Highly respected Newry journalist Jackie McKeown passes away

The world of local journalism is mourning the loss of a true luminary, a highly respected journalist whose words and stories...

Police cordon put in place after reports of sudden death in Newry

Police are attending the scene of a sudden death in Newry. The body was discovered in the Upper Catherine Street area...

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium celebrates as asteroids named after astronomers

Leading astronomical research and education centre, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, has announced that two of its Visiting Astronomers, Aswin Sekhar and...

Three arrested after large quantity of herbal cannabis and cash seized in Forkhill

Police in Newry arrested three people following a search of a property in the Forkhill Road area of Newry on Saturday...

McCrackens Brewery: How a home brewing kit one Christmas resulted in a 15,000-litre per month craft brewery

Church prayers answered as ABC Council gives blessing to ‘community hub’ at Benetton store

Plans by an Armagh church to create a new community hub at the city’s former Benetton store have been given the...

Sex offender’s pleas to keep licence to save his job denied after ninth no insurance offence

A high risk sex offender with a “colourful record” has been handed a six month driving ban for his ninth offence...

Employment dispute at Newry Council set for fifth month as talks fail to reach conclusion

An employment dispute at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) look set to run in to its fifth month as...

Armagh mum forced to give up teaching after Early Onset of Parkinson’s diagnosis

An Armagh mother-of-four who was diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson’s at the age of just 48 says she wants to raise...

Police ‘won’t have capacity to investigate crime to same level’ due to ‘drastic’ budget cuts

Police will no longer have the capacity to investigate crime to the same level. And there will be reductions in recruitment,...

Man and woman escape injury after shots fired through window of house in Armagh

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following a report of shots being fired at a house in the Callanbridge Park...

Knife held to man’s throat in terrifying armed robbery in Lurgan

Police are investigating the report of an armed robbery in Lurgan on Friday night, July 7. The terrifying incident happened in...