Stories By Micheal McKenna
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News
/ 10 years agoRatepayers ‘sacrificed on altar of shallow politics’ over bin trial
A South Down Assemblyman has defended a monthly black bin collection locally and hit out at councillors who voted against it last...
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/ 10 years agoNew council’s shortfall headache as TransportNI snips grass cutting cash
TransportNI has withdrawn funding for grass cutting in town centres, leaving the new ABC super-council with a £38,000 headache. Only nine...
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/ 10 years agoContractors sought for £3 million St Patrick’s Grammar works
St Patrick’s Grammar School in Armagh is preparing to go out to tender for a major £3 million extension and refurbishment...
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Sport
/ 10 years agoRedrock’s Jordan celebrates first circuit race win at Kirkistown
Redrock motorcyclist Jordan Burrows had an Easter to remember after winning his first circuit race of the season at Kirkistown on...
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/ 10 years agoIn Pictures: The county Armagh home a cool £1m will get you
This £1million house has just gone on the market in county Armagh. For a cool £995,000, you could get your own...
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/ 10 years ago£20,000 of drugs seized during searches
Detectives from Reactive and Organised Branch at Mahon Road in Portadown have seized a quantity of Class A, Class B and...
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Entertainment
/ 10 years agoOne legend, two shows, one day, one great cause!
Music legend Van Morrison is to perform two intimate back-to-back shows in Warrenpoint, Co Down, next month in aid of the...
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/ 10 years agoVolunteers praised for Easter Camlough Lake clean-up efforts
More than 100 bags of bottles, tins, tyres and general waste were collected during the big Easter Monday clean-up at Camlough...
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/ 10 years agoHealth Trust hosts major conference on alcohol issues
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust, in partnership with the Public Health Agency, held its annual conference on alcohol and...
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/ 10 years agoChristian Brothers’ Primary shares in European education cash
Armagh’s Christian Brothers Primary School is one of 14 local education institutions which will share almost €425,000 to take part in language, culture and...
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/ 10 years agoFlags taken from republican plot at Newry cemetery
Five flags have been stolen from the republican plot at St Mary’s Cemetery in Newry in what one local MLA has...
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/ 10 years agoPolice witness appeal after Crossmaglen assault
A woman was attacked by a man with a hammer in Crossmaglen late last night. Police are appealing for witnesses to the...