News

4 February 2016 Banks, Bras & Going Bust, ‘Love or Money’ Bounces into Down Arts Centre c21 Theatre Company are bringing a biting new comedy about the underside of the recession, finance and fidelity to the Down Arts Centre.

4 February 2016 Duke Special Headlining St Patrick’s Night Gig in Down Arts Centre Downpatrick born musician, Duke Special is returning to the Down Arts Centre on St Patrick’s night as part of a series of solo shows.

2 February 2016 Friday 11 March will mark the beginning of the St Patrick’s Festival 2016, which will see thousands of visitors descend on Newry, Mourne and Down District.

23 January 2016 On Tuesday 19 January 2016, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Mickey Ruane officially launched the play ‘Halfway House’ at the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry.

23 January 2016 On Saturday 23 January 2016, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Mickey Ruane hosted a reception in The Bowling Pavilion, Kilkeel to honour members of Night Owls Royal Life Saving Society for their achievements in obtaining Open Water Certificates at Cranfield Beach during the summer of 2015.

22 January 2016 Moving On Music will present the acclaimed Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson Trio to Down Arts Centre on Saturday 6th Feb, 8pm.

22 January 2016 On Wednesday 20 January 2016, the Canal Court Hotel, Newry, played host to over 200 sporting guests at the launch of the new Sports Association Newry & Down (SAND).

21 January 2016 Newry Town Hall Gets a Makeover  Newry’s historic Town Hall has undergone a renovation courtesy of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Derryleckagh Contracts Ltd, and Kriterion Conservation Architects.

21 January 2016 On the weekend of 30 and 31 January 2016 over half a million people from across the UK are set to take part in the world’s largest wildlife survey, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Big Gardern Birdwatch.

20 January 2016 On Thursday 14 January young people from the Newry and Mourne Youth Council and Down Youth Council (Education Authority) attended the Shannaghmore Outdoor Education Centre in Newcastle to officially launch the third annual Youth and Future Talent Awards (YAFTAs) for the Newry, Mourne and Down district area.

20 January 2016 The Ring of Gullion is delighted to be supporting the Game Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Big Farmland Bird Count 2016, which will take place from Saturday 6 February to Sunday 14 February.

20 January 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is calling for volunteers to join the new Ring of Gullion Riverfly Monitoring Project.