
Rostrevor is gearing up for a Marquee Weekend of major events from the 1st to 3rd April 2016 at St Bronagh’s GAC. On Friday 1st April the marquee will host a special charity event called ‘Keep Er Lit’ with country singer Lee Matthews and a disco by Mini Macs in memory of Eoin Farrell and […]

Newry Town Hall and St Patrick’s Centre, Downpatrick are turning purple on Saturday 26th March to celebrate Purple Day, the global day of epilepsy awareness. The iconic buildings join other landmarks from all over Northern Ireland in showing epilepsy’s true colours by switching on purple lights. Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland has worked with Newry, Mourne […]

Come along and join Haldane Fisher at their Paving and Decking Event in the Newry branch on Saturday 2nd April from 9.00am-1.30pm. There’ll be lots of ideas on how to transform your outside space with tips and advice from their paving and decking experts. Suppliers present at the event include; Acheson & Glover Tobermore ACO […]

Slieve Gullion is proving to be a must see visitor attraction for people right across Ireland and further afield. To help meet visitor demand and maximise the opportunity for people to experience Slieve Gullion, Park & Ride facilities will be offered from the JADE Business Park in Jonesborough. The service will run from 10am – […]

Have you heard of the Ring of Gullion, but don’t know much about it? This Easter, the Ring of Gullion will be offering two avenues to learn more about this great area. On Thursday 31st March, the popular coach trip will take place. The trip will begin in Newry and will make its way gently […]

Excitement is building for Countryfest 2016, with many people from Newry & Mourne expected to make the journey to the expansive grounds of Inniskeen’s Pairc Grattan in south Monaghan. The country music festival, which takes place on 29th April – 1st May 2016, draws the biggest names from the Irish country music scene every year. 2015 […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in association with Mourne Mountains Landscape Partnership are celebrating C.S Lewis Chronicles of Narnia and the Year of Food and Drink in Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor on Easter Monday 28th March. Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor will come to life with Chronicles of Narnia characters from 12noon until 4pm. Sample some of […]

Newry and Mourne Museum will be hosting a fantastic schedule of events for all of the family to enjoy this St Patrick’s Day. On 16th March, the Museum will be hosting an evening of traditional and popular music, with Brendan Monaghan, Vessie and Nikolay Ivanovi performing songs such as ‘The Trip to Athlone’, ‘The Road […]

Following the huge success of their last showcase, the participants of Imagine Arts return to the stage with a new variety show full of songs, stories, dance and fun. The Imagine Concert will have something for everyone to enjoy. It will see the return of the Imagine Singers as well as the fantastic Imagine Ukulele […]

Plans for more than 3,000 new start-up businesses are set to be developed this year as part of The Regional Start Initiative. The next generation of businessmen and women in the Newry, Mourne and Down area are being invited to get help turning their business ideas into tangible business plans that could help them to […]