Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Armagh
/ 2 days agoPatients having to wait over four months for hospital discharge because of lack of homecare provision
Concerns have been raised following the release of figures showing that some patients in the Southern Trust have faced discharge delays...
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Tyrone
/ 3 days ago‘Deeply disturbing questions remain’ after emergency meeting around slaughter of 51 cattle
“Deeply disturbing” questions remain unanswered over the shooting of 51 cattle near Fivemiletown – despite a lengthy emergency session of Stormont’s...
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Tyrone
/ 3 days agoFarmers in Stormont protest and demand DAERA ‘come clean’ on shooting of 51 cattle in Tyrone
Farmers gathered at Stormont on Monday morning in protest against over the shooting of 51 cattle near Fivemiletown – with calls...
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Newry
/ 3 days ago‘We just want it to stop’: Cross-border police blitz on ‘boy racers’ at Carrickcarnan a welcome step
Cross-border policing on the Old Dublin Road at Carrickcarnan has been stepped up in a renewed push to shut down dangerous...
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Portadown
/ 4 days agoInvestigation launched after police confirm man’s body found in burning car in Portadown
Police have confirmed that a man’s body was found in a burning car in Portadown on Saturday night. Chief Inspector Tierney...
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Lurgan
/ 6 days agoYoung Lurgan man remembered as ‘heartbeat of the home’ and a brother ‘you could lean on’
Heartbroken friends and family gathered to say a final farewell to a 24-year-old Lurgan man, described at his funeral on Friday...
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Crossmaglen
/ 6 days agoFaith, family and football: Crossmaglen says goodbye to a true lady who meant so much to her community
A community steeped in grief but rich in memories gathered in Crossmaglen on Friday morning for the funeral of lifelong GAA...
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Armagh
/ 6 days agoSouthern Trust homecare model ‘failing’ as more staff leave than join
The Southern Trust’s homecare model is failing while vulnerable people remain without the care they need, the Independent Health and Care...
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Newry
/ 6 days agoResidents despair as dangerous parking at Newry Train Station getting worse by the week
Residents living around Newry Train Station say dangerous parking is getting worse by the week – despite plans for a significant...
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Dungannon
/ 1 week agoMuch–loved Caledon café – at heart of village for 25 years – to close next month
A much–loved Caledon café which has been at the heart of village life for a quarter of a century is to...
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Dungannon
/ 1 week ago‘Barbaric’ shooting of 51 cattle in fields in full view of public ‘one of biggest DAERA scandals ever’
The mass shooting of 51 cattle during a DAERA enforcement operation in Co Tyrone has been branded “one of the biggest...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoTributes flow as Newry’s ‘fair and kind’ Judge King retires after two decades on the bench
Newry’s long‑serving District Judge, Eamon King, has been hailed as a “true gentleman” whose blend of legal knowledge, humour and humanity...