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Belfast Sightseeing

April 14th, 2009

With some much on offer the list below will help you get started with how to spend your time in Belfast.

Black Taxi Tours – a great way of seeing the city and if you are lucky you will get one of the many quirky drivers Belfast has to offer who will be full of craic, an event in itself!
The Crown Liquor Salon – No trip to Belfast is complete without sampling a pint of the black stuff in one of the most amazing bars in town, a real blast from the past
The Grand Opera House – The central theatre and home to some great shows, plays and musicals.
W5 – For those of you with kids this is a great way to keep them entertained for the best part of the day which will hopefully guarantee you a good night sleep as well!
St Georges Market – the best days for this are Friday and Saturday with Saturday being my favorite.
Botanic Gardens – When the sun is shining this is a great place to hang out an relax. With the River Lagan, Queens University and the stylish and cafe full Stranmills Areas a mere stones throw away
St Anne’s cathedral – Set in the heart of the ever expanding, increasingly popular and hub of excitement and entertainment, the cathedral quarter.

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Tags: Belfast Gardens Grand Opera House Musical theatre Northern Ireland Performing Arts Theatre

Belfast Tourism, Culture and Lifestyle

March 20th, 2009

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Finding ways to fill your in Belfast and Northern Ireland is not difficult, it is easy. Belfast offers a lot for the outdoors type with dramatic coastlines, mountains, lakes, and some of the best golf courses in the world. It is also a haven for superb fishing, water sports and walking trails.

For the culture vultures the majestic and beautiful Grand Opera House offers theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, comedy, concerts and pantomime, while the Lyric theatre, specialises in works by local dramatists. The recently renovated and now re-opened Ulster Hall is also a venue worth a visit to take in a concert or two. Belfast’s Waterfront Hall houses an award-winning conference, music and arts centre holding a wide spectrum of events.

Belfast has a rich tradition of arts festivals, the highlight of which is the highly regarded annual Belfast Festival at Queen’s. It also has one of the best underground music scenes in the world, with live music playing across the city every night.

The rejuvenated Cathedral Quarter of Belfast has become the most fashionable part of the city to eat, drink and socialise. The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival features an eclectic mix of music, dance and drama, much of which is performed on the street.

Add to that, excellent restaurants, pubs, clubs and everywhere the famous Northern Irish ‘craic’ and it isn’t hard to see why Northern Ireland has been named as one of the ‘must-see’ travel destinations by Lonely Planet’s Blue List.

Belfast Festivals

Below is a sample of the festivals in Northern Ireland

Belfast Festival at Queen’s (October – November) – www.belfastfestival.com

Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival (May) – www.cqaf.com

Féile an Phobail West Belfast (August) – www.feilebelfast.com

Festival of Fools (May) – www.foolsfestival.com

Venues

There are concert and theatre venues in cities and towns across Northern Ireland

Grand Opera House, Belfast – www.goh.co.uk

Millennium Forum, Derry – http://mforum.sed2.info

Odyssey Arena, Belfast – www.odysseyarena.com

The Nerve Centre, Derry – www.nerve-centre.org.uk

Waterfront Hall, Belfast – www.waterfront.co.uk

Lifestyle

Whether you’re interested in attractions, entertainment, shopping or getting back to nature, there’s a wealth of things to see and do on your doorstep. Some are listed below:

Derry Visitor and Convention Bureau – www.derryvisitor.com

Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau – www.gotobelfast.com

The Glens of Antrim – www.northantrim.com/theglensofantrim.htm

Mourne Mountains – www.mournemountains.com

Fermanagh Lakes – www.fermanaghlakelands.com

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Tags: Belfast Cathedral Quarter Belfast Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Grand Opera House Northern Ireland Odyssey Society and Culture Waterfront Hall

Working in Belfast

March 19th, 2009

Northern Ireland has enjoyed a real renaissance since the peace process began to blossom in the mid 1990s. Belfast in particular once synonymous with civil unrest has been tipped a top ten ‘city on the rise’ by the Lonely Plant, and most importantly is buzzing with life, excitement and creativity.

Belfast itself offers a unique balance of urban and rural, modern and ancient. Though Belfast’s very much a capital city, you’re never far from stunning scenery and fine Victorian and Edwardian architecture, and a rich shipbuilding history provides a striking contrast with modern investments including the Victoria Square complex, home to the Norths very Open Apple Store, and the Odyssey Pavilion, home to the Mighty Belfast Giants.

For those who live or travel here, you will find that your social life’s is bright with new hotels, clubs, bars and restaurants springing up all over the city, it’s good to know that the efficient pink and white Metro bus will take you pretty much anywhere you want to go.

For those seeking employment, there is plenty of variety and choice and despite the Credit Crunch, belfast is still attracting investment and creating jobs in some sectors. at the same time, house prices have come down significantly and are not at a level that is right having gone through what was a huge surge in valuations.

Some of the top companies to consider are:

Tesco – 10,000+ employees
Bombardier – 5,000+ employees
Asda – 3,500 employees and growing
BT – 2,600 employees
HBOS – 2,200 employees
UTV Media – 900+ employees

Some of the cool up and coming IT companies include:

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Tags: Asda Belfast Credit Crunch jobs nightlife Northern Ireland Police Service of Northern Ireland Society and Culture UTV Media working

Happy St Patrick’s Day

March 17th, 2009

For all of you lucky ebough to be able to join the celebrations, have some green beer, enjoy the craic and the music on offer, we wish you a Happy St Patrick’s Day.