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Dunadry Hotel And Gardens Announces Its Upcoming Wedding Show The Spring Style Edition

Spring into your happily ever after by starting your wedding journey at Dunadry Hotel and Gardens’ magical Wedding Show, hosted by Cool FM’s Melissa Riddell. Taking place in the iconic surroundings of the historic County Antrim hotel from 1pm on Saturday 13th May, The Spring Style Edition of the venue’s seasonal showcases will be filled […]

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AbbeyAutoline Shortlisted For Two Categories At The British Insurance Awards 2023

AbbeyAutoline is only local insurance provider shortlisted for Personal Lines Broker of the Year and Commercial Lines Broker of the Year AbbeyAutoline is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for two key categories at The British Insurance Awards 2023. Northern Ireland’s largest insurance broker is the only local company shortlisted in both the

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Where Would You Like To Retire? Here Are The Top 10 Countries People In The UK Want To Go

New research has revealed the top 10 countries people in the UK want to spend their retirement in, with Spain placing first. Equity release specialists at Retirement Solutions analysed the average monthly Google search volume for different terms relating to retiring abroad. They wanted to determine the countries that people are most seeking to move

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Dale Farm Scoops Up NI Ice-Cream Market

Northern Ireland’s Number one ice cream brand*, Dale Farm continues to build on its dominance of the local ice cream market through the expansion of its ‘luxury’ product range. The development reflects changing consumer demand, driven by the cost-of-living crisis, and people’s preference to ‘indulge dine’ at home rather than eat out. In direct response

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1 In 4 Hay Fever Sufferers Have Been Accused Of ‘Making It Up’

A poll of 1,500 adults who have the seasonal allergy found 19 per cent believe those who don’t have it are unsympathetic to their ailments. In fact, 70 per cent of sufferers dread the impact of hay fever, with 29 per cent taking days off work because symptoms have been so bad. While 29 per

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Stop Food Waste Day: UK Food Price Inflation Reaches Its Highest Level In 45 Years

In a world of rampant inflation, with UK food basics rising in cost over the past year by 80%, the nation is becoming more money-conscious than ever, as highlighted in SaveMoneyCutCarbon‘s landmark research that has revealed 41% of the population said they’ve had to cut their overall food costs significantly to afford their energy bills. In turn, money-saving expert through

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Family Holiday: Same Thing As Last Year Or Stuck For Ideas?

Nearly half of parents take their kids on holiday to the same places every year – with a quarter admitting they don’t know where else to go. A poll of 600 parents and their children aged six to 11 found they’re lacking holiday inspiration. More than a third (37 per cent) confess to being stuck

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Property Panel To Take To The ‘Main Stage’ At Limelight

AIB has brought together a leading panel of property and industry experts to provide local homebuyers with top tips, insights and guidance as they get ready to purchase their first home. Hosted by Q Radio breakfast presenter Declan Wilson, AIB’s ‘Your Home’ event will take place at the Limelight, Belfast on Wednesday 26th April from 6pm.  Free to

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Pizza Wins The Battle Of The UK’s Favourite Takeaway

Pizza has emerged just ahead of Chinese to be named the UK’s favourite takeaway cuisine, new research from Peckwater Brands can reveal. Europe’s largest virtual food brand operator commissioned an independent survey of 2,000 UK adults. Peckwater Brands asked all those who use delivery platforms (like Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just-Eat) at least once a

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100 Events + 11 Days = The 23rd Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival!

One of the most hotly anticipated programmes in Belfast’s cultural calendar will deliver over 100 events in just 11 days across the city’s historic Cathedral Quarter and beyond! The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival returns between April 27 –May 7 for its 23rd year with a packed programme of live music, comedy, literature, theatre, film, spoken word, visual

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Five Tips To Ensure Your Proposal Remains A Surprise To Your Partner

Planning a proposal is both an exciting and difficult time. Not only will you feel anxious about the response when the moment arrives, but it’s also a challenge keeping it a secret – especially if your partner is observant. However, experts in customised jewellery at Glamira have offered five tips to ensure your proposal runs

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Final Call For Ambitious Start-Ups To Get Investor Ready With €300,000 Seedcorn Competition

New start and early stage businesses across the island of Ireland have been encouraged to enter the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, with a chance to win a share of the €300,000 prize fund. While the competition gives innovative start-ups the opportunity to bag the top prize of €100,000, entrants can benefit from expert feedback

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Cool FM And Downtown Radio Teams Take On Popstar Personas In Aid Of Cash For Kids

The teams at Cool FM and Downtown Radio have been channelling their inner ‘popstar’ in a bid to support disadvantaged children throughout Northern Ireland. Ahead of ‘Cash for Kids Day’ on Thursday 27th April presenters are encouraging listeners to follow their lead by dressing up as their very own favourite popstar for the day and join

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Carrickfergus Enterprise Champions Female Entrepreneurs In Mid And East Antrim

Social Enterprise Hosts Spring Lunch Event as Part of Enterprising Women Initiative. Carrickfergus Enterprise recently hosted a Spring Lunch Event as part of the Enterprising Women initiative, which seeks to support new and established female entrepreneurs in the Mid and East Antrim area. Held on March 30th , the event saw delegates network and provide

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Lord Mayor Invites City To Join Her In Celebrating Belfast

The grounds of Belfast City Hall will be packed with free family fun activities on Saturday 22 April for Councillor Tina Black’s Lord Mayor’s Day. Belfast’s First Citizen is inviting everyone to join her in ‘Celebrating Belfast’ on the front lawns of City Hall between 12pm and 5pm. There will be something for all ages,

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Life Changing Opportunity As One Young World Summit Comes To Belfast

The One Young World Summit is the world’s largest gathering of the next generation of global leaders. The Summit brings together young leaders representing 190+ countries and 250+ organisations, to confront the biggest challenges facing humanity and accelerate their social impact. Over 2,000 delegates will come to Belfast for four life-changing days of knowledge-sharing and

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11 Winning Northern Ireland Businesses Go Forward To The National UK FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2023 Finals

World renowned engineering firm, leading communication/tech services and an artist from the Mournes are all winners at the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards, Northern Ireland – showcasing 2023’s most inspiring small businesses  Newtownabbey company InspecVision Ltd, the creators of a range of precision inspection machines for industrial applications, is one of the businesses that has been

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Hop Onboard With Translink This Easter And Egg-Splore More

Translink is providing great value fare offers for everyone to enjoy, across its range of services in Northern Ireland this Easter. From days out in Belfast, to exploring all that Northern Ireland has to offer, there are comfortable, easy and affordable ways to travel with Translink and connect with family and friends over the Easter

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Celebration Of Dragons In The Hills As Project Comes To An End

Over the last three years, the Dragons in the Hills project has sought to discover more about Northern Ireland’s little dragons – our three native amphibians and reptiles: common frog, common lizard and smooth newt. The project, which is led by Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK in partnership with Newry, Mourne and Down

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Down Royal Races Ahead With Best Tourism Business Award

Down Royal Racecourse has been awarded the Best Tourism Business at the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Business Awards 2023. The award recognises Down Royal as an outstanding contributor of local tourism to the Lisburn and Castlereagh region, and acknowledges its work in enhancing the profile of the local area. Sponsored by Lisburn and Castlereagh City

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Business Confidence In Northern Ireland Improves Significantly

From securing EU/UK trading arrangements to addressing labour and skills challenges, Northern Ireland’s economy requires a razor-like focus on growth, says NI Chamber 60% of NI Chamber members are positive that turnover will grow over next 12 months 55% believe their business will grow in 2023, while 33% expect it to contract Expectations to raise

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Two Of Cuba’s Greatest Exports Of The Cuban Guitar Tradition Unite To Present ‘The Bridge’

Eduardo Martin, the Grammy nominated and multiple life-time achievement award-winning Cuban guitarist and composer, joins forces with fellow award-winning, London based Cuban musician, Ahmed Dickinson – a guitarist described as a ‘true pioneer’ by Classic FM – to present ‘The Bridge’. Launching an expansive tour of the UK and Ireland, Martin and Dickinson perform the

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New Study Reveals The Most Popular Gemstones In Belfast

Customised jewellery experts Glamira analysed the number of average monthly Google searches for different gemstones to determine which are the most popular in each UK city.In Belfast, these are the most popular gemstones: Pearl: The only gemstone created by a living creature, approximately only one in 10,000 wild oysters will produce a pearl – making them extremely

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Schools Back Bid To Plant A Million Trees

School children from across Northern Ireland took part in a nationwide campaign this month to plant a million trees, to combat climate change. Students from St Nicholas PS, Downpatrick; St Paul’s Primary School, Irvinestown, Rosstulla Special School in Newtownabbey and Sacred Heart Primary School in Tattyreagh, Omagh; have joined over 300 schools from across Ireland to take part in development

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Avondale Foods ‘Grows’ Its Salad Range With New Listings In Asda

Avondale Foods has worked with Asda to secure listings for six new salad lines under its Country Kitchen brand, which will be stocked across all the retailer’s Northern Ireland stores. The six new products include Country Kitchen’s Pasta & Fresh Pesto Salad, Couscous & Roast Vegetables, Tomato & Feta Pasta Salad, Fruity Couscous, Supergreen Salad

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It’s Time For A Spring Awakening This Easter

The Fitzwilliam Hotel is celebrating the return of lighter nights and milder temperatures with an egg-cellent Easter offer that every-bunny will love. The Spring Awakening package, priced from £120 per person sharing, includes an overnight stay in one of the luxurious guestrooms and a delicious two-course evening meal in the hotel’s restaurant, as well as

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MCD Presents: Lewis Capaldi Plus Special Guests, McFly: Announced For Belfast Vital 2023

Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast: Sunday 03rd September 2023 The UKs best loved band, McFly are pleased to announce that they will be joining Lewis Capaldi at Belfast Vital on Sunday September 3 as his special guests. With seven UK number-one singles, six top-ten albums, seven arena tours and ten million records sold worldwide, McFly

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Imagine! Belfast Festival Of Ideas & Politics Begins!

The Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics kicks off this week (March 20-26) and will explore the theme, ‘Brain Food: A Feast of Ideas for A Better World’ with a programme of film, humour, talks, music, poetry, theatre, exhibitions, tours, discussion and workshops. Now in its ninth year, the week-long festival has over 130

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100,000 Young People Cash In With Translink’s Ylink Card As 50% Discount Introduced

Translink is celebrating 100,000 young people registering for its popular yLink card which now offers users a 50% discount on travel – an increase from the previous 33% discount.  The youth travel card is free to access and is available to all 16–23-year-olds. It enables young people to save on travel throughout Northern Ireland and

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Jet2holidays Launches The Big Spring Sale With Up To 55% Off!

With Spring just around the corner,Jet2holidays has sprung its Big Spring Sale and is offering a series of bloomin’ brilliant discounts across more than 600 hotels this April, May and June. Giving holidaymakers the chance to secure that much-needed holiday for even less, the UK’s largest tour operator is dishing up super savings on a

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60% Of Professionals Admit To ‘Rage-Applying’ To New Role – Amidst Peak Frustration With Employees

Two-thirds of white-collar professionals (60%) have admitted to ‘rage applying’ to a new job since the beginning of the year – with a toxic workplace culture (56%) being the primary motivating factor. The trend – which has seen a spike since New Year appraisals – occurs when professionals retaliate to a bad day at work

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Armagh’s ‘Home Of St Patrick’ Festival Returns

Armagh City, the home of St Patrick, is celebrating his life and legacy as part of an eight-day festival of events that gets underway on Saturday 11 March. Held in the ecclesiastical capital, this year’s cultural offering combines an exciting programme of traditional live music, art, poetry, theatre, film and dance and takes in many

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10 Events To ‘Gorge’ On At This Year’s Imagine! Belfast Festival Of Ideas And Politics!

The Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics returns next week with a feast of events  Next week marks the return of one of Belfast’s most thought-provoking festivals, the Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics during March 20-26. The festival will explore the theme, ‘Brain Food: A feast of ideas for a better world.’

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