Stories By Micheal McKenna
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/ 10 years agoMLA welcomes protection for local school budgets
Newry and Armagh MLA Cathal Boylan has greeted warmly confirmation that local school budgets are to be protected following this week’s final Budget announcement. The Department of Education has secured an additional allocation of over £63million for front...
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/ 10 years ago£5M earmarked for town bus services and road repairs
Town bus services in Armagh and other major towns across the Province look set to be retained – after a £5...
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/ 10 years agoMLAs pledge to scrutinise BT works to provide rural broadband access
As a phased programme continues to introduce broadband access to so-called ‘not-spots’, two local MLAs have pledged to scrutinise the work...
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/ 10 years agoReminder: Additional 5p carrier bag levy to start from Monday
Remember to pack those extra carrier bags from today (Monday) if you’re going shopping as the increased levy comes into force....
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/ 10 years agoDate set for opening of new £4.5M cinema and restaurant complex
A new £4.5 million cinema complex in Craigavon – which is due to create more than 100 jobs – is due...
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/ 10 years agoMan requires 23 staples after thieves batter him with metal bar
A man needed 23 staples to a head wound after being battered with a metal bar as he tried to stop...
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/ 10 years agoCar stolen in Armagh used in vicious Dundalk shop raid
Gardaí have confirmed that the two men involved in a vicious attack on a Dundalk shop owner had been travelling in a car which...
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/ 10 years agoTask force call to help South Armagh reap benefits of Corporation Tax changes
Infrastructure issues including roads and rural broadband need to be tackled as part of the changes which will come in with...
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/ 10 years agoLetters handed over demanding name change for new council
Letters objecting to the name of Newry, Mourne and Down for the new super-council covering South Armagh have been handed over...
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/ 10 years agoSuspicious vehicle had false number plates fitted
Police are appealing for information on the driver of a blue Ford Fiesta car seen acting suspiciously in the Moy area...
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/ 10 years agoMajor Rushmere expansion plan to add TWO new restaurants
An ongoing multi-million expansion plan at Rushmere Shopping Centre has reached the next step – with plans submitted for TWO new...
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/ 10 years agoPregnant woman taken to hospital after swerving to avoid fallen tree
A heavily pregnant woman had to be freed from her car after it turned on its side when the swerved to...