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17 FEB 2019
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Sadly we’re moving to save Lorcán’s life
13 February 2019
A DOWNPATRICK couple have vowed to never stop fighting to get life-extending medication for their two year-old son who has cystic fibrosis.
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Downpatrick family battle for their son
LITTLE Lorcán Maguire has not been hugged or held by his grandfather since he was a few days old.
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Art-based organisation receives £144k backing
A HIGHLY acclaimed Downpatrick-based charity has secured a significant financial boost from the Department of Justice.
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British-Irish group on High Street conference
THE impact of online sales on the High Street was discussed at a recent meeting in Newcastle.
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Army camp inquest continues
THE mother of a soldier who is believed to have taken his own life while stationed at Ballykinlar army camp has told an inquest that he faced ‘a perfect storm’ of stresses.
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MRI scanner to remain at Downe for nine weeks
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Business owners in Ballynahinch help stop fake notes gang
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Discussion takes part over mental health for youths
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Takeaway owner appears in court
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Local group works to set up new links with Celtic regions
WORK is underway to revive the district’s link with a leafy French suburb just north of Paris.
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Technology to read beach water quality
MODERN technology is to be used to inform people if the bathing water at Newcastle beach is safe to swim in.
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£1m plan for Castlewellan
PLANNING permission is being sought to pave the way for the £1m restoration of Castlewellan Forest Park.
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Appeal for review of local council powers
A LOCAL politician is urging the government to “wake up” to the fact that the province’s 11 councils possess the entrepreneurial ability and solutions required to address the country’s economic, social and legislative problems.
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A-Level students attend careers event
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Plans to celebrate Chinese New Year with school events
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Funding boost ‘golden opportunity’
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Primary school pupils take part in home safety scheme
SPORTS
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Hot Neale nails it for impressive Killyleagh in thriller
ADAM Neale scored a priceless winner at The Showgrounds on Saturday.
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Heart-stopping stuff as Down come good
DOWN were forced to play their get out of jail card for the second game in a row at Pairc Esler on Saturday night.
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Down High’s dream is over
DOWN High bowed out of the Schools’ Cup on Saturday at the hands of a young, but skilful Enniskillen Royal side.
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Juniors out in force again
AFTER the storms and rain of Friday night and amid fears of sporting cancellations across the country, what turned up as weather at Stormont on Saturday was little short of miraculous, to say the least.
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Leitrim brothers join top professional ranks
A BAND of Liatroim brothers have entered the ranks of professional karate.
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Double delight for Codd and O’Neil at Kirkistown
THE North Down Hunt held their first point-to-point meeting of the spring season at Kirkistown, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Dusty Mullan, in good conditions on Saturday when a large crowd enjoyed a superb day’s racing.
FEATURES
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Killough home is just perfect for poet Paul
LEADING poet Sinéad Morrissey has hailed a new collection from Co Down poet Paul Maddern as a “tour de force”.
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COUNTRY DIARY
From the pages of the Down Recorder, February 13, 1979
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Castlewellan actor adds her opposition to disposal plans
SHE may have left the Mourne Mountains to pursue an acting career on stage and screen but the Mournes have not left Niamh McGrady.
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Assumption pupils take part in mock European Union debate
THREE Assumption Grammar pupils ditched their books for a day when they took part in a mock European Union debate last Thursday.
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Ballynahinch farming family feature on BBC documentary
THE trials of farming will be shown through the eyes of a Ballynahinch family as they are featured tonight in the BBC Two series, This Farming Life.
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Geralyn secures featured artist prize in Stendal Festival event
A STRANGFORD artist who took up art as a means of therapeutic self-reflection has been named as featured artist for a Co Londonderry arts festival this summer.
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