Category Archives: Article

Yesterday, as Chairman and Founder of the Somme Association, and as a Former Lord Mayor myself, I was pleased to welcome the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile, to the Somme Museum at Whitespots, Conlig, County Down. There were … Continue reading →

Today Stephen Ross, The Folio Society’s commentary author, will be discussing their edition at the Faulkner session at the ALA (American Literature Association) 23rd Annual Conference in the Hyatt Regency 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco ,California. This edition is the first to … Continue reading →

 At the time of the foundation of the Labour Party 100 years ago, the death rate in Dublin was the highest of any city in Europe and higher than Calcutta, former tánaiste and Labour leader Dick Spring said tonight. He was delivering … Continue reading →

Standards on Parade,Balmoral Review Progamme and Ulster Unionist Centenary Group The Balmoral Review Parade through Belfast today was the first major test of whether contentious historical commemorations can pass off peacefully in Northern Ireland, and the effectiveness of the Posse … Continue reading →

 There is general agreement that the core area of Tartessos is around Huelva extending to the valley of the Guadalquivir, while the area under Tartessian influence is much wider The Tartessian language is the extinct Paleohispanic language of inscriptions in … Continue reading →

Last night at the launch of my friend Roger Blaney’s book Presbyterians and the Irish Language I spoke of Phoenicia and the origins of the Gaelic Language. Phoenicia was the ancient name of a very small country situated between the … Continue reading →

THE TRUSTEES OF THE ULSTER HISTORICAL FOUNDATION AND THE ULTACH TRUST cordially invite you to the launch of Presbyterians Preispitéirigh and the agus an Irish Language Ghaeilge Roger Blaney  GUEST SPEAKERS DR IAN ADAMSON OBE AODÁN MAC PÓILIN ROGER BLANEY … Continue reading →

Ulster Unionist MLA Sam Gardiner has urged the Culture, Arts & Leisure Minister to ensure that Ulster Scots remains a priority within her Department.   The Upper Bann representative said: “At Stormont Questions this week I asked the DCAL Minister … Continue reading →

  BALMORAL REVIEW Saturday 19th May 2012 Ormeau Park  The Ulster Unionist Party under the historic banner of “The Ulster Unionist Council” has decided to take part in the Centenary of the Balmoral Review, as a re-enactment of the events … Continue reading →

Unionist Clubs in Donegall Square North, Belfast, marching to demonstration at Balmoral, 9 April 1912 The Unionist Centenary Committee, the continuation of the Grand Unionist Centenary Committee I formed in November, 2009, has now linked with The County Grand Orange Lodge … Continue reading →