http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk The Northern Ireland newspaper for Crossmaglen, South Armagh, Newry and Down. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:05:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Brónagh Murphy two men appeared before Newry Magistrates Court on Saturday charged in connection with a police drugs swoop in the city on Thursday evening. A quantity of illegal drugs which includes heroin with an estimated value of £350,000 was seized during the search operation, police have said. Two men aged 64 ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4717 What drama, what an unbelievable adventure for Down senior footballers 2010 has been. Written off for every Championship match Down have produced raw courage, no little skill and huge belief to reach an All-Ireland Final. In this first ever meeting between Down and Kildare in the Senior Championship, the Mourne ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4712 by Brónagh Murphy police on both sides of the border are searching for a gang who stole a 4x4 jeep with a teenage girl on board before throwing her out of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle had stopped outside a farmhouse in the village of Annayalla near Castleblayney, leaving the ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4719 A licensed premises in Newtownhamilton is being investigated for alleged violation of licensing laws. Police called to the premises on Armagh Street in the town at 10.00am on Sunday August 22nd, following concerns from local residents. A PSNI spokesperson confirmed that a number of individuals were noted to be consuming alcohol ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4728 by Brónagh Murphy Substantial damage was caused to cars belonging to a number of residents on the Carron Road in Crossmaglen in an incident which occured in the early hours of Saturday morning. Around 1.00am it was reported that the driver of a vehicle travelling on the Carron Road appeared to lose ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4721 An elderly man who was seriously injured in a road accident in Newry last month has died in hospital. Leslie Brown (78) was the driver of a vehicle which was involved a three-car collision on Sunday 18th July on the Hilltown Road between Mayobridge and Hilltown. http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4725 CROSSMAGLEN RANGERS v ARMAGH HARPS All eyes were on the dethroned champions Crossmaglen Rangers in the last round as they took on Carrickcruppen. A 4-14 to 0-9 win for Rangers showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with in this championship. Harps got a bye in the previous ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4710 by Brónagh Murphy Volunteers from a Newry charity will travel to Belarus this week to embark on an ambitious project to help mentally disabled adults and pregnant teenagers.   The team of fourteen volunteers from WEast Chernobyl will spend two weeks in the poverty-stricken country, developing shelters, working with the disabled and ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4730 By Brónagh Murphy Suspects linked to the killing of ten Protestant workmen at Kingsmills, Whitecross in January 1976 are to be questioned by members of the Historical Enquiries Team (HET), victims’ campaigner Willie Frazer has said. At the behest of Mr Frazer, representatives of the HET recently met with relatives of some ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4734 By Brónagh Murphy A teenage Gaelic footballer who collapsed and died during a match in Rostrevor last weekend was due to get his GCSE exam results on Tuesday, his 17th birthday. Patrick Dinsmore, a pupil at St Colman's College, Newry, is believed to have suffered cardiac failure.  He collapsed while playing in ... http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/4738