Man (59) arrested following seizure of half a million illegal cigarettes in Newry

A 59-year-old man has been arrested following the seizure of 500,000 cigarettes and tobacco by customs officials and police. HM Revenue...

Plans to approve extension of Newry Canal greenway to border deferred at 11th hour

Plans to extend a Newry Canal greenway to the border with the Republic of Ireland have been deferred at the 11th...

‘No injuries’ as police attend scene of petrol bomb attack in Newry

Police are currently at the scene of a petrol bomb attack at a house in Newry. It is believed that two...

St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Newry district facing huge budget cuts

St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the town where Ireland’s patron saint is said to be buried look to be the latest...

Southern Trust dieticians recognised at Advancing Healthcare Awards

Southern Health and Social Care Trust dieticians have scooped an award for their leadership after introducing a new service regionally which...

Funeral held in Newry for late Arthur Ruddy – a founding father of the SDLP

The funeral of a former Newry councillor and founding member of the Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) was held on Monday...

Man accused of stealing £1,000 worth of goods from Sainsbury’s in Armagh

A Newry man has denied stealing £1,000 worth of goods from an Armagh supermarket earlier this year. Bernard Francis Ward, of...

Approval to bring in consultants as £44m Mournes ‘gateway’ alternatives explored

Approval for an integrated consultancy team to be procured for the £44m Mourne Gateway gondola project has been given this week...

Sinn Fein defers council’s 2024-27 Irish Language policy but has not said why

Newry Council’s Irish Language Strategy has been deferred by Sinn Fein with the party refusing to disclose its reasons in chambers....

Rostrevor sports group raise £41,500 for prostate cancer research

Cyclists from the Rostrevor-based Rossi Amateur Sports Group met Professors, Oncologists and Researchers at Queens University Prostate Cancer Research Centre recently...

‘No movement’ on alternatives to £44m Mournes Gateway gondola project

A council pledge to seek alternatives to the £44m Mournes Gateway gondola project has “offered no movement” as objectors fear the...

Community rally behind south Armagh man who took gravely ill while on holiday with wife

A fundraising evening will be held next month for a popular south Armagh man who fell critically ill while on holiday...