Welcome to Portadown

Portadown (Port an Dúnáin) is a town in County Armagh. It has an estimated population of 30,000, and is situated on the River Bann, in the north of County Armagh. It is within of the Craigavon Borough Council area.

Although the town can trace its origins to at least the 1600s, it was not until the Victorian era and the arrival of the railway that it became a major town. Portadown is known as "The Hub of the North", the origin of this phrase coming from its central position in Northern Ireland and being a major railway junction in the past, where the Great Northern Railway's line diverged for Belfast, Dublin, Armagh and Derry.

Portadown News

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Publish: Thursday 21st June 9:43am

BBC News

Portadown water safe to drink despite foul odour
BBC News
Northern Ireland Water has reassured residents in Portadown that their tap water "does not pose a risk to health" despite complaints about a foul odour. Residents in Manderley Rise have complained of a bad taste and smell in their water supply. NI ...

Publish: Monday 18th June 4:05pm

Portadown Times

Police appeal after criminal damage at their 'happy place'
Portadown Times
Appealing for information on their Facebook page PSNI Craigavon stated: “Bada Bing pizza in Portadown works in the community, for the community, and is pure beaut. It is always service with a smile, and many a public order night life shift has been ...

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Publish: Wednesday 20th June 12:13pm

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