Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoOver 90% of child sex offenders in NI sentenced to less than five years in prison
Only fifty depraved child sex offenders received a prison of more than five years in a four year period in Northern...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoArmagh Gaol to become Armagh Ale with unique brewery and ‘escape rooms’ attraction on the way
Midday update: this is, of course, an April Fool. One of Armagh’s most historic buildings could shortly be toasting a new...
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South Armagh
/ 3 months agoIncreased fines don’t deter litter louts after dozens of tyres dumped on Slieve Gullion
This was the scene over the weekend as dozens of tyres were dumped on Slieve Gullion mountain in south Armagh. It’s...
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Banbridge
/ 3 months agoWoman knocked unconscious by man on Banbridge street
A woman was knocked unconscious by a man in Banbridge in the early hours of Sunday morning. A second woman was...
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Lurgan
/ 3 months agoTwo people arrested after Home Office swoop on Lurgan properties
Two people were arrested following a Home Office operation in Lurgan earlier this week. Immigration Enforcement officers visited two residential premises...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoSpecsavers moving into Armagh – as another boutique closes its doors!
For more than 10 years the former Burger King unit in the Mall Shopping Centre in Armagh has lain empty –...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoMajor resurfacing plans for Armagh-Keady Road
Major resurfacing works are due to be carried out on the main Armagh-Keady Road – including safety improvements at Girvan’s Bridge...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoFamily of Armagh man ‘devastated’ following tragic passing in Dominican Republic
The family of an Armagh man, who died while travelling in the Dominican Republic, say they are “devastated” by his death....
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoO’Kane’s Centra in Armagh launches new look following £1m investment
Following a £1m investment, O’Kane’s convenience store and petrol forecourt on the Moy Road in Armagh, has been refurbished and has...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoArmagh’s St Patrick’s Day committee aim to rectify ‘missed opportunities’ to add colour to Festival
The team behind the St Patrick’s Day community parade in Armagh believes that because ABC Council have “regularly missed an opportunity”...
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Newtownhamilton
/ 3 months ago‘Absolute disgrace’: Pothole plagued south Armagh road ‘not resurfaced in over two decades’
A frustrated south Armagh resident has called for the relevant authorities to repair “what is left of” a local road which...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoArmagh woman’s 1,500km Bordeaux to Newry challenge in memory of late father
An Armagh native is set to embark on a solo, unsupported, bike journey from her home in Bordeaux, France, to the...