Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Craigavon
/ 2 weeks agoFive ‘bricks and mortar’ amenity buildings and kids’ play area detailed in fresh plans for fully-serviced Travellers site
A fully-serviced site for members of the Travelling Community – with five permanent amenity buildings – is being planned for Craigavon....
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoMinister refutes Armagh is ‘forgotten city’ as claims ‘vital’ link roads now ‘shelved’
Roads Minister Liz Kimmins has refuted claims Armagh is the “forgotten city”, amid concerns that nothing is being done to address...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoNew ‘get home safe’ night-time bus service to be trialled in Portadown from December
A two-month night-time and early morning bus service to help people “get home safely” over the festive season is to be...
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Keady
/ 2 weeks agoVehicle deliberately set on fire in Darkley
A vehicle was set on fire outside a row of houses in Darkley on Monday night. The incident occurred in the...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoArmagh man to run Dublin Marathon in memory of dad whose sudden passing rocked community
An Armagh man will take on the gruelling challenge of the Dublin Marathon later this month in memory of his beloved...
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Northern Ireland
/ 2 weeks agoMLA kicks up stink in Assembly at former MP’s ‘Northern Ireland is a s***hole’ remark
A local DUP MLA has lambasted former Fermanagh and South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew over her description of Northern Ireland as...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoPublic urged to attend information event on £60m Portadown flood defence plans
Residents are being urged to attend a public information event outlining major proposals for the long-awaited Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme —...
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Armagh
/ 3 weeks ago‘On its knees’: Armagh’s famous apple industry ‘struggling to survive’
County Armagh’s famous apple-growing industry is “on its knees” and “struggling to survive”. And many of the Orchard County’s growers could...
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Armagh
/ 3 weeks agoNo wastewater connections available for over 40 planned housing developments in Newry and Armagh
No wastewater connections are available to accommodate 30 planned housing developments across Newry and Armagh Proposals are currently being considered by...
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Camlough
/ 3 weeks agoCommunity mourns passing of much-loved Camlough businessman Jim Hughes
The Camlough community has been left deeply saddened following the passing of Jim Hughes, the much-respected proprietor of Hughes Food Hall....
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 weeks agoOver £5m bill to compensate drivers for vehicle damage due to condition of NI roads in past year
Over £5 million was spent compensating drivers for damage to their vehicles last year due to the condition of Northern Ireland’s...
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Newry
/ 3 weeks agoOne of NI’s biggest ever illegal tobacco factories raided in Newry
One of the Northern Ireland’s biggest ever illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled after a raid in Newry. The state-of-the-art factory,...