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Belfast City Hall an Architectural History
A triumph of content over criticism for reviewer John Gray -
Sunday Schedule
A day of rest? Not in Belfast, at least not anymore -
Out To Lunch: Ian Paisley
The former First Minister discusses an eventful career in politics at the 2011 Out To Lunch lecture series at Queen's University -
Shami Chakrabarti
Garbhan Downey attends the civil rights lawyer's keynote lecture for the British Council at the Derry Playhouse -
Bendhu's Builders
Remarkable story behind one of Northern Ireland's most iconic houses revealed -
Ulster Museum
John Gray on the pros and cons of the new look museum after a three year refurbishment -
Northern Lights: Derry
Garbhan Downey makes the case for his hometown to win UK City of Culture 2013 -
The Playhouse
Take a tour of the newly restored theatre with director Pauline Ross -
Bonkers About Conkers
Joe Nawaz is a surprise smash in Belfast's third annual conkers competition -
The Spirit of Belfast
John Gray finds Cornmarket's new 'onion rings' sadly lacking -
Culture Night Belfast
Watch a film from Belfast's latest, and greatest, cultural attraction, featuring vox pops below -
Obama's Irish Ancestry
Tracing Barack Obama's Irish lineage, Jenny Cathcart discovers a family connection -
Brian Kennedy Headlines Peace Day
UN International Day of Peace marked in Belfast's Ulster Hall -
Ulster Museum Opening Date Announced
With return of the Edmontosaurus skeleton comes news of the official opening date -
My Cultural Life: Nisha Tandon
ArtsEkta project manager and Belfast Mela director on playing the harmonium, admiring Anna Lo and why the poem 'Phenomenal Woman' best sums her up -
Mary McAleese Delivers PJ McGrory Human Rights Lecture
Irish President delivers her lecture as part of Féile an Phobail -
Belfast City Cemetery
Tom Hartley, author and former Lord Mayor of Belfast, gives a historical tour of Belfast City Cemetery. Listen to an audio tour to the left -
The Great Cave Hill Right of Way Case
How the 'right to roam' in the Belfast Hills was won -
Ulster American Folk Park
Minister announces £2.4 million museum expansion -
Chambers Car Returns to Ulster Museum
One of the Ulster Museum's biggest draws comes home -
NI War Memorial Exhibition
Remembering Northern Ireland's role in the second world war at the Cathedral Quarter museum in Belfast -
Cave Hill Diamond
John Gray discovers a unique treasure sparkling at Belfast's Linen Hall Library -
Orangefest
Belfast's Twelfth celebrations get a radical overhaul -
The Lambeg Drum
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 -
Alf O’Muiri 1914 – 1999
Sportsman, teacher and lover of the Irish language commemorated in new book. Click Play Audio for a podcast with the author Eithne McAlinden -
Art & Conflict
The annual ACNI conference examines the role of the arts in divided societies. See below for full and abridged podcast recordings of selected speeches -
Ghostly Sea Shanty Tour
Andrew Johnston has the fright of his life on board the Lagan Boat Company's spooky ship -
Queen Anne House
National Trust recommence excavation of the site and welcome amateur archeologists -
Dunluce School Pupils are ‘On Top of the World’
Giant's Causeway helps Antrim class win plaudits and prizes -
Fighting Irishmen
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 -
Helen Waddell's Secret Garden
Secluded County Down demesne opens its doors to raise money for RSPB -
Ulster Museum Revitalised
A £17.2m facelift ensures the new look museum a bright future. Click Play Video for a video podcast of the new interior -
Titanic - Belfast Connections
Linen Hall Library exhibition packs a Titanic punch. Click Play Video for a podcast with curator, Deborah Douglas -
A Cinderella of the Book World
Top team bring centuries old books back to life at the University of Ulster -
St Malachy's Reopens
One of Belfast’s hidden gems will be rediscovered from this weekend -
United For Peace
CNI joins thousands at Belfast peace vigil -
Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast
Historic book rehits the shelves courtesy of Belfast City Council. Read the introduction below, and click Play Audio for a podcast with heritage officer Robert Heslip -
Rosemary Kelly, OBE
Arts Council of Northern Ireland chairman receives OBE in New Year's Honours List -
Political Christmas Cards
Donated cards from the Linen Hall Library's Northern Ireland Political Collection. Click images to enlarge -
A Submariner's Story
Northern Irish ex-pat Frederick Rodgers recalls a close call aboard Royal Naval submarine Alcide in 1955
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