
Last week saw the launch of Camlough Public Art ‘Con-Flux’ by artist Holger Lonze. The starting point for this concept was taken from a children’s drawing made during one of the initial workshops carried out by local artist Tracey McVerry. The idea follows the natural water cycle; a spectacular visual effect is created by the […]
Aug 6 2015 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has welcomed news that Newry, Mourne and Down Council has granted planning approval for infrastructure to improve rural broadband access. 50 new broadband cabinets will be installed across the Council area with particular focus around Kilkeel, Downpatrick and South Armagh. Speaking to Newry Times, she said, “This announcement makes […]

Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady has written to the Chief Constable George Hamilton requesting musical instruments taken by forensics on the night of the Miami Showband massacre be returned to the survivors. Brady wrote to the Chief Constable to request information on the instruments after speaking to a number of survivors at an event […]

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging local school leavers and first-time university students to get the new meningococcal vaccine which is available from 3rd August 2015. Through a new immunisation programme, everyone born between 2 July 1996 and 1 July 1997, and first time university students up to the age of 25, will be […]
Aug 6 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information after a house was egged in Derrybeg Drive. At around 1am on Saturday, 1st August, eggs and liquid were thrown at a house. Three youths were seen in the area around this time. This is the third incident of this nature in recent weeks. Speaking to Newry Times, […]
Aug 5 2015 | Posted in
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Rostrevor Ladies arrived at Burren on Saturday evening knowing they had a big task ahead of them. Burren are a formidable side who demonstrated that during their league encounter earlier in the year, where they played Rostrevor off the field. But, when it comes to championship everyone knows things are different. The first half was […]
Aug 5 2015 | Posted in
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Daniel Mallon, Kiera Hughes and Barbara Beattie are calling on the residents of the Newry and Armagh communities to walk for a world without dementia as part of the Alzheimer’s Society’s biggest annual fundraising event, Memory Walk. The walk will start from Mallon’s Funeral Home beside the Old Mill on Mill Road in Bessbrook on […]

This month marks the twentieth anniversary of one of Northern Ireland’s leading accountancy firms, ASM Chartered Accountants. Since its launch in 1995, the firm has grown rapidly and today stands as one of the largest accounting and management consultancy firms in Ireland, with offices in Belfast, Dublin, Dundalk, Dungannon, Magherafelt and Newry, with a 160 […]

A man has died following a collision on the Killowen Road today, Newry police have revealed. Speaking to Newry Times, Inspector Andy McGowan said, “Police can confirm that a man has died following a road traffic collision involving a lorry and a car on the Killowen Road, between Kilkeel and Rostrevor earlier today, Tuesday, 4 […]
Aug 4 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information after a number of cars were damaged in recent weeks in the Ardfreelin area. For the past number of months nails have been placed on the road in Ardfreelin and in the driveways of some homes, causing damage to a number of cars and bicycles. The nails are […]
Aug 4 2015 | Posted in
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