News

23 August 2022 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has welcomed its new Director of Sustainability and Environment.

23 August 2022 Planning permission for a £1 million upgrade has now been secured for Kilkeel Leisure Centre, which will be funded by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Capital Programme.

22 August 2022 Following Slieve Gullion Forest Park’s success in winning the Royal Forestry Society’s (RFS) Community Woodland regional award in September 2021, it has received further recognition by winning the Best of the Best Award in this category against all regional winning projects over the past five years.

19 August 2022 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to recognise the success of Murray’s Nearby in Cullyhanna on winning two Gold Awards and the title of Best Convenience Store and Best Deli Categories in the Retail NI Irish News High Street Hero Awards 2022, which took place on Wednesday 17 August at Hinch Distillery.

17 August 2022 Newry, Mourne and Down Junior Golf Trophy was back in action this summer, with 78 young golfers competing over three days between August 7 and 9 at Kilkeel, Warrenpoint and Royal County Down (Annesley).

16 August 2022 In only a matter of weeks food and music fans can look forward to a weekend of fabulous ‘Eats & Beats’ at Visit Mourne’s newest Giant Adventures festival.

16 August 2022 Sixteen new tourism experiences have just been launched in Newry, Mourne and Down thanks to the completion of the Atlantic CultureScape project, adding to the incredible tourism offering already established within the district.

16 August 2022 It’s only a matter of days before giant, Fionn mac Cumhaill, centrepiece of Visit Mourne’s Wake the Giant Festival, will return to Warrenpoint in County Down, where legend has it there is a giant sleeping in the Cooley Mountains on the far shore of Carlingford Lough, overlooking the town.

15 August 2022 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has relaunched its public awareness campaign to tackle the ongoing issue of dog fouling and raise awareness of ‘Responsible Dog Ownership’ in our district.

9 August 2022 A new project, called Hello NMD, has just been launched to help newcomers to Newry, Mourne and Down find out about the area.

9 August 2022 A Downpatrick Regeneration Working Group that drives forward an ambitious shared vision for the town has been recommended by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Enterprise, Regeneration and Tourism (ERT) Committee.

5 August 2022 Children across Newry, Mourne and Down have been enjoying a summer of play at free outdoor play sessions running in seven locations throughout July and August.