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Banbridge
/ 5 years agoIrish rower signs up to frontline at Daisy Hill Hospital after Olympics is postponed
An Irish international rower who qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games has swapped his shell boat for scrubs in an altogether...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoContractors abused in south Armagh amid false rumours they are installing 5G masts
Contractors in south Armagh were subjected to abuse after false rumours circulated that they were working on the installation of 5G...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoTributes paid to ‘outstanding musician’ who loses four-week battle with coronavirus
Tributes have been paid to a “one of a kind” Newry man who lost a four-week battle with coronavirus on Thursday....
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoHospital staff introduce Zoom calls for parents to read bedtime stories to babies in neonatal unit
Parents with newborns in the neonatal unit have been able to speak to and see their babies thanks to some innovative...
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Armagh
/ 5 years ago‘Thank you for this’ – relief as cemeteries are to re-open to public
Graveyards are to be re-opened to the public. First Minister Arlene Foster made the announcement during the Executive’s daily coronavirus update...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoAbbey CBS staff work in school since lockdown to make 1,000 visors for local community
Staff at a Newry Grammar School have created an 1,000 safety visors which will be distributed among the local community. Like...
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoConcerns raised as hospital admissions in Daisy Hill and Craigavon hospitals drop
Hospitals in the Southern Trust have witnessed a sudden and surprising drop-off in admissions, despite the global Covid-19 pandemic. It is...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoIndependent retailer S.D. Kells secures ‘lifeline’ loan from bank to help through pandemic
A large independent retailer which operates 19 stores across Northern Ireland – 11 locally – has secured a significant financial package...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoNewry Saoradh chairperson among seven charged with taking part in illegal dissident parade
The chairperson of the Newry Saoradh branch has been charged with taking part in an illegal dissident republican parade. At Newry...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoTrial of councillor accused of assault on female police office adjourned due to Covid-19 crisis
The trial of an independent councillor accused of twice assaulting a female police officer was adjourned on Wednesday due to the...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoCommunity Coordination Hub deliveries reach hundreds of households across district
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and its partners will have delivered over 700 food parcels to vulnerable and isolated residents...
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoDebenhams refutes newspaper’s claims Newry and Craigavon stores set to close
Debenhams has refuted claims by a local newspaper that they are to close their stores in Newry and Craigavon. The Newry-based...