::: Newry Journal :::

Artworks safe after Russborough House blaze Valuable pieces of art escaped damage when a blaze broke out in one of the countryâ€™s finest stately homes, it was confirmed tonight.
Boston Scientific to cut 175 jobs in Galway Some 175 people are to lose their jobs at the Boston Scientific plant in Galway.
Appeal court upholds sentence in â‚¬1.6m heroin case The jail term handed down to a reformed drug addict for transporting â‚¬1.6m worth of heroin was not unduly lenient, the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled today.
Rapist threatened to kill himself if victim talked to gardaÃ A Sligo man who raped a young girl and held a gun to his head and threatened to kill himself if she told anyone will be sentenced next week at the Central Criminal Court.
Judge criticises DPP as trial is delayed A Central Criminal Court judge has criticised the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for delaying the progress of a trial by failing to anticipate an issue that arose with a witness in the case.
Man convicted of raping two daughters A man has been convicted by a jury of sexually abusing his daughters and raping one of them when they were young girls in the 1970s and 80s.
Man pleads guilty to theft of debs money An events organiser facing 77 charges arising out of the theft of more than â‚¬180,000 in cash paid by students for debs and graduation balls pleaded guilty to 37 sample counts this afternoon.
Revamped Galway to Limerick train service to launch Direct trains will run between Galway and Limerick for the first time in three decades from next month, it emerged today.