::: Newry Journal ::: - Jenny O'Connor (O'Hanlon)

UUP to form alliance with British Conservative Party The Ulster Unionist Party tonight agreed to form an electoral pact with the UK's Conservatives.
Jury deliberates on Dublin murder trial The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Google employee by fatally stabbing him following an altercation in the street is due to begin its deliberations tomorrow morning.
Petrol price war looms as euro barrier is broken A petrol price war was looming tonight as some service stations dropped a litre of petrol to under €1.
Unions bid to save cervical cancer vaccine programme The country’s three biggest health service unions were tonight trying to broker a €20m cost-cutting plan to rescue the scrapped cervical cancer vaccine.
Collins acted 'like a caged animal', court hears A security supervisor has claimed former world boxing champion Steve Collins was "like a caged animal" shouting obscenities at an Albanian bouncer moments after he allegedly punched him in the face.
SIPTU optimistic strike action at Aer Lingus can be averted Negotiators were optimistic this evening that strike action at Aer Lingus next week could be averted.
High earners hit with 3% income levy in new Finance Bill The government has rowed back on some of the measures announced in October's Budget.
South African caught with €130,000 worth of herbal cannabis jailed A South African mother-of-eight who acted as a drugs mule to bring over €130,000 worth of herbal cannabis into Cork was sentenced to 10 years today with the last four years suspended.