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Supercar Sunday is a roaring success raising over £54,000 for local charities
Local man Ronan Cunningham, from Coleraine, has been organising the ‘Supercar Sunday’ event for the last few years. This year Ronan...
Sep 6, 2021


EMERGE | Ministers welcome Ormeau Park concert initiative
Health Minister Robin Swann and Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey have welcomed the announcement of Emerge, a special music event at...
Sep 5, 2021


TV | Nostalgia filled ‘Northern Irish Schooldays’ will take you down memory lane
Some might say they were the best days of their lives and a new film for BBC Northern Ireland goes beyond the school gates to take an...
Sep 5, 2021


Plans in place for Poetry Town Ballycastle
Ballycastle is delighted to be taking part in Poetry Town, an initiative from Poetry Ireland in partnership with Flowerfield Arts Centre,...
Sep 3, 2021


Local country singer finds inspiration from the Lough Neagh Mayfly for latest release
What would you do if you could only live for a day? This is the proposition posed in the new release from Tyrone native songwriter Anton...
Sep 2, 2021


History behind a hidden gem in Ballymena revealed
Old Church Yard in Ballymena. Photo credit: Mid-Antrim Museum Collection (Mid and East Antrim Borough Council) A specially commissioned...
Sep 2, 2021


NI Centenary exhibition at Carrickfergus Museum sharing untold stories of Mid and East Antrim
Deputy Mayor, Cllr Matthew Armstrong, Northern Ireland 100 Working Group member, and Group Chair, Cllr Cheryl Brownlee A free exhibition...
Sep 2, 2021


The Troubles Amnesty in the spotlight in the next UTV ‘UP CLOSE’
Victims are ‘being robbed of all forms of power’ The next episode of UTV’s award winning current affairs programme ‘Up Close’...
Aug 30, 2021


READY, SET, MO! Sir Mo welcomed to MEA ahead of Antrim Coast Half Marathon
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor William McCaughey, has welcomed running sensation Sir Mo Farah to the Borough today, ahead of...
Aug 28, 2021


Enjoy the great outdoors this bank holiday weekend
The Department of Health is encouraging everyone to embrace the great outdoors this bank holiday weekend to help keep Covid-19 at bay....
Aug 27, 2021


BBC Northern Ireland announce a host of new programmes for Autumn 2021
BBC Northern Ireland has announced an array of new programmes for Autumn 2021 offering up entertainment and intrigue in the run up to...
Aug 27, 2021


Royal Black Institution parade set for Ballymena
The Royal Black Ballymena District are set to march through the streets of Ballymena this weekend for their annual ‘Last Saturday’ parade....
Aug 26, 2021


Carrickfergus prepares for siege as part of spectacular history re-enactment
The Re-enactment of Schomberg’s Siege of Carrickfergus will take place on Bank Holiday Monday at Castle Green. The free event, organised...
Aug 25, 2021


UTV’s Mahon’s Way visits Downpatrick, Lecale and Killard over the next two episodes
Joe Mahon heads for Downpatrick and the surrounding area in the next two episodes of the popular UTV series “Mahon’s Way”. On Monday...
Aug 23, 2021


‘Alright, pet?’ - A new BBC NI podcast with pet lover Anne-Marie Wallace & Rob Adams
Breaking mews, there’s a new pawdcast in town, featuring all creatures great, small, furry or scaled! Animal lover Anne-Marie Wallace and...
Aug 22, 2021


The Museum of Innovation is ‘Good to Go’ – Lyons
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has paid a visit to the new innovation exhibition at the Ulster Transport Museum in Cultra, as part of the...
Aug 22, 2021


Largest parade in Ballymena in recent memory to celebrate Northern Ireland’s Centenary
In what is expected to be one of the largest band parades in many years in Ballymena, the NI 100 Centenary Banner Parade will set off...
Aug 20, 2021


Popular County Antrim Sunflower Field announces opening date
The massively popular Portglenone Sunflower Field has finally announced a definite opening date for 2021 which will be welcome news to...
Aug 20, 2021


Let’s explore our hidden heritage together, with European Heritage Open Days 2021 - Hargey
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey is inviting everyone to get involved with the 24th annual European Heritage Open Days (EHOD) taking...
Aug 18, 2021


Young local voices set to travel across the world as brand new NI created TV series ODO takes flight
Two eight-year-olds from both sides of the Irish border are about to be heard around the world as they star in the lead roles in Odo, a...
Aug 18, 2021
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