Wipes and sanitary products behind sewer flooding in Keady
Wipes and sanitary products were just some of the items removed from the sewer blockage in Keady this morning, according to NI Water. Residents of Keady were left dealing with the overspill earlier...
View ArticleTassagh teen expecting first child sentenced to 10 months behind bars
A Tassagh teenager who was caught driving a matter of weeks after being disqualified has been sentenced to 10 months in prison. The 19-year-old’s barrister had asked for the sentencing to be deferred...
View ArticlePolice appeal for two teenagers missing from Keady area
***UPDATE: The boys have been located safe and well*** Police are appealing for help in locating two teenagers missing from the Keady area. The pair were last seen together in Armagh city around...
View Article‘Extremely busy roads’ not on winter salting schedule last assessed eight...
A number of extremely busy roads in the Armagh and wider area, not on winter salting schedule, having been last assessed eight years ago. And one of those roads – the Rock Road in Armagh – has never...
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Three Co Armagh siblings to represent Ireland at World Irish Dance...
Three members of a Co Armagh family will be travelling to the United States next year to represent Ireland at the World Irish Dancing Championships. The Mack family from Middletown dance for the world...
View ArticleTwo men accused of raping same woman to go on trial in New Year
Two men accused of raping the same woman will stand trial in Newry Crown Court in the New Year. Brendan Gerard Monaghan, 21, of Fairgreen Park, Keady, and Conor Hughes, 22, of University Street,...
View ArticleKeady man in custody following fatal crash as questions raised over...
A Fianna Fáil politician has raised questions in the Dáil over how a driver suspected of causing the death of a man on Tuesday night was even allowed to walk the streets. A 34-year-old man, understood...
View ArticleKeady man appears in court following fatal crash in Castleblayney
A Keady man has appeared in court in Co Monaghan charged with causing the death of man in Castleblayney on Thursday night. James Tomany, of Clay Road, Keady appeared at a special sitting of...
View ArticleTwo rural Co Armagh primary schools get lottery cash to boost outdoor learning
A Co Armagh primary school has been awarded almost £10,000 in lottery funding to build an outdoor learning area. Darkley Primary School is one of 86 Big Lottery Fund ‘winners’ across Northern Ireland....
View Article‘Organised gang from Tallaght’ carrying out burglaries in Co Armagh
Police intelligence suggests an organised crime gang based out of Tallaght, Dublin is targeting homes in Co Armagh – in particular, Markethill. Inspector Kieran Quinn, speaking to Armagh I, suggested...
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Brave mother’s story of son’s overdose to Keady students ‘powerful beyond...
A brave mother shared the heartbreaking story of how she lost her son to drugs with students in Keady this week. Dungiven mum Teresa Burke lost her son Kealan from a Methadone overdose in 2012. The...
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Keady farmer left reeling after dozen sheep slaughtered by large dogs
A Keady farmer has been left reeling after a dozen of his sheep were killed by large dogs on Monday. Vets from the Orchard Veterinary Centre in Armagh were called to the grisly scene after nine were...
View ArticleNaíscoil an Chéide hosting open day and community engagement events
Naíscoil an Chéide are hosting their open day for prospective pupils this Sunday, December 16 from 12pm to 2pm. The open day is particularly for children born between 2/7/2015 and 1/7/2016, and who are...
View ArticleMan arrested after discovery of cannabis factory in Co Armagh village
A man is being questioned by police following the discovery of a cannabis factory in a Co Armagh village. Cannabis plants with an estimated value in excess of £12,000 were seized by officers during a...
View ArticleVillage residents kicking up stink as sewage overspill leaves foul stench in...
Residents of a small Co Armagh village were left with foul stench in the air after a sewage overflow. The heavy rain across the country brought with it flooding and in Darkley raw sewage was seen...
View ArticleDarkley stink: NI Water tell residents ‘you could have avoided this’
An overwhelmingly stench of raw sewage could have been avoided by residents in Darkley, a spokesperson for NI Water has confirmed. Heavy rain brought flooding to the rural Co Armagh village on Monday,...
View ArticleMan arrested over ‘letters of harassment’ sent to staff at Co Armagh school
A man has been arrested following an investigation into “letters of harassment” sent to staff at a school in Keady. The BBC reports that police made the arrest on September 24. He was arrested on...
View ArticleYoung family evacuated from house fire in Keady
A young family were evacuated from a house fire in Keady tonight (Sunday). The blaze broke out at a property in the Annvale Green area of the town shortly after 9.30pm tonight. Emergency crews were...
View ArticleHappy Hardcore legend DJ Cammy at Club Q in Keady on New Year’s Night
Bring the New Year in with a bang for Happy Hardcore is hitting the streets of Keady. Genre legend DJ Cammy is bringing his ‘I am a Raver’ tour, along with a few well-known friends, to Co Armagh on New...
View ArticleFire crews discover suspected cannabis plants in Keady house blaze
Police investigating a house fire in Keady last night (Sunday, December 29) during which a number of suspected cannabis plants were discovered are appealing for information. Police were called by the...
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