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Rian Dance: 'We play football for moments like these'
CIAN McConville celebrates with Rian O'Neill. Picture: Noel Moan. | Noel Moan Rian O’Neill reflects on the significance of the football match, highlighting the importance of moments like these in the sport. By Steve Malone CROSSMAGLEN’S last gasp winning kicker Rian O’Neill said his side are trying to forge their own way after getting past the Ulster hurdle for the first time in 11-years.
Political agreement in Newry's People's Forum
Brian Cleland, Chairman of Newry People's Forum speaking at a forum meeting on 29 October in the Canal Court Hotel, Newry. Photograph: Columba O'Hare/ Newry.ie. | Photograph: Columba O'Hare/ Newry.ie Much agreement at People’s Forum in Newry Much agreement at People’s Forum FOLLOWING on from last week’s People’s Forum’s in Newry City, the group is still awaiting a response from Sinn Fein (at time of going to press), who said they will reply in due course.
Crossmaglen manager says it was last play, not last kick, as Edendork awaits
CROSSMAGLEN manager Shane Lennon. NM263899 | Noel Moan. Crossmaglen manager Shane Lennon he was proud of his players CROSSMAGLEN Rangers Shane Lennon cut a relieved and proud manager in the underbelly of Kingspan Breffni Park after guiding his side to another remarkable comeback victory.
Burren contest in Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship
Players representing their clubs in the Paul McGirr U16 competition.jpg | Ulster GAA Burren contest in Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship THE Tyrone GAA Centre of Excellence in Garvaghy played host to the official launch of the 2026 Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship on Friday evening, as anticipation builds ahead of the start of one of the GAA’s premier underage competitions.
Armagh Harps too hot for Cullyhanna to lift Armagh U21 Intermediate title
DARACH McDonnell in action for Cullyhanna against Armagh Harps. NM264543 Picture: Noel Moan. | Noel Moan. Harps win Armagh U21 Intermediate Club Championship Armagh Harps 3-15 St Pat’s Cullyhanna 1-07 ARMAGH Harps swept aside the challenge of Cullyhanna to convincingly win the Armagh U21 Intermediate Championship on Friday night.
Crossmaglen Rangers face Edendork in Ulster semi-final following late, late heroics in Cavan
CIAN McConville celebrates with Rian O'Neill. | Noel Moan Crossmaglen’s late, late heroics sets up semi-final with Edendork ULSTER GAA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP – QUARTER-FINAL GOWNA 2-18 CROSSMAGLEN RANGERS 1-22 “I don’t really know what happened there, it was some finish wasn’t it? “Honestly, I had to ask at the final whistle what the score was, I thought we needed two to draw and we were trying to work two at the very end,” said Crossmaglen captain Callum Cumiskey, only seconds after the final whistle.
Crossmaglen young guns thriving with O'Neill brothers' return
Crossmaglen’s Liam Blessing. Picture: Noel Moan. | Noel Moan. Crossmaglen young guns thriving with back-up By Steve Malone CROSSMAGLEN Rangers boss said that his young players are flourishing since the Calvary brothers Oisin and Rian O’Neill arrived back on the scene.
NCR athletes shine at Born 2 Run, Bobby Rea XC and Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI 5K Blood Run events
NCR at Minnowburn, from left, Patricia (Skeleton) Simpson, Patricia Brown, Harley Simpson and Gareth Carroll | Una Campbell NCR athletes have been making waves in the running community, with several members achieving impressive results at recent events, including the Born 2 Run, Bobby Rea XC and Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI 5K Blood Run.
Josh Doran wins back-to-back titles in five days
JOSH Doran boxer from St. Bronagh's Youth Boxing Club Rostrevor proudly holds his 2 new awards winning the NIBAGC Championship 65 kg Championship and the 1st time it was fought for the Peter O'Donnell Box Cup. LB4461 | Liz Boyle. Another two awards for St Bronagh’s Rostrevor boxer JOSH Doran from St Bronagh’s Youth Boxing Club Rostrevor got his season off to a great start winning back to back titles in 5 days.
Politicians go on the record as residents organise for action
NM264129 Newry People's Forum. | Noel Moan. Politicians go on the record as residents organise for action TEN elected representatives from four parties have now put their positions on the public record in response to Newry People's Forum's report on the issues residents say matter most to the city's future. Residents packed the Canal Court Hotel on 8 October to discuss the future of the city.
Newry council offers free Christmas parking
Council carparking will be free on Saturday's in the three weeks leading up to Christmas. Picture: Noel Moan. | Noel Moan Free parking returns for lead up to Christmas in Newry City EAMONN Connolly of Newry BID welcomed Newry, Mourne and Down’s decision to approve the provision of free parking for the three weekends immediately preceding Christmas 2026 within Council-operated charged off-street car parks.
Burns named in All-Star team
Jarly Og Burns in action for Armagh. Picture: Noel Moan. | Noel Moan. Burns has been selected for the prestigious All-Star team, marking a significant achievement in his career. Jarly Og collects All-Star award SILVERBRIDGE’S Jarly Óg Burns received a well-deserved All-Star award at Friday night’s PwC GAA/GPA All-Stars ceremony at the RDS in Dublin. Burns’ displays this season were crucial to Armagh ending their Ulster GAA title drought.
Belfast could be brought to standstill if maternity is not brought back to Daisy Hill hospital
SOME of the ladies who work in Daisy Hill Maternity Ward pictured at the front of the rally in Marcus Square on Sunday. NM264367 | Noel Moan Daisy Hill SOS say Belfast could be brought to standstill DAISY Hill Save Our Services spokesman Francis Gallagher has warned that Belfast City Centre will be brought to a standstill if that is what it takes for their message to hit home.
‘Lives will be lost’ if maternity services are removed from Daisy Hill says mother
NEWRY mother Sinead Cole speaks at the Public Rally. Pictures: Noel Moan. | Noel Moan A mother has warned that lives will be lost if maternity services are removed from Daisy Hill, citing concerns over the impact on local women and babies. By Steve Malone A NEWRY mother was teary eyed as she spoke of how the decision of an ambulance crew to refuse taking her premature baby to Craigavon but instead went to Daisy Hill Hospital saved his life.
Sad passing of Down legend Kevin O’Neill
DOWN legend Kevin O'Neill. | Sportsfile Kevin O'Neill, a key player in Down's historic 1960 and 1961 All-Ireland wins, has passed away at the age of 94. He also won four Senior Championships with Newry Mitchels and was a respected figure in local council. NEWRY said their last farewell to one of our most famous sons following the sad passing of Kevin O'Neill.
Murphy: 'An hour hurling will sort you out'
Shamrocks captain Aodhan Furlong holding the cup, surrounded by fans. Picture: Brendan Monaghan. | Brendan Monaghan. Murphy: ‘An hour hurling fairly lifts mood’ NEWRY SHAMROCKS hurler Jordan Murphy gave advice to anyone struggling in life to pick a hurl and let go of your worries. Murphy was speaking after his side won their second Down Intermediate Club Championship in five years after defeating Clonduff.
Burren and Crossmaglen PS are top Cross Country runners in NMDDC
PUPILS from Burren’s Carrick Primary School who won the girls’ team event at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s annual Be Active P7 schools’ cross-country event held at Kilbroney Forest Park. | NMDD Council Burren and Crossmaglen PS are top Cross-Country runners in District PUPILS from 23 schools across the district came together at Kilbroney Forest Park, Rostrevor, on Tuesday (October 13) for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s annual Be Active P7 school’s cross-country event.
Roseburg Elks Lodge hands out gratitude grants
The Roseburg Elks Lodge presented five $700 grants to local nonprofit organizations on Dec. 8. The money was given to the lodge from the Elks National Foundation’s Community Investment Program. The lodge received the money by reaching various benchmarks determined by the Community Investment Program. The groups receiving the grants were Douglas County YMCA for use with their summer camp for disadvantaged kids. Roseburg School District’s CDS program for their shoe voucher program.
Mystery Booms and Forensic Seismology
A little over a week ago a colleague and retired seismologist, Tom Owens who now lives on Orcas Island in the San Juans sent a note to the PNSN about being awoken in the early morning of March 7 by a loud boom. This is the second such event in the last few months for Owens, who heard a similar boom, accompanied by a flash seen from his bedroom window back in December.
A Space Junk Mystery - Maybe Explained
There have recently been a number of news reports, with dramatic predictions, of bits of human-launched debris returning to earth. Besides the Chinese booster rocket return (into the Indian Ocean) there was the streak of lights over Washington back in late March followed by parts of SpaceX Falcon rocket being found in a field near Beverly in eastern Washington.
Explosion "Earthquakes"
Two large and damaging explosions recently took place in the central Puget Sound; one a propane tank explosion in a home in Port Orchard on Feb. 23 resulted in two fatalities. The other was a natural gas explosion in the Greenwood distinct of Seattle on Mar. 9, 2016. Both explosions were widely heard and also reported by some as feeling like an earthquake. BUT, were they earthquakes? Technically, no, they were not earthquakes but may be reported in earthquake catalogs.
How to fix procurement after Grenfell
With phase two of the Grenfell Tower inquiry now underway, questions are coming thick and fast about the procurement and product specification decisions that led this high-rise residential building to be in such a dangerous condition. Evidence is emerging of an unrelenting drive to cut costs which is likely to have affected the performance and quality of the tower’s refurbishment. I believe this shows the lack of procurement expertise right across the construction process.
Five ways to nurture your SME supply chain
Competing for public sector contracts is notoriously tough for SMEs. Larger, national suppliers have the credentials, the tender machines and the cash flow to help them successfully bid for work, year after year. The problem is that many buyers don’t know how to make tender opportunities attractive to SMEs and as a result, traditional providers continue to dominate public sector supply chains. So, how to change this status quo?
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
SoundersFC Soccer Shake November 8, 2019 This “SoundersFC Soccer Shake” experiment is part of our routine training for rapid instrument installation and urban seismology and is being run with permission from the Seattle Sounders Football Club.
Typical Mount Hood Earthquake Swarm
As of the afternoon of July 9 the current Mount Hood earthquake swarm seems to be dying down as have previous ones in the area . Because the public can easily see our basic data (seismograms and epicenters) there is frequently lots of excitment on social media. While most people follow with interest and may have interesting comments there are always a few who jump to conculsions not supported by the current data or previous research.
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