News

27 May 2016 Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Calling on Volunteers for the South Armagh River Watch Project The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership has joined forces with a national scheme, The Riverfly Partnership, to monitor water quality in the area’s rivers.

27 May 2016 Community Brighten Up Castlewellan Road The Castlewellan Road, Newcastle has brightened up its look for the summer thanks to the hard work of residents and young people, who have been working on an intergenerational project, setting up and displaying colourful planters along the road this summer.

27 May 2016 Chairperson Launches New Book ‘The Man Who Captured Washington’ On Wednesday 25 May, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Mickey Ruane hosted the launch of a new book by John McCavitt and Christopher T George,  ‘The Man Who Captured Washington: Major General Robert Ross and the War of 1812’.

27 May 2016 Calling all Sports Clubs - Defibrillators Save Lives Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is hosting two information sessions for sports clubs and leagues regarding the importance of defibrillators.

25 May 2016 2016 marks thirty years of service for Newry and Mourne Museum.

25 May 2016 The Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland (LGSC) intends to establish a list of providers to assist the eleven district councils and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in the following areas: 1.

24 May 2016 Cuan Mhuire Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary On Wednesday 18 May, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Mickey Ruane hosted a reception in the Carroll Gallery at Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry to celebrate the 50 years since the establishment of Cuan Mhuire.

24 May 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Launch NI Festival of Cycling Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has teamed up with Tourism NI to launch a number of exciting cycling events taking place in the local area as part of the NI Festival of Cycling.

24 May 2016 New Operating Procedures for Planning Committee Following one full year of operations, which included an externally facilitated review of its Planning Committee operating procedures, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council will be implementing new operating procedures for its Planning Committee as of the meeting on the 8 June 2016.

24 May 2016 Mayor of Kirovsk, Russia Visit Newry, Mourne and Down The Mayor of Kirovsk, Russia, Vladimir Diadik, paid a whistle stop two day visit to the Newry, Mourne and Down District in on the May 2016.

24 May 2016 Down Heritage Network Conference Down County Museum and Newry and Mourne Museum have joined together to organise the fourth annual conference on aspects of local heritage which will take place on Friday 3 June at Down County Museum.

24 May 2016 Three Local Singer/Songwriters Take To The Stage ‘Songs from the Heart’, will provide a unique opportunity to see three of Northern Ireland’s leading singer/songwriters live on stage at the Down Arts Centre on Saturday 4 June at 8pm.