News

10 November 2017 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is getting ready to spread some Christmas magic with Switch On events happening across the district from 23 November until 8 December 2017.

9 November 2017 Down Arts Centre, in association with Loco and Reckless Productions, is delighted to present award winning play ‘The Man In The Woman’s Shoes’on Friday 17 November.

9 November 2017 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Roisin Mulgrew hosted a visit of twelve school children, classes P4 to P7 from St Mary’s Primary School, Barr recently at the Council Offices, Newry.

9 November 2017 Following on from Hugh Savage’s exhibition, a papier maché display by fellow Kilkeel artist George Callaghan is currently on display at the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre throughout the month of November.

9 November 2017 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, in association with the Mourne Mountains Landscape Partnership, is celebrating CS Lewis’s links with Rostrevor at Narnia Family Day on Saturday 18 November, from 11am to 4pm.

7 November 2017 Do you suffer from poor broadband? Are you in a Rural Broadband ‘not-spot’? If so, you may be interested to know that Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has recently commissioned a feasibility study to review and analyse rural broadband.

3 November 2017 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s new £22million Newry Leisure Centre has been declared officially open for business and is ready to encourage the citizens across the district to ‘Be Active’.

2 November 2017 The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive traditional woodland management training course, running this autumn and winter.

2 November 2017 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council hosted a second Halloween themed market event in the historic Newry Variety Market on Friday 27 October 2017.

2 November 2017 Down Arts Centre is delighted to welcome back award-winning County Down singer-songwriter, Brigid O’Neill, as part of an Irish tour to celebrate the release of her brand new album ‘Touchstone’, on Friday 10 November.

27 October 2017 One man show ‘The Man in the Woman’s Shoes’ will be performed by writer Mikel Murfi, on Thursday 16 November at Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry.

27 October 2017 The Illegals are back at Down Arts Centre on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 November 2017 with a new show that celebrates the 40th Anniversary of two of the best rock albums of all time – ‘Hotel California’ (The Eagles) and ‘Rumours’ (Fleetwood Mac).