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Romancing Ireland
Paul Clements' biography of Richard Hayward reveals a forgotten renaissance man -
Lifelines and Deadlines
Veteran satirical cartoonist Ian Knox takes Northern Ireland's politicians to task in the Crescent Arts Centre -
Root
Multimedia artist Anushiya Sundaralingam uses the Sri Lankan banyan tree as a metaphor for the human experience -
Between the Words
Colin Davidson's series of artist portraits go on display in the Naughton Gallery at Queen's -
Belfast Hills
Catherine McWilliams shows the romance and reality of Cave Hill and Black Mountain at the Gerard Dillon Gallery -
Decade of Centenaries
Belfast City Council explore the role of women in the city's evolution to mark International Women's Day. View the full Spring Programme of events -
Free Derry Protest and Resistance
Adrian Kerr's history of protest and resistance in the maiden city 'is a valuable addition to the Troubles canon' -
Plath – A 50 Year Retrospective
Academics commemorate the life and work of prolific writer and poet Sylvia Plath -
The Loughsiders
Shan Bullock's 1924 novel is republished by Turnpike Books, but is Bullock really 'the Thomas Hardy of Fermanagh'? -
A Twisted Root
Patricia Craig delves into her mixed Irish ancestry to discover Republican activists and the founder of the Orange Order -
An Imaginary Circus
Ben Maier invites the audience to play forests, flowers and fanciful girls as the Literary Lunchtimes series continues -
Dídean/Home
The homeless seek shelter, warmth and nourishment 'as the guts of the anonymous city rot' around them in Eoin Mac Lochlainn's latest exhibition -
Changing Times
Peter Smyth fails to confront the political inequalities that characterised our wee country during the 1950s -
Belfast The Emerging City
15 academics explain the city's rise to industrial prominence, but author Glenn Patterson's contribution wins out -
The Light of Other Days
Jim Maginn's compendium of traditional and folk musicians 'captures the dignity of those who still make music' -
Bridget Ryan
The Connemara-born artist paints the Irish hinterland in stunning shades of every colour. John Gray is suitably impressed -
Divis Flats 1982
Judah Passow's powerful images of Divis Flats still pack a 'gut-punch' a decade after they were demolished -
Winston Returns to Paradise
In 1912 'Belfast confetti' reigned down on Churchill here to argue for Home Rule. This 2012 commemoration is more civilised -
The Death and Life of the Shankill
Watercolourist Stephen Shaw is 'a forensic chronicler' of Belfast -
Blind Elephant Collective
The elephant in the room is the lack of profundity in these illustrated responses to famous quotations -
The Plantation of Ulster
Jonathan Bardon's history marks the 400th anniversary, but it's far from opportunistic -
Inishlacken Project
20 artists decamp to Inishlacken island, where Gerard Dillon produced some of his greatest works -
Tears in Rain
The latest installment in the Golden Thread Gallery's Collective Histories of Northern Irish Art series -
Eagle's Wings
'A unique and definitive history' of Ulster-Scots, Scotch-Irish and Presbyterians in Northern Ireland -
By the Banks of the Lagan
Ben Simon's collection of oral histories of the Lagan conjures up rural idylls and model asylums -
Sandy Row 1974
Photographer Bill Kirk documents the minutae of working-class life in south Belfast -
Charles Lanyon's Belfast
The architect and civil engineer who built many of Belfast's architectural highlights -
Art Deco Belfast
The art deco style is prevalent, but many examples are falling into decay -
Red Barn Gallery
A group exhibition by known and unknown photographers -
Belfast Architecture
City Hall and the surrounding buildings in Donegal Square have lots to appreciate -
The Pencil of Nature
'A reaffirmation of the power of black and white photography' -
Belfast Shipbuilders
An admirable exploration of Belfast's engineering heyday -
Belfast Blitz
A 'well organized and accessible' compendium of eyewitness accounts by Stephen Douds -
Bill Kirk - A Retrospective
One of Belfast's most talented photographers celebrated in a new exhibition at the Red Barn Gallery -
Take Three Girls
John Gray discovers new writing from Tara West, Lesley Richardson and Tanya Ravenswater at Finaghy Library -
The Last Romantic Out of Belfast
Sam Keery's autobiographical novel delves into the constricting world of 1940s Belfast -
The Return Room
WR Rodgers' radio play is reissued with illustrations and a recording of the original production -
Voices from Cave Hill
Learn about the secret history of Cave Hill from the people who lived there -
Switch
The shop fronts of Bangor are given new life by a selection of international artists -
Through The Mill
The demise of the linen trade captured by 'local' photographer David Cleland