Stories By Micheal McKenna
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News
/ 12 years agoBusiness admits polluting waterway
A LOUGHGALL business has been given a two year conditional discharge at Armagh Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to a pollution...
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News
/ 12 years agoCraigavon rates rise ‘lowest in 16 years’
CRAIGAVON Borough Council has struck a new rates rise of a 1.59 per cent – the lowest increase in 16 years! But SDLP Councillor...
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News
/ 12 years agoCrackdown on rogue dog breeders
ROGUE commercial dog breeders will face tougher sanctions for operating in sub-standard conditions following the announcement of new legislation today. The...
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News
/ 12 years agoJobs Office closure would have ‘devastating effect’
CONCERNS have been voiced at the increased pressures which will be put on the Citizens Advice Bureau office in Crossmaglen if...
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News
/ 12 years agoMullahead Ploughing Match cancelled – again!
THE 99th annual Mullahead Ploughing Match has been cancelled again. It had been due to take place on February 23 but,...
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News
/ 12 years agoReward offered after trailer theft
A FARMER is offering a monetary reward for help in recovering a tractor trailer stolen last month. Police in Armagh are...
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GAA
/ 12 years agoBessbrook draw St. Macartan’s in MacRory semi
THE possibility of a MacRory Cup Final derby remains intact after St. Paul’s Bessbrook avoided St. Colman’s Newry in the semi-final...
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News
/ 12 years agoChildren, 8, find stun gun in Lurgan
POLICE are warning people to avoid suspicious or unknown objects after two children were found playing with a stun gun they...
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GAA
/ 12 years agoCross’ fall at penultimate hurdle in history bid
CROSSMAGLEN’S bid for a historic All-Ireland hat-trick ended with a disappointing defeat to St. Brigid’s in Mullingar today. The reigning kingpins...
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GAA
/ 12 years agoArmagh quartet in Ulster hurling squad
ARMAGH’S Ryan Gaffney has been named in the starting line up for Ulster’s Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship game with Munster on Sunday....
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News
/ 12 years agoTrio arrested in cannabis raid
THREE men have been arrested following the discovery of cannabis factory in the Camlough area today. Plants and equipment worth an...
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Athletics
/ 12 years agoCullen smashes Road Race record
THE 23rd staging of the Armagh International Road Race saw Sligo’s Mary Cullen smash the Women’s 3 Kilometre race’s course record...