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

Catholic education enjoying upturn in Portadown - the Irish News

the Irish News

Catholic education enjoying upturn in Portadown
the Irish News
CATHOLIC secondary education is experiencing a resurgence in Portadown - with the opening of a new-model school. St John the Baptist College, a non-selective co-educational college, opened this month. The school educates children from ages 11 to 14 ...

Publish: Friday 22nd September 1:15am

Portadown Times

Hospital cancelling operations
Portadown Times
A Portadown man, who is suffering from cancer, is one of those who had his operation cancelled last Monday. Councillor Julie Flaherty said the pensioner was in bed, ready to go for surgery to remove a tumour, when he was told the operation couldn't ...

Publish: Thursday 21st September 8:17am

Belfast Live

Richard Clarke hopes big win over Portadown can be turning point in Dergview's season
Belfast Live
Dergview boss Richard Clarke hopeful his side's 3-1 victory over Portadown on Saturday can be “the turning point” in their campaign. Adam Buchanan, Simon McGlynn and Ryan Campbell found the net for the Co Tyrone side to seal their first victory of the ...

Publish: Wednesday 20th September 2:03pm

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