Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoMinister confirms plans for a ‘Holiday at Home’ discount scheme scrapped
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed plans for a ‘Holiday at Home’ scheme – designed to help the struggling tourism and...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoNo room at the inn: Middletown mum’s anger after being turned away for booster jab
A Middletown mother has slammed the organisation of a walk-in vaccine clinic by the Southern Health Trust as a “complete shambles”....
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoOver 5,500 attacks on health and fire rescue staff in six months – 80% of which were physical
In the six months up to March 2021 there were a staggering 5,500-plus attacks on health and fire staff in Northern...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoUnsuspecting Co Armagh mum shells out £1,000 to WhatsApp fraudsters – only for bank to intervene
A County Armagh mum almost forked out £1,000 to fraudsters posing as one of her daughters pleading for help on WhatsApp...
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Craigavon
/ 3 years agoNew Year approval due for new village supermarket, takeaway, filling station and laundry
A major new retail development which would entirely transform the village of Waringstown look set to be given the thumbs-up in...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoCovid-19: Ten deaths reported since Friday as daily cases continue to drop
There have been 10 further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland since Friday – four in the last 24 hours. The...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoNew accommodation for Aghagallon school to be ‘handed over early next year’
New classroom accommodation at St Patrick’s Primary School in Aghagallon should be in place early next year, it has been confirmed....
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Portadown
/ 3 years agoExtension plans for popular Portadown supermarket and filling station
A Portadown supermarket and filling station is planning a major extension. Woolsey’s Costcutter, which is based on the Moy Road, has...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoOmicron cases hit 10 as walk-in booster clinics extended immediately to over 30s
The number of Omicron variant cases in Northern Ireland has reached 10 as moves are made to further accelerate the vaccine...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoFormer clothing store in seaside town to become family entertainment centre
A former Warrenpoint clothing store – which closed in 2019 after more than 70 years trading in the seaside town –...
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Craigavon
/ 3 years agoGAA club plans school and community play area, walking track and allotments
A GAA club will be the toast of its local community as it plans to create a new school and community...
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Craigavon
/ 3 years agoTeacher struck off for messaging student and threatening to kill himself if he didn’t reply
A former County Armagh school teacher who sent inappropriate messages to students and threatened to kill himself if they did not...
