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• 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....

• Belfast Children's Festival

  
  Now in its 14th magical year, the city’s most imaginative event has put together eight days of music, theatre, dance, film, puppetry and art from Fri 9 to 16 March....

• 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....

• 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....

• Belfast's St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

  
  Belfast City Centre will celebrate St Patrick’s Day on Sat 17 March with all the colour and splendor of the annual carnival parade....

• 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....

• 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 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....

• 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....

• Belfast Murals

  
  Many visitors to Belfast come to see the famous murals. But, once here, many are surprised at just how many have little, or no, political allegiances....

• Festival of Colours

  
  Belfast’s biggest ever spring party returns with a show-stopping line-up of South Asian ...

• ULSTERBUS DAYTOURS - Devenish Island and Enniskillen

  Local travel writer COLIN McALPIN keeps on trucking courtesy of Ulsterbus Daytours... this time he's bound for Co....

• On the Presidential Trail

  
  They may have been born in the USA, but an astounding 17 out of the 43 US Presidents can claim some form of Irish ancestry....

• NI by Railway: BELFAST-DERRY

  
  THE HISTORYNorthern Ireland's modern railway system may be small, but it is an excellent one....