Free celebration night with over £100,000 raised for Marie Curie and Newry...
The annual cheque presentations for the fantastic Skip Car Tour will be handed over shortly – with over £100,000 raised! The incredible amount is the result of hard work, dedication and commitment by a...
View ArticleKeady haulier ordered to pay £70,000 or face prison sentence
A county Armagh haulier has been ordered to pay a £70,000 Confiscation Order or face a prison sentence. John Francis Murray, of Derrynoose Road, Keady appeared before Newry Crown Court yesterday...
View ArticleKeady woman recalls how pizza box nearly set her house on fire
A retired county Armagh teacher has recalled the moment throwing a pizza box on her fire nearly set the house a light. Kathleen Hughes, from Keady, shared her story to help highlight Chimney Fire...
View ArticleMotorists beware! Keady roads affected by several oil spills
A number of roads in the Keady area have been affected by oil spillages. Police have warned motorists to be wary on a number of local roads in the area. The roads include: Annvale Road, Crosskeys Road,...
View ArticleCouncil to clamp down on dog attacks and irresponsible owners with new...
Attacks on pets by dogs roaming freely off their leads has helped prompt Council into implementing more stringent controls across the Borough. Officials have already extended a fixed penalty of £80 for...
View ArticleHouseholders ‘understandably anxious’ over poor broadband provision
Householders in rural parts of county Armagh are “anxious” over the state of broadband provision in their area. And Ulster Unionist Assembly Member Danny Kennedy is due to meet with officials from the...
View ArticleExciting plans to redevelop one of borough’s forgotten forest park gems
One of the borough’s most scenic yet under-valued forest parks looks set to be given a major overhaul. Exciting plans are in the pipeline for Carnagh Forest Park, a beautiful gem on the outskirts of...
View ArticleMinister praises Enlighten Hope youth company on books in little Eva’s memory
Education Minister Peter Weir has congratulated Young Enterprise Company ‘Enlighten Hope’, who recently won the Young Enterprise Award for their child-friendly cancer books. The company was formed by a...
View ArticleKeady, Portadown and Banbridge groups in running for national ‘Pride of...
A Keady group which has organised a host of local events for all sections of the community had been nominated for a national award for their efforts. Keady Community, Cultural and Festival Group was...
View ArticleKeady mine potentially ‘worth billions’ after FIVE new gold zones discovered
Five new gold zones in south Armagh created ripples of excitement on the stock market today (Thursday). Prosepectors scouring Keady’s Clay Lake for gold have identified further rich deposits of the...
View ArticleFarmer carrying pen-knife subjected to roadside ‘interrogation’ by police
A farmer travelling with his young family was “subjected to an interrogation” by PSNI officers at the side of a road, according to councillor Thomas O’Hanlon. The alleged incident happened at the side...
View Article‘In the Shadow of the Fallen’: special Somme commemoration concert in Armagh
The year 2016 has been one of reflection, poignancy and commemoration as minds have been cast back 100 years to the events of the Great War 1914 – 1918. Cities, towns and villages right across Ireland...
View ArticlePhotography competition dedicated to man who died weeks after coming up with...
A county Armagh community association is running a photography competition and dedicating it to the memory of a man who died just weeks after helping come up with the concept. Darkley and District...
View ArticlePost Office approves plan to relocate Keady branch and open seven days a week
The Post Office has approved a proposal to relocate its Keady branch and extend opening hours over seven days a week. And an outreach service at nearby Darkley – which was maintained by the town branch...
View ArticleOngoing operation in Keady with helicopter and heavy security presence
An ongoing police operation in Keady is expected to conclude shortly. Armagh I has received several messages this evening about prolonged helicopter activity and a heavy police presence in the town for...
View ArticleAround 300 cars set alight in deliberate scrapyard blaze
Around 300 cars were set alight at a scrapyard in Keady during the early hours of this morning. Firefighters tackled the blaze on Madden Road for several hours from 2am, before finally extinguishing it...
View ArticlePictures show shocking extent of suspected arson outside Keady
The pictures show the shocking extent of the damage caused during a suspected arson attack led to a raging inferno at a scrapyard near Keady. Up to 300 vehicles were alight at one stage during an...
View ArticleScrap yard fire which destroyed 300 cars ‘suspicious’, police confirm
A fire which completely destroyed over 300 cars in a county Armagh scrap yard is being treated as suspicious. Police in Armagh are investigating the circumstances surrounding the blaze at breakers yard...
View ArticleDrugs seized during joint anti-crime operation in Keady this afternoon
Police have seized drugs in Keady which they believe were intended to be sold to school children. A quantity of controlled drugs were uncovered during the course of a major anti-crime operation across...
View ArticleYouth in custody tonight and drugs seized after car stopped in Keady
Police have arrested a 17-year-old youth and seized drugs after a car was stopped in Keady this afternoon (Thursday). Shortly before 3.45pm police received a report of a male acting suspiciously in The...
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