Stories By Micheal McKenna
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South Armagh
/ 24 hours ago‘Incredible courage’: Mullaghbawn mum’s Stage 4 cancer battle sparks fresh call for overhaul of support services
A Mullaghbawn mum living with Stage 4 breast cancer has inspired a fresh call for urgent improvements to cancer support services...
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Armagh
/ 3 days agoAlmost 8,000 planned surgeries cancelled in Southern Trust over four years
Almost 8,000 planned operations have been cancelled in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area over the past four years,...
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Armagh
/ 3 days agoParents, charities and carers call for ‘equal future’ at Stormont disability services rally
Parents, carers, charities and families gathered at Stormont on Tuesday, May 19 to demand better disability services and a more inclusive...
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Lurgan
/ 4 days agoLurgan woman among Irish citizens being held by Israeli forces after Gaza aid flotilla intercepted
A Lurgan woman is among a number of Irish citizens being held by Israeli forces after an aid flotilla bound for...
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Armagh
/ 6 days agoConcerns over enforcement ‘flaws’ as hundreds of parking fines overturned in Newry and Armagh
A significant number of parking fines issued in Newry and Armagh have been successfully appealed over the past three years –...
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Newry
/ 1 week agoSRC breaks ground on £14.5m Newry Innovation Centre
Southern Regional College, together with officials from Department for the Economy, Felix O’Hare and Co. Limited and McAdam Design marked the...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoIn Pictures: Three new priests for Armagh Archdiocese ordained at St Patrick’s RC Cathedral
A packed St Patrick’s RC Cathedral witnessed a major milestone for the Archdiocese of Armagh on Saturday as Archbishop Eamon Martin...
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Craigavon
/ 2 weeks agoParents’ anger as swimming clubs left high and dry amid fresh staffing woes at South Lake Leisure Centre
Training sessions for three local swimming clubs were cancelled at South Lake Leisure Centre this week – just months after ABC...
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Lurgan
/ 2 weeks agoMan (48) charged with attempted murder after bomb driven into Lurgan police station
A 48-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a bomb was driven into Lurgan police station in March. Detectives...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoMan arrested by detectives investigating threatening phone calls made to two Newry councillors
Police have arrested a man as part of an investigation into threatening phone calls made to two Newry councillors, detectives have...
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Lurgan
/ 2 weeks agoBoy (15) among three people arrested by detectives investigating attack on Lurgan Police Station
A 15-year-old boy is among three people arrested by counter-terrorism detectives investigating an attack on Lurgan Police Station in March. Detectives...
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Armagh
/ 3 weeks agoDamning report details how Jonathan Creswell began grooming Katie Simpson when she was just 10
Police missed repeated opportunities over more than a decade to stop serial abuser Jonathan Creswell before the death of Tynan showjumper...