A Million Bricks
After a night of violence in 1971, during which six people were killed in the area, scores of Catholic and Protestant families left the last mixed street in West Belfast. In the optimism of the 1960s they had bought new homes in Springfield Park only to find themselves at the heart of a three-way battle […]
Band of Brothers
Discover the Archives Archival film about marching bands
Charleville Castle: Ireland’s most haunted castle
Discover the Archibes Archival film about Charleville Castle in County Offaly
ArtsSekta Linen Tour
A tour of the Linen Quarter in Belfast.
The Lost Village
Short documentary about Lagan Village in the Ravenhill area of Belfast, featuring on of its oldest residents.
Insider Revisited: Cairn Lodge Amateur Boxing Club
“Our enjoyment is seeing the kids do well, at all levels. From school to intermediate and senior. That’s our aim, if they do well then we do well.” Tommy Waite Senior. Formed in 1982, the Cairn Lodge Amateur Boxing Club has produced a wealth of boxing talent through the decades. When the Insider first visited […]
Sensorama
McGurk’s Bar Bombing: Loss of Innocence
Relatives of those who were killed and injured in the McGurk’s Bar bombing talk of that night and its aftermath. On 4 December 1971, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), exploded a bomb at McGurk’s Bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The explosion caused the building to collapse, killing fifteen civilians and wounding seventeen more. It was […]
Belfast 1792 – The Hub of the Harp
Film about the 1792 Belfast Harpers Assembly, which took place in the Assembly Rooms building at the junction of Donegall and Waring streets. 2012 was the 220th anniversary and an event took place in the Central Library to commemorate it. This event revealed research about the life and times of Arthur (Art) O Neill, one […]
Barrack Street 1929-1998
Barrack Street Christian Brothers School closed in 1998 after 69 years. Through interviews with teachers and past pupils the film is a fascinating insight into the history of this West Belfast institution.