
Newry and Armagh MLA Mickey Brady has commended the work of Newry and Mourne Youth Council after attending their flagship event, the Youth and Future Talent Awards. The YAFTAs are organised and run exclusively by the Youth Council and award young people’s involvement in a number of fields, including; Community Safety, Young Carer, Good Relations […]
Apr 8 2015 | Posted in
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Irish Downhill Mountain Bike Champion Colin Ross (Rosco) will be in The Cloughmore Centre, the new events space in Kilbroney Park this Friday (10th April) as a special guest at the Mountain Bike Skills and Safety Workshop. The workshop is one of six events delivered at the centre. As part of the East Border Region […]

Police in Crossmaglen are appealing for witnesses to an incident which took place in Cardinal o Fiaich Square on the evening of Sunday 5th April. Police received a report at around 11pm, that a man who had been driving a silver coloured Audi car in Cardinal o Fiaich Square had got out of the car […]
Apr 8 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following the theft of flags from a Cemetery on the Old Warrenpoint in Newry. It was reported that sometime between 8pm on Sunday 5th April and 7.30am on Monday 6th April five flags had been stolen from the Cemetery. A spokesman for the police told Newry Times, “Police […]

The SDLP in Newry has said it is ‘shocked and disappointed’ that Kevin McAteer has decided to become an independent councillor, the chair of the local branch has said. Hugh McShane, Chair of the party’s Newry branch said, “Kevin is a young politician who has been fully supported and encouraged by the party in Newry. […]

As part of the East Border Region Tourism Development Plan, Newry & Mourne District Council have secured funding from the EU’s INTERREG IVA Programme to run a series of six events in the newly entitled ‘Cloughmore Centre’ – the Event Space at Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor. This Easter there are a range of free events on […]

Mayor of Newry and Mourne Daire Hughes has commended the work of the Newry and Mourne Traveller Forum and said he hopes their positive input into Newry and Mourne Council will continue into Newry, Mourne and Down Council. The Forum, which works to advocate the rights of the Travelling Community, met as part of Newry […]

Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin is reminding people that the Forest Drive at Slieve Gullion will not be open at Easter. “There has long been a tradition of visiting this beautiful area at Easter with the children to roll their eggs,” he explained. “However, the Forestry Service has advised us that the driveway […]
Apr 3 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein MLAs Mickey Brady and Megan Fearon joined South Armagh councillor Roisin Mulgrew to hand a petition into Newry, Mourne and Down Council calling on the new supercouncil to reverse its decision to ignore South Armagh in its name. The petition was handed over to CEO of NMD Council, Liam Hannaway, along with DVDs […]

Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry is reminding expectant parents and adopters that the right to shared parental leave becomes effective from Sunday 5th April 2015. Couples expecting a child to be born or placed for adoption from 5th April may be eligible to take advantage of new rights to shared parental leave and […]