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Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has called on drivers to exercise more care while travelling through our villages this summer.The Councillor said,   “Residents in Mullaghbawn raised concerns with me about vehicles entering housing estates travelling to fast whilst children played in the street.  I would encourage drivers to slow down as they enter […]

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “While the salesman may have changed to one more experienced in the art, it remains to be seen if the if product is any different. It is certainly hard to point to any substantive difference between Sir Jeffery and either of his two recent predecessors on the basis of […]

Detective Sergeant Stewart said: “We received five reports of burglaries in the Newtownhamilton Road area of Armagh, and one in the Dundalk Road area of Newtownhamilton.  All happened around lunchtime on Wednesday(30th June), with the first incident, in Armagh, reported around 12.45pm. “We have been notified of a sighting of a dark-coloured Audi in the […]

At the Infrastructure Committee recently Liz Kimmins continued to support a call from Newry BID and local businesses for trialing a change in on-street parking rules In Newry city centre.  The Newry and Armagh MLA stated: “Newry BID attended the Infrastructure Committee today to call for a change to the car park charging rules in […]

Local newspaper Clanrye News and Sport have sponsored a charity Gaelic jersey to raise funds for Rathore special needs School in Newry. The jersey which is blue and yellow representing Down’s Syndrome colours was created by Tipperary Sports Company Bourke sports. Speaking on the initiative Editor of Clanrye News and Sport Kevin McAteer said: “It […]

CROSSMAGLEN Police Station is to close with Newtownhamilton Station set to become the centre for policing in South Armagh. More police will be on the beat in South Armagh while there will be no more high powered/high velocity arms on show by police officers in the area.The local community is to have more imput into […]

A local mother was refused the opportunity to change her baby in Newry Leisure Centre prompting the lady to change her baby on a bench outside the facility. Jude and Julie Rooney had taken their children to Jennings Park to play when Mrs. Rooney had indicated to her husband that their little baby Ryan who […]

Armagh senior Gaelic team have advanced to the semi finals of the Ulster senior men’s football championship following an emphatic win against Antrim. Armagh had a goal on 11 minutes with two long kick passes from Oisin O’Neill and Stefan Campbell that Rory Grugan finished to the net. It was Grugan that was fouled for […]

The Department of Health in NI has introduced interim arrangements to provide holiday makers with short-term written confirmation of full vaccination. These interim arrangements will be available for foreign travel up to and including July 19, 2021 – for people visiting countries requiring proof of double dose COVID-19 vaccination. The interim scheme has been introduced […]

A magnificent seven Southern Trust projects have been shortlisted from hundreds of entries for this year’s national HSJ Patient Safety Awards. The awards recognise outstanding contribution to healthcare and drive improvements in culture and quality across the NHS by celebrating the teams putting safety first. The Dysphagia Support Team has been shortlisted for the Patient […]

Northern Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser have underlined the importance of as many people as possible getting vaccinated against Covid-19. And they have appealed to young people in the 18-29 age group to come forward for their jabs. Professor Sir Michael McBride and Professor Ian Young welcomed the localised initiatives underway to […]

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has outlined her plans to extend the terminal illness provision in social security benefits. Advising Assembly members of her decision, Minister Hargey said: “My priority is to reform the current rules to improve the support we provide to terminally ill people. “I will extend the current six months criterion to 12 months and […]