A Century Later: Clara Reilly

A Century Later: Clara Reilly

Saving Caroline

Saving Caroline

The Insider – Yes, Minister

The Insider – Yes, Minister

Machnamh – Saol Bheirt Íosánach

Machnamh – Saol Bheirt Íosánach

Ná hAbair é, Déan é

Ná hAbair é, Déan é

A Century Later: Ian Ross

A Century Later: Ian Ross

Art and Conflict

Art and Conflict

Albert Fry

Albert Fry

Chinese New Year 2009

Chinese New Year 2009

Dale Harrison

Dale Harrison

Paul Gallagher

Paul Gallagher

A Century Later: Lee Lavis

A Century Later: Lee Lavis

General Collections highlights

Hugh Thomson: Coleraine’s Famous Son

Hugh Thomson: Coleraine’s Famous Son

Hugh Thomson was born in Coleraine in 1860 and became an accomplished painter after his family moved to Kilrea. However, it was as an illustrator that his talents shone and he was discovered by the prestigious publ...

Jennifer McNern

Jennifer McNern

Surviving a bomb blast

Marie Breen-Smyth, Associated Dean International at the University of Surrey talks to Jennifer McNern about her experiences of the violence of The Troubles. Jennifer was injured on March 4th, 1972, during a shoppin...

Downpatrick Heritage Railway

Downpatrick Heritage Railway

Ireland's only full-size heritage railway celebrates 20 years. Entirely run by volunteers, this unique railway allows you to enjoy the beautiful countryside of County Down on board vintage passenger trains an...

Ireland’s First Video Diary – Circus Exposé

Ireland’s First Video Diary – Circus Exposé

With Margaretta D'Arcy.

The first video diary ever made in Ireland filmed by the artist, playwright and pirate radio broadcaster - Margaretta D'Arcy. Margaretta lives and works experimentally with women in the west of Ireland. She founded...

Heritage Collections highlights

Pilib O Runai

Pilib O Runai

Setting up an Irish nursery

Pilib learnt some Irish at school, which was not common at the time something that was not very common at that time. He grew up with the language being spoken around him and always had an interest in it. He participat...

Darren Ferguson

Darren Ferguson

Aid worker and music fan

Darren grew up in Glengormley. He recalls a time when bomb scares were common. “Me and my brother were fascinated when they brought out the robots to defuse these bombs. I have very clear memories of the police com...

Alan Houston

Alan Houston

The Healthy Living Centre

Alan recalls growing up in Portstewart as an “active childhood, but you were very aware of the dangers of the environment that we were living in. There were very few opportunities if I’m honest. You worried about wher...

Denis O Hearn

Denis O Hearn

Social and economic justice

Denis’s scholarly interests are in social movements, the sociology of economic change, industrialisation and transnational corporations. Denis was brought up in the middle of the New Mexico desert and remembers a c...