If you are vegetarian or vegan and planning a trip to Belfast, dining in Belfast’s historic Cathedral Quarter is a must. There is an abundance of restaurants that will cater to both vegetarian and vegan…
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1980s music icons Adam Ant and Wet Wet Wet are set to headline the UK’s biggest retro rock festival as it comes to Bangor’s Ward Park on Saturday August 6. Adam Ant is best known…
Some of the UK’s best traditional boats and sailing yachts are set to be on show this weekend as the Portaferry Sails & Sounds Festival gets underway. Lovers of folk music and regattas have a…
The Engine Room Gallery in Belfast is launching a unique exhibition in support of the Red Cross Ukrainian Refugees Appeal, featuring work from an array of international and local artists such as Basil Blackshaw, Clement…
No event to be held in 2022 Following an extensive strategic review of the event, organisers of Culture Night Belfast have made the decision to suspend the city centre celebration of arts, culture and heritage…
Engineering company, PAC Group, is to invest £2m over three years and create up to 20 new jobs having acquired the plant and machinery of Barbour Engineering, following its closure. The engineering company operates to…
As the creative and cultural hub of the city, the Cathedral Quarter is a hive of activity full of bespoke attractions. Tourists and natives alike can visit the renowned area of Belfast that provides contemporary…
Belfast is gearing up for its biggest Pride celebration yet. Tomorrow’s parade will be the first since 2019. 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of the first Belfast Pride. If you’re planning on heading into the…
Residents of York Street’s LIV Student Belfast have propelled their home-from-home to the shortlist of the unique Global Student Living Awards, the only industry awards based on direct feedback collected from tens of thousands of students around the world….
Charity turning a tide of disability employment gap in Northern Ireland. Queen’s University Belfast graduate Anna Lawrenson was scared to enter the labour market. That was until she was given a life changing opportunity with…
“I’ve Found Ways To Handle Stress” Says Archeology Graduate With ASD About His Career Journey Disability project gives Northern Ireland’s university leavers with disability access to dream jobs By Maia Biermann Frequently, according to people…
For Fintona based Kevin Campbell, it was his mother’s previous diagnosis and unfortunate passing that helped to save his life. With an overarching awareness of the early signs and symptoms of oesophageal cancer, Tyrone man…
NI suffered the largest annual reduction in average discretionary household weekly income at 32.3% Y-o-Y The discretionary spending power of the average Northern Ireland family dropped below £100, for the first time since 2017, to £93.50 per…
Whether you go out for the atmosphere, the drinks or simply just the craic, there’s something and somewhere for everyone in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter. Boasting the best pubs and bars in the city, there are…
Belfast Man With Neuromuscular Condition Offers Insight To Employers and Fellow Graduates Having been excluded from many activities due to a lifelong disability, Belfast man Andrew Bailie, 23, had always felt his career options would…
“For Me It Was a Big Thing. It Was That Sigh of Relief Moment” By Maia Biermann A graduate with ADHD and social anxiety has secured a paid job placement he loves, leaving behind…
As we are all starting to feel the effects of screen-fatigue after a long two years and counting, it’s important to take a step back and enjoy what’s around you. Look no further, as we’ve…
When Derry-native Noeleen McMorris found herself with a regular influx of hiccups, indigestion and a change in swallowing habits, she knew something was wrong. Believing it was a side effect of medication, a routine GP…
Understanding can lead to success for employee and employer By Jonathan Traynor For Emily Baskerville, her Asperger’s Syndrome came with so many assumptions and stereotypes from prospective employers that getting a job, and more importantly…
A series of interactive wooden plaques have been hidden around Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter as part of an art installation launched at the beginning of the summer. Led by the Cathedral Quarter Trust, Fionn’s Window Ogham…
Adrian Hale from Banbridge was 51 and had just completed a job for the Scout Association in Crawfordsburn when he found himself having some discomfort while eating. Taking advice from a friend, he went to…
4C UR Future, the industry-led social enterprise that aims to empower young people to make well-informed decisions about their education and future careers, held a successful 4C UR Future LIVE event at Mid Ulster Sports…
“Do not be put off by that word – disability” – Sarah Fox Urges Fellow Graduates A Newry woman who has been plagued by Crohn’s Disease has revealed how a new grad employment scheme has…
Harpers and historians joined forces this month to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the first Harpers’ Assembly with five days of harp music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events, concluding in Dublin…
“For me, it was a big thing. It was that sigh of relief moment.” A graduate with ADHD and social anxiety has secured a paid job placement he loves, leaving behind worries that the condition…
With Belfast in full swing to recovery from the turbulence of recent years the Cathedral Quarter has much to celebrate. Businesses are still continuing to choose this art, culture and heritage hotspot to set up…
Leanne Molloy, 37, is a mother of two and works as a pharmacist in Castlewellan. She was in her mid-30s when she found that she had difficulties swallowing food. Following her shocking diagnosis of oesophageal…
The charity that aims to challenge low employment rates amongst disabled people, Leonard Cheshire, is celebrating the success of a programme that aimed to support graduates in future employment. The scheme, GradEmployNI Programme, which has…
Now that we’re starting to get back into the swing of being back to work after a long two years, deciding on what to have for lunch has proved to be somewhat bothersome. Why not…
Belfast historian Mark Doherty, Co Meath harper Ciara Taaffe and Limavady genealogist Fiona Pegrum all took to the stage at the First Presbyterian Church on Rosemary Street, Belfast for the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin…
Co Meath harper Ciara Taaffe took to the stage today at the First Presbyterian Church in Rosemary Street, Belfast to perform at the Denis Hempson, the Harper & his Legacy event for the 2022 Harps…
Derry Harper Lauren O’Neill and Tyrone fiddle player Eugene O’Neill took to the stage last night at the Deer’s Head in Belfast as part of the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. They are…
Harpers and historians will take to the stage this weekend as part of the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. The festival, which launched last night (FRIDAY) at the Linen Hall library will see musicians hailing…
Co Wicklow harper Rachel Duffy will be performing as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend, which will bring together harpers and historians from all over Ireland to celebrate…
West Belfast is set to host a series of events during this weekend’s Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. The festival which runs throughout the weekend in Belfast this week and ends with a commemorative…
Co Derry Harper Lauren O’Neill will be performing at the Harps Alive Festival | An Chruit Bheo | Harps Leevin in Belfast this weekend. Lauren will perform alongside fiddler Eugene McKenna at Strike Up The…
Harpers and historians will join forces in July to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Belfast Harpers’ Assembly with five days of music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events. Organised by the…
Coleraine Sisters and Harpers Kathryn Weir and Susannah Weir are set to perform as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend. This year’s Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival…
4C UR Future, the industry-led social enterprise that aims to empower young people to make well-informed decisions about their education and future careers, held a successful 4C UR Future LIVE event at Omagh Leisure Complex…
Co Monaghan Harper Eilís Lavelle will be performing as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend. Organised by the Harps Alive partnership, the festival will bring together the finest…
Armagh Harpers Sylvia Crawford and Simon Chadwick will be performing as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend. Having already opened with events in Magilligan and Mussenden Template last…
‘Manifestation’ urges action to save the site of Harpers’ Assembly 230 years ago The public has been urged to join a gathering on Saturday July 16, to urge Belfast City Council to save the historic…
Harpers and historians will join forces in July to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Belfast Harpers’ Assembly with five days of music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events. Organised by the…
Co Antrim Harpers Adam O’Neill, Gráinne Meyer, Kathryn Weir, Susannah Weir, and Katy Bustard will be performing as part of the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival in Belfast this weekend. Organised by the Harps…
Councillor Ivor Wallace, the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, attended the 4C UR Future LIVE event held in Coleraine Leisure Centre on 22 June 2022. 4C UR Future, the industry-led social enterprise…
Over 50 harpers will take to the stage throughout July as part of the 2022 Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival. Hailing from cities and counties across Ireland, north and south, including Dublin, Antrim, Armagh,…
Dublin-native Anne-Marie O’Farrell will be taking to the stage this weekend as one of the many harpers due to perform at the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival Gala Finale Concert. Growing up surrounded by…
The 4C UR Future LIVE event was held in Foyle Arena on Friday, June 24. The industry-led social enterprise, 4C UR Future, aims to empower young people to make well-informed decisions about their education and…
By Zahra Baz Three young Causeway harpers will be taking to the stage this weekend for the Harps Alive/An Chruit Bheo/Harps Leevin 2022 festival. Mollie Flack (14), Phoebe Kelly (14) and Hannah Thompson (12), are…
Harps Alive festival all-island celebration of the instrument and history Harpers and historians will join forces this month to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the first Harpers’ Assembly with five days of music and heritage…
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