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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s District Electoral Area Co-Ordinators, in partnership with the Policing & Community Safety Partnership (PCSP), Downpatrick Neighbourhood Policing Team and Lisburn YMCA have organised an information evening for parents/guardians who are concerned about the impact of children smoking vapes. The event which is free of charge will take place on […]
Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has appointed Laura Devlin and Jarlath Tinnelly to serve as Non-Executive Councillor Members on the Board of Warrenpoint Harbour Authority (WHA). The appointment for Laura Devlin will take effect from 1 June 2024 while Jarlath Tinnelly’s appointment will be effective from 22 August 2024. Both appointments will be for a maximum of […]
Louth County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service are delighted to announce over €117,000 in funding has been awarded from the Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) to deliver seven projects in Louth. The funding will contribute to improving conservation knowledge, awareness and management and enable the implementation of projects that promote the objectives […]
Little Amal arrived in Newry, Mourne, and Down on Wednesday 22 May, to a warm welcome from local residents, schoolchildren, and community groups. The 12ft-tall puppet, symbolising a young Syrian refugee, was invited to visit the district by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on her journey from Belfast to Dublin. She is the centrepiece […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has released its updated bin calendar schedule for 2024/25 online. The calendar provides detailed information about waste collection days for Blue, Brown and Black bins as well as additional guidelines on Public Holiday Collections. The new bin calendar schedule can be easily accessed and downloaded from the Council website: […]
Councillor Valerie Harte has urged the community in the Hennessy Park area to be vigilant after reports of suspicious activity in the area. “I was made aware of suspicious activity in the Hennessy Park locality involving two males calling at a home. They had been travelling through the estate by car. Whilst I do not […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Cathal King has described the announcement that Ireland will officially recognise the state of Palestine, ten years after the adoption of a Sinn Féin Dáil motion to that effect, as a historic moment for Ireland and Palestine. The Newry City Councillor said, “The announcement that Ireland will formally recognise Palestine next Tuesday […]
Louth County Council’s Local Authority Integration Team hosted a ‘LAIT Welcome’ event in Dundalk on Friday 17th May. The event was held to introduce the team to all the local stakeholders and both the International Protection and Ukrainian centre managers as a group. It also featured a networking session to allow the stakeholders and centre […]
By Donal McMahon A SDLP councillor has quipped that he had a Justin McNulty MLA type helicopter ready to fly him 30 miles from Downpatrick to Newry in 20mins. Slieve Gullion rep, Pete Bryne was in the Downshire civic chamber attending a Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) committee meeting on Thursday night (May […]
By Donal McMahon A business case for a Newry sports hub on grounds named after a legendary Northern Ireland goalkeeper has been approved. The development will include playing fields for football, rugby and GAA at Jennings Park which is named after Arsenal and Spurs shot stopper Pat Jennings, who hails from the border city. Newry, Mourne […]
Job seekers will soon be able to engage with up to 60 local businesses across a wide range of sectors at this year’s Newry, Mourne and Down (NMD) Job Fair on Friday 24 May in the Canal Court Hotel, Newry. This is the third year that Newry, Mourne and Down Labour Market Partnership will host […]
Louth County Council is delighted to announce that the Obelisk Bridge in Drogheda will reopen to all traffic on Monday 20th May 2024. The bridge has been closed for the last nine months to facilitate major rehabilitation works, and will reopen at 2.30pm on May 20th. Constructed in 1869, the Obelisk Bridge is a significant […]
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