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21 August 2024 A new funding competition is supporting local businesses and industries in the Belfast region to harness the power of 5G and digital technologies to deliver enhanced operations and solutions.

20 August 2024 Thousands gathered in Warrenpoint, County Down on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August to watch Fionn mac Cumhaill, the centrepiece of Newry, Mourne and Down’s Wake the Giant Festival, return to the town in spectacular fashion.

13 August 2024 Newry Leisure Centre will host a pre-application public consultation event for the Newry City Park project on Thursday 29 August between 3pm and 9pm.

8 August 2024 In only a matter of weeks, food and music fans can look forward to a weekend of culinary delights and live music as the Eats and Beats festival returns to Newcastle.

2 August 2024 Judges from the prestigious IBP Pride of Place awards were in the district this week to visit Cuan Mhuire in Newry and the Rural Health Partnership in Cullyhanna, the two nominations made by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for the 2024 awards.

1 August 2024 It’s only a matter of days before Fionn Mac Cumhaill returns to oversee festivities at the Wake the Giant Festival in Warrenpoint this year with the theme, ‘The Land of Giants'.

29 July 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has installed access ramps at outdoor bowling greens across the district to help with inclusive community accessibility to the sport.

29 July 2024 An integrated consultancy team has been appointed to deliver the Mourne Mountains Gateway Project visitor experience in Newcastle following confirmation of a £30 million Belfast Region City Deal Contract for Funding by the Department for the Economy.

29 July 2024 A free safety and wellbeing event to provide advice on ways to improve your personal safety, health, and wellbeing will take place in Down Leisure Centre, Downpatrick on Monday 9 September 2024 from 10am to 2pm.

26 July 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to support the return of the prestigious Amgen Irish Open in September.

24 July 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council working in partnership with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, the Southern and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust are supporting a new ‘Stand Up.

23 July 2024 As Newry, Mourne and Down District Council prepares to build a new skate park and pump track at Dunleath Park, Downpatrick, two workshops are being held to explore design options based on the planning approval secured by Council.