"Shane" [Shain] Meaning: Soon
BBC Northern Ireland continues its week of programmes and content celebrating the life and work of Robert Burns with a one-hour music special recorded at Rosemary Street Presbyterian Church in Belfast. Presented by Sylvia Burnside and Mark Wilson, Burns An’ Mair, will be broadcast on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 9pm on Thursday 25 January, the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. more »
The Ulster-Scots Agency has launched Belfast Burns Week 2018 to celebrate the January 25 birthday of Robert Burns. more »
Flagship Award presented to Cregagh Primary School more »
Ulster-Scots pipers and Drummers in BBC Documentary. more »
Begins Sunday 12 November BBC Two Northern Ireland, 10pm more »
Lord Mayor visits the Discover Ulster-Scots Centre more »
The Ulster’s V.C. Heroes of the Great War exhibition is now on display in the Belfast Room of the Ulster Museum. more »
The Ulster-Scots Agency will open the Music and Dance Tuition Programme for 2018 on the 4th September. more »
Over 100 bands from across the UK and Ireland have taken part in the UK Pipe Band Championships in Northern Ireland. The event was staged in the grounds of Stormont on Saturday, marking the fourth year in a row that it has been held in Belfast. Ian Burrows, from the NI branch of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, told UTV the championships were always highly competitive with hours of practice being put in. more »
The Ulster Scots Agency would like to take this opportunity to promote the Department for Communities Safeguarding Children and Adults in the Arts and Culture Sector Project. more »