
The Armagh county board have this week issued a statement claiming their players were subjected to “partitionist” abuse during Armagh’s defeat to Laois on Sunday. The statement follows the game in which Ciaran McKeever saw read for allegedly kicking an opponent in the tunnel during half time, an incident which could see the current Armagh […]
Mar 21 2012 | Posted in
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Down boss James McCartan has this week praised his Down side following their fantastic victory over All Ireland Champions Dublin on Sunday. McCartan spoke of the determination to fight for every ball in every minute of the game, “The guys played for the whole 70 minutes. In the past, we’ve played in parts of games […]
Mar 21 2012 | Posted in
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One amazing year of sport. One great way to take part. Newry Sports Partnership and Newry & Mourne District Council invite you to take part in the Sport Relief Mile at St Colman’s Sports Complex on Sunday 25th March. Whether you do 1, 3 or 6 miles – as a family team, with your mates […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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The routes for the Olympic torch’s visits to Newry have been announced this week. The torch will come through the city twice on the 5th and 6th of June this year before making its way to London for the opening ceremony. Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure Carál Ní Chuilín spoke of the significance in […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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Newry City FC have thanked the Irish Football Association following their decision to reinstate the club into the Irish Cup. Newry Times reported last night that City were to face Linfield in the semi-finals of the cup following a sensational u-turn from the Football Association, who initially rejected Newry’s appeal on the eligibility of Ballymena […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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The Irish Football Association have today accepted Newry City FC’s appeal over the eligibility of Ballymena United’s Alan Davidson in a recent JJB Sports Irish Cup Quarter-Final. Newry appealed over the registration of Davidson, who registered for Ballymena United on the 28th February, after the 31st January deadline. Newry lost 2-1 in the game, with […]
Mar 19 2012 | Posted in
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Newry and Ballymena shared the points on Saturday morning (17th March) in a hard fought game. With only one point separating Ballymena and Newry in second and third place it was always going to be a tense affair and both teams struggled early on to get any sort of rhythm in to their play. The first chance though came from a set piece […]
Mar 19 2012 | Posted in
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It was mixed fortunes for Down and Armagh this weekend as Down all but secured their Division One status, while Armagh found themselves deep in relegation trouble. Down hosted 2011 All Ireland Champions Dublin in Newry and put in their most impressive performance this year taking the lead early on and keeping it until the […]
Mar 19 2012 | Posted in
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Grandmaster C K Choi 9th Degree Black Belt Came to Antrim on the 23th Feb to deliver a seminar to all Tae Kwon Do students in Northern Ireland. The Silverbridge Tae Kwon Do club was one of the clubs invited to this event. C K Choi was one of the founding members of Tae Kwon […]
Mar 18 2012 | Posted in
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Under 9 Camlough Rovers 2 – 0 Damolly Rathfriland 1 – 1 Windmill Stars Killowen 0 – 2 Warrenpoint Town Killowen 0 – 1 Windmill Stars Valley Rangers Colts 0 – 3 Warrenpoint Town Rathfriland 2 – 1 Camlough Rovers Valley Rangers Colts 1 – 1 Damolly Under 11 Moneyslane 3 – 5 Camlough […]
Mar 17 2012 | Posted in
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