
On Friday 22nd March 2013, PIPS Newry & Mourne will hold its first ever Gala Ball in the Canal Court Hotel in recognition of their 10th anniversary. The Gala Ball acknowledges the suicide prevention work and services provided over the past ten years and the local community is encouraged to go along and support a great cause as well as […]

Local popular caravan and camping hotspot, Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor is delighted to announce an extended open season for 2013. The park will open from Friday 1st March through to Monday 4th November 2013 and anybody interested is urged to avoid disappointment by booking early. Bookings can be made from Tuesday 8th January at 10am, online, […]

The latter half of 2012 saw some of the Country’s top comedians perform to sell out crowds in Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, and Iúr Live thought that it would be great to finish the year on a high with a right wee Christmas cracker! Jake O’Kane, the star of multiple BBC Northern Ireland panel shows, is […]

The search has begun to find Northern Ireland’s next Young Musician of the Year. The competition is open to instrumentalists aged over 11 and under 18 on 1/7/13, and singers aged over 11 and under 19 on 1/7/13. Entry forms and rules have been sent via Education Board Music Directors to all post-primary schools in […]

If one of your new year’s resolutions is to read more then the new book club which meets monthly at Grounded Slieve Gullion could be just the thing for you. The newly formed book club meets on the third Saturday of each month at 10.30am at Grounded Slieve Gullion Coffee Shop. The first book up for […]

The Charity Christmas Quiz Night in aid of Suicide Prevention will take place on 13th December 2012, starting at 9.30pm in the Bank Bar & Bistro, Newry. Come along and support this forthcoming festive fundraiser, raising money for suicide support and prevention initiatives. The quiz is being held at the Bank Bar & Bistro and […]

St Bronagh’s Club Coaching Officer and the Youth Committee have arranged a ‘Coaching the Coaches’ Workshop on Saturday December 15th in Pettit Park hall from 9.30 to 11.30am. Leading Ulster GAA Coach Philip Kerr will be delivering this unique session aimed at any Club members who have an interest in coaching within the Club, particularly […]

Invest Northern Ireland’s Propel programme, which has helped many local entrepreneurs to take their ideas to a global marketplace, is now inviting applications for its 2013 intake. Propel is designed for entrepreneurs with ideas for businesses that have the potential to scale up and reach significant export growth. It has already helped many local entrepreneurs to set up […]

Have you ever wanted to start your own business but didn’t know where to get advice, who to speak to or what to do? Well look no further than The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme, which offers support to young people aged between 18 – 30 who are unemployed or work less than 16 hours per […]

A shadowy group of local knitters and crocheters have issued a warning about a planned yarnbomb attack on Newry. The group, Secret Outside Crocheters and Knitters (S.O.C.K.), which has already struck Belfast and Newcastle in recent months, has issued a warning that Newry is next on their ‘knit list’. Yarnbombing – also known as guerrilla […]