
Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has congratulated Burren GAA on winning the Feile Peile na nOg in Derry recently. Speaking to Newry Times this week, Ruane said, “Feile Peile na nOg is the biggest youth competition in the GAA and as well as teams from all over Ireland there are teams from Canada, USA and […]
Jul 7 2013 | Posted in
Sport |
Read More »

Silverbridge Tae Kwon Do has always had a reputation for being one of the best Tae Kwon Do clubs in Ireland and they proved that in the recent All Ireland Tae Kwon Do Championships. They achieved remarkable success, winning a total of 28 medals including 9 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze. They also repeated […]
Jul 5 2013 | Posted in
Sport |
Read More »

ARMAGH 0-11 TYRONE 1-9 Richard Bullick in Inniskeen A hotly-disputed refereeing decision proved vital as an inspired Armagh missed out on a deserved victory over Tyrone in a pulsating Ulster Championship semi-final in Inniskeen. The bitter rivals served up an absolute thriller which Tyrone eventually edged by the minimum margin but the biggest talking point […]
Jul 2 2013 | Posted in
Community,
Sport |
Read More »

History will be made at Titanic Quarter later this year with Northern Ireland’s longest ever road race set to take place. The Titanic Quarter Ultra Marathon – a 101K run starting and finishing from the Belfast development – was officially launched recently and will take place on Sunday, September 8th. Organised by Newry sports event […]

Newry player Rosie Quinn walked home with the Front Row Union Development Player of the Year at the Ulster Rugby Women’s Awards ceremony at Malone RFC on Monday night. She started playing in late 2011 as a second row but has now found her home at scrumhalf after a spell in the back row. She […]
Jun 26 2013 | Posted in
Sport |
Read More »

Orchard rock Caoimhe Morgan is adamant that resurgent Armagh remain underdogs going into Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship semi-final against bitter rivals Tyrone in Inniskeen (7pm). After several lean years, the Orchard outfit are on an upward curve and looking forward to their return to the top tier after dropping down to win the Ulster and […]
Jun 21 2013 | Posted in
Community,
Sport |
Read More »

The fourth and final group of the Newry Times football league is Group D. The teams are: Arselona Derrybeg FC Fake Madrid Raithfriland Road Rovers
Jun 20 2013 | Posted in
Sport |
Read More »

After the outstanding success of last year’s Newry & Mourne Women’s Mini Marathon organised by 26 Extreme, the event is back with a bounce and is being supported by two local businesses. Recently signed sponsors Curves, Newry and the Well Fit Café have come on board to support the event which takes place on 28th […]

A local fitness instructor is on a crusade to help the local community get in shape and get rid of those excess pounds. Newry man Eamon Kearney, 28, announced this week the launch of his new business, Kearney’s Fitness, and he can’t wait to get started. Eamon, who moved to Newry eight years ago from […]

Group C of the Newry Times 7-a-side football league is made up of: Barcroft Bandits Borussia Teeth Fiveways ‘Ultras’ had originally been placed in this group but they have since been removed from the tournament. A new team will take their place for next week’s fixtures. You can keep up to date with all the […]
Jun 13 2013 | Posted in
Community,
Sport |
Read More »