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• The Twelfth and the Orange Order

  
  The Orange Order is Northern Ireland's largest Protestant organisation, and has around 40,000 members locally....

• Ask us anything... seriously.

  
  Stressing out about your stag weekend? Want to see the political murals? Fancy a classy Big Night Out? Whether you're on a budget or blowing the company expenses (as if), get in touch and we'll provide info only a Belfast native would know....

• Belfast's Quarters

  
  Put simply, Belfast is made up of five areas: North, East, South, West and the city centre within which cosmopolitan Quarters are emerging, providing a focus for culture, tourism and economic development....

• Belfast Public Art: Not a Mural in Sight

  
  Belfast's al fresco art scene isn't all gable end walls proclaiming political messages. Take an eye-catching stroll along the city streets to discover an open-air gallery displaying dozens of sculptures and works of art....

• Robert Burns - the Belfast connection

  
  As the strains of Auld Lang Syne subside and we approach Burns Night on 25 January, ...

• NI Public Holidays

  
  N. Ireland has ten bank holidays, sharing eight with England and Wales and adding St Patrick's Day and the Anniversary of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne, commonly known as The Twelfth....

• Spending a penny

  
  If you find yourself caught short at an inopportune moment (perish the thought), Belfast City Council has a raft of public toilets located across the city....

• Tracing Your Roots

  
  When millions of Irish people fled the famine and established communities in the USA and beyond, they were setting in motion the beginnings of a modern day phenomenon....

• George Best 1946-2005

  
  In a city with more than its fair share of famous sons, few have ever had the charisma of football legend George Best....

• Art In The City

  
  Always eager to showcase local creative talent, we've put together what we consider to be the city's most artistic hotspots....

• Scenic Ireland photographic book

  
  A series of four stunning photographic books covering the entire island of Ireland is available individually or in a stunning box set....

• An Englishman in Norn Iron

  
  One of our fans across the sheugh (that's the Irish Sea to the uninitiated - say 'shuck') has sent us this lovely little article extolling the virtues of our wee country....

• NI by Railway: BELFAST-BANGOR

  
  Today the only line still operating over what was once the extensive route system of the Belfast and County Down Railway is that from Belfast Central to Bangor....

• ULSTERBUS DAYTOURS - Belleek, Bundoran and Sligo Town.

  Travel Writer Colin McAlpin hits the road - and someone else is driving.Bundoran, the fossilised town (circa: l950s) on the Co....