News

1 May 2015 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Naomi Bailie is delighted to announce that there will be discounted rates for small businesses, within the Newry, Mourne and Down area, to promote themselves at some of Ireland’s best Country Fair’s.

30 April 2015 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is working in partnership with Northern Ireland Opera to bring a new unique piece of golf inspired performance to Newcastle during the Irish Open.

30 April 2015 On Saturday 25 April over 300 young people aged 13 to 18 participated in the Mourne Mountain Adventure Challenge.

30 April 2015

29 April 2015 Wednesday 29 April   MIND-BLOWING AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PERFORMANCE PIECE BOUND FOR DOWN ARTS CENTRE Down Arts Centre is delighted to be hosting an innovative and groundbreaking performance by Shannon Yee - Reassembled, Slightly Askew, from Wednesday 6 – Sunday 10 May.

29 April 2015 PARK & RIDE:Translink will operate a FREE Park & Ride shuttle bus service from:NORTHFIELD (YELLOW), Castlewellan Road Located on the Castlewellan Road, this Park & Ride site will serve traffic coming from the Belfast, Newry, Banbridge and Castlewellan directions.

27 April 2015 “Sustainability is firmly on the new Council’s agenda” – this is the message delivered loud and clear at the Sustainability workshop that took place in Tollymore Forest on Monday 27th April.

27 April 2015 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted that Patrick Kielty is headline act for the comedy nights at the Irish Open Fringe Festival.

24 April 2015 Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick, Vice-Chairperson of the new super council Newry, Mourne and Down stepped up to launch a range of walking guides for the Ring of Gullion area.

23 April 2015 The Ring of Gullion ANOB project is saddened to report that a large wildfire on the Ballard rd side of Slieve Gullion has done extensive damage to the heath habitat, a habitat of international significance.

23 April 2015 The new Chairperson of Newry Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Naomi Bailie visited Newry Bowling Club as part of the special event of unfurling of the Northern Ireland Women’s Bowling Association Flag to open the bowling season for 2015.

22 April 2015 Residents from the Newry, Mourne and Down area can celebrate Compost Awareness Week (4th – 9th May 2015) by getting involved with the Council’s FREE Compost Giveaway.