
An amateur golfing duo from Newry won the prestigious national pairs title at the HowDidiDo National Matchplay Championship, in Portugal. Lifelong friends Tom Muldoon, who plays off 17, and four-handicapper Kevin Commins – both of whom play their golf at Warrenpoint GC – cruised to victory in the pairs event winning all of their contests […]
Mar 4 2014 | Posted in
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On the 8th and 9th March the second annual Rostrevor Mountainbike Festival in Association with Newry & Mourne District Council will be held in Kilbroney park, Rostrevor. This picturesque village is the home of Northern Irelands most extensive mountainbike trail centre and boasts some of the most technically demanding trails on offer. The trail centre […]
Feb 28 2014 | Posted in
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A message of hope from the President of Ireland is to be carried through Newry and South Down by relay runners on 14th March. A 1000km relay from Cork to Belfast to promote the Irish language will begin in Baile Bhuirne, Cork, on 7th March, and will involve the carrying of a special hand-carved baton, […]

Claire O’Reilly (Event Manager Belfast City Marathon), Peter McVerry (U105) and Eimear McCooey (CLIC Sargent NI) are deep in the throes of planning and organising the 33rd Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon. But what do they all have in common? They were born and bred in Bessbrook. Claire has been the Event Manager for the […]

The Mourne Way Marathon, created and managed by local company 26 Extreme, has been named Best Challenge Event of 2013 in the national OutdoorNI.com Awards. The annual awards invite votes from the public via the Outdoor NI website and Facebook. This year over 1500 votes were cast and the Mourne Way off-road marathon secured 39.4% […]
Feb 4 2014 | Posted in
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A pair of amateur golfers from Newry head off to Portugal next week after winning a place in the prestigious grand final of the HowDidiDo National Matchplay Championship. The expenses-paid trip to play at the world-class Quinta do Lago resort, on the Algarve, is reward for the duo’s efforts in battling their way through local […]
Jan 31 2014 | Posted in
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AIB’s Youth Ambassador, Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper recently visited St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook, who entered this year’s First Trust Bank School Bank Challenge – one of the largest schools competitions in the country. This programme links directly to the Business Studies curriculum and is designed to develop key business and entrepreneurial skills in a fun […]
Jan 30 2014 | Posted in
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Newry & Mourne District Council has launched it’s prestigious Sports Development Committee 2013 Sports Personality Awards, to be held on 6th March 2014. Speaking to Newry Times, Mrs Ciara Lowe, Disability Liaison and Sports Development Officer, (Sport & Community Unit) stated, “The Sports Development Committee and the Council are delighted again to announce the critical […]

Newry & Mourne Mayor Michael Ruane has launched this year’s 310k endurance event at Bessbrook Community Centre. The Mayor stated that he was delighted with the Council’s association and support for the event and would encourage people to come out to run, jog or walk for this very worthy cause. The selected charity for this […]

With almost a thousand votes cast in the MountainBikeNI.com End of Year Awards for 2013, the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Trails powered by Chain Reaction Cycles topped the list of award winners by clinching the much coveted prize for ‘Best Trail Centre in Northern Ireland’ as voted for by members of the public. This highly regarded […]
Jan 17 2014 | Posted in
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