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New appeal for information on hit-and-run death near border with Derrynoose
An renewed Gardai appeal has been launched on the seventh anniversary of Fintan Treanor’s death. The 20-year-old was walking home after a night out in Castleblaney when he was struck by a vehicle close...
View ArticleChurch seeks to demolish listed building because cost to repair or replace...
A Co Armagh church is seeking approval to demolish a listed building because the cost of replacing or repairing it is “beyond what the parish can allow for”. The building in question is an outhouse – a...
View ArticleHusband and wife went on crime spree across Armagh, court hears
A husband and wife were who allegedly went on a two-day crime spree in Armagh were denied bail this week. On Tuesday, Armagh Magistrates’ Court heard how the Co. Monaghan couple had an “extensive...
View ArticleOwner of missing snake spotted in Derrynoose offering reward for its safe return
The owner of a snake which went missing in Co Armagh this week has offered up a €50 reward for its safe return. John Leonard’s pet Milk Snake went missing in the Derrynoose area on Wednesday. It was...
View ArticleTeenager who got lost in Keady had no licence or insurance
A teenager who got caught by police driving without insurance or a licence after getting lost in Keady and pulling up to use Google Maps. Matthew Carolan, 18, of Brackagh Road, in Emyvale, Co Monaghan...
View ArticleNew state-of-the-art £3m factory could create 20 jobs at former primary school
A new state-of-the-art engineering factory in Keady could create up to 20 new jobs, it has been revealed. And the development – understood to represent an investment of more than £3 million – would...
View ArticleStreet cleaners withdraw from Keady after weekend of attacks by ‘drunken youths’
Street cleaning staff were forced to leave Keady at the weekend amid claims they twice came under attack. The town is regularly cleaned at weekends, with crews going about their work on Saturdays and...
View ArticleGates to popular Co Armagh lake locked after continued anti-social behaviour
The gates to a popular Co Armagh lake have been locked after continued anti-social behaviour on the site. Clea Lake, on the outskirts of Keady, is a popular destination for people out fishing, but also...
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Long overdue clean-up at Keady Glen and play park commences
Works has started to tackle overgrown shrubbery and carry out a long overdue clean-up at Keady Glen. The town’s play park and the glen have been somewhat ‘left to their own devices’, so to speak,...
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New state-of-the-art gym launched at Keady Recreation Centre
A new state-of-the-art gym has been unveiled at Keady Recreation Centre after a £55,000 investment in equipment. And Lord Mayor Julie Flaherty was on hand to officially launch the new facility. The new...
View ArticleThreatening letter linked to exams cheating investigation at Co Armagh school
A member of the Northern Ireland’s exams body received a threatening letter in connection with an inquiry into exam malpractice at a Co armagh school. The BBC reports that the letter, received earlier...
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Watch: Lorry used to flatten tarmac as shoddy job branded ‘complete waste of...
Attempts to flatten tar with a lorry on a footpath next to a busy Co Armagh road has been branded “a complete waste of time”. The footpath close to GAA grounds on the Armagh Road in Keady was in a...
View ArticleMajor road resurfacing scheme across Keady town centre to start next week
Work is due to start on Monday on a major road resurfacing scheme in Keady town centre. Costing in the region of £270,000, work has been earmarked at Kinelowen Street, Davis Street, Bridge Street,...
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The Co Armagh town hoping to dance the Macarena into Guinness Book of Records
A Co Armagh town is limbering up to dance its way into the record books with the world’s largest Macarena. Thousands of people will descend on Keady on July 29 to raise cash for Cancer Research UK in...
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Keady GP surgery ransacked during ‘despicable’ overnight raid
A Co Armagh GP surgery has been broken into and ransacked in what has been branded “an attack on the community”. Willowbank Surgery in Keady will remain closed early on Monday after the overnight raid....
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Co Armagh GP surgery to open late after weekend break-in
A Co Armagh GP surgery will not open until later this morning following a break-in overnight on Friday. Keady’s Willowbank Surgery was ransacked in what has been branded “an attack on the community”....
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Keady smashes Macarena World Record with over £22,000 raised for Cancer...
It’s official – Keady has danced its way into the Guinness Book of World Records. It has been confirmed that the town managed to take the title for the World’s Largest Macarena. And they did it in...
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‘Positive’ meeting in campaign to develop tourism potential at Carrigatuke
The latest in a series of meetings aimed at capitalising on the tourism potential at Carrickatuke Mountain has been described as “very positive and encouraging”. The Friends of Sliabh Fuait met...
View ArticleFuel launderers who dumped toxic waste near Keady ‘beneath contempt’
Those responsible for dumping toxic waste close to Keady have been branded “beneath contempt”. And there have been calls for greater actions to try and catch the culprits and haul them before the...
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Fuel pods dumped near Darkley ‘leaking poison into nearby stream’
Yet more evidence of fuel laundering and the callous disregard those engaged in it have for the local community. Another three pods of toxic waste have been found abandoned by the roadside near Keady –...
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