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Armagh Community Constituency Newry and Armagh Sport Upper Bann

Ulster GAA Results and Fixtures – 5/11/22 – 12/11/22

Ulster GAA results and fixtures – 5/11/22 RESULTS: 05-11-2022 (Sat) AIB Ulster GAA Football Junior Club Championship Quarter Final Páirc Esler, 15:00 Teconnaught 0-05   2-20 Stewartstown Newry   (An Dún)       (Tír Eoghain) AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship Quarter Finals Páirc Esler, 17:15 Liatroim 3-22   3-15 Castleblayney Newry   […]

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ABC Council Armagh Banbridge Community Constituency Council Government Lurgan Newry and Armagh Portadown South Armagh Upper Bann

Community Groups – Applications Are Open for You to Receive up to £1000!

Applications for the Tak£500+ project are now open and community groups can receive up to an incredible £1000 for a project to benefit their area! This Participatory Budget Fund encourages local residents within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon borough to apply for funding for a project that they think will have a positive impact on […]

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ABC Council Armagh Banbridge Business Community Constituency Council Government Newry and Armagh Portadown Upper Bann

Local Businesses Take Home Top Accolades at Prestigious UK Awards!

Three businesses within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon borough recently scooped top awards at the highly prestigious Retail Industry Awards – with a fourth business also picking up a highly commended honour! The Retail Industry Awards are a celebration of all that is great about the UK grocery retail sector and winners were selected […]

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ABC Council Armagh Banbridge Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Council Government Lurgan Newry and Armagh Portadown South Armagh Upper Bann

New Warm Spaces Scheme and Online Cost of Living Support Hub Launched

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council launches new Warm Spaces Scheme and online Cost of Living Support Hub to help support local community groups and residents this autumn and winter. The new Warm Spaces Scheme is designed to help local community groups deliver eligible programmes across a network of 18 council community centres, […]

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Armagh Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh

Sharyar Ali Sentenced for Murder of 11 Month Old Baby in Keady

Sharyar Ali, aged 34, has today been sentenced for the appalling murder of baby Hunter McGleenon, following an investigation by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team. Mr Ali, who appeared before Newry Crown Court today, Thursday 27 October, was sentenced to life in prison, serving a minimum of 13 years, […]

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Armagh Business Community Constituency Newry and Armagh Portadown Upper Bann

Businesses Scoop Gongs at Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards!

Two local food and drink producers have picked up four awards between them at the prestigious Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards! McCracken’s Brewery in Portadown and Gilfresh Produce in Loughgall came out on top after excelling in all three stages of the incredibly rigorous judging process! These Awards celebrate the best in retail, wholesale […]

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ABC Council Armagh Banbridge Community Constituency Council Government Lurgan Newry and Armagh Portadown South Armagh Upper Bann

Think ‘green’ this Halloween!

Did you know, Halloween costumes are often made up of 90% plastic? And that a very scary seven million of these costumes are thrown away each year? Also, did you know, that of the 10 million pumpkins grown in the UK, 95% are carved and decorated for Halloween? This produces around 18 tonnes of edible […]

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Armagh Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh

Police Appeal Following Armagh Incident

Police in Armagh are appealing for information following an incident at Friary Road in the early hours of Sunday 9th October. It was reported to police that a man, aged in his 30’s, fell from a moving vehicle and sustained serious injuries to his neck and head at around 1.20am on the Sunday morning. The […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh South Down

Triple Whammy as Teen Classmates Make the Final of Irish Junior Eurovision

From 4,000 hopefuls, three teens from Co Down and Armagh have secured their place in the Final of Ireland’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC). Following success in their respective heats, the Northern Ireland trio made it the Semi Finals aired on TG4 Sunday 16th October where eight contestants were reduced to just three Finalists. Singer […]

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Armagh Business Community Constituency Newry and Armagh Portadown Upper Bann

Local Producers Enjoy Taste of Success at Ulster Regional Final of the Irish Restaurant Awards!

Unrivalled commitment, talent and expertise – these are just a few ways to describe the restaurants and hospitality businesses in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area – and this has been recognised recently at the Ulster Regional Final of the Irish Restaurant Awards! Eleven awards were scooped by nine local businesses, who […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Newry and Armagh

Man Dies Following Middletown Collision

Police can confirm that a man aged in his 20’s has died following a road traffic collision on the Monaghan Road, near Middletown, County Armagh, on Monday 17th October. The man was the driver of a white Audi A3 car that was involved in a collision with a white Volvo lorry shortly before 6am on […]

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Infant Mental Health Service Celebrates 10 Years

The Southern Trust Infant Mental Health Team, i-CAMHS is marking ten years of service. i-CAMHS was originally set up as part of the Trust’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, as the first in Northern Ireland to directly provide intensive specialist support to children under three years old and their parents or primary care givers. […]