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Donal McMahon

Reporter · GB

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  1. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · By Donal McMahon

    Northern Ireland council to install automated car parking charges at forest parks (opens the original)

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    A council is set to install automated car parking charges at its four forest parks. The parks affected are Castlewellan, Kilbroney in Rostrevor, Delamont outside Killyleagh and Slieve Gullion outside Meigh, Co Armagh. The new parking fees system will involved ‘Automated Number Plate recognition’, it has been confirmed. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has already brought in daily visitor payments at its four forest parks, but could now be about to charge per hour. The recent strategy,

  2. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · By Donal McMahon

    Game of Thrones Knight-mare for residents and motorists over three-week road closure for spin-off shoot (opens the original)

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    The closure of a main road and expected delays for residents due to filming for a Game of Thrones spin-off has been labelled “unacceptable” by a local councillor. Shooting for the second season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is taking place in Northern Ireland this summer, with a stretch of the B7 Ballynahinch Road near Crossgar, Co Down to be closed for three weeks. This is to allow filming to take place in Myra Castle on the shores of Strangford Lough. The HBO TV show, starring Galwayâ€

  3. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · By Donal McMahon

    Councillors shocked as charger explosion like ‘mini bomb’ rocks chamber (opens the original)

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    A council is investigating after an exploding laptop charger in the chamber during a meeting saw sparks reaching the ceiling and councillors “scared” after what sounded like a “mini bomb”. The incident happened during the recent full monthly meeting of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) in Downpatrick’s Downshire Civic Centre. The loud bang occurred when Mournes DUP councillor Henry Reilly plugged in his laptop charger. The meeting was paused as checks were carried out by

  4. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · By Donal McMahon

    New plaque in Lisburn removes ‘Prince Andrew’ legacy from tree marking city’s 400th anniversary (opens the original)

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    A tree marking the 400th anniversary of Lisburn has had links to the former Prince Andrew removed and a new plaque put in place. The original plaque featuring Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former royal title was removed from beside the tree in the grounds of Lisburn’s Lagan Valley Island civic centre due to his controversial links to the deceased billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The plaque, which was inscribed ‘planted by HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York’, was placed beside the plan

  5. Article · Jul 8, 2026 · By Donal McMahon

    Unionists accused of ‘far-right dog whistling’ over council attempt to suspend City of Sanctuary status (opens the original)

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    A unionist move to suspend Newry, Mourne and Down’s “refugee scheme” has been thwarted by a majority vote amid a sinister threat campaign against councillors. Bomb, video and voice messages targeted elected members who voted for the City of Sanctuary status last year, with councillors warning the unionists’ stance is “dog whistling to the far-right”. A PSNI investigation was launched into the self-proclaimed ‘New Republican Movement’ linked to the threat actions, with an arrest m

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