Church of Ireland General Synod 2026
For the first time since 2019, General Synod will return to meeting in person for three days when it convenes in Newcastle, County Down, on Thursday 7 May, Friday 8 May, and Saturday 9 May 2026.
The venue will be the Slieve Donard Hotel which was opened in 1898 by the Belfast and County Down Railway to bring tourists to the growing resort town nestling below the Mourne Mountains.