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Armagh Community Constituency Newry and Armagh Sport

Armagh Are All Ireland Champions

Orchard County overcome Cavan in thrilling Croke Park battle to capture Premier Junior crown ARMAGH 0-17   |   CAVAN 0-15 Armagh are All-Ireland champions after overcoming Ulster rivals Cavan in a dramatic Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship Final at Croke Park. The Orchard County emerged victorious on a 0-17 to 0-15 scoreline, finally getting […]

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Armagh Community Government Infrastructure Newry South Armagh Stormont

Translink Playing Huge Role In Success of The Fleadh – Kimmins

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has thanked Translink staff for their efforts in delivering vital public transport services during The Fleadh.  She was speaking as she visited Laganside bus centre today with Translink’s new Chief Executive Gerard Carlin, where she met staff including bus and train drivers and those in the control centre, who are helping transport passengers to the city to experience the […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Police Appeal Following Tandragee Fire

Police in Armagh are appealing for information and witnesses following a house fire in Tandragee. A report was received shortly after 3.20am this morning, Thursday 30th July, of a house on fire in the Mullavilly Heights area of the town. Officers attended the scene, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service […]

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ABC Council Armagh Banbridge Community Constituency Council Craigavon Government Newry and Armagh Upper Bann

Lord Mayor Announces Charities For Year Ahead

The Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Mary O’Dowd is proud to announce her two chosen charities for the year ahead: PIPS Hope and Support and Parkinson’s UK Armagh Support Group. Throughout her term, the Lord Mayor, Councillor Mary O’Dowd will lead a range of fundraising activities in support of these important […]

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ABC Council Armagh Banbridge Community Constituency Council Craigavon Government Newry and Armagh Upper Bann

ABC Council Awarded Disability Positive Accreditation

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has been awarded AAA Disability Positive Accreditation by Employers for Disability NI. This award, which is the only local accreditation of its kind in NI, recognises the council as an employer that actively promotes workplace equality, diversity and inclusion. As a member of Employers for Disability NI, the […]

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Armagh Climate Community Constituency Council Government Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council Politics South Armagh

Grant: Money For Civic Centre Could Be Used on Climate Projects

Ms Grant speaking this morning after reading an article in a national newspaper about the heat wave afflicting Western Europe fuelled by the climate crisis and how low-income families are often the most disproportionately affected and women are always at the sharp end of the hardships.Ms Grant said this was not surprising because the working […]

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Albert Basin Park Armagh Campaigns Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont

McNulty MLA: “Minister, Will You Commit Support to Realising Newry Canal’s Potential?”

Speaking in Stormont on Monday 29th June, SDLP Justin McNulty MLA asked Minister of Infrastructure Liz Kimmins whether she would commit full support to realising the enormous economic, tourism and environmental potential of the Newry Canal? Mr McNulty was questioning the Minister after her delivery of a statement on inland waterways. His question comes off the […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Grant: Translink Need to Give Passengers a Guarantee

Ms Grant has called on Translink to give a guarantee that in future every passenger who has a valid ticket is provided with the service they paid for. This call is being made following a serious incident on the 20th of June when 30 passengers who have bought tickets to travel on the last bus from Belfast to […]

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Armagh Campaigns Community Constituency Daisy Hill Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Westminster

Hughes Raises Daisy Hill Maternity Services With Southern Trust

Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh, Dáire Hughes, has raised the issues surrounding maternity services at Daisy Hill Hospital. Speaking at Thursday’s Southern Trust Board meeting, Dáire Hughes said: “Last week’s suspension of services demonstrated the fragility of maternity at Daisy Hill Hospital. Whilst we understand the causes of this suspension and understand the […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Newry and Armagh Sport

Local and International Volleyball Athletes Welcomed at Civic Reception

Earlier this month, the Lord Mayor Councillor Mary O’Dowd hosted a Civic Reception at the Palace, Armagh to welcome athletes and international guests ahead of the 2026 Small Countries Association Senior Men’s Indoor Volleyball Championship. Alderman Margaret Tinsley and Councillors John Óg O’Kane and Peter Haire were also in attendance. Representatives from five nations – […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh

6 Arrested For Suspected Cannabis Cultivation Following Searches In Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch have charged six men as part of an investigation into suspected cannabis cultivation.  The arrests followed searches in Counties Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh. All six have been charged with a range of drug-related offences, including cultivating cannabis, being concerned in the supply of a […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Government Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont Westminster

Sinn Féin Has Selected Three Candidates to Stand In Newry and Armagh In Next Assembly Election In May 2027

Three sitting MLAs, Liz Kimmins, Aoife Finnegan and Cathal Boylan will contest the election for the party next year.    Speaking to hundreds of people at the launch event in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry on Friday evening, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD said the three candidates are ingrained in their communities, […]