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

Portadown man accused of stealing £250 worth of meat from SuperValu - Armagh I

Portadown man accused of stealing £250 worth of meat from SuperValu Armagh I

Publish: Tuesday 29th April 3:49pm

Preliminary enquiry date for man accused of Portadown shoplifting blitz - Armagh I

Preliminary enquiry date for man accused of Portadown shoplifting blitz Armagh I

Publish: Tuesday 29th April 3:47pm

Man (47), facing charges of stalking and harassment, is banned from Portadown and all DV8 stores in NI - NorthernIrelandWorld

Man (47), facing charges of stalking and harassment, is banned from Portadown and all DV8 stores in NI NorthernIrelandWorld

Publish: Wednesday 30th April 4:49pm

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