News

6 September 2016 ‘Two Sore Legs’ Comes to Newry On Thursday 22 September, Green Shoot Productions are bringing their popular production, ‘Two Sore Legs’ to the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry.

6 September 2016 ‘The Lantern Man’ Lights Up Newry Arts Centre On Tuesday 13 September, ‘The Lantern Man’ a new play by award winning playwright Jane Coyle will be making its world premiere at Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry.

6 September 2016 Get Active Outdoors Extravaganza Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and the Ring of Gullion team have joined forces with a number of activity providers in the area to host a ‘Get Active Outdoors Extravaganza’ in order to promote an active society that is healthy, happy and inclusive.

6 September 2016 Culture Night Celebrations in Downpatrick On Friday 16 September from 6pm to 9pm, Down Arts Centre is teaming up with the Downpatrick Community Collective and Down Community Arts to bring Culture Night to Downpatrick, part of the all-island celebration of creativity arts and culture.

6 September 2016 Last Chance To Hop On The Ring Of Gullion Heritage Coach Tours The Ring of Gullion Heritage Coach Tours have had an amazing summer with visitors from near and far experiencing the outstanding heritage and landscape of South Armagh.

25 August 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council wishes to advise the public of the following traffic anf parking arrangements for Slieve Gullion Forest Park to facilitate the Footsteps in the Forest Festival.

24 August 2016 Killyleagh Youth Club Welcomes Judges In The All Ireland Pride Of Place Awards On Friday 19 August, Killyleagh Youth Club warmly welcomed judges from the IPB Pride of Place Awards to the Bridge Centre, Killyleagh following their nomination by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for The IPB Pride of Place Awards, in association with Co-operation Ireland, are an all-island competition that sets out to acknowledge the hard work that communities are doing.

24 August 2016 On Thursday 18August, 140 young people from across Newry city took part in the annual Raft Racing Team Challenge on the Albert Basin.

24 August 2016 Arts and Culture Autumn Programme Launched Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick has officially launched the Down Arts Centre’s latest Season Programme.

24 August 2016 Funding Secured to Restore Warrenpoint Park Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to confirm that plans to restore and upgrade facilities at Warrenpoint Municipal Park will commence following the recent announcement of a funding award of £850,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

24 August 2016 Danderball at St Colman’s Sports Complex Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have teamed up with Action Mental Health to bring the ‘Danderball Programme’ to St Colman’s Sports Complex.

19 August 2016 Public Notice Due to unforeseen circumstances, tomorrow's (Friday 19 August) registration at 7pm for the Gymnastics classes at Down Leisure Centre, Ballymote Centre, Ballynahinch Centre, Bridge Centre, and Newcastle Centre have been postponed.