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Community
Finance Minister John O’Dowd visited Peatlands Park as restoration work began on the €19.2 million PEAT+ project, which will target 22 priority peatland sites over the next three years, including six in the ABC Borough.
Culture Navan
Group organisers, tour planners and tourism partners have been invited to consider Navan Centre & Fort near Armagh for future coach tours, club outings and day trips following a dedicated open day hosted by the council’s Tourism Team.
Community
A new charity shop linked to social enterprise organisation IncredABLE has opened in Armagh, with the aim of creating opportunities for adults with additional needs.
Business & Openings
Victoria Cartmill, founder of Glenanne-based Invisi Wellness, has won the Inclusive Entrepreneurship award at Go Succeed: The Ultimate Pitch before the planned January 2027 launch of InvisiVits, an unflavoured multivitamin and mineral powder for children aged four and over.
Culture City Centre
Armagh’s Georgian Festival will return from 26 to 29 November 2026, bringing living-history performances, festive markets, music, family activities and heritage experiences to venues across the city, including The Mall, City Centre, Market House and St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral.
Crime & Public Safety
Paul Patrick Joseph McConville, 57, has been remanded in custody after being returned for trial at Newry Crown Court on six alleged child sex offences said to have occurred in late December 2025.
Culture
A free lecture at Armagh Robinson Library will examine how Jonathan Swift tried to conceal his authorship of Gulliver’s Travels and shape the book’s publication between 1726 and 1735.
Sport Markethill
Young athletes linked to Armagh clubs and schools are among the nominees for the 2026 ABC Junior Sports Awards, with winners in 11 categories due to be announced at Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre on Friday 23 October.
Community
Julie Daly is preparing to open Daly Danders Adventure Centre on Drumilly Road after the death of her son Ryan in Thailand, creating a dog-friendly community space shaped by his love of animals.
Culture
Derrynoose singer-songwriter Fya Fox will release her five-track debut EP, ‘Bittersweet’, on October 23, following a highly praised return to music and a performance at Whelan’s the following day.
Community Loughgall
A Southern Trust application proposes converting the listed Gate Lodge at St Luke’s Hospital on Loughgall Road into supported living accommodation for a care leaver.
Business & Openings Navan
Almost 100 tourism and hospitality stakeholders gathered at Navan Centre & Fort for ABC Council’s 10th Annual Tourism Conference on October 14, 2026, focusing on sustainable growth, heritage and visitor experiences across the borough.
Culture City Centre
Wolfhound and More Power to Your Elbow will perform at a ticketed open-air concert in Armagh Market Square on Tuesday 16 March 2027, with organisers advising early booking and setting out access, safety and visitor arrangements.
Crime & Public Safety Markethill
An Armagh man who repeatedly targeted another male with offensive online comments has received a suspended prison sentence and a two-year restraining order.
Traffic & Construction Markethill
Residents along Barrack Street say modified cars, loud exhausts, aggressive acceleration and repeated backfires are disrupting sleep and family life. Police say neighbourhood and local policing teams are targeting the problem with partner agencies, including the Driver & Vehicle Agency.
Crime & Public Safety Markethill
A Markethill woman with almost 70 convictions has been jailed following alcohol-fuelled incidents involving abuse of bar staff, repeated contact with her ex-husband and assaults on three police officers, according to Armagh I.
Traffic & Construction
Philip White Tyres on Station Road in Armagh has issued winter tyre-safety advice, explaining how tread depth affects grip, handling and stopping distances. Drivers are advised to inspect tread, wear indicators, sidewalls and pressures at least monthly, with extra checks before long journeys.
Community
Women’s Aid Armagh Down has launched EmpowHER, a free digital and phone-based support service for women aged 16 to 25 across the ABC and Newry, Mourne and Down areas.
Culture Cathedral
Music lovers are invited to a free organ recital at St Patrick’s (CoI) Cathedral in Armagh, performed by Assistant Organist the Ven Dr Peter Thompson. The programme includes works by Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, William Walton and Louis Vierne, with donations supporting the Armagh Diocesan Singers.
Culture
A free, booking-only lecture at Armagh Robinson Library will explore Jonathan Swift’s friendships, the final amendments to Gulliver’s Travels and the secret circumstances surrounding its publication.
Culture
Armagh Robinson Library will host a free talk on Tuesday 20 October 2026 about early investigations of Ireland and the manuscripts from its collections now available through the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland.
Crime & Public Safety City Centre
John Patrick Nixon has pleaded not guilty to eight charges linked to an alleged petrol bomb attack at The Toby Jug on Irish Street, Armagh, in which two patrons reportedly suffered significant burn injuries. A trial has been listed for February 2027.
Community
The Gardiner family has raised £15,097 through a fundraising event at Drumgar Poultry, sharing the money equally between Air Ambulance NI and FAME Child Rescue Centre in Kenya.
Sport Markethill
Baby Art from Armagh and baby Grace from Markethill are the first boy and girl born under the Southern Health and Social Care Trust’s new Team Diamond continuity-of-midwifery service.
Traffic & Construction
Northern Ireland Assembly figures show pothole-related claims rose from 237 to 1,687 in five years, while public liability spending exceeded £4.4 million across the ABC East and West Roads Division.
Community
A free beginner’s family-history course will be held at Dromore Community Centre across three consecutive Tuesdays in November, with places limited and registration open to ABC council-area residents.
Business & Openings
A resident of an Armagh city housing development claims the area is infested with rats, with rodents reportedly seen in streets, backyards and on roofs.
Education Cathedral
Family, former pupils, colleagues and Armagh City FC have paid tribute to Brian Kelly, the long-serving St Patrick’s Primary School teacher and vice-principal who died on Saturday. His funeral will take place on Tuesday, with Mass at 11am in St Patrick’s Cathedral before burial at St Patrick’s Cemetery.
Traffic & Construction
A supported training facility in Armagh has closed, leaving a disabled adult trainee and his friend in tears, according to the Belfast Telegraph. Appleby Trust said Westminster funding cuts forced the decision.
Crime & Public Safety Darkley
A man from Darkley has denied 15 charges relating to making and possessing indecent images of children, including three described in court as extreme. His lawyer indicated that a trial date may not be required.
