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By Kevin McAteer As the countdown begins for the 2025 ITF World Taekwon-Do Championships, set to take place from July 22nd to 27th in Cornellà, Barcelona, Eight local fighters for Team Ireland are intensifying their preparations to make a significant impact on the global stage. The local athletes are: Cathal Fegan Silverbridge Aoife Loye Silverbridge Joe McKeown Silverbridge James Walsh Silverbridge Ethan O’Kane […]
Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan has raised concerns with proposals set out in the Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) currently out for public consultation. The Newry and Armagh MLA has urged people to make their views known on the NAP review in the public consultation which closes at the extended date of 24th July. The Sinn Féin […]
Local company Kelly Brothers, have completed their multimillion pound housing development at Merchants Quay, Newry. The transformational project comprises 38 modern apartments and 3 prime ground-floor retail units which it says will revitalise a previously underutilised brownfield site of disused garages and showroom buildings. Located in the heart of the Newry Conservation Area overlooking the […]
Police are looking for the public’s help to identify a male involved in a theft from a women using the Danske bank ATM on Hill Street Newry. The incident happened on Saturday 24th evening at around 4.45pm. the man is described as tall with a goatee beard. Police are especially looking for members of the […]
Police in Newry have seized a quantity of controlled drugs following a raid in the city. Speaking from their social media the PSNI said: “D District Support Team Officers assisted by our TSG colleagues carried out a search of a property on Friday evening in the Newry area. During this search a quantity of controlled […]
People Before Profit Newry representative Marc Mac Seáin has called for a halt to the plans for the development of Newry Civic Centre. McShane said: “To describe the proposed £17m Civic Centre in Newry as ‘controversial’ would put it mildly. Describing the affair as yet another costly mess for NMDDC is more appropriate. Throughout this […]
A tougher new law around using handheld mobile phones while driving is being proposed by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins in a bid to make our roads safer. A 12-week public consultation on the legislation – which would make it illegal to use a handheld mobile while driving for activities like taking photos or videos, scrolling […]
By Donal McMahon Newry is set to host its first ever Christmas Market as a “game changing” drive for its 400 year old city centre trading halls. The council’s sustainability and environment committee approved a report on Wednesday (May 21) to host a five week seasonal event. The seasonal boost to the border city hopes […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has today called on the Minister of Health to urgently break the deadlock with GPs over contract terms, warning that ongoing uncertainty threatens the future of two vital GP practices in South Armagh. SDLP MLA Justin McNulty said: “There is a very real and growing concern among patients […]
Mayobridge FC have been stripped of their Carnbane League Division 1 league title and disqualified from the Kehoe Kars Bessbrook Cup, having fielded an ineligible player in both competitions. A spokesperson from the Carnbane League clarified the situation after the news came to light on Saturday evening. The spokesperson said: ‘The points deduction against Mayobridge […]
By Paul Higgins A bouncy castle boss who masturbated while on a FaceTime call with a six-year-old girl walked free from court this week after he was handed an Enhanced Combination Order. Sentencing Brian McAuley at Newry Crown Court on Tuesday, Judge Paul Ramsey KC said while the case merits a jail sentence it was […]
By Paul Higgins Co. Down bricklayer and cocaine dealer who sexually assaulted and tried to rape a woman as she slept will serve two years in jail for the attack. Sentenced at Newry crown Court on Thursday, Denvior Nathan Larkin will spend a further two years under supervised licence conditions for offences described by Judge […]
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