
Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has expressed regret at the decision to remove a number of Oak trees at the Greenbank in Newry. The Newry and Armagh MP says, “Over the last number of months I have met with a number of concerned residents as well as engineers to assess the situation. […]
Sep 19 2022 | Posted in
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With students arriving in Belfast this month, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast, Ulster University and Belfast Metropolitan College, have launched their student safety campaign. The campaign aims to encourage safe and respectful behaviour and provide an opportunity for students to learn more about their local police. […]
Sep 16 2022 | Posted in
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Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire which has caused substantial damage to a number of outbuildings and vehicles at a farm in the area. The fire happened in Newtownhamilton during the early hours of Monday 5 September 2022. Detective Inspector Celeste Simpson says, “Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service reported the […]
Sep 16 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis and her colleague Councillor Declan Murphy have welcomed a recent positive update from the council on the project to build a recreation hub at Camlough lake. Councillor Magennis says, “Councillor Murphy and I, along with the Camlough lake users group recently met with the council to discuss the […]
Sep 15 2022 | Posted in
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Medical trainees at Daisy Hill Hospital now have access to the very latest training facilities with the opening of a new Education Centre. Both Daisy Hill and Craigavon Area hospitals are Queens University Teaching Hospitals. Around 110 junior doctors and medical students complete placements at Daisy Hill each year across medicine, surgery, emergency […]
Sep 15 2022 | Posted in
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Part of the County Down countryside has been transported back to the penal time in Ireland, for an imaginative film called “Faith of our Fathers”. Global TV network EWTN is behind this new production currently being filmed on the beautiful grounds of Dromantine Retreat & Conference Centre outside Newry, County Down. The film […]
Sep 14 2022 | Posted in
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Two men arrested on suspicion of a number of offences in relation to an aggravated burglary in Newry have been released on police bail pending further enquiries. Police are still investigating the aggravated burglary in the Toragh Park area of Newry during . Two people were assaulted and damage was caused to a […]
Sep 14 2022 | Posted in
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The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has released a statement following the death of a man in a fire in Newry. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) Assistant Chief Fire & Rescue Officer Aidan Jennings says, “The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) are […]
Sep 13 2022 | Posted in
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Work on a combined footway and cycleway scheme along the A50 Newcastle Road from Castlewellan towards Newcastle has been completed. The upgraded route runs from the gateway feature in Castlewellan to the junction with Sawmill Road. It provides an improved facility in the Castlewellan area to encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling. […]
Sep 13 2022 | Posted in
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Northern Ireland animal welfare charity, the USPCA, has announced the return of its popular charity cycle event, ‘Pedal for Paws’, taking place on Saturday 24 September. Now in its third year, the cycling challenge has become a calendar highlight for the charity’s supporters. Cyclists tackle the 20-mile route in a bid to raise vital […]