Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Newtownhamilton
/ 2 years agoSinn Féin present plans to partially demolish Newtownhamilton police station
A Sinn Féin delegation presented police in south Armagh with its proposals to demolish part of the police station in Newtownhamilton....
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Keady
/ 2 years agoNew shop and nine business units given go-ahead in Keady with jobs boost expected
Plans for a new mixed use industrial and retail development in Keady have been given the thumbs-up. The proposals relate to...
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoDisabled Lurgan woman’s Irish passport debacle turns first foreign holiday dream into ‘nightmare’
A visually-impaired Lurgan woman threatened to camp outside the Irish Passport Office in Dublin as her dream of a first foreign...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoOnly six of 56 life-saving defibrillators on Council property available 24/7
Only six of 56 life-saving defibrillators on ABC council-owned premises are available on a 24/7 basis. That figure has led to...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoBoxing club and youth centre to open in Armagh city centre after plans approved
A new boxing club and youth centre will open in Armagh city centre after planners granted approval this week. Plans include...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoTributes paid following sad passing of Declan McChesney – ‘a colossus of Newry High Street’
Tributes have been paid to a highly-respected former Newry business who passed away today (Friday) following a long battle with illness....
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoPolice to take to Armagh streets to raise awareness of sexual exploitation of children
Police are to take to the streets on Armagh today (Friday) as part of a campaign to raise awareness of child...
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Bessbrook
/ 2 years agoHundreds of homes, shops, offices and gym planned on site of Bessbrook Army base
Plans will be unveiled later this week for hundreds of new homes, shops, offices and a gym to be built in...
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Markethill
/ 2 years agoProposal to axe Kingsmills PS published despite 113 of 117 responses backing school
The Education Authority is planning to press ahead with plans to close Kingsmills Primary School. As revealed by Armagh I in...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoFamily’s delight as bone marrow donor found for Newry teenager Daniel Greer
A bone marrow donor has been found for Newry schoolboy Daniel Greer. The 14-year-old Abbey Christian Brothers’ pupil was diagnosed with...
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Camlough
/ 2 years agoCamlough community centre given green light by planners
Plans for an exciting new community centre in Camlough have been given the green light by planners. The development – which...
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Loughgall
/ 2 years agoEducation Authority urged to reinstate rural bus route for St. John the Baptist School in Portadown
The Education Authority is being urged to reinstate a rural bus route which would serve the needs of the ever-growing student...