Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Newry
/ 4 years agoNewry council workers to stage second 24-hour strike and begin work-to-rule over pay dispute
Trade unions have confirmed plans to escalate industrial action at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council after mediated talks collapsed due...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoInfrastructure director lobbied to deliver Armagh link roads and rail line promised for years
Armagh’s long-awaited link roads and – and the reinstatement of the railway line between the city and Portadown – have been...
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Markethill
/ 4 years agoNew development of bungalows planned for Markethill
There are plans in the pipeline for a new development of bungalows in Markethill. An application for the new homes –...
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Portadown
/ 4 years agoAnother once-thriving leisure centre’s days are numbered as tender out to tear down Cascades
Another Co Armagh leisure centre deemed surplus to requirements with the opening of the new £30 million South Lake complex is...
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Lurgan
/ 4 years agoLurgan Park is picture perfect in new calendar on sale now!
Lurgan Park, without doubt one of the boroughs finest features, is the subject of a superb new calendar for 2021 featuring...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoSadness at passing of one of Armagh and ‘life’s true gentlemen’ who always wore a smile on his face
One of life’s true gentlemen who always wore a smile on his face and had a friendly word for everyone. That...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoCouncil may allow extended Sunday trading for non-food businesses ahead of Christmas rush
Sunday trading hours could be relaxed for all businesses with an extension allowed to help claw back losses suffered as a...
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Newry
/ 4 years agoHigh hopes for Newry rock band’s Covid-bashing Christmas cracker
A Newry band, known more for their rock tunes than those of the Christmas variety, has released what could very well...
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Newry
/ 4 years agoControversial £2m Newry housing plan which attracted over 860 objections gets go-ahead
Plans for a controversial housing development in Newry – which attracted over 860 objections and saw a public protest staged over...
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Tyrone
/ 4 years agoNext phase of state-of-the-art firefighter training centre to go to tender with £30m price tag
The second phase of the massive Northern Ireland Fire Service Training Centre in County Tyrone is about to go out to...
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Crossmaglen
/ 4 years agoStay home order as outbreak of Covid-19 confirmed within Crossmaglen ‘school community’
Pupils at a south Armagh secondary school have had their lessons suspended in the classroom after an outbreak of Covid-19. Years...
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Lurgan
/ 4 years agoSupermarket hopes for ‘white’ outcome from council for proposal to open new dry cleaners
A Co Armagh supermarket could shortly be airing its dirty laundry in public! For the SuperValu store at Banbridge Road in...
