
Newry business Playr-Fit, who design customised team wear and sportswear, recently hosted a football tournament for local businesses as part of men’s health week to promote positive mental well-being and physical health. The massively successful tournament, supported by Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade took place on Friday 17 June 2022 at Newry […]

THRIVE Programme is now accepting applications for the next programme intake starting October 2022 to support women to launch STEM careers and businesses. Launched in 2021, THRIVE builds STEM capability, connections and confidence for female entrepreneurs, career changers or work returners. THRIVE is specifically designed to enable female entrepreneurs, career changers and work […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is calling on local businesses to register for a unique opportunity to showcase their offering to some of Northern Ireland’s largest procurement specialists. The NMD Tender for Growth Meet the Buyer event, which takes place at the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle on Thursday 22 September, will […]

Newry company Food Safe System, a technology firm that simplifies and automates the food compliance procedures for hospitality and food service businesses, has been awarded £5,000 as part of Live Here Love Here’s Climate Challenge Fund, where schools, local councils, community and youth groups and businesses across Northern Ireland benefitted from grants to help put […]
Aug 10 2022 | Posted in
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The Pavers Foundation, an employee-led charitable initiative of multi-channel family-owned footwear retailer Pavers, has recently matched £1,000 of fundraising carried out by Rathore Parents and Friends Association. The grant application was submitted by Sarah Hankin, Supervisor at Pavers in Newry. Sarah applied for the grant funding for the school which her nephew attends, […]

Top grocery retail brand Iceland has announced an expansion with Uber Eats to offer speedy delivery for customers using the app to order food across Northern Ireland. A further 22 stores are now offering groceries on demand including Iceland in Newry. This follows the successful launch of the delivery platform earlier this year, […]

Finance Minister Conor Murphy has said Treasury must act now to support businesses facing soaring energy prices and crippling costs. He was speaking following a visit to Portaferry where he met James Higginson, proprietor of Captain Jack’s restaurant and takeaway. Conor Murphy says, “I heard first-hand today the detrimental impact the removal of […]
Aug 3 2022 | Posted in
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Mary Peters Trust has teamed up with retired Paralympian Michael McKillop to call on businesses across County Down to get involved in its inaugural Hughes Insurance Corporate Games. The exciting team-building event takes place on 24 June at the Mary Peters Track. Open to companies across Northern Ireland, teams of eight will have […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is hosting a technology workshop on Big Data. The workshop is part of a suite of support available to businesses through the Digital Surge Programme. The workshop will benefit businesses that are interested in learning how Big Data can grow their business. The free […]

We all remember our childhood in Newry and hearing those iconic ice cream chimes, which signalled the arrival of the local ice cream man. The nostalgia of buying a ’99’ ice cream with a flake, a screwball with a bubbly or a slush puppy is one of those enduring memories from a lot […]