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

Man seriously assaulted with broken bottle in Portadown town centre - Armagh I

Man seriously assaulted with broken bottle in Portadown town centre Armagh I

Publish: Tuesday 19th August 11:14am

Man cleared of Portadown murder is convicted over foul-mouthed sectarian assault - Belfast Telegraph

Man cleared of Portadown murder is convicted over foul-mouthed sectarian assault Belfast Telegraph

Publish: Saturday 16th August 10:20am

Margaret A Gormley, Portadown and Belleek - Ocean FM

Margaret A Gormley, Portadown and Belleek Ocean FM

Publish: Monday 18th August 3:48pm

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