News

5 June 2023 Councillor Valerie Harte (Sinn Féin) has been elected Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson at the Council’s Annual General Meeting held on Monday 5 June 2023.

30 May 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Michael Savage hosted a reception on Friday 26 May 2023 in the Burrendale Hotel, Newcastle to mark Councillor Dermot Curran’s retirement from Local Government after 50 years of public service.

25 May 2023 Mourne Gullion Strangford has been awarded internationally coveted UNESCO Geopark status.

23 May 2023 Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Michael Savage was delighted to present cheques to his nominated charities from the proceeds of his Charity Ball.

16 May 2023 The first phase of a project to remove invasive woodland species from three sections of the woodland at Delamont Country Park is now complete.

4 May 2023 The second meeting of the Advisory Committee for the ongoing heritage project at Castlewellan Forest Park, met on Wednesday 19 April in the Park’s Arboretum and Annesley Gardens.

21 April 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down Labour Market Partnership are offering local employers and residents the opportunity to come together at a Job Fair in Newry on Thursday 25 May 2023.

19 April 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has hosted a series of familiarisation trips of the district for local tourism businesses, representatives from Tourism Ireland, Tourism Northern Ireland and Visitor information Centre staff.

6 April 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in association with the Sports Association Newry, Down and South Armagh (SANDSA) welcomed over 250 guests to the Canal Court Hotel, Newry on Wednesday 29 March for the NMD Sports Awards 2022.

4 April 2023 Over the last three years, the Dragons in the Hills project has sought to discover more about Northern Ireland's little dragons – our three native amphibians and reptiles: common frog, common lizard and smooth newt.

30 March 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to announce the winners of the Environmental Youth Speak Competition 2023, which took place on Wednesday 29 March in Newcastle Community Cinema.

29 March 2023 Downpatrick, Rowallane and Slieve Croob District Electoral Areas (DEAs) in association with Lisburn YMCA have taken a creative approach to helping our young people build resilience skills as they transition from primary to post primary education.