Health Minister and Ulster Unionist Party Leader Mike Nesbitt and councillors Pete Wray and Joe Boyle joined local community leaders in Portaferry on Saturday to launch a new festival celebrating Portaferry’s abundance of heritage – built, cultural and natural. The […]
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Thompson Dock, known as the birthplace of Titanic, is getting ready to become awash with light and sound as the immersive outdoor show “Shadowdock” puts the city’s maritime heritage in the spotlight. Hundreds of tickets have set sail as showgoers
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Hospitality Exchange 2024 marks a significant milestone as the event enters its twenty-fifth year, offering an engaging and insightful experience with a focus on the themes shaping the future of the industry. This year’s programme will reflect on the journey
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AS thousands of students across Northern Ireland contemplate their futures on the back of their exam results, a leading local accountancy firm has issued a reassuring message that the traditional university route is NOT the only pathway to a successful
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Earlier this year, Northern Ireland’s third best-selling sausages, Hafner’s, launched a cookery competition to find amateur cooks with the tastiest and most original recipes that feature the humble sausage. And following a battle at Belfast Cookery School between Banbridge woman,
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Balloo Hire has been confirmed as the official Title Sponsor for the 2024 Oscar Knox Cup charity golf event. Wee Oscar Knox won the hearts of the nation during his two and a half year fight with high-risk neuroblastoma, but
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Entrepreneur and pizza maker, Ciaran Kelly, is celebrating the opening of the new Pizza Crew store in Lisburn by giving children with additional needs the opportunity to have free pizza making classes. Ciaran and his wife lost a child nine
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The upcoming Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, set to take place on September 12 at TEC Belfast, will bring renewed attention to the often-overlooked aspect of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) frameworks: social value. The event, which
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Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Micky Murray, has welcomed Belfast-based Olympic medallists Jack McMillan and Rebecca Shorten to City Hall. The pair met with Councillor Murray where he congratulated them on their historic achievements at the Paris Olympics. Jack, from
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NSPCC Northern Ireland is calling on sports and activity groups across Northern Ireland to take part in this year’s Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport campaign. The annual campaign, run by the charity’s Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU), raises
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Entrepreneurs from across Northern Ireland are being given the chance to secure up to £5,000 in investment for their business idea with the launch of Go Succeed: The Ultimate Pitch. The new ‘Dragon’s Den’ style competition launched by the government-backed
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The Amgen Irish Open will return to Northern Ireland in 2024 with Royal County Down Golf Club hosting this year’s event from 11-15th September with organisers encouraging supporters to utilise public transport. Translink has worked with partner organisations including the DP
The Maritime Mile Blueway Trail, an exciting new outdoor educational and family experience aimed at encouraging locals, visitors, school and community groups to explore Belfast’s historic waterfront and find out about its wildlife, has been launched. Maritime Belfast Trust, the
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Calling all singers, dancers, comedians, magicians, and performers of all kinds! The stage is set for Belfast’s most exciting talent showcase, Belfast Has Talent, offering a £2,000 prize and a chance to make a difference by raising funds for the
Entrepreneurs from across Northern Ireland and beyond are set to gather in Belfast this November for the inaugural Entrepreneurs Unleashed Conference. The event, designed to ignite entrepreneurial spirit and provide actionable insights, will take place on Thursday, November 28, at
Construction work on the new world class Belfast Grand Central Station is at a stage which will soon allow the public to have the opportunity to see inside Ireland’s largest state of the art integrated transport hub for trains, coaches and
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The return of Armagh Food and Cider Weekend has been marked with a significant and symbolic event this year – which saw direct relations of those who introduced the Bramley apple to Armagh, plant a descendant of the original tree.
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The Consumer Council have released the latest Northern Ireland Household Expenditure Tracker for Quarter 1 2024 (January to March), which tracks changes to income and expenditure for households in Northern Ireland across four income groups (quartiles). The Northern Ireland Household
House sales rose at the fastest rate since early 2021 according to the latest results of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Ulster Bank Residential Market Survey, as house prices continued to edge upwards. A net balance of
Over the last two years ERG Holding UK Ltd (ERG), a leading European renewable energy producer, has generated £200k in community benefit funds to support local projects close to the Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farms, located to the east of
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Cancer Focus NI’s 5k Pink Run returns to Titanic Slipways on 13 October, sponsored by Dale Farm Sukie. This flagship event encourages everyone, including families and pets, to participate and raise funds for breast cancer support services such as counselling,
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Participants in the 7 Peaks Challenge will conquer seven of the highest peaks in the Mourne Mountains on Saturday 14th September 2024, while helping those affected by cancer throughout Northern Ireland. Action Cancer Treks and Activities Executive, Kate McCormack, said:
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Could you be a Viking for a day and raise vital funds to help protect children and young people from abuse? NSPCC Northern Ireland has issued a ‘call to oars’ to businesses, families and individuals to form teams of 10
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Northern Ireland’s largest community and civic pride campaign, Live Here Love Here, has announced that its Small Grants Scheme has returned for a tenth year. The scheme is run in partnership with nine local councils, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (the Social Care Council) has published a statement voicing its support for the social work and social care workforce in light of the recent racist, anti-immigrant, unlawful and violent scenes on our streets.The Social
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Hillsborough, Northern Ireland: RunThrough, the UK’s largest and Europe’s fastest-growing running events company, is thrilled to announce the resounding success of the Hillsborough Castle and Gardens Running Festival, which took place on Sunday, July 28th, 2024. The event was sold
A Belfast food bank has received a donation of £12,000 from Amazon. Foodstock, based in west Belfast, is a community solidarity organisation offering support to those in need across the city. The charity offers a number of support services including
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The 18th Belfast Mela Festival, sponsored by Sensata Technologies, was launched today by the Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Micky Murray, at The Atrium, Ulster University, Belfast. Now recognised as one of Northern Ireland’s largest arts festivals, Belfast Mela brings
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Belfast City Airport’s dedicated Community Fund has enabled the development of a new forest school space at Kings Road Nursery School. The funding provided has facilitated the creation of several key features within the space including a gathering circle, ‘bug
Derry Girls Creator and Writer comes on board as Patron of the charity’s Breast Screening Service Action Cancer, Northern Ireland’s leading, local cancer charity is absolutely delighted to announce that 43-year-old Irish Playwright and Screenwriter Lisa McGee has become Patron
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Members of the NICCY Youth Panel have told the Health Minister their main goal is promote young people within the Health portfolio following a meeting at Parliament Buildings on Tuesday. During the introductory meeting with Mike Nesbitt, five members of
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New research carried out by personal injury experts at Claims.co.uk have examined NHS data to determine the most common causes of all NHS staff absences from December 2023 – Psychiatric Illnesses proving the leading cause of employees missing work. Overall,
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Belfast’s Maritime Mile is excited to announce the launch of its after-hours initiative, ‘Late Nights on the Maritime Mile’. This initiative is an invitation to locals and visitors to enjoy evenings on Belfast’s heritage waterfront through immersive experiences curated by
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