Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

The Giant’s Lair Opening Soon!

Posted on: 1st April 2015

The most ambitious children’s arts project commissioned in Northern Ireland has almost completed at Slieve Gullion and is set to become a landmark cultural attraction for the island of Ireland.The Giant’s Lair, is an innovative magical living storybook devised through a trail of intertwined fairy house and arts features creating a childhood land with dragons, giants and fairies inspired by legend and mythical folklore on over a mile of woodlands at Slieve Gullion forest park.

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Experience the Ring of Gullion this Easter!

Posted on: 1st April 2015

Fancy learning more about the Ring of Gullion area - A Special Place? This Easter, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, the Ring of Gullion AONB and Landscape Partnership Scheme are offering members of the public, a range of ways to experience this great area.

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The Ring of Gullion Needs Your Help

Posted on: 28th March 2015

The Ring of Gullion AONB will receive no funding from the NIEA from the 1st July, despite having a funding offer until 2017. Please sign this petition here to pledge your support.

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Grants of up to £5k are available – Live Here, Love Here

Posted on: 25th March 2015

Do you have a bright idea to help build a sense of community pride in your area? Share your ideas with liveherelovehere.org – they may be able to help and grants of up to £5k are available to get ideas off the ground!

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Train to be a Ring of Gullion Ambassador

Posted on: 23rd March 2015

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

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Ring of Gullion Farmers Information Evenings

Posted on: 5th March 2015

The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Scheme and AONB Project have kicked off their farmer’s sessions with very informative talks on Monday 9th March in Tí Chulainn, Mullaghbane.

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Building better homes for birds in the Ring of Gullion

Posted on: 19th February 2015

A great time was had by all in the Pastoral Centre in Jonesborough on Valentine’s day creating nest boxes. The Ring of Gullion AONB Project had joined up with Ulster Wildlife to organize the workshop as part of National Nest Box week.

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Tree felling operations in Slieve Gullion Forest

Posted on: 16th February 2015

Tree felling operations in the main woodland area of Slieve Gullion Forest will be ongoing for a period of approximately 3 months starting 23rd February.

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Ring of Gullion takes on London – Trad on the Tube!

Posted on: 28th January 2015

The Ring of Gullion Traditional Arts Partnership Musical and Cultural Exchange was undertaken in London at the weekend through the £1.4million Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), NIEA and Newry and Mourne District Council.

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Your Local Birdlife Needs You!

Posted on: 27th January 2015

Do you ever find yourself mesmerised by the birds in your garden? Gardens are a great place in which to view wild birds. By putting out some food, perhaps in a hanging feeder or on a bird table, you should be able to attract lots of different species.

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Calling all budding photographers

Posted on: 19th January 2015

The fifth annual Ring of Gullion Photography Competition is opening on the 15th January! The Ring of Gullion with Newry and Mourne District Council are hosting another fantastic amateur photography competition in the Ring of Gullion.

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Restoration of Bessbrook Tram gets a lift

Posted on: 12th December 2014

The restoration of the Bessbrook tram is the first of many projects which will be undertaken through the £1.4million Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), NIEA and Newry and Mourne Council. Bessbrook used to have its own hydro-electrically powered tramway which was only the second such tramway in all of Ireland.

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