Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Newry
/ 2 weeks ago‘Unfailingly generous’: Former Sinn Fein MP Mickey Brady passes away
Former Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady has died, prompting an outpouring of tributes recognising a lifetime devoted to public service,...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoSchool bus carrying 15 St Catherine’s Armagh pupils involved in early-morning crash
A school bus carrying 15 pupils from St Catherine’s College in Armagh was involved in a road traffic collision in the...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoArmagh leisure centre users enduring uncomfortably cold conditions due to heating issues
Users of Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh have been left enduring weeks of uncomfortably cold conditions after a breakdown in the...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks ago‘I won’t tolerate it’: MP takes aim at ‘keyboard warriors’ over latest social media abuse
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has again called out “keyboard warriors” after being subjected to disgusting online abuse. Posts on social...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoTwo men arrested under Terrorism Act released as probe into threats against councillors continues
Two men arrested as part of an investigation into threats made against elected representatives in Newry, Mourne and Down have been...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoMan suffers serious burns – three others injured – following arson attack on house in Newry
Detectives are investigating a petrol bomb attack on a house in Newry in the early hours of Wednesday morning, which injured...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoSecond man arrested by police probing terrorist threats against councillors in Newry
Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have today arrested a second man following searches in the Newry area. Both followed...
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Lurgan
/ 2 weeks agoHouse ransacked in Moira burglary as police appeal for information
A house was ransacked after burglars smashed their way in through the back patio door in Moira. Police are appealing for...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoJournalists’ union warns of media group’s takeover of Newry and Armagh newspapers
The National Union of Journalists has raised serious concerns over the proposed takeover of Alpha Media, which owns the Ulster Gazette...
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Lurgan
/ 2 weeks agoNew breakfast foods factory to bring over 500 jobs to County Armagh
Up to 420 full-time jobs could be created with plans for a new multi-million pound food factory in County Armagh, Armagh...
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South Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoPolice confirm arrest of man (46) in probe into threats against councillors
A man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act as part of an ongoing investigation into threats made against elected representatives...
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Northern Ireland
/ 2 weeks agoMinister defends move as school dinners price hike – costing £10 more a month per child – kicks in
Education Minister Paul Givan has defended a decision to dish up a 19% hike on the cost of school meals in...
