Cancer Focus NI’s 5k Pink Run, sponsored by Dale Farm Sukie, returns to Titanic Slipways on 13 October. This flagship event encourages everyone, including families and pets, to participate and raise funds for breast cancer support services such as counselling, family support, bra & swimwear fitting, and specialist support groups. Marking the announcement, […]
With the Amgen Irish Open swinging into action soon in Northern Ireland, the region’s tourism and hospitality industry is making final preparations to offer its famous giant welcome. The competition, which will take place at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle from 11 -15 September, is set to give spectators a memorable […]
Katie Jennings from Newry has been awarded a £500 bursary from the Mary Peters Trust and Hughes Insurance. The 17-year-old compound archer, who has previously clinched the Indoor and Field U18 Northern Ireland Championship titles, is now setting her sights on representing Great Britain on the international stage. Archery, a sport that combines […]
Balloo Hire has been confirmed as the official Title Sponsor for the 2024 Oscar Knox Cup charity golf event. Wee Oscar Knox won the hearts of the nation during his two-and-a-half-year fight with high-risk neuroblastoma, but tragically, he died in 2014 at just five years old. His parents launched the annual golf day […]
Well-known Camlough man Pat McGinn will participate in the world-renowned Great North Run Half Marathon to raise funds for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY Ireland). The Half marathon takes place in Newcastle, England, on Sunday 8 September. Pat explains, “Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is a charity set up […]
Members from Damolly Youth FC recently joined with the McDonald’s Newry restaurant for a litter clean-up in the restaurant’s surrounding area. The event formed part of a McDonald’s campaign aimed at tackling litter in parks, on paths and along roadsides in towns and cities across Northern Ireland. The ‘30 Parks in 30 Days’ […]
As part of its Refillution campaign, NI Water recently provided several reusable water bottles to local County Down sports groups to encourage them to refill from the tap this summer and make a positive impact on the environment by reducing single-use plastics. NI Water’s Refillution campaign was launched in 2019 to combat single […]
SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has urged UEFA to offer the flexibility needed to ensure that Casement Park is match-ready in time for the 2028 Euros. McNulty has engaged with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, urging him to offer every accommodation to ensure the “transformative and landmark” project in West Belfast can […]
Tourism Northern Ireland has brought together key stakeholders and local businesses from the Northern Ireland tourism industry to showcase the exciting opportunities to get involved in the 2024 Amgen Irish Open. The tournament, which will take place at the world-class Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, Co Down, from 11-15 September, will […]
Tourism Northern Ireland has released new figures showing that the overall value of golf tourism reached a new high last year. It now far exceeds pre-pandemic levels, driven by more spend by golfers from Great Britain and North America. Research conducted by Sporting Insights for Tourism NI’s annual Golf Tourism Monitor showed that […]
