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

Respected businessman Niall Irwin, a director of Irwin’s Bakery passes away - Portadown Times

Respected businessman Niall Irwin, a director of Irwin’s Bakery passes away Portadown Times

Highly respected Portadown business man, Niall Irwin, Technical Director of Irwin's Bakery and leading figure in the Irish bakery trade, has passed away.

Publish: Monday 17th December 6:04pm

Shouted ‘up the Ra’ while drunk - Portadown Times

Shouted ‘up the Ra’ while drunk Portadown Times

A 35-year-old man who shouted 'Up the Ra' and 'Up the Provos' in two drunken episodes in Portadown was jailed for seven months last Friday at Craigavon ...

Publish: Tuesday 18th December 6:32am

Youths on crime spree target vulnerable elderly woman - Portadown Times

Youths on crime spree target vulnerable elderly woman Portadown Times

A vulnerable 80-year-old woman's property was destroyed after a gang of 10 youths went on the rampage in Portadown.

Publish: Tuesday 18th December 9:47am

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