Polirish Poet Malkinski’s “Corona-balcony” Poems
We have been living in the days of unusual quietness. Lockdown has lent us the time for…
14 Jul 2020
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THE ARTS
Celtic Woodland Yoga Festival goes virtual
A Festival based in County Louth that celebrates Yoga, Movement and The Healing Arts is…
09 Jul 2020
318
First New Single in 10 Years for Minnows
Indie rock band The Minnows have released their first new single in almost a decade, with…
03 Jul 2020
375
THE ARTS
Polirish Poet Malkinski’s “Corona-balcony” Poems
We have been living in the days of unusual quietness. Lockdown has lent us the time for…
14 Jul 2020
513
Celtic Woodland Yoga Festival goes virtual
A Festival based in County Louth that celebrates Yoga, Movement and The Healing Arts is…
09 Jul 2020
318
First New Single in 10 Years for Minnows
Indie rock band The Minnows have released their first new single in almost a decade, with…
03 Jul 2020
375
Lockdown Life - A bump in the road
Maybe it’s all the talk of “getting back to normal”, shops opening, social bubbles, or…
15 Jun 2020
888
Lockdown Life - Things are going to change around here
Apparently estate agents have never been busier, now that they’re back to work. It seems…
05 Jun 2020
1280
Trad Musicians online for Hospice
Like all music, Irish traditional music is a social activity, and local musicians have…
16 May 2020
1003
Lockdown Life – A Terrible Beauty
03£$%”$*(&/R;p08… Oops, sorry… my hair is in my eyes. My eyebrow hair that is. Reports of…
08 May 2020
1165
Lockdown Life - 2/5/20 - Memories
It’s hard to imagine right now, but in time this crisis will be a memory. We will look…
03 May 2020
711
Lockdown Life - 26/4/20 - Self Improvement
I’m all pleased with myself that I finally did something at the gym. OK, so it was…
27 Apr 2020
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Lockdown Life - 20/4/20 - What will you do?
That’s the question going round now – what will you do when this is all over? I’m not…
22 Apr 2020
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Noctambule and The Bright Hollow Fog
Broadcasters across Ireland and the UK have been featuring tracks from the new solo…
21 Apr 2020
676
Lockdown Life - 14/4/20 Always Learning!
Lockdown Living: Things I have learnt You can become addicted to Fruit Mentos If you…
16 Apr 2020
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Newry 'Virtual' Choir's Incredible Version of Les Misérables Classic
The Covid-19 crisis has resulted in a surge of creative ways for people to interact and…
14 Apr 2020
2224
Lockdown Life - 13/4/20 What’s for dinner?
“There’s nothing to eat.” “What’s for dinner?” “I’m hungry”. Anyone else have one of the…
14 Apr 2020
1311
Online Digital Arts Festival Starts Monday
WheelWorks Arts are launching NI’s First Online Digital Arts Festival. Starting this…
10 Apr 2020
537
Lockdown Life - 8/4/20 Home Schooling
Lunch: Bowl of cornflakes, Curly Wurly, tea Current teenager status: In bed Our little…
09 Apr 2020
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Lockdown Life - 6/4/20 Real but Not Real
Cuppa tea? Go on then. We’ve only had five so far today. The lockdown is pushing my…
07 Apr 2020
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The Carlingford Lough Currach
They huddle like a family together under isolation. The ancient Currach boats nestled…
03 Apr 2020
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A Poem for the Times - 'And People Stayed Home' by Catherine O'Meara
REVISION 29/3/2020 * It has been pointed out to us that this poem was actually written in…
25 Mar 2020
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92nd Newry Musical Feis will see 14,000+ Performances grace the Stage
The 92nd Newry Musical Feis was officially opened yesterday, 14 February, by Councillor…
15 Feb 2020
2108
£1000 funding for Accolade Choir
Over 40 older people’s groups had an extra reason to celebrate this Christmas after a…
31 Dec 2019
1577
Newry Directors 'Private Peaceful' Play - Arts Centre this Wednesday
This Wednesday 27 November sees the debut of Newry woman Nuala Donnelly's first theatre…
25 Nov 2019
1517
Patrick Conyngham Exhibition Opens
Artist Patrick Conyngham is holding an exhibition of 22 of his paintings at the Sean…
07 Nov 2019
1547
Explaining Epilepsy through Photography
Twenty one year old Newry woman Caoimhe Clements is looking forward to hosting an…
17 Oct 2019
2182
Newry Director brings first production to City
Newry woman Nuala Donnelly is bringing a theatre production to her home town for the…
10 Oct 2019
1659
Newry's Autumn Arts Programme
As the autumn nights draw in, Newry is looking forward to welcoming a new programme of…
04 Oct 2019
1100
Newry playwright's new mystical spectacular for Killeavy Castle
A haunting new dramatisation is set to transport you back 300 years to ancient Slieve…
27 Sep 2019
2062
New Creative Writing Competition. Comhaltas Uladh area.
Foilsíodh “An Coimhthíoch” ceithre scór bliain ó shin – úrscéal a scríobh Séamus Mac…
28 May 2019
3178
Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland - Accepting New Members
The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland provides exceptional performance opportunities and…
21 May 2019
2632
A Bulgarian Adventure for Accolade
Zdravey - That’s Hello in Bulgarian. It is one of the phrases the Accolade Community…
16 May 2019
3924
Newry Musical Feis - Irish Dancing Confined Results
After thousands of entries Newry Musical Feis 2019 came to an end with the confined Irish…
14 May 2019
3336
Speech and Drama winners at Newry Feis
Newry Musical Feis continued last week with many hundreds of competitors taking part in…
06 May 2019
4677
Debut EP Launch for Dean and Chapter
Newry based musician Dean Wright has launched his debut EP Spiritual Suicide. Launching…
29 Apr 2019
2039
Newry Feis Music Section Results
MONDAY 8TH APRIL Class 78: U16 Solo - The Joy McCall Cup Meabh Downey, Flynn Performing…
17 Apr 2019
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Newry Writer's New TV Drama airs Easter Monday
A drama written and directed by Newry's Eoin Cleland is to air on BBC One on Easter…
15 Apr 2019
5183
Drama Festival Win for Prosperous Dramatic Society
The 67th Annual Newry Drama Festival finished at the weekend after nine nights of drama…
03 Apr 2019
3012
Feis Success for St Colman's Pupils
St Catherine's Dominican church yesterday held the 11th annual Newry Musical Feis Organ…
30 Mar 2019
2643
Alistair's Designs for the Theatre
Artist Alistair Livingstone hosted a guided tour of his 'Designs for the Theatre'…
29 Mar 2019
2480
Feis President receives Points of Light Award
A special presentation was made at a celebratory event last week to Alma Brown, President…
25 Mar 2019
2423
Paul Brady to play his first ever Newry gig
Well-loved ‘elder statesman’ of the Irish musical community, Paul Brady, will play his…
21 Mar 2019
4350
Newry Dancers join Daniel O'Donnell for Céiliúradh na Féile Pádraig
The Rooney, O'Malley, Maguire School of Irish Dancing will be joining Daniel O'Donnell…
15 Mar 2019
3229
Newry Musical Feis Results
Monday 25 February Class 46 – The Newry Model School Perp Cup: 1. St. Ronan’s PS, Newry…
14 Mar 2019
3471
‘Vaudeville’ Theatre Comes to Newry
Newry's Sean Hollywood Arts Centre is getting ready to present ‘Freak Show’ on Wednesday…
12 Mar 2019
5383
Nostalgic evening for Newpoint Players
Newry and Mourne Museum at Bagenal’s Castle was the venue for an entertaining evening of…
25 Feb 2019
2895
Blood Red Lines Premiere in Newry this Weekend
This weekend sees the premiere of new theatre production Blood Red Lines in Newry Town…
22 Feb 2019
4089
Blood Red Lines - Lived experience of the Tragedies of South Armagh and Border Counties
Those with lived experience of the tragedies of South Armagh and Border counties in the…
31 Jan 2019
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Arts Centre unveils it's Winter/ Spring Event Brochure
The new winter/spring brochure for Sean Hollywood Arts Centre has just arrived and it’s…
21 Dec 2018
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From South Armagh to Catalonia - TAP take their music to Sitges
For the third year in a row musicians from the Mullaghbawn-based Traditional Arts…
19 Nov 2018
4381
Local talent takes to the Belfast Stage for The Elves and the Shoemaker
Former Newpoint Player, Sean Kearns takes to the stage at the MAC in Belfast along with…
14 Nov 2018
3749
Arts Centre Hosts ‘It Only Takes a Minute’
‘It Only Takes a Minute’, a fascinating one woman show, presented by C21 theatre company,…
13 Oct 2018
3758
Street Art to the fore in Newry this weekend
This Saturday 16th June 2018 between 9am and 6pm will see some of Ireland's top street…
13 Jun 2018
3820
Arts funding cuts would result in job losses
If proposed cuts to Arts funding are implemented it would result in the loss of local…
21 Feb 2018
3772
Competitions galore at 90th Newry Feis
The 90th Newry Musical Feis opened today Thursday with forty two days of performance…
15 Feb 2018
6726
Council mark 90 Years of Newry Feis
The Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down Counci, Cllr Roisin Mulgrew has hosted a Civic…
05 Feb 2018
3584
Iúr Cinn Fleadh 2018 - Get Involved!
The 2018 Iúr Cinn Fleadh will take place in Newry from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th of…
10 Jan 2018
4586
A Busy Year for Accolade
A packed auditorium saw the Accolade group hold their AGM in the Sean Hollywood Arts…
12 Oct 2017
3952
Cúchulainn: Ulster’s Greatest Hero
A new book on Cúchulainn has been launched by author Réamonn Ó Ciaráin. Cúchulainn:…
05 Oct 2017
3504
Young Actors Sought for locally based Film
Auditions are taking place this Friday in Newry for two local boys to fill the part of…
16 Aug 2017
7766
Southern Pines musicians enjoy Sister Cities Concert
Last month six young musicians from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council welcomed six…
11 Aug 2017
2903
Narrow Water Arts Festival - A perfect mix of culture and entertainment
This weekend sees a new two day Arts, Music and Culture Festival taking place…
11 Jul 2017
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Newry Musical Feis gets ready for 90th Anniversary Year
Newry Musical Feis was launched in September 1928 and last night saw the launch of its…
16 Jun 2017
5052
Performing Arts Talk at Newry Museum
Newry and Mourne Museum is organising three events for May 2017 as part of a project…
20 Apr 2017
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Bunclody/ Kilmyshall Drama Group wins 65th Newry Drama Festival
The 65th Newry Drama Festival concluded at the weekend after nine nights of drama, with…
05 Apr 2017
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Launching Nine Nights of Drama in Newry
The 2017 Newry Drama Festival was launched yesterday in the Canal Court Hotel. The…
09 Mar 2017
2723
Stage is Set for Nine Nights of Drama
One of the oldest festivals in Ireland may have reached 'pension age' but there is…
09 Mar 2017
2463
Quays put Drama Festival Centre Stage
Newry Drama Festival is just over a month away and from Friday 24 March to Saturday 1…
20 Feb 2017
2827
Scott returns to Adjudicate at Newry Drama Festival
The 2017 Newry Drama Festival will see Scott Marshall return as Adjudicator at the week…
31 Jan 2017
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2017 Newry Drama Festival - Nine nights of Drama for Town Hall
Newry Drama Festival is back in Newry Town Hall after a stint by the sea down in…
20 Jan 2017
2995
Performing Arts Project launched at Museum
Cllr. Gillian Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council…
19 Oct 2016
2392
Young producers in the making!
Camera bulbs flashed and the red carpet awaited twenty five young people in Tí Chulainn…
21 Sep 2016
2248
The Hospice Zipline Challenge
Are you looking for your next adrenalin fuelled challenge and not too scared of heights?…
03 Aug 2016
2082
Ciaran Magill exhibition at Arts Centre
‘Something a Little Odd’ has been described as the most experimental solo exhibition of…
09 Jun 2016
2866
Newry Drama Winners take to Abbey Theatre Stage
Theatre goers at this years Newry Drama Festival in Warrenpoint, will recall the…
17 May 2016
2183
Newry Plays at All Ireland'
Four plays that competed in the recent Newry Drama Festival have qualified for the RTE…
27 Apr 2016
2144
Dundalk Theatre Workshop win Newry Drama Festival
Nine nights of the very best of Amateur Theatre reached a finale in Warrenpoint Town Hall…
21 Mar 2016
2266
Tesco on board again for Drama Festival
For the third year in a row Tesco Newry Extra has stepped on stage to support Newry Drama…
26 Feb 2016
3204
CD launch by Bronagh Lynch
Local singer and song writer, Bronagh Lynch, has produced a new CD called “Beyond the…
12 Feb 2016
2759
St Catherine's on lookout for new band members
St Catherine’s Concert Band are open for new members. If you a past member of the Band or…
01 Feb 2016
2404
New Anne Boyle Cup for Drama Festival
Newry Drama Festival has unveiled a new cup for the 2016 event. The cup is in memory of…
01 Feb 2016
2834
Newry Feis 2016 gets under way
Newry Musical Feis 2016 has been officially opened by Cllr Mickey Ruane, Chairperson,…
01 Feb 2016
2378
Tony Returns to adjudicate Drama Festival
In March Tony Rushforth will return to adjudicate Newry Drama Festival although this time…
25 Jan 2016
2595
Arts Centre Exhibition extended to end of January
The Carroll Gallery, Sean Hollywood Arts Centre Newry is currently hosting the stunning…
30 Dec 2015
2496
McKevitt welcomes u-turn on Arts cuts
Following yesterdays announcement at Stormont regarding spending in the Arts Karen…
20 Nov 2015
2165
Flowers and Floozies Exhibition Continues till 29th September
Fionnuala McKinley has launched her solo exhibition of works in The Sean Hollywood Arts…
18 Sep 2015
1962
Session launches Iúr Cinn Fleadh 2015
A chilled out music session in Bellinis bar in Newry today saw the launch of Iúr Cinn…
07 Aug 2015
2640
John Minihan and John Kingerlee Exhibition at Fiddlers Green
A joint exhibition by photographer John Minihan and painter John Kingerlee is running at…
21 Jul 2015
2725
McKevitt welcomes Arts Council Report
The SDLP's Culture, Arts and Leisure Spokesperson Karen McKevitt MLA has welcomed a…
19 Jun 2015
2121
A Shop Window for local Art
Newry’s Festival of Windows has taken to the shop windows of Hill Street for the second…
15 Jun 2015
2204
Young people sought for new issue based Drama project
Bosch Youth Centre are starting a new drama project from next month. It will be based…
28 May 2015
2471
Three Plays from Newry Drama Festival in Finals!
This years RTE All-Ireland Drama Finals in Athlone will see three of the Plays presented…
14 Apr 2015
2587
Bunclody - Kilmyshall win Newry Drama Festival with 'Stolen Child'
The results from the 63rd Newry Drama Festival were announced on Saturday night in Newry…
30 Mar 2015
3730
Carlow Little Theatre bring Kilburn to Newry
Carlow Little Theatre’s production of Jimmy Murphy’s The Kings of the Kilburn High Road…
21 Mar 2015
2881
Tesco aboard for Newry Drama Festival - Tickets On Sale Tomorrow
The 63rd Newry Drama Festival will be staged in Newry Town Hall from Friday 20th March to…
13 Mar 2015
2391
Ten years of Drama with The Quays
For the tenth successive year The Quays Shopping and Leisure have announced that they…
10 Mar 2015
2053
Town Hall gets ready for more Drama!
The 63rd Newry Drama Festival will take place from the 20th to the 28th of March 2015 in…
27 Feb 2015
2458
Chloe has her eyes on London
A girl that spent three years in St Ronan’s in Newry and seven at St Mary’s has been…
05 Feb 2015
2407
North Armagh Artists Collective hold Exhibition at Arts Centre
An Exhibition entitled Monomyth by the (NAAC) North Armagh Artists Collective has…
05 Feb 2015
2163
Award Winning Piatti Quartet for Newry
Following on from last month's Incus Ensemble in the city, Newry Chamber Music will host…
05 Feb 2015
2444
Old Rostrevor Exhibition
The Cloughmore Centre at Kilbroney Park last week saw the unveiling of an 'Old Rostrevor'…
02 Feb 2015
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