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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry: Violent Altercation Involving Young Males at Local Shopping Centre

Police in Newry are investigating a violent altercation in the Buttercrane Centre and Francis Street, on Saturday 18th October. Inspector Ritchie said: “The altercation, involving a number of young males, occurred at around 5.40pm. Officers attended and arrested three males, two aged 17 and one aged 16, on suspicion of a number of offences including […]

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Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont

Quinn Welcomes DfI Commitment to Repair Bridge Wall and Deliver Rural Investment

Sinn Féin Councillor Áine Quinn has welcomed the start of repair works at Donnelly’s Bridge in Silverbridge, with contractors now on-site carrying out essential maintenance. “This is a positive development for the area, with work underway including de-vegetation, repointing, and structural scraping to restore the bridge. I’ve been engaging with the Department for Infrastructure in […]

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Business Newry

Bradley NI Rebrands to Simon Brien Bradley, Marking a New Chapter of Growth

Bradley NI has officially rebranded as Simon Brien Bradley, celebrating the launch with a ribbon-cutting at its newly rebranded Newry office. The move marks the start of an exciting new chapter of growth and expansion for the well-established Co. Down firm. Through this franchise partnership, Bradley NI’s three offices in Newry, Warrenpoint and Newcastle will […]

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Business Community Constituency Entertainment Lifestyle Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry TV Company Produces New Daniel O’Donnell Series For TG4

OPRY le DANIEL ar Thuras, TG4 television’s highest rating country music series of concerts, returns with a brand new series on Tuesday 28th October at 9.30pm. The hugely popular series from the Newry-based multi award-winning Big Mountain Productions for TG4, will offer six music filled shows, and a further two compilation programmes running across eight […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Government Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Sport Stormont

McNulty Welcomes Support For Hosting Women’s World Cup

SDLP Opposition Infrastructure Spokesperson Justin McNulty MLA has welcomed moves to bring the 2035 Women’s World Cup to the North. He said the tournament would encourage a new generation of young women to take up sport and would bring significant benefits to the local economy. Justin McNulty MLA said: “Hosting matches in a future Women’s […]

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Community Government Health Politics Stormont

NI Assembly Finance Committee Marks Baby Loss Awareness Week with a Commitment to Legislative Change

The Northern Ireland Assembly Finance Committee today joined families, charities, and communities across Northern Ireland in marking Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025. The Committee took the opportunity to highlight its ongoing work to legislate for the introduction of Baby Loss Certificates here in Northern Ireland. Baby Loss Awareness Week, which runs from October 9th to […]

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Infrastructure

Translink Tackles “Leaf Fall” Challenge to Keep Rail Passengers on Move

As Autumn sets in, Translink is taking proactive steps to combat the seasonal challenge of leaf fall on railway lines, ensuring safe and reliable journeys for passengers across Northern Ireland. Each year, fallen leaves combined with wet weather and train movement create a slick layer on the tracks, similar to the effect of black ice […]

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Community Government Health Stormont

Aontu Launches Multi-Step Policy to Support Bereaved Families of Baby Loss

Aontú Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly has today launched the party’s All-Ireland ‘Compassionate Care’ strategy for paediatric pathology and bereavement services to end the practice of babies and young children being sent to Liverpool from the North to receive post-mortems. Since 2019, following the death of a baby or child in the North, families have had […]

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Community Constituency Crime International Portadown Upper Bann

Portadown: 38 Yr Old Extradited to Germany for a Number of Child Sexual Assault Offences

A 38 year old man, Wednesday 15th October, extradited from Northern Ireland to Germany.  He is sought to stand trial in Germany for a number of offences of rape and sexual assault committed against a child.  The offences occurred in the Berlin area of Germany between September 2020 and December 2021. The male was arrested […]

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Community Constituency Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Whitecross Style Family Fortunes!

St Killian’s GAC would like to thank everyone who supported, took part and helped to organise their ‘Family Fortunes Experience,’ event on Saturday night. Almost 400 guests attended the Canal Court Hotel to watch twelve teams put themselves up for a laugh and participate in the well-known gameshow with a local Whitecross twist. The event […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Armagh

Exploring The Foundations of Farming: Soil Health Event In Cullyhanna

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to announce a special event focused on soil health and its vital role in farming and biodiversity. The event, which take place on Wednesday 15 October at 7.30pm in the Cardinal O’Fiaich Heritage Centre in Cullyhanna, will feature guest speaker Agricultural Journalist Andy Doyle, former Tillage Editor […]

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Community Constituency Government Stormont Upper Bann

Recruitment for Student Placement Scheme Launched

Finance Minister John O’Dowd launched the recruitment competition for the 2026/27 Civil Service Student Placement Scheme. Approximately 125 placements are available across government departments. There will be a general competition with approximately 100 placements available across a wide range of areas such as accountancy, project management, communications, science, agriculture, environment, ICT, economics, policy and law. […]