CLANRYE NEWS 
The SDLP has selected Councillor Pete Byrne to contest Newry and Armagh in the 2027 Assembly election following a selection convention of party members. Byrne has served as a councillor for ten years, including as SDLP Group Leader and Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, and has twice contested the constituency at Westminster. […]
Over 60 women attended an inspiring evening of support, education and empowerment at a Rooted in Confidence Hair Loss Workshop held at Swanky Coffee in Silverbridge on 14 September. The workshop was hosted by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Slieve Gullion District Electoral Area (DEA) Forum, with financial support provided by the Council’s Health […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that early public engagement on the Newry Inner City Greenway Active Travel Signature Scheme will commence on 8 October 2026. Minister Kimmins said: “This signature active travel scheme aims to improve connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists through Newry by providing safer, more accessible and attractive active travel infrastructure, linking […]
Police Service of Northern Ireland Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said: “Our significant public safety operation remains in place on the Garvaghy Road. Overnight we have continued to engage and assess how best to balance the rights of all parties. “We will continue to explore and keep under review a range of tactical options to […]
SDLP Justin McNulty MLA spoke today in Stormont regarding the Garvaghy Road. McNulty MLA stated: “I was humbled and proud to stand with the residents of the Garvaghy Road from Saturday morning through Sunday. When I arrived on the Road after midnight on Saturday night, I experienced the foreboding atmosphere and was struck by the […]
Speaking after participating in the peaceful protest on the Garvagh Rd yesterday, Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín stated: “The purpose of the Orange Order march down the Garvaghy Rd is to polarise the two communities into extremes for the next election. If there is a strategic choice in having an election on […]
By Kevin McAteer The Carnbane League First Division has delivered another dramatic Saturday — and the battle at the top is getting tighter by the week. Finn Harps and Church Street both collected important victories on Saturday, while Killeavy United were held by Rockview, leaving three clubs now locked together on 10 points at the […]
Drumcree is once again dominating headlines across Northern Ireland. But for many younger people, the obvious question is: What actually is Drumcree — and why can a parade along one road cause such controversy? To understand the strength of feeling surrounding Drumcree today, it is important to understand what happened during the 1990s. The dispute […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson has renewed calls for the Orange Order not to proceed along the Garvaghy Road, as he warned that reopening the Drumcree dispute has caused “huge hurt” and raised tensions to levels not seen in years. The Upper Bann MLA issued a fresh statement on Sunday morning following an extraordinary […]
TUV leader Jim Allister has expressed dismay at the handling of today’s Drumcree JR. “The politicking of the judge and resort to the language of Sinn Fein opponents of the parade in talking in terms of “the abyss”, is not what I expect from an independent judiciary. “Nor, would I expect a judge to try […]
Statement by SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP on Garvaghy Road ruling “The SDLP stands in full support of the residents alongside so many people across Northern Ireland, and we welcome the injunction granted by the Judge which prevents the parade from taking place tomorrow. “Nobody should pretend this is as simple as 35 people walking […]
One of Northern Ireland’s longest-running and most contentious parading disputes has entered a potentially historic new chapter after the Parades Commission ruled that a restricted Orange Order procession can proceed along Portadown’s Garvaghy Road on Sunday. Portadown District LOL No.1 has been granted permission to complete the disputed return route from Drumcree Church on Sunday, […]