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8 May 2025 As his year in office draws to a close, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Pete Byrne has announced a special event to recognise and celebrate some of the dedicated volunteers and community groups he has been fortunate enough to engage with across the district.

8 May 2025 Local employers across the Newry, Mourne and Down District are invited to promote their current vacancies at the upcoming Newry, Mourne and Down Job Fair, taking place on Thursday, 19 June at the Canal Court Hotel, Newry.

7 May 2025 Northern Ireland’s award-winning beaches and marinas have been revealed at a ceremony at Belfast Harbour Office.

7 May 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Pete Byrne, hosted a Civic Reception on Wednesday 23 April to honour the remarkable achievements of Upper Crossgare Pipe Band, Dromara.

7 May 2025 The management teams of the three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the Ring of Gullion, Mournes and Strangford and Lecale, are inviting you to enter their annual AONB Photography Competition.

7 May 2025 Representatives from the UK travel trade enjoyed a recent visit to Mourne Gullion Strangford Geopark as part of a familiarisation (fam) trip organised by Tourism Ireland Great Britian and Tourism Northern Ireland.

7 May 2025 This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, with Victory in Europe Day and Victory over Japan Day.

7 May 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and the Promoting Well Being Team within the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) have teamed up once again to host the ‘This Girl Moves’ Leadership Day to inspire and motivate teenage girls to get active.

6 May 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was delighted to welcome horticulture teachers and students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and Teagasc College of Horticulture (Teagasc), Dublin, to Castlewellan Forest Park on Wednesday 30 April.

1 May 2025 One of the best ways for children to learn is from their peers, and the Mourne Gullion Strangford Geopark Team saw this in action recently when they were on the road delivering interactive workshops about Ireland’s Fossil Heritage.

25 April 2025 On Tuesday 25 March 2025, members of St Oliver Plunkett Youth Club, Crossmaglen, visited the Downshire Civic Centre in Downpatrick to meet with the Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Pete Byrne.

25 April 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Pete Byrne took time to greet the pupils from Knockevin Special School on Friday 4 April and welcome them to the Council offices in Downpatrick.