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  <updated>2026-04-14T17:17:48+01:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Ulster-Scots Community Network]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Looking for a new opportunity?]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-30T14:16:26+01:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-30T14:16:26+01:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[USBF Opens New Entrant Production Trainee Scheme]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) has opened applications for its New Entrant Production Trainee Scheme.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-24T10:20:02+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-24T10:20:02+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Open Digital Call: Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland Screen Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) has launched a new Open Digital Call for 2026]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-23T09:25:05+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-23T09:25:05+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund Supports New TV Productions]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund Investment Committee has confirmed support for a series of TV productions for broadcasters including BBC NI, RTE, GB News and Thats TV.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-18T11:20:42+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-18T11:20:42+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots OCN: In-Person Courses]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Due to high demand regarding the first OCN courses announced for 2026, the Ulster-Scots Community Network is delighted to be able to offer an on-site option.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-10T12:55:12+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-10T12:55:12+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots Summer Schools Grant]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Agency has opened its Ulster-Scots Summer School Grant for 2026.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-10T09:35:40+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-10T09:35:40+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Commonwealth Day]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Over the centuries, many hundreds of thousands of Ulster-Scots have left our shores, travelling to every corner of the earth in search of new opportunities.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-09T15:51:22+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-09T15:51:22+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[International Womens Day 2026]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Happy IWD 2026!]]></summary>
    <published>2026-03-06T12:38:41+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-03-06T12:38:41+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oor Ain Folk: Celebrating Helen Mark]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[NVTV has announced details of Oor Ain Folk - a television special dedicated to the life and broadcasting career of Helen Mark MBE.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-18T23:35:54+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-18T23:35:54+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Full House for New Thomson Talk]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Last week we welcomed award-winning American author, Courtney McKinney-Whitaker, to the Discover Ulster-Scot Centre in Belfast, as she delivered a special talk about an Ulster-Scots hero of the American Revolution, Charles Thomson.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-16T08:32:12+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-16T08:32:12+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Animated Series: From Ulster to America]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The new interactive animated series launches to mark the 250th Anniversary of US Independence this year.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-13T11:06:01+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-13T11:06:01+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots Community Festivals Grant]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Agency has opened its Ulster-Scots Community Festivals Grant for 2026/27.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-06T08:50:45+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-06T08:50:45+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Talk: Charles Thomson, Secretary of a Revolution]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[A new book about Charles Thomson, the Ulster-Scots Secretary of the US Continental Congress during the American Revolution, will be showcased at a special talk on Friday 13 February.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-02T10:50:55+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-02T10:50:55+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Event: Charles Thomson, Secretary of a Revolution]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[A new book about Charles Thomson, the Ulster-Scots Secretary of the US Continental Congress during the American Revolution, will be showcased at a special talk on Friday 13 February.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-02-02T09:48:44+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-02-02T09:48:44+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots OCN: Spring 2026 Courses]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Want to get a better understanding of Ulster-Scots in 2026?]]></summary>
    <published>2026-01-29T09:53:56+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-01-29T09:53:56+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dinnae Houl Yer Wheest: Armoy]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We have some exciting news - our Ulster-Scots language course is returning]]></summary>
    <published>2026-01-19T13:50:18+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-01-19T13:50:18+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Young Kelvin Prize 2026]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scots Agency, in partnership with the Institute of Physics (IOP), announce the return of the Young Kelvin Prize for 2026.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-01-15T11:31:27+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-01-15T11:31:27+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ulster-Scots Animation and Drama Opportunities]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland Screen Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund has partnered with BBC NI to launch two new Ulster-Scots language opportunities in animation development and drama.]]></summary>
    <published>2025-12-12T02:01:29+00:00</published>
    <updated>2025-12-12T02:01:29+00:00</updated>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ulsterscotsagency.com/news/article/552/ulster-scots-animation-and-drama-opportunities/"/>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Carrick to the Carolinas]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[A new Ulster-Scot Broadcast Fund documentary - Carrick to the Carolinas - traces the remarkable journey of Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson.]]></summary>
    <published>2025-12-12T01:26:56+00:00</published>
    <updated>2025-12-12T01:26:56+00:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Ulster-Scot: November 2025]]></title>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In the latest edition of The Ulster-Scot, there are 16 pages packed with news, features and events from the Ulster-Scots community to enjoy.]]></summary>
    <published>2025-12-03T13:52:35+00:00</published>
    <updated>2025-12-03T13:52:35+00:00</updated>
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