Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

Get Ready for Rural Development Funding!

Posted on: 5th June 2016

The Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme. 2014 -2020 interim local rural development strategy for Mourne, Gullion and Lecale has been released. The Mourne, Gullion and Lecale Interim Rural Development Strategy sets out plans for allocating £11 million of rural development funding across the Local Action Group (LAG) area over the next five years.

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Sir Peter Luff sees impact of Heritage Lottery Funding on Newry, Mourne and Down

Posted on: 2nd June 2016

Delegates from the Heritage Lottery visited the Ring of Gullion last week to see the positive impact the LPS is having on the community.

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Digging into our Past: Cornahove – The Lost Ringfort

Posted on: 3rd May 2016

In partnership with Queen’s University Belfast’s Centre for Archeological Fieldwork (CAF), the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership is planning to undertake a new programme of archaeological investigation at the site of Carnahove - The Lost Hillfort at Lough Ross and there are going to be plenty of opportunities for the local community to be involved “digging into our past”!

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Ring of Gullion features on Secret Britain

Posted on: 29th April 2016

Last night, Thursday 29th April, saw Slieve Gullion and its myths and legends featured on BBC One's Secret Britain. Secret Britain is a BBC documentary series presented by Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury. In last nights episode the series was exploring hidden corner and revealing landscape secrets.

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Local community outraged at latest threat to the mountains in the Ring of Gullion: Slieve Brack

Posted on: 25th April 2016

The Ring of Gullion ANOB project is saddened to report that a large wildfire on Slieve Brackn has done extensive damage to the heath habitat, a habitat of international significance.

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Bessbrook Model Village wins Heritage Lottery Fund support

Posted on: 25th April 2016

Today, the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership has received £55,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, ‘The Model Village Living History Archive’, in Bessbrook. Led by volunteers from the local community (Bessbrook Heritage Group, Bessbrook Development Company and Friends of Derrymore), the project focuses on Bessbrook's heritage and will allow people to be proud of their village again. It aims to do this by creating innovative interpretation, developing the local skills, knowledge base and networks and engaging with the local community in a fun way and hosting intergenerational and cross community workshops.

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South Armagh Outdoor Recreation Organisations Given The Right to Choose.

Posted on: 18th April 2016

The Ring of Gullion team is asking organsiations in south Armagh involved in outdoor sports and recreation, if they are revved up to set up an Outdoor Recreation Forum? There was a very positive meeting on the 26th April in Mullaghbane Community Centre with a number of businesses and groups from the area turning up.

Sport NI was on hand to talk about how other forums have been set up in Northern Ireland and how the groups in these areas have benefited. They also spoke about upcoming funding opportunities in Outdoor Recreation.

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Butterfly Recorders Day 2016

Posted on: 8th April 2016

The Northern Ireland Recorders Day is our annual get together to share information about the year gone by, look ahead to where we’re going, hear about current projects affecting our butterflies and moths and, most importantly, to catch up with one another before the season really gets underway.

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Armagh Down CC looking forward to a busy 2016

Posted on: 6th April 2016

Armagh Down Cycling Club were launched late in 2015, and can already boast over 60 members. A lot of work has gone on behind the scenes to get the club to where it is, in such a short time.

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Train to be a Ring of Gullion Ambassador

Posted on: 30th March 2016

The Ring of Gullion needs more Ambassadors and now you can get training and lots of support to share your interest in our natural, built and cultural heritage and perhaps increase your business or set up a part-time business.

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Handcrafts and Arts online shop launched – www.ROGHAshop.com

Posted on: 28th March 2016

Nearly one year on from the Ring of Gullion’s new website being launched, visitor numbers have grown, new features added, won an award, and now an exciting new addition from our partners at ROGHA. ROGHA have launched their new online shop www.ROGHAshop.com in partnership with the Ring of Gullion. ROGHA is a community of Artists from South Armagh inspired by the beauty and unique heritage, majesty and myth of the Ring of Gullion delivering local hand made Irish Art and Craft.

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NIEA funds £68,794 for Ring of Gullion Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Posted on: 25th March 2016

Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has announced that £68,794 has been awarded to Newry Mourne and Down District Council to undertake environmental initiatives in the Ring of Gullion.

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