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• Belfast Public Art: Not a Mural in Sight

  
  Here is a dozen of our favourites throughout the city... The Big Fish (aka Salmon of Knowledge): A 10m long, erm, fish whose shiny blue and white ceramic scales depict moments in Belfast's history....

• Belfast Community Gospel Choir play the Waterfront

  
  They’ve got soul, they’ve got passion and they’re about to blow audiences away at a one-night-only entertainment extravaganza....

• Craft NI's Perspective: Inspiration Unveiled

  
  From 5 - 26 April  2013, the best of NI’s innovative contemporary craft is showcased in this exhibition, returning to Belfast following its successful run at the Craft Central Gallery at Clerkenwell in London....

• ULSTERBUS DAYTOURS - Rosapenna & Atlantic Drive, Donegal

  Local travel writer COLIN McALPIN heads way out west as he continues his Ulsterbus Daytours travels. This time it's Rosapenna & Atlantic Drive, Donegal....

• 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....

• 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 Visitor Pass

  
  Explore more of the city and save money into the bargain with this one, two or three day tourist discount card....

• Ethnic Belfast

  
  Due to our troubled past, Belfast & NI has seen a lot less immigration than other parts of Western Europe....

• Northern Ireland Facts and Figures

  
  Population: 1.77 million (est. June '08)Area: 13,843 km2 Border: 360km (with the Republic of Ireland)Counties (in order of population): Antrim, Down, Londonderry, Tyrone, Armagh, Fermanagh (Northern Ireland's six counties also fall within the ancient Irish Province of Ulster which also includes neighbouring Counties Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal)....

• The Twelfth and the Orange Order

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

• 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....

• 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....

• 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....

• Hidden Belfast - city secrets revealed

  
  There's a lot going on in this city, especially if you know where to look. To help you unearth these secret treats, we've come up with our favourite things to do....