Newry & Mourne District Council in conjunction with East Coast Adventure are offering anyone interested the opportunity to canoe on Newry Canal on – Sunday 7th October – 10am – 12noon. The event is taking place as part of National Trails Day 2012; a cross-border celebration of local trails which is now in its fifth […]
To celebrate its 120th Year Anniversary, Newry Chamber of Commerce & Trade will host a very special Business Lunch with guest of honour, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls MP. This high profile event on 11th October 2012 will represent the Shadow Chancellors premier speaking engagement in Northern Ireland and will take place on […]
The countdown is on for the very first Pride in Newry Festival which runs from this Saturday the 22nd to the 30th of September. The Festival will highlight a wealth of local Newry talent as well as talent from further afield. One of the quirkier events will be The Shop Window Sessions in Cahill Brothers […]
On 23rd September at 3pm Dr. Kevin Howard will visit Newry Museum to give a talk titled “Political Boundaries” in which he will examine borders as political boundaries. This forms part of the Museum’s Autumn Lecture series for 2012. This year marks the start of a decade of centenaries and commemorations as one hundred years […]
The Youth Fest NI committee will be holding a fundraising quiz night on Thursday 20th September at The Bank Bar in Newry starting at 9.30pm, with entry just £3 per person. There will also be a raffle draw for some great prizes. After the success of Youth Fest NI, a free event for tots-Teens on […]
Sinn Féin Assembly Members Mickey Brady and Megan Fearon were joined by Newry Rainbow Community’s Padraig Lynch for the official launch of Sinn Féin’s ‘Pride in Politics’ event. Megan Fearon MLA described what ‘Pride in Politics’ is all about. She stated, “Sinn Féin is for equality for everyone on the island of Ireland. Unfortunately, members […]
The community of Newry and Mourne is preparing to host its first Positive Ageing Week running from the 8th to 14th of October 2012. The focus of the week is to celebrate and promote the positive aspects of growing old and to recognise the valuable contribution older people make within our communities. Events during the […]
To mark National Suicide Awareness Week , 9th – 15th September 2012, the Samaritans in Newry have issued an open invitation to all to join them on Sunday 9th September to enjoy some live music and promotions in support of this very special date in the Samaritans calendar. Speaking to Newry Times, a spokesperson for […]
Warrenpoint Municipal Park bandstand is set to host the Northern Ireland flagship event of the nationwide Bandstand Marathon on Sunday 9th September, the final day of the Paralympic Games. The official closing event of the London 2012 Festival, Bandstand Marathon will see hundreds of outdoor community concerts take place throughout the UK in a national […]
An open information evening in conjunction with the McGuire programme Ireland is coming to Newry this month. The evening, which aims to highlight and raise awareness on stammering, will take place in Newry arts centre on Thursday 20th September 2012 at 7.00 pm. Stammering affects one in every 100 people, from all walks of life […]
