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Arty McGlynn

One of the most sought after musicians in Ireland

A Tribute to Mairtín Crawford

The Arts Council's Damian Smyth remembers the vibrant poet

Bowling for Gold

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

Clanart Gallery

Enniskillen gallery promoting contemporary Irish artists

Linger at Limepark

Desima Connolly finds out about a unique creative retreat in Co Antrim

Billy Brown

Francis Kennedy mourns the passing of a bona fide musical genius

Man of the Theatre

Acclaimed actor and director 'Sir Ian' McElhinney

Alistair Wilson

Belfast artist representing Northern Ireland at the Venice Biennale

Hidden Treasure

Karen Brown seeks out the UTV Art Collection with its new curator

Willie Drennan

In conversation about the Ulster Scots tradition

Belfast Gasworks

Belfast Gasworks provided light and heat for the city for more than 150 years

Art Beat

In the first of a series, critic Peter Haining profiles Brian Connolly

William Artt

Graphic artist and community worker who launched his first solo exhibition in 1994

Wildlife in Northern Ireland

An overview of some of the wildlife native to Northern Ireland including hedgehogs, badgers and stoats

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.

Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company

Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company is an independent professional dance/dance-theatre company based at the Playhouse in Derry.

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.