Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

Slieve Gullion Forest adventure Park wins best Tourism Partner Initiative at the NITB awards.

Posted on: 31st May 2013

The new play park at Slieve Gullion won a NITB award last week. The award was in the category of Tourism Partner Initiative. The development of the project was led by Mrs Julie Mc Cann of Newry & Mourne District Council who worked closely with a wide range of local partners to establish the high quality adventure park.

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Ring of Gullion Audio Guides

Posted on: 15th May 2013

Mayor Councilor John McArdle launched the Ring of Gullion Audio Guides at the Slieve Gullion Courtyard just in time for the summer season. The launch was attended by the areas MP, MLA and local councilors as well as the local community and council officials who worked on the tour.

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Wild about Wildflowers

Posted on: 9th May 2013

I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love wildflowers. So we thought we would celebrate Irish wildflowers in the Ring of Gullion.

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Local Schools restore heather habitat

Posted on: 11th April 2013

Slieve Gullion, recognised by its designation as a Special Area of Conservation, is one of the largest expanses of European dry heath in Northern Ireland, and heathland covers roughly 12% of the area in the Ring of Gullion.

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Conservation Volunteers February 2013

Posted on: 26th February 2013

For the first time the Ring of Gullion and Cooley cross border Conservation Volunteer team met up on Saturday 23rd February.

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Go nuts for birds

Posted on: 17th January 2013

Why not join us at Slieve Gullion Courtyard on Saturday 26th from 2-4pm to take part in the worlds largest wildlife survey, the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch!

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Early Childhood Studies Group Visit Slieve Gullion!

Posted on: 15th January 2013

Slieve Gullion didn't know what to expect when Year 2 Fulltime Early Childhood Studies students from Stranmillis College and their three lecturers turned up in force, Wellies at the ready and with layer upon layer of clothing.

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LOVE AT A HIGH ALTITUDE

Posted on: 7th January 2013

Irish language enthusiasts from South Armagh and Co. Louth, who gathered to watch the winter solstice in a passage tomb on the top of Slieve Gullion (573m) on Sunday (Dec 23rd) witnessed an event of an entirely different sort.

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Winter Solstice – Setting Sun illuminates Slieve Gullion Passage tomb

Posted on: 25th December 2012

The Stone Age monument dates to between 4000 B.C. and 2500 B.C., making it up to 6000 years old. That could be 3000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and nearly 4000 years older than England's Stonehenge! Or as old as them anyway…The tomb is aligned to the setting sun at the winter solstice.

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Fortress Ireland approach to prevent spread of ash disease essential – O’Neill

Posted on: 29th October 2012

Forestry Minister Michelle O’Neill today introduced emergency legislation, in tandem with similar legislation in the south, to stop the importation of ash trees.

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Red Squirrel Celebrations At Slieve Gullion

Posted on: 15th October 2012

As part of National Red Squirrel Week, Tollymore and Ring of Gullion Red Squirrel Groups together with Ring of Gullion Officer and Biodiversity Officer for Newry and Mourne District Council were at Slieve Gullion Courtyard finding out all about our much loved native red squirrel!

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National Trails Day in The Ring of Gullion

Posted on: 15th October 2012

As part of National Trails Day, Gap o the North Walking Club together with The Ring of Gullion Officer for Newry and Mourne District Council met in Jonesborough on Saturday past to trek into the past and discover the untouched landscapes of South Armagh!

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