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Newry: Multimillion Pound Housing Development at Merchants Quay Completed

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 […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry: Theft as Woman Used ATM on Hill Street

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 […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry: Police Seize a Quantity of Controlled Drugs Following Raid In The City

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 […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Crime Government Infrastructure Newry and Armagh Stormont

Boylan Urges Public to Have Their Say on Use of Mobile Phones While Driving Consultation

Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has urged the public to have its say on proposed changes to laws aimed at tackling mobile phone use while driving. Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins launched a consultation seeking views on strengthening legislation to ensure it is effective and fit for purpose. “Tackling mobile phone use in vehicles is a […]

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

PBP Newry & Armagh Rep Marc Mac Seáin Calls For Halt to Newry Civic Centre

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 […]

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Community Constituency Crime Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh Stormont

Consultation Launched to Tackle Use of Mobile Phones While Driving

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 […]

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Newry Set to Host First Ever “Game Changing” Christmas Market

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 […]

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McNulty Calls For Clarity Over South Armagh GP Surgeries

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 […]

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Mayobridge FC Hit With Points Deduction and Stripped of League Title

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 […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Armagh Man Who Masturbated on Facetime Call With 6 Yr Old Avoids Prison

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 […]

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Newry: Details of Sex Attack Revealed In Court

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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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry: Five Vehicles Set on Fire In Arson Attack

Police are appealing for information following the report of arson at a business yard in the Newry area in the early hours of this morning, Saturday, May 17th. Sergeant Cushley said: “It was reported at around 3.00am that five vehicles parked in the Chancellors Road area of Newry had been set on fire. Our colleagues […]