
The decision to remove Newry’s iconic cherry trees from along the canal bank has caused widespread anger in the local community. As Newry Times exclusively revealed yesterday, Newry and Mourne District Council confirmed proposals to remove the beautiful trees from along the canal bank through the heart of the city. According to the Council, the […]

Newry’s first ever ‘Buy Local’ campaign was launched last night to a packed Sean Hollywood Arts Centre. The project, designed to encourage local people to spend their money within the community, is spearheaded by Newry & Mourne District Council. The focus of the campaign is to inform local people about the economic and cultural benefits […]

Newry City Centre Management in partnership with Newry & Mourne District Council and local Chambers from Newry, Crossmaglen, Warrenpoint and Kilkeel have launched the new ‘Buy Local’ campaign for Newry & Mourne. The project is designed to encourage local people to spend their money within the community. The focus of the campaign is to inform […]

Shocking statistics reveal that 40% of all cancers in Ireland are weight related, 80% of Type 2 diabetes diet related and 25% of children as young as 3 years old are overweight or obese. Lisa McArdle of Choice by Lisa Nutrition has been motivated by these findings, focusing her efforts on helping to transform lives, […]

Cut Fiachra Bradley and the GAA will flow out of him before blood will. The young Bessbook man has been playing at the very highest standard in both hurling and football for his club’s Craobh Rua Camlocha (hurling) and Carrickcruppen (football) and is also an integral part of the Armagh senior hurling panel. He took […]

This week in our feature we speak with SDLP MLA Dominic Bradley and discuss his interest in the GAA . Dominic is the SDLP spokesperson on Education and the Irish language and is a former teacher in local school St Paul’s, Bessbrook in which he was the head of the Irish Department and sat on […]

A bit of GAA history was created tonight in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh when MacRory Cup newcomers St Paul’s Bessbrook reached the final of the competition by convincingly beating Monaghan side St McCartan’s on a scoreline of 2-12 to 1-06. The south Armagh school came out of the traps flying and scored in the first […]

Ciaron O’Hanlon is without doubt one of Armagh Gaelic football’s rising stars. Ciaron shot to prominence after his school – St Paul’s Bessbrook – for the first time in the forty-six year history of the school, won the BT Colleges MacLarnon Cup after a thrilling victory over St Columb’s College, Derry on 19th March 2012. […]

Continuing on from our profile of local county footballers, we catch up this week with Down football captain and Longstone ace Mark Poland. Mark spoke to Seán Ó Sirideán about a mixture of subjects ranging from Down’s chances of an Ulster title this year, training, how he becomes hard to be around in the build […]

It can sometimes feel easier to stay in a job you’re unhappy with than to pluck up the courage and make a career change and unfortunately during our current recession many people have been forced to make that change. If you’re thinking about making a change then deciding your focus, developing an action plan and […]