
SDLP Mournes Councillor Brian Quinn has condemned those responsible for cutting down goalposts at Ballymartin GAC on Thursday night. Speaking to Newry Times, Quinn said: “This can be described as nothing other than sectarian vandalism and has really sickened people living in this area. “This is the third time that this has happened in just […]
Jul 16 2012 | Posted in
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Down Senior Footballers appear in their first Ulster Final since 2003 when they take on Donegal on Sunday 22nd July in Clones, Co Monaghan at 2.00pm. This is an All-Ticket Game. Down GAA will have tickets on sale as follows: County Office Dressing Room Complex, Pairc Esler Newry: Monday 16th July 9.30am – 12.30pm, Tuesday […]
Jul 16 2012 | Posted in
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I suppose it’s in the nature of sport that only one team can come out of any competition fully satisfied and that for everyone else it ends in varying degrees of failure. Our objective was to reach the semi-finals of the World University Championships and, at face value, finishing fourth in a major tournament is […]
Jul 14 2012 | Posted in
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By Richard Bullick Bessbrook sports star Caroline O’Hanlon narrowly missed out on a medal as her Irish Students side finished fourth at the inaugural World University Netball Championships in South Africa. Ireland’s hopes of lifting the trophy were ended by a 52-37 defeat by top seeds Great Britain in the semi-final and they then lost […]
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Recently Newry Times caught up with Newry City Ladies Defender and this weeks Player of the Match v Killyleagh YC Ladies, Fiona Martin to find out a little more about her: Name: Fiona Martin. Age: 30. Position: Left back / Centre back. Previous clubs: Dungannon Swifts, Armagh, Dromore and Loughgall Lakers. Greatest achievement so far in your […]
Jul 6 2012 | Posted in
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The First round of the Division Three Cup seen Newry City Ladies travel to Killyleagh to drive home eight goals and a clean sheet. It was eight minutes in when City got their first, when Julie Henderson in the middle played it on to Moya Feehan who took it up the left hand side of […]
Jul 5 2012 | Posted in
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Former Armagh manager and the man who led the county to their greatest day in 2002, Joe Kernan has ruled out a return to the helm as Armagh’s manager. Kernan, who had a brief but ultimately unsuccessful spell as the manager of Galway, has been taking charge of the Ulster Railway Cup side. There is […]
Jul 5 2012 | Posted in
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Local netball star Caroline O’Hanlon writes for the Newry Times from the World University Championships in South Africa. We’ve had our sights set on this event for the best part of a year, so it’s great to have arrived in Cape Town – and the fact we’re up against hosts South Africa in the tournament […]
Jul 2 2012 | Posted in
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By Richard Bullick The remarkable Caroline O’Hanlon will be playing for her fifth team in little over a month when she leads the Irish Students’ challenge at this week’s World University Championships in South Africa. It has been an amazing few weeks even by the multi-talented Bessbrook woman’s peerless standards, with a memorable hat-trick of […]
Jul 2 2012 | Posted in
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Paddy O’Rourke has resigned from his role as Senior Football Team Manager after Armagh lost to Roscommon in the All-Ireland qualifiers yesterday. It came as little surprise late last night (Sunday 1st July) when news began to filter through that Paddy O’ Rourke had made the decision to walk away from the Armagh setup that […]
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