1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (263+ words) Belfast has landed another big arena night for 2027. Deacon Blue play The O2 Belfast on Wednesday 6 October 2027, performing debut album Raintown in full, then a second set of career songs, on their 40th Anniversary UK & Ireland Tour (15 shows across 15 cities). The Scottish…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (514+ words) Seven nights. One arena. A Belfast run that already feels like the city’s biggest pop date of autumn 2026. The venue you remember as the SSE Arena is now The O2 Belfast under the new Odyssey Trust partnership — same Titanic Quarter room,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1627+ words) From the story of the world’s most famous ship to steam trains, dinosaurs, wartime Belfast and centuries-old streets, Belfast and Northern Ireland are packed with museums that bring the past to life. Whether you’re looking for things to do in…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (459+ words) UKHospitality’s new chief executive has been in Belfast to hear the Northern Ireland hospitality pitch first-hand. Allen Simpson spent Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 September with Hospitality Ulster — businesses, civil servants, MLAs and lenders — as the sector pressed its case on VAT,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (270+ words) Kerry Rooney MBE spent Culture Night Belfast calling the shots. This year he’s the one on the mic. The writer, actor and director — Culture Night Director for Belfast in 2017 and 2018 — returns on Friday 18 September as a performer, bringing songs from…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (463+ words) Affidea Stadium is getting a proper matchday refresh for 2026/27 — and season ticket holders are first in the queue for the perks that matter on a Friday night in Belfast. (The ground has been centre stage in Ulster’s off-field story too,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (764+ words) Twenty-five years on from 11 September 2001, Belfast Operatic Company is bringing one of theatre’s most human stories to the Grand Opera House — not as spectacle, but as a reminder of what ordinary people can do when strangers suddenly need them. Belfast…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1465+ words) There are big fights, there are historic fights, and then there are nights which feel as though they belong to an entire country. Saturday, 5 September 2026, has the potential to be one of those nights. Katie Taylor will walk towards a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (359+ words) The countdown is on for the return of Ulster Rugby, with Ospreys heading to Belfast next Friday for a Bank of Ireland Pre-Season Friendly at Affidea Stadium. Rugby is almost back in Belfast. Ulster will welcome Welsh side Ospreys to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (217+ words) Northern Ireland look set to go through their entire autumn Nations League campaign without Conor Bradley. Michael O’Neill has said he does not expect the Liverpool right-back to feature while he continues recovering from the knee injury he picked up…...