Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoIrish-language nursery in Portadown suffers overnight break-in
Police are investigating after an Irish language nursery in Portadown was broken into overnight, with a significant amount of equipment reported...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoCervical screening scandal: Council to meet Southern Trust in coming days to demand answers and public enquiry
The parents of a young Portadown woman – and others who died as a result of multiple failings highlighted in the...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoCall for council to host ‘events, concerts and shows’ in Keady venue as ‘off-shoot’ of Market Place Theatre
Keady’s state-of-the-art Tommy Makem Centre should be used by ABC Council to host “events, concerts or shows” on a quarterly basis,...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoCouncillor condemns Newry burglary attempts as residents confront intruder
A Newry councillor has urged the public to remain vigilant after a series of attempted burglaries in the city – including...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks ago‘More bang for our buck’: Councillor seeks repeat of small grant for businesses to improve shopfronts
A scheme to allow retail premises to improve their properties by way of a small grant should be repeated and factored...
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Newry
/ 2 weeks agoA train wreck! Efforts underway to find long-term solution to parking issue outside Newry station
Efforts are under way to find a long-term solution to mounting parking problems at Newry Train Station, as increased passenger numbers...
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Armagh
/ 3 weeks agoPlan to create 30 pop-up shops across ABC borough to help ‘artisan’ producers sell their wares
Thirty new pop-up shops could be established in the borough to allow ‘artisan’ producers to market their wares. That is the...
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Banbridge
/ 3 weeks agoDromore Community Centre 6am opening to become permanent while one councillor asks: ‘What about Gilford?’
A pilot project to open Dromore Community Centre at 6am is to be made permanent, with numerous local councillors describing it...
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Armagh
/ 3 weeks agoABC Council tender for artist to craft permanent sculpture celebrating late Queen’s ‘life and service’
ABC Council has gone out to tender in a bid to appoint a “suitably qualified artist” to create a sculpture of...
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Banbridge
/ 3 weeks agoDonaghcloney: Underwhelmed alderman slams ‘pathetic excuse’ for Christmas tree as villagers left vexed
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Really? Well try telling the good folk of Donaghcloney that! For the eagerly-awaited...
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Crossmaglen
/ 3 weeks agoCommunity mourns ‘immeasurable loss’ of much-loved mother, friend and proud South Armagh woman
The Crossmaglen and wider south Armagh community is mourning the sudden passing of a much-loved mother and friend who passed away...
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Newry
/ 3 weeks agoThree charged after reported assault and linked incidents in Newry
Police investigating reports of an assault and linked incidents in the Camlough Road and Patrick Street areas of Newry on Friday...
