Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Northern Ireland schools to close from Monday
Schools in Northern Ireland are to close from Monday. The decision has been confirmed this afternoon by First Minister Arlene Foster....
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Armagh city pharmacist says workload has tripled in last week
An Armagh pharmacist says their workload has tripled since the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak this month. Michael Davidson, the manager in McKeever’s...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Court Service outlines plans to reduce number of people attending to reduce risk
No new jury trials will get underway in Northern Ireland until further notice. And the Court Service will be working to...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus Pandemic forces MJM Marine to make ‘large number of redundancies’ as orders dry up
Newry-based MJM Marine is planning a “large number of redundancies” as a result of the global effects of coronavirus. The company...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: ABC Council to close all public buildings from tomorrow
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council will close all public buildings to the general public from tomorrow (Wednesday). This includes...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Northern Ireland businesses will pay zero rates for three months to help survive crisis
Businesses in Northern Ireland will not have to pay rates for the next three months. And household rates bills will be...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Executive to bring forward package of proposals to ‘mitigate against worst effects’
Rates relief for business is one of a number of ideas which would be looked at as the Northern Ireland Executive...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Omniplex closes all cinemas across Northern Ireland
Omniplex is closing all of its cinemas across Northern Ireland. The company had previously closed all outlets in the Republic of...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Newry Council shuts leisure centres and public buildings as Armagh urged to follow
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is to close all of its leisure centres and public buildings – except where statutory...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Host of Armagh city centre pubs to stay closed on St Patrick’s Day
A host of pubs in Armagh city centre have joined the growing list which have decided to close due to coronavirus...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoCoronavirus: Balmoral Show postponed amid ‘uncertain times’
Balmoral Show – which was due to have taken place in May – has been cancelled. A spokesperson from the Royal...
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Athletics
/ 5 years agoBelfast marathon postponed and rescheduled to take place in September
The 2020 Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon, due to take place in May, has been postponed. It has been re-scheduled to...