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County Down News September 29, 2026

Le Lapérouse Berths At Warrenpoint Harbour

Six-Call Cruise Season for Warrenpoint Welcomes 1,000+ Passengers Le Lapérouse’s third visit of 2026 to Warrenpoint on Saturday (26th September) brought the curtain down on a successful cruise season which welcomed more than 1,000 passengers to the town. Warrenpoint Port hosted four flagship vessels throughout the summer for a total of six cruise calls, with […]
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County Down News September 11, 2026

Trade Delegation Sees Gardens Across Council District

International Travel Trade Delegation Experiences Mourne Gullion Strangford Houses and Gardens An international travel trade delegation has visited the region as part of ongoing efforts to grow tourism and raise the profile of Mourne Gullion Strangford in key overseas markets. Newry Mourne and Down District Council has welcomed the delegation. Organised by Tourism Northern Ireland, […]
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County Down News May 28, 2026

Archibald Sets Out Credit Union Next Steps

Economy Minister outlines next steps for Credit Unions A Bill to modernise and reform the credit union sector is to be brought forward, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced. The plans are outlined in a ‘Credit Union (Modernisation and Reform) Next Steps’ document, which has today been published following a public consultation on proposed […]
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County Down News August 18, 2025

Newry And South Armagh Firms Invest £2M

Newry and South Armagh companies invest almost £2M to grow exports Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced that Pronto Engineering, Sheaney, Versaffix, and Viltra are investing almost £2m to grow exports and create 24 new good jobs. The investments will enable the companies to increase productivity and turnover, build capacity, and grow sales in […]
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County Down News August 1, 2025

FSB Backs UK-Wide Plan To Curb Late Payments

Time to pay up: Toughest crackdown on late payments in a generation unveiled in plan to back small businesses The UK Government has unveiled its Small Business Plan to support SMEs across the country and Federation of Small Business NI is fully in support as many late payments are crippling small businesses. Welcoming the announcement, Policy Chair of […]
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County Down News March 11, 2025

O’Dowd Provides Extension To Business Rates Relief

Rates relief is supporting local businesses and jobs says O’Dowd Finance Minister John O’Dowd has announced the continuation of the Small Business Rate Relief, Back in Business and rural ATMs exemption schemes for the 2025/26 year. Speaking after the Assembly debate on two of the measures Minister O’Dowd said: “Supporting local business means supporting entrepreneurship, helping […]
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County Down News January 16, 2025

Resonate Testing Invests In Newry Battery Testing Facility

Murphy welcomes £475k investment by Newry company Resonate Testing to set up Irelands first battery testing facility Economy Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed a £475,000 investment by Newry company Resonate Testing to establish the first battery testing facility on the island of Ireland. This milestone expansion positions Resonate Testing at the forefront of certified lithium […]
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