stalking for the first time, has led to the arrest of fifteen people in Newry, Mourne and Down. Since then, the PSNI has made 89 arrests of alleged stalkers and charged 48. This week marks the beginning of National Stalking Awareness Week and the […]
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