Armagh I

2 days ago | armaghi.com | Micheal McKenna

A bridge near Tandragee significantly damaged during Storm Eowyn is to be repaired next month. The bridge, in Clare, suffered greatly when a large adjacent mature tree was blown over by the high winds in January. As a result, the Department for Infrastructure assessed the damage and have since issued instruction to a contractor to take forward repairs.

3 days ago | armaghi.com | Micheal McKenna

Works to repair “unsightly and dangerous” boundary fencing on a main Armagh city road is to be repaired in the coming weeks. The boundary fencing along the Friary / Ring Road in Armagh city has become “unsightly and dangerous” and in desperate need of fixing. At some points it has fallen, in other parts some posts and fencing are rotten, loose and dangerous. SDLP councillor Thomas O’Hanlon commented: “I have been lobbing a number of agencies over recent months seeking safety improvements.

3 days ago | armaghi.com | Micheal McKenna

Tributes have been paid to woman, described as “a friend to all,” following her tragic passing in a house fire in Meigh over the weekend. Rosaleen ‘Rosie’ Ward, who was in her 50s, died following a fire at her home in Bearna Park on Saturday morning, June 21. A funeral notice described her as the beloved daughter of the late Bernie and Bridget Ward, as well as a much loved daughter, sister, auntie and motherly figure to all her nieces and nephews.

4 days ago | armaghi.com | Micheal McKenna

A community has rallied behind a well-known Newry photographer after his house caught on fire on Sunday evening. Mark Pearce runs the popular ‘Newry Uns’ Facebook page often documenting the comings and goings of his hometown. However, his latest yarns have been more of a personal trauma after he returned from a jaunt to discover his house in Damolly ablaze on Sunday (June 22).

5 days ago | armaghi.com | Micheal McKenna

“A special place in hell’ is reserved for people who fly-tip!The Northern Ireland justice system often gets a bad rap, it’s probably because Councillor Thomas O’Hanlon is not sitting on the magistrates’ bench. It might sound extreme but the SDLP councillor was having none of this fly-tipper’s antics on the Derrynoose Road in Derrynoose over the weekend. Trying his best at being reserved, Councillor O’Hanlon explained the situation that got him so vexed.