Two police officers in Newry have escaped serious injury after their vehicle was rammed in the city on Tuesday evening, 14 November 2023. Newry, Mourne & Down District Commander Superintendent Norman Haslett says, “At approximately 10.30 pm, a man and woman who appeared heavily intoxicated arrived at a property in the Ferryhill Road […]
Detectives from the Legacy Investigation Branch, investigating the murder of Peter McCormack in the Thierafurth Inn in Kilcoo on 19 November 1992, are appealing for information on the 31st Anniversary of his murder. Mr McCormack, a 42-year-old former schoolteacher from Drumena Road in Kilcoo, was shot dead when two gunmen burst into the […]
Detectives in Newry are appealing for information and witnesses following a burglary in the Derrybeg area of the city. The burglary took place on Thursday evening, 19 October, 2023. Detective Sergeant Dougherty explains, “Police received a report shortly after 9 pm of a break-in at a house in the Fifth Avenue area. “A […]
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a serious single-vehicle road traffic collision on Sturgan Road, Camlough. Inspector Macdonald comments, “Police received a report shortly before 10.20 pm on Friday evening, 27 October, that a collision had occurred involving a black VW Golf. “Officers attended the scene along with our colleagues from […]
Police have charged a man following an incident where a police car was rammed in the Tullyneill Road area of Newtownhamilton, resulting in three police officers receiving injuries. The incident happened on on Friday evening, 27 October, 2023. The arrest was made after Police Service of Northern Ireland officers were alerted to a […]
Police in Newry are warning of the potential dangers of fireworks following an incident yesterday where a girl escaped injury after a firework was placed in her school blazer pocket. Neighbourhood Inspector Kelly Gibson says, “Yesterday at Newry Bus Station a lit firework was placed in the school blazer of a teenage girl. […]
Two men aged 37 and 38, arrested following the report of a silver Vauxhall Crossland driving erratically on the A1 near Sheepbridge and following a car in the area on Sunday, 10 September, have been released on bail pending further enquiries. Speaking about the incident, Inspector Gibson says, “Shortly before 9.25 pm on […]
As the academic year begins NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union has announced the election of its youngest NASUWT Northern Ireland President. Ronan Sharkey, 30, a music teacher from Newry, takes up his post this month and will spend the next year speaking up for the profession. The Head of Year at St Ronan’s […]
Detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch, assisted by officers from Tactical Support Group, investigating serious criminal activity linked to organised crime, conducted a number of searches in the Downpatrick area on Thursday 31 August 2023. Detective Sergeant Murphy explains, “As part of our searches today we seized a number of items including […]
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 […]
