Stories By Padraig Corrigan
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Newry
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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)...
