News

20 April 2016 War of Independence Medal on Display at Newry and Mourne Museum Newry and Mourne Museum will be displaying a number of items for the Centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising as part of their ‘All Politics is Local’ exhibition until 4 September 2016.

20 April 2016 Sam Lee and Friends ‘Moving on Music’ Tour Visits Down Arts Centre Mercury Music Prize nominee and Award Winning Folk band ‘Sam Lee and Friends’ will be bringing the ‘Moving on Music’ Tour to the Down Arts Centre.

20 April 2016 South Armagh Outdoor Recreation Organisations Given the Right to Choose The Ring of Gullion team and the Camlough Lake Sub-committee have joined forces to facilitate a new Outdoor Recreation Forum for organisations in south Armagh involved in outdoor sports and recreation.

20 April 2016 Walkers Put Their Best Foot Forward In The Ring Of Gullion The Ring of Gullion team in partnership with the Gap o’ North Hillwalking Group recently welcomed walkers from across the island on a walking tour of south Armagh.

20 April 2016 Tourism is a key part of the economy in Newry, Mourne and Down.

14 April 2016 ‘Unsung Heroes’ Celebrated at Youth and Future Talent Awards On Tuesday 22 March, months of planning and hard work by young people from the Newry and Mourne Youth Council and Down Youth Council (Education Authority) came to fruition when the Youth and Future Talent Awards (YAFTAs) were held in the Canal Court Hotel, Newry.

13 April 2016 Simon and Garfunkel Tribute Comes to the Down Arts Centre In 2011, two old school friends, now Dan Hayes and Pete Richards, decided to create a theatre show to celebrate the music of their favourite artists Simon and Garfunkel, fast-forward to 2016 and they are now wowing audiences worldwide with their stunning tribute performances and will be bringing their show to the Down Arts Centre on Saturday 23 April.

12 April 2016 Official Launch of Newry Festival of Water  On Monday 4 April, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Mickey Ruane visited the Albert Basin to officially launch the Newry Festival of Water which will commence on Sunday 28 August 2016.

12 April 2016 Polish Supplementary School Finds New Home The Polish Supplementary School which has been operating in Newry for eight years has now moved to new premises in St.

7 April 2016 Flooding Emergency Financial Assistance Scheme The Executive approved an Emergency Financial Assistance Scheme on 10 March 2016 which opened for applications on 4 April 2016.

6 April 2016 Victoria Lock Refurbishment Works Completed Half a million pounds of investment has seen the completion of the refurbishment works at Victoria Lock which has been carried out by Silverbridge Contractor J O Hearty and Sons.

4 April 2016 Newry Twilight Market Proves to be a Great Success On Friday 1 April, crowds gathered at Newry’s unique market venue to attend the first ever Newry Twilight Market.