Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Armagh
/ 16 hours agoWinter is here! Snow and ice warning in place with travel disruption expected on Thursday
A yellow weather warning is now in place for snow and ice across Co Armagh later this week. The warning covers...
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Portadown
/ 2 days agoIrish-language nursery in Portadown suffers overnight break-in
Police are investigating after an Irish language nursery in Portadown was broken into overnight, with a significant amount of equipment reported...
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Portadown
/ 2 days agoCervical screening scandal: Council to meet Southern Trust in coming days to demand answers and public enquiry
The parents of a young Portadown woman – and others who died as a result of multiple failings highlighted in the...
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Armagh
/ 2 days agoCall for council to host ‘events, concerts and shows’ in Keady venue as ‘off-shoot’ of Market Place Theatre
Keady’s state-of-the-art Tommy Makem Centre should be used by ABC Council to host “events, concerts or shows” on a quarterly basis,...
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Newry
/ 4 days agoCouncillor condemns Newry burglary attempts as residents confront intruder
A Newry councillor has urged the public to remain vigilant after a series of attempted burglaries in the city – including...
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Armagh
/ 4 days ago‘More bang for our buck’: Councillor seeks repeat of small grant for businesses to improve shopfronts
A scheme to allow retail premises to improve their properties by way of a small grant should be repeated and factored...
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Newry
/ 5 days agoA train wreck! Efforts underway to find long-term solution to parking issue outside Newry station
Efforts are under way to find a long-term solution to mounting parking problems at Newry Train Station, as increased passenger numbers...
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Armagh
/ 7 days agoPlan to create 30 pop-up shops across ABC borough to help ‘artisan’ producers sell their wares
Thirty new pop-up shops could be established in the borough to allow ‘artisan’ producers to market their wares. That is the...
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Banbridge
/ 7 days agoDromore Community Centre 6am opening to become permanent while one councillor asks: ‘What about Gilford?’
A pilot project to open Dromore Community Centre at 6am is to be made permanent, with numerous local councillors describing it...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoABC Council tender for artist to craft permanent sculpture celebrating late Queen’s ‘life and service’
ABC Council has gone out to tender in a bid to appoint a “suitably qualified artist” to create a sculpture of...
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Banbridge
/ 1 week agoDonaghcloney: Underwhelmed alderman slams ‘pathetic excuse’ for Christmas tree as villagers left vexed
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Really? Well try telling the good folk of Donaghcloney that! For the eagerly-awaited...
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Crossmaglen
/ 1 week agoCommunity mourns ‘immeasurable loss’ of much-loved mother, friend and proud South Armagh woman
The Crossmaglen and wider south Armagh community is mourning the sudden passing of a much-loved mother and friend who passed away...
