Mark Bain

Queen’s University, Belfast has said it will take up to £600,000 to erect new signs at its Student’s Union to incorporate Irish and Ulster Scots alongside English.

Three students overcome abandonment, war and migration to earn degrees in Belfast and transform their futures

A photo marking the graduation of Belfast student Joan Caldwell from Queen’s University 60 years ago has been recreated — just as her granddaughter graduates from the same institution.

Queen’s University, Belfast has said it will take up to £600,000 to erect new signs at its Student’s Union to incorporate Irish and Ulster Scots alongside English.

At Queen’s University the summer graduation ceremonies are winding down and students heading off with degrees in their back pockets. At Ulster University, the ceremonies are still in full swing.

Ballymena and tradition walk hand in hand, particularly when it comes to the Twelfth.

Ballymena and tradition walk hand in hand, particularly when it comes to the Twelfth.

It’s a normal looking house, set at an angle with a large hedge to one side shielding it from the road. One of those houses you’d drive past or walk by hundreds of times without really noticing it was there.

“We’ve gone on holiday by mistake”.

“We’ve gone on holiday by mistake”.