Modified firework left in front garden prompts Lurgan security alert

A security alert in the James Street area of Lurgan has ended. Police received a report just before 10.30am today, Monday...

Twelve years after ‘unsustainable’ Clintyclay PS closure approved school has trebled enrolment and plans to extend

Twelve years ago this week a rural County Armagh community was left reeling after the Education Minister rubber-stamped the closure of...

Scourge of rats becoming gnawing pain in sides of residents of one Armagh estate

A resident of an Armagh city housing development claims the area is "infested" with rats that have been seen "roaming the...

Portadown conference discussing ‘Islamic invasion’ cancelled by Council after ‘radical group’ complaints

A conference scheduled to be held in Portadown Town Hall this Saturday (October 17) by an evangelic “non-denominational” charitable organisation has...

Chief Constable insists PSNI ‘operated independently and impartially’ amid Drumcree tensions

The Chief Constable of the PSNI has defended the force’s handling of the Drumcree stand-off, insisting officers have acted “independently and...

Playr-Fit invest £2m in Newry HQ with 12 new jobs in next growth push

Rapidly growing Newry teamwear brand Playr-Fit has completed a £2 million investment in its new headquarters – and plans to create...

Woman who identified victims in Jeffrey Donaldson case handed prison sentence

A woman has been sentenced today, after breaching a lifetime ban on reporting the identity of an alleged victim of sexual...

Crosshairs daubed at Sinn Féin councillor’s workplace ‘show why Drumcree rhetoric is so dangerous’

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has condemned those responsible for painting crosshairs and threatening graffiti at the workplace of a Sinn Féin...

Garvaghy Road residents fail in bid to challenge Parades Commission’s decision to allow Drumcree parade

Residents have failed in their bid to challenge the Parades Commission’s decision to allow the Drumcree parade to walk down the...

Devlin family will be ‘spared trial’ as driver who caused deaths of father and son pleads guilty

The Devlin family of Co Armagh will be "spared a trial" as the man who caused the death of father and...

Homes evacuated in Lurgan due to security alert

There’s a security alert in James Street in Lurgan. A suspicious object is being examined and the street has been closed...

MP blasts ‘broken’ MOT system as £13.5m Mallusk centre lies idle amid spiralling backlogs

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has accused the Department for Infrastructure of presiding over a “broken” MOT system, as motorists face...