It was back to the 80s as The Retro Room at Cityside pressed start on Belfast’s first retro arcade premises, with plenty more to come. The arcade has a lorry load of new games on the way, including a very […]
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The SSE Arena, Belfast is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tayto, one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic and best-loved brands. This collaboration brings together two organisations with deep roots in the local community, each known for delivering unforgettable
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Retail NI, in partnership with National Lottery operator Allwyn, SSE Airtricity and Gig Grafter, has officially launched the High Street Heroes NI 2025 campaign. This vibrant initiative celebrates the independent retailers and local businesses that form the backbone of Northern
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Store partners from Specsavers stores across Northern Ireland recently came together with accommodation managers and partners at Simon Community to celebrate a successful first year of eye testing clinics for people experiencing homelessness in Northern Ireland. Since June 2024, thirteen
The Belfast Giants are pleased to confirm the re-signing of American defenceman Bo Hanson for the 2025/26 season. 27-year-old Hanson first joined the Giants ahead of the 2024/25 campaign and wasted no time making an impression on and off the
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Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed funding to support the reigniting of the cultural organisation Orangefest. Belfast Orangefest, first established by the County Grand Lodge of Belfast in 2007, was originally designed to modernise the Twelfth of July celebrations to
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The inaugural Remarkable Marketing Awards is set to recognise 20 experts across the industry this Friday night at a glittering awards ceremony at the Europa Hotel. The awards, sponsored by Card Group Research have been created by the team behind
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As the holiday season approaches, many people find themselves grappling with anxiety and fear that can be exacerbated by the pressures and expectations associated with Christmas. This year, more than ever, it is important to acknowledge and address these emotions
Belfast’s leading marketing conference the Big Marketing Meet Up has announced the latest additions to its speaker lineup. Roger Edwards, Jude Morrow, and James Poulter will join expert speakers from the world of marketing for a day of inspiration and
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A Belfast business and mindset event is to return this Autumn with a whole host of new speakers. The event, supported by Gekkoshot,will take place at the Ulster Museum on September 22, is set to reveal an all-star speaker lineup
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Zero commission app Eat Local promises menu board prices for consumers and an end to commission price hikes In response to continued rising costs for the food delivery industry from large corporate ordering apps, a group of Northern Ireland based
Renowned performers Paul Currie and Brendan Scullion, AKA RHINOS, will take to the stage at the Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast next week for their first headline show in the city. Comedian Paul and drummer/percussionist Brendan (NI Soul Troop) who
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Country’s only Pizza Hut to get a new home with plans for three new venues Northern Ireland’s only Pizza Hut has completed a £500,000 expansion, in new premises on Belfast’s Ormeau Road, adding a sit-in dining experience to the existing
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No levelling up for North Belfast community plans Crusaders Football Club has expressed disappointment after losing out on funding as part of the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, branding the Northern Ireland process as ‘flawed’. The North Belfast club entered a
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Dreams…Visions for Belfast theme for annual celebration The annual 4 Corners Festival has announced its dates for 2023 and this year’s theme which will be Dreams…Visions for Belfast. The festival will feature a range of art, music, discussion, sport, debates
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Four up and coming bands will take to the stage at the Oh Yeah Music Centre as part of a local showcase this Friday, December 2. A collaboration of the online zine Stranger Dais and local talent promoters Old Crows
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A local artist has donated a large piece of artwork to be auctioned off for the tenants of the Cathedral Buildings fire last week. Esther O’Kelly, whose husband Paul Kelly had his entire studio incinerated in the fire, said she
A series of interactive wooden plaques have been hidden around Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter as part of an art installation launched at the beginning of the summer. Led by the Cathedral Quarter Trust, Fionn’s Window Ogham Trail is giving arts, heritage
‘Manifestation’ urges action to save the site of Harpers’ Assembly 230 years ago The public has been urged to join a gathering on Saturday July 16, to urge Belfast City Council to save the historic Assembly Rooms that sit at
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Harpers and historians will join forces in July to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the Belfast Harpers’ Assembly with five days of music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events. Organised by the Harps Alive partnership, the festival
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By Zahra Baz Dublin-native Anne-Marie O’Farrell will be taking to the stage this weekend as one of the many harpers due to perform at the Harps Alive│An Chruit Bheo│Harps Leevin festival Gala Finale Concert. Growing up surrounded by music and
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Running from June 24-26, the Guinness Belfast City Blues Festival will be taking place in venues across the city, coming back in full swing after a virtual event in 2020 and a successful run in 2021/22 at The Guinness Blues
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Throughout the 1970s’ the band LIGHT dominated Belfast’s rock scene playing rock blues numbers across the city – and now they are set for a Black Box performance as part of the 13th Belfast City Blues Festival. With virtuoso guitar
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Organisers over the moon after a packed weekend Sailortown Regeneration is celebrating after a successful Gathering festival saw the area flooded with residents, former residents and those sampling the historic area of Belfast for the first time. The festival which
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Look up, Look Around, Look in as Ogham trail weaves around the art heart of Belfast Visitors to Belfast’s historic Cathedral Quarter are invited to divine their way around the area in a journey of discovery and inspiration which has
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Northern Ireland musician Pat McManus is to perform at the Belfast City Blues Festival as part of the festival’s annual tribute to blues legend Rory Gallagher. Gallagher, who made Belfast his second musical home, will be remembered by some of
Singer songwriter looking forward to show at St Joseph’s Community Hub It’s a big week for Brian Kennedy, a new album being released and headlining The Gathering Festival at Belfast’s Sailortown’s St Joseph’s. Brian will wrap up the four-day festival,
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Radio Ulster’s very own ‘Uncle Hugo’ Hugo Duncan will be taking to the stage to lead the Dockers Club Dance Off at the Dockers Club, Belfast on Friday 10th June from 4-6pm. The dance-off is one of several events throughout
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With just less than a week to go to the annual #HackTheHub 2022 Hackathon, all tickets to the UK and Ireland’s number one leading series have now sold out. Taking place on Saturday May 28 from 9:00am to 22:00, the
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Belfast City Council has announced it is hosting a pilot careers inspiration event for over 700 Year 9 pupils called 4C UR Future LIVE in June 2022. Designed and delivered by local social enterprise, 4C UR Future, the industry-led Community
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Join Conal Montgomery as he takes to the stage for the launch of latest album ‘The Corner Stone’ on 16th June, 8pm at Belfast’s Pug Ugly’s. The Corner Stone is Conal Montgomery’s second album and is a collection of songs
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The UK and Ireland’s number one leading hackathon series has announced their return to Belfast this month for #HackTheHub22. Founded by a group of Data Science students in Northern Ireland, this year’s annual event will take place on Saturday, May
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It was a pack of cards and an encounter with a famous comedian and magician that turned the young Steve Wilson from curious teenager into budding child magician. Little did he know then that these experiences would lead to a
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