CLANRYE NEWS 
A man from Belleek has been convicted of stalking after sending a letter to a young girl expressing his wish to marry her when she turned 16. At Newry Magistrates’ Court, 44-year-old Patrick Gerard Cumiskey, of Main Street, was found guilty of a single charge of stalking. The court heard that police were alerted to […]
Local groups and charity partners have officially launched this year’s Bessbrook/Camlough Darkness into Light walk, which will take place on Saturday 9 May at 4:15am in Derramore Woods, Bessbrook. Now in its seventh year, the annual early morning walk has raised just under £100,000 to date in support of PIPS Hope and Support, helping provide […]
Slieve Gullion Neighbourhood Policing Team conducted searches of two addresses in the Bessbrook area today and have located class A, B and C drugs. We have also located a number weapons including knives and pepper spray, stolen property, a large amount of cash and a small scale drug lab. We have arrested 3 persons for […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has praised the work of Department for Infrastructure crews who have repaired over 10,000 road defects in just eight weeks. The member of the Infrastructure Committee said: “This is really positive news and shows what can be done when investment is targeted where it is needed most. “I want to […]
Road crews have repaired 10,000 road defects in just eight weeks, Minister Liz Kimmins has revealed. Praising the teams who have been out on local roads fixing potholes, the Minister said: “The damage caused to our roads by prolonged bad weather at the beginning of the year is well documented and I established the Winter […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Martin Hearty has thanked delegates at this weekend’s Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, for unanimously endorsing his motion calling for South Armagh to be included in the name of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. The motion, submitted by the Morris Harvey Cumann, received overwhelming support at the party conference in Belfast. “When […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has welcomed the Autism Reality Experience to the Slieve Gullion and Crotlieve District Electoral Areas, marking World Autism Acceptance Month this April. Delivered by Training 2 CARE and supported by the Public Health Agency, the Autism Reality Experience offers an immersive, hands-on training session designed to help neurotypical people […]
Newry & Armagh MLA Aoife Finnegan has said that the growing practice of drug dealers targeting a vulnerable person’s home to get their drugs delivered to the addresses is of deep concern. The Sinn Féin elected representative also urged people to be alert and vigilant to the illegal activity. She stated, “Recently the address of […]
50th Anniversary Of IRA Volunteer Shot Dead By SAS Told “We Best Honour The Past By Building A Future Worthy Of It”. The large attendance at the 50th anniversary of the death of IRA Volunteer Peter Cleary, were told by Donegal TD Pearse Docherty that the event was not simply an act of remembrance but also […]
SDLP Opposition Infrastructure Spokesperson Justin McNulty MLA has said a decision to freeze Translink fares does not go far enough. The Infrastructure Minister has announced a fare freeze for this year. Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty said: “This is an unambitious move from the Minister at a time when we are seeing a huge […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed that Translink fares will remain unchanged for a second year in a row, despite significant financial pressures across the public transport system. The decision comes at a time when households are facing rising fuel and living costs and when public transport continues to play a vital role in helping […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has said the British government must do more to help those affected by the rising fuel crisis. The Newry and Armagh MP was commenting as Sinn Féin MPs supported a letter to the British Prime Minister which outlines a call for temporary immediate reduction in costs of fuel here in […]