Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Portadown
/ 1 month agoCommunity rallies to raise more than £5,000 after burglary at Irish-medium preschool in Portadown
A Irish-medium preschool in Portadown has received an overwhelming wave of support after a devastating weekend break-in left the charity-run setting...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoMajor new industrial park plans could bring 150 jobs to Newry
Plans for a huge new multi-million-pound industrial park development could bring 150 jobs to Newry if approved. Proposals have been lodged...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoWinter is here! Snow and ice warning in place with travel disruption expected on Thursday
A yellow weather warning is now in place for snow and ice across Co Armagh later this week. The warning covers...
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Portadown
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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
/ 1 month 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...
