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community · Wednesday 26 August 2026 · Various 
MS Society Coffee and Chat - Newry
At Yew Coffee · 5 Warrenpoint Road, Newry, Co. Down
At Yew Coffee · 5 Warrenpoint Road, Newry, Co. Down
The Newry, Mourne and Armagh Group of the MS Society runs an informal Coffee and Chat meet-up at Yew Coffee on the Warrenpoint Road, open to people living with multiple sclerosis, their families and their carers. It is a small, low-key support gathering rather than a structured session, built around conversation over a cup of coffee with others who understand the condition first-hand.
The group meets in a normal working cafe rather than a clinical or institutional setting, which keeps the atmosphere relaxed and open to anyone who wants to drop in, whether newly diagnosed, a long-time member of the local MS community, or a family member supporting someone with MS. It is organised as part of the MS Society’s wider Northern Ireland network of local groups, which run everything from exercise sessions to social meet-ups across the region. The contact listed for the Newry group is Neil Rooney, reachable through the group’s MS Society email address, and the group’s own published schedule marks the meet-up as usually falling on the last Wednesday of the month, though the exact date is noted by the organisers themselves as still to be confirmed each time, so it is worth checking ahead before travelling.
Newry is a well-connected transport hub, with NI Railways Enterprise services calling at Newry station on the Belfast to Dublin line, and extensive Translink and Bus Eireann coach links. Yew Coffee on the Warrenpoint Road is a short distance from the city centre.
Newry’s Cathedral Quarter and Canal Court are both close by, and the group meet-up is easy to combine with a wider look at the city. There is more to see in Newry and across Co. Down.
Heading to Yew Coffee in Newry? Down has plenty more to see. Read the Newry area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.