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News Archive
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Frances Browne Bicentennial Competition
Frances Browne, the Blind Poetess of Ulster, is the most important writer ever to emerge from Donegal's Finn Valley. The Finn Valley area is Ireland's most important district in linguistic terms. All three of Ireland's traditional languages, Irish, English, and Ulster-Scots are widely spoken in the Finn Valley. This situation is unique in Ireland. more »
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Belfast Tattoo, SSE Arena - Last chance!
Final Reminder - Opening night Thursday 1st September 2016. more »
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The Jolly Rooks Festival Hillsborough
The Jolly Rooks Festival Hillsborough, runs over the period 9th to 18th September. more »
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Ulster-Scots Agency Closing Dates
The Ulster-Scots Agency offices will be closed on Monday 29th August 2016. The office will re-open on Tuesday 30th August 2016 at 9.00am. more »
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Creative focus for Ballycarry’s Broadisland Gathering
Ballycarry's annual Broadisland Gathering festival will be focusing on the theme of creativity within the Ulster Scots community this year. more »
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Her Majesty's Royal Marines Confirmed for Glasgow Tattoo
Glasgow will host it’s first Tattoo in January 2017, with over 600 performers, and will showcase some of the finest marching bands, musicians, and dancers from across Scotland, Ulster and beyond, in a three hour show, building up to the Grand Finale of the Massed Pipe And Drums. more »
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The Belfast Tattoo, SSE Arena, Belfast - 1st, 2nd, 3rd September 2016
With just 5 weeks to go until Opening Night of The 2016 Belfast Tattoo, participants who had success in The Scottish Pipe Band Championships held in Dumbarton last Saturday included Ravara Pipe Band, Thiepval Memorial Pipe Band and Marlacoo Pipe Band. more »
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Ulster's V.C. Heroes of the Great War Exhibition of Paintings
The Ulster’s V.C. Heroes of the Great War Exhibition of Paintings will go on display in the Discover Ulster-Scots Centre from Monday 1st August 2016. more »
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Ulster's V.C. Heroes of the Great War Exhibition Launched
On Thursday 30th June at an event hosted by Speaker of the NI Assembly, Robin Newton MLA, the Ulster-Scots Agency officially launched an exhibition of paintings on ‘Ulster’s V.C. Heroes of the Great War’ at Parliament Buildings, Stormont. more »
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Mid and East Antrim Borough Mayor welcomes Andrew Jackson Cultural Festival
The rich cultural heritage of the Andrew Jackson Cottage at Boneybefore, Carrickfergus is to be explored in a free entry cultural festival. more »