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- The Plantation of Ulster
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- Robert Burns - the Belfast connection
- Belfast's Quarters
- On the Presidential Trail
- The Twelfth and the Orange Order
- Tracing Your Roots
- Will the real St. Patrick please stand up?
- George Best 1946-2005
- Belfast Public Art: Not a Mural in Sight
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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.... -
Will the real St. Patrick please stand up?
Many myths and legends surround the world's best known patron saint. But what is known about the real life of the saint they call Patrick? Patrick was from Bannavem Taberniae, a 5th Century Roman Briton settlement.... -
Apps and Players from My Tour Talk
Destinations around the world have rolled out a plethora of interactive tours for all you info-hungry visitors.... -
A Welcome from the Lord Mayor
Welcome to Belfast.Whether a native, newcomer or regular visitor, I hope you enjoy our city and everything it has to offer.... -
Local Food & Gastro Tourism
Most of Northern Ireland's traditional dishes have their roots in potatoes and bread. This simple peasant fare has endured amid a profusion of fusion cuisine and contemporary twists.... -
Belfast FASHIONWEEK
Style gurus and trend-setters rejoice - West Coast Cooler FASHIONWEEK is back from Wed 14 - Sun 18 March with its 13th fabulous season.... -
8th Belfast Nashville Songwriters® Festival
From 22 - 26 February, more than one hundred artists will play in thirty five concerts across the city at the 8th Panarts Belfast Nashville Songwriters® Festival.... -
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.... -
The Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster is considered a controversial period in our history, leading, ultimately, to the partition and subsequent strife of Ireland (check out the comprehensive video below).... -
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.... -
Robert Burns - the Belfast connection
As the strains of Auld Lang Syne subside and we approach Burns Night on 25 January, ... -
Belfast Media
Is it poetic justice, or a reflection of our thirst for news, that one of the world's media hotspots has itself spawned such a large number of media outlets? Northern Ireland has many daily, provincial and Sunday newspapers, numerous specialist magazines, two television broadcasters and four main radio stations.... -
Ulster History Circle: Local legends on a wall
Being Northern Irish, we're quite proud of our famous brothers and sisters who've found fame and fortune throughout the world and placed NI on a worldwide stage.... -
A Brief History of Belfast
Before you begin, we thought you might like to take BBC Northern Ireland's State of Minds test. This fascinating insight holds up a mirror to our conscious and subconscious secterianism and reveals just how bigoted we really are....
Chinese New Year 2011
Are you a Rabbit?
Those born in the Year of the Rabbit are said to be gracious, sensitive, lucky, artistic and a good friend. On the converse they can also be moody, self-indulgent and stubborn. Famous Rabbits include Ingrid Bergman, John Cleese, Whitney Houston, Sting and Belfast-born scribe Lewis Carroll.
The Chinese community is NI’s largest oldest minority ethnic group. Chinese immigrants arrived in the 1960s, mainly from Hong Kong, and today there are over 13,000 Chinese people - including students - living in NI.
A quarter of the Chinese community lives in Belfast which, in 2005, twinned with the Chinese Province of Heifei to promote trade and economic activity. NI was also the first European country to elect a Chinese politician when the Alliance Party’s Anna Lo became an MLA in March 2007.
If you want to find out more about the Chinese Welfare Association’s important work in the community, tel. (+44) (0)28 9028 8277 or visit www.cwa-ni.org. Their large, purpose-built headquarters are at 1 Stranmillis Embankment, Belfast. And, most of all, enjoy the St. George's Market spectacle - rabbit or not.
@Jacqueline: Please contact Chinese Welfare Association through contact us on our website or call John Shum, CWA's Adminstrative Support Officer and we will help you. We have a wonderful dragon for 10 people to dance and this will be featured at St. Georges Market, Sunday 6 Feb 2011 for Chinese New Year. We can also organise lion dances, talks and workshops. @ Rebecca: Chinese Welfare Association runs Mandarin Classes for adults...check facebook page: Chinese Welfare Nireland or our website as above. New course running soon for beginners!Thank you for your interest! :) Happy Chinese New Year to you all! Gong Xe Fai Choi!Eileen Chan-Hu, CWA CEO
hi first i will apologise if this is a waste of your time.i am from portaferry co down and each year in july we have a gala week,the end of the week is marked by each pub putting out a float.this is a big competition in the town and this year for my bars float i would love to make it chinese theme.so my problem is can you suggest how i can get in touch with a group that could bring the magnificent dragon here or any thing to help me out.our festival web is portaferrygala.com if you check it out i would really appriciate it my numbers are bar-02842728215 mob no.07717534530 thank you ps its a week of fun for everyone.
Hi Rebecca - I suggest you get in contact with the Chinese Welfare Association (details above) who I am sure will be able to point you in the right direction. Cheers. Ed
I am sorry i did not get to enjoy the festivities as i was celebrating with my own Asian friends and associates, i am very interested in the Chinese culture in particular and am teaching myself Mandarin Chinese. I would like to know how i can help to promote multi-cultural relations between Chinese and Irish people. thank you :)