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Culture
Members from Armagh are expected to join thousands taking part in the Royal Black Institution’s Last Saturday demonstration in Dungannon on August 29, one of five major parades marking the end of Northern Ireland’s parading season.
Traffic & Construction
Police are at the scene of a serious collision on Portadown Road in Armagh, with the Killuney Road roundabout closed and diversions in place.
Traffic & Construction
The Killuney Road roundabout in Armagh city is closed following a serious collision on the Portadown Road, with police advising motorists to avoid the area and use alternative routes.
Sport Cathedral
Mourners are due to gather in Salford Cathedral on Friday afternoon for the funeral of comedian Jimmy Cricket, according to a Press Association report published by the Belfast Telegraph.
Education
St Patrick’s Grammar School Armagh is celebrating a sharp rise in GCSE performance, with 81% of pupils achieving five A*–C grades including English and Maths and several pupils recording eight or more A*/A grades.
Education
Students at St Catherine’s College Armagh have been celebrating an outstanding set of GCSE results, including perfect profiles of 10 A* grades achieved by Aoibhe Delaney, Emily McCooe and Zoe Mulholland.
Traffic & Construction
Motorists have been urged to avoid the Portadown Road area in Armagh after a serious collision led to road closures and diversions around Killuney roundabout, College Hill, Victoria Road and Stonebridge roundabout.
Community
Armagh fundraiser Willie Nugent’s dog Maisie has turned 16 while helping prepare the eighth book in their charity series, which is due out in early November and has already helped raise £21,000 for selected charities.
Crime & Public Safety
Two neglected dogs were found dead inside crates at an abandoned Lurgan home after residents said they repeatedly contacted police and Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council about barking and welfare concerns. A 47-year-old man has been charged and is due before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on 9 September, while elected representatives seek answers about how the reports were handled.
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.
Business & Openings
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.
Community
Newry and Armagh MLA Gareth Wilson has urged newly appointed Health Minister Robbie Butler to make domiciliary care an immediate priority, warning that families and care workers are under growing pressure across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area.
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.
Community
An Armagh pensioner says two men fled his Desart Lane land after he disturbed them, damaging a seven-foot gate as they escaped. Police are appealing for information about the alleged attempted burglary.
Education
City of Armagh High School has reported a strong set of GCSE and equivalent results, with 84.5% of pupils completing five or more qualifications achieving grades A*–C. The school also highlighted outcomes through its partnership with Southern Regional College, subject-level successes and improvements in Mathematics and English.
Education Killylea
A sensory-friendly dairy farm and machinery show organised near Tassagh has raised more than £9,000 for Lisanally Special School in Armagh, with donations still arriving and a possible 2027 event under discussion.
Community Loughgall
A four-month refurbishment and extension programme is planned for St Luke’s Hospital in Armagh, but the Southern Health and Social Care Trust has declined to explain the proposed work while procurement is under way.
Education
Students from CAFRE’s Enniskillen Campus gained practical racing experience during a season that included the Farmacaffley Point-to-Point in Armagh, fixtures at Portrush and Loughanmore, and a final meeting at Necarne.
Traffic & Construction
Emergency services attended a serious collision on the Monaghan Road on the outskirts of Armagh shortly after 10am on 19 August 2026, with one vehicle understood to have overturned into a ditch.
Culture
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium has joined Birr and Dunsink observatories in a formal partnership seeking UNESCO World Heritage status, with a five-year project coordinator role planned to help develop the nomination.
Community
Co Armagh content creator Anna Crawford has spoken about experiencing distressing postpartum mental health symptoms after the births of both her daughters, urging new mothers not to suffer in silence and saying more information and support are needed after leaving hospital.
Traffic & Construction Middletown
One person was taken to Craigavon Area Hospital after a collision on the Monaghan Road near Middletown, outside Armagh, in which a car overturned.
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.
Crime & Public Safety Killylea
Family and friends of Grange man Pat Toal have raised £19,350 for Dementia NI after completing a 24-hour spinathon on what would have been his 88th birthday.
Crime & Public Safety Killylea
An Armagh man accused of throwing a petrol bomb inside the Toby Jug bar on Irish Street, causing significant burn injuries to two people, has been returned for trial at Newry Crown Court.
Crime & Public Safety Markethill
A gang suspected of stealing 39 high-value bikes and an Ifor Williams trailer from premises in Limavady has been tracked travelling through Northern Ireland, including the Markethill area and the A28 at Newry. The owner says the haul is worth around £50,000, while police appeal for information.
Crime & Public Safety Killylea
Ivan Petrov, 33, has been returned for trial at Newry Crown Court over the deaths of Peter and Loughlin Devlin in a December 2024 collision on the Killylea Road. He faces two dangerous-driving death charges and three grievous-bodily-injury charges.
Community
Sinn Féin councillor Martin Hearty is preparing a proposal to add “South Armagh” to the name of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, saying the issue concerns both practical recognition and local identity.
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.
