News

28 February 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has announced its aspiration of bringing ‘Suicide Down to Zero’ within our district.

28 February 2020 A new art exhibition entitled Silent: Listen 2 by Navan artist Mary Clarke which explores the effects and threats of global climate change will run at the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre from Tuesday 3 to Friday 27 March.

28 February 2020 Ballyvea Football Club Ltd has been awarded £270,000 of grant funding from Mourne, Gullion & Lecale Rural Development Partnership (MGL) for the development of a new Community Health and Wellbeing Hub.

24 February 2020 Cross-Community Carnival Parades will be the centre of celebrations in Downpatrick and Newry on St Patrick’s Day.

24 February 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in association with the Sports Association Newry, Mourne and Down (SANDSA) has announced the finalists of its sports awards for 2020.

21 February 2020 Greenhill YMCA in Newcastle has been given a grant of £500,000 from the Mourne, Gullion & Lecale Rural Development Partnership (MGL).

21 February 2020 Participants currently taking part in Down County Museum’s ‘Preserving or Plundering? Sir Hans Sloane to Modern Museum’ course, took part in a fascinating talk and walking tour of Killyleagh on Saturday 8 February.

14 February 2020 On Wednesday 4 March, some of the recently unearthed secrets of medieval Downpatrick will be revealed at Down County Museum in a talk by Brian Sloan from the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, Queen’s University Belfast.

14 February 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Charlie Casey recently hosted a reception at the Council Chamber for school children from St Mary’s Primary School Barr, at the Council Offices in Newry.

14 February 2020 Down Arts Centre is delighted to announce that string trio group, Seefin will be performing on Saturday 22 February.

14 February 2020 Primary school children in Downpatrick, Ballynahinch and Castlewellan took part in Beesafe educational days between Monday 10 February and Friday 14 February, when they were able to experience an array of everyday health and safety scenarios.

14 February 2020 Residents in Hilltown and Kilclief will be able to enjoy new play parks in their local communities, thanks to funding from Mourne, Gullion and Lecale Rural Development Partnership (MGLRDP).