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Community
Residents aged over 50 across Armagh and the wider ABC Borough are being invited to join a month-long programme of sports, arts, cooking, crafts, health activities and tea dances this October.
Traffic & Construction Milford
Berny Rafferty has spent four decades behind the counter at Rafferty’s Bar, also known as The Cuchulain Bar, on Thomas Street in Armagh. He recalls an unexpectedly packed punk gig, a protest over Sunday opening, the changing pub trade and the local characters who made the business part of city life.
Culture The Mall
Repairs to the pothole-plagued road leading to the Palace in Armagh are expected to begin in October, after concerns were raised about visitor access ahead of the Georgian Festival.
Crime & Public Safety Milford
A couple from Armagh have been returned for trial following multiple delays in a case involving serious child sexual abuse charges allegedly spanning two years and potentially involving joint enterprise.
Crime & Public Safety Milford
Police are investigating a suspected petrol bomb attack on a house in Anne Street, Milford, after a man was inside when the window was smashed and the device was thrown into the living room.
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.
Community Richhill
A full-day history conference in Richhill will examine the village and wider County Armagh from the 17th to the 19th century, with expert speakers discussing its development and identity.
Community
ABC Council is encouraging residents across the borough to check which everyday items can go in their green bins during Recycle Week 2026, running from 14 to 20 September.
Sport Blackwatertown
Riverdale Football Club, based in Benburb, is seeking girls for its under-12, under-14 and under-16 teams, with players from Armagh, Moy, Dungannon and Blackwatertown already involved.
Crime & Public Safety
A County Armagh man is due to face a Crown Court trial after allegedly presenting himself as a property agent to homeowners in Turkey and America.
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.
Culture Navan
Navan Centre and Fort in Armagh has received the Autism NI Impact Award after staff training and practical changes including a sensory room, quiet shows and relaxed educational visits.
Crime & Public Safety
A Co Armagh man has denied stealing £3,500 in cash during an alleged burglary, according to a court report.
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.
Crime & Public Safety
An 18-year-old Newry man accused of seriously assaulting a woman over the weekend has been granted bail after appearing at Armagh Magistrates’ Court.
Community
Community, voluntary and social enterprise representatives are being encouraged to join the ABC Community Planning Steering Group and influence local decision-making.
Community
Friends and family of Armagh mum-of-three Lisa McKeever have raised almost £25,000 through a community fundraising walk following the collision that left her with life-changing injuries while she was running along the Monaghan Road.
Crime & Public Safety Loughgall
Police are appealing for information after a car was set on fire in the Bramley Court area of Loughgall at about 1.30am on Monday, September 7. Officers and firefighters attended, and the blaze was extinguished. Investigators believe a flammable substance was used.
Culture
The Armagh Food and Cider Weekend brought thousands of visitors to events in Armagh, Banbridge and across the borough from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 September. The programme included markets, orchard tours, tastings, workshops, family entertainment and the Cider in the City evening at Shambles Yard.
Community Cathedral
The city of Armagh has paid tribute to Deirdre White, whose decades of church, Scout and community service included creating ceremonial garments for senior Church figures and inspiring young people through the 1st Armagh Scout Group.
Crime & Public Safety Markethill
A woman from Markethill has been disqualified from driving after crashing her car and attempting a roadside breath test five times before being taken into custody.
Sport Tandragee
Former Co Armagh road racing star Phillip McCallen has paid tribute to his older brother Ronald “Ronnie” McCallen, who died peacefully on Friday evening. Ronnie, a former world superbike engine builder, continued supporting Phillip’s Lurgan motorcycle business and recently formed a race team with his son Brett.
Crime & Public Safety Richhill
A Richhill woman has been disqualified from driving after being found by police in bed holding three unopened bottles of wine following a hit-and-run incident. It was her fourth drink-driving offence.
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.
Community
Residents and groups across the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon council area can now view facilities, check availability and submit booking requests through a new online platform.
Traffic & Construction City Centre
Circle of Friends, a creative support group for adults with autism, learning disabilities and additional needs, has moved from Dobbin Community Centre into its first dedicated premises at 53 Thomas Street, Armagh.
Crime & Public Safety Cathedral
Families of three police officers connected to Armagh are among those receiving Elizabeth Emblem Awards recognising public servants who lost their lives in the line of duty during the Troubles.
Crime & Public Safety Cathedral
The family of Patrick Thomas Kerr, an Armagh prison officer shot dead after leaving St Patrick’s Cathedral with his two children in 1985, has received the Elizabeth Emblem for public service sacrifice.
Crime & Public Safety
Francis Martin Pascal McGuinness, of Railway Street, appeared at Armagh Magistrates’ Court after being accused of pouring paint on his neighbour’s car while wrongly believing she was a tout.
