<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Culture Northern Ireland: General</title><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org</link><description>Culture Northern Ireland's General RSS Feed</description><copyright>Copyright 2010 CultureNorthernIreland</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:36:29 </lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Walled City Music Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Grammy-winning classical musicians tune up for the annual festival in Derry</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3447</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Gainsbourg]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Alter-egos, animations and a bevy of beautiful women, <em>Gainsbourg</em> has it all, almost, writes <em>Mike Catto</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3446</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Youth In the Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Police and thieves in the streets, but the kids aren't so bad, discovers <em>Joe Nawaz</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3445</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[London 2012 Open Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Sports minister kicks off events in Northern Ireland</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3443</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Charlie Herron]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>&lt;p&gt;From Baron Von Munchausen to Dickie McAuley for the retired Derry headmaster&lt;/p&gt;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3441</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Craft Month 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The best in arts and crafts in venues across the country</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3440</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PROFILE: Graeme McDowell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The first Northern Irish winner of a Major since 1947</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3439</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Tom Paxton]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The folk hero thrills the crowds at the Fiddlers Green Festival, writes <em>Damian Murray</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3438</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Youth In the Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Police and thieves in the streets, but the kids aren't so bad, discovers <em>Joe Nawaz</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3436</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pocket Prints Postcards]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>They may be small, but it's what you do with them at Belfast Print Workshop</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3435</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNI Join Forces With QFT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Watch the first in a new series of preview films presented by Head of QFT, Susan Picken</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3434</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Killer Inside Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Winterbottom&rsquo;s adaptation of Jim Thompson&rsquo;s 1952 noir novel has been roundly criticised for its scenes of excessive violence. <em>Joanne Savage</em> asks if the on-screen brutality can be justified</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3431</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK City of Culture: What Next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Garbhan Downey</em> says it's crucial his hometown makes the most of what it's prayed for</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3430</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Jewesbury & O'Beirn]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Joanne Savage</em> is less than impressed on a stroll through Belfast Exposed</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3428</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[32 Marathons In 32 Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Two Westmeath men make a run for the border, writes <em>Jonathan McCormick</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3427</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not A Game For Boys]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Welsh theatre director Patsy Hughes says the play, about Belfast taxi drivers and ping-pong, is<em> &lsquo;</em>all about men being men'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3426</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture Nights for Belfast and Derry]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>After a successful first year, Culture Night returns to Belfast - and Derry will be next. Watch a video from Culture Night Belfast 2009 below</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3424</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Sacred]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Jenny Cathcart</em> takes a walk around the displays of sacred art in Enniskillen</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3423</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obituary: Ian Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The noted arts critic passes away aged 73</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3421</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry, UK City of Culture 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Cultural and civic figures give their reactions to Derry's historic victory</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3420</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serial Killers on the Big Screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Queen's Film Theatre profiles the silver screen's finest Natural Born Killers</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3418</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Féile an Phobail Launches]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Belfast braces itself for eleven days and nights of fun with the F&eacute;ile an Phobail. Listen to a podcast from the launch featuring Gerry Adams, Danny Morrison and others</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3416</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Voices Film Premieres on You Tube]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Film backing Derry/Londonderry's City of Culture bid released</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3414</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts Opportunities for Older People]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>New &pound;700,000 fund launched by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to engage older people in the arts</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3412</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Mark Scott]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The documentary photographer on scooters, Tom Waits and 28mm fun</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3411</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: William Patterson]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Writing is a habit that the playwright just can't kick</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3410</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leslie Montgomery]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Downpatrick bank manager was the first Irish writer appointed to the Censorship Board in 1936 and a major influence on early 20th Century Ulster theatre</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3408</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The White Guard]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Conleth Hill catches the eye in London, writes <em>Peter Geoghegan</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3407</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Come to Where I'm From]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Joe Nawaz</em> undertakes some gratuitous religious profiling</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3406</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangefest]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>John Gray reflects on the modern day celebration of The Twelfth</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3404</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entroducing... the Mulholland Organ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Hip-hop pioneer to play Ulster Hall pipe organ</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3403</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three x 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Glass Collective bring their alchemy to Craft NI</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3402</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Slash]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Iconic rock star still in tune with his fans, says<em> Andrew Johnston</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3400</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twelfth of July]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>John Gray</em> investigates the history of 'The Twelfth'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3399</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[19th Aspects Irish Literature Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Bangor prepares for the literary spotlight.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3397</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Come to Where I'm From]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Five writers, including David Ireland, Stacey Gregg and 'Marty from the Docks', show <em>Joe Nawaz</em> where they're from</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3396</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Willie Drennan]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>English is this Ulster-Scots folk musician's second language</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3395</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Damian Smyth]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>'There is no I in poet,' says the scribe from County Down</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3394</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Blood & Thunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Jenny Cathcar</em>t learns from this 'valuable resource' by former editor of the <em>Ulster Herald</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3392</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Ken Bruen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The internationally renowned crime writer shoots the breeze with <em>Gerard Brennan</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3389</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: The Lowly Knights]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Coffee and live session recordings</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3388</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earagail Arts Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Who wouldn't want to go to Donegal? asks artistic director Paul Brown. Watch clips from the Earagail Arts Festival's 2009 parade in Letterkenny below</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3387</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood & Thunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Tyrone-based author Darach MacDonald, who spent a year shadowing a loyalist band, tells <em>Garbhan Downey</em> how the experience confounded his expectations</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3386</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Nicola Russell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The artist on painting Bill Clinton, the simple pleasures of friendly horses and finding inspiration in the memory of Mo Mowlam</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3385</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Kenny Rogers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The country maverick slates the crowd and refuses an encore, but <em>Andrew Johnston</em> likes him nonetheless</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3382</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: The Rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>It starts with a body, a missing boy and a vigilante group. After that, Brian McGilloway's new novel really starts to pick up</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3380</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tans-scapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>'Leave your prejudices at the door,' says abstract artist Angela Fewer</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3376</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan Jamison]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>71908 things to do with a ton of sugar and a commission from the London Festival of Architecture</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3375</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making It In: Screenwriting]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Graham Kinniburgh</em> gave up a career in banking to fulfil an ambition to work in film. Here he talks to people in the know about how to break into screenwriting</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3374</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Pritchett]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Joe Nawaz</em> meets the cartoonist with <em>The Daily Telegraph</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3373</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unsinkable Replica Ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Titanic, or part of it, is back in Belfast. This time it's staying put</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3372</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BooksNI]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A new website selling books from Northern Ireland online</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3369</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Zandra Rhodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes talks clothes, opera and sharp elbows over lunch with <em>Tammy Moore</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3367</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[2D Comics Festival Interviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch video interviews with <em>2000AD</em> founder Pat Mills, author of zombie horror novel <em>Flu</em>, Wayne Simmons, and the guys behind Berserker Comics]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3366</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[2D Comics Festival 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Aaron Abernethy</em> visits Derry for 'the most relaxed' comic con festival around. Click on the link below for video interviews with <em>FLU</em> author Wayne Simmons, <em>2000AD</em> founder Pat Mills and the guys behind Berserker Comics]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3365</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Debashish Bhattacharya]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz</em> is dazzled by the Indian guitar virtuoso]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3364</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Colin Murphy]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Hell is other people&rsquo; for this acerbic comedian]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3363</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joan Lingard]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Linen Hall Library marks the 40th anniversary of Joan Lingard's <em>The Twelfth Day of July</em> with an exhibition of her work</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3362</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volume Control Gig: In Case Of Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenage team announce stellar lineup for all-ages gig]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3359</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TP Flanagan's Correspondences]]></title><description><![CDATA[The renowned landscape painter enters into a <em>Correspondence</em> with the Ormeau Baths Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3358</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans Festival 2010 Launches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Festival organiser Adam Turkington speaks about Trans 2010 below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3357</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Frances Morris]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> attends an exhibition by the Fermanagh landscape artist and slips upstairs for a chat with the lady herself]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3356</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Alice and the White Rabbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Paul McIlwee</em> follows Indigo Moon Theatre down the rabbit hole]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3355</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Dunlap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strabane-born printer of the American Declaration of Independence was also George Washington's bodyguard, writers <em>Cathal Coyle</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3354</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr TP Flanagan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The iconic landscape painter honoured by the University of Ulster before opening new exhibition at Ormeau Baths Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3352</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Write on the Edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last writes for Ransom&rsquo;s groundbreaking theatre programme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3351</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Claire Allan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The doyenne of chick-lit chats to <em>Garbhan Downey</em> about edgy new bestseller]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3350</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venice@the Golden Thread]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychic art, s&eacute;ance cabinets and globalisation with chair of the Golden Thread Gallery, <em>Fionola Meredith</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3349</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: The Rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[It starts with a body, a missing boy and a vigilante group. After that, Brian McGilloway's new novel really starts to pick up]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3348</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Snow Patrol]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Steven Rainey</em> on the cultural force that is Snow Patrol]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3347</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr James Nesbitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Coleraine actor honoured at the University of Ulster</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3346</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHORT STORY: To The Limit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Story by Margaret Irish, shortlisted for the Michael McLaverty Short Story Competition in 2008]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3345</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our View]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rita Duffy unveils new exhibition in Derry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3344</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Margaret Irish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Award-winning writer takes a gothic turn in <em>Ravine</em>, but don't call it horror]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3343</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Padraig Coyle visits the Irish language centre in Derry. Click Play Audio to listen to a podcast tour featuring Eileen O'Doherty]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3342</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Columba's Treasure Hunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[LegenDerry Quest for Walled City Treasure]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3341</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music Maker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eamon Friel needs a leading lady for his first musical comedy. Garbhan Downey talks to the BBC presenter before auditions in the Derry Playhouse]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3340</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VERBAL MAGAZINE: Michael Faulkner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Book blogging for fame and fortune. This one-time lawyer overcame the technological disadvantages of life on an otherwise uninhabited island to be shortlisted for the inaugural Author Blog Awards. He talks here about his forays into the virtual world&hellip;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3337</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulysses Grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former American President received a rapturous reception in Ireland as part of a world tour. <em>Cathal Coyle</em> explores his routes and visits an ancestral home]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3334</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foyle Days Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[A host of events sheduled to celebrate the river and its surroundings]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3333</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: A Man From Stratford]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who was William Shakespeare really? Simon Callow looks for the answer using Shakespeare's history and work in this ambitious one-man play]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3332</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chess Piece]]></title><description><![CDATA[Echo Echo dance company launch an assault on the Guildhall in Derry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3331</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: Paul Shevlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video session with the pianist in Oh Yeah, with Bandwidth Films capturing all]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3330</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Chris Agee]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Chris Agee artistic success meant Next to Nothing after the death of his daughter, but the habit of poetry supported him through his loss]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3329</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Brothers Bloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[A complex comedy caper, writes <em>Joe Nawaz</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3328</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Mary-Francis Doherty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diversification is key in theatre, says writer, director and star of <em>Home Sweet Home</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3327</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Shawshank Redemption]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second adaptation of Stephen King's novella sees hope and violence tread the boards]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3326</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beat Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Be Entertainment launch new online TV magazine show with support from the Creative Industries Innovation Fund]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3324</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Under Milk Wood ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-man production of Dylan Thomas&rsquo;s masterpiece brilliantly  discombobulates, writes <em>Joanne Savage</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3322</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: The Mill Worker]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> critiques a new sculpture dedicated to the memory of Belfast's forgotten female workers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3321</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: The Glasgow Boys]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> is beguiled by 'effect not fact']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3320</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Videocracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Showing at the QFT this week, <em>Videocracy</em> explores the unfreedom of the media and the chauvinism of pop culture in Berlusconi&rsquo;s Italy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3319</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Rachel O'Riordan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director on the Edge Rachel O'Riordan discusses her refusal to be average and her love of Lear]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3318</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hans Sloane]]></title><description><![CDATA[County Down inventor of milk chocolate was the Queen's physician, an early advocate for vaccinations and his collection was the cornerstone of what became the British Museum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3317</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columbo: Prescription Murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dirk Benedict, better known as Face from <em>The A-Team</em>, prepares to play Columbo in Belfast. <em>Joanne Savage</em> caught up with the former soldier of fortune]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3315</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lavery and the Glasgow Boys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch an online exhibition featuring art by Lavery and the lads at the Ava Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3314</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hay-on-Belfast 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get a taste of the famous literary festival at The Black Box]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3312</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Ancient Values]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> enjoys a Renaissance of fine art at Gormley's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3310</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Dan Sartain]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Michael Wilson</em> gets his jive on, with Alabama's rockabilly greaser</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3309</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Sinead Morrissey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The award-winning Northern Irish poet talks about life on the other side of the judging panel]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3308</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Phil Kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> on the next generation of choral champions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3307</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Wilders]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Andrew Johnston</em> is almost speechless, so they must have been good]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3306</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY REVIEW: King of Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howard Wright is wonderfully irreverent in his first poetry collection, writes <em>Joanne Savage</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3305</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Stopping Traffic – We Are Traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critical Mass cyclists take to the streets of Belfast in fancy dress at 6.30pm on May 28. Join in, if you think you can keep up]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3304</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Belfast playwright Stewart Love has written with verve about mouthy mothers-in-law, the shipyards and living life at fever pitch. He tells <em>Joanne Savage</em> about his inspirations and kitchen sink conflicts]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3301</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Morecambe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A madcap, one-man romp through the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians, touring the UK in a white van]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3300</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olive Broderick]]></title><description><![CDATA[County Down based poet wins Hennessey XO Literary Award for Emerging Poetry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3299</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: A Day of Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ciara Hickey</em> visits Belfast Exposed for a spot of book binding and an informal take on the Q&amp;A format]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3297</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Derry2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Robinson shows her support whilst the online campaign picks up pace]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3296</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Carol Coffey]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>The Butterfly State</em> author speaks to <em>Lyra McKee</em> on writing about ordinary people facing extraordinary difficulties]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3295</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepa Mann-Kler]]></title><description><![CDATA[India meets County Down in Deepa Mann-Kler's new pen and ink on canvas art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3294</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Metallica]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Metal titans Metallica storm the stage at the Odyssey, but for <em>Andrew Johnston</em> the gig lacked the 'heavy' the fans were promised</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3293</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Material Worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contemporary sculpture at its tactile best in the FE McWilliam Gallery in Newry. Watch a video below with curator Riann Coulter]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3292</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[DANCE REVIEW: Ripple Effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Echo Echo extend the hand of friendship - but the Henry Girls steal the show]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3291</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: The Frigates]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Belfast/Dublin combo perform at Oh Yeah's Record Fair, a fishing tackle shop and a Cathedral Quarter pet store</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3289</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Tom McShane]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Forget production trickery, all a musician needs for an album is an audience. Listen to exclusive acoustic tracks below</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3288</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Life and Times of the Living Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zombie pick 'n' mix at QFT, but Andrew Johnston asks if there is any unlife left in the genre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3287</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Fatboy Slim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giant's Park is a fitting venue for the radio-friendly king of dance]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3286</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHORT STORY: Congo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A disturbing look at things that can never be put right by gothic author Jaki McCarrick]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3285</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morecambe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A stage version of the great comic's life set for Newtownabbey and Lisburn]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3284</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Jaki McCarrick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gothic playwright Jaki McCarrick turns a childhood memory of a brutal murder into an award-winning play]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3283</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream On]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author John Richardson broke par in a year - now he's looking to break Hollywood. <em>Padraig Coyle</em> spoke with the self confessed 'hack' about the journey and the rewards]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3281</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY REVIEW: Paul Durcan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rock-poet Paul Durcan packs out the Dark Horse - <em>Fionola Meredith</em> never looks at her watch once]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3280</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anne Frank + You]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the Alley Theatre, Holocaust refugee Inge Radford recalls the past and looks to the future. Watch Radford talk about her experience below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3279</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am Fighter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The writers behind the YouTube comedy phenomenon on long term goals and short term perks]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3278</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy Ramone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Johnston meets Uncle Monk, going acoustic with his bluegrass band]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3277</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resounding Rivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ghosts of Belfast rivers past can be heard around the city as part of PLACE's sound project. Listen to Matt Green below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3275</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Howard Marks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drug dealer turned raconteur Howard Marks' is compelling, but his charm doesn't win over <em>Andrew Johnston </em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3271</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Battle of Tory Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read an extract from <em>Battles Fought on Irish Soil</em> (Londubh Books, 2010) by Sean McMahon]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3270</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean McMahon: The Battle King]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry's indefatigable writer speaks to <em>Garbhan Downey</em> about his two latest histories, &lsquo;Battles Fought on Irish Soil&rsquo; and &lsquo;The Belfast Blitz&rsquo;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3269</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinner, An Edible Cabaret]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playwright Patrick J O&rsquo;Reilly puts sex on the menu in the latest production from Red Lemon]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3267</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divine Comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Neil Hannon talks politics, a new album and even more award nominations</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3266</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Time To Be Proud]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Energetic set of oldies celebrating early NI punk, with <em>Andrew Johnston</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3265</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chicago&rsquo;s greatest buskers have Custom House Square under their spell]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3264</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Was It For You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh Yeah centre is seeking your musical stories for an exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3262</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Scarborough]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dirty weekend in one night at the Ramada Encore thanks to Prime Cut's production of Fiona Evans' <em>Scarborough</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3261</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duke Special]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Brecht, silent cinema and <em>Huckleberry Finn</em>: <em>Joanne Savage</em> catches up with Duke Special as he prepares for a new literary-minded tour</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3260</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FLU]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read an extract from Wayne Simmons' novel]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3259</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life and Times of the Living Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zombie horror author Wayne Simmons and Susan Picken of QFT discuss their favourite genre ahead of <em>The Life and Times of the Living Dead</em> weekend at Queens Film Theatre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3258</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Fight You Can't Win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filthy pop grungers talk to<em> Peter Geohegan</em> about bad cider, good years and a debut album]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3257</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Brian McGilloway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author of <em>The Rising </em>on Tom Waits, <em>The Great Gatsby</em> and overcoming rejection<em><br />
</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3256</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land Of The Free]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Schofield's Klingons, a wookie and a Star Fleet officer go to the Black Box]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3255</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Paul Milne]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bandwidth.com illustrator on the futility of art college, drawing caricatures and Sophie Ellis Bextor]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3254</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Bred Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caviar, Paddy's Pizza and Belfast Black ale: <em>Lee Henry</em> gets the job of his life. Watch an abridged version of the tour below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3252</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: A Moment of Clarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Steven Rainey</em> meets the new Doctor Who, Matt Smith, and has his illusions shattered]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3251</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Horror-love story hybrid with Ciar&aacute;n Hinds as the man literally haunted by grief]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3250</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Where Are You Really From?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Race, republicanism and a mothers love in Tim Brannigan's memoir]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3249</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: American: The Bill Hicks Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looks like we got ourselves a documentary]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3248</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Mr Hudson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pretty boy pop prince comes to Belfast, sans Jay Z]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3247</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[AU Presents: Phil Kieran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Techno guru Phil Kieran talks about working in Belfast, why Berlin isn't for him and his shattering work ethic with <em>Craig Sheridan</em> from AU Magazine<em><br />
</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3246</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crescent Arts Centre Revisited]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Crescent Arts Centre reopens after a &pound;7.2 million renovation. <em>Tammy Moore</em> revisits her old stomping grounds to see what's what]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3244</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scarborough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking theatre to the hotel rooms of Belfast, Prime Cut bring the experimental play <em>Scarborough</em> to Belfast with the help of the Ramada Encore]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3243</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Mr Hudson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pretty boy pop prince comes to Belfast, sans Jay Z]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3242</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[North West Youth Film Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free film screenings in Derry and Letterkenny]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3241</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Dropkick Murphys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roaring drinking and fighting songs, but this is about as punk as Pink, says <em>Andrew Johnston</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3240</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howard Marks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr Nice prepares for CQAF with a chat about Nick Clegg, the DEA and the world's best hashish. Listen to a podcast interview below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3239</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Size Matters: The Mulholland Organ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> gets the low down on the Mulholland Grand Organ at the Ulster Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3237</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Brannigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Tim Brannigan was a year old he was adopted by his birth mother. In <em>Where are you Really From?</em> he talks about jail, growing up in Belfast and his mother's audacious plan to keep him]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3236</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: Farriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you go into the woods today, you'll find a folk band with <em>Will McConnell</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3235</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STARS: Schiehallion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic punks let their bagpies do the talking with <em>Andrew Johnston</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3234</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Rock Doves]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might ruffle some feathers, but Marie Jones' latest production doesn't impress <em>Fionola Meredith</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3233</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cup Cake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make a feature film on the budget of a TV advert? It's 'wee buns' to director Colin McIvor]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3232</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Henderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big canvases and a big life. Patricia Martinelli remembers the internationally acclaimed abstract artist with <em>Jenny Cathcart</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3231</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Archiving Place & Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Bree Hocking</em> takes a trip to Portadown, and discovers that history runs deep in art as in life]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3230</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Ulster Artists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renovated, relocated and revitalized: the Ava Gallery at Clandeboye Estate is back with an exhibition of important, and very expensive, Ulster Artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3229</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Festival of Fools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast is bursting at the seams with clowns, puppets and street comedians. You'd be a fool to miss it. Watch the NVTV video of the launch party]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3228</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fight Club]]></title><description><![CDATA[White collar boxing is a way for office workers to indulge their Muhammad Ali fantasies. <em>Joanne Savage</em> spoke to the men swapping the office for the boxing ring even if it means a bloody nose]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3226</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[English Touring Opera]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hamond</em> talks to the director of the English Touring Opera, James Conway, about bringing opera back to Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3225</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Miser Rehearsals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Missing Lords, buried treasure and men in heels, is it Panto Season already? No, it's David Johnston's adaptation of Moli&egrave;re's classic play <em>The Miser</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3224</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Birthplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Ulster History Circle unveils a blue plaque at the former site of legendary Maritime Hotel</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3223</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: A Salute from the Banderol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sam Hanna Bell's non-fiction is polished and precise but strikes a reactionary note, argues <em>Joanne Savage</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3221</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Over the Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Phelan thinks Sam Thompson's controversial play isn't yet over the hill]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3220</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ulster Youth Orchestra Easter Concerts]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart</em> enjoys classical music's great architects, performed by the stars of tomorrow]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3219</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Jedward]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Andrew Johnston</em> resists the urge to rugby tackle the Brothers Grime, and keeps his notepad on view at all times]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3216</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Johnston discovers that it's no guts, no glory, for Melbourne's loudest rockers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3215</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Chris Patrick Simpson]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're going to name-drop follow Belfast actor Chris Patrick Simpson's example and make them big names]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3214</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Requiems for the Departed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s big name crime-writers reimagine Celtic myths in <em>Requiems for the Dead</em>, an anthology from Morrigan Books]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3213</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Gerard Brennan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does the webmaster of Crimescene NI have a dark side? Find out as he collaborates with some of Northern Ireland's biggest crime-writers in the anthology, <em>Requiems for the Departed</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3212</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Richard Clayderman]]></title><description><![CDATA['The Prince of Romance', Richard Clayderman, woos <em>Andrew Johnston</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3211</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy Hijack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zo&euml; Seaton leaks her plans to Comedy Hijack gigs across Northern Ireland to <em>Andrew Johnston </em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3210</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deirdre Robb: Blue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading Belfast artist Deirdre Robb opens major solo exhibition inspired by Belfast&rsquo;s waters. Watch an online exhibition below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3209</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Pullman</em> offers a realist's view of the Jesus story]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3207</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights: Bishop Frederick Hervey]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> salutes the art-loving eccentric who helped shape 18th Century Derry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3206</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Bred]]></title><description><![CDATA[New walking tour gives a real taste of Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3205</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Writers Group by Michael Shannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extract from <em>The Writers Group</em> by Michael Shannon, part of Accidental Theatre's Rehearsed Reading series at Blick Studios]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3204</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Michael Shannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Theatre might be Accidental but writer Michael Shannon's success isn't]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3203</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: James Gracey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast author on schlocky horror, 'torture porn' and his new book on the Godfather of Gore film-maker Dario Argento]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3202</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elliot Levey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actor on <em>The Habit of Art</em>, working with Alan Bennett and how much fun it is to be narky]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3201</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashanti]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast rock legends reform for a comeback show, bringing back power-rock and fond memories. Listen to a classic track, 'September Experience']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3200</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls Names]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Surf-rock from Belfast born out of Wavves. Listen to 'Don't Let Me In', from their new EP below:</p>
<br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3199</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[11th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-awaited programme is announced at launch in the Dark Horse. Listen to a podcast with festival director Sean Kelly and live music by Brendan and Declan Murphy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3198</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Vibes with The Undertones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Punk legends are back to headline Good Vibes From Belfast. Listen to a podcast with the band and Good Vibrations founder Terri Hooley]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3196</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Ulster Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> is stupefied by beauty while perusing 20th century Irish art at the Ulster Museum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3195</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: Colenso Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch the four-piece send Will McConnell in a spin, from 200 feet up]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3193</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Niamh Perry]]></title><description><![CDATA[West End diva Niamh Perry of <em>I&rsquo;d Do Anything</em> fame on life, love and phandom]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3191</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Has Balls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pat Jennings and the National Lottery celebrate Northern Irish get-up-and-go]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3190</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Titanic: Made In Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celebrating the ship that put Belfast on the map]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3189</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Rocky Horror Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time to lock up your sons, daughters and poodles - Frank &lsquo;N&rsquo; Furter, the most fabulous extraterrestrial transvestite in history, is back at the Grand Opera House]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3188</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A View From Napoleon's Nose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curator of Northern Irish exhibition in Taiwan on the importance of promoting art on a global scale]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3186</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Crumlin Road Sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mill workers depicted as part of the 'Renewing the Routes' programme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3185</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Museum Art Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Masterworks go on show. Watch an online exhibition below, featuring Head of Art, Kim Mawhinney]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3181</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ditching]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland of the future has forgotten the past in Factotum's first feature film]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3179</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kev Largey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Street art skills meet traditional techniques, with the Belfast artist's latest exhibition in Queen's Film Theatre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3178</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Celebrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> on the evolution of Easter holiday rituals in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3177</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: Strait Laces]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Will McConnell</em> captures an acoustic session that leaves its own mark on a tattoo parlour]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3176</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Rita Duffy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rita Duffy fuses the historic story of the Titanic with the present in <em>Legacy</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3174</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Rain Falling Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond </em>straps in against the gravitational pull of Brian Irvine and the Ulster Orchestra]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3172</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Ellie Goulding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Critic's Choice comes to Belfast for a gig of two halves]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3171</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> speaks to the Derry singer-songwriter about Billy Bragg, his late father&rsquo;s love of Jimmy Cagney and his return from far-too-early retirement. Click Play Audio to listen to 'Billy Bragg Jeans']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3170</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruiser bring Ui's dreams of a 1000-year vegetable monopoly crashing to the ground]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3168</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Still, the Blackbird Sings]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz</em> thinks the blackbird in this production has hit a sour note]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3165</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Sign of the Whale]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz</em> has an urge to rewind Tinderbox's surreal, subjective play]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3164</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Thompson's Desert Island Texts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A literary afternoon delight, if not quite what Glenn Patterson was expecting]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3162</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Bernie McGill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Portstewart playwright&nbsp; turns novelist, with a debut novel <em>The Butterfly Cabinet. </em>Click <em>play</em> for an exclusive reading.<em><br />
</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3161</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Haunting of Helena Blunden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The play that you are about to see was based on a true story]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3159</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Royston Maldoom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane Coyle talks to Royston Maldoom about Exile and Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3158</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of the City of Derry Drama Festival?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Final Curtain Call for the Derry Drama Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3157</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lark In The Park 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moira's outdoor music festival announces lineup]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3156</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael McHale ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roaming pianist Michael McHale talks to <em>Philip Hammond</em> about his Romantics repertoire and touring in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3155</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Martin Lynch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is <em>Over the Bridge</em> over the hill? Martin Lynch talks about his decision to adapt the iconic play]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3154</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volume Control Free All-Ages Gig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenagers are doing it for themselves at Volume Control - and for free]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3153</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[10th Belfast Film Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[A marathon of movies over sixteen days is announced at the festival launch]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3152</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Hurt Locker]]></title><description><![CDATA[IEDs, snipers and a sergeant with a death wish - welcome to 21st century warfare]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3150</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALBUM REVIEW: Buildings]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Fiasco's debut album doesn't let alcoholic friends, boredom and angst slow it down]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3149</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davy Portrait Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'eyes' have it for Northern Irish artist Ian Cumberland's flaw celebrating self-portrait, currently exhibited in The Naughton Gallery at Queen's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3148</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Exit Through The Gift Shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banksy reveals his pi&egrave;ce de r&eacute;sistance: say bonjour to the bumbling Mr Brainwash]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3147</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Elvis Presley In concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[The King is dead, long live the King]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3146</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Record Fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organiser Robert Scott wants to bring back the wax in the Oh Yeah Centre on March 13]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3144</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Micmacs]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz</em> finds Micmacs predictably enjoyable, but still predictable]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3142</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A View From The South]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archive footage shows Ulster before the Troubles in new Irish language documentary]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3141</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Cashier no.9]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danny Todd's five-headed folktronic creation beams down otherworldly pop to Radio K]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3140</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sonya Whitefield: Journey of the Hysteretic Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The term hysteria was coined by Hippocrates, who believed it was caused by a woman's wandering womb]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3139</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Absence of Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>David Lewis </em>thinks Owen McCafferty's latest play a 'perfectly formed, mini-masterpiece']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3138</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant Corr and the Online Arts Personal]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Tammy Moore </em>talks to Grant Corr about Mena Town transexuals and directorial love at first sight</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3137</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatboy Slim Opens Giant's Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legendary Dj is set to make history as the first artist to perform at Belfast's newest venue]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3133</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Sound Of Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore</em> has a night of nuns, Nazis and nine Von Trapps]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3131</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Ben Allen Solo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pop, button men and nouveau Belfast - Ben Allen explains his carnival of art to <em>Joanne Savage</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3130</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Music Showcase SXSW 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>NI artists being showcased at the industry event in Austin, Texas is announced</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3129</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: Jackson Cage]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a ukelele jam in the kitchen to a rousing session in the street, Bandwidth Films captures the folk act in their element]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3128</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through The Eye Of A Needle]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new exhibition aims to pinpoint the history and importance of that most basic of everyday tools - the sewing needle.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3126</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verbal Magazine: The Vampire Slayer of Lisburn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is a Northern Ireland writer turning the searchlight on Twilight, the bestselling vampire romance? <em>Clive Price</em> investigates]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3125</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Garrett Carr]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garrett Carr, author of <em>The Badness of Ballydog</em>, talks about inspiration, publishing and seagulls]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3124</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valene Kane]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Youtube to the big screen, the Newry actress talks about her unusual feature, the winner of Critics Choice award screening at Dublin's International Film Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3123</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joby Fox]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former bassist with Energy Orchard, the curious Mr Fox tells tales of Belfast's punk era - the spitting, the record deals gone wrong, the stage-bound Japanese throwing star]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3121</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Culture 2013]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry makes the shortlist - now for the final]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3120</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Derry Drama Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year sees the 30th City of Derry Drama Festival, a landmark that has prompted the organising committee to take a look back at the festival's illustrious history]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3118</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: NME Awards Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haircuts ahoy! The NME Awards tour comes to town with hipsters The Maccabees alongside our own slice of indie cool]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3117</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Bulletproof]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teenage suicide and mental illness are handled with care by Replay Productions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3116</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ulster Orchestra Do Bond]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart</em> is shaken and stirred by the Ulster Orchestra's rendition of Bond classics]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3115</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Dillon and Reid]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> reviews the clouds, castles and clowns of Reid and Dillon's work at the FE McWilliams Gallery. Watch an online exhibition below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3114</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STARS: Louisiana Joyride]]></title><description><![CDATA[The funky, country band from Belfast tell all before their Belfast Nashville gig]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3113</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Dave Duggan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oscar-nominated writer takes a break from rehearsals to tell CultureNorthernIreland about his new WWI drama <em>Still, The Blackbird Sings</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3112</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Opera Theatre Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> makes a reluctant return for the concluding part of OTC's <em>History Of Opera</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3111</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[DANCE REVIEW: Best]]></title><description><![CDATA['Football faithful and disbelievers alike have found themselves drawn to this iconic figure']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3110</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Door Cinema Club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frontman Alex Trimble discusses free fashion and the indie-pop outfit's exponential trajectory with CultureNorthernIreland's Eddie Mullan.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3109</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emily DeDakis Reading from The Yellow Nib]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emily DeDakis' contribution to <em>The Yellow Nib </em>was<em> </em>an extract from her unfinished novel <em>How I Was Taught</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3106</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: George H Smyth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The surrealist painter on inspiration, what makes an artist and having Fyfe Ewing turning up on his doorstep]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3105</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALBUM REVIEW: All Naked Flames]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sullem Voe has<em> Garbhan Downey</em> revelling in a fiery new album with a long-lasting burn]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3104</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[REVIEW: The Last Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Caroline Connor</em> falls in love with Tolstoy for Valentine's Day in the unexpectedly romantic <em>The Last Station</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3102</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[REVIEW: A Single Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz</em> is seduced by the sartorial splendour of Tom Ford's version of the 60's in <em>A Single Man</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3099</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulletproof]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artistic director David Fenton on challenging perceptions and tackling issues in Replay's latest production]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3098</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Haunted]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore</em> is haunted<em> </em>by the two hours of her life that she won't get back]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3097</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launch of The Yellow Nib]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tammy Moore gives her opinion on the fifth edition of <em>The Yellow Nib</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3096</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Robby Graham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omagh bboy RawB is too raw for reality tv]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3095</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raimi Gbadamosi]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Bree Hocking</em> discusses espionage and smart dust with <em>Exchange Mechanism</em> curator Raimi Gbadamosi]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3094</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Best in Dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jane Coyle</em> dances around the topic of where dance and football meet with choreographer Andy Howitt. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3091</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Absence of Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>David Lewis </em>thinks Owen McCafferty's latest play a 'perfectly formed, mini-masterpiece']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3089</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out To Lunch: Richard English and Keith Jeffery ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queen's professors talk dirty calculus, assassination and turning informants with broadcaster William Crawley.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3087</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy Kane McArthur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dervock-born Olympic gold medallist commemorated in annual half marathon. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview with Keith Beattie of Ballymoney Museum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3085</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Belfast City Hall: an Architectural History]]></title><description><![CDATA[A triumph of content over criticism for reviewer <em>John Gray</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3077</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cartoonist Nick Brennan ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore </em>takes a walk with the acclaimed cartoonist at the Void Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3076</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSICAL REVIEW: Vampires Rock!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stocky vampire in zebra skin pimp coat seeks Belfast bride for necking and more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3074</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Music Society Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philip Hammond talks with BMS concerts manager Pam Smith about this year's theme and programme. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3073</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen McCafferty]]></title><description><![CDATA['Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.' <em>Peter Jordan</em> meets the award-winning playwright.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3070</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Sweeney Todd]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> enjoys a danse macabre in Newtownabbey]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3068</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lisa May]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore</em> talks Brecht, the Cauliflower Trust and <em>The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui</em> with Bruiser's artistic director and 'Woman of the Year in the Arts']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3067</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garbhan Downey - The American Envoy]]></title><description><![CDATA['Ireland is full of greasy little bagmen, posing as consultants, who&rsquo;ll get you a face-to-face with a minister for twenty grand... Politics here is crooked and criminal, and it&rsquo;s why I write fiction']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3066</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Mugabe and the White African]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz</em> is appalled and inspired by the plight of the Campbell family]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3063</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Schedule]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day of rest? Not in Belfast, at least not anymore]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3062</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Opera Theatre Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[A short history of the world of opera isn't short enough for <em>Phillip Hammond</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3060</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Substance]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> delves into artist Andre Stitt's troubled back catalogue]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3059</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Kevin McAleer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tyrone funnyman on losing his religion, the strangeness of the human brain and why reality TV theme tunes would be the soundtrack in his personal hell]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3055</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Theatre's latest production is beamed live from London's Southbank to the Queen's Film Theatre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3053</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Geese Festival - Memoir, Myth and Troubadours]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Write! Down writing collective's annual festival in County Down]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3052</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Bittersweets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dark, clever song-writing at the final&nbsp;concert of the&nbsp;Out to Lunch Festival 2010]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3051</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Substance by Andre Stitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take a walk through a performance artist's history at the Golden Thread with Belfast born artist Andre Stitt]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3050</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Lamb and Dickinson]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore</em> is cheered up by a night of the blues with founders of Brit blues band, Kingsnakes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3049</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Porridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore</em> joins the old lags for a night banged up in HMP Grand Opera House]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3045</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NT Live Season: Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terry Pratchett's <em>Nation</em> broadcast live from the National Theatre in London to a screen near you - in the QFT, to be precise]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3043</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chopin Festival ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ulster Orchestra wheel out the piano for a celebration of Chopin's canon. Click Play Audio for a podcast with chief executive David Byers in conversation with <em>Philip Hammond</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3041</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vintage Arts Journalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[CNI's fashionista <em>Tammy Moore</em> travels back in time. Or her wardrobe does at least]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3040</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rape of Lucrece]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore</em> talks with actor Gerard Logan about <em>Doctor Who </em>and the <em>Rape of Lucrece</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3039</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play & Skinned Knees]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gilt grenade, a woman eating Indian Ink and a very naughty toilet are all on display in Catalyst Arts Gallery. Watch an online exhibition with curator Charlotte Bosanquet below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3037</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: If Trees Could Talk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Simon<em> </em>gets spruced up for a jaunt through Belfast's woodland history]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3036</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Mo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Channel 4 drama explores Mo Mowlam's battle against illness and Northern Ireland's 'dour' politicians. <em>Fionola MeredIth</em> attends a special preview screening at the QFT]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3035</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out To Lunch: Ian Paisley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to the full podcast recording, and read the top ten Paisley quotes below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3033</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY REVIEW: Elvis McGonagall and Mark Madden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the UK celebrities ears start to burn as Elvis McGonagall takes the stage at the Black Box.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3032</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Austen's Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guy Masterson and Rebecca Vaughn emancipate <em>Austen's Women </em>in this powerful theatre adaptation]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3031</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mount Stewart and Downhill Demesne and Google Maps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google Maps offers a virtual tour of the National Trust.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3029</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: A Vampire Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lyric jump on the blood-drinking bandwagon]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3023</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Sansom and The Bad Book Affair]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore </em>and Ian Sansom investigate <em>The Bad Book Affair</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3022</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fishing for Ghosts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sea provides a wealth of inspiration for installation artist Janet Crymble<em><br />
</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3021</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rita Duffy]]></title><description><![CDATA['Damien Hirst is a complete charlatan.' Belfast's busiest artist talks to <em>Joanne Savage </em>about what makes good art, cultural courage and why it is more important to journey than arrive]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3020</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brenda Blethyn Is Haunted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Academy Award-nominated actress prepares to tread the boards in Belfast. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3019</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: A Prophet]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz</em> gets banged up in Jacques Audiard's latest epic]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3016</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: The Gates]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Connolly's Gates of Hell are about to open - mind the gap]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3015</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen's Open Learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new year and a new you with Open Learning at Queen's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3014</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Greenstick Boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maggie Cronin returns to punk-era London for a spot of soul searching]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3013</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majella Clancy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka and Leitrim meet in the artist's abstract photography at the Naughton Gallery at Queens]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3012</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciaran McMenamin]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> talks to the Enniskillen actor about playing a cannibal and trying his luck in LA. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3011</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: UU Retrospective]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 'fast-track lesson in art history', courtesy of the Faculty of Art and Design]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3010</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Waddell, 1934-2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executive chairman of Waddell Media and former UTV controller passes at age 75]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3009</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Andrew Maxwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[The comedy anarchist deflowers <em>Tammy Moore</em>'s e-reader]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3007</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Vampire Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playwright Moira Buffini on writing big stories for little people]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3006</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Axis Of]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Andrew Johnston </em>talks to the eco-friendly punks from the north coast. Click Play Audio to listen to single 'Brobdingnagian']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3005</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Mark McKnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The upcoming jazz musician on songwriting, touring trios and how his success wasn't 'Overnight'. Click Play Audio for two tracks]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3003</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Lewis, 1916-2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holocaust survivor and choreographer leaves behind an inspirational legacy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3002</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashlar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist Tom Climent fuses the real and abstract in his exhibition at the Alley Theatre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2998</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Sports Museum Exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Mary Peters calls for a permanent home for Northern Ireland's sporting artifacts, and takes <em>Padraig Coyle</em> on a tour through the archive]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2997</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fight like Apes]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the bands of 2009 look back on a year to remember]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2994</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: New Belfast Sinfonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> reviews the New Belfast Sinfonia's December concert]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2993</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pen Friend: It's Been A Long Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read a chapter from Ciaran Carson's new novel]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2990</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciaran Carson: The Pen Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[As his new novel <em>The Pen Friend</em> is published, <em>Ross Moore</em> talks to Ciaran Carson about writing, music and fountain pens]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2989</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literature in 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>William Crawley</em> on his favourite books of the year]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2988</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shami Chakrabarti]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> attends the civil rights lawyer's keynote lecture for the British Council at the Derry Playhouse]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2986</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: The Pen Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> reviews the latest novel from author Ciaran Carson]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2984</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights: Foyle Film Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> on Derry's celebration of cinema. Click Play Audio for two podcasts from this year's festival, with director Margo Harkin and actor Gerard McSorley]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2982</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Ocean String Quartet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Composer and cellist Neil Martin on celebrating his band's tenth birthday. Click Play Audio for a podcast featuring songs from the album <em>Ae Fond Kiss</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2981</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Avatar]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart</em> is spellbound by James Cameron's magnum opus]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2980</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre In 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz</em> chronicles an eclectic year of the old and the new]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2977</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Arts in 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> on the deftness of John Sherlock and the daftness of Sean Scully]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2976</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Forgotten Carols Concert ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Heartfelt hymns and forgotten songs at St Bride's Church Hall bring the magic back to Christmas</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2974</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best of Music 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Steven Rainey</em> considers the future of Northern Irish music after a year to remember]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2972</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: The Day of the Jack Russell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> is partially satisfied by Colin Bateman's latest offering]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2971</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Shaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was acclaimed by the science fiction cognoscenti and adored by his fans. <em>Mik Duffy</em> remembers the life and work of SF author Bob Shaw]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2970</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Tale of Beauty and the Tail of the Beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lyric's postmodern panto forgets about the children]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2969</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: That Petrol Emotion]]></title><description><![CDATA['Criminally under-rated' 1980s band returns, and <em>Joe Nawaz </em>loves every minute of it]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2968</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best of Dance 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jane Coyle</em> on the highlights of the year]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2966</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[And So I Watch You From Afar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instrumental rockers talk music, serendipity and what's in a name ahead of Christmas gig at the Ulster Hall. Click Play Audio to listen to their track 'Set Guitars to Kill']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2965</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out To Lunch: Brian Keenan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer, survivor, inspiration - Brian Keenan returns home for a spot of lunch and a whole lot of talking. Click Play Audio to listen to the full recording]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2964</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Horslips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic rockers reel in the years in style]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2963</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Alan McKee]]></title><description><![CDATA[One half of comedy duo Grimes and McKee on being the last actor to voice Gerry Adams, instigating a duel between Carravaggio and Morrissey and having beef with Interflora]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2962</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Izzard]]></title><description><![CDATA['There&rsquo;s a real vibrancy in Belfast now... South Africa and Northern Ireland are the big success stories.']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2957</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Wheeler Donates his Golden Guitar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ash frontman presents iconic Flying V to the Belfast Music exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2955</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: National Chamber Choir]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond </em>finds little to sing about in the Great Hall at Queen's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2953</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bendhu's Builders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remarkable story behind one of Northern Ireland's most iconic houses revealed]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2952</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out To Lunch: Seamus Heaney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading light of the Belfast Group returns to the place of his poetic birth. Click Play Audio for a full podcast recording]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2951</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Roy Chubby Brown/Kevin Bloody Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran 'adult entertainers' turn the Waterfront and the Ulster Hall into 'politically correct-free zones']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2948</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights: The Women from Poolbeg]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey </em>meets the northern chick literati]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2947</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEWS: Foyle Film Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> enjoys <em>The Boys of St Columb's</em> and <em>Hush-A-Bye Baby</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2945</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Weein]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red Lemon bring the curtain down on OMAC in style]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2944</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Camargue]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> appreciates the poetry in Ronan Walsh's equine paintings]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2943</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Home Boy Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eamon Friel</em> enjoys Scott Marshall's debut at the Derry Playhouse]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2942</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NvTv Presents: The Answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of their December 14 gig at the Ulster Hall, we dip into the NvTv archive for a singalong and a chat with the County Down rockers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2941</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ash: The A-Z Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We&rsquo;re seeing kids turning up at our shows because their parents are fans. That&rsquo;s when it hits me how long we&rsquo;ve been going.&rsquo;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2939</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Price]]></title><description><![CDATA[The media-lion turned novelist talks to Garbhan Downey about U2, the celeb zeitgeist and his latest comedy <em>Darling Sweetheart</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2937</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEWS: Foyle Film Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> enjoys <em>The Boys of St Columb's</em> and <em>Hush-A-Bye Baby</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2936</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Howl!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grimes and McKee's Christmas show has <em>Joe Nawaz</em> roaring with laughter]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2935</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Joe Lally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fugazi bassist plays surprise show in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2934</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A sugarcube fireplace, porcelain shoes and paintings by Rhonda Paisley in the Naughton Gallery's Christmas show. Watch an online exhibition with the gallery's Anna Patrick below</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2933</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: The Atheist's Guide to Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> finds the godless full of festive cheer]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2932</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Chilingirian String Quartet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Performing at Portaferry Presbyterian Church, the chamber music stars impress<em>&nbsp;Philip Hammond</em> with music from&nbsp;three classical masters]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2931</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The White Ribbon]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Fionola Meredith</em> is left in the dark at Queen's Film Theatre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2928</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Scott]]></title><description><![CDATA[The life and work of the Ulster master painter illuminated by Jenny Cathcart]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2927</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Libeskind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starchitect receives honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster. Listen to Libeskind's acceptance speech below.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2926</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Specials]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>James Meredith</em> skanks back the years at St George's Market]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2924</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foyle Film Festival 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art and cinema explored in the festival's 22nd year. Listen to an interview with festival director Bernie McLaughlin]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2923</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Live in Public]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internet mogul Josh Harris explains his idiosyncratic worldview - 'We&rsquo;re on the cusp of an evolutionary cycle. The question is will we kill or be killed?']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2922</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Break The Cycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Michael MacBroom</em> gears up for a high octane trip on two wheels]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2921</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Bison]]></title><description><![CDATA['Poignant, painful and painfully funny' - <em>Joe Nawaz </em>warms to an engaging portrayal of modern gay men]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2919</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Terry Bradley]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>High-profile Belfast artist's Eakin Gallery exhibition brings more distinctive portraits to the public, but is his idea of beauty more than skin-deep?</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2917</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Bailey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hirsute comedian brings his Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra to Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2916</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Don't Mention the Wars!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> reviews Tony Connelly's irreverent trek through stereotypical Europe]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2915</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lightwriters: Crossword]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inaugural exhibition from Belfast-based LGBT photography collective, Lightwriters]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2914</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Sleep Eat Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The kids are alright in the latest production from Tinderbox]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2913</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dangerfields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast rockers still going after 41 members, countless bust ups and plenty of JD. Click Play Audio to listen to 'Gimme Gimme Rock 'n' Roll']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2912</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ulster Orchestra]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> attends a lunchtime recital at the Ulster Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2911</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> on the pros and cons of the new look museum after a three year refurbishment]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2910</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[21st Century Troubadour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musician Andy White on drinking with Johnny Depp, revisiting Belfast and turning an online diary into a book - just don't call it a memoir]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2909</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MT4Uth Win Volunteer Award ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-based charity Music Theatre 4 Youth win award for outstanding voluntary contribution]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2908</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Wild Beasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz </em>finds his gig of the year 'a mesmerising performance from a band who should and will be huge']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2906</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Urban Environment]]></title><description><![CDATA[New exhibition at PLACE explores connections between the built environment and social divisions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2905</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: A Skull In Connemara]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> is unimpressed by skull-smashing in Strabane]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2904</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Adam Hills ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aussie&nbsp;comic Adam Hills arrives with an edgy, feel-good show]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2902</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STARS: Farriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Singer and songwriter Stephen McCartney on the band's sound and why writing is a democratic process. Click Play Audio to listen to two Farriers tracks]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2901</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calgary's finest join Mississippian William Elliott Whitmore for a special performance from this year's Open House Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2898</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lemmy At 'Em]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mot&ouml;rhead frontman on entering the US charts and why rockin' for a half-century is a little too ambitious]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2897</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean Scully]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch an online exhibition from the acclaimed artist's major retrospective at the Ulster Museum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2896</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Cosi Fan Tutte]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart </em>witnesses a masterclass in Mozart's libretto]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2895</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Polish Passions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michal Dworzynski and Tasmin Little storm the stage in an outstanding concert, but do enough people appreciate it?]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2894</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[DANCE REVIEW: Hanging In There/Touching Distance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politics and the workplace provide unequal inspiration at the Belfast Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2893</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damian Gorman ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet the acclaimed playwright ahead of new Tinderbox production <em>Sleep Eat Party </em>and his 'Ballycastle nativity', <em>Stars</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2892</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: An Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Fionola Meredith</em> falls for Lynn Barber's memories of youthful seduction]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2890</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Sonya Whitefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Sonya Whitefield talks about education, inspiration and having her work accepted by the Royal Ulster Academy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2888</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CABARET REVIEW: Fascinating Aida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast falls head over heels for three dirty old ladies]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2886</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exquisite Corpse]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Irish artists update the surrealists' favourite&nbsp;game at the Ormeau Baths Gallery. <em>Joanne Savage</em> takes a walk on the weird side</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2885</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: A Skull In Connemara]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> is unimpressed by skull-smashing in Strabane]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2884</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Warsaw Village Band]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Polish folk punk-funk ambassadors impress <em>Joe Nawaz</em> in a Spiegeltent performace]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2883</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Musician]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz </em>finds plenty to scream about in Cahoots' nerve-shredding production]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2882</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gentleman John McNally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast boxer who became Northern Ireland's first Olympic medallist back in 1952]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2881</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Black Milk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sigarev's new Russia gets lost in translation]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2880</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Ken Russell]]></title><description><![CDATA[The maverick British filmmaker turns up the volume at QFT]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2879</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Bollywood Club Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bollywood comes to Belfast in an evening of all things eastern]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2878</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Be Straight With You]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>William Crawley</em> on the importance of artistic representation in the fight for human rights. Click Play Audio to listen to a panel discussion, chaired by Crawley, following a performance in the Grand Opera House]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2877</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: David Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forgettable conversation with acclaimed author. Click Play Audio to listen to a podcast from Peace's reading]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2876</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights: Derry]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> makes the case for his hometown to win UK City of Culture 2013]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2875</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: This Is What We Sang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kabosh present a 'touching portrayal of the history of Belfast's jewish community']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2874</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artists from Sarajevo arrive in Belfast ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Queen's University hosts major cross-cultural event exploring art and conflict</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2873</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Ian Rankin]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 25 years writing at least a novel a year, and fast approaching 50, Rankin reckons it&rsquo;s time to go travelling.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2872</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maurice Harron]]></title><description><![CDATA[At his debut exhibition in Derry, the prolific sculptor reveals his creative process, and how he finds inspiration at home and abroad]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2871</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Colm Tóibín]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to a full recording of T&oacute;ib&iacute;n's Belfast Festival appearance at the Grand Opera House, click Play Audio above]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2870</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: I'll Tell Me Ma]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray </em>is moved by Brian Keenan's memoir of his Belfast childhood]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2868</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY REVIEW: Heaney/Longley ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> is in a minority of one at the Waterfront Hall - or is he?]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2867</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Mariinsky Orchestra]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> travels back in time to Leningrad, 1942 - but was it worth the effort?]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2866</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Playhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take a tour of the newly restored theatre with director Pauline Ross]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2865</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: To Be Straight With You]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the Belfast Festival's most talked about productions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2863</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Eilidh Patterson ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry folkstress on her faith, working with the same soundman as U2 and the importance of an online presence. Click Play Audio to listen to new single &lsquo;Moving On&rsquo;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2862</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: A Visual Force]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage </em>gets payback for life's finer moments at Belfast's Golden Thread Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2861</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus]]></title><description><![CDATA[An enchanting instalment from the romantically-skewed canon of Terry Gilliam]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2860</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Conor Mitchell]]></title><description><![CDATA[The musical dramatist on loving London, reading music and the inspiration of education&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2859</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonkers About Conkers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joe Nawaz&nbsp;</em>is a surprise smash in&nbsp;Belfast's third annual conkers competition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2858</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spirit of Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray </em>finds Cornmarket's new 'onion rings' sadly lacking]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2857</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean Hughes]]></title><description><![CDATA['As far as I&rsquo;m concerned, if you eat fish and you say you&rsquo;re a vegetarian you&rsquo;ve got the exact same principles as the Nazis.']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2856</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Task Force Helmand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captain Doug Beattie serves and survives in wartorn Afghanistan. Watch a video interview below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2855</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buzzcocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pop punk legend Pete Shelley on Buzzcocks, Malcolm McLaren and falling in love with the Velvet Underground]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2854</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: An Irish Country Village]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> reviews the second in Patrick Taylor's series of Irish country novels. Watch a video with Taylor below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2853</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights: Jennifer Johnston]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> recalls reading about a Derry he recognised and why Johnston should be a figurehead of Derry's City of Culture campaign]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2851</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Ulster Academy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iconic former Northern Bank in Belfast plays host to 128th annual exhibition of the best in Northern Irish art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2850</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BALLET REVIEW: Cyrano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unrequited love plays out against a turbulent period in French history, including the costumes, the moves, and of course that enlarged nose&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2849</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is What We Sang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playwright Gavin Kostick on writing about a community close to extinction. Watch a video tour of the Belfast Synagogue below, led by Adrian Levy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2848</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colm Tóibín]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Before his Belfast appearance, the two-time Booker-shortlisted author offers his take on criticism, the craft of writing, and the childishness of&nbsp;Jeff Koons&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2847</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Milk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Cut's new production brings Russia to life on the Irish stage once again]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2844</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture Night Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch a film from Belfast's latest, and greatest, cultural attraction, featuring vox pops below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2843</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macbeth, Who is that Bloodied Man?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Witches on stilts, motorbikes and imperial murder on an industrial wasteland. Teatr Biuro Podrozy&rsquo;s <em>Macbeth</em> is Shakespeare with a carbon twist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2841</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Transparency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ransom's controverisal new production delivers 'a badly needed shot of ambiguity']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2840</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Hilliard Ensemble]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> heads south for an exhilarating evening of musicial modernity]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2838</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Festival: Marcus du Sautoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science writer explains why maths rocks and 42 is the magic number]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2836</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Cribs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnny Marr joins the Jarman brothers for another stab at the big time]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2834</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Festival: Camille O'Sullivan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cabaret star on designing Notre Dame, interpreting Tom Waits and dreaming of a hole in the ground]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2833</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Michael Longley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boogie-woogie, DH Lawrence and the Muse - the Professor of Poetry for Ireland ruminates on the things that get his creative juices flowing]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2831</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: D:Ream ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> fights off the hens to witness a triumphant homecoming gig]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2830</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Fear and Loathing in Dublin]]></title><description><![CDATA[A memoir of sex, drink and journalism in 1970s' Dublin]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2829</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Beauty Queen of Leenane]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lyric's temporary home at the Elmwood Hall is a fitting setting for Martin McDonagh's bleak, brilliant play]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2826</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Government Inspector]]></title><description><![CDATA['Sexual innuendo and risqu&eacute; ribaldry stalk the stage like a pair of inappropriately greased badgers']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2824</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVEW: the Ulster Orchestra Opening Concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart </em>discovers an orchestra in fine fettle at the start of the 2009/10 season]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2821</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boho Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[15,000 books, a thriving internet business, customers around the globe... all from a couple of sheds in County Fermanagh]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2820</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: ISEA 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[A moment of truth or the emperor's new clothes?]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2817</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial Scottish play tackles football, identity and sectarianism]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2815</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[D:Ream ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preparing to headline the City of Song Festival in Derry, frontman Peter Cunnah talks candidly of the dark days and the light]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2814</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seamus Heaney Unveils Lyric Theatre Threshold Stone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nobel Laureate comes to Belfast as the new Lyric Theatre reaches a memorable milestone. Video below, featuring music composed and played by Neil Martin]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2813</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Paul McEneaney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Founder and artistic director of Cahoots NI on not being Harry Potter and never leaving the house without a magic book&nbsp;in hand]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2811</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verbal Magazine: Forgotten Irish Female Writers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Darran Anderson</em> examines the lives of some of Ireland's ignored women writers and asks why so many are all but forgotten]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2810</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Festival: Mariinsky Orchestra]]></title><description><![CDATA['You just shouldn&rsquo;t miss a Gergiev concert. Something special will definitely happen and you have to be there to experience it.']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2809</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NORTHERN LIGHTS: Van Morrison ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey </em>doesn&rsquo;t believe Van Morrison needs to explain himself in his new film]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2807</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Fear and Loathing in Dublin]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage </em>reviews Aodhan Madden's story of sex, drink and journalism in 1970s' Dublin]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2806</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Mahon]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Hugh Odling-Smee </em>speaks to the legendary poet about Bangor, Belfast and, er, Goa]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2802</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Festival at Queen's 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch videos of the launch of the festival programme at QFT]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2801</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: Lisa Hannigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mercury prize-nominated chanteuse sings a few ditties for Bandwidth Films]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2800</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Brian Friel at Edinburgh]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Peter Geoghegan </em>enjoys two moments of magic from the playwright's extensive back catalogue]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2798</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[QFT Singles Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joseph Nawaz</em> braves the bear pit and comes out smiling]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2797</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Festival: Barbara Cook]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Hammond</em> on the living legend of musical theatre as she heads to Ireland for the first time, a day before her 82nd birthday]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2795</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Festival: A Time To Speak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director and actress duo Sam and Joan McCready on bringing dancer Helen Lewis's Holocaust survival memoir to the stage. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2794</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FE McWilliam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banbridge-born sculptor with 'unique vision']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2792</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Festival: Tinariwen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Stuart Bailie</em> on the Saharan blues band headed for the Belfast Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2790</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama's Irish Ancestry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracing Barack Obama's Irish lineage, <em>Jenny Cathcart</em> discovers a family connection]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2788</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture Night Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galleries, historic buildings and more throw open their doors for magical cultural experience]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2787</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Live at the Castle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Status Quo, Jools Holland and more rock Carrickfergus]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2786</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Kennedy Headlines Peace Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[UN International Day of Peace marked in Belfast's Ulster Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2785</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights: Horslips]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> on the Irish folk rock group who made the Gaelic language, legends and love affairs cool]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2782</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aspects Irish Literature Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bangor-based festival comes of age with another stellar line up]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2779</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Broken Embraces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pedro Almod&oacute;var&rsquo;s fourth film with Penelope Cruz sees the camera lingering obsessively on the Spanish star. Frankly, we are not a muse]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2776</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Knackery]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Yellow Fever's new gorefest, produced in five weeks with a &pound;100 budget</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2774</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caoineadh/Elegies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Injustice and war inspire a unique exhibition in Crumlin Road Gaol]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2773</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The BFG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roald Dahl's tale of childer-eating giants arrives in Belfast's Grand Opera House]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2769</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Blood's A Rover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Neville reviews James Ellroy's long-awaited final book in the American Underworld Trilogy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2768</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cupcake Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast's sweet tooth is sated in Blick Shared Studios]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2766</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Susan Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[A product of the Write on the Edge theatre course, the 21-year old writer on audience feedback, her frustration with Troubles plays and the benefits of many hot baths]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2764</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Millar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The acclaimed crime writer on setting his work in Belfast. Read the second chapter from his new book, <em>The Dark Place</em>, below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2763</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Lay Up Your Ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Lynch and Charabanc Theatre Company take a trip down memory lane]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2762</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Da Vinci Marketing Code]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Ulster business professor lampoons Dan Brown in a unique series of spoof marketing thrillers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2761</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lost Logo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the prologue of Stephen Brown's spoof of Dan Brown's sequel to <em>The Da Vinci Code,</em> entitled <em>The Lost Logo<br />
</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2760</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights: Nadine Coyle]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> says the Derry singer&rsquo;s plan to launch a solo career could be the smartest move she&rsquo;s ever made]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2759</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Million Dollar Reload]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'meat and potatoes' metal band diss AU magazine, cosy up to Guns 'n' Roses and make a pilgrimage to metal Mecca Castle Donington]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2758</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Museum Opening Date Announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[With return of the Edmontosaurus skeleton comes news of the official opening date]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2757</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Nisha Tandon]]></title><description><![CDATA[ArtsEkta project manager and Belfast Mela director on playing the harmonium, admiring Anna Lo and why the poem 'Phenomenal Woman' best sums her up]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2755</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tall Ships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish artist Deirdre McKenna's scenes from life on the high seas. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2754</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PJ McGrory Human Rights Lecture]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Mary McAleese delivers her lecture as part of F&eacute;ile an Phobail. Click Play Audio to listen to the full recording]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2750</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast City Cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take a podcast tour with Tom Hartley, former Lord Mayor of Belfast. Click Play Audio to listen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2749</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Words of the Grey Wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of essays 'of great poise and grace']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2744</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Moon Unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-Berlin electro outfit extend a warm welcome to one and all]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2743</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Lights: Adrian McKinty]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Garbhan Downey</em> on why the Carrickfergus crime writer is destined for the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller's list]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2741</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Two Roads West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kabosh&rsquo;s play in a taxi graduates from the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival to Feile An Phobail]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2740</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seaneen Molloy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-born blogger sees her Secret Life of a Manic Depressive blog turned into a BBC radio play]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2737</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Write On The Edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second of two rehearsed readings is evidence that Ransom Theatre Company's innovative writing project is paying dividends]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2736</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster American Folk Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister announces &pound;2.4 million museum expansion]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2735</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ulster Youth Choir]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ulster Youth Choir's 10th Anniversary Concert proves that the group is a force to be reckoned with]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2733</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline McLynn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of her appearance at F&eacute;ile an Phobail, the actress and author takes time off from writing to talk pigeon racing, dialogue and admiring Joan of Arc]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2731</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chambers Car Returns to Ulster Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the Ulster Museum's biggest draws comes home]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2729</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of public galleries in Belfast open late on the first Thursday of every month with exciting exhibitions, artist talks and more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2728</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Jandek]]></title><description><![CDATA['Fraudulent art', 'a swindle of the highest order' - Jandek touches down in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2727</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[AU PRESENTS: The Answer Diary]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the road with the County Down stadium rockers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2726</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Luchagors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-WWE wrestler turned band leader struggles to win them over in Auntie Annie's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2724</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Adventures In E-reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[Novelist <em>Garbhan Downey</em> has some teething problems with his new Sony Reader]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2723</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workshop with Top Jazz Musicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Develop jazz skills at the University of Ulster</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2722</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombay Street - Taken from the Ashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unique photographs of Belfast 1969 at Red Barn Gallery. Click Play Video to watch an online exhibition narrated by Frankie Quinn]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2719</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Craft Month 09]]></title><description><![CDATA[Craft NI launch new online craft directory and annual craft celebration]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2718</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Féile Returns to West Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Hannon, Mary McAleese, Mark Steel and more at Ireland's largest community arts festival. Click Play Audio for a podcast with festival director Sean Paul O'Hare]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2717</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI War Memorial Exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remembering Northern Ireland's role in the second world war]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2716</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cave Hill Diamond ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> discovers a unique&nbsp;treasure&nbsp;sparkling at Belfast's Linen Hall Library]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2714</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Motorcycling Reigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newly-refurbished Museum at Ballymoney Town Hall celebrates motorcycle road-racing and the Armoy Armada. Click Play Audio to hear from curator Keith Beattie]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2712</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Paddy Glasgow]]></title><description><![CDATA[<strong><font color="#ff0000">Everyone's favourite festival promoter on Deep Purple, Bob Dylan and the trials and tribulations of organising Glasgowbury. Photo copyright Phil O'Kane (philokanephotgraphy.com)</font></strong>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2711</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Willowstone Music and Arts Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[A small but certain success in Killyleagh. Click below for an exclusive performance from Ten Gallon Hat]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2705</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubles Exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artwork produced in response to the Troubles. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by co-curator Feargal O'Malley]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2703</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lambeg Drum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lambeg drum maker Richard Sterritt talks goat skins, military history and the lost tradition of Catholic drumming. Click Play Audio for a podcast on the process of making a Lambeg drum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2701</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Stereo War Favourites]]></title><description><![CDATA[They come from Derry, they're headed for the stars]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2700</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[London 2012 Open Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Healy helps to launch London 2012 Open Weekend sign up. Click Play Video for a video podcast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2699</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VERBAL MAGAZINE: Joyce In Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[The youthful James Joyce&rsquo;s hatred of his time in Rome may have been the inspiration for 'The Dead', Jonathan deBurca Butler explains]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2698</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alf O’Muiri 1914 – 1999]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sportsman, teacher and lover of the Irish language commemorated in new book. Click Play Audio for a podcast with the author Eithne McAlinden]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2696</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art & Conflict ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual ACNI conference examines the role of the arts in divided societies. See below for full and abridged podcast recordings of selected speeches]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2692</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Susan Picken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manager of Belfast&rsquo;s independent cinema Queen&rsquo;s Film Theatre on&nbsp;why Ciaran Hinds is lovely, Jim Jarmusch is cool, and Mowgli broke her heart]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2691</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: In Stores Now ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great live footage of the best in NI music playing some unusual places]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2690</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[DANCE REVIEW: Echo Echo Pick 'n' Mix Double Bill ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry dance company's short, sweet show of two halves will live long in the memory]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2689</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Little Ashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorca, Dal&iacute; and Bu&ntilde;uel brought to the silver screen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2688</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghostly Sea Shanty Tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Andrew Johnston </em>has the fright of his life on board the Lagan Boat Company's spooky ship]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2686</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Joanna Robinson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winner of the Miss Ireland pole dancing competition, Joanna Robinson, speaks to <em>Peter Geoghegan</em> ahead of show case event <em>&Acirc;me du Pole</em> (<em>The Soul of the Pole</em>)]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2681</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[2D Northern Ireland Comics Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Verbal Arts Centre in Derry opens its doors to artists and enthusiasts. Click Play Video for a video podcast from the festival's Open Day]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2680</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Maranna McCloskey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The traditional singer releases her critically acclaimed debut album. Click Play Audio to listen to the track 'Going to Mass Last Sunday']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2679</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venice Biennale]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the streets of Venice, we report on the success of Northern Ireland's exhibit]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2675</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Female Parts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dario Fo and Franca Rame play with the emotions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2674</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen Anne House]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Trust recommence excavation of the site and welcome amateur archeologists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2672</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taste To Reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rory Gallagher's old band members to release two new albums]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2671</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Oscar Wilde and the Men of the Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Literary history turned on its head]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2669</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Cumberland for BP Portrait Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banbridge-born artist is Northern Ireland's sole representative at prestigious competition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2667</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faber & Faber 80]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the world&rsquo;s most distinguished publishing houses this year celebrates its 80th anniversary. <em>Jane Coyle</em> looks back on the days when she worked as an editorial assistant in the company co-founded by TS Eliot]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2666</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[DANCE REVIEW: Wuthering Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ballet Theatre reimagine Bronte's tragic tale]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2665</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oxegen Goes Green]]></title><description><![CDATA[Create your own green video and win VIP tickets to this year's festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2662</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art Wins Tourism Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast City Council and CultureNorthernIreland joint initiative voted best new tourism project]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2661</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[AU PRESENTS: Bat For Lashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The heir to Kate Bush's throne releases Two Suns, her 'difficult' second album]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2658</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting Irishmen]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYC exhibition comes to the Ulster American Folk Park, featuring McGuigan's boots, McCullough's belt and Donnelly's desiccated arm. Click Play Video for an exclusive look]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2657</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margaret Mountford]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Alan Sugar's right-hand woman comes home on belhalf of Food For Thought Africa]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2656</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Festival of Art and Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Ulster welcomes top design talent to Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2653</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Willie John McBride]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Lions rugby team captain recalls his historic South African tour of 1974. Click Play Audio for an extended podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2652</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dance United NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast-based dance company reach out to children and adults of all ages and backgrounds. Click Play Audio for a podcast with artistic director Mags Byrne]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2651</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Railways Book Club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Henry 'The Fonz' Winkler helps to launch Translink's imaginative book reading initiative]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2650</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pick 'n' Mix Theatre Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mini festival at OMAC returns, sweeter than ever. Click Play Audio for a podcast with Red Lemon's Patrick J O'Reilly and Bruiser's Stephen Beggs]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2649</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Family Hoffman's Mystery Palace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cahoots NI invite you into the magic circle]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2647</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Belfast Music Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tasmin Little and John Lenehen buff up the gilding]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2646</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leif Bodnarchuk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guitar tech to the stars prepares to keep Leonard Cohen in tune]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2644</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PJ Holden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The comic book artist sets up his stall at St George's Market. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2642</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Mark Carruthers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The broadcaster and board chairman of the Lyric Theatre on rebuilding an icon, the charm of John Lennon&rsquo;s dodgy songs and the nostalgia of Jimmy Nesbitt in drag]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2638</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: This Other City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daragh Carville's tale of the new Belfast convinces]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2637</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Belfast Piano Trio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Composer Philip Hammond comes in from the rain for a transcendant performance in Belfast's Rosemary Street church]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2635</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandwidth Presents: Panama Kings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video from top Belfast band's 'secret' gig courtesy of Bandwidth Films]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2632</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[READING REVIEW: Dave Gorman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author of <em>America Unchained</em> comes to Belfast with gimble in hand]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2630</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laugh at the Bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[F&eacute;ile Weekend Comedy Festival. Click Play Audio for a podcast with festival director Sean Paul O'Hare]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2628</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Student Scoops Top Painting Prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[UU student Ross Watson wins Art of Nurture competition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2624</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Counting Crows & The Hold Steady]]></title><description><![CDATA[US rockers have <em>Andrew Johnston </em>counting the minutes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2622</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: ASIWYFA/Fighting With Wire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of NI's biggest bands square off at Custom House, and both emerge as victors]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2617</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Squarepusher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Jenkinson kicks off the week in proper drum 'n' bass style]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2615</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind The Lens]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Baucher's iconic images of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival reveal the stories behind the performances]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2613</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Ross Noble]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wildly entertaining, stream-of-consciousness trek through the mind of a maverick]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2612</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Ultravox]]></title><description><![CDATA[They didn't rehearse. They didn't need to]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2610</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terri Hooley's Alternative Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tour guide leads his audience on a merry dance]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2602</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niall Stanage - On The Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Irish journalist reports on covering Obama's rise to office. Click Play Audio for a&nbsp;full podcast recording</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2599</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Sundays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sundays come alive in Belfast with the very first Summer Sundays guided tours]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2598</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feis Doire Colmcille]]></title><description><![CDATA[Composer Philip Hammond reflects on his experience adjudicating the traditional Derry music competition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2595</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Unseen On Screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Factotum's posters pay homage to Northern Ireland films that never made it off the cutting room floor. Click Play Video for an online exhibition with Stephen Hackett and Richard West]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2592</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Other City]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new play by Daragh Carville. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2591</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: AC/DC, The Answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's all a bit<em> Spinal Tap</em>, but what did you expect?]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2590</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Gorman Unchained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of his Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival appearance, the comic and author on stickin' it to The Man]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2588</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Glover's Mistake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Laird's second novel proves that these days, everyone's a critic]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2587</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[12th Belfast Children's Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's black and white with yellow spots? Click Play Audio for a podcast with festival director Ali Fitzgibbon and Noir&iacute;n McKinney of the Arts Council]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2586</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Carolyn Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The radio presenter on discovering Amy Winehouse, busking with Brian Kennedy and getting the name right]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2585</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director George Clarke on setting up Belfast's latest film festival.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2583</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - May 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of public galleries in Belfast open late on the first Thursday of every month with exciting exhibitions, artist talks and more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2582</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Roads West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playwright Laurence McKeown on steering a course through his latest work]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2579</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Brent Flood ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast boys return home - and not a slinky acoustic chord in sight]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2578</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ian Wilson's Stations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prolific Belfast-born contemporary composer returns to Queen's with ambitious new work]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2576</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strummerville in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music supports Oh Yeah centre in creating new songwriting and rehearsal space]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2575</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Hewitt Spring and Summer Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malachi O'Doherty remembers the man and his legacy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2574</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pumpgirl The Movie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director Carol Moore on the filmmaking process. Click Play Video for actor interviews and a behind-the-scenes film, courtesy of Carol Moore]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2573</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: 50 Dead Men Walking]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Malachi O'Doherty</em> reviews Kari Skogland's controversial account of a life lived on the edge]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2571</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Connelly Comes to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[No Alibis presents a reading from best-selling crime writer]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2570</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maze 2007/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Donovan Wylie explores the carcass of the Maze prison. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by the artist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2569</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Fencing Championships Under Way ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top junior and cadet fencers come to Jordanstown for 2009 World Championships]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2568</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Titanic - Belfast Connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linen Hall Library exhibition packs a Titanic punch. Click Play Video for a podcast with curator, Deborah Douglas]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2567</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Pumpgirl]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Fionola Meredith</em> reviews Carol Moore's cinematic adaptation of the acclaimed stageplay]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2565</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[10th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arts festival with the X factor returns. Click Play Audio for a podcast with festival director Sean Kelly]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2564</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Paul Merton’s Silent Clowns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast Film Festival provides a welcome window into the silent past - and present]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2563</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Torrans - A Bookseller's Alibi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer Ian Sansom talks to No Alibis' owner on bookselling, book loving and becoming immortalised in print]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2562</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Cinderella of the Book World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top team bring centuries old books back to life at the University of Ulster]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2561</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Paul Feldstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[The literary agent on nurturing new talent, living in the land of Yeats and taking a lifetime to write it all down]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2559</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Radioactive Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acclaimed DJ battles with the lure of the Black Box's seats]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2558</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imagine-Create 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[New digital art festival focuses the spotlight on Derry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2554</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The County Down rockers tackle <em>Everyday Demons</em> and the Ulster Hall in December]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2551</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Chart]]></title><description><![CDATA[New website brings the best in local music talent]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2550</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Malachy's Reopens]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Belfast&rsquo;s hidden gems will be rediscovered from this weekend]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2549</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Catherine McGrotty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor of Verbal Magazine on throwing up over Wetlands, journeying back in time and worshipping godlike genius, Alan Moore]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2548</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guerrilla Lighting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers take to the streets to highlight the need for&nbsp;sustainable lighting in Belfast city]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2545</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Therapy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Belfast&nbsp;rockers return with no fear of growing old. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2544</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essay from the Archive]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Jonathan&nbsp;Swift&nbsp;graces Tollymore Forest&nbsp;Park - an essay&nbsp;from the <em>Linen Hall Review</em>, 1986</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2543</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Captured On Tape]]></title><description><![CDATA['We're constantly under surveillance.'&nbsp;Click Play Video for an online exhibition with artist David McSwiggan]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2540</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Kris Roe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lead singer with The Ataris goes acoustic for solo European tour]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2537</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stark Sincerity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acclaimed landscape artist&nbsp;Paul Henry was influenced by the changing face of Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2535</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Watchmen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Moore won't be happy. What's new? Zack Synder delivers again]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2531</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Paperback Rioters]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Who&nbsp;said music and books don't mix?</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2529</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Songcraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Wheeler, Neil Hannon and Duke Special on writing and playing songs. Click Play Audio for a podcast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2528</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reinventing The Wheel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dublin novelist Claire Kilroy&nbsp;on writing, the influence of Banville and Nabokov and the how Irish writers learned to behave. Click Play Audio for a podcast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2527</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[United For Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[CNI joins thousands at Belfast peace vigil]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2525</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Film Festival 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[Festival director Michelle Devlin on the best of the festival programme.&nbsp;Click Play Audio for a podcast featuring Cherrybomb co-director Glenn Leyburn]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2524</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Susan MacWilliam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's Venice Biennale representative on why the paranormal is endlessly interesting. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2523</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Ulster Hall Opening Concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[An &pound;8m facelift, a reacquaintance with <em>those</em> acoustics, and a new work from Brian Irvine - the Grand Dame returns]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2522</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Ian Cumberland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo-realist painter who resisted the lure of London to ply his trade in Belfast. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2520</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Five Minutes of Heaven]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liam Neeson returns home to star alongside Jimmy Nesbitt in the best of the current crop of Troubles-related films]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2518</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter Radio ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queen's University student reinterprets the online messaging service]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2517</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Woman and Scarecrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Engaging, instructionary tale of regret and rancour</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2516</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Franz Ferdinand ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glaswegian indie rockers back to their best]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2515</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Murphy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Respected&nbsp;rock journalist finds a new voice in his novel <em>John the Revelator.</em> Click Play Audio for a podcast with the author]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2512</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Slumdog Millionaire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning picture reveals a city rarely explored&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2511</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Five Minutes of Heaven]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liam Neeson returns home to star alongside Jimmy Nesbitt in the best of the current crop of Troubles-related films]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2509</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Book Festival Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to podcasts and read blogs from the main events]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2508</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Derry Drama Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amateur players from across Ireland&nbsp;head Folyeside to&nbsp;win points - and&nbsp;prizes&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2507</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Grand Dame Returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[BELFAST 2009 and the reopening of the Ulster Hall. Click Play Audio for a podcast with Free Fringe progammer Adam Turkington]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2506</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Emma Jordan ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Cut director&nbsp;on&nbsp;her admiration of 'Saint' Seamus Heaney and&nbsp;Stewart Parker and&nbsp;why there's something for everyone in Marina Carr&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2505</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hejira]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artists with schizophrenia&nbsp;showcased at new Arts and Disability Forum exhibition. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2504</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Indian Summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster Orchestra&nbsp;triumphantly reprises late works&nbsp;by Strauss and Beethoven.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2503</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Coulter’s Out to Lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legendary singer, songwriter and composer discusses&nbsp;his craft, Eurovision and Elvis&nbsp;at Queen's. Click Play Audio to hear a full podcast recording.&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2502</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Music Exhibition Appeals for Memorabilia ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh Yeah calls on music lovers to clean out their attics<br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2500</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - March 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of public galleries in Belfast open late on the first Thursday of every month with exciting exhibitions, artist talks and more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2499</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Chief Executive for Lyric Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciar&aacute;n&nbsp;McAuley&nbsp;joins the team to build the theatre anew]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2498</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Home Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Brian Friel's fissiparous new play fails to come together</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2496</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Joins Book Festival Bandwagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of the first&nbsp;Belfast Book Festival, <em>Peter Geoghegan</em>&nbsp;examines how&nbsp;literary festivals help cultural transformation&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2495</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Kilroy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The award-winning writer&nbsp;discusses dead horses,&nbsp;the new Athens,&nbsp;and&nbsp;her upcoming appearance at the Belfast Book Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2494</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Dreams from My Father]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>'A story of race and inheritance', first published in 1995</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2493</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reluctant Troubadour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerry Anderson&nbsp;gives his account of the showband era in second book, <em>Heads</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2492</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'illustrator who likes to write' brings his ugly duckling to the Belfast Book Festival. Click Play Audio for podcast poems 'Magic Dog' and 'Absurd',&nbsp;and&nbsp;the song 'Outsider Tree']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2491</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edge of the Tide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Viney on beachcombing in this special excerpt from the latest edition of <em>Irish Pages</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2490</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puckoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spike Milligan's comic novel gets theatrical reworking]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2488</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tenth Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2485</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Cara Dillon at the Black Box]]></title><description><![CDATA[The queen of the traditional scene helps the Black Box to find its feet]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2483</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Gentlemen's Tea-Drinking Society ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ransom's new play on science and&nbsp;celebrity has short half-life]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2482</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Donnelly ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quiet man of Irish folk music.&nbsp;Click&nbsp;Play Audio to listen to 'The Homes of Donegal'&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2481</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BALLET REVIEW: The Sleeping Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Frapp&eacute;, fairies and fabric make this Scottish Ballet production unforgettable</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2480</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historic book rehits the shelves courtesy of Belfast City Council. Read the introduction below, and&nbsp;click Play Audio for a podcast with heritage officer Robert Heslip]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2479</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Malachi O'Doherty]]></title><description><![CDATA[The journalist and author on appearing at the Belfast Book Festival, booking tickets for Cirque du Soleil and why Kurt Vonnegut is more patient than Christ]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2478</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro Wrestling Ulster]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A wrestling saga with a Northern Irish twist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2475</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Prods and Pom-Poms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandy Row cheerleaders&nbsp;go to Glasgow in new documentary&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2474</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: New Kids On The Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boyband revival fad continues as US five-piece&nbsp;hit Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2473</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Joe Boyd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nick Drake's producer leaves audiences in awe of his musical life]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2472</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Give My Head Peace – The Farewell Tour ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Belfast's comic stalwards bid farewell&nbsp;- again</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2471</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Wrestler]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Mickey Rourke deserves the praise - and the director ain't bad either</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2470</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holmes' Latest Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Holmes talks about writing his first theatre music, for Ransom Production's new play <em>The Gentlemen's Tea-Drinking Society </em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2468</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Postgraduate Design Fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Ulster postgraduates aspire to compete on a global stage]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2464</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Maria Fusco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Director of art writing at Goldsmith's, University of London on eating with <em>The Third Policeman</em>, teaching the craft and watching bad films in good cinemas]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2463</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Little Closer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ivan Little finally gives up the day job - but will it be an easy ride as a full time actor? Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2461</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The BeatBearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over one million hits on YouTube drum up global interest in&nbsp;Queen's University student]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2459</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Festivals Goes to Celtic Connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Great prizes on offer&nbsp;for festival lovers. Click Play Audio to listen to festival organisers and promoters.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2458</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Chronicles of Long Kesh ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever your political convictions, Martin Lynch's latest drama makes arresting viewing]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2455</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Screaming Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[New short film website with a gruesome edge launched in Belfast. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2454</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Waltz with Bashir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli animated documentary&nbsp;brings home the&nbsp;horrors of war]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2453</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FE McWilliam Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[New gallery celebrating one of Ireland's finest sculptors opens in Banbridge. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2452</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Flash Harry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queen tribute act joined by the Ulster Orchestra]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2451</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Difference between Gaza and Gazza?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Fancy a crack at stand up comedy? <em>Peter Geoghegan</em> finds out&nbsp;if he's got&nbsp;what it takes &nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2450</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Owen O'Neill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyrone funny man goes Out To Lunch]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2449</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detailed history of Derry's musical heritage from Guildhall Press. Read three full chapters below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2448</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eamon McCann: 'Bliss It Was...']]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the full chapter from Guildhall Presses <em>City of Music: Derry's Music Heritage</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2447</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josef Lock: Ireland's First Superstar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the full chapter from <em>City of Music: Derry's Music Heritage</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2446</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny Boy: Derry's Gift To The World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the full chapter from <em>City of Music: Derry's Music Heritage</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2445</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conleth Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Star of <em>The Home Place</em> takes time out to talk about Peter Kay, ethnology and the challenges of the job.&nbsp;Click Play Audio for a podcast interview</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2443</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media Initiative For Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Cartoon series promotes tolerance and diversity among young people</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2442</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Moore Short Story Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[&pound;750 prize money awaits the winner of the 12th annual short story competition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2441</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Shappi Khorsandi]]></title><description><![CDATA['Racism can be a beautiful thing.' British-Iranian comedienne propounds Halal Guinness and epidurals for all]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2439</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Is Key To Mid-East Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acclaimed journalist Robert Fisk addresses the University of Ulster on the current crisis in the Middle East]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2438</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen's Criticises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queen's University drama studies students review two plays by Northern Irish writers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2437</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosemary Kelly, OBE]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Arts Council of Northern Ireland chairman receives OBE in New Year's Honours List</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2436</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Biffy Clyro]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish three-piece&nbsp;attract new followers at Belfast's&nbsp;Mandella Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2433</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Cultural Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[CNI picks some of its favourite things from 2008]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2426</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart Neville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markethill author's debut novel&nbsp;snapped up by top agent and publishers&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2425</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colouring In For Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Download CultureNorthernIreland's fantastic Christmas picture to colour in, and check out Culture Live! events listings for what's on over the holiday period</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2423</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: A Christmas Carol]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lyttle's jazzy take on a Christmas classic warms hearts]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2422</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Snowman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oscar nominated animation is brought to life by the Ulster Orchestra]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2420</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Wizard of Oz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live score of classic fairytale has <em>Graeme Stewart </em>feeling young again]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2419</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Submariner's Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Irish ex-pat Frederick Rodgers recalls a close call aboard Royal Naval submarine<em>&nbsp;Alcide</em>&nbsp;in 1955]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2415</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out To Lunch 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[Out To Lunch defies the crunch. Click Play Audio for a podcast with Duke Special and Lord Mayor Tom Hartley, featuring music from Cara Cowan&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2414</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Book Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast Book Festival was launched in 2009 with great success. Unfortunately, due to financial constraints and internal restructuring, the Festival Lead Partner, the Linen Hall Library, has had to cancel the 2010 Festival. It is hoped, however, that the Festival will be reprised in 2011 and we anticipate an exciting programme of events for its return.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2413</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Digital Shorts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Screen encourage the filmmakers of tomorrow]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2410</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Home Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Brian Friel play for the Lyric to star Conleth Hill and Ian McElhinney]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2409</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> takes&nbsp;a&nbsp;magical mystery tour in the land of Late Night Art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2407</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: George Clark]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Battle of the Bone</em> director on cooking for&nbsp;Jackie Chan, adapting children's books and scaring the bejaysus out of us!]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2406</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rock The Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Year's Eve concert line-up revealed for Belfast City Hall<br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2405</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: DIT Symphony Orchestra]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Brophy conducts a night of classics at Queen's University's Whitla Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2404</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escape Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast's answer to Radiohead on why giving away music is the way forward. Click Play Audio to listen to 'Laid Open']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2401</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO Richard Williams and chairman Richard Hill. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2400</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Mark Kermode]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conor Smyth listens to the established film critic tell his tales at Cinemagic]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2399</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paint the Smell of Grass]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Artist Nevill Johnson celebrated in book and retrospective exhibition. Click Play Video for an online exhibition with Dickon Hall</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2396</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Ladytron ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Icy cool electronics fail to inject life into Belfast's Stiff Kitten]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2395</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen's Centenary Celebrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seamus Heaney receives&nbsp;Lifetime Achievement Award as centenary celebrations go with a bang at Queen's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2392</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting With Wire]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>We catch up with Derry&nbsp;rockers&nbsp;taking on&nbsp;the world - and winning</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2380</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Airbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian pub rockers aren't ashamed to admit it - they're old school rock, like it or not]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2375</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Des Bishop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish-American comic has a dig at Newry, northern accents and the UDA]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2374</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Moves]]></title><description><![CDATA[New course to find future professional dancers in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2372</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davy Portrait Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Dunne wins first prize in the inaugural Davy Portrait Awards for his &lsquo;Portrait of Cara&rsquo; <br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2369</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Mike Leigh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kitchen sink dramatist opens up for the Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2366</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNI Podcast Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn to promote yourself and your organisation online. Click Play Audio for a podcast recorded at a recent CNI podcast workshop]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2365</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHORT STORY: To The Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winning entry in the 2008 Michael McLaverty Short Story competition, by Aiden O'Reilly]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2364</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael McLaverty Short Story Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dublin writer scoops top prize at the second biennial short story awards]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2363</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: W.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love him or loathe him? Oliver Stone's flawed biopic of the 43rd president cannot decide]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2362</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Moore Commemorative Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish poet and songwriter celebrated in travelling tour and exhibition. Click Play Audio for a podcast from a recent performance of <em>My Gentle Harp</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2361</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feline Friendly Pop Art ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#0000ff"><strong><em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> meets Anarkitty artist, Emma Geary ahead of her latest exhibition, <em>Poisoned Lace</em></strong></font></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2357</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Arguments For Terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bush and Blair rue their end of days at the Old Museum Arts Centre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2356</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Primal Scream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glasgow's finest bring the house down at St George's Market]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2355</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Film Classification Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cinemagic&nbsp;Film Festival programmer Chris Shaw and young consultant Aoife McQuaid&nbsp;share their thoughts&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2354</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Belfast Ball]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flagship public art sculpture unveiled in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2352</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tammy Moore Speculates]]></title><description><![CDATA['I just started talking and all these dreadful things started coming out of my mouth'. Click Play Audio for a podcast with the author]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2351</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Brannigan ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle born <em>Kerrang!</em> editor has seen the changes in music journalism]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2349</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Paul Weller]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Modfather keeps his legions happy at the Odyssey Arena]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2348</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The MAC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast&rsquo;s own big MAC set to become&nbsp;a unique cultural and public space in the heart of the city. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2346</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[St George's Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>It's survived the Blitz and the Troubles, now everyone's favourite market takes on Primal Scream&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2343</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Road to the Somme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Philip Orr considers parallels between the Somme and recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2342</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ennio Morricone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian maestro opens the 2008 Belfast Festival at Queen's with a bang]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2340</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Ciaran Carson]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of the publication of <em>The Collected Poems </em>the poet talks about his love of song, Gerard Manley Hopkins and wonders what Shakespeare would be like after a few drinks]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2338</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Seasick Steve]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>From the King's Head to the Opera House, it's been quite a journey for the hobo bluesman</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2337</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Swell Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>An enchanting evening at the Opera House brings the Belfast Festival to a close</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2335</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Parker - The Northern Star, Part III]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queen's Drama Department commemorate Belfast playwright with a critical look at some of his best work. Click Play Audio for a podcast with Dr Mark Phelan]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2332</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Parker - The Northern Star, Part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Queen's Drama Department commemorate Belfast playwright with a critical look at some of&nbsp;his best work. Click Play Audio for a podcast&nbsp;with Dr Mark Phelan</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2331</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Parker - The Northern Star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queen's Drama Department commemorate Belfast playwright with a critical look at some of his best work. Click Play Audio for a podcast with Dr Mark Phelan]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2330</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Freakdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Shot in Belfast, set in New England, Generator Enterainment's first horror film keeps it brutally real</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2329</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generator Entertainment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Film producer Mark Huffman on shooting horror flicks, learning from Spielberg and promoting the Northern Irish film industry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2328</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPERA REVIEW: Pelleas and Melisande ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debussy's impressionist opera charms at Queen's University]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2327</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Urban Hymns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duke Special, Foy Vance and a host of others&nbsp;bring tears to the eyes at&nbsp;May Street Church]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2323</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Young Musicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talented classicial musicians shine at the Belfast Festival at Queen's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2314</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubled Images]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Linen Hall Library's Northern Ireland Political Collection celebrates its 40th anniversary with the return of the Troubled Images exhibition</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2313</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNI Sessions: Brian Houston]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The singer/songwriter talks about his influences and plays a track from&nbsp;his new album, <em>Three Feet From Gold.</em> Click Play Audio to listen&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2312</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friar's Bush Graveyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historian Eamon Phoenix writes a potted history of Belfast's oldest Christian burial site. Click Play Audio for a podcast with tour guide Gerry Ward]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2304</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Pat Cowley]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Derry-based painter on his introduction to oils, his love of landscape and why Van Gogh is one of the greatest ever]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2300</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[By the Shores of Lough Neagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Cassells introduces his new book&nbsp;that takes a trip along&nbsp;the beautiful, magical waters of Lough Neagh]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2295</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI Screen panel discussion debates the state of the Northern Irish film industry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2294</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Once Upon A Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glenn Patterson memoir delves into a history of violence in Lisburn]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2293</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALKS REVIEW: Ciaran Hinds]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>He's played Julius Caesar and worked with Spielberg, but&nbsp;this&nbsp;Belfast actor&nbsp;still has his feet on the floor</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2291</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[M83, What's Going On?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Peter Geoghegan</em> talks to one-man electro band M83 about touring, the 80s and falling in love with the wrong girl]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2285</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antigone]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Owen McCafferty discusses his latest adaptation. Click Play Audio for a podcast with McCafferty, with a reading from actor Walter McGonagle</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2284</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a Success of Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer and journalist Toby Young on <em>How To Lose Friends and Alienate People</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2280</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paint The Town Red with Late Night Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Art Galleries replace shopping as the new Thursday night past-time for culture vultures in the city</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2278</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Open House Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three reviews from the stand-out events at Belfast's bravest music festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2272</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temenos Music Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster Orchestra head to County Louth for festival in honour of Sir John Tavaner]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2270</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Catching the Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspirational collection of essays and musings from&nbsp;Belfast poet and literary&nbsp;critic Gerald Dawe]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2268</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Flights of Fancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster Orchestra opens its new season with a fantastique voyage at the Waterfront Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2267</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Barn Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homely gallery space showcases the work of Belfast photographers. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by Frankie Quinn and Gary Hewitt]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2266</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Stones In His Pockets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marie Jones' much-loved play gets the Gaelic treatment]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2264</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Opera Pitches for Singing Parts]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>University of Ulster, Magee invites you to audition for a part in <em>Ulysses - a Musical Odyssey</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2262</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glenn Patterson - Professional Writer, Amateur Genealogist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glenn Patterson dicusses finding a voice for his new memoir <em>Once Upon a Hill</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2254</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Once Upon a Hill ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glenn Patterson's new memoir&nbsp;delves into a history of violence in Lisburn]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2252</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Nickelback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Post-grunge&nbsp;radio unit shifters&nbsp;fail to impress at the Odyssey Arena]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2250</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitruvians and a Mouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Da Vinci inspired Engine Room Gallery exhibition. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by gallery owner Cliff Brookes</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2247</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taste The Bright Lights of Self-Publishing  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast&nbsp;writer Laura Canning discusses the pros and cons of self-publication]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2244</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open House Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast music festival celebrates its 10th birthday]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2241</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Eagle's Wing]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Music and dance bring the story of the emigrating Scots to life. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview with composer John Anderson and lead man Peter Corry, featuring music from the production</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1520</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Pumpgirl]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>David Lewis</em> watches sparks fly in the Irish premiere of Abbie Spallen's controversial play]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1518</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Hammond]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tributes pour in to mark the passing of 'a poet of film']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1512</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intrepid Archaeologist Dives Into History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Corscadden Knox seeks underwater answers in the USA]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1510</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Wham Bam Improv!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't try to hide: spontaneous theatre returns at Belfast's Linen Hall Library]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1509</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[AU Presents: Maxïmo Park  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newcastle's finest deliver sweat, scissorkicks and yes, songs, at Belfast's Spring &amp; Airbrake]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1508</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambient Forces]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>An exclusive collaboration of ambience, instruments and percussion at Belfast's Sonic Arts Research Centre</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1507</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Elite Squad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jose Padilha&rsquo;s controversial tale of drugs and corruption blurs the line between cops and crooks&nbsp;in Rio's violent favelas]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1504</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ding Junhui Going for Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Northern Ireland Trophy&nbsp;champion returns to Belfast's Waterfront Hall inspired to win again]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1503</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - December 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Another Late Night of exciting exhibitions and events in Belfast, with selected galleries open until 9pm</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1502</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh Public Art Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artisits invited to tender for major new public arts scheme in Armagh city centre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1501</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aspects Irish Literary Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposites attract at Bangor's annual celebration of Irish literature. Click Play Audio for a preview podcast with arts marketing officer Mark Gordon <br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1500</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bel Canto School Offers Free Singing Lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>All voices are invited to attend Belfast's newest vocal college. Click Play Audio to hear from founder Marie O&rsquo;Sullivan</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1498</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Vibrations Return to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast record shop and label&nbsp;opens for&nbsp;business after an absence of 15 years. Click Play Audio to listen to 'The Wedding' by The Minnows]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1497</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Says Art and Politics Don't Mix?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Win satirical sculptures courtesy of new arts website, BelfastGalleries.com]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1496</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Computer Music Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[The future of music unveiled at Queen's University, Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1495</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Gerald Dawe]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The acclaimed poet on falling in love with the medium, admiring&nbsp;Mary Robinson&nbsp;and the exhibition of the year in northern Italy</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1494</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenny Bristow's Great Sunday Lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Download two free recipes as the celebrity chef opens a new campaign and competition with Age Concern</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1492</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Theatre Training at the Lyric Drama Studio]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Six-month programme available for 20 aspiring actors</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1490</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best of Northern Irish theatre and international performance at the world's largest arts festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1489</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbie Spallen ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Pumpgirl</em> is having its Irish premiere, but playwright Abbie Spallen is not optimistic about opportunities in Northern Irish theatre. Click Play Audio to hear comment]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1488</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through The Viewfinder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jimmy Nesbitt, Wayne Coyne and Anne Widdecombe appear in fearless photographer John Baucher's innovative exhibition. Click Play Video for a sneak preview&nbsp;with commentary]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1487</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh Yeah, Nevermind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'revisited' concept takes a critical&nbsp;hit as inventiveness makes way for karaoke]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1486</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Francis Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor of AU on catching the journalism bug, reading Wilde and falling back on The Smiths]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1484</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronan Bennett]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The writer reveals his approach to politics, chess and armed robbers</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1482</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FEILE REVIEW: Fun Lovin' Criminals]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The New York three-piece fail to inspire at Andersonstown Leisure Centre</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1481</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wham Bam Improv!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Audiences invited to participate with improvisational theatre at the Linen Hall Library. And if they don't like it, they don't pay</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1478</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 15th William Kennedy Piping Festival ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Armagh celebrates the festival's anniversary by welcoming new faces&nbsp;and old&nbsp;favourites. Click Play Video for an introduction and history with musical director Eithne Vallely</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1476</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Gentry Morris]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Georgia-born singer/songwriter sets up shop in Bangor. Click Play Audio to listen to 'The Box'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1474</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Write To Be Heard]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Audio anthology offers opportunity for poets</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1471</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Féile an Phobail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two decades of festival fun celebrated in west Belfast. Click Play Audio for a festival launch podcast with Lord Mayor Tom Hartley, Gerry Adams MLA and director Sean Paul O'Hare]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1469</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Say A Word]]></title><description><![CDATA[Award nomination and Edinburgh Fringe appearance for Derry company Sole Purpose Productions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1468</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenstick Boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Maggie Cronin and Sarah Tipple take the one-woman show to Edinburgh</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1467</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Craft Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Craft NI launch&nbsp;their annual celebration of British and Irish crafts. Click Play Video for a <em>Silver Sounds</em>&nbsp;online exhibition from the Naughton Gallery at Queen's</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1466</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Shop of Horrors]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 20 years Belfast's Rainbow Factory has been setting young people on the road to stardom. Click Play Audio to hear the screams from their latest production]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1465</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Battle of the Bone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reporting from the premiere of NI's low-budget, high-impact zombie thriller. Click Play Audio to hear a production&nbsp;podcast from the set]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1464</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Dylan Arrives In Belfast ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland's only exhibition of the rock icon's artwork arrives at the Bradbury Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1463</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Demise of the Hound]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rotoscope animation brings the&nbsp;C&uacute;chulainn story&nbsp;into the 21st century. Click Play Video to watch <em>The Demise of the Hound</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1459</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlo Gébler's Henry & Harriet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kabosh Theatre take to the streets of Belfast with Carlo G&eacute;bler's <em>Henry &amp; Harriet</em>. Click Play Audio to hear from director Paula McFetridge and actress Carol Moore]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1457</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Dark Knight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The late Heath Ledger hypnotizes in Christopher Nolan's second Batman feature]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1454</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pumpgirl ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lyric Theatre Company presents the internationally-praised production from Newry's Abbie Spallen<br />
<br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1452</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Afghan Adaptation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playwright Dave Duggan&nbsp;finds a new audience in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1451</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[2008 City of Derry Guitar Festival ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Guitarist Julian Bream commemorated&nbsp;in this year's celebrations</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1450</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi Media Mart]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Northern Ireland prepares for its&nbsp;first digital media trade event</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1449</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pushing the Boundaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Painting and photography meet in unusual ways at Queen Street Studios</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1448</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>From literary giants&nbsp; to X-tractor talent contests</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1445</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Shots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emerging filmmakers&nbsp;find an outlet and an audience at the QFT]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=348</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart Bailie CEO]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Oh Yeah Music Centre co-founder receives huge arts foundation grant</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=347</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIG REVIEW: The National]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melancholic New York&nbsp;quintet make their way mainstream]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=345</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: David Lyttle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The up and coming jazz drummer on Charles Dickens, Charlie Parker and touring with the best]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=344</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - August 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Late Night art initiative continues with seven&nbsp;Belfast&nbsp;art galleries opening late on August 7]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=343</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Brian Kennedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Belfast singer 'on song'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=342</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Cara Dillon]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The ups and downs of this Dungiven singer's career</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=341</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Derek Bell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>One of Belfast's most gifted musicians</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=340</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Kieran Goss]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The artist who is involved in every aspect of the music business</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=339</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Len Graham]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The career of the only full time professional singer in NI&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=338</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - The McPeake Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The folk music dynasty from Belfast</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=337</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Phil Coulter]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Derry artist that has written for just about everybody</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=336</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A History of NI Club Culture (II)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The continued development of the underground sound suggests a bright future]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=335</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A History of NI Club Culture (I)]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lyndon Stephens</em> and <em>Sandra Gourley</em> detail the youth culture revolutions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=334</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of NI Jazz]]></title><description><![CDATA[The progressive new school of Jazz in NI]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=333</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musical Therapy? from Northern Irelands bastard son's of rock]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=332</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oppenheimer Drop Perfect Pop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the Belfast electro wonderkids debut album]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=331</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victory For The Comic Muse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pop's most dapper pup Neil Hannon on his new album <em>Victory For The Comic Muse</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=330</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise to the Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> on The Answer's debut album]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=329</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lisburn Rock Star Sings the Blues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vivian Campbell discusses his life in rock 'n' roll]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=328</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iain Archer]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> finds himself drawn to Magnetic North]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=327</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recapturing that Childlike Sense of Wonder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guillemots discuss their Mercury nominated album <em>Through The Windowpane </em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=326</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: The Divine Comedy/Duke Special]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> caught the homegrown double-bill at the Mandela Hall, November 12]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=325</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iain Archer: Instant Magnetism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ivor Novello winning singer-songwriter on life after Snow Patrol]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=323</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can't Stop The Rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis Jones meets Oppenheimer's production whizz Rocky O'Reilly]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=322</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Chieftains]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national treasure brings the Waterfront Hall to its feet]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=319</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Andreas Scholl]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart</em> witnesses perfection at the Grand Opera House]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=318</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Classical Response to War]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Philip Shields</em> examines the Mornington Singers' 'Responses to War' programme</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=317</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Neil Martin's Ossa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to the composer discuss his ambitious latest project]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=316</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSICAL REVIEW: The War of the Worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aliens invade Belfast for a musical with a difference]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=315</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIG REVIEW: The Proclaimers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish twins The Proclaimers demand that you dance]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=314</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa Art Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Charitable art gallery&nbsp;is a&nbsp;window into the African imagination. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by Maeve Marnell</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=312</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q-Con XV at Queen's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual multi-platform gaming convention celebrates all things diverse with a big, anime smile on its face]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=309</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Grindhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Tarantino and Rodriguez's trashy double bill is a lesson in hilarious&nbsp;self-indulgence</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=307</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[AU Presents: Oppenheimer ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast pop duo are coming home to boost. Click Play Video to watch 'Breakfast in NYC']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=306</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devlin's Titanic Voyage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Martina Devlin on her&nbsp;family's connection to the Titanic and her own plans to&nbsp;sail the 2012&nbsp;centenary commemoration voyage&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=304</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Susan MacWilliam selected for Venice 2009 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Parapsychology, film&nbsp;and photography meet at the 2009 Biennale</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=303</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: PS Your Cat is Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> enjoys some feline fun, night-time robbery and cheeky comedy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=302</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY REVIEW: We Don't Know The Half of It: part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciaran Carson's poetry reaches a new high with <em>For All We Know</em>, writes <em>Ross Moore</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=300</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY REVIEW: We Don’t Know The Half Of It ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciaran Carson's poetry reaches a new high with <em>For All We Know</em>, writes Ross Moore]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=299</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIG REVIEW: Lou Reed]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The rock 'n' roll icon wows the Waterfront Hall by bringing the masterful <em>Berlin </em>song-cycle to Belfast</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=298</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPERA REVIEW: Bastien and Bastienne]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Mozart's stubborn lovers impress on their Belfast date</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=296</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIG REVIEW: The Police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sting and Co&nbsp;play their way into history at Stormont Castle]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=295</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Zealous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glastonbury beckons for the Belfast five-piece. Click Play Audio for a podcast with the band and listen to new single 'Pretty Face']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=291</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julie Gibson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snapping the architecture of County Down, Julie Gibson finds that photography is an eye-opening experience. Click Play Video for&nbsp;an online exhibition&nbsp;with commentary]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=290</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John McSorley]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Belfast and beyond explored in a magical light. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by the artist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=289</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essay From the Archive: Oscar Wilde in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Writing in <em>The Linen Hall Review&nbsp;</em>in 1988, Wesley McCann explores Wilde's visit of 1884</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=288</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annilese Miskimmon]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Before bringing <em>Bastien &amp; Bastienne</em> to Belfast's Baby Grand, Opera Theatre Company director Annilese Miskimmon checks in to chat about <em>Carmen</em>,&nbsp;rising stars&nbsp;and getting the best from her performers</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=287</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Gathering]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Actors and audience come together for five daringly linked monologues at the Pick 'n' Mix festival</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=286</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Alibi]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Assault Events throw up a dancing gem at the Pick 'n' Mix festival</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=285</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIG REVIEW: Stiff Little Fingers]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI punk godfathers convert the unconvinced with a blistering homecoming gig]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=284</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Shotgun Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Impressive d&eacute;but feature turns the revenge movie format&nbsp;on its head</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=283</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ash Headline Glasgowbury ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downpatrick trio return to rock NI's biggest small festival. Click Play Audio for a selection of Northern Irish musical gems]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=282</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STARS: Suzanne Harbinson ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Metalsmith and Craftsperson of the Year Suzanne Harbinson is making her mark. Click Play Video for online exhibition with commentary from the artist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=280</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opera review: Jerusalem]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Musical factions&nbsp;fight for supremacy in&nbsp;Tonus Peregrinus's Opera Fringe Festival oratorio&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=278</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playhouse Plans to Progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Architectural&nbsp;designs&nbsp;for the Derry Playhouse refurbishment unveiled<br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=276</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Arts Consultation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC Audience Council seeks views on BBC arts coverage]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=275</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans Urban Arts Academy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fledgling art forms develop through summer courses at Belfast's Waterfront Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=274</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art For Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[CultureNorthernIreland and Belfast City Council launch new website BelfastGalleries.com]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=273</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venice Biennale Comes to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Golden Thread Gallery hosts Willie Doherty's acclaimed 'Ghost Story' video piece. Click Play Audio for a podcast with the artist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=268</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: John McGurgan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Omagh guitarist on&nbsp;crafting his own instrument and why the world might be made of sound. Click Play Audio for 'Twelve Angry Men']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=267</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[AJ Suzuki]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neon purveyors of perfect pop get down in a good way. Click Play Audio for a podcast with Gregory Ferguson and listen to 'Ran Out of Love']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=266</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - August 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.belfastgalleries.com/article.aspx?art_id=2920"><strong>Late Night Art</strong> </a>continues in August with public galleries in Belfast open until 9pm with intriguing exhibitions, artist talks and more.</font></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=265</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARCHIVE REVIEW: Blood Brothers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linda Nolan propells the unstoppable force that is Blood Brothers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=263</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art All Around Competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[International public art competition in Maine gives artists the broadest canvas imaginable]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=262</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Sinbad]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>David Lewis</em> dives into&nbsp;Big Telly's latest aquatic adventure]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=257</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ulster Orchestra Finale Concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[A diverse collection of classics and Barry Douglas close the Ulster Orchestra's season]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=255</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rebirth of Cara Dillon]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Singer returns with new single, DVD and live dates. Click Play Audio&nbsp;for a podcast interview and new single 'If I Prove False'&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=247</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sounds Classical]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ulster Orchestra unveils its star-studded new season programme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=245</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desperately Seeking Spielberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cinemagic International Film Festival calls for junior film consultants]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=242</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eskimos Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Acoustic guitars and pretty harmonies, Eskimos Fall tug hard at the heart strings. Click Play Audio for a podcast and EP version of 'Please'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=241</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Reservoir Cats]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Belfast's&nbsp;Theatre Knights&nbsp;put a&nbsp;feline spin on Tarantino's <em>Reservoir Dogs, </em>losing none of its bite</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=240</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[A preview of some of Belfast's most outstanding works of public art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=238</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CQAF: Desert Hearts, Silver Jews]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unpredictable and exquisite night of indie and alt-rock in Belfast's Black Box]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=234</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CQAF: The Orb]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The 1990s comedown kings can still kickstart a good old rave</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=233</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CQAF: Ulrich Schnauss]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Acclaimed knob-twiddler and the&nbsp;audience are let down by a lack of know-how</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=232</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CQAF: Jerry Sadowitz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Madcap magician offends and entertains at the Festival Marquee]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=231</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students Scoop Scholarships]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Ulster students win annual Richard K Degenhardt Belleek Collector's Scholarships]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=230</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Boathouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Belfast's answer to Arcade Fire down tools&nbsp;for an encounter with the&nbsp;Fourth Estate. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview and&nbsp;exclusive track 'Johnny and Ruth Story'&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=224</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Greacen]]></title><description><![CDATA['We will miss the urbane, courteous intelligence that formed the basis of Robert's quiet-toned, always engaging poetry']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=223</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracing the influence of past masters on artists in the present day. Click Play Video for commentary with Dickon Hall&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=222</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 9th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest reviews from Northern Ireland's premier arts festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=221</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: The Delegates' Choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fans will find much frivolity in&nbsp;Ian Sansom's&nbsp;third installment of the mobile library detective series,&nbsp;writes&nbsp;<em>Brendan Deeds</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=220</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CQAF: Jazz Jamaica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much lauded skazz outfit get the Festival Marquee jumping]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=219</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CQAF: Andy McKee]]></title><description><![CDATA[American guitarist&rsquo;s second visit to Belfast raises massive response]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=217</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Spokesong/Pentecost]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lewis sees a masterly playwright at work in the Parker Project. Click Play Audio to hear the Parker Project Podcast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=215</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Just Shiels]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ross Moore </em>is educated in the ways of theatre at Queen's Drama and Film Centre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=213</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Spokesong/Pentecost]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>David Lewis </em>sees a masterly playwright at work in the Parker Project. Click Play Audio to hear the Parker Project Podcast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=211</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ulster Youth Chamber Choir]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart</em>&nbsp;visits the Ormeau Baths Gallery for the chamber choir's&nbsp;inaugural concert]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=210</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Dinosaurs Ruled in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Blueprint Exhibition presents the evidence that says Woolly Mammoths walked in the north</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=209</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Vexille]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Japanese anime feature takes <em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> into a disturbing robotic future</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=206</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beckett's Outbursts!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>It might sound absurd, but The Godot Company's latest performance lets audiences enjoy a laugh with Samuel Beckett</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=204</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Digital Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sven Birkets leads the latest edition of <em>Irish Pages</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=199</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terry George]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The acclaimed director opens his new film, and finds a new city to boot. Click Play Audio to hear the post-film Q&amp;A</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=194</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Secret Habits of Happy Humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Occupational psychologist Allen Young discusses his new self-help book with <em>Lee Henry</em>. Click Play Audio for a podcast with the author]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=192</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: One Night In The City]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em>&nbsp;experiences a nightmare of&nbsp;puppet proportions at the Belfast Film Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=191</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animate Your Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners and students unite with the Belfast Film Festival to highlight Human Rights]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=190</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climbing The Career Ladder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skillset launches NI careers service for audio-visual workers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=189</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bourne To Dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Choreographer Matthew Bourne discusses&nbsp;his latest production of <em>Nutcracker!</em>&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=187</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STARS: Naomi Campbell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> meets Fermanagh-born musician and visual artist Naomi Campbell. Click Play Video for an online exhibition and Play Audio for a live version of 'Whispers On Ice'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=186</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capturing the Irish landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Artist Simon Tarrant explores Ireland in <em>Oil Paintings. </em>Click Play Video for an online exhibition with the artist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=184</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Waddell - A Child for Forty Years ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Rachel Wilson</em> talks to the internationally recognised author of children's books]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=182</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Waddell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linen Hall Library exhibition celebrates acclaimed children's author. Click Play Video to hear Waddell's recollections of a life in prose]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=181</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[9th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Sinead O'Connor and the Ulster Orchestra lead a packed festival programme, click Play Audio for a podcast special from last year</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=180</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI's Winner of the First Victoria Cross ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ian Maxwell</em> remembers Charles Davis Lucas]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=179</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSICAL REVIEW: Fiddler On The Roof]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Lee Henry</em> is left bemused but happy&nbsp;at the Island Arts Centre</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=178</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unseen City]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> discovers a bygone Belfast with taxi tour guide Billy Scott. Click Play&nbsp;Video for a slideshow history and Play Audio for&nbsp;a podcast&nbsp;tour]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=177</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snapshots of Modern Irish Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry </em>chews the fat with Darragh McIntyre and finds out what it is to be Irish]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=176</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronnie Hughes: Manifest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Irish artist takes a new direction at the Millennium Court Arts Centre. Click Play Video to preview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=174</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Up Holmes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>New album release from Oh Yeah and Carling includes new track from David Holmes</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=172</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BALLET REVIEW: A Midsummer Night's Dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart</em> slips on his dancing shoes for an extraordinary night at the Grand Opera House]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=170</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry & Harriet ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Henry &amp; Harriet]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=168</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Festival of Fools]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Events&nbsp;programme launched ahead of Belfast's wackiest festival, click Play Audio to a festival launch podcast with director Will Chamberlain</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=167</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suits You Sir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerard McCarthy brings talent to the Hollyoaks beauty parade]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=166</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talkin' About My Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Photography exhibition explores contemporary sub-cultures, click Play Audio to watch an online exhibition</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=165</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armageddon arrives with No Warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Taylor&nbsp;gives the lowdown on sci-fi video project No Warning. Click Play Video to watch the first episode, and Play Audio&nbsp;to hear the&nbsp;podcast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=163</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introspective Detective ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Tom McShane is a leading light in lo-fi music, writes <em>James Gracey. </em>Click Play Audio to hear two tracks</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=160</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Home for the Ulster Orchestra ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> meets the architects behind the Ulster Hall's &pound;7.43m refurbishment]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=159</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making A Man of Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[He's played a Hurricane and endured the Hunger. <em>Brendan Deeds </em>meets actor and writer Richard Dormer]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=158</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Truth In Translation]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>David Lewis </em>witnesses a top-class performance with parallels to NI]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=156</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belleek Celebrates its 150th Anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> meets the international collectors addicted to the oldest pottery in Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=153</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE: Cardamom, plum and fig cake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenny Bristow's cardamom, plum and fig cake]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=150</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI's Women Are Moving Mountains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking with Monica McWilliams, <em>Catherine Lynagh</em> looks at landmark ladies]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=149</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemorating the First World War]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Catherine Switzer</em> takes a closer look at Northern Ireland's war memorials<br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=148</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MY CULTURAL LIFE: Stuart Bailie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster and founder of the Oh Yeah music centre on working for NME, visiting Cuba and cutting his own groove]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=146</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[ALBUM REVIEW: Keep It Simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Van Morrison gets back to basics, writes Tom McShane</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=145</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peacefire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gritty tale of&nbsp;working-class life in 1990s Craigavon. Click Play Audio for a podcast with producer Chris Martin]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=144</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Best]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twinkle toed footballing genius&nbsp;with the looks to kill&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=141</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liam Neeson]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>From a&nbsp;school play&nbsp;in&nbsp;Ballymena to a galaxy far, far away&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=138</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seamus Heaney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobel laureate and Ireland's most internationally significant poet since Yeats]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=137</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - The Undertones]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Stuart Bailie </em>profiles the pioneering Derry band</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=136</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hysteria in Derry After Awards Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young filmmakers from Derry win a mini Oscar at Leicester Square's First Light Movies Awards]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=135</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Vibrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-off concert celebrates punk icon Terri Hooley. Click Play Audio to listen to&nbsp;the launch&nbsp;podcast,&nbsp;with Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=133</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Parker Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Two plays from 'the greatest playwright of his generation' return to Belfast.&nbsp;Click Play Audio&nbsp;to hear&nbsp;the Parker Project Podcast</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=131</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publishing for Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A practical guide to publishing launched at the Linen Hall Library</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=130</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Joyce revolutionized writing and died half-blind in poverty. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now he's a rock star. Click Play Audio to hear more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=129</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Man and His Chainsaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click Play Video to watch chainsaw sculptor Ivan McNally at work]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=128</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singing For His Supper]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Click Play Audio to&nbsp;listen to 'Lost In A Moment' and&nbsp;musician Niall Conn discuss the Song of the Year competition</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=127</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Going Green]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click Play Video to watch an online exhibition and read a review by Lee Henry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=125</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: The Waiting List]]></title><description><![CDATA[A prime opportunity to see an early work from one of Northern Ireland's most important playwrights]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=124</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&A: Colin Bateman]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>One of Ireland's favourite&nbsp;crime writers admits&nbsp;he&nbsp;'wouldn't say boo to a goose'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=123</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sad and Beautiful Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Photographer Gordon Ashbridge explores the townships of Cape Town. Click Play Video to watch an online exhibition</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=121</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Dame Felicity Lott]]></title><description><![CDATA[The queen of English classical performs the best of French Impressionists, <em>Graeme Stewart</em> reports]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=119</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: Szymanowski String Quartet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Polish quartet sparkle at Queen's, <em>Graeme Stewart</em> reports]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=118</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steffan Hill has spent the early part of his career photographing stars in top London locations. Why in the name of Jebus is he back in Belfast?]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=117</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rediscover NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Watch films&nbsp;and&nbsp;read diaries from the 2007 Washington festival</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=115</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FESTIVAL REVIEW: Linen Hall Literary Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne-Marie Marquess experiences different worlds at&nbsp;Words Indeed!]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=114</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Washington Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Kirsten Kearney's</em> Rediscover NI blog follows the Irish invasion]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=113</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diary of an Arts Critic]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lewis undergoes a critical awakening in DC as part of the 2007&nbsp;Rediscover NI&nbsp; programme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=111</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Academi Literary Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Top writers, journalists, poets&nbsp;and playwrights come together to survey the literary landscape</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=110</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPERA REVIEW: The Adventures of Pinocchio]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> has a whale of a&nbsp;time, and no fibbing]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=91</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carol Moore's BAFTA Dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Click Play Video for the <em>The Farther, The Dearer</em> trailer, and 'Play Audio' to hear Moore on her BAFTA adventure&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=88</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflecting on Gareth Reid's Ava Gallery exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=86</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim McGarry]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>One of Northern Ireland's top comedians has advice for aspiring stand-ups, writes Lee Henry</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=85</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pocket Promise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click 'Play Audio' to listen to 'Facing Down']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=82</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Toner Sails Into Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click 'Play Audio' to listen to a live version of 'Sailortown']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=81</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PROFILE: Kieran Goss]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Click 'Play Audio' to listen to an interview with Kieran and a live version of 'Brand New Star'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=79</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PROFILE: Barry McGuigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Clones Cyclone proclaimed World Featherweight Champion after fifteen rounds]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=78</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hare Krishna Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> looks at community life on Inish Rath Island]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=77</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art in Public Places]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Darran Anderson</em> appreciates the work of Northern Irish artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=76</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Cut Nominated Twice in Irish Theatre Awards ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owen McCafferty's <em>Scenes From The Big Picture</em> set for awards success]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=74</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face The Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis Jones talks to music illustrator Mark Reihill]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=73</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feis na nGleann]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grainne McNally celebrates a century of Gaelic tradition in the Glens of Antrim]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=72</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PROFILE: James Nesbitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The versatile Coleraine actor has&nbsp;everything but cold feet]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=71</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming Carville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armagh playwright and screenwriter Darragh Carville talks tactics]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=70</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Good Fortune in the Year of the Rat]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lise McGreevy</em> explores the traditions, superstitions and celebrations of the Chinese New Year]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=69</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Bap Kennedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click 'Play Audio' to listen to 'Moriarty's Blues']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=65</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOK REVIEW: Harrowing of the Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bloody Sunday poetry collection from Guildhall Press reviewed by Ross Moore]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=64</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Works of Brian Irvine]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>A Pocket Full of Kryptonite </em>and <em>Montana Strange</em> reviewed by Graeme Stewart]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=62</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mickybo & Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Film director Terry Loane's first feature]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=59</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kelly Gallagher's Perceptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click Play Video to watch an online exhibition, and discover how the county Down artist transforms her perceptions into paintings]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=58</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Kennedy at the Grand Opera House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to Brian Kennedy's impromptu performance in our exclusive podcast. Click Play Audio to listen to a podcast with Brian Kennedy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2223</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI talents nominated for BAFTA and Oscar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animator John McCloskey and Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey tipped for top awards]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2091</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary O'Malley Changed the NI Stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> pays tribute to the founder of Belfast's Lyric Players Theatre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1668</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[OUT TO LUNCH: Rachel Hair]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> discovers the lilting charms of the harp]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2224</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bap Kennedy&nbsp;on parallel&nbsp;trousers, gemmology and making it in the music business&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2238</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Orchestra welcomes Opera Superstar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bryn Terfel makes NI d&eacute;but at the Waterfront Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2211</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banbridge's Forgotten Hero ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ian Maxwell</em> pays tribute to seaman, astronomer and explorer Francis Crozier]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=55</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW: Phil O'Kane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch an online exhibition and read a review by Lee Henry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=53</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Michael McLaverty Short Story Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Find out more about one of the most prestigious literary awards in Ireland</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=52</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[AU Presents: Attack of the Clones]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Well-Oiled Machine, Clone Quartet might be next NI band to crack the UK]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=50</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: Cinemagic]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> rates the films at NI's international festival for young folk]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2209</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bog Meadow & Surrounding Hills: Index]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore Belfast's literary history in this exclusive series]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2215</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eamonn McGurk</em> is moved by&nbsp;the portrayal of troubled Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2208</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Build It, They Will Come]]></title><description><![CDATA[International interest might not be the dream ticket, but <em>Michael Kelly</em> sees a future for film in NI]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2205</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARTS REVIEW: In and Out of Geometry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six artists bring planes and perspective to the Ormeau Baths Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2031</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainable Planning Award 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three NI companies shortlisted in recognition of planning and biodiversity]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2197</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the Looking Glass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alice McCullough tackles&nbsp;the human form&nbsp;at the Safehouse Gallery, writes <em>Lee Henry</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2195</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Proclaimers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish twins The Proclaimers&nbsp;demand that you dance, writes <em>Lee Henry</em>&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2192</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dedicated Followers of Fashion]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Steven Rainey </em>encounters a bubble of Belfast chic]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2190</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Home for the Ulster Orchestra]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry </em>meets the architects behind the Ulster Hall's &pound;7.43m refurbishment]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2169</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orchestral Manoeuvres Open CQAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julie Feeney, Foy Vance and Duke Special take on the Ulster Orchestra]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1963</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glenn Patterson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-born novelist who brings a new understanding to the Troubles]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1893</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Pilots Eject]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's more to this band than just great music, as <em>James Gracey</em> discovers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2180</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Classical Response to War]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Philip Shields</em>&nbsp;examines the Mornington Singers' 'Responses to War' programme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2172</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the World of Shrooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>James Gracey </em>talks movies, imagination and mushrooms with Pearse Elliot]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2165</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mr Motivator of NI Movie-making]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Philip Davis is creating chances in NI's film industry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1781</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Writing's On The Wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art or advertising? Jim Johnstone's posters straddle the boundary]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1761</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juliet Turner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years on, the Tyrone chanteuse is still smiling<em><br />
</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1813</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Assembly Set to Slash Arts Funding Further]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have your say and help to save NI Arts]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2124</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scenes from Old Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time takes a tea break with Dougal McKenzie]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1950</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harajuku Jam]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>James Gracey</em> meets photographers Craig Smith and Terri McManus]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2127</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introspective Detective]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>James Gracey </em>meets leader of the lo-fi league, Tom McShane]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2122</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louis de Bernieres and the Antonius Players]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Allan Preston </em>goes medieval in the Spiegeltent]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2128</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tonight The City Burns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast bands are striking up with And So I Watch You From Afar]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2107</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Proclaim A Riot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish twins The Proclaimers to play the Waterfront Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2121</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Gerry Devlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intrigue at The Engine Room Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2113</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Chieftains]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national treasure&nbsp;brings the Waterfront Hall to its feet, writes <em>Lee Henry</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2117</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[REVIEW: David Lynch & Donovan]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Gavin Carville </em>watches as the cult filmaker makes the pitch for Transcendental Meditation]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2119</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Distorted Clarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mixed-media artist Heather Wilson goes pro in Lisburn, writes <em>Lee Henry</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2115</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asking For Trouble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patricia Craig's podacst and memoir reveals a nearly-forgotten political and personal climate]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2108</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPERA REVIEW: Orlando]]></title><description><![CDATA[OTC production mixes the classical&nbsp;with the contemporary, writes <em>Graeme Stewart</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2105</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Artist's Medium]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Picasso to the Belfast Print Workshop, we explore the wide appeal of printmaking]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2095</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate's Humble Habitats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Autumnal tips from nature lover and television presenter <em>Kate Humble</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2099</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seattle Sound in Derry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fighting With Wire and Mojo Fury find nirvana in NI]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1433</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ability To Share]]></title><description><![CDATA[Share Music&nbsp;pushes the boundaries of physicality and perception, writes <em>James Gracey</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2089</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE: Smoked salmon with Soda Bread, Sorrel and Cress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Irish food&nbsp;straight from <em>The</em> <em>Great British Menu</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2046</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE: Seared Lamb]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Sean Owen's</em> seared loin of Sperrin lamb with lamb shank pie, cabbage and bacon]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2052</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE: Smoked Fish Chowder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bay Tree's <em>Sue Farmer</em> cooks a classic]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1931</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: A Tale of Two Finales]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ulster Orchestra's new season takes off at St Anne's, reports <em>Graeme Stewart</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2087</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Irvine]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&nbsp;CultureNorthernIreland&nbsp;profile of Belfast composer Brian Irvine]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2083</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living With Lithography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Croft sheds some light on <em>International Contemporary Lithography</em> at Queen's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2078</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's your Heritage?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore what history, heritage and the landscape mean to you with exclusive multimedia]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1941</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Wheeling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pro cyclist Stephen Gallagher is in it for the long haul, reports <em>Sinead McNicholl</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2069</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Atonement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armagh cinematographer Seamus McGarvey is applauded at London premiere]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2067</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the Rackett?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon rocks Belfast, writes <em>Steven Rainey</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2063</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[XXL Comfort Machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI crowds are keen on Jennifer Baumeister's comfort machine]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2056</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unconventional Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colin Murray is living proof of the&nbsp;that there's more than one&nbsp;route to success]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2065</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sky High Pies in Donaghadee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head Chef Jimmy Hughes from Donaghadee Garden Centre submits to our Q&amp;A]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2059</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Earls' Wake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cultural conference examines the role of history and politics]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2062</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Making Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Craft exhibition&nbsp;explodes preconceptions at the Ormeau Baths Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2050</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Lady Chatterley]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eamonn Kiernan </em>gets down and dirty with Lady Chatterley]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2058</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Grand Prix 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI rider Ryan Farquhar maintains his winning ways at Dundrod, <em>Sinead McNicholl</em> reports]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2053</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Eternal Feminine]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graeme Stewart&nbsp;</em>attends a National Chamber Choir of Ireland choral celebration]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2048</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Young Pretender]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Steven Rainey </em>gets down to business with songerwriter/songwriter John D'Arcy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2051</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE: Fresh Irish Mussels with Chorizo & Scallion Cream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beech Hill Country House Hotel's head chef Raymond Moran lets us in on a few secrets&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2033</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoning Their Grannies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast musical family The Delawares on tunes, the big-time and parallel dimensions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2037</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh Yeah Computer]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Steven Rainey </em>attends&nbsp;a trans festival night to remember]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2039</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imagine We Made Our Weapons Into A Ploughshare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colin McGookin has never surrendered to compromise, as <em>Jenny Cathcart</em> discovers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2041</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jean Bleakney]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Newry-born poet Jean Bleakney skims lyrical stones with Martin Mooney</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=37</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPERA REVIEW: The Marriage of Figaro]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Graeme Stewart</em> sees Mozart come to life at Antrim Castle</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=36</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thin Lizzy]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Peter Brennan</em> wishes Phil Lynott was back in town</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=35</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining Ivan Little ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Lee Henry</em> finds out how the Belfast journalist and actor has learnt restraint</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=34</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up, Up and Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>High flyer <em>Sinead McNicholl</em> braves the rain for the 7th Jet World Masters</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=33</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magilligan Prison Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Lee Henry </em>and <em>Gavin Carville </em>offer a podcast and review of writing from Magilligan</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=32</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robbi McMillen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Aindreas Cullinane</em> talks to the Belfast boy with a love of all things 'trad']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2030</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Against All Odds?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's artists have an uphill struggle, writes <em>Lisa Conlan</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2022</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escape Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to the NI band that's freeing itself from the pack]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2029</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Moliere]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eamonn Kiernan</em> watches comedy triumph over tragedy in the portrait of the French dramatist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2026</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space CRAFT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry </em>visits the art gallery with a difference]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2018</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE: Monkfish en Papillote]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Rachel Thompson </em>of Marlagh Lodge takes us into the kitchen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2017</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's The Big Idea?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Share Centre Arts Department celebrated at awards ceremony, June 28</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=29</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sine Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sonic Arts Research Centre is Belfast's cutting edge aural institution]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2015</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Future Is Unwritten]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eamonn Kiernan </em>rates the definitive biography of The Clash's Joe Strummer]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2016</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can't Stop The Rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>meets Oppenheimer's production whizz Rocky O'Reilly]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2008</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[And So I Watch You From Afar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The instrumental rock band who play like they want the building to collapse]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1958</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Winding Stair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The folk-noir four piece<em> </em>talks technique, pretension and Yeats]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1922</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flawed Genius?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>meets Paul Finn of great Irish hopefuls The Flaws]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1987</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bye-Child]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernard MacLaverty's first&nbsp;steps in film-making]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1933</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugh Thomson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Illustrator of the classics Hugh Thomson remembered in Coleraine, <em>Heather Simpson </em>reports]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2002</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cahoots get Comic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children's theatre company flex their muscles&nbsp;with schools project]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2003</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come to Anacostia!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kirsten Kearney waxes lyrical about DC's 'most notorious district']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1997</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh Yeah, Now That's What I Call Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Belfast&nbsp;music centre&nbsp;leads the way&nbsp;for&nbsp;NI musical talent&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1998</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Topography of the Titanic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Documenting the history of Titanic and Queen's Island]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1993</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going Deaf For A Living]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Graham Smith lives life through a lens]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1984</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Echoes Through The Ages]]></title><description><![CDATA[He's a hit in Israel, and Paul Oakenfold loves him. <em>Francis Jones</em> hears how it happened]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2000</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black Tokens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast five-piece look forward to summer dates supporting Ash]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1996</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face to the Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> talks to music illustrator Mark Reihill]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1675</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: My Best Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eamonn Kiernan </em>finds fine performances and characters to believe in]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1992</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Geno Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ma&euml;lle Gu&eacute;roult </em>is swept away by a soul legend]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1989</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letting The Cat Out Of The Bag]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em>&nbsp;finds out what's next for&nbsp;acoustic outlaws Cat Malojian]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1939</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maps and Mayhem]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry </em>meets Dr Kay Muhr to find out the story behind NI's place-names]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1962</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Washington Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Kirsten Kearney's </em>Rediscover NI blog follows the&nbsp;Irish invasion]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1978</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: Ska Cubano]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em>&nbsp;goes&nbsp;back in time for the music that never was]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1967</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: The Polskadots and Mazaika]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Mark Bignell </em>celebrates Belfast's international entertainment]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1983</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: David Lyttle Band]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> gets a wake up call with the David Lyttle jazz band]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1980</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC REVIEW: NIMIC CD launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ma&euml;lle Gu&eacute;roult </em>witnesses the launch of the leading lights of NI pop]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1968</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Star Trek]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Steven Rainey </em>indulges his inner nerd with Star Trek's most controversial episode]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1969</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: 65 Revisited]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Steven Rainey </em>revists '65, and the birth of a rock legend]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1972</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast Zoo is committed to worldwide conservation]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=820</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habits of a Lifetime]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 150 years the Sisters of Mercy are celebrating spirituality, writes <em>Jenny Cathcart</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1829</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE: Paul Rankin's Sticky Toffee Pudding]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Paul Rankin </em>reveals his recipe for sumptuous sticky toffee pud]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1956</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rediscover Film in DC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upcoming Washington showcase for NI filmmakers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1957</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Days of Glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eamonn Kiernan </em>sees how cinema can change the world]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1955</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Middletown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Kirk's film is&nbsp;a&nbsp;timely comment on fundamentalism, finds <em>Francis Jones</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1784</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast actor still pushing the boundaries]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=562</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headliners: Duke Special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aoife White,<em> Eabha Doherty </em>and <em>Emma Arbuckle</em> interrogate the Duke]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1944</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Lives of Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eamonn Kiernan</em>&nbsp;appraises the winner of this year's&nbsp;Best Foreign Film Oscar]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1945</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Creative First for Fermanagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart </em>highlights Enniskillen's forward-thinking Art of Regeneration project]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1870</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun Spots]]></title><description><![CDATA[German writer <em>Ni Gudix</em>'s first encounter with Gerald Dawe would have a lasting effect]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1934</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruby Murray]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI's record breaking singer once had five singles in the Top 20 at the same time]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1610</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downpatrick's Most Famous Sons Return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ash are back with a new single and album number five]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1586</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made In Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Craft NI</em> exhibition heralds a dynamic of change for the NI arts and crafts industry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1929</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn On, Tune In, Check Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Niall Bakewell </em>visits the set of new NI short film Checkout]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1938</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going Straight to the Source]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI's visual artists are spreading their wings, writes <em>Kiran Acharya</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1936</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracer AMC Wear Their Hearts on Their Sleeves]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>talks to the instrumental act on trying to do something different]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1376</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosie Stewart Loves to Sing]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart </em>meets the lady keeping the Ulster singing tradition alive]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1935</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surveying the Poetry Scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children's Express<em> </em>reporter <em>Lyra Mckee </em>rates Belfast poetry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1848</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the World of Imagined Spaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Paul Hutchinson is Belfast's Renaissance Man, says <em>Kirsten Kearney</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1937</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living The Dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bronagh Gallagher reveals her Precious Soul, reports <em>James Gracey</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1880</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Belfast Dockers' Strike 100 Years On]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John&nbsp;Quinn&nbsp;</em>explores one of the city's most dramatic episodes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1860</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oppenheimer Drop Perfect Pop]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> rates the debut album from the Belfast electro wonderkids]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1657</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Magic Flute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenneth Branagh's opera adaptation hits all the right notes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1927</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Sixstarhotel - 'A Kind of Crusade']]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>checks in and checks out the band's debut LP]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1875</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Grand Central Hotel, Royal Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Beatles, The Stones, the richest in Ireland. <em>Richard Graham </em>recalls an institution]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1919</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iain Archer: Instant Magnetism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ivor Novello winning singer-songwriter on life after Snow Patrol]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1916</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Readers Make a Courageous Choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Brendan Deeds </em>on the resonance of<em> To Kill A Mockingbird </em>in NI]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1925</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECIPE: The Best of Irish Tucker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing opens your eyes like a dirty great fry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1924</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barry Douglas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast's Virtuoso Pianist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1906</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the Darkness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Press photographers'&nbsp;exhibition sheds light on a troubled past]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1918</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Healthy Appreciation for Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrea Spencer is devoted to art within NI's hospitals, finds <em>Lee Henry</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1914</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Very Special Homecoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>witnesses Duke Special's sell-out Ulster Hall performance]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1905</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painting A New History]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> talks to Armagh artist Tracy Gallogly on the changing face of NI]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1908</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kowalski are Coming Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>meets the lovestruck pups with piles of potential]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1912</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: The Good German]]></title><description><![CDATA[The post-WW2 allegory highlights some questionable decisions,&nbsp;says <em>Eamonn Kiernan</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1915</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camerata Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[International Irish Orchestra]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1909</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tying Up The Loose Ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Gilpin has a new album and new vigour, writes <em>Brian Murray</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1881</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Belfast Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[<!-- Generated by XStandard version 1.7.1.0 on 2007-02-27T11:59:23 -->
<p>A staggering roll-call of stellar talent</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=16</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising From The Ashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlotte Hatherley&nbsp;talks to&nbsp;<em>Francis Jones</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1865</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Go For Mojo]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>meets raucous Lisburn rockers mojoFURY]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1867</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank Ormsby]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Martin Mooney</em> discusses the work of Enniskillen's Frank Ormsby]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1828</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Campbell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry </em>discovers how David Campbell is using comics for education, charity and community]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1890</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tune In To Channel One]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a successful&nbsp;Belfast gig,<em>&nbsp;Francis Jones</em> chats to Dublin rockers Channel One]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1871</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh Becomes a Fantastically Musical Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Andrea Rea</em> sings the praises of the Charles Wood Summer School]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1842</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beat Poets]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> finds out how the Belfast band offended Scotland's 'surf-funk community']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1849</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven for '07]]></title><description><![CDATA[After&nbsp;NI music's success<em>&nbsp;</em>in 2006,<em> Francis Jones </em>tips seven incoming acts]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1861</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The David Lyttle Three]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graham Crothers</em> sees NI jazz gaining momentum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1864</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art For Art's Sake? Show Me The Money!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Children's Express </em>reporter <em>Ruth Magennis</em> despairs at the state of modern art.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1847</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fired Up For First Full-Length Feature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filmmaker Vincent Kinnaird&nbsp;is flying high, finds <em>Frazer Orr</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1850</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Star Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sixstarhotel are the band making it work on their own terms, says <em>Francis Jones</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1851</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Melodies Just Sound a bit Weird]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to Paddy McKeown on the Inside Track]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1838</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turf at the Top]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Emma O'Neill</em> visits Brian McGirr's Island Turf Crafts]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1844</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jazz Innovators]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graham Crothers</em> meets Bellcrash]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1840</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Resting Place of the Spanish Armada]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Darran Anderson </em>explores how the fearsome fleet perished off the Irish coast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1837</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Waters Run Deep at Loughmourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Dr David Hume </em>looks at forgotten history in a small rural community]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1794</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bringing History to Life in Donaghmore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology is telling the stories of Tyrone's past, finds <em>Emma Heatherington</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1832</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Falconer Set To Soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart </em>on the young Fermanagh artist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1755</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[AE's Armagh Roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ian Maxwell</em> remembers George William Russell]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1827</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Grimy with La Faro]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> listens to the latest from the band]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1820</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josh Ritter is a Marathon Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ambitious singer tells <em>Francis Jones </em>about his love of music, language and Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1806</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engineer, Joiner, Sculptor, Artist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ned Jackson Smyth's artwork is all around&nbsp;us, finds <em>Emma O'Neill</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1801</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Performer's Club]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Andrea Rea</em> discovers one of NI's premier platforms for unusual music]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1799</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of NI's Most Successful Scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord Kelvin - 'There is nothing new to be discovered in physics']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1800</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from History at Walnut Grove]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr David Hume traces an Ulster family to a 1760s plantation house in South Carolina]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1795</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping their Composure]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Andrea Rea </em>profiles NI's unsung generation of classical composers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1796</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spuds, Stew and Sag Aloo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Naseem Booth's Indian cuisine goes further than chips and curry sauce, writes <em>Jenny Cathcart</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1788</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Bardic to Bally K]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Emma Heatherington<strong> </strong></em>tracks the marvellous career of the late Birdy Sweeney]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1681</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Releases on the Inside Track]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> listens to Chadsko and Superfreakz]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1779</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shady Lane Productions ]]></title><description><![CDATA[He wasn't awarded the prize but&nbsp;Phil Collins is definitely a winner, writes <em>Rosie Blair</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1773</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Spiritual Eye on Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> meets Pip Sides, the potential preacher turned philosphical photographer]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1770</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[And Nothing but the Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> talks to singer songwriter Eilidh Patterson]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1780</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lot's Happened Since Kyabram]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ros Blair</em> talks to Irish singer-songwriter Declan O'Rourke]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1775</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Hands up if you Know the Answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Darran Anderson</em> investigates the origins of Ulster's most potent symbol]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1764</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layered Messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Terri McManus </em>visits Gary Shaw&rsquo;s exhibition <em>Locution(s)</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1751</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studying the Science of Clothes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> speaks to Clothesology expert Alma McManus]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1757</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pat 'n' Nipsy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terrible name. Terrible music? <em>Francis Jones</em> finds out]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1734</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Designs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graphic Design in NI can compete on the world stage, says <em>Jason Walsh</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1748</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calmor's Rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Hugh A Murphy</em> shares his gruesome discoveries about the Lislea landmark]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1264</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tin Pot Hit The Jackpot]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> talks to the Belfast band as they prepare new material]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1758</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballymoney Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ballymoney's local authority &nbsp;has had a museum collection since 1860]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=665</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the Heart of The Arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> meets Royce Harper, the man behind NvTv's <em>The Artery</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1746</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sparking Something off in Tyrone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma O'Neill investigates a new craft initiative]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1747</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firing the Natural World and Byzantium]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Emma O'Neill</em> meets ceramic artist Dianne McCormick]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1749</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Polish Eye on Fermanagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> meets Polish artist Cezary Bielicki]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1745</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living the Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[No strangers to Belfast, <em>Francis Jones </em>chats with Dublin's The Immediate]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1733</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Aboard for Destination Dub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visual artist Ben Jones talks us through his new exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1692</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Language Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[A strong tradition in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1707</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Drennan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A founder member of the United Irishmen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=522</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Experience:  Women's Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[For nearly 400 years, hardy women pioneers found success in a male dominated world]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1708</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast saw an explosion in its population, production and inquisitive societies]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1710</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Printing and Printers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A book is more than a simple possession]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1711</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bog Meadow and Surrounding Hills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring the literary life of Belfast and the surrounding area]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1702</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the Sign of the Peacock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newspapers in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1703</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iconic Figures of the 20th Century]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading literary lights]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1705</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Exiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 30s and 40s saw many of the most talented writers leave Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1706</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working-Class Writers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'engine that powers the city']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1716</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast's writers ask, 'where to now?']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1717</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing the Troubles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding regret, compassion and humour in dark times]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1718</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The City and Surrounding Hills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The countryside around Belfast has had its own literary&nbsp;influence]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1719</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Early City]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most exciting periods in the city's history]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1720</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1960s Revival]]></title><description><![CDATA[A period of literary rejuvenation]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1721</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Belfast Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[A staggering roll-call of stellar talent]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1722</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1980s]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new dynamic]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1723</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anne Tannahill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pioneering publisher with Belfast's Blackstaff Press]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1725</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachi O'Doherty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer, journalist and broadcaster with a devout allegiance to inquiry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1728</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial City II]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the midst of Industrialisation, Belfast had little time to write]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1713</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'Little' Magazines]]></title><description><![CDATA[A range of publications that have helped to keep&nbsp;literature alive in the city]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1714</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ulster Literary Theatre and The Revival]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the ULT helped forge a Northern theatrical identity]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1715</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading Societies and Libraries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those reading societies and libraries that were intrinsic to the literary life of the city]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1712</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland Publication Resource]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preserving for Posterity]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1709</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hush for Peter McCloskey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philip Byrne talks to the Co Down filmmaker before his premiere]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1696</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around Belfast the Hills are Alive!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monty Python and the Princess Bride under the stars]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1695</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midnight Pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Vicki Neill</em> meets the company making devilishly good movies]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1690</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A View from Home: From No Man's Land Into History]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Dr David Hume</em> traces the&nbsp;actions of the Ulster-Scots in the Somme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1683</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogue Rocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast illustration company producing perfect panels locally and internationally]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1684</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rowel Friers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Claire Simpson's</em>&nbsp;profile of the cartoonist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1042</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Available to All]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>on Urban Eyes, the 2006&nbsp;festival making street art accessible]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1674</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Belfast 'Souk']]></title><description><![CDATA[A history of Smithfield Market,&nbsp;one-time underside of the city]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=355</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Undertones]]></title><description><![CDATA[The greatest punk band in the world ever? Well, according to most Derry people anyway...]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=356</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sterling Effort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking to <em>Craig Smith</em>, jeweller Julie McLaughlin reveals the secrets of her craft]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1659</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial Heritage of Co Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Kathleen Neill</em> gives&nbsp;an overview of Co Down&rsquo;s industrial past]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=787</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlock the Six Secrets of Wetlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[John McCullough urges you to take a second look at this threatened resource]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1392</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contemporary Photography in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last 100 years of photography in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=374</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Arts Institutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey of visual arts institutions in Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=379</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Arts Publications]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s visual arts publications.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=380</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual arts in East Belfast: An Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introduction to visual arts in East Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=385</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Bank Head Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 1860 Waring Street building is an Italianate interpretation of classical themes.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=373</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Scots Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[An interview with Willie Drennan]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1047</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Entry into the Second World War]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Quinn</em> investigates how Northern Ireland was first&nbsp;in Europe to host&nbsp;US Army Air Force Personnel]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1126</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster American Folk Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telling the story of emigration]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=851</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Society of Women Artists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about the aims and activities of the USWA]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=943</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drew Mitchell fought in WWII's Pacific Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Catherine Lynagh</em> meets an NI veteran who sought adventure]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1653</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Milliken Witnessed WWII's Big Moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Catherine Lynagh</em> meets the veteran before his return trip]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1654</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Important Event in Ulster-Scots History]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Catherine Lynagh</em> finds out more about the Hamilton and Montgomery Settlement]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1651</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Visionary]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jason Walsh</em> meets Anne Davey Orr: the Ulster Architect]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1648</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Living Countryside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short film highlighting long lost farming memories and NI's native birds]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1581</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Towards a Sustainable Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jonathan Lamberton</em> explores Sustainable Development in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1637</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis is a Plant with Far Out Uses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weird things farmers&nbsp;get&nbsp;up&nbsp;to these days]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1631</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Own Piece of Paradise]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jonathan Lamberton</em> takes a walk on the wildlife side]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1632</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewable Harland and Wolff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harland and Wolff, masters of the waves once more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1633</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A View From Home: The Battle of Aldfreck]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Dr David Hume</em> recalls a bloody Ulster-Scots encounter in the Antrim hillsides]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1634</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Traveller Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Fionola Meredith</em> looks at the second largest ethnic minority group in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=751</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Indian Community in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Fionola Meredith</em> discovers there are over 1000 members of the Indian community in Northern]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=752</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[U2 at Croke Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[CNI discovers what fans of the biggest band in the world can expect]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1083</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pat's Bar - The Early Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Gerry McCartney</em> plays it again in&nbsp;the first Belfast venue to host 'sessions']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1615</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A History of NI Club Culture (I)]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lyndon Stephens</em> and <em>Sandra Gourley</em> detail the youth culture revolutions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1609</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Shaun Davey]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Colin Harper </em>conducts the story of Shaun Davey</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1592</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Tom Makem]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Geoff Harden</em> on one of our finest musical exports</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1593</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Gary Moore]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Trevor Hodgett</em> finds a rock in Gary Moore</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1594</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Sean McGuire]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Geoff Harden</em> pays tribute to Ireland's greatest fiddler</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1595</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Snow Patrol]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Stuart Bailie</em> on how <em>Final Straw </em>broke this band into the big time</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1597</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIMIC Hall of Fame - The Undertones]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Stuart Bailie</em> profiles this pioneering Derry band</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1598</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Arty McGlynn]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Geoff Harden</em> admires the ubiquitous Omagh musician</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1599</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Cathal Hayden]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Geoff Harden</em> is dazzled by this Co Tyrone musician</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1602</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - The Sands Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Geoff Harden</em> traces the Sands' musical&nbsp;family tree</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1608</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Paul Brady]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Geoff Harden</em> follows the career of the Tyrone singer</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1587</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Neil Hannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Stuart Bailie</em> opens The Divine Comedy</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1588</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - David Holmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Stuart Bailie</em> takes David Holmes' score</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1589</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Henry McCullough]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Trevor Hodgett</em> profiles an on-going NI rock phenomenon</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1590</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hall of Fame - Brian Vallely]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Geoff Harden </em>looks at the career of Armagh man Brian Vallely</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1591</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Artists are Making It]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Fionola Meredith</em> finds out more about the Craft NI new scheme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1585</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Website Tells the Story of Ulster Colonists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;1718 Migration To New World And The New Londonderry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1584</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Breathing Factory by Mark Curran]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A&nbsp;collection looking at the working environment of the multinational corporation Hewlett-Packard (HP), located on the former site of a meatpacking factory in Celbridge, County Kildare.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1546</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linenopolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A historical overview of the linen industry in Belfast city centre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=417</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Natural History of Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introduction to the natural history of Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=536</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mulholland Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family had strong ties with the linen industry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=647</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Old Northern Bank Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lanyon&rsquo;s conversion of the old assembly rooms made his name in the city]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=367</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Old Cross of Ardboe - A Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Tyrone poet waxes lyrical about his home]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1189</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Newry Canal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The earliest summit-level canal in the United Kingdom]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=725</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The North of Ireland Family History Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fostering interest in family history since 1979]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=947</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nendrum Monastic Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland&rsquo;s best example of a pre-Norman monastic enclosure with buildings]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=839</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping Mum in the Mournes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Pete Jonno</em> visits the Silent Valley]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1582</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Millennium Court Arts Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s premiere art spaces]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=941</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Medieval History of Rathlin Island (400-1400)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The island changed hands many times during the Middle Ages]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=874</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Maid of Antrim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Currently being refurbished, the Maid was a common sight on Lough Neagh until 1998]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=909</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Augustine Henry is The Accidental Botanist]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Marion Maxwell</em> considers the achievements of the discoverer of the Chinese gooseberry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1580</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial Heritage of York Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[York Street has been transformed by the rapid growth of the city.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=873</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lagan Canal]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Brain Cassells</em> studies the now&nbsp;defunct canal]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=907</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Linen Hall Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only subscription library still remaining in Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=779</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Guild]]></title><description><![CDATA[The official promotional organisation of the Irish linen industry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=808</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Balmoral Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland&rsquo;s premier agricultural show]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=660</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Jarama Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Sean Quinn</em> looks at one of the costliest engagements in the Spanish civil war]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1127</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lammas Fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two day market fair in Ballycastle]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=670</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial Heritage of South Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the industrial heritage of south Belfast.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=687</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Libraries, Museums and Archives of NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introduction to the major museums, libraries and archives of Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=535</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial Heritage of West Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the industrial heritage of west Belfast.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=683</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial Heritage of North Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the industrial heritage of north Belfast.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=684</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial Heritage of Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Kathleen Neill</em> gives an overview of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s industrial past]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=659</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial Heritage of Co Armagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[From jam making to Mr Tayto]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=703</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artistic Auteurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fallt are a multi-disciplinary publishing house based in Hillsborough]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1572</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fermanagh's First Millionaire of the American West]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Marion Maxwell</em> looks at the colourful story of John Mullanphy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1570</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gen Drolkar and the Potala Buddhist Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Graham Crothers</em> meditates on the role of Buddhism in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1571</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Industrial Heritage of Co Antrim]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the industrial heritage of Co Antrim.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=698</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Indian Community Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Provides a range of services and organises activities for the Indian community]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=846</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Huguenots in Ulster]]></title><description><![CDATA[The French immigrant influence on religion language and economy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=974</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Impartial Reporter]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> looks at Ireland's third oldest newspaper]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1062</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Huguenots in Lisburn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Huguenots in the north of Ireland are most closely associated with the city of Lisburn]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=975</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Huguenots in Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Huguenots had a substantial impact on Irish culture]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=973</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The History of York Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[York Street is one of Belfast&rsquo;s main thoroughfares]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=872</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belle Isle School of Cookery]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Nicky Cahill</em> cooks up a storm in Fermanagh]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1564</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The History of Newtownards]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the settlement of Newtownards from Neolithic to modern times]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=877</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Glens of Antrim Hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Serving tourists and the community for more than 200 years]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=728</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Golden Age of Film]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look back at the cinemas that existed in Belfast city centre during the heady days of the silver screen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=406</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Harbour Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry&rsquo;s Harbour Museum gives an insight into the impact that the River Foyle has had on the city.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=453</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world headquarters of the movement]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=461</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Grand Opera House]]></title><description><![CDATA[The restored Victorian theatre houses a sumptuous oriental interior]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=371</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TW Moody]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most influential historian to have come out of Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=397</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1907 Dock Strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 1907 Dock strike was the high point of the Belfast labour movement.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=382</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ancient History of Rathlin (6000BC-AD400)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rathlin has been inhabited since 6000BC]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=868</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Training and Education in Fashion and Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Educational opportunities in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=809</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Textile Art in the North]]></title><description><![CDATA[How innovative embroiderers have explored the boundaries of stitch]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1024</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Air War I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland's 'benevolent' neutrality during the second world war]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1081</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terry Cafolla]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile&nbsp;of the award winning writer of <em>Holy Cross</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1031</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Air War II]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland's 'benevolent' neutrality during the second world war]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1124</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Francis Calder Commemorative Fountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The founder of the USPCA is remembered in Custom House Square]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1567</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Carr]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Carr is regarded as one of Ireland&rsquo;s most distinguished painters]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=471</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tower Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry's&nbsp;main museum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=456</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Shawcross]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile of the artist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=487</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Gallaher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tobacco magnate who founded one of Belfast&rsquo;s major industries]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=619</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theo Snoddy and the UTV Art Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[An interview with the curator of art at Ulster Television]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=693</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Russell]]></title><description><![CDATA[United Irishman convicted and hanged for high treason]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=525</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to Clean Up our Act!]]></title><description><![CDATA[EU reports show shocking state of our waters]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1045</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Leans for No Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of how the Albert Clock was saved from toppling over]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=999</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Titanic Quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unprecedented opportunity for Belfast to create an imaginative and world-class urban quarter]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=803</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre in Northern Ireland 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theatre in 20th-century Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=830</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre in Northern Ireland 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contemporary theatre of Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=831</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre in Northern Ireland 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introducing Northern Ireland&rsquo;s theatre and its history]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=829</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Language Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Formed to encourage an interest in the Ulster-Scots language]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=775</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vicinity of Smithfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the history of the area now taken over by Castle Court shopping complex]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=878</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Woodland Trust in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Providing a more optimistic future for Northern Ireland&rsquo;s priceless woodland heritage]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=885</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheep's Milk Products from Springwell Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Nicky Cahill</em> finds people are flocking to the Tyrone farm]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1566</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Verbal Arts Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Centre promoting all aspects of the spoken and written word...]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=501</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Workhouse Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waterside&rsquo;s Workhouse Museum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=452</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ulster Unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the most exciting collective arts experiment in pre-1980s Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=378</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Foyle Valley Railway Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover Derry&rsquo;s rich Rail History]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=454</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The City Of Londonderry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Building of the Maiden City]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=444</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Siege of Derry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major event in the history of the city]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=445</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shirt Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The textile industry in Derry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=451</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Contemporary Architecture of Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introduction to contemporary architecture in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=530</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Contemporary Film Industry in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Film opportunities in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=692</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Story of Irish Linen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The industry has never fully recovered from a decline in the demand for linen in the 1960s]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=886</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dobbs Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dobbs family are still prominently involved in the affairs of the town, borough and county]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=923</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Ireland&rsquo;s foremost visitor attractions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=777</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Death of a Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poem by Armagh resident Dan Campbell]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=727</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Geology of Co Antrim]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 600 million years ago, Ireland lay under the ocean somewhere in the southern hemisphere]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=858</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chichester Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intimately connected with the growth and development of Belfast for over 400 years]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=867</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Glens of Antrim]]></title><description><![CDATA[An account of the nine glens of Co Antrim]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=810</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Giant's Causeway DVD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Q. Did you hear the one about Finn MacCool's mother-in-law?&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1097</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty and The Beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> meets Daryl Maxwell for a custom job]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1562</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stewart Parker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parker was&nbsp;the major Belfast playwright of the Troubles]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=415</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dramatisation of events on Bloody Sunday]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=437</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Arts and Environment Project at the Royal]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most adventurous public art projects]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=377</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Hanna Bell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Novelist, short story writer and broadcaster]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=773</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sally Young]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young at Art festival artist in residence creates <em>Small Worlds</em> in Botanic Gardens]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=939</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Hand Clothes Shops in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick guide to second-hand shops in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=720</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharon Wauchob]]></title><description><![CDATA[Successfully exhibiting at Paris fashion week 2005]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=410</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronnie Hughes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Irish painter]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=478</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosamond Praeger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile on the sculptor and illustrator from Holywood, Co Down]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=595</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philip Napier]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most challenging installation artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=484</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rita Duffy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powerful Belfast artist with a worldwide reputation]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=475</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Costelloe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish designer whose collections display an American philosophy of casual elegance]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=401</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oliver Jeffers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile on the acclaimed writer and illustrator]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=940</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Magee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actor for whom Beckett wrote <em>Krapp&rsquo;s Last Tape</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1015</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael McCrory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biography of the artist and silversmith]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1557</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deirdre McCrory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biography of the artist and printmaker]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1558</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cara Murphy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biography of the silversmith and jewellery-maker]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1559</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maria Cardenas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designer whose collections combine Irish Linen with Latina style]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=400</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mariad Whisker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mariad Whisker is a Belfast designer who works mainly with Irish linen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=411</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micky Donnelly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-born artist challenging accepted forms of cultural identity]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=474</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memories Made of Scrap]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Heather Simpson</em> learns about the latest craze of&nbsp;scrapbooking]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1389</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Laverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Antrim artist whose naive style pays homage to Irish figurists such as Markey Robinson]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=911</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Martin: More than one string to his bow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin&rsquo;s career has successfully married classical and traditional music]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=958</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louis MacNeice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remembering one of Northern Ireland's most famous poets and broadcasters]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1070</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Aiken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sculptural artist John Aiken was born in Belfast in 1950]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=468</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jen Kelly]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was his fluid, body hugging costumes that replaced the stiff traditional costumes of old]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=439</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Pakenham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist who responded ferociously to communal violence]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=590</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joseph McWilliams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast painter, gallery owner and art critic]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=592</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Luke]]></title><description><![CDATA[A distinctive easel painter and muralist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=591</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Young]]></title><description><![CDATA[The consummate character actor who became the comic voice of Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=558</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kindness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The maker of the &rsquo;Big Fish&rsquo; is one of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s best-known artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=479</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glenn Marshall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn more about the award-winning filmmaker]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=963</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Baucher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Award winning freelance photographic artist and facilitator]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=912</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interface looks to the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Research in Art, Technologies and Design&nbsp;explores the role of art in society]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=971</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Beat - George Campbell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast painter who introduced modernist principles into provincial art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1060</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Fleming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialises in the mediums of print, television, animation, multimedia and new media]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=978</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire Morgan is one of Northern Ireland's best emerging installation artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1052</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Fitzpatrick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jewellery designer with a preference for unusual materials]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=402</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hush-A-Bye-Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of Derry Film &amp; Video's first feature]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=657</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Benson Brothers Direct James Nesbitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Peter Brennan </em>meets the Coleraine filmmakers as they prepare for competition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1524</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film in Belfast - A Personal Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[NIFTC's <em>Richard Williams</em>&nbsp;shares his thoughts]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1415</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Art in Belfast - A Personal Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eleanor Wheeler</em> notes the benefits of Belfast's improving Public Art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1420</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Arts in Belfast - A Personal Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Deirdre Robb</em> considers the challenges Belfast has recently met and will take on]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1421</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clement McAleer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon-born artist known for his abstract landscape painting]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=481</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hair Spray]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graphic artist Kev Largey&nbsp;on why his latest exhibition is in a hair salon]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1038</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greengrass Bluegrass Newgrass in Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 2002, artists from Ireland and Kentucky have been changing places and ideas...]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=982</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Robb]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Previous official photographer of the Engine Room Gallery.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=977</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerard Dillon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dillon&rsquo;s work utilises landscapes from the west of Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=588</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deirdre Robb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Installationist, sculptor and founder member of the Creative Exchange]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=976</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ann McNulty Throws Pots Around the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> talks to the Enniskillen artist about her work and inspiration]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1438</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craft NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champion for Craft in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1440</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundwork Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Links environmental, social and economic regeneration to sustainable development]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=747</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fermanagh is Home to Women of the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> reaches a global audience in Enniskillen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1436</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the fourth Potter film by Children's Express]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1231</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Art and Local Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theo Snoddy shares his thoughts on the relation between art and industry in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=694</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fergus Delargy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-born artist whose work explores power, liberty and suffering]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=476</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maggie Jackson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Young Business and Professional Woman of the Year in 1989]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=403</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miriam Mone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armagh designer remembered for her attention to detail and impeccable style]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=405</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Fashion Designers Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offers design, prototype and business advice]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=807</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank McKelvey (1895-1974)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acclaimed painter of landscapes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1150</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Fiennes Family Affair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Childrens Express reporters caught up with director Martha Fiennes in Derry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1408</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fashion Designers in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of designers hailing from or working within Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=806</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fever and Cholera in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast was repeatedly hit by fever and cholera epidemics in the nineteenth century]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=741</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Brookside to Silent Witness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise&nbsp;of&nbsp;television&nbsp;star Amanda Burton]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=713</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FE McWilliam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s most important twentieth century sculptor]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=477</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye on the Island (Winter)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desima Connolly reflects on a difficult period for the Rathlin island community]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1001</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eamonn Holmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Genial television presenter and former GMTV anchorman]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1117</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciaran Hinds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talented Belfast born actor and film star]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1111</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast artist exhibited all over the world]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1151</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Mach: Coming soon to a street near you!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist David Mach returns to Belfast to discuss public sculpture and future work]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=951</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chronicles of Narnia: A Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young reporters from Children&rsquo;s Express review the film]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1391</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diarmuid Delargy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile of the printmaker]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=473</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Middleton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protean and multi-faceted surrealist painter]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=587</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultivating Creativity: The Fox Park Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fox Park community created a three-dimensional fox as part of Cultivating Creativity]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=917</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultivating Creativity: The Big Catch, Kilkeel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Created a site-specific artwork of 1035 individual relief ceramic tiles]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=918</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronagh Gallagher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fresh-faced actress who exploded onto our cinema screens in <em>The Commitments</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=733</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Arts in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[A distinct part of arts and wider community development]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=739</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Murphy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sell out shows at the Edinburgh Festival earnt him huge critical and industry acclaim]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=847</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultivating Creativity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigative and experimental artistic project addressed to communities in rural environments]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=916</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Context Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry&rsquo;s Context Gallery was established in 1993]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=495</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Houston]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Belfast singer songwriter]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=983</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mighty Celt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The relentless rise of screenwriter and director Pearse Elliot]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1013</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fermanagh Lakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Christine Crawford</em> visits beautiful Lough Erne]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1361</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classic Essay from the Archive...]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>James Simmons&nbsp;</em>writes in the&nbsp;<em>Linen Hall Review</em> of Autumn&nbsp;1986]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1273</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Titanic Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facts and trivia about the White Star liner built in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1068</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Beat - Graham Gingles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A constructor of intimate narratives in boxes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1098</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Beat - Alistair Maclennan]]></title><description><![CDATA['Be it quick, or be it slow, everything transitions, everything interfuses.']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1088</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Beat - Sharon Kelly]]></title><description><![CDATA['Art was a channel to another realm']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1030</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Showband Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the showband era in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=702</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Huguenots and Ballyronan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The exiled French had a great influence on the town]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1324</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Anderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the nation&rsquo;s best loved radio broadcasters tells his story.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=502</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Therapy? Call For a Nurse]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>talks to Michael McKeegan about an important milestone for the band]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1282</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tin Pot Operation Care About You]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> reviews new EP, <em>Here, It's The Tin Pot Operation</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1284</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fermanagh Fine Food and Craft Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> meets the stall-holders]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1268</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy Kennedy - The Irish Troubadour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writer of songs for Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1244</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Colin Murray?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young reporters from Children's Express meet their Radio 1 idol]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1253</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Odyssey]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Paul Martin</em> looks at Northern Ireland's premier entertainment venue]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1116</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The McPeake Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Performing a unique combination of close harmony singing accompanied by pipes and harp]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=641</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Joy  and Mary Ann McCracken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brother and sister heavily involved in the United Irishmen.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=524</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Civil Rights Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The onset of the Troubles]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=492</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Coulter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music Producer and Entertainer.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=430</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Brady]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Ireland's most highly-regarded and successful artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=651</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Martin on the Future of Trad]]></title><description><![CDATA['For too long trad has been perceived to belong to nationalists...']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1193</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Boyd: Teacher, Playwright, Radio Producer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile of a key player in NI's theatre and literary scenes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1167</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Changing Face of the Murals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now a source of community pride and celebration]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=901</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Mahon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poet's poet]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1155</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ulster Group Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Group Theatre left a notable and vital legacy of theatre as a living tradition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=823</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joan Lingard]]></title><description><![CDATA['I'm well-rooted in Scotland but for me it's more instinctive to write about Belfast']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1134</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arty McGlynn]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most sought after musicians in Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=950</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tribute to Mairtín Crawford]]></title><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;Arts Council's&nbsp;<em>Damian Smyth</em> remembers the vibrant poet]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=942</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Henry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images of an Irish Arcadia]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1101</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Miami Showband]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kings of the showband scene]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=354</link></item></channel></rss>