Area
Education Keady
St Patrick’s High School in Keady has welcomed Teddy, an ADNI Therapy Dog who will support pupil wellbeing, inclusion and pastoral programmes across the school.
Culture Keady
The Tommy Makem Folk Festival will take place across multiple venues in Keady, Armagh, from 6 to 8 November 2026, with concerts, cultural workshops and performances celebrating Irish folk traditions.
Community Keady
The Southern Health & Social Care Trust has identified £42.4 million in savings for 2026-27, while warning that finding more could affect frontline services, staffing and patient access. The plan falls £5.1 million short of the full savings requirement, and an independent review is under way.
Community Keady
Alderman Paul Berry says Armagh-area businesses linked to Food Heartland hampers have lost promotional opportunities, and has asked ABC Council to revisit how local products are promoted and used as gifts.
Crime & Public Safety Keady
An Armagh man has appeared in court accused of falsely telling emergency services that a bomb had been planted in Keady and assaulting a police officer.
Community Keady
Glenn Chapman and his long-time friend Jason have begun running 40 half-marathons in 40 consecutive days to raise money for the Lighthouse Charity and remember family members lost to suicide.
Culture Keady
Tributes have been paid across Armagh and the traditional music community following the death of Armagh Pipers Club Director of Music Eithne Vallely, aged 81. Mrs Vallely, who made Armagh her home after moving from Donegal, spent six decades teaching children and young people and helped establish the club with her husband Brian.
Crime & Public Safety Keady
A lorry was seized and a man reported to the Public Prosecution Service after PSNI officers carried out a co-ordinated day of action against suspected rogue traders and cold callers across the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon borough, including the Keady area.
Sport Keady
The 2026 Cormac Leonard Commercials Intermediate Championship begins this Friday with 16 teams split across four groups, as clubs including Keady, St Paul’s, Pearse Og and St Peter’s chase a place in October’s final stages.
