Archive for the ‘belfast’ Category
24
Jun
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast. Tagged: belfast, belfast telegraph, keith belfast, muriel's bar, photography, we are belfast. Leave a Comment
Earlier this month saw the We Are Belfast exhibition, displaying photos submitted online to the We Are Belfast photography project. Here’s the lowdown: We are Belfast is an exciting new project to create an online image wall made up of photographs of people from Belfast, or places you love in the city. The images will [...]
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24
May
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast. Tagged: belfast, cathedral quarter, graffiti, north street arcade, street art. Leave a Comment
Whilst wandering about Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, some rather interesting graffiti caught my eye. What I found most intriguing was this stenciled white elephant on what remains of the North Street Arcade, which burned down in ‘suspicious circumstances’ in 2003. I’m unsure if it has any significance, or if it is just there for stenciled white [...]
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23
May
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast. Tagged: Black Market, Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, cqaf, Cruel and Unusual, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Keith Farnan. Leave a Comment
I got to see some brilliant live acts as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival over the bank holiday weekend, such as the trumpet-tastic Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Keith Farnan’s incredibly thought-provoking Cruel and Unusual, in which the comedian told the story of his journey from law school in Ireland to the Innocence Project [...]
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22
May
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast. Tagged: belfast, belfast city marathon, marathon. Leave a Comment
Whilst in Belfast I discovered that the Belfast City Marathon was due to take place on the morning of bank holiday Monday 3rd May, so I set my alarm early and headed along the route to see if I could get some snaps of the runners as they streaked past. Above is a sideshow of [...]
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21
May
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast. Tagged: alan in belfast, barcamp belfast, belfast, black box, digbeth is good, hyperlocal, keith belfast, mike rawlins, nico fell, talk about local. Leave a Comment
Whilst in Belfast, I got to mix a little bit of talk about local business with pleasure by meeting up with the likes of Nico Fell, Alan in Belfast and Keith Belfast and chatting about the amazing potential for some great community websites and ‘hyperlocal’ activity in Belfast. After a lovely lunch with Alan in [...]
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20
May
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast. Tagged: belfast, St George's Market, St George's Market Bar & Grill. Leave a Comment
Although I’ve been to Belfast many times, the last visit was the first time I got to sample the delights of St George’s Market. I experienced the place in style, dining on the balcony of the St George’s Market Bar & Grill on the first floor, soaking up the atmosphere from above before going downstairs [...]
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19
May
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast. Tagged: festival of fools, fools festival, jitterbug jackson, mimbre, mogota, strangelings, turbo jonez, william chamberlain. Leave a Comment
My main reason for choosing the Mayday bank holiday to visit Belfast was to sample some of the delights of the Festival of Fools, ‘the very best of international street theatre’, and it didn’t fail to disappoint. I managed to catch a short interview with festival organiser William Chamberlain before the action started. Things kicked [...]
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18
May
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast. Tagged: alan in belfast, belfast, Belfast Film Festival, Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, festival of fools, fools festival, Forum for Alternative Belfast, Index on Censorship, mark cousins, portmeirion, Queens Film Theatre. Leave a Comment
I arrived in Belfast very early on the morning of Thursday 29th April and walked straight off the bus into the Belfast Welcome Centre just as it was opening. I was delighted to discover that there was not one, not two, but three (3!) festivals taking place during my stay in the city – The [...]
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20
Apr
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast, mayo. Tagged: alan in belfast, anthony hickey, barcamp belfast, belfast, county mayo, fools festival, john tighe, lodgerwatch, mayo today, nico fell, spotted dog, twitter, westport. Leave a Comment
Well, it’s not long now until my first Enjoying Ireland trip over the water to Belfast to enjoy the delights of the Fools Festival. I’m hoping the horrible ashcloud will have dispersed in time for my flight as I’m really looking forward to it – not only because I’ll get to see some amazing street [...]
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23
Nov
Posted by Nicky Getgood in belfast, Uncategorized. Tagged: belfast, birmingham, bmi baby, brum vs belfast, digbeth is good, festival of fools, karen strunks. Leave a Comment
As anyone who knows me well will testify, I’m rather a fan of Ireland and all things Irish. So when BMI Baby offered me and Karen Strunks a free trip to Belfast last year on the proviso that we blog our travels, I jumped at the chance. In a convoluted excuse to talk about Belfast [...]
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