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Gaudi, Courtesy of Belfast XR Festival
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Excalibur Press

A magical VR journey through the work of Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudí has been confirmed as one of the unique experiences at this year’s Belfast XR Festival.
Matthew Bell (author) with Sian Cairns (Libraries NI District Officer)
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Excalibur Press

Former pro hockey player Matthew Bell will launch his memoir Second Chances at Central Library in Belfast later this month.
(L-R) Matthew Malcolm, Creative Industries Development Officer Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Ryan Murphy, Deepa Mann-Kler, director and curator for Belfast XR Festival and  David McConnell, Head of Education Northern Ireland Screen
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Excalibur Press

Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Ryan Murphy has launched the 2024 Belfast XR Festival at the Black Box in Hill Street.
Representatives  of North South Bodies
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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)

A new exhibition has opened at the Ulster Museum celebrating twenty-five years of the North South Implementation Bodies.
Pictured L-R is Carol Ervine (Choice Group Director of Tenant & Client Services), Kathy Henry (Homeless Connect Home Starter Pack Project Manager) and Aidan McCrea (Choice Financial Inclusion Manager).
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Open Strategic Communications

A fund which supported 2,000 social housing tenants dealing with financial hardship across Northern Ireland has been commended at this year’s UK Affordable Housing Awards.
Arts Care and Cathedral Eye Clinic Partnership 2024
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Arts Care

As part of its new ambitious and much-needed social enterprise initiative ‘Arts Care For You’, the award-winning arts in health charity Arts Care, is delighted to announce the success of its new partnership with the Cathedral Eye Clinic in Belfast.
Photo by Jim Corr
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Excalibur Press

An innovative arts festival is set to once again merge technology and art to create a unique virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experience for attendees.
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Advice NI

This e-learning course is highly interactive, includes videos, interactive case studies, activities and knowledge checks and can be completed at anytime. If you leave and return to the course you will be able to pick up where you left off.
Emma Walsh with son Donal Walsh
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Excalibur Press

The mother of inspirational Irish teenager Donal Walsh is set to join this year’s 4 Corners Festival to remember her brave son, taking place on Tuesday, February 6 at 7.30pm at Forthspring, Springfield Road.
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Friends of Little Woods

This week, Friends of Little Woods was awarded over £8000 from the National Lottery community fund to extend it's boardwalk in Catherine's Wood in Mid Ulster. Thh capital project will be completed in the summer of 2024.
Author Rev Clare Hayns. Photo by Ian Wallman
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Excalibur Press

This year’s 4 Corners Festival is set to tell the story of the lesser known women in scripture as Rev Clare Hayns reflects from her latest book.
illustration - people standing/sitting on a plane
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Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

Have you used airport or airline special assistance services? If so, we would like to hear about your experiences.
Courtesy of Westcourt Centre and Westcourt Camera Club
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Excalibur Press

A thought provoking exhibition is to be showcased in Belfast city centre as part of this year’s 4 Corners Festival. Opening on Thursday, February 1, A Culture Of Hope, will run until February 10 at ArtCetera Studio in Rosemary Street.
Eastside Awards Winners 2023
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This year’s Eastside Awards in association with George Best Belfast City Airport has been the most successful to date.
Award winners Millennium Forum receive Arts Organisation of the Year Award
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Arts & Business Northern Ireland

Powerful partnerships between the corporate and cultural worlds took centre stage at the Arts & Business NI Awards in Belfast’s Lyric Theatre this week. Two North West organisations took home the top awards at the ceremony, attended by over 200 guests
Action Cancer
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Sonya Cassidy PR

Improved mental health support, along with information on and access to community services, is needed to improve cancer care experiences in Northern Ireland.
Pictured (L-R) is school pupil Emmet, Energia Group representative Louise Kennedy, Kenbann Community Pre School leader Karen Scollay and school pupil Rosie.
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Open Strategic Communications

Every book that forms part of an extensive library at one Ballymena playgroup can now be safely stored after it received £300 in additional support through Energia Group’s charitable Helping Hands scheme.
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Northern Ireland Environment Link

Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL) and The Irish Environmental Network (IEN) are delighted to invite you and your colleagues to take part in an All-Island Civil Society Forum on the Environment.
From left brother and sister Abdelmonieum and Maryam Salman, Ed Petersen (4 Corners Festival) and Joshua Curtis
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Excalibur Press

This year’s 4 Corners Festival is set to bring young people from local communities across Belfast together through the medium of sport.
4 Corners Festival Committee
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Excalibur Press

Now in its 12th year, the 4 Corners Festival is set to deliver 15 interesting and unique events across all four corners of Belfast. The festival, which features a range of music, discussion, sport and faith-inspired events, will run from February 1 to 11.
(L-R) Reverend Steve Stockman, Ulster University student Tyree Patton, Writer Declan Lawn and Father Martin Magill
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Excalibur Press

The screenwriters behind the successful BBC police drama Blue Lights have joined the lineup of the 4 Corners Festival next month to tell the story behind their critically acclaimed TV show.
Young people standing at a desk working together on a project.
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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)

The SEUPB has announced €45m (£38.5m) of funding for youth projects in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. The money is the first to be awarded from PEACEPLUS, a new cross-border funding prosperity across the region.
TRÚ
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Excalibur Press

Folk music stars Trú have been confirmed as the latest musical act to be added to the 4 Corners Festival lineup next month.
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Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)

PEACEPLUS – a new €1.14billion funding programme, designed to support continued peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland held its official Brussels launch event on Thursday 12 October 2023 as part of EU Regions Week.
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Wibble Web Design & Development

Our “Making Wibble Better” initiative will continue in 2024.