There has been a call for an investigation into the money spent by the council on the failed Mourne Mountain Gondola project. Last week the controversial Mourne Gateway Project was put to an end after ...

A council is desperately seeking ideas for a new project to replace a cable car scheme in the Mourne Mountains which fell apart when a key partner pulled out. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council ...

Smoke over the Mourne Mountains in Co Down. Firefighters have tackled almost 150 wildfires in Northern Ireland across three days, a commander has said. Group commander Danny Ard from the Northern ...

Ten cars in the Newry, Mourne and Down area have been equipped with dash-cams as part of a pilot scheme. It's six weeks to go until Christmas - where can you see the lights be switched on across ...

Campaigners opposed to plans to install a £50m gondola in the Mournes have said a recent spate of wildfires should lead to “an obvious conclusion” that would see the project halted. On Wednesday ...

Councillor Jarlath Tinnelly says "Council is now trying to come up with another scheme and I don't think that is a credible position" [BBC] A council that has twice seen its plans to develop a cable ...

It's a scene you'd associate with the Alps - cable cars full of tourists snaking their way up mountains. But could it soon be on the way to Northern Ireland? Nestled close to the south Down coast, the ...

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is using dash-cams in police vehicles for the first time. Ten cars in the Newry ...

Newry Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has struck its district rate at 3.98% with a split vote in chambers. The DUP stood against the new rate stating they had "not been listened" to in ...

The idea of spending an afternoon with a glass of wine in one hand and a paintbrush in the other has traditionally been the preserve of the aspiring and accomplished artist alike. These days, ‘paint ...

A council that has twice seen its plans to develop a cable car style ride in the Mourne Mountains fail will be given an opportunity to submit an alternative project to funders. Newry, Mourne and Down ...