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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Alderman Stephen Ross, Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, attended the 4C UR Future LIVE event held in Jim Baker Stadium on Friday, June 17. The industry-led social enterprise, 4C UR Future, aims to empower young…
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 for students from Mid…
Charity will travel across NI to urge patients and professionals to catch it early OG Cancer has launched their new mobile unit to raise awareness of oesophageal and stomach cancer at an event at Stormont…
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 the Lagan Valley…
Minister of Finance, Conor Murphy, attended the 4C UR Future LIVE event at Newry Leisure Centre on June 9, 2022. The careers inspiration event, which is an exciting and interactive day of work-based games facilitated…
Translink’s Novel Journeys Book Club has teamed up with Belfast Book Festival for a special event highlighting self-exploration. Two of Northern Ireland’s most inspired writers will take to the stage for a focused panel discussion…
4C UR Future, the industry-led social enterprise that aims to empower young people to make better informed decisions about their education pathways and future careers, held a successful pilot 4C UR Future LIVE event at…
A four-day action packed festival is set to take place in Belfast’s historic Sailortown later this week. Organised by Sailortown Regeneration, The Gathering will commence on Thursday, June 9 and run up until Sunday, June…
Over 700 Year 9 students from post-primary schools across Belfast had the opportunity to take part in a careers inspiration event featuring ten interactive work-based games and skills challenges, which have been co-designed with employers…
With just less than a week to go to the annual #HackTheHub 2022 Hackathon, all tickets to the UK and Ireland’s number one leading series have now sold out. Taking place on Saturday May 28…
Belfast City Council has announced it is hosting a pilot careers inspiration event for over 700 Year 9 pupils called 4C UR Future LIVE in June 2022. Designed and delivered by local social enterprise, 4C…
Ireland’s number one chicken brand, Moy Park will support 25 schools across NI and GB this summer through its new ‘Food for Good’ Sports Day initiative. The programme will see Moy Park sponsor school…
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…
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…
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