News

26 April 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Chairperson, Councillor Laura Devlin has expressed continuing gratitude and support to everyone involved in responding to the major wildfire incident on the Mourne Mountains over the weekend.

26 April 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s District Electoral Area’s (DEA’s) recently developed a creative arts photography project to help residents in isolation and who may be suffering emotional anguish as a result of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

20 April 2021 Swimming pools and gyms at Newry Leisure Centre, Down Leisure Centre and Kilkeel Leisure Centre will reopen for individual training on Friday 30 April as part of a phased re-opening of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s indoor leisure facilities.

20 April 2021 The Council has been successful in securing funding under the DAERA Rural Tourism Collaborative Experiences Programme and is seeking expressions of interests from artisan food and drink businesses within the Newry, Mourne and Down region to become members of the Coastal Flavours Cluster.

20 April 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has recently undertaken a review for Bottle and Can Bank placements across the district.

16 April 2021 A new Active Travel programme entitled Leading the Way has just been launched for employees who work in Newry and Downpatrick.

12 April 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is supporting ‘The Right Side of Outside’ campaign launched by WalkNI, which aims to encourage more positive behaviours outdoors.

9 April 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Laura Devlin has opened an online Book of Condolence following the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

2 April 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is promoting the health benefits of walking by helping to increase the number of local walking groups with trained leaders.

29 March 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to announce it has received £2.

24 March 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is one of eight local authorities from either side of the border which came together today to launch the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor in response to challenges facing the region, which have been identified by a joint report from Dublin City University and Ulster University.

19 March 2021 Newry is the district’s city, a strategic gateway between Belfast and Dublin.