6th Jul 2011 ⁄ Richard Morss is Joint MD of Straandlooper Animation based in Northern Ireland. Richard has worked in TV and animation for over 30 years and is enjoying a surprise success with the self produced hit iphone game ‘Hector: Badge of Carnage’, which is now being released across all formats by Telltale Games. Richard is a fan of the great outdoors an...
5th Jul 2011 ⁄ The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Niall Ó Donnghaile, has launched the third annual Belfast City Blues Festival. Taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the 2011 festival is dedicated to the memory of the city`s legendary musician Gary Moore, who tragically died earlier this year...
8th Jun 2011 ⁄ Belfast City Council is launching a series of new initiatives to celebrate our rich literary heritage, vibrant contemporary scene and to establish a strong reputation as a capital city with unique and exciting experiences.
“The United Kingdom currently features as number one in a list, compiled by TripAdvisor, of the top ten literary destina...
26th May 2011 ⁄ Work is progressing well on the biggest public artwork ever commissioned in Northern Ireland. Once completed, RISE will tower 37.5 metres – or 123 feet – above the city`s Broadway roundabout...
4th May 2011 ⁄ A major, day-long, festival celebrating the sights, sounds and tastes of Poland looks set to bring Belfast’s Saint Anne’s Square to a standstill this Saturday [7 May] from 12noon-5pm.
‘A Taste of Polska’ makes a welcome return to the Cathedral Quarter as part of the 10-day, fifth annual Polish Cultural Week, giving thousands of people ac...
27th Apr 2011 ⁄ From musicians to magicians . . . from circus acts to singers . . . from street theatre to street dancing . . . from artists to artisans . . . and just about everything in between . . . performers and creative individuals from every artistic and cultural discipline are being invited to be part of the Belfast Lord Mayor`s Parade.
The search has ...
19th Apr 2011 ⁄ Forget the Oscars, BAFTAs and MOBOs... Derry is currently on the verge of scooping a series of digital awards in the prestigious Northern Ireland Social Media Awards. The power of social media tools, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages, has long been recognized and harnessed by organisations, events and individuals within the North West....
4th Apr 2011 ⁄ Work has started on the biggest public artwork ever commissioned in Northern Ireland. When completed, RISE will tower 37.5 metres – or 123 feet – above the city`s Broadway roundabout.
Construction of the sculpture – by the Nottingham artist Wolfgang Buttress – will take around 12 weeks, and is expected to be completed at the end of June...
1st Apr 2011 ⁄ The 11th Belfast Film Festival, which opened last night, Thursday, 31st March, plays host Friday (1st April) to the global premiere of the latest Terry George move, The Shore. Showing at QFT at 7pm, the red carpet event is a sell out, with other stars flying in for the occasions including Ciaran Hinds and Foy Vance...
31st Mar 2011 ⁄ A south Belfast artist is literally taking his talent to market. Over recent weeks, Brian Ballard has become a regular fixture at St George’s Market, where he has been painting portraits of some of the traders...
29th Mar 2011 ⁄ The Crescent Arts Centre was recently awarded a William Keown Trust Access Award. This prestigious award recognises the team's contribution to providing an accessible, user-friendly environment in one of the Belfast's most historic listed buildings which reopened in April last year. Adrian Blythe, Director of The William Keown Trust cited...
29th Mar 2011 ⁄ The Arts Council of Northern Ireland welcomed deputy First Minister Martin McGuiness MP, MLA recently to its offices in Belfast. During his visit, the Minister took the opportunity to meet with staff and board members to discuss the organisation's work in a number of areas, including the Creative Industries, Re-imaging Communities Programme and pla...
22nd Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ A Birmingham design agency’s newest recruit has big plans for the company. Barques Design, based in the Jewellery Quarter, has appointed Kathryn Small as business development manager...
