Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

Slow down: give our red squirrels a ‘brake’

Posted on: 5th June 2015

The Northern Ireland Squirrel Forum (NISF) in partnership with the Ring of Gullion and Cooley Red Squirrel Group is appealing to motorists to “slow your speed, save our red squirrels,”

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Volunteers Repair Slieve Gullion Cairn

Posted on: 19th May 2015

Around 30 volunteers climbed Slieve Gullion mountain to carry out much needed repair work on the 5000 year old Neolithic cairn at its summit.

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Gullion grasslands in decline

Posted on: 18th May 2015

The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership is on the lookout for donor grasslands. We have identified a number of suitable sites to create semi-natural grasslands and we need seeds from donor sites to sow in the Autumn.

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DSD NI Small Grants programme now open.

Posted on: 15th May 2015

DSD NI Small Grants programme now open. Grants of between £200 and £1200 are available to organisations working with volunteers in N. Ireland.

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The Ring of Gullion’s new website launched

Posted on: 15th May 2015

On a fresh May morning on the shores of Camlough Lake and at the foot of Camlough Mountain Chairperson of Newry Mourne and Down District Council Councillor Naomi Ballie officially launched the new Ring of Gullion website, www.ringofgullion.org, with Slieve Gullion Councillor Roisin Mulgrew and designer Paudie Fearon from Wibble Web Design & Development.

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DOE Breaks Quercus Contract

Posted on: 13th May 2015

The DOE NI has decided not to renew the NHRP contract with Queen’s. All work related to this will terminate on 22nd June.

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Defend Nature! 100 voluntary organisations unite to defend nature

Posted on: 13th May 2015

Across Europe, including here, vital laws protect our most precious wildlife and wild places. It's not just wildlife that depend on them - we do too, for cleaner rivers, vital habitat for pollinating insects and natural places we can enjoy and spend time in. Without these laws our world would be a poorer place.

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Call for Financial Assistance – May 2015

Posted on: 12th May 2015

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council invites applications for financial assistance towards the three programme areas outlined below:
Capital Call for Community, Sporting and Recreational Capital Schemes; Community Festival Fund, (DCAL and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council); Good Relations, (OFMDFM and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council)

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Mooney Goes Wild in Slieve Gullion Forest Park

Posted on: 11th May 2015

Mooney Goes Wild in Slieve Gullion Forest Park to chat to Therese Hamill about red Squirrels Derek Mooney and his…

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Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Aids Swift Conservation

Posted on: 1st May 2015

A swift tower has been built at Derrymore Estate by the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership to aid swift conservation in the area. Swift populations have been declining steadily over the last 25 years and we hope to turn this around by providing suitable ready made nest sites.

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Help wanted for Slieve Gullion Cairn Facelift

Posted on: 30th April 2015

Slieve Gullion Cairn needs your help! The ancient cairn on the summit of Slieve Gullion is in need of repairs as a result of the accidental damage caused by the thousands of visitors to the site each year. The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership, part funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), is appealing for volunteers to help with the restoration of the Passage Tomb on the summit of Slieve Gullion on Saturday 16th May.

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Scenic Drive Remains Closed for Bank Holiday

Posted on: 29th April 2015

Tree felling operations in the main woodland area of Slieve Gullion Forest will be ongoing for a period of approximately 3 months. The Scenic Drive will be closed to public vehicle access.

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