Category: Tech

SRC in partnership with McGuinness Plumbing (MGP), were delighted to recently be awarded the ‘Small/Medium Enterprise Employer Award’ at the NI Apprenticeship Awards. This award acknowledges excellence and originality by employers, working with training providers, in the delivery of apprenticeship training. MGP delivers apprenticeship training in conjunction with Southern Regional College and are firm advocates […]

Newry BID and Newry 2020 were delighted to welcome the Minister for Finance to Newry to show off their new “smart city” project. The Smart Newry initiative will use low-cost internet-enabled sensors to collect real-time environmental data from across the city centre, and will make that data freely available to the public via the project […]

Below are two fresh new video tutorials on how to use Google My business. Beginner Tutorial Intermediate Tutorial

Newry BID is committed to supporting our members in many different ways. Over the next couple of months we are looking at how we can improve our overall digital presence. Our members have already been invited to take part in a range of social media courses being run through Southern Regional College and now we […]

  Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have teamed up with the Management Leadership Network to create a genuinely unique virtual event headlined by a globally renowned business strategist. The event, which is entitled Re:Launch – Re:imagining Business & Leadership, will be held on Tuesday 30th June from 2.00pm – 3.15pm under the Chatham House Rule. This means […]

It is becoming more evident that criminals are exploiting Coronavirus online by sending phishing/scam emails to try and trick users into clicking a bad link. If clicked, these links could lead to malware infection and loss of data like passwords. The scams may claim to have a ‘cure’ for the virus, offer a financial reward, […]

NewTech Conference – Newry On Saturday 8th March 50 attendees from the Newry tech community gathered in the Mardyke Suite at the Canal Court Hotel & Spa in Newry for a series of talks on cutting-edge technology. The event was organised by Newry Digital – a group of local IT professionals who meetup to share […]

O2 are re-opening in Buttercrane shopping centre this Friday 22 November at 10am. Want to find out more about O2 products or plans? O2 Gurus will be on hand to show you all the best deals. They can also teach you how to be smarter with your smartphone, with tips on everything from taking portraits […]

PRESS RELEASE NEWRY VIP LOYALITY SCHEME LAUNCHED Thursday, 01 August 2019 This week NEWRY Business Improvement District (BID) launches an ambitious new programme to reward city centre shoppers and support BID members. The FREE VIP Loyalty Fob is a smart fob carried by customers which enables participating stores to send personalised offers, discounts and promotions […]

Seven Translink stations have received Platinum SPIRIT of Translink Facility Awards, with Newry train station scoring 100%. Newry Buscentre also achieved a Platinum award. The Awards, in partnership with Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, are judged across key criteria assessing resource efficiency, energy and carbon, biodiversity, health and wellbeing activities; stakeholder, employee and community engagement as […]