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Northern Ireland National Park Panel Created
Environment Minister Alex Attwood has established a panel of experts to review plans to give Northern Ireland areas popular with tourists national park status. Areas being considered include the Mourne mountains, the Fermanagh lakes and the Causeway coast. The issue has been hotly debated for a decade with the plan winning favour with environmentalists but [...]
Flying the Mournes
This is an awesome video of Geoff Camps flying over the Mourne Mountains on a paramotor.
Walker airlifted from Mournes
A walker in his 60s has been airlifted from the Mourne Mountains. The man who has a medical condition was rescued yesterday afternoon and taken to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry around 4.15pm where his condition is said to be stable.
Mournes Walker Airlifted
A walker badly injured in a fall has been airlifted to the Royal Victorial Hospital. The Coastguard, Police helicopter and Mourne Mountain Rescue Team launched a search around 2:30pm for the man who was believed to have fallen around 50 feet in the Eagle Rocks area of Slieve Donard. On locating him first aid was administered [...]
Down Festival of Flight 2011
After the great success of last years event Down County Council will be hosting another Festival of Flight this year on Sat/Sun 6/7 August 2011 again featuring the spectacular Red Arrows.