News

24 January 2020 Sean Hollywood Arts Centre in Newry is beginning the new year with a festival celebrating women.

24 January 2020 The South East Area Fisheries Local Action Group (SEA FLAG) has announced that the Northern Ireland Fisheries Harbour Authority (NIFHA) has installed two refrigerated bait stores, one at Ardglass Harbour and the other at Portavogie Harbour, funded through Union Priority 4 of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.

24 January 2020 The international Herstory Light Festival, an event celebrating women and equality, will take centre stage at Down Arts Centre.

24 January 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has announced the return of the flagship Giant Adventures festivals for 2020.

24 January 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Charlie Casey, in conjunction with Madam Meifang Zhang, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China (Belfast), hosted a reception on Thursday 16 January 2020 to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.

18 January 2020 Representatives from Mourne, Gullion & Lecale (MGL) Rural Development Partnership and residents of the greater Annacloy area will be able to enhance their health and wellbeing and reduce social isolation thanks to the completion of Teconnaught GFC’s new community hub at Rann Road, Downpatrick.

17 January 2020 On Monday 13 January 2020, pupils from St Joseph’s Primary School, Ballycruttle took part in the Mini First Aid kids’ initiative.

17 January 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is announcing new telephone numbers from 24 January 2020 to make it easier for residents across the district to get in touch with the services they need.

17 January 2020 Following its critically acclaimed sell out run in 2019, Ruby! by Little Willow Productions about Belfast singing star, Ruby Murray, will be at Sean Hollywood Arts Centre on Thursday 20 February.

16 January 2020 Businesses across the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area are being encouraged to go for growth in 2020, by signing up to the Council’s NMD Business Growth Programme.

15 January 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is consulting on the following: Draft Disability Action Plan 2020-2023 Draft Equality Action Plan 2020-2023 Draft Irish Language Strategy 2020-2023 Dréacht Straitéis na Gaeilge 2020-2023 The consultation period opens from Friday 17 January 2020 and will end on Friday 10 April 2020 at 5pm.

13 January 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Deputy Chairperson, Councillor Terry Andrews hosted a civic reception on 10 January 2020 in the Downshire Civic Centre to mark the 50th anniversary of Crossgar Youth League and the 40th anniversary of Killyleagh Summer League.