Stories By Micheal McKenna
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News
/ 9 years agoCouncil votes to stage civic reception to honour boxing hero Carl Frampton
Boxing hero Carl Frampton is to be honoured with a civic reception locally. The decision to stage the event comes after...
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Armagh
/ 9 years agoBlood-soaked knife on kitchen floor as borough employs shock tactics in new campaign
A hard-hitting and graphic campaign to highlight the dangers of knife crime is being introduced across the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon...
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News
/ 9 years ago‘No decision’ yet on charging for parking at Slieve Gullion courtyard
Consideration is being given to charging motorists for parking in a local beauty spot. Newry, Mourne and Down Council has been...
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Sport
/ 9 years agoArmagh to host its own full Marathon with proceeds to ‘Cardiac Risk in the Young’
Preparations are well underway for a full Marathon in Armagh this summer – and a very worthy charity will be boosted by...
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Newry
/ 9 years agoNewry man finds stolen power tools dumped in his garden
A cache of powers tools – believed to have been stolen – have been found in a Newry man’s garden. The...
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Markethill
/ 9 years agoPast pupils in ‘final push’ for new-build, enrolment increase and Sixth Form
A petition has been launched as part of a campaign for a new build school for Markethill High. It has been...
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Armagh
/ 9 years agoArmagh student’s courageous response to Labour peer’s shocking anorexia claims
A young Armagh woman who has battled anorexia and was forced to give up on her dream career as a result...
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Banbridge
/ 9 years agoPolice appeal for public’s help to find missing schoolgirl Isha Anwar
Police are appealing for help in finding a 13-year-old girl who has not been seen since turning up for school this...
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Lurgan
/ 9 years agoPolice warn parents after large-scale fight erupts between drunken youths
Police came under fire from bricks and bottles when they tried to intervene after a fight broke out between a gang...
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Lurgan
/ 9 years agoFirefighters dealing with blaze at Lurgan Hospital but ‘no risk to patients’
A fire has broken out at Lurgan Hospital. Firefighters are at the scene and, according to a local councillor, are currently...
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Armagh
/ 9 years agoContractor to be appointed with work to start shortly on £1.2m Irish language centre
It should shortly be full steam ahead for Armagh’s new state-of-the-art Irish language centre. After many delays and hurdles – and with...
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Newry
/ 9 years ago£8m primary opens in Newry – day after new schools revealed for Armagh, Collegelands & Lurgan
A new £8 million primary school has been officially opened in Newry – just a day after plans for three new build...
