Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Craigavon
/ 3 years agoFears for ambulance ability to ferry 1,000 patients annually from Newry to Craigavon
Upwards of 1,000 local patients a year will still have to travel to Craigavon Area Hospital for emergency operations despite a...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoCovid-19: Cases remain high but hospital numbers drop by over 100 in seven days
There have been four further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours. The total number of deaths...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoTwo men punch health worker in face in attempted hijacking at Daisy Hill Hospital
A woman was punched to the face by two men who attempted to hijack her car in Newry last night (Monday)....
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Portadown
/ 3 years agoMLA calls for St Brigid’s Day public holiday to remember those who died during pandemic
Upper Bann MLA Dolores Kelly has called for St Brigid’s Day to be made a public holiday in Northern Ireland. The...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoPolice confirm loud bang in Lurgan was pipe bomb after device remnants discovered
Detectives are investigating after a pipe bomb detonated in the Dingwell Park area of Lurgan last night (Sunday). At around 9.25pm,...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoNewry man (23) appears in court following weekend burglary in city
A man accused of burgling a family home in Newry has been remanded into custody. Anthony McEvoy, of Flagstaff Court in...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoCovid-19: Hospital numbers drop over weekend as military called in to help health service
There have been 11 further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland since Friday – three in the last 24 hours. The...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoMan (23) to appear in court following series of incidents in Newry
A man is to appear in court following a series of incidents in Newry over the weekend. Police investigating incidents in...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years ago‘Small in stature, big in heart’ – sister of Lurgan man Paul Cardwell pays emotional tribute
The sister of a much-loved Lurgan man whose loyalty was unrivalled paid an emotional tribute to her brother as he was...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoForkhill ‘has lost a gem’ – a ‘one of a kind’ and ‘unorthodox’ character who changed things for the better
Mourners at the funeral of one of Forkhill’s most prominent residents heard how she dedicated so much of her time improving...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoOne man arrested after series of home burglaries in Newry overnight
A man has been arrested following a series of home burglaries in Newry overnight. Police are appealing for information following a...
