Local Services in Down District Council

County Down is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland in the northeast of the island of Ireland. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland and is within the province of Ulster.

The Down District Council has periodically had to provide funding to ensure that the Saint Patrick Visitor Centre in Downpatrick remains in operation. It has also funded a major promenade infrastructure regeneration in Newcastle.

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is a local authority in Northern Ireland. It replaces Down District Council and Newry and Mourne District Council and covers most of the southeast of Northern Ireland.