Newry, Northern Ireland News

Turning his back on Cumbernauld for Ireland at the start of the Celtic Tiger boom was a breeze for Dougie Stewart.

THREE south Armagh Primary Schools took part in an eight-week golf programme at Newry Golf Academy.

Derry shops are grabbing millions of euros from their southern counterparts as customers flock to the city to do their Christmas shopping.

By Joanne Ross DRINK from an illegal bottling plant outside Meigh could have poisoned or even killed.

Thieves who tried to steal a bank cash machine in Co Armagh were foiled by swift action from the public and the police, politicians said.

NADINE Coyle said she is amazed at the generosity of the people of Newry after visiting the city for the first time on Thursday - then insisted she would love to return next year to perform in concert.

LISBURN has placed joint last for its broadband speed in research carried out across the five cities in Northern Ireland.

Air quality in Northern Ireland is improving, a report has said. The level of harmful pollutants from coal and oil burning declined significantly over the past decade, the Department of Environment paper added.

Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP A surge in cross-border shopping has helped Northern Ireland emerge from the recession , one of its banks said today.

A 33-year-old man from Northern Ireland is being questioned by Irish police following an ammunition find.

SHOPPERS from the Irish Republic spent a massive 435 million euros a ' around A 390 million a ' north of the border in just one year, a survey has claimed.

Gardai were last night questioning a man from Northern Ireland in connection with an ammunition find in Co Louth.

DEMOCRACY may well be as Abraham Lincoln defined it, a oegovernment of the people, by the people, for the peoplea but it does little to foster friendship between democratic practitioners.

Journalist Mike Philpott takes a look at what is making the headlines in Wednesday's morning papers.

UNEMPLOYMENT in Newry and Mourne has soared by over 106 per cent in 12 months - one of the highest increases in Northern Ireland.

Irish workers caused traffic jams on Tuesday as hundreds made use of a one-day public sector strike to do some Christmas shopping in the cheaper stores across the border in Northern Ireland.

A strike by more than 250,000 public sector workers in the Republic of Ireland has led to an unexpected windfall for traders in Newry.

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AFTER the cancellation of the Gullion Stages Rally last year the Newry and District Motor Club have revealed it will be back on Saturday, November 28.