Stories By Micheal McKenna
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News
/ 10 years agoNew £1.5 million Irish centre given planning approval
Armagh’s new £1.5 million Irish Culture Centre has been granted full planning approval – a year after the proposal was first lodged. Two...
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/ 10 years agoUnique ‘flying doctor’ John Hinds killed at Skerries road race
Dr John Hinds – known as the ‘flying doctor’ – has died after an accident at Skerries, it has been confirmed. The...
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/ 10 years agoFears for accident as confusion reigns over Banbrook traffic directions
The roadworks leading to the closure of a lane at Banbrook Hill have been completed. But there are fears that an...
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/ 10 years agoBrady visits scene of Orange Hall arson to offer condolences
Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady has met with unionist representatives to express his condolences after an Orange Hall at Loughgall...
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/ 10 years agoAmendment would see some amateur sports clubs exempt from rates
A Newry and Armagh Assemblyman is encouraging amateur sporting organisations in the area to make submissions to a committee investigating the possibility...
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/ 10 years agoInformation appeal after late night blaze at Orange Hall
An Orange Hall has been extensively damaged in a suspected overnight arson attack in Loughgall. Police in Armagh are investigating the blaze at Creenagh Road...
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/ 10 years agoPolice summoned after girl (15) tagged in risky image
Police have warned parents again to be social media savvy after having to visit the home of a 15-year-old girl when...
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/ 10 years agoCouncillor says early morning pub arson ‘another blight’ on Tandragee
Police have confirmed they are treating a fire at a pub in Tandragee early this morning as arson. A passer-by spotted...
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/ 10 years agoCats Protection reveals that globe-trotting cat Ozzie will not get home
Globe-trotting Ozzie will not make it home to Australia, as the charity looking after him reveals he has just days to...
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/ 10 years agoWoman released pending further enquiries after assault
Police in Portadown arrested a 40-year-old woman following a racially motivated assault on a young Muslim woman in the town on...
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Entertainment
/ 10 years agoWorldwide interest in Sean Bean’s city-shot ‘Frankenstein Chronicles’
It looks like ‘The Frankenstein Chronicles’ – much of which was filmed in Armagh in the spring – is set for global...
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/ 10 years agoJustice inspectorate backs closing ‘outdated and under-used’ courts
A justice watchdog has endorsed proposals to close Armagh Courthouse and said that keeping the current number of court facilities here...