[/caption] ]]>Legamaddy Pupils Design Own Playground And Garden Area
[/caption] ]]>Fidelio Trio Brings Musical Excellence to Castlewellan
DOWN Arts Centrexa0and Moving on Music present a relaxing and inspiring afternoon of classical music at its finest withxa0Fidelio Trioxa0at 3pm on Sunday 27th March at The Lodge Cultural Centre, Castlewellan.
Fidelio Trio brings together the virtuoso talents of Belfast-born violinist Darragh Morgan, Cork-born pianist Mary Dullea and cellist Robin Michael.


Carnacaville School Pupils Rethink On Waste
[/caption] ]]>Sinn Féin Explains Its Position Over Flags
Following his meetings, he said, xa0“Sinn Féin has carried out a number of meetings with local schools, the PSNI and senior council officials to address the grossly exaggerated hyping up of the flags issue on St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick.
“Firstly, it is important to make clear that St Patrick’s Day in Downpatrick is both a celebration of our Patron Saint and an expression of our Irishness. During this event, Sinn Féin representatives will be respectful and mindful of the sensitivities’relating to the display of flags. I would therefore encourage everyone, from all political, cultural and ethnic backgrounds to come along and enjoy what will be a wonderful occasion.
Dermot Curran Awards Celebrates Young Achievers
young people in Down district was the focus of the Dermot Curran Young Achiever Awards held in South Eastern Regional College in Market Street, Downpatrick, on Wednesday 9th March, 2011.
An enthusiastic audience of young people from the college came together with pupils from a number of local schools to celebrate their achievements as young entrepreneurs in business and enterprise. They were joined by winners of the recent Down District Business Awards: Karen Thompson of Karen Thompson Consulting; John Walsh of Blue-Fin Software Solutions; Dale Orr of Churchtown Farm; Johnny and Emma Lynn from Boat Covers Ireland; and Bob Parks of Down Community Transport, who together formed part of an ‘Enterprise Question Time‘ panel responding to questions posed by students at the event.






