News

18 August 2023 The captivating history of Crossgar has come to life with the unveiling of three interpretative panels strategically positioned throughout the village.

17 August 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Valerie Harte, Minister of State for the Department of Justice James Browne TD, Head of Local Youth Services Lyndsey Braniff and Senator Erin McGreehan visited the Dolmen Centre in Omeath on Thursday 10 August to meet young people from Omeath and Warrenpoint who were participating in the Summer Splash Youth Initiative.

16 August 2023 In only a matter of weeks food and music fans can look forward to a weekend of fabulous culinary delights and live music at the Eats and Beats festival.

11 August 2023 It’s only a matter of days before Fionn mac Cumhaill, the towering centrepiece of the Wake the Giant Festival, returns to oversee festivities in Warrenpoint, County Down.

9 August 2023 Residents in Dundrum and the surrounding areas have availed of free basic health checks thanks to a visit by Action Cancer’s Big Bus on Tuesday 1 August.

7 August 2023 Mournes and Slieve Croob District Electoral Area Forums (DEAs) have collaborated with County Down Rural Community Network, Ark Housing, Arbour Housing, Clanmill Housing and Northern Ireland Executive Housing for All Programme to deliver a successful ADHD and ASD summer friendly sports camp.

7 August 2023 Newry has a vibrant cultural heritage and diverse culinary landscape.

1 August 2023 The two-week period of industrial action short of strike by union members has concluded and we are now working through the backlog of missed bin collections.

31 July 2023 Fionn mac Cumhaill, the towering centrepiece of the eagerly anticipated Wake the Giant festival, will make a spectacular return to Warrenpoint again this year.

26 July 2023 A number of free hedge school workshops will be taking place in Rostrevor for residents of the district in August to celebrate the life of Tom Dunn the renowned Rostrevor hedge school master and leading member of the United Irishmen.

26 July 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Cllr Valerie Harte has welcomed a series of prestigious Green Flag awards for Council parks.

25 July 2023 Ignite your summer adventures and discover Mourne Gullion Strangford UNESCO Global Geopark, alongside 57 other unique UNESCO sites in the UK and crown dependencies, thanks to a newly illustrated map now available to download for free from the UK National Commission for UNESCO.