Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

Michael J. Murphy Winter School 2015

Posted on: 24th November 2015

The third annual Michael J. Murphy Winter School took place on November 18th-21st in Dromintee GAA club and in Ti Chulainn Cultural Centre in Mullach Ban. This event, in memory of this remarkable writer, folklorist, broadcaster, photographer and socialist republican, was an unqualified success, both in attendances and in the outstanding contributions from all of the speakers.

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OutdoorNI Awards 2015 – Voting Now Open!

Posted on: 19th November 2015

Mourne Mountains and Ring Of Gullion have been nominated in the ‘Best Adventure Destination’ category of the OutdoorNI Awards 2015…

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Internationally important landscapes awarded new UNESCO designation

Posted on: 18th November 2015

A vote at the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) General Conference in Paris this week has meant that three of Ireland’s world famous landscapes have been designated as UNESCO sites.

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Tree planting offers to brighten the landscape

Posted on: 17th November 2015

This month, schoolchildren and community groups will don welly boots to plant free trees from the Woodland Trust. Over 460,000 trees will take root throughout the UK, with 20,000 set to grace the Northern Ireland landscape.

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Tree protection and planting schemes to get £17.4m

Posted on: 11th November 2015

New Forestry Grant Schemes worth £17.4m will support woodland expansion in Northern Ireland, the rural development minister has said.

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Durkan Announces Environment Fund

Posted on: 10th November 2015

Environment Minister Mark H Durkan today announced an Environment Fund (EF) for applications from eligible Not for Profit organisations and councils.

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Gullion’s Green Woodlands and Hedgerows

Posted on: 30th October 2015

Grants and Free Native Tree schemes for farmers, landowners and gardeners! There are Forest Service schemes for land over 5ha, Woodland Trust schemes for farms, One Million Trees scheme for landowners and The Ring of Gullion LPS Big Free tree giveaway for gardeners!

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The Met Office needs you

Posted on: 27th October 2015

The Met Office are looking for volunteers to expand their network of voluntary manual rainfall measuring stations.

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Breathtaking New Sculpture for Bessbrook

Posted on: 9th October 2015

This is the opening verse of “The Ballad of Camlough River”, by James N Richardson, which was used as inspiration when designing the sculpture for the mill pond. Today saw the launch of Bessbrook s Flax Flower sculpture by artist Alan Burke.

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Reading our past – Graveyard memorials in Ireland and North America

Posted on: 9th October 2015

Dr Eileen Murphy a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography Archaeology & Palaeoecology at Queen’s University Belfast will be delivering a lecture in Ti Chulainn on Reading our past – Graveyard memorials in Ireland and North America on the 19th October at 7.30pm.

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Who goes there? Wildlife Tracks and Trails

Posted on: 1st October 2015

“What’s about in the Wild” is the name of a new programme of events and training being offered this autumn…

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The Ring of Gullion on Open Country

Posted on: 29th September 2015

Helen Mark visits the Ring Of Gullion in Northern Ireland to discover it's ancient geographical features that are now attracting visitors from all over the world.

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