Tesco have announced they will be creating 300 new jobs with the opening of a new Tesco Extra superstore in Newry.  The store will provide 500 parking spaces for customers and access for pedestrians and lay-by facilities for buses. Tesco Corporate Affairs Manager Gloria Coats said, “We are delighted to be making this significant investment

Destination Newry are delighted to announce that we will be providing LIVE video coverage of two Power NI Dr McKenna Cup games. We began our GAA coverage exactly one year ago, and we will continue our commitment to live GAA in 2013. Commentators Patsy Russell and Seána Talbot will bring you all the action, with

The Funeral Cortege of Kevin Bell leaving his home in Ashton Heights to Cloughogue Chapel.

Details for payment to help with the cost of returning Kevin to Newry are as follows Sort Code – 902338 Account no – 84078816 Reference – KBrf0613 Can everyone please share these details and help in whatever small way possible.  

Video – St Colman’s v St Patrick’s Maghera. Although thousands were able to view the game live, others couldn’t access it as it seems the server company were confused by the huge demand and thought our site was being hacked! Apologies to those who couldn’t see the game. To watch via ipad or iphone, use the

The Funeral Mass for Kevin Bell.     We apologise for the audio quality. We have done the best we can to maximise the volume. We suggest using headphones or speakers to watch this video and to get the best sound quality. Another alternative is to connect your laptop or computer to your television via

A Quiz will be held on Tuesday night at 9pm in the Canal Court in Newry to raise funds for repatriation of the body of Newry man. Kevin Bell, tragically killed in New York on Saturday Night. Kevin is the late son of Collie and Eithne Bell a very popular and well known family in the Newry

Tonight we bring you live coverage of Down v Armagh in the Power NI Dr McKenna Cup. We will be live from Pairc Esler at 7pm. The game throws in at 7.30pm Click here after 7pm to see the game Keep an eye on our facebook or twitter or use the comment box under the

Police in Newry responded to a report of a male in Newry Canal on Thursday evening, 13 June. Officers attended the scene within two minutes of the report and an officer entered the canal and brought the male out of the water. Officers provided first aid and attempted to resuscitate the casualty using CRP until

Rowan Hand Broadcast watch live here http://destinationnewry.com/videos/morning-show-with-rowan-hand-broadcast-watch-live-here/  

Rapture Teenage Club 8.30-Midnight Tickets – £6 Event organised by Rapture Teenage Club ltd     Tickets for Rapture Friday 1st June will be on sale from Destination Newry on Railway Avenue from 9am – 5pm Saturday 5th May ONLY.   This will be a teenage event. Parents are advised not to buy tickets for

STETSONS and rhinestones flooded Bank Parade last week as Newry turned Nashville for the filming of TG4’s new country music series Opry an Iúir. The recording took place over four nights turning Newry’s very own Town Hall into Down’s answer to the Grand Ole Opry with sensational live performances from stars such as: Philomena Begley;

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘NOW’ AVAILABLE ON ITUNES TAKEN FROM THE FORTHCOMING SELF TITLED ALBUM RELEASED APRIL 5TH

Thursday night past, the first meeting of a new committee took place for the Eari Wig Festival.  The committee plan to revive the traditional, fun filled festival in Newry, which ceased several years ago.  The committee are looking for new members to help them and looking for feedback and ideas for the festival from people.

ONE DIRECTION – ‘ONE WAY OR ANOTHER (TEENAGE KICKS)’   The world’s biggest pop band, One Direction, have teamed up with the UK charity, Comic Relief, to record the official 2013 Red Nose Day charity single, creating their own unique take on the Blondie classic ‘One Way Or Another.’   The single is produced by

Following up her Top 10 UK hit Ready or Not, which has sold over 200,000 copies and spent three weeks in the Top 10, US singer-songwriter Bridgit Mendler returns with a new track Hurricane out June 7TH.   With its syncopated beats and high-top harmonies, Hurricane is Bridgit’s hip hop flavoured look at a stormy

Heaven is the first single to be taken from their forthcoming album Delta Machine. Depeche Mode have announced they will release their highly anticipated 13th studio album, entitled Delta Machine, on March 22nd via Columbia Records. The album, recorded over the last year in Santa Barbara, California and New York City, was produced by Ben

‘I Need Your Love’   release date: 8 March ’13   Following his seventh Top Ten hit in Ireland Drinking From The Bottle, Calvin now releases his eighth single, a hot collaboration with Ellie Goulding titled I Need Your Love.   His incredibly successful album 18 Months contains all seven other recent hits: Bounce, Feel

X Factor star Ruth Lorenzo announces the release of her debut UK single The Night, a soaring self penned power anthem which coincides with her appearance on the forthcoming Celebrities on Ice UK arena tour (April 19-June 15 2013).   Ruth Lorenzo is known around the world for her now legendary performances on X Factor

“Tonight I’m Getting Over You,” is the new single from Grammy-nominated Pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen’s debut album Kiss, and was co-written with its producer Max Martin. The debut album is Platinum in Japan, Gold in Germany, Indonesia, and Brazil, and Silver in France. Jepsen, who was named Billboard’s 2012 Rising Star, was the breakout