‘You find what sparks them’: Actor Éanna Hardwicke getting inside the skin of Louis MacNeice and Roy Keane
I love being up north and this is going to sound like a political line, but Belfast is just one of my favourite cities.” ...
‘It is a strange thing to have people on the margins of society, not fully integrated, and doing the invisible work’
I was 10 years old in 1985, when a state of emergency was declared in South Africa and it got very heated up and scary, with ...
Author Kerry Whelan: ‘I could not have given the story enough depth if I had written it at a younger age’
See You On The Other Side was originally meant to be one of several short stories set on the River Lagan between Belfast and ...
‘Not just for kids’: Meet the puppeteers keeping the artform alive in Northern Ireland
Puppetry is one of the few artforms which has survived hundreds of thousands of years — with some believing it dates back to ...
Cara-Friend turns 50: ‘I was able to talk openly about who I was for the first time’
One evening in 1978, 19-year-old Paul Meekin walked into a phone box and nervously dialled a number he had seen advertised in ...
Calm your jets… the rise and rise of mile high meltdowns
Is there something in the air? The on-board air, I mean. What is it that causes normally reasonable (I’m assuming) people to ...
It’s not just for kids... the magic of puppetry is being kept alive for audiences of all ages
Puppetry is one of the few artforms which has survived hundreds of thousands of years — with some believing it dates back to ...
Denim blue isn’t just for jeans
The perfect mix between boldness and versatility, this is a trend that works across décor, not just your wardrobe.
Plump it up: Belfast woman’s cruelty free lip balms and body butters a big hit with customers worldwide
The words “cruelty free” and “vegan” are beginning to become more normalised in the world of cosmetics thanks to animal ...
‘That’s Brutal(ism)’: A look at love-hate relationship Belfast has with post-war architectural style
The late influential British architectural historian Mark Girouard once likened the Ulster Museum to “one of those incomplete Michelangelo statues in which a highly finished torso emerges out of a ...
Fantastic four-bed on market for £650,000 is a real Holywood gem
The drawing room has a feature-period fireplace, cast iron and tiled inset and hardwood surround. Double doors lead to the sitting room (built-in bookcase, space for casual dining and multi-fuel stove ...
Storm Éowyn: Parts of NI hit by snow as 189,000 remain without power amid ‘devastating damage’
Parts of Northern Ireland have been hit by snow overnight and into Saturday morning, as the region continues to count the cost of damage caused by Storm Éowyn and thousands remain without power.