
With less than two weeks remaining to submit single applications before the 16th May deadline, DARD is urging more farmers to join the 6,200 who have already submitted their Single Application via DARD’s online service. If 70% of Single Applications are submitted online DARD has committed to making advance payments in October 2016. A DARD […]
May 12 2016 | Posted in
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Local police are appealing for information following a burglary in Bessbrook. Sometime between 2pm and 5.45pm on Thursday, 5th May, entry was forced to the rear of a house in Crabtree Hill. The house was ransacked during the incident. Police are appealing to anyone who noticed any suspicious vehicles or activity in the area around […]
May 11 2016 | Posted in
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Local artist and woodturner Padraig Carragher has successfully secured funding from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Forestry Grant Scheme for the planting of more than 20,000 trees to create a community woodland at his home place in Mullaghbawn. Padraig and his wife Sharon Donnelly Carragher, also an acclaimed artist, work from their renovated […]

Police are appealing for information following the theft of cattle from Belleek. Sometime between 10pm on Wednesday, 4th May and 11.30am on Thursday 5th May, 10 beef breeding cows, 8 Charlois calves and one Angus bull were taken from a cattle shed on Cavanakill Road. It is likely that a vehicle would have been needed […]
May 11 2016 | Posted in
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Police in Newry, Mourne and Down are urging local residents to help them protect the elderly and vulnerable as they continue their focus on burglary. District Commander, Superintendent Paul Reid explained, “As part of our focus on burglary we are visiting some of our elderly and more vulnerable residents to help them feel safe in […]
May 11 2016 | Posted in
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Local police are appealing for information following a burglary in Killeavy. Sometime between 6.30pm and 9.20pm on Wednesday, 27th April, entry was gained to a house in Forest Park and a handbag was taken. The handbag contained a sum of cash and was recovered in Foughart, County Louth. The cash and bank card were missing […]
May 10 2016 | Posted in
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Police in Newry, Mourne and Down are asking the local community to help them tackle burglary over the coming weeks. During May, police will focus on reducing burglary and hope to raise awareness of this crime and how householders can secure their home and property. Officers will conduct high visibility and anti-burglary patrols and aim […]
May 10 2016 | Posted in
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During Sun Awareness Week (9th to 15th May 2016) the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland are reminding people that the only thing that should be sizzling this summer is the food on their barbecue as they urge people to take care in the sun. The unpredictability of our summers can lead […]
May 10 2016 | Posted in
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Ulster Unionist Party Representative Danny Kennedy has expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to the electorate for returning him to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Kennedy said he was honoured and privileged at the support he received from voters and said he looked forward to continuing to represent the Newry & Armagh Constituency at Stormont during […]
May 10 2016 | Posted in
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On his first day at Parliament Buildings at Stormont, newly elected SDLP Assembly Member Justin McNulty has thanked his voters and election team. Speaking to Newry Times, Justin McNulty said, “I am so proud to have been elected to represent the people of Newry and Armagh at Stormont. “I sincerely thank all those who came […]
May 10 2016 | Posted in
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