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Business & Openings
County Armagh premium snacking company Kestrel Foods, the owner of Forest Feast, has announced plans to double the business by 2030 after annual sales rose to £43.8m and its products reached 22 international markets.
Business & Openings
Garden Escapes Ltd has been appointed to deliver a £2.3 million programme upgrading playparks across the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough.
Business & Openings
Garden Escapes Ltd has been appointed to deliver an ABC Council programme refurbishing 12 play parks and building five new ones over two years, with work expected to begin later this year at sites in Portadown, Craigavon and Banbridge.
Business & Openings
Armagh-based Redrock Machinery has completed a new 30,000 sq ft manufacturing facility for its tanker division as it targets further growth in international agricultural machinery markets and recruits experienced fabricators and welders.
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Armagh-based corporate gifting company Needi has secured £1m in follow-on funding from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland, taking its total investment to £2.4m as it expands its technology platform and international ambitions.
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A County Armagh company has completed a landmark project recycling turbine blades from a wind farm in Scotland, with its chief executive saying EU and international markets are opening up.
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Tributes have been paid to Trevor Henderson, who ran The Port chip shop in Portadown with his wife Vivien for more than 30 years before his death on August 23, 2026.
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Joanne Shilliday has run The Hole in the Wall in McCrum’s Court since 2007, building on its historic identity while developing craft drinks, festivals and mobile hospitality businesses in Armagh.
Business & Openings City Centre
A planning application has been submitted to convert Unit 39B at The Boulevard, outside Banbridge, into a new Crocs outlet, while the shopping complex is collecting old pairs of the footwear for a promotional archway.
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Armagh has been ranked 77th in a UK-wide sexual wellness sales analysis by Lovehoney, while Enniskillen placed eighth overall and Dungannon, Newry, Ballyclare and Ballymena also featured prominently.
Business & Openings Markethill
A new partnership between Age NI and Markethill-based Dalzells Beds will give members access to specialist advice, showroom support, free Northern Ireland-wide delivery and help with eligible VAT relief on mobility products.
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A Fair Employment Tribunal has dismissed an Armagh woman’s claim that she was dismissed from a senior role at Benburb Priory because of her “conservative Catholic” beliefs.
Business & Openings City Centre
Cancer Research UK’s long-established Scotch Street charity shop is expected to shut permanently on September 9 as the organisation reshapes its high-street network in response to rising costs, inflation and changing shopping habits.
Business & Openings City Centre
Castlebrooke Investments has unveiled scaled-back plans for a £195m redevelopment of neglected parts of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, including around 1,000 homes, two four-star hotels and up to 100,000 sq ft of commercial and community space. The proposal is outside Armagh, so its direct local relevance is limited.
Business & Openings Hamiltonsbawn
Trading Standards inspectors visited 87 petrol and fuel-selling premises across Northern Ireland, including sites in Armagh City, Hamiltonsbawn and Markethill, during a campaign focused on fuel accuracy and consumer protection.
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Tributes have been paid to Arthur McAnerney, the City Picnic owner with family connections to Armagh, who died on his 50th birthday. His funeral will take place in Carlingford on Saturday.
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Armagh GAA is urging supporters to enter its 2026 Club & County Draw, which offers more than £70,000 in prizes while raising funds for clubs across the county and supporting county-level development.
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A high-end airline seat maker in County Armagh could create up to 400 additional jobs after its order book passed the £2bn mark, according to a Belfast Telegraph report.
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Vision Cleaning and Maintenance Service has volunteered to clear overgrown and slippery paths beside pensioners’ homes in Mullacreevie, with the Armagh family business expected to carry out regular monthly maintenance for local communities.
