Stories By Micheal McKenna
-
News
/ 10 years agoLearning budget cutbacks cast serious doubt on £30M city college
Plans for three new build campuses for Southern Regional College could have been dealt a potentially fatal body blow. It comes...
-
News
/ 10 years agoPolice to target ‘party buses’ over festive season
Police in Armagh are promising a zero tolerance approach to so-called ‘party buses’ as the traditional ‘Christmas nights out’ are expected...
-
News
/ 10 years agoSuspected cannabis and cocaine found in Keady house
A 42-year-old woman was arrested yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) after suspected cannabis was found in a car stopped in the Victoria Street...
-
News
/ 10 years agoMan racially abused in Armagh city centre
Police in Armagh are appealing for information following an incident in Upper English Street. Constable Barry McNeill explained: “Around 10.30pm on...
-
News
/ 10 years agoNo decision on North-West links corridor during Mullinure Masterplan work
No decision can be expected in relation to the preferred corridor for Armagh’s planned North and West Link Road for the...
-
News
/ 10 years agoAll 55 city centre applicants get cash to ‘spruce up’ properties
A second phase of a scheme aimed at enhancing the appearance of properties in Armagh city centre has been hailed a...
-
News
/ 10 years agoDesign funding ensures Benburb Park cycle trail will go ahead
Armagh Council has agreed to contribute funding – or risk losing – the chance of a new walking and cycling route...
-
News
/ 10 years agoPoyntzpass traffic calm call after dog killed on road
Armagh Council has written to DRD Roads Service seeking traffic calming measures in Poyntzpass. The request was made at a recent...
-
News
/ 10 years agoMinister asked to assist in ambitious plans for military base redevelopment
Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill has been asked to assist in the next stage of the redevelopment of the former military...
-
News
/ 10 years ago£309,000 fitness equipment contract for local leisure centres
Armagh City and District Council and Banbridge District Council have awarded a contract worth £309,000 for the installation of new fitness...
-
News
/ 10 years agoJackie Connolly portrait of Tommy Makem to take pride of place in Keady arts venue
A painting by the late Armagh artist Jackie Connolly – gifted to Armagh Council shortly before his sad passing in October...
-
News
/ 10 years agoRatepayers expected to foot bill for heating facility at North-South Ministerial Council
Armagh’s ratepayers seem likely to be left to foot the £25,000 cost of a ‘biomass hopper and enclosure’ for the heating system at...