Five Minutes With Eileen Mullan
“When I was serving fish and chips in my parents’ chip shop in Portrush I never thought someone one like me would get to serve on a board in the public and third sectors.” Reflecting…
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NI Bureau Washington, DC Showcases NI Homegrown Storyboxes
An organisation founded in lockdown is putting Northern Ireland’s social enterprises and local businesses on the map, including competing successfully to supply the NI Bureau in Washington, DC with ‘Gifts with Purpose’ for key stakeholders…
Lough Neagh Artisans Market Launched
The first Lough Neagh Artisans Market will take place at Lock Keeper’s Cottage, Toome, on Sunday 22 May from 1.00pm to 5.00pm. The market is a pilot to showcase local produce, arts and crafts from…
Learn the Secrets of Soap Making in Ebb & Flow’s Workshops and Live Demonstrations
What started out as a hobby for Dawn Demain, owner of Carnlough-based Antrim Rain Natural Soap Co., has turned into a successful brand, gift shop and tourist experience. Initially making soap to pass the time…
Award Winning Artisan Drinks Manufacturer Welcomes Further Growth Thanks To Mallusk Enterprise Park
A local artisan drinks manufacturer is set to open a second location of its successful Gin School in the trendy Cathedral Quarter bar, The Thirsty Goat next month, after receiving support from Mallusk Enterprise Park…
Five Stars for North Coast Accommodation
Tourism NI has awarded five stars to Strand Head accommodation based in Portstewart, under its Accommodation Grading Scheme. Following an extensive refurbishment last year, Strand Head offers guests a unique setting with five luxurious en-suite…
OutsideIn Founder Shares How He Took His Business From ‘Spare Room to Stellar’ in Resource for Budding Belfast Entrepreneurs
David Johnston, founder of Belfast-based business with purpose, OutsideIn, is the first to share his story in 2022 on a Belfast City Council online resource which aims to inspire people to start their own business…
Small Grants Programme
This year, to mark the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, The Arts Council have designed the Small Grants Programme. This programme is an opportunity for organisations to deliver concepts linked to future…
Time To Potter Around
Mid and East Antrim ceramic workshops for you with Potter and Bunny By Jade Hamill If you’re looking for a creative pursuit or hobby, then you have come to the right place. The next time…
Feel ‘Limitless’ Along the North Coast
With summer fast approaching, and the ideas of what to do quickly dwindling, look no further than Limitless Adventure Centre NI, located on the outskirts of Limivady. Finding home within a recognised Area of Oustanding…
Training Webinar To Help Businesses Create A Social Media Strategy & Plan For 2022
As many business owners work on their 2022 marketing and communications strategies and plans many will struggle to figure out what to do with their social media in the year ahead. A new training session…
Taste Causeway Producers Win Half Of Prestigious Slow Food Northern Ireland Awards
Slow Food Causeway and Taste Causeway Members scooped five out of 10 prestigious Slow Food Northern Ireland Awards last week. The awards were held on Friday December 10 in a night of celebration as local…
Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust Announce Free Online Webinars For Local Creatives In Brand Storytelling & Social Media Marketing
Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust, in partnership with Ulster University, are delivering two free marketing and social media training sessions to local creatives, storytellers, and artisans next week as part of the EU funded…
Belfast’s Entrepreneurs Get Help To Set Out Their Stall
A week of free, tailored online events for Belfast-based entrepreneurs gets underway today and will culminate in a showcase of new start-up businesses at St George’s Market on Friday, November 12. Belfast is joining one…
Meet The Artist: Producer and Choreographer, Fleur Mellor
Fleur Mellor is a Freelance Choreographer and Producer originally from Liverpool and currently living in Northern Ireland. Fleur works for Peter Corry Productions, specialising in live theatre and events as well as developing briefs for…
Meet The Artist: CNB21 Creative Artist Dylan McCaughtry
Belfast based Dylan McCaughtry, 31, is the creative mastermind behind this year’s CNB21 presents The Ogham Grove. The son of Gawain Morrison, Creative Lead for the Culture Night concept, Dylan’s artistic upbringing has led him…
Meet The Artist: CNB21 Creative Artist Zipporah Reynolds
Zipporah (Zippy) Reynolds is a 28-year-old Freelance Artist from Banbridge, specialising in street art/illustration. For the past 9 years, she has been working as a Textile Artist for film and TV after studying Fashion Design…
Meet the Artist: CNB21 Drum Loop Producer Damian Mills
Damian Mills from Lisburn is a PhD Candidate in Music for the Performance Without Barriers research team in Queen’s University Belfast and is also a bandleader for Beatndrum Samba in Belfast. He is this year’s…
Cathedral Quarter Business Plan Building On Five Years Of Success
The Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID), Destination CQ, has formally launched its Business Plan for the next five years as it enters balloting on re-establishing the improvement district for a further five years. Damien…
Meet The Artist: CNB21 Lighting Coordinator Tomàs FitzGerald
Tomàs FitzGerald is a Lighting Designer and Co-owner of Stage Lighting Centre. Originally from Dublin, Tomàs’ love for stage lighting sparked at an early age when he helped out backstage at his father’s shows –…
Culture Night Belfast 2021 Commits To Ambitious Sustainability Goals
As the conversation around climate change heats up ahead of COP26 in November, the team behind Culture Night Belfast 2021 have stated their ambitions for an “almost 100% sustainable event” this year. Partnering with artist…
Hillsborough Farmers Market Returns With NI’s Newest & Award-Winning Producers
We’re delighted to announce the return of our extremely popular Hillsborough Farmers’ Market series this year. The three farmers’ markets will take place along The Dark Walk in the historic village of Hillsborough from 10am to…
Mum’s Hobby To Help With Brain Injury Now A Thriving Employer In Ballymena
Breathing new life into pre-loved furniture has remained the focus of the Ballymena based Chique Unique from the days when the thriving family business was merely a welcome outlet for Shauna O’Neill’s rehabilitation after she…
Embrace A Unique Art Experience On Picturesque Farm On The Causeway Coastal Route
Perched just a couple of hundred yards from The Gobbins Cliffs, Audrey Kyle offers a unique art workshop, helping people learn the skills of painting as well as connecting with nature. Folklore and the landscape…
The Designerie In Bushmills Joins Forces With Ulster University
Graduates to exhibit as part of exiting creative team in Makers House Ulster University graduates from Belfast School of Art are set to showcase their work in Makers House at The Designerie in Bushmills. This…
Learn Jewellery Making On The Inspirational Causeway Coastal Route
With more than 30 years-experience making jewellery and teaching others, Heather McFadden’s Gobbins Crafts offers the perfect opportunity to learn a new skill. Gobbins Crafts gives visitors the chance to learn to make their own…
New Business Venture Provides Mood Boost after Mental Health Battles
Lifestyle changes bring lockdown business success When a difficult time in her life left Jessica Thompson struggling with mental health problems, she thought she would never be able to recover, but now she is at…
Better Food, Better Mood From New Healthy Snack Company Benergy
New healthy snack company, Benergy, has a mission statement Food Impacts Mood, as they deliver a range of healthy snack options including breakfast pots that are all plant-based. Available online, in selected gyms and shops,…
Meet The Entrepreneur: Katie Matthews – The Mind Tribe
Katie Matthews is a 28-year-old, multi-award-winning entrepreneur, growth mindset educator, speaker, founder, mentor, trauma-informed practitioner and mental health and well-being trainer. She has 11 years lived experience with mental illness, and is passionate about supporting…
Gobbins Crafts Jewellery Studio Becomes 11th NI Tourism Business To Be Granted Économusée Status
Gobbin’s Crafts, a jewellery studio owned by goldsmith and designer Heather McFadden, is the 11th business in Northern Ireland to be granted Économusée status. Today (May 13th) Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust invited guests…
Meet The Entrepreneur: Rebecca Bryson – Curvy Chic Bridal
Rebecca Bryson (35) is the owner of NI’s only exclusively plus size bridal boutique The hair and makeup artist was born in Lisburn but grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, returning to NI when she…
Meet The Artist: Joanne Campbell Artwork
Joanne Campbell (47) is an Artist from Whitehead. She started in the industry in 2013 when she turned 40, although she has been drawing and painting most of her life. What genre / style do…
Meet The Entrepreneur: Belinda Cullen – Good Craic Gifts and Souvenirs
Belinda Cullen (44) originally from Australia now lives in Rostrevor Co. Down and owns Good Craic Gifts and Souvenirs, a fabulous little gift and souvenir shop celebrating all things Irish and Mournes. It stocks loads of…
Meet The Entrepreneur: Sharon Mccrea – Sweet Escape Products
Sharon Mccrea is a former IT teacher and systems Analyst who started Sweet Escape Products, an ethical brand. Sharon (51) was born and raised in Sion Mills Co Tyrone, but moved away to South Wales…
Meet The Entrepreneur: Greg Quinn – People HQ
Greg Quinn (45) spent over 25 years in the industry working in senior HR leadership roles across a number of sectors, before launching People HQ, the HR consultancy firm. He is from Co Tyrone originally admitting…
Meet The Enterpreneur: Eddie O’Gorman – Crea Carn Performance
Eddie O’Gorman (50) before launching his business, Crea Carn Performance, he worked in Norbrook. He attained a PhD on Creatine and decided to generate a stable form while training for the Dublin Marathon 2010. He…
Meet The Artist: Rory Shearer and Helen Shearer
Rory Shearer (67) and Helen Shearer (65) from Ballymena run Studio Potter together. After graduating from Art College Rory worked as a studio assistant with Forge Pottery Antrim. What genre / style do you create…
New Human Resources & Recruitment Consultancy Settles Into Ards HQ
Human resources specialist consultancy, People HQ, has opened new offices in the heart of Newtownards to further advance the business ambitions of its clients. Founder, Greg Quinn, said the opening of the new office represented…
NI Duo Launch Range of Hand-Crafted Cocktails
Two NI businessmen have invested £25k into creating an exciting new range of hand-crafted cocktails for us all to enjoy at home, the partners are delighted to have already secured a number of contracts with…
Meet The Artist: Ro Owens
Ro Owens is a 26 year old Multidisciplinary Artist from Lurgan, but currently living in Belfast. Ro’s art focuses on performance and mainly on Illustration. Ro studied Drama at Queen’s University where she was introduced…
Meet The Artist: Colin Dardis
Colin Dardis is a 40 year old man from County Tyrone. Colin is a man of many talents, a Poet, an Editor, an Arts Coordinator and a Creative Writing Facilitator. Colin has been writing poetry…
Meet The Artist: Joe McStravick
Joe McStravick is a Film and TV Director from Moira, County Down. Joe studied Graphic Design and Photography at college and soon realised that he was more interested in photography than design. Once Joe finished…
Snow Water Presents Under A Christmas Sky
Under a Christmas Sky features Northern Ireland’s finest musicians, actors, poetry and story-telling, filmed live at the Ulster Folk Museum. From traditional to contemporary everything you will see and hear has one thing in common….
Pop Up Exhibition Brings Online Into The Real World
Gallery 545’s Group Exhibition is moving from the virtual world to become a three-day pop-up at its Blick Studios on Belfast’s Malone Road from December 18-20. The show was previously available only online, but now…
Meet the Blogger: Aine Knocker
Aine is a 23 year old makeup artist and social media influencer from Belfast. Who treats her 16k followers to makeup tutorials and creative looks. Why did you decide to become a blogger/influencer? I had…
Meet The Artist: Trisha McCluney
Trisha McCluney is a 38 year old tribute artist to musical sensation, Cher. Trisha has been performing from a young age when she used to steal the show at her parent’s local residents club. Trisha…
Golden Thread Gallery Launches Buy Local Art Campaign
The Golden Thread Gallery has launched an online platform to showcase the work that local artists have for sale at present. With museums, galleries and shops closed at present and with exhibitions and art fairs…
Meet The Artist: Francine Montgomery
Francine Montgomery is a 25 year old photographer and videographer from Ballinderry. Francine studied Moving Image Arts in secondary school for A Level and she’s always been a movie buff. Francine took her love for…
Meet The Entrepreneur: Meta Auden – Spectra Sensory Clothing
Meta Auden formed Spectra Sensory Clothing to meet the needs for specialist clothing for children and adults on the autistic spectrum. The mother of two was a welfare rights worker prior to starting her shop….
Meet The Artist: Lauren McGee
Lauren McGee is a 31 year old photographer from Portrush. Lauren bought her first DSLR 4 years ago when she was suffering from Postnatal Depression. Lauren has always loved taking photos and she put all…
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