Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Armagh
/ 20 hours agoMLA hits out at ‘reactive’ road safety approach in Armagh following fatal collision
A DUP MLA has accused the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) of waiting for tragedy before acting on road safety concerns in...
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Portadown
/ 3 days agoMan arrested after police uncover ‘sophisticated’ cannabis factory in Portadown
Around 300 cannabis plants have been seized and a man arrested after police uncovered a “sophisticated and well-organised” drugs factory in...
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Newry
/ 4 days agoBreaking point for homeless Newry family-of-five ‘trapped in one room’ at hotel for more than a week
A Newry healthcare worker says his partner and three young children are being forced to live in “distressing” cramped emergency accommodation...
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Armagh
/ 4 days agoOmbudsman: PSNI ‘failed’ woman who reported Jonathan Creswell for indecent exposure in 2016
A police investigation into a 2016 indecent exposure allegation against convicted abuser Jonathan Creswell was “inadequate” and “failed the victim”, the...
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Lurgan
/ 6 days agoHooded man dressed in black makes suspicious approach to young female in Lurgan
Police are investigating a suspicious approach to a young female near a Lurgan primary school this afternoon (Monday). Officers received a...
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Portadown
/ 7 days ago‘Issue of unwanted Orange marches on Garvaghy Road is closed’ as O’Dowd vows to raise issue in Assembly
Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has insisted that the issue of Orange Order marches on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road is “closed”, as...
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Newry
/ 7 days agoTwo arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man stabbed in Newry
Detectives have arrested two people on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was found with stab wounds in Newry in...
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Lurgan
/ 1 week ago‘He will be missed by us all’: Co Armagh race legend pays heartfelt tribute after death of brother Ronnie
Former Co Armagh road racing star – turned respected businessman – Phillip McCallen has paid a heartfelt tribute to his older...
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Banbridge
/ 1 week agoOwner’s U-turn on Banbridge HMO plans after resident backlash
A controversial plan to turn a terraced house in Banbridge into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) is not going ahead...
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South Armagh
/ 1 week agoControlled explosion carried out on ‘viable’ device during security alert in Silverbridge
A security alert in the Carrive Road area of Silverbridge has ended after bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoArmagh prison officer shot dead as he left St Patrick’s Cathedral with two children in 1985 honoured
The family of an Armagh prison officer murdered as he left St Patrick’s Cathedral with two of his children has been...
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Portadown
/ 1 week agoDrumcree bid a ‘dangerous attempt’ to restart unwanted Garvaghy Road parades
Sinn Féin councillor Catherine Nelson has accused the Orange Order of trying to “re-establish repeated unwanted parades” on the Garvaghy Road...
