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The Blackstaff Press is a publishing company in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1971, [3] it publishes printed books on a range of subjects (mainly, but not exclusively, of Irish interest) and, since 2011, has also published e-books. [3] It receives financial support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. [4]
Blackstaff Press, 1982. Belfast: 1000 Years. Blackstaff Press, 1985. Beyond the Studio: A History of BBC Northern Ireland. Blackstaff Press, 2000. Dublin: One Thousand Years of Wood Quay. Blackstaff Press, 1988. (co-authored with Stephen Conlin). The Plantation Of Ulster. Gill and Macmillan, 2011. Hallelujah - The Story of a Musical Genius and ...
Bucknell University Press, Contemporary Irish Writers Series. (175 pages). Colm Tobin described '‘Midwinter Break as 'a work of extraordinary emotional precision and sympathy, about coming to terms – to an honest reckoning – with love and the loss of love, with memory and pain...this is a novel of great ambition by an artist at the height ...
The Linen Quarter is the area of Belfast city centre south of the City Hall. Traditionally the district was understood to occupy an approximate square shaped area bounded by Howard Street/Donegall Square South/May Street, Great Victoria Street, Ormeau Avenue and Joy Street. Since the formation of Linen Quarter BID in 2018, however, the district ...
The Harp quickly became a major punk venue in Belfast. Bands such as Rudi made their debut at The Harp in May 1978, [4] and Stiff Little Fingers played at the venue three times: in May, July, and August 1978. [5] The Harp was a relatively small venue; however, it became the centre of the Belfast Punk scene.
Belfast City Centre is the central business district of Belfast, Northern Ireland.. The city centre was originally centred on the Donegall Street area. Donegall Street is now mainly a business area, but with expanding residential and entertainment development as part of the Cathedral Quarter scheme - St. Anne's, Belfast's Anglican cathedral is located here.
Martin Lynch was born in the docks area of Belfast in 1950. He left school at 15 and became a cloth cutter, then a docker until 1973, when he became a full-time organiser for the Republican Clubs . In 1975, he organised a tour of community centres with John Arden ’s Non-Stop Connolly Show.
Belfast Castle is open to the public daily with a visitor centre, antique shop, Millennium Herb Garden, restaurant, and a playground. [5] Visitors can see a bedroom, set up in the style of the 1920s, so visitors can see a "snapshot in time" of what the castle looked like at the end of its life as a private residence. [ 58 ]