
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry attended a celebration event hosted by Deloitte to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week which will run from Monday 14th March 2016. The five year BrightStart programme offers skilled school leavers the opportunity to work with one of the big four professional services firms in the UK, while completing an […]

Education Minister John O’Dowd has officially opened the new £6.3million St Clare’s Abbey Primary School in Newry. The new build is an amalgamation of St Colman’s Abbey and St Clare’s Convent Primary School. It is a 15 class school with a single nursery and one moderate learning difficulty unit. Speaking at the ribbon cutting ceremony […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary. Sometime between 9.15am and 4.10pm on Thursday, 25th February, entry was forced to the rear of a house on Old Dublin Road. A television, laptop, two iphones and jewellery were taken. The jewellery has great sentimental value for its owner and they are keen to […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has said he is disappointed the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment have said it has no plans to consider a major report on the all-Ireland economy. Speaking to Newry Times, Murphy said, “Last month the DETI committee discussed a report on the benefits of the All-Ireland economy produced by […]
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The Young Women’s Stroke Group in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area have just celebrated their first anniversary. ‘Young Women After Stroke’ is the only group of its kind in the UK, set up to help women regain their confidence and independence following a stroke. The group currently has 25 members aged 16- […]
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Sinn Fein MLAs Megan Fearon and Conor Murphy were in Our Lady’s Grammar School, Newry recently for a Q&A session with the school’s Year 6 and 7 History and Politics classes. While the pair may be used to gruelling negotiations and relentless questioning from the press they said they were hugely impressed with the interest […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary. At around 7.10pm on Thursday, 18th February, entry was forced to a rear kitchen window of a house in Dominican Court. The house alarm was activated and the offender left the scene empty handed. Police would like to hear from anyone who has information in […]
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Music and fun will provide the perfect backdrop for all visitors to Newry and Mourne Museum as they celebrate St Patrick’s Day and Easter. As we get close to St. Patrick’s Day, the Museum will host an evening of traditional and popular music, with Brendan Monaghan, Vessie and Nikolay Ivanovi on Wednesday 16th March at […]

A Northern Ireland Charity is appealing for more Newry families with a disabled child to come forward and apply for available grants for items like clothing, sensory toys and even family breaks. Youth disability charity Autonomie, which has helped over 275 young people throughout Northern Ireland access mainstream education, is urging families with a disabled […]
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Belfast International Airport has thanked passengers from the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area for making it their airport of choice. Official statistics published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), showed how 43% of passengers in the area favoured the International Airport compared to 30% for Dublin and 27% for Belfast […]
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