After the outstanding success of last year’s Newry & Mourne Women’s Mini Marathon organised by 26 Extreme, the event is back with a bounce and is being supported by two local businesses. Recently signed sponsors Curves, Newry and the Well Fit Café have come on board to support the event which takes place on 28th […]
For ten years now Newry Chamber Music has been bringing the highest quality Professional Classical Music concerts to local audiences. Artists have included the world renowned Brodsky Quartet and X Factor Star Rhydian Roberts before anyone knew his name. On 18th June NCM are delighted to add to this legacy by presenting one of the […]
A local family is taking part in a grueling 85 mile challenge in just 24 hours in a bid to save a young family member’s eyesight. 4 year old Caolan Nation suffers from a rare eye disease called Ries-bucklers syndrome – where if a treatment is not discovered his eyesight will deteriorate and he will […]
Following the success of the inaugural Belle of South Armagh last year, the committee of Belleeks GAC are gearing up for another whirlwind event which will see the reining Belle, Dromintee’s Briege Rice, hand over the mantle to another young South Armagh woman. The event is designed to celebrate the positive history of arts, song, […]
18 month old Niamh McShane joins her sister’s Cara (7) and Katie (6) in giving their dad Marks & Spencer Manager JP McShane a surprise visit to Buttercrane to celebrate Father’s Day. “Daddy usually works on Father’s Day and it’s usually really busy, so we wanted to surprise him this week”, Cara says. Dad JP […]
The Dogs Trust, in partnership with Newry and Mourne District Council, are offering Free Dog Health Checks on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th June in Derrybeg Community Centre. A vet provided by the Dogs Trust will be on site from 11am – 3pm on both days to provide the free health check which includes vaccinations, […]
Crossmaglen councillor Terry Hearty is calling on community groups and residents to get behind the ‘Colourful Past –Confident Future’ initiative. The scheme, which aims to promote all that Crossmaglen and south Armagh has to offer to visitors, residents and investors, is being launched in the town’s Community Centre on Friday, June 7th at 10am. Newry […]
If you are passionate about reading and would enjoy the chance of a coffee and natter about a book with a group of like minded people, then Grounded Slieve Gullion Bookclub is the thing for you. The book club started in December 2012 and numbers have grown steadily. The group has covered a wide range […]
A touch of 1940’s glamour reaches Newry Town Hall later this month as Newry Musical Society stage their version of the seminal Broadway classic, Guys and Dolls. Guys and Dolls tells the story of a gang of gamblers and the women who long to tame them. Set in the colourful world of New York City […]
Armagh GAA has a very special place in the hearts of the county’s Gaels. With that comes a great love and affection for nostalgia and reflection. This set two Carrickcruppen GAA club members, Damian McCullough and Seán Ó Sirideán, thinking, what could we do to mix this enthusiasm for the great heritage and history of […]
