CLANRYE NEWS News items from all the local community groups.
Sinn Fein MLA Cathy Mason has slammed successive DUP Education Ministers who have consistently failed schools in Northern Ireland. Mason said: “The findings of the Public Accounts Committee’s recent report on the management of the schools’ estate are nothing short of alarming. It confirms what parents, teachers, and pupils have known for years, too many […]
Nicola Grant Workers Party representative has hit out at the massive rise in food inflation over the past five years. The cost-of-living crisis has left millions of workers and their families struggling to put food on the table, food inflation having risen by 38% over five years, leaving working-class people unable to provide even the […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason has written to the Education Minister and submitted a series of questions over his trip to Israel. The South Down MLA said: “The DUP Education Minister has chosen to visit Israel at a time when that very same state is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. Meanwhile, schools here continue […]
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O’Toole MLA has said the party will challenge Education Minister Paul Givan over his use of departmental resources to publicise a trip to Israel. He has written to the Head of the Civil Service and the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Education to establish what role the civil […]
CARNBANE LEAGUE RESULTS FOR SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2025 PREMIER DIVISION – KICK-OFF 2.00 PM Ballybot United 0 v 8 Cleary Celtic at The Barley Field Ballyholland 2 v 4 Villa Rovers at Olympic Park Newry Celtic 1 v 1 Rossowen at Artie Green Park DIVISION ONE – KICK-OFF 2.00 PM Cartwheel United 3 v 4 Archview United at Jimmy Steen Park Lisdrum FC 2 v 1 Mayobridge FC at Killeavy Rockview United 1 v 1 Greenfield […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch conducted searches of a commercial and a residential property in the Newry area, Thursday 16th October as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs by organised criminal groups operating on both sides of the border. As a result of the search, cash seizures in both Sterling […]
After the implementation of an hourly Belfast-Dublin Enterprise service in late 2024, Translink’s income and number of passenger journeys have skyrocketed. This news comes from an Assembly Question posed by Justin McNulty SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh, who has long been a champion for improved rail connectivity. According to Translink Management Information, since the commencement of […]
Saoradh stands firmly with the health unions and the countless frontline workers now balloting for strike action across the occupied Six Counties. We extend our full solidarity to all those who keep our hospitals and care services running, the very backbone of our health system. These workers have endured years of underfunding, chronic understaffing, and […]
Justin McNulty SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh calls for urgent action to prevent suicide. In a recent Assembly Question, McNulty impressed upon the Executive Office the need to assess the merit of mental health and suicide awareness training for frontline staff. Suicide prevention charity, Samaritans gave evidence to an All-Party Group in Stormont on […]
Police in Newry have arrested a 47-year-old woman on Thursday, 23rd October. The woman was arrested on suspicion of misuse of a public electronic network to send a grossly offensive message. This follows a road traffic collision in the Albert Basin area of the town on Wednesday, 8th October, where sadly a 67-year-old man passed […]
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a burglary at a house in Newry. Detective Constable Middleton said: “We received a report that sometime between 4.30pm and 7.30pm yesterday, Wednesday 22nd October, a property was entered in the Shandon Park area. “We understand entry was gained to the house via a back door. Enquiries […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has condemned the recent incident involving the discovery of a viable pipe bomb following a police pursuit that ended in the Keady area. “The PSNI have confirmed that two men, aged 22 and 37, have been arrested in connection with this incident. “This serious situation, which began with a police […]
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