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City centre businesses gear up for 800,000+ Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann visitors with expanded premises and additional events provision  

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Belfast City Council’s Special Licensing Committee has granted a number of entertainment licences, along with extensions to existing licences, to premises in the city centre, as final preparations take shape for the 2026 Comhaltas Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. The world’s biggest celebration of Irish music and culture is expected to bring more than 800,000 people […]

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Orchard Thieves Gives NI Drinkers The Chance To Win A Trip To New York City

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NORTHERN IRELAND drinkers are being given a chance to win the trip of a lifetime to New York City, thanks to a new summer promotion from leading cider brand Orchard Thieves. Running exclusively in Northern Ireland across the hot summer months, the ‘Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple’ campaign invites customers to cool

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Tim Rice And Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar Starring Sam Ryder To Open Major UK Tour In 2027

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Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals is today delighted to announce Jesus Christ Superstar will tour the UK following the conclusion of its West End engagements at The London Palladium (Saturday 20 June to Saturday 5 September 2026) and Theatre Royal Drury Lane (Friday 16 October 2026 to Saturday 9 January 2027). Sam Ryder

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Orangefest To Bring Family Fun And Culture To Belfast On Monday 13th July

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Belfast City Hall will come alive with family fun, cultural celebration and entertainment as Orangefest returns next week. With the Twelfth falling on a Sunday in 2026, the annual parades and Orangefest celebrations will take place on Monday July 13, marking the 336th annual demonstration of the Battle of the Boyne. Created to complement the

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Muslim Aid Marks Four Decades At Trafalgar Square’s Eid Celebration

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Muslim Aid was proud to be the official charity partner for this year’s Eid on the Square, which took place on 30 May 2026 in Trafalgar Square as the event celebrated its 20th anniversary. As part of Muslim Aid’s ongoing 40th anniversary campaign, The World We Want to See, the charity took centre stage to

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The 5 Types Of Out-Of-Office People, And What Your Reply Says About Your Personality

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1 in 3 admit to judging colleagues based on their OOO tone, rising to 52% among managers The average OOO message now contains 2.7 personality markers, from humour to passive-aggressive phrasing “Thanks for your email” appears in 68% of messages, while 21% opt for humour and 14% include subtle frustration cues ‘If urgent’ phrases spike

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Forum Announces New Partners For Last Orders

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The Millennium Forum today announced two new corporate partnerships for its Act Your Age Drama Group performance of Last Orders. Apex Housing and Choice Housing will now sponsor the local production which performs on the Millennium Forum stage on Wed 24th June as part of the theatre’s award-winning Access Programme. Act Your Age Drama Group

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Belfast to Mark St Patrick’s Day with Music, Song and Colour

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Belfast is the place to be this St Patrick’s Day, with a packed programme of events from Belfast City Council, stretching right across the city, from 1-17 March. Following the annual Spar Craic 10K race, leaving from City Hall at 9am, the city centre will be the setting for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade

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Schools Mark Chinese New Year with Celebrations at St Paul’s Primary

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Nursery pupils at St Paul’s Primary School in west Belfast have been getting hands-on with Chinese language and culture, joined by friends from Fane Street Primary School, as schools across Northern Ireland mark the start of the Year of the Horse today (Tuesday, 17 February). Children explored Chinese culture through a variety of workshops and

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