The Round Up: Sean Hollywood Blue Plaque
Anthony Gerard Sean was born on Sunday, 12th December I943 in Nurse Murphy’s Nursing Home in Mill Street, Newry. He was the eldest of six children – Monica, Bronagh, Patricia, Rita and the late Thomas, born to Hugh Hollywood, a merchant seaman and his wife, Mary Keeley. The family lived in Upper Chapel Street before […]
The Round Up: Wednesday 20th December 2023
Queen’s University Irish Language Residential Student Accommodation in its second year.
The Round Up: Monday 18th December 2023
Coverage of the 2023 Black Santa Appeal at St. Anne’s Cathedral.
The Round Up: Monday 11th December 2023
Déantar ceiliúradh ar an chraoltóir Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí le múrphictiúr nua taobh le Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich.
The Round Up: Schomberg Society – Celebrating 25 Years
Celebration at Stormont in October 2023 of the Ulster-Scots community organisation established in 1998 featuring music and dance.
The Round Up: Friday 8th December 2023
Blue Plaque unveiled to James McHenry on Friday, November 24, during Ulster Scots Language Week. McHenry was born in Larne on 20 December 1785 and studied medicine at Glasgow University, while there he published a poem about the 1798 Rebellion.
The Round Up: Thursday 7th December 2023
The Sheddas on that Page group of new Ulster-Scots writers have published their first anthology of work. David Gilliland and Anne McMaster tell us about the project.
The Round Up: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Unite the Union holds a celebration of women in the trade union movement. Gaye Partidge, Mary Davis, Susan Fitzgerald, Emma McCann and Alison Spencer-Scragg highlight women’s work and some of the challenges still being faced.
The Round Up: Monday 4th December 2023
Ulster-Scots Writing Competition Awards at The Linen Hall.
The Round Up: Friday 1st December 2023
Yarns 3 is an anthology of new Ulster-Scots writing launched in the Mayor’s parlour at the Braid in Ballymena. David Gilliland, Dr Frank Ferguson, Anne McMaster, Angeline King and William Dickey discuss the work.