Tina Calder

Northern Ireland Student Television Awards Celebrates 10th Anniversary As RTS NI Announces Shortlist For 2023 Awards

The Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) is delighted to announce the nominations for this year’s Student Television Awards, supported by Northern Ireland Screen and the Department for the Communities. Celebrating ten years of encouraging and nurturing student talent in Northern Ireland, the RTS NI Student Awards Ceremony will be hosted by UTV on-screen […]

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Young People From Local Schools And Youth Organisations Take Part In Belfast PEACE IV Project

Young people from Forth Meadow Community Greenway’s PEACE IV-supported Youth Engagement & Civic Education project marked completion of the project at a special event at Crumlin Road Gaol recently. From November 2021, Youth Link NI engaged with 17 different youth organisations and schools, working with nearly 400 young people aged 10-24 years.  The project supported

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The Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics Returns With A Feast Of Events

The Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics today launched its full 2023 programme with Belfast Lord Mayor, Councillor Christina Black and other guests. This year’s festival, taking place from March 20-26 2023, will explore the theme, ‘Brain Food: A Feast of Ideas for A Better World’ with a programme of film, humour, talks, music, poetry, theatre, exhibitions, tours,

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Cinemagic Calls “Action” For ON THE PULSE Festival

The 5th Cinemagic ON THE PULSE Festival, celebrating the short film genre, funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen, proudly presents a programme of unmissable films for families, schools, young adults and young filmmakers, as well as jury programme and a Talent Lab Masterclass series for aspiring film, television and media creators supported

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Original Titanic Artefacts Go On Display In Belfast

As final preparations are being made ahead of the reopening of Titanic Belfast on Saturday, details have been announced of some of the new artefacts that will go on display including an original deck chair from RMS Titanic and the world-famous violin belonging to the ship’s hero musician, Wallace Hartley, which has been described as one of the rarest and most

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Global IT & Business Consulting Services Firm, CGI, To Set Up In NI, Creating 50 New Jobs

CGI, one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world, is expanding its employee base with a new 50 strong consulting centre based in Northern Ireland. CGI delivers strategic IT and business consulting along with systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. Its services help its

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4 Corners Festival Bringing Communities Together Through Sports

4 Corners Festival returns for its 11th annual instalment on January 27 for a 9-day event running until February 5, covering a variety of music, art, talks, sporting and religious-based events. This year’s theme, Dreams…Visions For Belfast is hoping to inspire individuals from all areas within the city to create a peaceful home for all

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Dublin Coffee Chain FUEL Invests £100k In South Belfast Café

Dublin’s renowned coffee chain FUEL has opened its first Belfast branch on the Lisburn Road, in a £100,000 investment that is set to create at least eight new hospitality jobs, to begin with. Belfast born businessman David Beggs has two FUEL branches in Dublin in Rathmines and Clontarf but aims to further expand the offering

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Education Cuts “Catastrophic” For Children Says Children’s Commissioner

Proposed further cuts to funding would have a “catastrophic” effect on schools and young people, the NI Children’s Commissioner has said, following news that the Education Authority (EA) have been directed to bridge a £110m funding gap. “Meeting with the EA recently I was alarmed to discover the scale and depth of cuts being asked

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