"Maist" [Mace-t] Meaning: Most
Things are gearing up for an exciting and busy year at Monreagh Ulster Scots / Scots Irish Heritage Centre! The Centre has been manned by selfless and hard-working volunteers since its opening in May 2009. From 1 July 2011 the centre will be receiving Core Funding from the Ulster-Scots Agency for 12 months. With this funding in place, the Centre has now recruited a new manager, historical consultant and administrator. more »
The Ulster-Scot Agency in association with National Museums NI will be running a week long drama Summer School in the folk and Transport Museum at Cultra. more »
The Ulster-Scots Agency is has a new Chief Executive - Ian Crozier, who will take up his position at the Agency on Tuesday 5th July, 2011. more »
The Ulster-Scots Agency has published the next edition of the magazine ‘Oot an Aboot’. This is the third magazine to be published, and as with the first and second editions, members of the Ulster-Scots community played a major role in contributing the majority of the content for the magazine. more »
The popular part time local Ulster Scots radio station, fUSe FM will be back on air from 8.00am on Monday 20th June 2011. Broadcasting from the purpose built fUSe FM studio at the Ullans Centre in Victoria Street, this will be the ninth time fUSe will have gone on air in the Toon. more »
Over the Bank Holiday weekend of Saturday 28, Sunday 29 and Monday 30 May, there was a huge level of Ulster-Scots showcasing and marketing activity at a range of events and locations throughout the Province. more »
Twenty-nine Primary Schools across Northern Ireland have taken part in the Pat & Plain drama project over the last three years. The response to all five of Dan Gordon’s plays has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic - in year 1, six schools presented The Boat Factory, then in year 2 twelve schools presented Kissing the Shuttle and A Lemonade Bottle for Clabberin’ Hitler. This year – the third year the Lyric Theatre and Ulster-Scots Agency have worked in partnership on the project, Dan turned his attention to school and country life in his fourth and fifth scripts: Sit There For The Present and Scahldies Up The Chimley, with a further 11 schools presenting drama productions. more »
Work is currently underway on the third edition of the community magazine ‘Oot an Aboot’ and the Agency is pleased to announce that copies of the eagerly awaited publication will be available from Saturday May 28, 2011. more »
Important information for community and voluntary groups making payment claims for music and dance tuition in 2011.. more »
The Ulster-Scots Agency has announced its plans for a series of workshops for Community and Voluntary groups interested in delivering an Ulster-Scots Summer School in 2011. more »