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Traffic & Construction City Centre
Castlebrooke Investments will host a public drop-in event in Belfast on August 26 about plans for up to 150 co-living homes on Academy Street, forming part of a wider central-city redevelopment scheme.
Education
Families gathered at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium ahead of Wednesday evening’s partial solar eclipse, when the Moon is expected to cover more than 90% of the Sun across County Armagh.
Education
Families gathered at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium ahead of a partial solar eclipse expected to cover about 94% to 95% of the Sun over the region on Wednesday evening, in an event described as the deepest visible locally since 1999.
Business & Openings
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.
Crime & Public Safety
A retired police officer who insulted a neighbour during a driveway confrontation has received a two-year conditional discharge and been banned from harassing the woman and her husband.
Traffic & Construction
The ABC Autism Group, which supported families across the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough for 11 years, has announced its immediate closure after efforts to recruit additional committee members failed. Two planned activities have been cancelled, with refunds due for deposits paid.
Crime & Public Safety
An Armagh man has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined more than £450 after a court case involving a red-light offence, failure to properly produce his licence and filming police while behind the wheel.
Sport
Plans to transform the former Brownlow Leisure Centre in Craigavon into a multi-use community sports and activity centre have been halted by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. Powered By Sport, the charity behind the proposal, had planned indoor and outdoor skateparks alongside wider facilities for sport, wellbeing and community use.
Crime & Public Safety Cathedral
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was allegedly assaulted by a group of youths near the Cathedral Road recreation centre in Armagh. The girl received medical attention, while officers said her injuries were not believed to be serious.
Community
Armagh-based businesses have helped raise £13,069.94 for Pulmonary Fibrosis NI at a charity golf day held in memory of Dungannon man Paul McBride, who died aged 59 after living with the terminal condition.
Community
A bright yellow Chatty Bench on Banbridge’s Riverside Walk has been defaced with substantial graffiti, prompting condemnation from a local councillor and concern for an initiative designed to reduce loneliness and isolation.
Traffic & Construction Drumcairn Road
The Moy Road in Armagh was closed between Drumcairn Road and Cabragh Road after a serious road traffic collision, with motorists advised to seek an alternative route.
Sport
Representatives from Armagh football clubs gathered for the launch of this year’s Armagh Football Championship, with Cormac Leonard Commercials continuing its long-standing sponsorship.
Business & Openings
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.
Crime & Public Safety
Mildred Wylie, a veteran nurse who was struck off after allegations concerning financial behaviour at two County Armagh nursing homes, has won a High Court appeal against the tribunal’s decision.
Community
Patients at Craigavon Area Hospital and Daisy Hill Hospital have faced discharge delays of up to 131 days because homecare packages were unavailable, figures released in response to an Assembly Question have shown.
Crime & Public Safety
A woman accused of setting fire to an Armagh property on Killuney Drive has been released on bail and ordered to see her doctor within 48 hours of leaving custody.
Community Blackwatertown
Eamonn Donnelly and John Gribbin are expected to complete their 1,000km-plus ‘Home from Home’ charity walk in Blackwatertown on Wednesday, August 12, after nearly 40 days on the road from Essex.
Culture City Centre
County Armagh Drum Majors and local dance schools were among the performers featured during Belfast’s first Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, a week-long celebration that included more than 200 events and 180 traditional music competitions.
Crime & Public Safety City Centre
Police say the death of a man following a vehicle fire in Portadown is not being treated as suspicious at this time, although officers are still appealing for witnesses who may have seen what happened.
Community Cathedral
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking parts of Colombia and neighbouring Ecuador. Officials reported injuries and serious damage in Choco, while footage showed buildings collapsing in several cities.
Traffic & Construction Cathedral
Nialls Crescent, just off Armagh’s Killylea Road, has received its first official street sign after decades of recognition in records but no sign on the ground.
Business & Openings
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.
Sport Tassagh
Armagh camogie secured the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Premier Junior Championship after defeating Cavan 0-17 to 0-15 at Croke Park on Sunday, with the new champions later welcomed home at Basil Sheils Bar and Restaurant in Tassagh.
Crime & Public Safety City Centre
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found inside a car following a vehicle fire in the Harford Street area of Portadown.
Crime & Public Safety City Centre
Harford Street in Portadown remains cordoned off after a man’s body was discovered in a vehicle following a car fire on Saturday night. Police have asked anyone with information to come forward and warned that the circumstances of the death are not yet known.
Culture
Market Place Theatre in Armagh has launched its September to December 2026 programme, with live music, comedy, drama, family shows and workshops. Armagh I is offering two winners the chance to receive a pair of tickets for a performance of their choice, subject to availability and competition terms.
Community
A £2.4 million refurbishment of Armagh’s Orchard Leisure Centre has moved closer after ABC Council opened a tender process for the work. Construction is expected to begin in November, although the centre’s closure arrangements and likely disruption will not be known until a contractor is appointed and a programme agreed.
Culture
A team of 10 will climb Croagh Patrick on September 12 to raise money for Ward 2 North at Craigavon Area Hospital, where Armagh man Jimmy McCusker spent his final seven months receiving care.
Sport The Mall
Armagh residents of all ages can take part in a free penalty shootout competition on The Mall on Friday, August 14, with junior and adult prizes supplied by local businesses and organisations.
