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Dennis Taylor, Snooker Loopy

Coalisland-born snooker player who famously won the World Snooker Championship in 1985

Tony McCoy

Fiercely determined and successful jockey

George Best

Northern Ireland mourns the death of the legendary footballer

It's All in the Game

Pat Hughes from Coalisland remembers Gaelic football when men were men

Walking on Cave Hill

Learn about various rambling routes on the hill overlooking Belfast

Navigating Lough Neagh

The largest inland lough in the United Kingdom

Danny Blanchflower

Blanchflower inspired a great side to new heights

Sport in North Belfast

An overview of sporting clubs and events in north Belfast.

Sport in South Belfast

A general overview of sport in south Belfast

Handball

Ulster has produced a number of outstanding handballers

Fred Daly

Ireland's only winner of the European Open Golf Championship

Camogie

The 'jewel in the crown' of the Gaelic League

Peter McGinnity

A man with a deep passion and love for the game he has served so well

Triathlete Aileen Morrison Dreams of Gold

The London 2012 Games represent the pinnacle of her sport, and the Northern Irish athlete is up to the challenge

Gaelic Games in Northern Ireland

The Gaelic Athletic Association was formed to promote Irish sports and culture

Gaelic Games in Northern Ireland

The Gaelic Athletic Association was formed to promote Irish sports and culture

Mary Peters

Northern Ireland's legendary athlete and gold medal-winning Olympian

Censorship Battle Set for High Court

The Vacuum V Belfast City Council

The Fastest Human

Bobby Kerr was the first Irish sprinter to win an Olympic gold, writes Marion Maxwell

Richard Dunwoody

One of a select club of jockeys to have won National Hunt's top three races

Bowling for Gold

Margaret Johnson - Northern Ireland's world beating outdoor bowls champion

Billy Brown

Francis Kennedy mourns the passing of a bona fide musical genius

Rivals to Harland and Wolff known as the ’wee yard’. While Harland and Wolff has long dominated Northern Ireland’s cultural consciousness, other names that embodied Belfast’s shipbuilding industry have often been forgotten. While Harland and Wolff has long dominated Northern Ireland’s cultural consciousness, other names that embodied Belfast’s shipbuilding industry have often been forgotten.

Gerry Fitt

Founding members of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. One of the founding members of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Fitt acted as party leader until 1979. One of the founding members of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Fitt acted as party leader until 1979.

James Molyneaux

Unionist politician and Orange Grand Master. Molyneaux was elected to the Westminster House of Commons for the Ulster Unionist Party in Antrim South. In contrast to his overall image as a hardliner, Molyneaux’s period as Westminster leader saw the party begin to distance itself from the Conservative Party, evidenced mainly by a less hostile attitude to the Labour Party.

John Mitchel

The epitome of revolutionary nationalism. The epitome of revolutionary nationalism, John Mitchel has always been a controversial figure in Irish history. A charismatic figure, excellent journalist and talented self-propagandist, John Mitchel became the epitome of revolutionary nationalism.

William Walker

Self-educated founder and leader of the Independent Labour Party in Belfast. The self educated founder and leader of the Independent Labour Party in Belfast, William Walker (1871 – 1918) was a stalwart of Belfast’s speaker’s corner on the steps of the Custom House. The self educated founder and leader of the Independent Labour Party in Belfast, William Walker (1871 – 1918) was a stalwart of Belfast’s speaker’s corner on the steps of Custom House Square. His unique version of socialism and unionism became known as ‘Walkerism’.

Belfast Ships: The Canberra

The last liner to be built in Belfast. The last liner to be built in Belfast, the Canberra was regarded as a very ’British institution’. The last liner to be built in Belfast, the Canberra was regarded as a very ’British institution’.

Belfast Ships: HMS Belfast

Europe’s only surviving big gun armoured warship

Belfast Ships: The Britannic

Last of Belfast’s Olympic class liners. The Britannic never operated as a luxury cruiser, becoming a hospital ship in 1914. Sailing through the narrow Kea channel in November 1916, the Britannic sunk with 30 fatalities. Whether it was torpedoed or ran into a mine is still debated today.

Belfast Ships: The Olympic

A luxury liner and a naval transporter. The Olympic sunk a German U-boat in 1918, the only recorded instance of a merchant vessel sinking any type of warship during the first world war. The Olympic sunk a German U-boat in 1918, the only recorded instance of a merchant vessel sinking any type of warship during the first world war.

Belfast Ships: The Oceanic I and II

Belfast’s first White Star ship and first modern liner. Harland and Wolff’s luxury liners broke with early shipbuilding precedent. The Oceanic II remains the company’s most elegant vessel ever. Harland and Wolff’s luxury liners broke with early shipbuilding precedent. The Oceanic II remains the company’s most elegant vessel ever.

Colin McGookin

A relentless quest for the interrelations of man and woman in nature. Belfast-born Colin McGookin is a founder member of the Artists’ Collective of Northern Ireland and of Queen Street Studios, Belfast. Belfast-born Colin McGookin is a founder member of the Artists’ Collective of Northern Ireland and of Queen Street Studios, Belfast.

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