Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Newry
/ 9 years agoCharges follow Newry shootings and Portadown property search
Detectives in Newry have charged a 20-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder. He also faces charges of kidnap, possession...
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Newry
/ 9 years agoReality strikes all too late as man fleeced of his bank savings
First came the bogus banker. Then came the pretend policeman. And before the man knew it his money was on a passage...
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News
/ 9 years agoCustomer data at risk after sustained cyber-attack on TalkTalk website
Personal details – including credit card and bank details – belonging to TalkTalk customers could have been accessed as part of...
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Markethill
/ 9 years agoMan treated for burns after ferocious fire rages at Markethill farm
A man has been treated for burns and the effects of smoke inhalation after this afternoon’s fire at Markethill. The blaze...
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Banbridge
/ 9 years agoGood and bad news for care homes on a day of decisions for Health Trust
A Bessbrook residential care home for the elderly – once earmarked for closure – will remain open. Cloughreagh House had previously...
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Newry
/ 9 years agoFraudsters target secretaries at Tandragee and Newry businesses
Police are warning businesses to be vigilant after two businesses in Tandragee and Newry were targeted by fraudsters. In both instances...
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Armagh
/ 9 years agoPermanent axe falls as Trust scraps Armagh’s minor injuries unit
Armagh’s minor injuries unit has been axed for good. Despite a spirited community campaign, involving patients, staff, union officials and local...
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Armagh
/ 9 years agoTanishea got VIP tickets for Christmas; last night she cried like never before
The mother of an Armagh schoolgirl has branded as “disgraceful” the organisation of last night’s One Direction show which was cancelled...
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Armagh
/ 9 years agoArmagh lifts ‘Best Kept’ title at prestigious awards ceremony
Armagh has another string to its proverbial bow after scooping the Northern Ireland Amenity Council’s ‘Best Kept’ title for the ‘Medium Town’...
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Armagh
/ 9 years agoUtility Regulator says burying interconnector cables underground is ‘a myth’
Northern Ireland’s Utility Regulator has warned that businesses and households will “pay dearly” unless the proposed north-south interconnector is in place...
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News
/ 9 years agoPensioner (93) loses fight for life after Richhill bungalow blaze
The 93-year-old man who was rescued from his home in Richhill on Sunday night by firefighters has sadly died in hospital....
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Armagh
/ 9 years agoSewer works to see six-day road closure outside Courthouse from Sunday
The road outside Armagh Courthouse will be closed from this weekend as the next step in the comprehensive £3 million sewerage...