The Latest Breaking News from Co Down

Co Down family raising awareness of seriousness of asthma after tragic loss of teenage daughter

"We lost our daughter to asthma and want people to take it more seriously"

Belfast Live · May 1, 2023

Fishing boat rescued by RNLI after being caught on the rocks in Co Down

The boat appeared to have lost power and the person on board was trying to paddle to shore with a piece of wood.

Belfast Live · May 1, 2023

Petrol bomb thrown and car set alight in Co Down arson attacks

Both arson attacks were reported in the early hours of Monday morning.

Belfast Live · May 1, 2023

Funeral plans announced for Co Down mountaineer who died in Himalayas

The renowned Dromara adventurer died last Monday at a camp in the Himalayas.

Belfast Live · Apr 23, 2023

Co Down warning after multiple homes targeted in burglary spree

The properties were targeted in the Castlewellan, Bryansford, Kilcoo and Ballinaskea areas

Belfast Live · Apr 22, 2023

Car set alight in petrol bomb attack amid Co Down drugs gangs feud

Police are investigating a possible link to the ongoing feud across Ards and North Down

Belfast Live · Apr 22, 2023

Co Down man who helped bring peace to Europe commemorated in his home town

Viscount Castlereagh was a former foreign secretary, who negotiated with the heads of Europe following the Napoleonic wars.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Legendary Irish climber Noel Hanna to be laid to rest in Co Down

The 56-year-old died after ascending the world’s 10th highest peak in Nepal on Monday

Irish Mirror · Apr 19, 2023

Tributes paid to Northern Ireland climber who died on Nepalese mountain

Noel Hanna, an experienced Co Down mountaineer, was descending from Annapurna when he died, it is believed.

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Irish climber dies climbing Mount Annapurna in Nepal

Noel Hanna, a 10-time Everest summiteer from Dromara, Co Down, died at Camp IV after he returned from the Mount Annapurna summit point on Monday night

Dublin Live · Apr 18, 2023