
The Carnbane League website has reported that following an inspection of Artie Green Park this afternoon at 2.15pm, the pitch has been declared unplayable for tonight’s much anticipated league game. The match has now been rescheduled for Saturday 9th June with a 2pm kick off. If the pitch is not playable on Saturday then the game […]
Jun 7 2012 | Posted in
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People talk about the five internationals Newry City Ladies have, and one of them is Clara Mulvenna. Clara has not only been a part of Newry City Ladies on-going success but also she has recently captained the Northern Ireland U-15 team that went on to win the Bob Doherty Tournament. Speaking to Newry Times, captain […]
Jun 6 2012 | Posted in
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Bessbrook United’s scoreless draw with Windmill last Thursday meant the Stars bowed out of the title race and Bessbrook must now beat league leader’s Newry Celtic this Thursday at Artie Green Park to force a league play-off. A draw in this game will see Celtic crowned League Champions but if Bessbrook win then these sides […]
Jun 6 2012 | Posted in
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It isn’t very often that anyone in Newry gets to witness an occasion where the centre stage contains an Olympic Gold Medalist, the outgoing Lord Mayor of Newry, the Northern Ireland Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, TV personality Zoe Salmon and Britain’s Got Talent Finalists ‘Twist and Pulse’. But that’s exactly what greeted the […]

Killowen Celtic booked a place in their first ever Fr.Davies Cup final on Saturday and in the process denied Bessbrook the chance to make a clean sweep of all the domestic honours. Killowen were full value for their win too, coming back from a goal down at half time to stun Bessbrook with a dominant […]
Jun 5 2012 | Posted in
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Whitecross Athletic capped a memorable season on Friday evening by becoming the first team to win the First Division and the Gilmore Cup in the same campaign after an epic 3-2 win over North End Strollers. Remarkably, this is only Whitecross’ second season in the Carnbane League. Ally Bann took his season’s tally to 39 […]
Jun 5 2012 | Posted in
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Thirty-four miles from Belfast, just under double that from Dublin, the border city of Newry is an apt connecting point on the torch’s historic journey between two Irish capitals. Planted at the heart of two areas of outstanding beauty, the mountains of Mourne and the Ring of Gullion, more than 300 years ago the Irish […]

CONGRATULATIONS CAROLINE O’HANLON AND ULSTER LADIES Further honours were bestowed on multi-talented Caroline O’Hanlon who was part of the Ulster team who won the inter-provincial series. Caroline was also voted ‘Player of the Tournament’ and the photograph shows her receiving her award from Pat Quill. Well Done Caroline! No doubt there will be plenty more […]
Jun 4 2012 | Posted in
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Wet and breezy conditions greeted hundreds of runners for the fifth installment of the Newry Marathon and half marathon on Sunday morning. Young, old, fast and slow took to the streets – many unified in their goal to raise money for their chosen charities. Despite the weather conditions, the wind and the rain did little to dampen […]

Every year football clubs from Northern Ireland attend a European tournament in Geneva Switzerland and every year local footballers from Newry Gateway are selected as part of the squad. This year was no exception as gateway clubs from Newry, Downpatrick, Carrickfergus, Lisburn and Belfast made up the squad and five players from Newry Gateway were […]
Jun 2 2012 | Posted in
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