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News Archive
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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New Job Vacancy
The Ulster-Scots Agency has currently one fixed term position for the role of Admin Officer with reception duties. more »
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Launch of new Maine Ulster-Scots Publication
The Ulster-Scots Agency celebrated its partnership with the Maine Ulster-Scots Project at the launch of ‘1718 – 2018’ Reflections on 300 years of the Scots-Irish in Maine’ at a special event that took place at the Discover Ulster-Scots Centre, Belfast on Wednesday 19 June. more »
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Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum avail of new Ulster-Scots resource
On Tuesday 18 June 2019, the Ulster-Scots Agency and the Council for Curriculum Education and Assessment presented the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum with copies of \\\\\\\'Woven in Ulster: Ulster-Scots and the Story of Linen\\\\\\\', a valuable education resource for visiting Primary Schools. more »
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‘Father of Ulster- Scots Studies’, Robert J. Gregg to be awarded a Blue Plaque
The Ulster History Circle will commemorate Robert J. Gregg (I9I2-I998) Scholar, Linguist, Founder of Ulster-Scots Studies, by the unveiling of a Blue Plaque on Thursday 20th June 20I9 at II.00 am at Larne Museum & Arts Centre. more »
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Young Ulster-Scots Performers Celebrated at Stormont
Parliament Buildings, Stormont was the venue for a major celebration of new Ulster-Scots performers on Thursday night when the Ulster-Scots Agency hosted its annual graduation for young pipers, drummers and drum majors. more »
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New Exhibition on Andrew Jackson to mark Belfast in Nashville Week
As part of this week’s Belfast in Nashville programme, the Ulster-Scots Agency has launched a new touring exhibition on the life of Andrew Jackson, the first Scotch-Irish President of the USA and Nashville’s most famous son. The launch took place at the Discover Ulster-Scots Centre in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter and drew a wide audience, which included members of the Nashville Sister Cities delegation, who are in the city for the week’s festivities. more »