Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

Outdoor Recreation Forum and sports funding opportunities

Posted on: 28th November 2016

Information about funding opportunities for small scale capital projects that deliver new or enhanced sustainable trails or facilities in the natural environment. The aim is to encourage increased participation by local communities in sport and physical recreation through strong community engagement and "ownership" of the project developed.

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Arts Council Applications open for Annual Funding Programme 2017-18

Posted on: 15th November 2016

The Arts Council is now inviting organisations to submit their applications to the Annual Funding Programme 2017-18. The over-riding aim of the Arts Council’s Annual Funding Programme is to support Northern Ireland’s arts infrastructure through grants to organisations in all art forms and practices for their core and programming costs.

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Be There For Barn Owls Project Completion Report

Posted on: 15th November 2016

The Be There for Barn Owls project was a three-year project delivered by Ulster Wildlife from June 2013 to October 2016. The project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), focused on developing and advancing barn owl
conservation work in Northern Ireland.

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Small grants for voluntary and community organisations to purchase equipment

Posted on: 11th November 2016

Communities Minister, Paul Givan, MLA has announced funding of £270,000 for a small grants pilot programme to provide assistance to voluntary and community organisations to purchase equipment.

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Budding Arborists

Posted on: 3rd November 2016

The Gardening Club from St. Mary's Primary School, Mullaghbane have been learning all about growing trees from seeds by helping out in our tree nursery.

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Funding Boost for NI Community Projects

Posted on: 1st November 2016

A new dedicated £350,000 loan scheme has been launched to help provide funding for community projects across Northern Ireland.

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Department for Communities Announce Community Halls Programme

Posted on: 1st November 2016

First Minister, the Rt. Hon Arlene Foster and Communities Minister, Paul Givan, MLA have announced funding of £500,000 to support improvement works for Community Halls across Northern Ireland.

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Work due to start within months on new £4.7m Killeavy Castle boutique hotel

Posted on: 1st November 2016

Work will start early in the New Year on the new Killeavy Castle Hotel at a cost of almost £5 million.

In the region of 90 new jobs will be created when the new development is completed and up and running, as well as more during the construction. And, if all goes according to plan, that will be finished and ready in 2018.

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Warm to a tree-planting offer from the Woodland Trust

Posted on: 31st October 2016

The Trust’s MOREwoods scheme is aimed at landowners ineligible for government funding and wishing to plant a minimum of 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres). Individuals must be prepared to contribute up to 50 per cent of the cost of the scheme. Applications must be received by 5 February 2016, with tree planting taking place before the end of April.

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Beginning our ASCENT

Posted on: 26th October 2016

ASCENT, a new innovative project to collectively address the environmental challenges facing seven northern European upland areas, including peaks in the Ring of Gullion and the Mournes will be officially launched by the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr Terence Slowey on Thursday, the 20th of October, 2016

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Tree-planting on a grand scale: all in a day’s work

Posted on: 24th October 2016

Farmers, smallholders, community groups and organisations are invited to roll their sleeves up for a springtime tree-planting venture.

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Bard of Armagh Homestead Committee wins Heritage Lottery Fund support

Posted on: 12th October 2016

Today, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, through the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Scheme, received £9,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, “Exploring the Restoration and Re-instatement of the Home of the Bard of Armagh”.

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