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22 March 2019 Pupils from Downpatrick schools held a community tree planting event on Friday 22 March.

22 March 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has hosted a ‘Meet the Buyer’ breakfast workshop with the construction industry to encourage more building contractors to tender for Council projects.

22 March 2019 A group of 14 leading food writers from Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland experienced superb food, drink and hospitality during a two-day visit to the Newry, Mourne and Down area.

22 March 2019 Downpatrick, Rowallane and Slieve Croob District Electoral Area (DEA) Forums organised a cross-community trip for over 100 seniors to view the Peace Walls and take a tour of Parliament Buildings, Stormont on Wednesday 20 March 2019.

22 March 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairman, Councillor Mark Murnin was pleased to welcome pupils from Knockevin School Council to the Council Chamber in Downshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick.

22 March 2019 Following on from the highly successful community archaeological dig at Cornahove Ringfort in 2016, the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Scheme is once again teaming-up with the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork at Queen’s University Belfast, to discover more of South Armagh’s secrets.

20 March 2019 Councillor Mark Murnin Chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is to walk 66 miles across the District in a 3-day event this May to raise funds for his 3 chosen charities.

15 March 2019 A unique wedding dress, which was worn by three sisters at each of their weddings in the 1940s, has been donated to Newry and Mourne Museum.

15 March 2019 Down Arts Centre will be welcoming Dublin-born traditional singer and bouzouki player, Daoiri Farrell and a tense drama based on the trials of Oscar Wilde to brighten up the days following the Saint Patrick’s celebrations.

15 March 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairman, Councillor Mark Murnin was delighted to attend a ceremony on Wednesday 6 March, announcing County Down’s entry to the 2019 Sustainable Destinations Global Top 100 awards at the ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show.

12 March 2019

12 March 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairman, Councillor Mark Murnin opened a Book of Condolence at the Council Offices, Monaghan Row, Newry on the passing of Giselle and Allison Marimon-Herrera who lost their lives in tragic, circumstances while living in Newry.