Stories By Mairead Holland
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoHomecare company rallies round Rachel as she battles incurable cancer
Local colleagues of a young woman who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer are appealing for the public’s support as they...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoNiall rings bell after three years of cancer treatment and hands over £81,000 to charities
The mother of a Ballymacnab boy who has been battling leukaemia for over three years has spoken of her delight and...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoMum-of-three who avoided PE at school is now a marathon champion
A Lurgan woman who took up running almost by accident nine years ago said she is still in shock after coming...
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South Armagh
/ 3 years ago‘We won’t let Kingsmills school go down without a fight’ says mum-of-three
A woman whose children attend a rural Co Armagh school which has been earmarked for closure has said she and other...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoOver 30 years and £300,000 later, Deborah’s ‘one-off’ hospice walk is back again
A Newry woman who organised her first Southern Area Hospice walk as a “one-off” event is preparing to hold it for...
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Portadown
/ 3 years agoUnite strike: Workers ‘taking second jobs’ as pay fails to keep pace with inflation
Workers from the Housing Executive in Portadown are among Unite trade union members who have been out on strike for the...
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Portadown
/ 3 years agoTwo years after beating Covid ‘amazing’ May celebrates her 100th birthday
A Portadown woman who was one of the oldest Covid-19 survivors is celebrating her 100th birthday today. Mary May (nee Love),...
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Keady
/ 3 years agoMaria McShane: Mother of murdered schoolboy had the ‘heart of a lion’, mourners told
A Keady woman who campaigned tirelessly for justice for her murdered son has been remembered as having the “heart of a...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoArmagh man who died in quarry a ‘beautiful young man’ who ‘cared for others’
An Armagh man who died at Navan Quarry on Sunday has been remembered by his family as a “beautiful, sensitive young...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoDamning report reveals serious failings within beleaguered council department
Low staff morale, high levels of sickness absence and “no sense of highly effective leadership” are among a number of issues...
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Dungannon
/ 3 years agoBikers from all over Ireland to help make Peter’s 90th birthday one to remember
A Co Tyrone man is due to get the biggest birthday surprise ever today (Saturday) when around 90 bikers from all...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoTeenager detained after police car rammed during stolen camper van chase
Police have revealed that the person detained following a chase involving a stolen camper van is a 16-year-old male. Two officers...
