IT outage that paralysed Southern Trust electronic care record was down to human error

The root-cause of the major IT outage, which paralysed the new ‘encompass’ electronic care record on last September, has finally been...

Whitecross man who needlessly got involved with police sentenced but cleared of knuckle duster charge

A 31-year-old man from Whitecross has been found guilty of drug possession and resisting police but cleared of possessing a knuckle...

Major clothes retailer with stores in Craigavon, Dungannon and Newry enters administration

A major high street fashion retailer with stores across in Craigavon, Dungannon and Newry, has entered administration, putting many local jobs...

DUP councillor calls for investigation into ‘wasted’ ratepayers money on failed Gateway project

A DUP councillor has called for an investigation into “wasted” ratepayers’ money on the failed Mourne Mountain Gateway project amid concerns...

Proposed 51 job losses at Glen Electric ‘catastrophic’ for Newry

A major Newry firm is proposing to cut 51 jobs at its factory at the Greenbank Industrial Park. The move by...

Come hell or high water: Newry businesses braced for high tide with sandbags at the ready!

Water levels along the Newry River are continuing to rise this afternoon (Tuesday) as the city braces for high tide at...

Newry winner of The Traitors announces passing of her mother days after hit TV show’s finale

The mother of The Traitors winner Rachel Duffy has sadly passed away, just days after the Newry woman spoke of her...

Judge critical of defendant’s ‘fanciful’ explanation after he’s found in boxer shorts in Newry grow house

A judge has dismissed claims that a man found in his boxers shorts in a suspected grow house in Newry –...

One billboard outside Newry: Stormont row over planning and ‘rule of law’

Stormont’s Infrastructure Minister has come under more pressure to remove an billboard erected in her own constituency at the Egyptian Arch...

Two men arrested for drug offences in Newry to appear in court

Two men arrested in the Stream Street area of Newry on Friday evening, January 23 as part of an ongoing investigation...

Calls for ‘Plan B’ digital hub amid Newry civic centre judicial review

A DUP councillor has called for a “Plan B backup” for a regional digital hub amid a Judicial Review of Newry’s...

‘Highly emotional’ woman convicted of harassment made multiple calls over three day period

A woman who contested charges of harassment and improper use of a public electronic communications network has been convicted and fined...