The Bruce Festival 2016

The Bruce Festival 2016. Financially supported by the Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund.

UK Pipe Band Championship

The United Kingdom Championships held in Belfast, Northern Ireland marked the 2nd major championship of the 2016 season. 105 bands and 46 Drum Majors made the trip to Belfast for the third year of the event held at the fabulous Stormont venue.

Focal Point Round Up – Ulster-Scots Theme

Round up of the year – Ulster Scots theme.

Ballyoran Ulster-Scots Fun Day

A film by Ballyoran Community Centre Ballyoran Community Centre held an Ulster-Scots Funday in 2000 with sports, drama and dancing.

After the Gathering: Dissonant Voices in the Irish Diaspora

Diaspora can be a difficult term to define…we’re talking broadly about people who have an affinity with Ireland, often because of their ancestry.” Dr. Michael Pierse The Institute for Collaborative Research in the Humanities, Queens University, Belfast brought together leading researchers from Ireland, England, India and America to discuss key issues of the Irish diaspora […]