
Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has called for those involved in the dumping of household and building waste in Jonesborough to cease what he described as ‘anti-community activity’. “I was shocked at what I found when responding to complaints from residents in the village,” he said. “An area below the market has been […]
Mar 30 2015 | Posted in
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The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, George Hamilton, has written to every home in Northern Ireland to explain what the forthcoming changes to policing will mean for the public. The letters are being delivered in Newry Mourne and Down to coincide with the April 1st deadline, which marks the beginning of […]
Mar 30 2015 | Posted in
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A 25 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and going equipped. The arrest follows a report just prior to 3pm on Wednesday 25 March that a quantity of alcohol had been stolen from a supermarket in the Newcastle Street area of Kilkeel. The man left the area in a car which […]
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Headway Newry’s 3rd Annual Towpath Cycle takes place on Easter Tuesday, 7th April April beginning at 10am. Registration from 9.30am is £10 and takes place at Shepherd’s Way, Carnbane (on the bridge at the entrance to the Towpath). There are two cycle routes: (a) 20 mile cycle is from Newry to Scarva and return and; […]

Newry and Armagh MLA Mickey Brady said Sinn Fein will do everything in its power to get Environment Minister Mark Durkan to reconsider his decision to pull 100% of the NIEA funding from the Ring of Gullion AONB. “Like everyone else we were totally taken aback by the suddenness and severity of the cut to […]
Mar 30 2015 | Posted in
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Have you ever struggled to answer tough interview questions? Does your mind go blank when faced with questions about yourself or salary expectations? In the second of two features, Johnny Nolan, careers manager for Newry in the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service, takes a look at some tricky interview questions and suggests how […]

Year 12 pupils planted trees around the grounds of St Joseph’s Boys’ HS, Newry to commemorate their time and experiences over the last five years at the school. Project coordinator, Mr Brendan Fearon, explained that the trees are symbolic of the pupils’ growth and development during their post-primary education, whilst also recognising the important nurture, […]
Mar 27 2015 | Posted in
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Police are appealing for information following an assault that occurred in the Carnagat Park area of Newry in the early hours of Tuesday 17th March. At approximately 3.10am, it was reported that a 48 year old man had been stabbed in the right hip and thigh following a confrontation in the area. The man was […]
Mar 27 2015 | Posted in
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Local police have welcomed the four years imprisonment imposed on 43 year old Eddie O’Neill who pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of a Bookmakers in the Newry area on 30th January 2014. He also received 2 years to run concurrently in relation to possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. […]
Mar 26 2015 | Posted in
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Rostrevor’s performance matched the weather on Sunday afternoon as they were in hot form from start to finish in this keenly contested tie. After opening the campaign with a heavy defeat to Kilcoo, the Reds certainly weren’t in the mood for dropping more points here. They started brightly with opening scores from Colm Clerkin and […]
Mar 26 2015 | Posted in
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