A 73-year-old woman has died following a two-car collision in Co Down. The collision occurred on the Ardglass Road in Downpatrick, at around 5.40pm yesterday evening. The driver of one of the cars, who has been named as Angela Feenan, who was from the Downpatrick area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police and forensic investigators examined the scene of the attack at a house in Stream Street, Downpatrick A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two women were stabbed at a house in Downpatrick, County Down. Police received a ...

Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused to a popular Co Down visitor attraction during a “senseless act of vandalism”. Downpatrick and County Down Railway said it was “heartbroken” to share that its vintage steam-hauled carriages had ...

If you look at Downpatrick today, it's hard to imagine that it was once a seaside town. Up until the middle of the 18th century, tidal waters stretching from Strangford Lough almost encircled the town and at one time the hill on which Down Cathedral stands ...

A study commissioned by the Department for Infrastructure has recommended building a £20m flood prevention scheme in Downpatrick. The town was hit by serious flooding in November 2023 after a prolonged spell of rain in Northern Ireland. The engineers ...

A Downpatrick school is to ring its bell for the last time after nearly a century before pupils move to a new £44 million site. Down High School, a co-educational grammar, was first opened in 1933 on the grounds of the 19th century County Gaol – a short ...

The owner of two businesses in Downpatrick town centre says she feels “as if someone has died” after flood waters destroyed both her family-run shops. Stormont officials said the operation to pump water from the town centre was successfully completed ...

Days on and Downpatrick is still dealing with the aftermath of severe flooding. From morning till night, dusk to dawn, emergency services and council staff helped get this town looking like it did before the water rushed in. Pumps helped to remove flood ...