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Families will be able to explore emergency vehicles, watch live demonstrations and enjoy children’s entertainment at a free Emergency Responders Day at Gosford Forest Park on Saturday 19 September.
Culture Navan
Macha Alive Fest 2026 will combine music, storytelling, visual art and community events at Aonach Mhacha in Armagh on Saturday 7 November, with tickets priced from £26.50.
Crime & Public Safety
Seven people were taken to hospital after a serious four-car collision in County Armagh, with one person airlifted and two others cut free from vehicles.
Traffic & Construction
The Newtownhamilton Road on the outskirts of Armagh city remains closed in both directions after a serious four-vehicle collision shortly after 9am on 2 September 2026. Four children were among those involved, while one patient was airlifted to Belfast and two elderly passengers were cut free from a vehicle.
Traffic & Construction
Emergency services are dealing with a serious collision on the Newtownhamilton Road outside Armagh this morning, Wednesday, with local diversions in place.
Culture City Centre
The ninth annual Orange Victims Day has remembered 344 Loyal Order members murdered during the Troubles, including the five men killed at Tullyvallen Orange Hall near Newtownhamilton in 1975.
Crime & Public Safety
A Co Armagh man has been jailed after recording details of police officers’ vehicles inside a PSNI station. A judge said the incident caused “upset and distress”.
Sport
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has launched its 2026/27 Coach Education and Club Development Programme, offering online and in-person training for sports coaches and volunteers across the borough.
Crime & Public Safety
A judge-led review will examine how the Parades Commission makes decisions after a High Court judgment quashed its determination on the Drumcree parade in Portadown, County Armagh.
Business & Openings
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.
Business & Openings
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.
Crime & Public Safety
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has called for a judge-led review of the Parades Commission after the High Court quashed restrictions on this year’s Orange Order parade along Portadown’s Garvaghy Road.
Crime & Public Safety
An Armagh teenager has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined after a 120mph late-night police chase ended in rural Ardress.
Culture
South Armagh-bred singer-songwriter Fya Fox is continuing her comeback with the release of a new single, Hometown.
Community Cathedral
Norwegians gathered at churches and cathedrals for memorial services after the death of King Harald V, while his son, the newly crowned King Haakon VIII, promised to lead with the same dedication.
Traffic & Construction
A man who left a joint birthday and christening party at an Armagh bar and drove drunk before crashing on the Moy Road moments later has been banned from driving for 13 months, according to a report by Armagh I.
Traffic & Construction Tandragee
A £318,000 resurfacing scheme at Newry’s A28 Customs Station Roundabout and Carnbane Way will bring overnight closures from 6 to 18 September 2026, with signed diversion routes including the A1 Armagh Road and A27 Tandragee Road.
Traffic & Construction Tandragee
A £262,000 resurfacing scheme at the A28 Armagh Road Roundabout in Newry is due to begin on 13 September 2026, with overnight closures and signed diversions affecting journeys towards Armagh.
Culture
Armagh-based artist Jonathan Hackett has been selected for a new 12-month Artist in Residence programme, with schools and community groups across the borough set to take part in creative activities.
Community Keady
The Southern Health & Social Care Trust has identified £42.4 million in savings for 2026-27, while warning that finding more could affect frontline services, staffing and patient access. The plan falls £5.1 million short of the full savings requirement, and an independent review is under way.
Crime & Public Safety Markethill
Two men have been arrested following a police pursuit that began on Gosford Road in Markethill during an anti-burglary operation. Both remain in police custody while enquiries continue.
Crime & Public Safety
A Northern Ireland Parades Commissioner has resigned after the High Court quashed restrictions imposed on the Drumcree parade, intensifying pressure on the body ahead of a fresh Portadown application.
Culture
Judith Boyle, whose background is in science and whose passion is the drinks trade, is set to select drinks for a dinner at next weekend’s Armagh Food and Cider Festival.
Education
Secondary teachers from across the Craigavon area gathered for a pre-term “teach meet” focused on AI in classrooms, inclusion, literacy and Northern Ireland’s TransformEd curriculum reform.
Crime & Public Safety
Portadown District Master Nigel Dawson has called for Parades Commission chair Evelyn Collins to resign after a High Court judge quashed restrictions on the Drumcree march, citing major errors in the commission’s decision-making.
Community Tassagh
Armagh friends Michelle McDonald and Aine Canavan are preparing for the final two events in The Big Ribbon Fundraiser’s 2026 programme, after a series of successful community events raised money for three cancer charities.
Crime & Public Safety
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has demanded written assurances from the Parades Commission after a High Court judge quashed restrictions on the annual Orange Order march linked to Drumcree and criticised the body’s decision-making process.
Culture
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has demanded written assurances from the Parades Commission after a High Court judge quashed restrictions on the annual Orange Order march linked to the Drumcree dispute.
Traffic & Construction Tandragee
A £250,000 resurfacing project at the A27 Tandragee Road Roundabout in Newry is due to begin on 30 August 2026, with overnight closures continuing until 11 September and signed diversions in place. The scheme is outside Armagh, but may affect residents and motorists travelling between Armagh and Newry.
Traffic & Construction Tandragee
A £265,000 resurfacing project on the A27 Shepherds Way Roundabout and Shepherds Way in Newry will begin on Sunday 30 August 2026, with daytime and overnight closures expected to cause delays for road users travelling towards the A28 Armagh Road and A27 Tandragee Road.
