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Walter Hegarty
Derry born author who describes growing up in Derry in the 1940s -
William Pirrie
’A Napoleon of industry’ -
Laughing at Ourselves
Are jokes about the Troubles offensive or funny? -
Louis MacNeice
Remembering one of Northern Ireland's most famous poets and broadcasters -
Long Kesh 'Half town'
The story of an airfield -
Wartime Air Crashes
John Quinn investigates where aircraft came to grief on Ireland's hills and mountains -
Lazy Beds
Doreen Moody remembers growing her first crop of potatoes -
Lock Up Your Wife
The tale of Lady Cathcart and Colonel Hugh Maguire -
Kilcranny House
Local volunteer Aoife Rafferty describes life at Kilcranny House -
Kelly's Cellars
Kelly’s Cellars, Belfast, had a grand re-opening on September 24, 2004 -
JC Beckett
The first professor of Irish history at Queen’s University, Belfast. -
Jen Kelly
It was his fluid, body hugging costumes that replaced the stiff traditional costumes of old -
John Aiken
Sculptural artist John Aiken was born in Belfast in 1950 -
Jennifer Johnston
Derry-based Jennifer Johnston is one of Northern Ireland’s most popular novelists -
Joe Baker and the Glenravel Local History Project
The aim of the project is to ’reclaim history for ordinary people.’ -
Jewels in the Crown
National Trust properties in and around Belfast -
Jim Devlin remembers building and thatching
'He was a fearful sight to us at first...' -
Joyce Cary
Author of ‘the last great English political novel’... -
James Jemmy Hope
Hope was a United Irishman and a socio-religious radical -
James Magennis VC
Winner of Northern Ireland’s only second world war Victoria Cross -
Joseph Devlin
Devlin was the leader of constitutional nationalism in the early 20th century -
Joseph Gillis Biggar
A Belfast tradesman of Presbyterian stock who became a leader of 19th century nationalism -
Jack Pakenham
Artist who responded ferociously to communal violence -
Joseph McWilliams
Belfast painter, gallery owner and art critic -
James Johnston
The singing butcher of the York Road -
James Samuel Davidson
Heir to the Sirocco Works who died on the first day of the Somme -
This Film's Crap Let's Slash the Seats
Francis Jones considers the cinematic flourishes in David Holmes' debut -
Jonathan Bardon
The pre-eminent historian of Belfast -
John McBride Neill
Foremost architect of cinema’s golden age in Northern Ireland -
Jonathan Swift
Author of Gulliver’s Travels and prebend of Kilroot parish -
Josef Locke
Internationally renowned popular tenor -
John Kindness
The maker of the ’Big Fish’ is one of Northern Ireland’s best-known artists -
James Young
The consummate character actor who became the comic voice of Northern Ireland -
John Luke
A distinctive easel painter and muralist -
John Hume
Founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party -
Neil Hannon
Fermanagh's unlikely pop star and frontman of the Divine Comedy -
Glenn Marshall
Learn more about the award-winning filmmaker -
John Doran
Red’s memoirs chart his time in the army, merchant navy and his travels -
John de Courcy
Anglo-Norman soldier-adventurer who conquered eastern Ulster -
John Boyd Dunlop
Inventor (or re-inventor) of the pneumatic tyre -
Isaac W Ward
Important Belfast-born Victorian astronomer -
John Baucher
Award winning freelance photographic artist and facilitator -
John Boyd: A Crossing Place
Exhibition focuses on key literary figure -
Short Story by one of Ireland's Finest Writers
William Trevor's 'The Room' is published online exclusively here -
NI Bread Continues to Rise
Nicky Cahill explains the enduring popularity of NI bread -
Caught on Camera
Graham Smith exhibits his music photography -
Ireland and Europe in the Eighteenth Century
A series of talks to complement this year’s festival theme, Journeys and Migrations. -
Interface looks to the future
The Centre for Research in Art, Technologies and Design explores the role of art in society -
Art Beat - George Campbell
Belfast painter who introduced modernist principles into provincial art -
NI Bands Storm London
Graham Crothers talks to the organiser of Northern Ireland Next Generation -
Hurling in the Glens
Declan Bogue finds that Antrim's love affair with the sport gives them 'a sense of place' -
Industry and Commerce in Belfast
An historical overview of the industrial heritage of the city -
Isabella Tod
Tod was a prominent campaigner for many of the social issues affecting Victorian women -
Margaret Byers
Byers was an advocate for women’s education and founder of Belfast’s Victoria College -
Instrument Makers
Artisans who coax a 'living soul' from a piece of wood -
Ian Fleming
Specialises in the mediums of print, television, animation, multimedia and new media -
In Your Face Comedy
Colin Murphy tells a joke as it is -
Ian Wilson
Prolific Belfast born composer with a truly international reputation -
It's Nashville, Sister
What you didn't know about Belfast and Opryland -
The Country Comes to the City
Nicky Cahill knows where her food comes from - St George's Market
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