Stories By Mairead Holland
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Dungannon
/ 4 years agoLough Neagh Rescue saved my life: Indebted Lauren won’t let Covid sink fitness challenge fundraiser
It has been a long time in the planning but a grateful woman who was saved from a capsized boat is...
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Dungannon
/ 4 years agoAccident victim Daniel remembered as a ‘truly beautiful soul’ with a zest for life
Mourners at the funeral of a Dungannon man heard him described as “unassuming, happy-go-lucky and free-spirited”. Daniel Cullen, from Oaks Road...
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Craigavon
/ 4 years agoJellyfish, dolphins and choppy waters but swimmers land third world record in a year
It’s official! A number of local men are among a group of six swimmers who have set a new world record ...
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Portadown
/ 4 years ago‘Let us live our lives in peace,’ say Portadown residents evacuated in suspicious device alert
Residents of a Portadown housing development have appealed to those responsible for a security alert today (Monday) to let them live...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoArmagh woman in industry first as she launches raffle for share of family gin company
An Armagh woman who left a career in nursing to start up her own successful food business is making another bold...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoCommunities ‘devastated’ at death of popular footballer Josh (19) in tragic accident
A Co Tyrone teenager who died in an accident in Banbridge yesterday (Tuesday) has been described as a talented footballer who...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoArmagh priest holds fundraising walk to remember ‘caring’ sister who died of Covid
An Armagh priest who lost his sister to Covid-19 has invited people to help celebrate her life by taking part in...
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South Armagh
/ 4 years ago‘Fear and anger’ in Silverbridge community as family escapes injury in suspected arson attack
A family escaped injury but was left badly shaken following a suspected arson attack on a house in south Armagh on...
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Craigavon
/ 4 years agoTop marks for vice-principal Johnny as he releases song written in just 45 minutes
Follow your passion. That’s what Portadown vice-principal Johnny Guy tells his pupils – and now he has led by example by...
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Craigavon
/ 4 years agoPlans to expand community kitchen in face of poverty and ‘sheer volume of need’
A community kitchen which was set up during the Covid-19 pandemic is planning to expand its work to provide much-needed support...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoNiamh ‘giving back’ with 100-mile June challenge for mental health charity Zest
A young Armagh woman who took up running for the first time over lockdown will be pulling on her trainers for...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoTaking photographs is child’s play for Seb as toys take centre stage in exhibition
There’s a child in all of us, the saying goes, and that’s certainly the case for an Armagh artist who is...
