Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Bessbrook
/ 5 years agoYoung boy knocked off bike by hit and run driver in south Armagh
A young boy was knocked off his bicycle by a hit and run driver in south Armagh in Monday evening. Police...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoIn Pictures: How Armagh shops embraced re-opening with social distancing measures in place
Shops shutters across Armagh went up on Friday as businesses resumed trading after a three-month hiatus brought on by the coronavirus...
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Portadown
/ 5 years agoElderly man out for morning walk robbed of phone and assaulted on Portadown towpath
An elderly man out for a walk along a towpath in Portadown was viciously assaulted early this morning (Monday). The man,...
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoTributes paid to Co. Armagh parish priest following his ‘untimely’ death
Tributes have been paid to a popular Co. Armagh parish priest who passed away after a short illness. Fr John Byrne...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoPlans being drawn up for city attractions ahead of council getting Stormont nod to re-open
Work has been ongoing to plan for the reopening of council-owned attractions – like the Market Place Theatre and Armagh County...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoOne further Covid death as majority of NI shops re-open to public
There has been one more Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours, according to the Department of Health. It brings the...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCouncil sets sights on rescuing summer tourism season by calling on people to ‘holiday at home’
Council is looking at ways to exploit opportunities to bring tourists to the borough this summer season as most people look...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCall for ‘leeway’ for hard-hit hospitality providers as re-opening may come sooner than first thought
All accommodation providers in the ABC borough have been given advice and contacted in the very possible event reopening dates could...
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Portadown
/ 5 years agoSt John the Baptist College to get key stage 4 extension to allow pupils to stay and complete studies
Pupils at St John the Baptist College in Portadown impacted by Covid-19 are to be allowed to stay and complete their...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCouncil to ask Stormont for special fund similar to England to aid high street traders’ recovery
Stormont is to be asked to consider establishing a ‘high street recovery fund’ similar to that introduced in England as businesses...
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Banbridge
/ 5 years agoReassurances given that £24m Game of Thrones attraction still very much on despite Covid-19 delay
Plans to open a £24 million Game of Thrones attraction in the borough have been severely impacted due to the Covid-19...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCouncil to seek Stormont talks amid fears 500 Thompson Aero Seating job losses will not be last
A cross-party delegation is to seek a meeting with Stormont ministers to discuss the fall-out of the Thompson Aero Seating jobs...
