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
647
THE ARTS
Newry's Autumn Arts Programme
As the autumn nights draw in, Newry is looking forward to welcoming a new programme of…
04 Oct 2019
373
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
1507
New Creative Writing Competition. Comhaltas Uladh area.
Foilsíodh “An Coimhthíoch” ceithre scór bliain ó shin – úrscéal a scríobh Séamus Mac…
28 May 2019
2483
Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland - Accepting New Members
The Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland provides exceptional performance opportunities and…
21 May 2019
1860
A Bulgarian Adventure for Accolade
Zdravey - That’s Hello in Bulgarian. It is one of the phrases the Accolade Community…
16 May 2019
3397
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
2067
Speech and Drama winners at Newry Feis
Newry Musical Feis continued last week with many hundreds of competitors taking part in…
06 May 2019
3632
Debut EP Launch for Dean and Chapter
Newry based musician Dean Wright has launched his debut EP Spiritual Suicide. Launching…
29 Apr 2019
1570
Newry Feis Music Section Results
MONDAY 8TH APRIL Class 78: U16 Solo - The Joy McCall Cup Meabh Downey, Flynn Performing…
17 Apr 2019
2444
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
4608
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
2419
Feis Success for St Colman's Pupils
St Catherine's Dominican church yesterday held the 11th annual Newry Musical Feis Organ…
30 Mar 2019
2039
Alistair's Designs for the Theatre
Artist Alistair Livingstone hosted a guided tour of his 'Designs for the Theatre'…
29 Mar 2019
1952
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
1967
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
3845
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
2807
Newry Musical Feis Results
Monday 25 February Class 46 – The Newry Model School Perp Cup: 1. St. Ronan’s PS, Newry…
14 Mar 2019
2657
‘Vaudeville’ Theatre Comes to Newry
Newry's Sean Hollywood Arts Centre is getting ready to present ‘Freak Show’ on Wednesday…
12 Mar 2019
4943
Nostalgic evening for Newpoint Players
Newry and Mourne Museum at Bagenal’s Castle was the venue for an entertaining evening of…
25 Feb 2019
2407
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
3647
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
4214
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
3195
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
3859
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
3279
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
3293
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
3405
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
3311
Competitions galore at 90th Newry Feis
The 90th Newry Musical Feis opened today Thursday with forty two days of performance…
15 Feb 2018
5880
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
3128
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
4065
A Busy Year for Accolade
A packed auditorium saw the Accolade group hold their AGM in the Sean Hollywood Arts…
12 Oct 2017
3360
Cúchulainn: Ulster’s Greatest Hero
A new book on Cúchulainn has been launched by author Réamonn Ó Ciaráin. Cúchulainn:…
05 Oct 2017
3059
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
7096
Southern Pines musicians enjoy Sister Cities Concert
Last month six young musicians from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council welcomed six…
11 Aug 2017
2500
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
2777
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
4303
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
2352
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
2914
Launching Nine Nights of Drama in Newry
The 2017 Newry Drama Festival was launched yesterday in the Canal Court Hotel. The…
09 Mar 2017
2280
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
2042
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
2374
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
2082
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
2532
Performing Arts Project launched at Museum
Cllr. Gillian Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council…
19 Oct 2016
1949
Young producers in the making!
Camera bulbs flashed and the red carpet awaited twenty five young people in Tí Chulainn…
21 Sep 2016
1814
The Hospice Zipline Challenge
Are you looking for your next adrenalin fuelled challenge and not too scared of heights?…
03 Aug 2016
1670
Ciaran Magill exhibition at Arts Centre
‘Something a Little Odd’ has been described as the most experimental solo exhibition of…
09 Jun 2016
2375
Newry Drama Winners take to Abbey Theatre Stage
Theatre goers at this years Newry Drama Festival in Warrenpoint, will recall the…
17 May 2016
1778
Newry Plays at All Ireland'
Four plays that competed in the recent Newry Drama Festival have qualified for the RTE…
27 Apr 2016
1712
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
1849
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
2570
CD launch by Bronagh Lynch
Local singer and song writer, Bronagh Lynch, has produced a new CD called “Beyond the…
12 Feb 2016
2263
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
1934
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
2394
Newry Feis 2016 gets under way
Newry Musical Feis 2016 has been officially opened by Cllr Mickey Ruane, Chairperson,…
01 Feb 2016
1952
Tony Returns to adjudicate Drama Festival
In March Tony Rushforth will return to adjudicate Newry Drama Festival although this time…
25 Jan 2016
2088
Arts Centre Exhibition extended to end of January
The Carroll Gallery, Sean Hollywood Arts Centre Newry is currently hosting the stunning…
30 Dec 2015
2054
McKevitt welcomes u-turn on Arts cuts
Following yesterdays announcement at Stormont regarding spending in the Arts Karen…
20 Nov 2015
1756
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
1543
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
2195
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
2213
McKevitt welcomes Arts Council Report
The SDLP's Culture, Arts and Leisure Spokesperson Karen McKevitt MLA has welcomed a…
19 Jun 2015
1696
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
1810
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
2005
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
2157
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
3180
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
2450
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
1923
Ten years of Drama with The Quays
For the tenth successive year The Quays Shopping and Leisure have announced that they…
10 Mar 2015
1627
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
2042
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
1976
North Armagh Artists Collective hold Exhibition at Arts Centre
An Exhibition entitled Monomyth by the (NAAC) North Armagh Artists Collective has…
05 Feb 2015
1745
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
2001
Old Rostrevor Exhibition
The Cloughmore Centre at Kilbroney Park last week saw the unveiling of an 'Old Rostrevor'…
02 Feb 2015
2805
NHS cuts are ‘Stitched Up’
c21 Theatre Company’s latest production, ‘Stitched Up’ will run at the Sean Hollywood…
30 Jan 2015
1979
Accolade on Tour
Following a very busy year for Accolade and their Community Choir the group embark on a…
13 Jan 2015
3183
Imagine Arts Centre Programme - Get Registered!
Kaleidoscope’s new Imagine Arts Centre programme will be launching this January at the…
13 Jan 2015
2138
A Touch of Drama - Festival Begins 30 Minutes Early!
This year Newry Drama Festival will bring nine nights of top notch drama to Newry Town…
07 Jan 2015
2090
Local Artists Winter Exhibition in Library
One of the Moira Maginn paintings from the Newry Library exhibition Narrow Water, one of…
01 Dec 2014
2905
Newry Acting Up for a Big Windfall
For the very first time a Newry group has made it through to the final stages of this…
07 Nov 2014
2638
Grand Budapest Hotel launches Newry Film Club Season
The Grand Budapest Hotel Newry Film Club has launched it's programme for 2014/2015 and it…
07 Oct 2014
1905
Museum open for Culture Night
Newry Museum will be open to the public from 6pm to 9pm this Friday night as part of…
16 Sep 2014
1570
Culture Night this Friday
Once again Newry is taking part in the International event, Culture Night, on Friday 19th…
16 Sep 2014
1966
Tania Documents Love After 50 Springs
As part of Culture Night this Friday Local photographer Tania Marques is holding a…
16 Sep 2014
1853
Mayor Opens Madden Gallery
The Mayor of Newry & Mourne District Council, Councillor Daire Hughes officiated at the…
16 Sep 2014
1974
Sue Callan Exhibition at Arts Centre
The John Bell Gallery in the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre is the venue for this exhibition…
05 Sep 2014
1608
Matt's Electric Picnic Gigs pave way for New Album
Matt McGinn is just back from another two classic performances at last weekends Electric…
03 Sep 2014
1765
Oliver Madden Exhibition Opens
The Madden Gallery The Madden Gallery at St Mary Street is presently holding an…
29 Aug 2014
1984
UNFOLD Exhibition at 'Arts Centre
The Department of Finance and Personnel in co-operation with The Office of Public Works…
27 Aug 2014
1809
Oh What a Lovely War
Newpoint present Oh, What a Lovely War Newpoint Players youth group present their latest…
27 Aug 2014
2050
Couples Wanted for Culture Night Exhibition
Local photographer Tânia Marques Rebelo is working on a project for Culture Night in…
20 Aug 2014
1643
Newry Culture Night - Get Involved!
After last years highly successful inaugural Culture Night in Newry the organisers are…
08 Aug 2014
1656
International Flavour at The MAC
The MAC has launched its new international art prize, offering professional artists…
29 Jul 2014
2042
2015 Drama Festival Plans Underway
The first meeting of the new Committee of Newry Drama Festival took place to draw up…
11 Jul 2014
2154
Hill Street Festival Of Windows Opens this Friday
Newry’s very first Festival of Windows takes place from Friday the 13th of June to Friday…
10 Jun 2014
2614
"Creative Regeneration" at Bessbrook and Camlough Schools
Groups from Bessbrook and Camlough have been taking part in an exciting community arts…
22 May 2014
1821
Leadarra Ensemble at Arts Centre
Leadarra Ensemble is one of London's brightest young chamber music groups. They are…
18 Apr 2014
1934
The Ghost of Sugar Island
Hilary Halliday, Donal O'Hanlon and Ruby Madden get in position for Cameraman Brian Dick…
09 Apr 2014
3691
THE ARTS
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
647
Newry's Autumn Arts Programme
As the autumn nights draw in, Newry is looking forward to welcoming a new programme of…
04 Oct 2019
373
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
1507
