ABC Council – Armagh I

2 days ago

Yet another vandalised Portadown play park closed to children over summer

Yet another children’s play park has been closed due to vandalism over the school summer holiday period. Rectory play park in...

1 week ago

Hurricanes, flooding and death: Councillors lament lack of decision-making powers for emergency situations

ABC Councillors have unanimously scoffed at the Department for Communities’ enforcement of legislation that demands they provide three days’ notice of...

1 week ago

Oxford Island – once rated as the second most visited tourist site in NI – but café closed twice a week

Fifteen years ago, Oxford Island – a designated National Nature Reserve situated on the southern shores of Lough Neagh – was...

1 week ago

‘Local government is about burying dead and emptying bins – neither of which we do efficiently’

A local councillor, who refuses to drop the issue of maintenance in Portadown and Lurgan’s cemeteries, told members in a recent...

1 week ago

‘She left Armagh in a better place than she found it’: Cllrs pay tribute in chambers to former Armagh Mayor

“She left Armagh in a better place than she found it,” those were among the final words in tribute to the...

3 weeks ago

‘No respect for the dead’: Brother hopes images of Kernan Cemetery ‘disgrace’ will shame council into action

A Portadown man has called for ABC Council bosses to get their act together and ensure Kernan Cemetery is tidied up...

3 weeks ago

Maintenance concerns raised over condition of Palace Stables’ gardens

Council have committed to investigating maintenance concerns within the Palace Stables grounds after an Armagh I reader said the landscaped gardens...

3 weeks ago

McCartan Bet takes a punt on vacant retail unit on Lurgan high-street

An application has been lodged with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council seeking permission to change a former retail unit...

4 weeks ago

Sinn Féin Mayor speaks out after ‘sustained’ online abuse since taking office

Sinn Féin Councillor Mary O’Dowd says she has been subjected to “sustained” and “completely unacceptable” personal abuse online since becoming Lord...