News

8 March 2019 Down Arts Centre is getting in the swing for St Patrick’s Day with a performance by McPeake which will be launching their debut album, ‘Gypsies in the Wood’ on Friday 15 March.

8 March 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council recently held an event for local schools in Newcastle Community Cinema to mark Fairtrade Fortnight.

8 March 2019 The South East Area Fisheries Local Action Group (SEA FLAG) is pleased to announce that Marshall Engineering Services has been awarded grant assistance from the European Union and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs through Union Priority 4 of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.

8 March 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairman, Councillor Mark Murnin was delighted to welcome children from Ballyholland Primary School’s Student Council to the Council Chamber in Monaghan Row, Newry.

1 March 2019 An evening of song with celebrated local songwriter and performer, Anthony Toner, is coming to Down Arts Centre on Friday, 8 March.

1 March 2019 A new photography exhibition, opening at the Down Arts Centre on 8 March, uses the medium of antique cameras and vintage paper to explore the contact and relationship between people and their surroundings.

1 March 2019 Downpatrick, Rowallane, and Slieve Croob District Electoral Areas (DEAs) in association with Spanner in the Works Drama Company joined forces with three local youth clubs from Ballykinler, Downpatrick and Crossgar to develop and perform short plays dealing with the issues that are important to them.

1 March 2019 ‘You are never too young to make a difference’ is the message from Dr Anne Rice Regional Coordinator with Young Citizens.

25 February 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is getting ready for Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations with a wide range of events, concerts and activities, culminating in cross community parades on Sunday 17 March at 1pm in both Downpatrick and Newry.

22 February 2019 Newry and Mourne Museum at Bagenal’s Castle was the venue for an entertaining evening of nostalgia on Thursday night.

22 February 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairman, Councillor Mark Murnin visited Drumlins Integrated Primary School recently to discuss the issue of dog fouling in the local area.

22 February 2019 Sean Hollywood Arts Centre will be alive with comedy, drama and laughter with the arrival of two new plays.