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  • Raphoe Heritage Weekend Returns

    Raphoe Heritage Weekend Returns

    The Ulster-Scots Agency is hosting the 5th Annual Raphoe Ulster-Scots Heritage Weekend, on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st September. more »

  • View the Ulster-Scot Online

    View the Ulster-Scot Online

    View the latest edition of the Ulster-Scot online. more »

  • Sign Up for new Ulster-Scots Course

    Sign Up for new Ulster-Scots Course

    The Ulster-Scots Agency has an opportunity for 25 eager participants to learn more about Ulster-Scots history and heritage as part of a new FREE course commencing Monday 23 September 2019. more »

  • New Job Vacancy

    New Job Vacancy

    The Ulster-Scots Agency has currently one fixed term position for the role of Admin Officer with reception duties. more »

  • Bank Holiday Closure

    Bank Holiday Closure

    Agency Offices in Belfast and Raphoe will be closed on Monday 26 August 2019. more »

  • Cultural traditions being kept alive in Fermanagh

    Cultural traditions being kept alive in Fermanagh

    The Market House Culture Group based in the rural Fermanagh village of Maguiresbridge has recently completed another very successful year of Piping and Drumming Tuition kindly funded by The Ulster Scots Agency. more »

  • New Gate Fringe Festival 2019

    New Gate Fringe Festival 2019

    The New Gate Fringe Festival 2019 was officially launched by the Mayor, Councillor Michaela Boyle, on Tuesday 9th July in Londonderry’s historic Guildhall. Joining Mayor Boyle was Mark Browne, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Executive Office, alongside representatives from culture, the arts, tourism, and the community sector in the wider Derry City and Strabane District Council Area. more »

  • Ulster-Scots Guide to help Open Visitors

    Ulster-Scots Guide to help Open Visitors

    As play get under way at The Open at Royal Portrush, see below our guide to 50 useful Ulster-Scots words that visitors to the area might encounter when talking to locals. more »

  • Register for free Robert Burns course

    Register for free Robert Burns course

    Register online today to participate in a FREE course \\\'Robert Burns: Poems, Songs and Legacy\\\' from the Centre for Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow. more »

  • Ulster-Scots Golfing Terms

    Ulster-Scots Golfing Terms

    To celebrate The Open 2019 at Royal Portrush, the Ulster-Scots Agency has created 7 short video clips to highlight golfing tips and terms that originated from the Scots language. more »