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DIVERSE CITY

Celebrating Newry's new residents and our new neighbours.

A new permanant section on Newry.ie brought to you with the support of the Community Relations Council

Diverse City

08 August 2019

Opportunity to join Diversity programme

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Participants on a Clanrye Group’s PEACE IV project visited Krakow, Poland in June as part of their OCN NI Diversity and Good Relations programme and organisers Clanrye Group are running a second programme in September. The OCN Level 2 Diversity and Good…

Diverse City

06 July 2019

Polish Photographer hosts Arts Centre Photographic Exhibition

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Wojciech Palka was born near Krakow, Poland in a town called Kolbark and as he says himself came to Ireland in 2006 for a couple of months to earn some money, buy a car and go back to Poland. Instead of a car though he got a camera and as they say the rest is…

Art Competition marks Polish Heritage Days

06 May 2019

The Polish Supplementary School based at St Joseph's High School in Newry held an art…

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Young People from Kirovsk Visits Its ‘Twin’ Council

09 Apr 2019

As part its twinning agreement with the Russian Federation town of Kirovsk. Newry, Mourne…

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Football Fun for Newry's Syrian Residents

31 Mar 2019

Messi. No, Ronaldo. Rubbish. Hazzard is the best, but he needs to move to a bigger team.…

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Latvian Dressmaker’s Thriving Newry Business

31 Mar 2019

From an early age, Larisa Sokele was destined to be a dressmaker. As a toddler, she…

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Polish Druid and Irish Poet

29 Mar 2019

If you recollect to have seen a elderly man running alone along the Mourne Mountain…

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Jestem dumnym Polakiem, ale moje serce jest w Irlandi - Polish and Proud but My Heart is in Ireland

29 Mar 2019

Dan Gebski jest dumnym Polakiem. Ale 40-latek wraz z jego rodzina sercem jest w Irlandi.…

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Multicultural Day - "It's Important to make People feel Welcome" Amelia,11

27 Mar 2019

"We think it's important to celebrate everyone's culture and make sure everyone feels…

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Brexit Concerns of Newry's Newest Residents

25 Mar 2019

It has dominated the news for almost three years and in recent weeks, ahead of the former…

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Mei enjoying work placement in Newry

22 Mar 2019

Aged just 20 and all alone, Mei Lee boarded a plane in her home country of Malaysia and…

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From Russia With Love...and Language

20 Mar 2019

Ireland is often described as a warm and welcoming place for visitors. The same, however,…

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From North Uganda to South Down

10 Mar 2019

Beautifully crafted ornaments of some of Africa's most wonderful animals line the window…

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Newry City "One of the most diverse and inclusive in Ireland"

09 Mar 2019

Newry should be very proud of itself for the way it has welcomed and befriended the many…

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Oksana McMahon - From Ukraine to Deputy Chair of Council

02 Mar 2019

Growing up in Kiev, politics was often discussed around the dinner table in Oksana…

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Kids are key to social integration

22 Feb 2019

"Adults can learn a lot from children about integration," says Ewa Gorzelak-Deska.…

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Supporting Newry's Ethnic Minority Communities

19 Feb 2019

Since it first opened its doors in 2007, the Ethnic Minority Support Centre in Newry has…

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From Portugal to Our Lady's in Newry

17 Feb 2019

Boarding a plane from Portugal to Ireland in 2008, Alice Martins Ruas was too young to…

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Sunetul muzicii poate fi auzit pe Belfast Road în fiecare sâmbătă seara. - Newry's Weekly Romanian Church Service

11 Feb 2019

Mulți dintre membrii comunității de români din Newry, o comunitate mică dar în creștere,…

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Kultywowanie I Propagowanie Polskiej Kultury W Polskiej Szkole Uzupelniajacej W Newry - Preserving Polish Culture at Newry's Polish Supplementary School

03 Feb 2019

“Ja lubie mowic po Polsku wlasciwie ja kocham to jestem caly ja”, powiedzial…

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'Przyczynianie się do naszego dobrobytu Kulturowego, Społecznego i Ekonomicznego' - ‘Contributing to our Cultural, Social and Economic Wellbeing’

25 Jan 2019

"Wszędzie, I na kazdym szczeblu Emigranci wzbogacali i wzmacniali sfere Amerykańskiego…

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DIVERSE CITY VIDEO

Larisa Sokele - Diverse City

Larisa Sokele from Latvia talks about her Dressmaking business in Newry

Dan Gebski - Diverse City

Dan arrived in Ireland 15 years ago and lives in Newry with his wife and five year old son.

Mei Lee - Diverse City

Mei Lee from Johor Bahru in Malaysia talks about her country and her life in Newry where she is on work placement with ABP.

David Olara - Diverse City

David Olara from Uganda has moved to the South Down town of Warrenpoint and here he speaks of how he has adjusted to the relocation.

Alice Martins Ruas - Diverse City

Portugal born Alice Martins Ruas talks about her experiences moving to Newry and her time at Our Lady’s Grammar School in the city.

Ewa Gorzelak-Deska - Diverse City

Ewa Gorzelak-Deska from Zawiercie in Poland talks about her life in Newry after moving here in 2016.