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Harvey McCabe Memorial Walk in Bessbrook

On Sunday 14th of August the second sponsored walk in memory of Harvey McCabe will take place in Bessbrook. Local Councillor Mulgrew praised the McCabe family for their tremendous fundraising efforts which will hopefully help to improve the quality of the lives of other sick children while in hospital. “Once again the Camlough, Derramore and […]

Hero’s welcome for fighting Irish

Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has congratulated Cathal Fegan and his students after their stunning display at the 2016 Tae Kwon Do World Championships in England last week. The group returned home to a hero’s welcome in Sliverbridge on Friday night with an incredible haul of nine gold medals, 13 silver and 18 bronze. “Cathal’s […]

Camlough friends set for Great North Run

Two local Camlough men will be joining World and Olympic Champion Mo Farah at the starting line of the Great North Run this coming September. Larry McCabe and Pat McGinn will be participating in the World’s biggest half marathon in Newcastle England to raise funds for the Southern Area Hospice. The two “bhoys” were part […]

‘Sectarian hate crime’ investigation launched after £1000 damage to memorial

Local Ulster Unionist representatives, Danny Kennedy MLA and Cllr David Taylor have condemned damage caused to a memorial in South Armagh to Hugh William Clarke, who was murdered by the IRA in April 1977. In a joint statement the local representatives described the attack on the memorial as “disgusting and hurtful in the extreme to […]

Bradley urges Executive to deliver manufacturing strategy

SDLP Economy spokesperson Sinead Bradley MLA has commented following news that Bombardier has brought forward a further round of redundancies in Belfast. “The news coming from Bombardier this morning will be a huge disappointment to the workers there, who have now been told they will be out of work much sooner than they had previously […]

Four men charged with possession of firearm after Bessbrook incident

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Detectives in Newry have charged four men with possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances. The charges are in relation to an incident in Bessbrook in the early hours of Sunday 7th August. The men aged 19, 24 and two aged 23 appeared at Newry magistrates court on the morning of Monday 8th August. Article […]

Brady warns of potential nuclear threat

Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has described the pending news that the Nuclear Plant in Hinkley Point, Somerset is supposedly set for final approval as unwelcome and unwanted, saying it added ‘another deadly danger off our coastline’. Brady said the £18 billion nuclear plant, if approved, would join the ‘discredited Sellafield’ as another source of […]

‘Action plan needed for Irish Language’ – Ó Muirí

Sinn Féin Councillor and local Irish language spokesperson Barra Ó Muirí has said an action plan is needed to promote and preserve the Irish language in the north. The Slieve Gullion representative made the call after the Welsh government unveiled a plan to double the number of Welsh speakers to one million by 2050. “The […]

Appeal for witnesses after arson attack in Newry

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Police are appealing for information following an arson attack in the Carney Hill area of Newry in the early hours of Thursday, 14th July. Shortly before 4.00am police received a report that a number of wheelie bins had been set on fire. Damage was also caused to adjacent property. Constable Ellie May appealed to anyone […]

‘Department must defend heritage sites’ – Larkin

Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has called on the Department of the Communities to step up to the plate and “treat the South Armagh region the same as it does other areas of the north”. “I visited Killeavy Old Churches on 31st July after contact from distressed residents of the area to find […]







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