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…
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Applications for this year’s Boardroom Apprentice programme are now open and available on the official Boardroom Apprentice website. Open to those aged 16 or over from all backgrounds and all abilities, this unique board learning…
The manager of the Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District has called statutory agencies in the city to re-consider the impact of a thriving and growing Cathedral Quarter on baseline service provision. Damien Corr, CQ BID…
Lack of understanding of how to access end of life and bereavement support could be causing major harm to people across Northern Ireland, according to experts A new Northern Ireland report published this week, by…
Covering the five weeks 27 February – 02 April 2022 Since the pandemic started, much of retail has bounced between being open and closed, impacting footfall significantly. To make meaningful comparisons to changes in footfall,…
“Retailers must pass on all savings to consumers as soon as possible” In the week following the five pence cut in fuel excise duty, the Consumer Council’s research shows the average price of unleaded petrol…
Firmus energy announced on 5 April 2022 an increase of 37% effective from 3 May 2022 for gas customers in the Belfast area. This news will impact approximately 47,000 domestic customers in Belfast and means…
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…
Whether you are on a hunt for a job or looking for a career change, the hospitality and tourism industry has many opportunities for you. From front of house and housekeeping positions to customer services…
Translink is marking International Women’s Day with a brand-new format for their monthly Novel Journeys Book Club. The online book club, in partnership with independent bookstore No Alibis has marked its anniversary with an expanded…
As the industry begins to look forward after the impacts of the pandemic and Brexit before that, there are key roles that are waiting to be filled. We as consumers mostly experience customer-facing roles, but…
“We Need to Stop Burying our Waste and our Heads in the Ground” – Latest NI Waste Data Points to Worrying Trends in Light of Climate Change And Circular Economy Targets. Landfilling of waste increases…
New research has revealed that basking sharks overwintering in tropical waters off Africa experience cooler temperatures than those remaining in Ireland. The research, published in Environmental Biology of Fishes, provides evidence to challenge previous assumptions that…
Expressions of interest are being sought for two pilot programmes aimed at promoting vibrancy in Belfast, developed in response to challenges experienced by businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. The first pilot, funded by Belfast City…
A new £10million scheme has been launched by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to support a range of sectors in their recovery from the impact of the pandemic, it has been confirmed. The Covid Recovery Programme…
Chief Constable Simon Byrne unveiled the new uniform, which will be worn by officers in communities across Northern Ireland from today (Monday, January 31st 2022). This is a new style of trouser and a bottle green…
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today announced a new Assured Skills Academy with global fashion retailer ASOS offering 20 quality training places. Funded by the Department for the Economy, the Academy will see participants receive ten…
Did you study or are you currently studying Moving Image Arts at GCSE, AS or A2? We need your help for an exciting research project. This research study is funded by Northern Ireland Screen and the…
Monday 7 to Sunday 13 February 2022 During the week, Introductory Yoga for Children and Mood Boosting Foods for Children sessions will be taking place online as well as daily children’s stories, joke of the…
An international team of top researchers has been examining the impact of a psychological intervention called Self-Help Plus (SH+) on 642 refugees in Turkey who were experiencing psychological distress but did not have a mental…
Belfast’s award-winning St George’s Market has picked up another accolade – Best Slow Food Market in NI. Presented by Slow Food NI representative and well-known chef and cookery presenter, Paula McIntyre, this prestigious award, decided…
Heather Houston, lecturer in Enterprise and Business Services, has been working on a new extra-curricular community project that recycles crisp packets that are being made into blankets for the homeless. The project that ran throughout…
Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have invented a tiny indicator that changes colour if a patient’s wound shows early signs of infection. The non-invasive indicator, which is around the same size as one of our…
The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has confirmed its Advisory Groups for upcoming Subject Benchmark Statement (SBS) reviews and Professor Jan Jędrzejewski, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Ulster University, has been appointed to the Advisory…
Detectives in west Belfast are appealing for witnesses and information following a burglary on Saturday 22 January. Detective Inspector Corrigan said: “Between 6.45pm and 7.05pm four males entered a house in the Oranmore Street area…
The inaugural Linen Hall Library Enlightenment Festival is to launch on February 1st to 5th in a special creative collaboration with two of the world’s most highly acclaimed artistic producers in international multi-arts festivals and…
People are being encouraged to ‘Give a tree a home’ this weekend, as part of Belfast City Council’s One Million Trees project. Council will be giving free trees away to a good home this Saturday…
Crusaders Football Club has announced its Full-time Football Academy based at Seaview Stadium in partnership with Belfast Metropolitan College, with a Virtual Information Night taking place Wednesday 19th January, 7pm via Eventbrite. Click here to register…
INTO THE WOODS – FULL CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT 3 – 27 February 2022 Press Night – 9 February 2022 Northern Ireland Opera announces the full casting for its first musical production of 2022, staged at the…
LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS GET A FUNDING BOOST Crossfire Trust, Cruse Bereavement Support and The Now Project get a share of a £10k grant fund from Boost Drinks Boost Drinks, the owner of Northern Ireland’s largest…
Every week, over 1.3 million single-use plastic (SUP) cups and 3 million SUP food containers are thrown away in Northern Ireland, the majority of which will end up in landfill or in our seas. The…
Ards and North Down will receive a major economic boost after UK and NI Executive Ministers signed the first ever City Deal for Northern Ireland last month. The Belfast Region City Deal unlocks £1 billion…
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, in collaboration with Future Screens NI, opened a new funding programme which aims to develop partnerships that will use the arts within new and emerging digital, immersive technologies to…
Asda Living Belfast colleague, Colin Dixon has been commended by a customer for delivering outstanding customer service whilst they were having difficulties installing a media system. The customer was so delighted with the service he…
A defective gene, normally found in blood cancers, could be treated with drugs already available for cancers with similar gene defects, scientists at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Birmingham have revealed. The research…
Belfast Chamber has set out its vision for a radical reimagining of Belfast City Centre as part of the organisation’s contribution to Belfast City Council, the Department for Infrastructure and Department for Communities’ ‘Bolder Vision…
Research led by Queen’s University Belfast has revealed the diverse ways that amphibians care for their young determine how many eggs they lay. Most amphibians abandon their young when they lay their eggs. Among those…
Executive Ministers have issued a call for views on two new strategies, aimed at tackling domestic and sexual abuse, and violence against women and girls. The First Minister, deputy First Minister, Justice Minister and Health…
The staff at Armagh Observatory & Planetarium (AOP) have designed and written a brand-new children’s science book. The “Big Book of Experiments and Bright Ideas” was inspired by the success of the Planetarium’s ‘Science@Home’ online programme, which…
Professor Jackie McCoy, Professor of Management Development and Associate Dean for Global Engagement at Ulster University, has been named in the New Year’s Honours List for an MBE (Member of the Order of the British…
The Minister of Education has announced the appointment of two new members to the Board of the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) and one new member to the Board of Comhairle Na Gaelscolaíochta…
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced that a £125,000 LED upgrading scheme will commence in Lurgan Town Centre, on Monday 10 January 2022. The scheme will involve the replacement of the existing lights with a…
With community transmission of Covid-19 at an all-time high, the Executive is urging everyone not to let their guard down, get boosted, test and report. The Executive received an update today from our medical and…
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced funding of £440k for the Strathfoyle Greenway project. The 2.7km extension to the popular Waterside Greenway will link Stradowen Drive in Strathfoyle to Derry city centre and the wider…
The Department of Health has confirmed that a number of travel rules previously introduced to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant will be removed. From 4am on Friday 7 January, fully vaccinated passengers and…
Political stability, the completion of negotiations between UK Government and the EU, the upcoming review of education and the UK Government’s levelling up agenda will be vital to NI businesses in the year ahead. This…
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Community Planning Partnership have organised two public consultation events to assist with the consultation process to help shape the development of the draft Armagh Place Plan which is being designed to…
Award-winning author and illustrator Paul Howard has accepted the post as the new Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University Belfast. The Fellowship was created as part of Queen’s…
World renowned ethologist and activist Dr Jane Goodall DBE has been announced as a keynote speaker for the 2022 Institute of Directors Women’s Leadership Conference. Dr Goodall, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a…
Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District have announced their second year of sponsorship of the award winning circus company Tumble Circus returning to Belfast’s Writers’ Square this Christmas. This year’s sponsorship of the spectacular Winter Circus…
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