General Collections highlights

Suitcase Stories

Arts project by ArtsEkta which invited members of the local Indian community to tell their story in the form of unique suitcases, which they designed though a series of workshops. "The climate was different, the fo...

Machnamh – Saol Bheirt Íosánach

Labhraíonn beirt Íosánach faoina saol agus an obair a rinne siad ónar imigh siad isteach in Ord na nÍosánach. Labhraíonn Alan McGuckian faoi mhúinteoireacht agus faoin tréimhse a chaith sé i gCeanada agus sna hO...

Pobal – Deich mbliana ar an fhód

Ar an 11ú de mhí na Nollaig 2009 bhí bricfeasta ag POBAL agus a gcuid gcairde sa Europa chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar deich mbliana ar an fhód. Agallaimh le Janet Muller(POBAL), Dónal Ó Cnáimhsí(GUTH NA GAELTACH...

A Century Later: John Campbell

A day on Belfast docks, a place filled with lively characters, back breaking work and casual violence, described in vivid detail by a docker turned author. “Although life was hard on the docks I wouldn’t have chang...

Heritage Collections highlights

Paul Gallagher

Surviving a shooting

Marie Breen-Smyth the Associated Dean International at the University of Surrey talks to Paul Gallagher about his injury and it affected his life and future and how he has came to terms with it. On the 6th January ...

Joanna McMinn

Advancing women's education

Joanna moved to Dublin from Cornwall, at the age of 17, to enrol at the National University of Ireland. “It was 1967 at the beginning of all the riots and student protests in Paris, it was a very exciting time. When I...

Joe Baker

Memories of New Lodge

Joe grew up on the New Lodge estate in north Belfast. “When we moved into it, it was a construction site, everything was brand new and spic and span. It was a lot of adventure and a lot of fun playing on the buildi...

Mike Maloney

From Australia to Belfast

Mike was brought up in Australia. His family, which is of Irish extraction, moved many times and he recalls going to nine different schools and living in seven different houses. His father’s love of writing and journa...