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A Newry based whiskey business has recently won gold at the prestigious London Spirits Awards. Two Stacks “Dram in a Can” has been awarded Gold at the London Spirits Competition this year where it received 91 points in the ready-to-drink category. Furthermore their Cask Strength Blenders Cut picked up an award in the Whiskey category, […]
Local woman, and small business owner, Nicola Grant will be the Workers Party Assembly election candidate for the Newry & Armagh area. Nicola, who lives in the Bessbrook area, will be campaigning against poverty, the increasing cost of living and the affects on working people, those on low pay and those struggling to make ends meet. “For many […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Public Protection Branch have charged a 29-year-old man with rape and sexual activity by adult with a child between 13 and 16 years old. The charges relate to an arrest made today, Tuesday 12th April, in the Newry area following a proactive policing operation. The man is […]
Newry based political party the IRSP have stated via their social media that recent events in Newry City regarding ambulance waiting times has resulted in a tragedy waiting to happen. The comments come following the tragic death of Jody Keenan who sadly passed away whilst waiting on an ambulance. Brendan Liddy IRSP spokesman, “ it […]
Following the tragic death of 39 year Jody Keenan who died in the Trevor Hill area of Newry in the early hours of Sunday morning 10th April – Newry, Mourne and Down District Commander Superintendent Norman Haslett said: “The Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI) has been advised about this incident and are […]
Road Safe NI, the road safety charity in Northern Ireland, has teamed up with Pocket Box to launch a free vehicle management app that helps motorists to keep road legal and compliant. The Road Safe NI-branded tool – available for both Apple and Android smartphones – is designed to overcome many of the headaches of […]
A more connected, holistic approach to mental health services would prevent many getting into crisis in the first place, Alliance Assembly candidate Jackie Coade has said. Newry and Armagh candidate Ms Coade said while health service staff were to be praised for their work in the mental health sector, too many gaps in the service […]
Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has said that teaching staff must be supported with fair pay as teachers and other workers struggle with the cost-of-living crisis. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “Last night I attended a meeting hosted by teachers unions in Newry, calling for fair pay for their members. “The cost of living […]
Alliance Newry and Armagh Assembly candidate Jackie Coade has said more support is needed for the Ambulance Service, after a woman died in Newry while waiting for paramedics to arrive from Belfast. The woman collapsed in the city but with only three ambulance crews available locally, paramedics were dispatched from Belfast. The woman died by […]
By Paul Higgins A Co. Armagh man stands accused of the rape and sexual assault of a woman he allegedly held prisoner. Standing in the dock of Armagh Magistrates Court, sitting in Newry, 20-year-old Miceal Carragher confirmed he was aware of the seven charges against him that he did not object to a Preliminary Enquiry, […]
Responding to comments by British Secretary of State at Westminster in relation to his failure to deliver on Irish language rights, Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady said: “Brandon Lewis agreed and promised to deliver on the commitment of an Irish language Act with accelerated passage by October 2021. “That date passed without delivery or any […]
Police attended the scene of a premises in Newry on Sunday morning the 10th of April whereby a lady sadly passed away. A spokesperson for the PSNI said: “Police attended the scene of the sudden death of a woman in the Trevor Hill area of Newry on Sunday (10th April). The death is not being […]
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