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nightlife · Saturday 22 August 2026 · 8:00pm 
Above The River: Singles Night at The Oliver
At The Oliver · 62 Mill Street, Newry, Co. Down, BT34 1AJ
At The Oliver · 62 Mill Street, Newry, Co. Down, BT34 1AJ
The Oliver on Mill Street in Newry hosts a singles mixer with a speed-dating twist on Saturday 22 August 2026, running from 8pm to 10pm. Organised by The Social Scene | Timeless Dating, the event is aimed specifically at singles aged 40 to 55 and is built around structured mingling rather than a straightforward bar night.
The organisers pitch the evening as offering “good music, drinks, and space to chat,” with a speed-dating format layered over a more relaxed singles-mixer setup, so guests move between short structured conversations and open mingling rather than sitting through a rigid rotation all night. A welcome drink is included on arrival, and an optional icebreaker activity is offered for anyone who would rather not launch straight into conversation. The venue itself, The Oliver, functions as a standard Newry city-centre bar for most of the week, so this event transforms it into a dedicated event space for the two-hour window rather than running alongside the usual bar trade. Because the age bracket is specified upfront, the room is likely to skew toward a slightly older, more settled crowd than the city’s Thursday and Saturday student and weekend nights, making it a distinct addition to Newry’s nightlife calendar rather than a direct alternative to the bigger club nights.
Mill Street sits in Newry city centre, within easy walking distance of the Newry Bus and Rail Interchange and the Hill Street and Merchants Quay bar area. On-street parking and the nearby Buttercrane car park are both a short walk from the venue.
Newry’s city-centre bars cluster within a few streets of Mill Street, so it is easy to continue the evening elsewhere once the mixer wraps up at 10pm. There is more to see in Newry and across Co. Down.
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