Stories By Padraig Corrigan
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Newtownhamilton
/ 1 week agoMemorial service takes place to mark 50th anniversary of Tullyvallen massacre
A memorial service took place on Monday (September 1) to mark the 50th anniversary of the Tullyvallen massacre. Events have also...
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Bessbrook
/ 1 week agoCall for donations as two-year-old Bessbrook girl undergoes life changing surgery
Three days ago the Cartmill family from Bessbrook received a life-changing phone call… a potential liver transplant had been found for...
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Banbridge
/ 1 week ago‘We punch above our weight’: Why Dromore led the way in nominations for prestigious business awards
At the beginning of August there was jubilation among businesses in Dromore… retailers from the town had been shortlisted in nine...
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Newry
/ 1 week ago‘They had no records on him’: 102 year old Whitecross man who recently passed away had never been to the hospital
At 102 years old, Redmond O’Hanlon was quite possibly the oldest man in County Armagh. A few weeks ago he was...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoWhitecross GAA club hosts golf tournament in memory of brothers who passed away
Over two hundred people took part in a golf tournament organised by St. Killian’s GAC Whitecross on Saturday (August 23). The...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoGosford Forest Park recovery could take up to 10 years after thousands of trees felled by storm
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council have been told that Gosford Forest Park could take up to 10 years to...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoNarrow Water Massacre remembered in ‘dignified’ ceremony
A ceremony took place on the morning of Wednesday August 27 to mark 46 years since the Narrow Water ambush. The...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks ago‘A game for the common man’: Newry has one of largest darts leagues in Europe – and it’s growing!
For as long as anybody can remember, Friday night has been darts night in Newry. It was in the 1940s that...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoFifteen feet underground: Inside the Portadown nuclear bunker transformed into a museum
The room is small; yet practical. There is just enough space for a bunk bed, table, cabinet, and two chairs. The...
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Armagh
/ 4 weeks ago‘It’s really quite awe inspiring’: Wicker man set on fire in Armagh as part of Lughnasa celebrations
The ancient Celtic festival of Lughnasa was celebrated at Navan Fort in Armagh on Saturday, as a twenty-five-foot wicker man sculpture...
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Newry
/ 2 months ago‘It’s a dying game’: Poyntzpass hosts one of the last local Whist Drives and it could soon disappear
Time stands still as Oliver O’Hare winds up the old clock hanging above the entrance to St. Joseph’s Hall in Poyntzpass....
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Newry
/ 2 months agoNewry Agricultural Show ‘a big struggle’ as chairman makes plea made for DAERA funding
The chairman of the Newry Agricultural Show has voiced his disappointment that the Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs (DAERA)...
