
The Bar One Racing ‘Dual Race Day’ will take place at Dundalk Stadium’s all-weather horse and greyhound track on Sunday 19th August 2012. Horse racing will commence at 2.10pm with a 7 race card and the greyhound racing will take place in the evening at 7:30pm with the annual Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup […]

Southern Organisation for Action in Rural Areas (SOAR) is delighted to award financial assistance of over £11,742 to East Coast Adventure Centre for a climbing wall. East Coast was successful in securing the funding under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme Axis 3 Measure 3.1 Farm Diversification. At time of application, East Coast Adventure Centre […]
Aug 14 2012 | Posted in
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Rostrevor and District Vintage Club will hold their 8th Annual Threshing Day on Saturday 18th August to celebrate old time trades and crafts, with proceeds going to The Southern Area Hospice Services. The family fun day of events will kick off at 11am on Saturday 18th August with a parade of threshers and old machinery […]

Southern Organisation for Action in Rural Areas (SOAR) is delighted to award financial assistance of over £31,645 to Shanroe Photography for a range of equipment to expand and diversify their current business. At time of application, Shanroe Photography wanted to ‘add on’ to existing facilities in order to help strengthen the market share by providing […]
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On Sunday 26th August Gloria Hunniford and BBC Northern Ireland are coming to Newry to film part of a brand new TV series, The Travelling Picture Show. Combining rarely seen BBC film archive and wonderful home movies The Travelling Picture Show lifts the lid on some of Newry and Bessbrook’s best loved landmarks, characters, events […]

Southern Organisation for Action in Rural Areas (SOAR) is delighted to award financial assistance of over £5,825.78 to Rostrevor & District Community Association for the upgrade of their Community Centre located on Water Street, Rostrevor. After a successful assessment process, Rostrevor & District Community Association was awarded grant aid to undertake an upgrade of the […]
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Newry Armagh MLA Mickey Brady will meet the Parades Commission tomorrow, Tuesday 14th August to discuss concerns regarding parades which will take place over three consecutive days in Newry. Speaking to Newry Times, Mr Brady said, “These parades will take place on 24th, 25th and 26th August which is Friday evening, all day Saturday and […]
Aug 13 2012 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has welcomed the announcement that South Down Family Health Initiative (SDFHI) has secured money for a befriending service in Warrenpoint and Rathfriland. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “It is important that older people who are ill or incapacitated and without family support have someone they can relate and depend […]
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The Bessbrook Cup second round fixtures took place on Saturday while a whole host of clubs kicked off their league campaigns. Premier Division The performance of the day goes to Woodside as they put in a devastating show to trounce Damolly United 10-1! Goals from Sean McConell(2), Stephen Bradley, Darren Edgar, Joe McDermott, Brendan Doran, […]
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As the weekend of the big revamp of the Women’s Aid Refuge centre draws closer, Newry Junior Chamber are delighted to announce the backing of Crown Paints. In just a few weeks’ time, Newry Junior Chamber will be given one weekend in which they will race against the clock to transform the current refuge centre. […]