
Police in Newry are appealing for information following two fires in Kilkeel on Wednesday, 11th May. At 2.23am police received a report of a car on fire at Newry Street. The car was completely destroyed in the blaze. At 3.33am police received a report of a fire in a derelict house in Carn Gardens. NIFRS […]
May 24 2016 | Posted in
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Detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime Branch have charged 5 males aged, 18, 19, 28, 30 and 33 with 5 counts of burglary with intent to steal and going equipped for burglary. It is believed the charges are in connection with a number of burglaries at residential properties in the Portadown, Armagh and Newtownhamilton areas […]
May 23 2016 | Posted in
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Police are warning residents to be wary of unsolicited phone calls and scams following five incidents in the Dungannon, Enniskillen, Omagh and Newry areas on Friday 20th May. Scams evolve and change all of the time but the aim remains the same – to take money from unsuspecting members of the public. Police said they […]
May 23 2016 | Posted in
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Robert McQuillan has agreed terms with Warrenpoint Town to become the new Under 20 First Team Coach. With over 10 years’ experience in management and coaching with the FAI Emerging Talent Programme along with Drogheda United he brings a new approach to youth development at the Seaside club. Alongside McQuillan will be Brendan Caffrey as […]
May 23 2016 | Posted in
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Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy has welcomed the opening of the Inquest into the Kingsmills massacre. Speaking to Newry Times, Kennedy said, “Over forty years ago ten Protestant workmen were murdered by the IRA at the side of a road in south Armagh, in one of the most shocking and brutal sectarian attacks of the […]
May 23 2016 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary in Rostrevor. Sometime between 11am and 11.45am on Thursday, 28th April, entry was gained to a house in St Colmans Gardens. Bedrooms were ransacked however nothing was taken. Police would like to hear from anyone who noticed any activity around the area during this time […]
May 20 2016 | Posted in
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‘Remember the person behind the dementia’ is the message from health and social care professionals during Dementia Awareness Week 2016 (15th – 21st May). The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) are working jointly with the Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia NI and Health and Social Care Trusts to promote a culture […]
May 20 2016 | Posted in
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The Southern Health and Social Trust has got behind World IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Day by turning purple and providing health information stands on a condition that is being diagnosed once every 30 minutes across the UK. Inflammatory bowel disease is a term mainly used to describe two conditions, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Both […]
May 20 2016 | Posted in
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Warrenpoint Town FC has released a statement stating that the club is ‘shocked’ that the IFA has decided in a hearing into Carrick Rangers, to ‘let them off’. The IFA Disciplinary Committee decided not to enforce any sanction on Carrick following a hearing into their manager’s touchline ban. Carrick could have faced a three point […]
May 19 2016 | Posted in
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Detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime have recovered seven cannabis plants during the planned search of a house in the Flagstaff Court area of Newry. The search was conducted on 9th May and eight small bags of herbal cannabis were also recovered. Police have said that a 23 year old man will be reported to […]
May 19 2016 | Posted in
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