Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Newry
/ 1 month agoBreaking point for homeless Newry family-of-five ‘trapped in one room’ at hotel for more than a week
A Newry healthcare worker says his partner and three young children are being forced to live in “distressing” cramped emergency accommodation...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoOmbudsman: PSNI ‘failed’ woman who reported Jonathan Creswell for indecent exposure in 2016
A police investigation into a 2016 indecent exposure allegation against convicted abuser Jonathan Creswell was “inadequate” and “failed the victim”, the...
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Lurgan
/ 2 months agoHooded man dressed in black makes suspicious approach to young female in Lurgan
Police are investigating a suspicious approach to a young female near a Lurgan primary school this afternoon (Monday). Officers received a...
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Portadown
/ 2 months ago‘Issue of unwanted Orange marches on Garvaghy Road is closed’ as O’Dowd vows to raise issue in Assembly
Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has insisted that the issue of Orange Order marches on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road is “closed”, as...
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Newry
/ 2 months agoTwo arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man stabbed in Newry
Detectives have arrested two people on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was found with stab wounds in Newry in...
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Lurgan
/ 2 months ago‘He will be missed by us all’: Co Armagh race legend pays heartfelt tribute after death of brother Ronnie
Former Co Armagh road racing star – turned respected businessman – Phillip McCallen has paid a heartfelt tribute to his older...
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Banbridge
/ 2 months agoOwner’s U-turn on Banbridge HMO plans after resident backlash
A controversial plan to turn a terraced house in Banbridge into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) is not going ahead...
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South Armagh
/ 2 months agoControlled explosion carried out on ‘viable’ device during security alert in Silverbridge
A security alert in the Carrive Road area of Silverbridge has ended after bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoArmagh prison officer shot dead as he left St Patrick’s Cathedral with two children in 1985 honoured
The family of an Armagh prison officer murdered as he left St Patrick’s Cathedral with two of his children has been...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoDrumcree bid a ‘dangerous attempt’ to restart unwanted Garvaghy Road parades
Sinn Féin councillor Catherine Nelson has accused the Orange Order of trying to “re-establish repeated unwanted parades” on the Garvaghy Road...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoMan murdered and child seriously injured in Dungannon
A man has been murdered and a child seriously injured in Dungannon this morning (Saturday). Detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation...
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Newry
/ 2 months ago‘One of the darkest days’: Narrow Water memorial honours 18 murdered soldiers 47 years on
Newry and Armagh representatives have joined bereaved families, veterans and members of the public at Narrow Water, near Warrenpoint, to mark...
