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CMAT joins country music legend Philomena Begley on stage at the NI Music Prize 2026, where Philomena received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

NI Music Prize celebrates 15 years with star-studded night at Ulster Hall

Aaron Taylor’s Ferguson Type A from Drumaness, Co Down, claimed five prizes at Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show, including Best Working Tractor in Show and the Paul Ducksbury Trophy for Best Unrestored Tractor.

Young enthusiasts help make Newark vintage tractor show one to remember

Musicians Max Wallace, J Shields, Peadar Connor, Ciara Maguire and Grace Cassells join the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Róis-Máire Donnelly, to mark five years of Belfast’s status as a UNESCO City of Music.

Belfast celebrates five years of UNESCO City of Music status

Robi Lambie of Cairngorm Coffee and Bryce Cunningham of Mossgiel Organic Dairy launch Edinburgh’s £1 milk pub.

Thirsty Thursdays brings £1 milk pints to Edinburgh in pub-inspired stunt

Nathan Murphy, General Manager at Haymarket Belfast and James Joyce, Director of Operations at Haymarket Belfast; pictured with Stuart Marshall’s miniature model of the original Alhambra Theatre of Varieties, to mark the launch of Après at The Alhambra on Royal Avenue.

Haymarket Belfast brings Alpine winter experience to Royal Avenue

All the Small Things performed by actors Billy Barlow and Katherine Vernez-Grey (credit Joel Chester Fildes)

M6 Theatre bring All the Small Things to Bangor next month

Belfast will light up for Christmas at the annual lights switch-on at City Hall on Saturday 14 November.

Tickets announced for Belfast’s Christmas lights switch-on next month

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher says the second series of Peelers: The PSNI for Real will offer further insight into the realities of frontline policing in Northern Ireland.

New series offers insight into frontline policing across Northern Ireland

The nights are drawing in, it’s getting colder, and Christmas isn’t far away. Which means it’s time to get into the festive spirit – and there’s no better way than visiting the National Trust.

The best Christmas days out with the National Trust NI

Set sail this autumn/winter and enjoy something spectacular as Stena Line launches its unmissable day cruise entertainment programme.

The Big Stena Line-Up set to entertain in style at sea

Country music star Philomena Begley will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the NI Music Prize 2026.

The Queen of Irish Country Music to be honoured at the Ulster Hall

CAPTION: Pictured with PSNI Beyond the Badge host Lata Sharma are this week’s guests (from left) Detective Inspector Rebecca Hedley, Neighbourhood Inspector Róisín Brown and Superintendent Brendan Green.

PSNI Beyond the Badge discusses different roles in policing

The third episode of the new Police Service of Northern Ireland podcast series - ‘PSNI Beyond the Badge’ – looks at representativeness within policing.

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Speakers for the event

Rural Chaplaincy to host ‘Good News at the Co-op’ mission

The Crossgar Annual Tractor Run takes place on Saturday, October 17, raising funds for B Positive.

Tractor run puts community spirit in the driving seat

Set sail for family fun at Ards Puppet Festival this weekend Darryl Armitage

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Tractors and other vehicles took part in last year’s Dolly Mixture Road Run, which raised more than £3,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

A mix of vehicles, a community united and a cause close to the heart

From 28 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, families will step into the playful world of Dame Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo’s Child, first published in 2004 and now a firm favourite to a generation of young readers, as they embark on an enchanting trail through Hillsborough Castle’s spectacular 100-acre gardens.

The Gruffalo’s Child at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens this Christmas

FDQ Level 2 Professional Chef students who are preparing the menu for the Thursday evening Bistro, 5.00pm to 7.30pm at SERC’s Downpatrick Campus. (Back L-R) Chef Lecturer Thomas Turley, with students, Sarah Murray (18, Castlewellan), Corey Glennon (17, Downpatrick), Declan Rodgers (18 Downpatrick), Lucas McColgan (17, Downpatrick), Corey Donnelly, Zac Asante, Chloe Baker, Leah Bailey (17, Saintfield), Alex Stevens (18, Downpatrick), (Front l – r) Marc Fogarty, Dontay Hannaway, Matty Baszlakow, Finn Tierney, Liam Appleyard, and Steven Bell.

SERC students serve up seasonal dishes at Downpatrick bistro

Clogher Presbyterian Church will hold its Harvest service at Clogher Mart on Monday, October 12, creating a welcoming and accessible setting for the wider rural community.

Where farm meets faith at Harvest

Derry Halloween Carnival Parade and Fireworks Display. Credit © Lorcan Doherty/Presseye

50 spellbinding family adventures and fright-filled fun this Halloween
Northern Ireland casts its spell with a packed programme of Halloween adventures, magical family experiences and thrilling seasonal celebrations.
Darryl Armitage

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Vintage machinery and rural heritage set for a day in Scarva

Final Exhibit - the new scare maze at Scarefest, Alton Towers

Frightening Final Exhibit brings yet more screams to Alton Towers

Committee members at the treasure hunt in August

Farmers’ Choir NI celebrates successful start to new season

St Paul’s Parish Church, Gilford, is holding an Autumn Fayre on Saturday, 10th October 2026.

Autumn Fayre to help raise funds for St Paul’s Parish Church Hall

Committee members attending NI Farming Awards at the Culloden Hotel

Farmers’ Choir NI celebrates successful start to new season

Belfast Grand Central Station came alive with music yesterday as the entire Ulster Orchestra performed in the station's main concourse for the first time.

Ulster Orchestra performs for passengers at Belfast Grand Central Station

Carve out some frightfully fun things to see and do and experience a whole world of adventure at National Trust places near you this Halloween.

Find your Autumn Adventure this Halloween at National Trust NI

Pirate Stephen Beggs and Matt Vernon of Beat Carnival pictured in Conway Square, Newtownards, ahead of this year's sea-themed Ards Puppet Festival.

Ards Puppet Festival returns with a sea-faring adventure for families

Secret dining is a celebration of place and produce, 11 course tasting menus in exclusive secret locations .

Explore the unique dining experiences of local Northern Ireland supper clubs

Jane Coyle

Aspects Festival returns next week with a packed programme

Artist Stuart Cairns

Ards Arts Centre welcomes new exhibitions by local artists
Ards Arts Centre is delighted to welcome two new exhibitions this month From the Far Wide to the Near Shore by Stuart Cairns and The Body Remembers by Sandra Kerr Gordon.
Darryl Armitage

Ready, set, sew, as Knit + Stitch Dressmaking Competition returns

Irish Chamber Orchestra

Groups encouraged to apply for The Ireland Funds Heart of the Community Fund

Ad Feature Nutrition strategy supports Armagh dairy farm Performance

The Tractor Run will take place on Sunday, September 6, bringing the local farming community together to raise vital funds for the much-valued Parkinson’s Fermanagh Branch.

Tractors, community and a cause close to home

Deputy Mayor of Ards and North Down Councillor James Cochrane and Dr Dayna Jost from the Ulster-Scots Community Network

Leid and Lairn programme celebrates Ulster-Scots across Ards and North Down

Armagh’s signature celebration of food, flavour, and the world-famous PGI-status Bramley Apple is happening this weekend.

Apple-solutely awesome: Armagh Food & Cider Festival taking place this weekend

There’s “sew” much to discover as the UK’s largest craft show returns to Northern Ireland this autumn, bringing together a vibrant community of makers, artists and enthusiasts.

A celebration of craft and creativity as Knit + Stitch returns to NI this autumn

Amy Louise Wyatt and Denisa Hasieberova - New Poets Collective

Poetry takes centre stage as mobile National Poetry Library arrives in Bangor

Sounds at Saltwater: Ulster Orchestra Live at Belfast Grand Central Station takes place on Tuesday 22 September at 4pm. The event is free and no booking is required.

Grand Central Station centre-stage for special Ulster Orchestra performance

Farmers with AgriMed NI team with volunteer medical student and farmer, Dan Martin (far right).

24 farmers complete new emergency response training in NI

Mayor of Ards and North Down Councillor Craig Blaney, Amy Louise Wyatt and Neal McCullough at the launch of the Aspects Festival

Aspects Festival 2026 brings celebrated writers, new voices to Bangor

File photo dated 05/12/07 of Country superstar Dolly Parton performs at the launch of Imagination Library, her children's literacy scheme at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her nephew Brian Seaver said in a video shared on her Instagram page. Issue date: Tuesday August 25, 2026.

Dolly Parton spoke of ‘hard times with my health’ in final interview

Oysters at Stranraer Oyster Festival 2025

Set sail for an oyster odyssey with Stena Line

Phil Wheale, education coordinator and Stephen Campbell, general manager, The Organic Centre, Rossinver, Co Leitrim.

Humble apple to take centre stage this September with its own two-day festival

August Craft Month, a celebration of the vibrant craft scene across the island of Ireland, is the perfect opportunity to introduce kids to local craft.

Family-friendly craft events not to be missed this August!

Farmers with AgriMed NI team with volunteer medical student and farmer, Dan Martin (far right).

24 farmers complete new emergency response training in NI

The Lissadell Céilí Band – Buaiteoirí Chomórtas na mBannaí Céilí

TG4 celebrates a strong performance for its Fleadh Cheoil 2026 coverage

Pictured at the launch of the 2026 Local Enterprise Village, an initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, which will be on site at the National Ploughing Championships showcasing some of the very best small businesses from across the country.

31 Irish businesses set to showcase at Local Enterprise Village

With two weeks still to go, there’s plenty of time to enjoy the largest showcase of its kind on these shores as a host of events are still to take place as part of August Craft Month.

There’s still plenty of time left to enjoy August Craft Month

The Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh Councillor Brian Higginson, Councillor Andrew Gowan and Alderman James Baird promoting the Harry Ferguson Heritage Festival this Saturday, which is supported by LCCC, JB Tyres and Massey Ferguson

Harry Ferguson Heritage Festival is all set for this Saturday

Ulster Bands Showcase

Pictures: See Ulster Bands Showcase takes place at Titanic Slipways

Day 4 of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast.

Marching bands to break new territory with their All-Ireland Fleadh debut

Members of the Derrylin Parish Tractor Pull organising committee are pictured with representatives from the Friends of the Cancer Centre Fermanagh Fundraising Group and some of the committee members' children ahead of Saturday's family-friendly fundraiser.

Vintage Tractor Pull set to raise thousands

Hannah Morgan, Business Manager at GAIN Elite and Claire Liddle, Events Coordinator at Down Royal Racecourse, launch the return

Down Royal Racecourse welcomes back popular Dog Royal on August 9

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Thousands of people flock to Belfast for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Mourners attend the funeral of TV veteran Gerry Kelly at St Nicholas’ Church, Ardglass after his death on Sunday. Kelly, aged 77, whose presenting career spanned four decades, is perhaps best known for his weekly talk show on UTV from 1989 until 2005. He also hosted a weekly programme on BBC Radio Ulster from 2009, and recently delivered a new chat show series with students at Belfast Met. Photo by Press Eye.

Gerry Kelly: Friends from showbiz, news and politics attended his funeral today

Gery Kelly at Royal Portrush Golf Club

Much-loved’ Northern Ireland journalist broadcaster Gerry Kelly dies aged 77

The Clogher Valley Show launch event took place on June 10 at The Valley Hotel, bringing together sponsors, volunteers, stewards, exhibitors and supporters to celebrate the occasion.

Clogher Valley Show gears up as excitement builds for 106th year

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