The Round-Up – Arts Council Strategy
The Arts Council has launched a new ten-year strategy setting out its goals and ambitions for the next decade. Róisin McDonough, Liam Hannaway, Karly Greene, Chalotte Dryden and Katharine Timoney discuss the work and what they hope it will mean for the sector.
The Round-Up 22nd May 2024 – Roots
Roots is a unique dance project that will take place in a garden at the Black Mountain Shared Space Project, and the community is being asked to help to plant the garden. Choreographer Eileen McClory tells Robin Elliott about it.
Belfast Unfiltered: Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich
Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich staff members Gráinne Ní Ghilín, Caoimhín Ó Seanáin, Emma Ní Mhuireagáin and Sinéad Nic Colaim discuss their work in the Irish language arts centre.
The Round-Up 10th May 2024 – Féile na gCloigíní Gorma
Labhraíonn Feargal Mac Ionnrachtaigh agus Eoghan Ó Garmaile ó Ghlór na Móna fá imeachtaí agus spriocanna Fhéile na gCloigíní Gorma 2024. Feargal Mac Ionnrachtaigh and Eoghan Ó Garmaile from Glór na Móna talk about the events and aims of Féile na gCloigíní Gorma 2024.
The Round-Up: 8th May 2024 – NIMHAF Launch
The NI Mental Health Arts Festival is launched at Stormont. Noelle McAlinden, Sheila Llewellyn, Darren Ferguson, Jingxuan Huang (‘Mirror Huang’) and Zarifa Asghari discuss the arts and mental health.
The Round-Up: 29th April 2024 – AP de Silva Plaque Unveiling
Professor AP de Silva of Queen’s University Belfast developed a photosensor in the 1980s to analyse electrolytes in the blood. In the subsequent decades, this technology has been used to save thousands of human and animal lives in emergency situations around the world. The Royal Society of Chemistry unveils a National Chemistry Landmark plaque to […]
Belfast Unfiltered: Máire Braniff (Northern Peacebuilders)
David McCann talks to Dr Máire Braniff from Ulster University about peacebuilding and reconciliation work in academia. Part of the Northern Peacebuilders project with Shared Future News.
The Round-Up: Tuesday 16th April 2024 – Ards International Guitar Festival 2024
Expect a jam-packed line-up of, blues, folk, rock, bluegrass and classical and contemporary music for guitar aficionados. Emily Crawford speaks with Robin Elliott about this year’s Ards International Guitar Festival taking place in Newtownards from 17 – 21 April.
Belfast Unfiltered: David Mitchell (Northern Peacebuilders)
David McCann talks to Dr David Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in Trinity College Dublin at Belfast. Part of the Northern Peacebuilders project with Shared Future News.
The Round-Up: Dog Thefts and the American XL Bully Breed – April 2024
With dog thefts on the rise a decrease in the theft of the American XL bully breed has been attributed to the new rules restricting ownership of American XL bully dogs currently in force in England, Wales and Scotland with owners in Northern Ireland having to meet stricter requirements later in 2024. Beverly Cuddy Editor […]