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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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Exhibition Launched – Photography Competition

Posted on: 15th October 2012

The winners of this years’ Ring of Gullion Photography Competition joined Mayor John McArdle and Deputy Mayor Patrick McDonald in Newry Arts Centres’ Bell Gallery to launch the exhibition which runs until 22nd October.

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Slieve Gullion venue for Red Kite talk

Posted on: 15th October 2012

The red kite was once a common sight across Britain and Ireland, until around 200 years ago when they were persecuted to extinction here. In 2007, the RSPB NI, Golden Eagle Trust and Welsh Kite Trust began an ambitious project to bring these birds back to our skies.

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In the Ring of Gullion – Gap ‘o the North Discovery Walk

Posted on: 28th September 2012

Discover the untouched landscapes of South Armagh by exploring the ring dyke hills of The Ring of Gullion; learn about the history and enjoy the craic.

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Helicopter arrives at Slieve Gullion

Posted on: 10th September 2012

Newry and Mourne District Council received funding from the European Regional Development Fund, INTERREG IVA Programme through the CASA Project. This project is managed by CASA (Castleblaney/South Armagh) Partnership who secured £1.3million funding development.

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