Podcasts about Belfast City Council

Tackling climate change is a key priority for councils across the country, and energy policy is an indispensable part of this work. In this special episode LGC, in association with Capita, is examining how councils can make community energy a reality, and the role of local area energy planning in achieving their goals. LGC deputy editor Martin George is joined by Wayne Bexton, director of economy, environment and assets at Nottinghamshire CC, Fiona Brazill, head of proposition for sustainability and net zero at Capita Public Service, and Debbie Caldwell, climate commissioner at Belfast City Council. LGC Net Zero 2025 is taking place in Manchester on 18 June. View the programme and register for your complimentary place here (subject to approval).

Also, is it time to bring booze back to the NI football terraces? Nolan discusses.

Also, Stephen talks to a newly-wed couple who had 95 bridesmaids on their big day

Green Party Councillor Anthony Flynn talks to Nolan about the plans.

Nolan also discusses calls for Belfast City Council to clamp down on dog fouling

Also, civil service reform, stamp duty rise, postage delivery delays & BBC's impartiality

In the second episode of ‘My Identity' Professor Colin Graham (Maynooth) is in conversation with NI Justice Minister and Leader of the Alliance Party, Naomi Long MLA. This episode is a recording of a public conversation which took place in Dublin on 6 December 2024. A lifelong resident of East Belfast, and politically active since her early twenties, Naomi first joined Belfast City Council as an Alliance Party councillor in 2001. She was subsequently elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly as MLA for East Belfast in 2003. After having the honour of serving as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2009 to 2010, she became the first Alliance MP elected to Westminster, as Member of Parliament for East Belfast in 2010, unseating the then First Minister, Peter Robinson. In May 2016, Naomi returned to the Northern Ireland Assembly as MLA for East Belfast, before becoming Leader of Alliance that October. Since then, she has presided over the most successful elections in Alliance's history. Naomi is the current Justice Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive. In this episode she discusses, among other things, her upbringing, her faith and her career journey. The recording of the event can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXiqr9KX34s Read more about the event here: https://www.ria.ie/blog/the-long-view-identity-is-a-fluke-of-where-you-were-born/ This is episode 2 of the My Identity podcast series hosted by Professor Colin Graham, Maynooth. In this series, Colin is in conversation with a range of people whose ideas, work and life experiences shed light on the topic of identity on the Island of Ireland. My Identity is part of the ARINS project. Colin Graham is Professor English and formerly Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Maynooth University. His books include Northern Ireland: Thirty Years of Photography, Deconstructing Ireland and Ideologies of Epic. He was editor of The Irish Review from 2004 to 2020. During the Brexit negotiations he created the Twitter account @borderirish and wrote the book I am the Border, so I am, published by HarperCollins. ARINS: Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South brings together experts to provide evidence-based research and analysis on the most significant questions of policy and public debate facing the island of Ireland, north and south. The project publishes, facilitates and disseminates research on the challenges and opportunities presented to the island in a post-Brexit context, with the intention of contributing to an informed public discourse. More information can be found at www.arinsproject.com ARINS is a joint project of The Royal Irish Academy, an all-island body, and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs. My Identity is hosted by Professor Colin Graham. Podcast management and production by Dr Susie Deedigan. Audio design and editing by The Spinning Mill, Belfast.

A team of Aston University researchers has been awarded a prestigious £500,000 grant to lessen the environmental impact of cooling - one of the UK's fastest-growing energy needs. They will be exploring new methods of using renewable energy to power clean cooling technologies to alleviate the increasing stress on national energy supplies. The new network, which will be led by Aston University, is called Renewable Energy Access for Future UK Net-Zero Cooling (Reef-UKC). It is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and supports a consortium of Aston University experts led by Dr Ahmed Rezk. Dr Rezk said: "There's an urgent need across various sectors, both in the UK and globally, to reduce carbon footprints and adopt more sustainable practices for cooling. However, the cooling industry, which plays a critical role in sectors like food and beverage, data centres, steel, cement, pharmaceuticals, supermarkets, hospitals, and district cooling hasn't received the same attention in terms of sustainable innovation. Reef-UKC is an impact-driven network designed to address this important gap. "Reef-UKC offers a collaborative platform for academia and industry to come together and explore sustainable cooling solutions, particularly focusing on technologies that harness waste heat and other forms of renewables. It also aims to expand the project's outreach to regions like India, China, Africa, and the Middle East, where cooling is a critical requirement in many industries." A 2023 study shows that cooling already accounts for 10-20% of the UK's total energy consumption, and demand is expected to multiply in the years ahead causing more heat waves and stressing the national grid. The Aston University research team believes that the issue is further compounded by the growing cooling requirements of emerging industries like hydrogen production, where ammonia production alone demands 2.8 gigajoules of cooling per ton. The Reef-UKC network will also focus on circular economy business models, policies, and regulations. As a first step, the research team has announced a £100K seed funding call to support eight to 10 new research seed-funding projects which lead to larger, multidisciplinary, and impact-driven projects. Professor Patricia Thornley is the director of Aston University's Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), which was founded to explore sustainable resources to deliver an affordable, resilient, and low-carbon energy future. She said: "Through this project, Aston University reaffirms its commitment to leadership in renewable energy innovation. Reef-UKC represents a vital step toward a net-zero cooling solution that not only supports environmental goals but also aligns with the UK's economic, societal, and policy landscape." The network aims to bring together a community and develop a research agenda that will provide an opportunity to drive forward research and secure UK leadership as part of the engineering net zero mission-inspired priority to discover and develop the next generation of renewable energy technologies. Aston University will be working with researchers from London South Bank University, the University of Oxford, the University of Birmingham, the University of Warwick, the University of Glasgow, the University of Edinburgh, Brunel University London, Ulster University, Imperial College and the University of Cranfield. They will also be collaborating with several industrial partners including Star Refrigeration, Phase Change Materials Products Ltd, Tyseley Energy Park, PAK Engineering, Birmingham City Council, and Belfast City Council. Aston University's history has been intertwined with the history of Birmingham, a remarkable city that once was the heartland of the Industrial Revolution and the manufacturing powerhouse of the world. Born out of the First Industrial Revolution, Aston University has a proud and distinct heritage dating back to its formation as the School of Met...

Dr John Kyle is a former deputy leader of the PUP, the UVF's political wing. He represented the loyalist party on Belfast City Council for 16 years. He joined the party after being inspired by UVF leader Gusty Spence and PUP leader David Ervine's vision to transform their communities. He joins Ciarán Dunbar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mícheál McCann is a poet from Derry City. His poems have appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, The Poetry Review, Queering the Green and elsewhere. He is the author of Safe Home (Green Bottle Press, 2020), Keeper (Fourteen Publishing, 2022) and Waking Light (Skein Press, 2022) alongside Kerri ní Dochartaigh. He is the co-editor of Hold Open the Door (UCD Press, 2020), Trumpet (Poetry Ireland, 2020), the founding editor of catflap, and will be the editor of Poetry Ireland Review in summer 2024. His first collection of poems, Devotion, is forthcoming with The Gallery Press in May 2024.    Bebe Ashley lives in County Down. Her work is recently published in Granta, The Stinging Fly, Poetry Ireland Review, and Modern Poetry in Translation. Her debut collection Gold Light Shining is published by Banshee Press and her second collection forthcoming in 2025. In 2023, Bebe received the Ivan Juritz Prize for Creative Experiment (Text) and a Creative Practitioner Bursary from Belfast City Council. Her 3D-printed Braille poems will be featured in a six-month exhibition at the Museum of Literature Ireland from February 2024. www.bebe-ashley.com   Dara McWade is a writer and workshop facilitator from Dublin, living in Belfast. He writes fiction and screenplays. His work can be found on BBC Radio Ulster, the Books Beyond Boundaries NI Anthology, and in the Apiary magazine, where he currently serves as editor-in-chief. He is the co-writer of the upcoming animated short “To Break a Circle,” and currently studies as a PhD candidate at Queen's University Belfast. Dara McWade

Also, the Green party want Belfast City Council to go vegan.

Next week is LGBTQ+ Awareness week and Belfast City Council is fully behind it - the gay Lord Mayor may be a clue. However the bit I object to is making some "Queer" events amenable to children, which I think is criminal.   BUY ME A COFFEE HERE AND SUPPORT MY WORK ON THIS PODCAST! DO JOIN MY SUBSTACK HERE!   This podcast is sponsored by https://www.quantumhypno.co.uk/  

Nolan sets out what is being proposed.

Also, Two new statues unveiled this month by Belfast City Council have cost over £260,000

Continuing with the coverage of the Victoria Square defective apartments story.

The Possibility Club podcast: at the One Young World Summit 2023   Special Episode 1: PEACE!   The One Young World Summit 2023 in Belfast was a significant gathering of young leaders from over 190 countries, representing a diverse array of professions and backgrounds. This annual event is renowned for its focus on accelerating social impact and empowering young leaders to address pressing global challenges.   For more detailed information about the Summit, you can visit the official One Young World website here. ----------    Featuring interviews or speeches from:   Ryan Murphy For more detailed information about Ryan Murphy and his role as the Lord Mayor of Belfast, you can visit the Belfast City Council's website here.   HRH Queen Rania of Jordan For more detailed insights into her speech and its impact, you can refer to the articles on Queen Rania's official website here and BNN Breaking here.   Mohammed Al-Othman A Jordanian entrepreneur and the North Region Youth Corner Supervisor at the Jordanian Ministry of Youth. For more details, you can visit his profile on the One Young World website.   Eddy Balina A One Young World Ambassador and the Founder of the Non-Violence Project Uganda, shared his experiences at the One Young World Summit 2023. For more details about Eddy Balina's experiences and contributions, you can visit the One Young World website here.   Sarah Gribben For more detailed information and suggestions for visiting Belfast, you can visit the Visit Belfast website here.   Claire Regan For more information, you can visit a news article on Queen's University Belfast's website here.   Rachael Toland For more details on the broader PwC delegation, you can visit the website here.   Rez Gardi A notable participant at the One Young World Summit 2023, is a Co-Managing Director for Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT). For more information about her work, you can visit the One Young World website here.   Juan Manuel Santos The former President of Colombia and a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, was a key speaker at the One Young World 2023 Summit held in Belfast.For more details on Santos' participation and insights at the One Young World 2023 Summit, you can visit the official One Young World website here and Al Jazeera's coverage of his interview here.   Zurich Insurance Group For an overview of the engagement between Zurich and One Young World, including stories from summit attendees, you can visit the Zurich Foundation page. Detailed information about the Zurich - One Young World Scholarship and its impact can be found on the One Young World website. To learn more about the NEXT strategy within Zurich Insurance Group, which focuses on giving a voice to new generations, you can visit the Zurich Insurance NEXT page.   Maria Fernanda Ribeiro A young changemaker from Brazil, deeply involved in educational initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities in her city. She and a group of young leaders in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, created an accessible Model United Nations (MUN) program, bridging the gap in opportunities between students in private and public schools. For more details on these initiatives, you can visit HundrED's website.   Monica McWilliams & Hasina Safi You can watch the fireside chat featuring Monica McWilliams and Hasina Safi discussing the exclusion of women in peace processes on YouTube. This session provides valuable insights into the role of women in peacebuilding. The video is titled "Exclusion of women in peace processes is not an option I Monica McWilliams and Hasina Safi" and can be found here.     ------   This episode was recorded in October 2023 Interviewer: Richard Freeman for always possible Editor: CJ Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts   For more visit www.alwayspossible.co.uk

Belfast City Council is now asking the public for their views on the permit scheme

A controversial street preacher says he will defy proposed new noise laws in Belfast

Northern Ireland's governing institutions have been at a political impasse since the DUP collapsed Stormont in February 2022, and the Windsor Framework has, thus far, failed to bring about the restoration of the Assembly and Executive as both London and Brussels had hoped. Since the most recent collapse of Stormont, the Alliance Party has made electoral gains at both Assembly and local government level, and is now firmly established as the third largest party in Northern Irish politics. In her keynote address to the IIEA, Naomi Long, leader of the Alliance Party, discusses her party's perspective on the Windsor Framework, the political stalemate at Stormont, and the need for reform of the structures set up in the Good Friday Agreement to allow parties designated “other” (neither unionist nor nationalist) to play a more equal role in Northern Irish politics. About the Speaker: Naomi Long MLA first joined Belfast City Council as an Alliance Party councillor in 2001 and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003. After serving as Lord Mayor of Belfast, she became the first Alliance MP elected to Westminster, as the MP for East Belfast in 2010. In 2016, Ms Long returned to the Northern Ireland Assembly as MLA for East Belfast and shortly afterwards she became Leader of Alliance. She has presided over Alliance's most successful elections, with the 2022 Assembly election seeing the party's representation more than double, and the 2019 European poll seeing her elected as Alliance's first MEP. Following Brexit and the collapse of devolution, Ms Long returned to the Assembly in January 2020, serving as Justice Minister.

We hear from Conradh na Gaeilge, an SDLP councillor and an Irish historian.

It was approved without a vote at the council's Strategic Police & Resources Committee

And should you have to pay more on flights if you're overweight?

Nationalists have made up the largest block on Belfast City Council in recent years but there have been momentous changes. The so-called ‘others' - parties who do not describe themselves as unionist or nationalist – have become a major force and indeed kingmakers on the council – can they build on that in the local elections?   Andrew Madden joins Ciarán DunbarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drug deaths in Belfast are more than double what they were a decade ago, with 15 young people dying on city centre streets within just one-month last summer. A bid to introduce an overdose prevention room has recently received overwhelming support within Belfast City Council to tackle the issue, but not everyone supports the idea. Niamh Campbell is joined by the Belfast Telegraph's Andrew Madden, QUB professor Dr Gillian Shorter and former heroin addict, Stephen Clarke, to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode contains an in-depth interview with Gráinne Teggart. Gráinne joined Amnesty International in 2009 and is the Deputy Director of the human rights organisation in Northern Ireland. She has lead Amnesty's campaigning and strategic litigation on abortion law reform and worked on a multitude of issues including human trafficking and legacy issues relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland. Gráinne is a Trustee of the Integrated Education Fund as well as Informing Choices NI.  Gráinne reflects on the Good Friday Agreement 25 years on; her time at school and views on integrated education; the positive and negative impact of social media; working alongside women who had been directly affected by Northern Ireland's near total abortion ban; campaigning for abortion reform when she was pregnant; Repeal of the 8th amendment; the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland; and her aspirations for sexual and reproductive health going forward. If you would like support around a sexual health issue you can call the Sexual Health Helpline on 028 9031 6100.Useful linkshttps://informingchoicesni.org/pregnancy-choices-counsellinghttps://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/abortion-servicesResourcesUK Supreme Court judgment  in the matter of an application by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission High Court judgment in the matter of an application by Sarah Jane EwartNews articlesA Belfast Telegraph article regarding a visit to Northern Ireland from a Labour Party delegation hosted by Amnesty International UK and FPA NIAn Irish News article regarding a visit to Northern Ireland from a Conservative Party delegation hosted by Amnesty International UK and FPA NIA Guardian article regarding the passage of a Motion by Belfast City Council in support of the decriminalisation of abortionA BBC News article regarding the decriminalisation of abortion featuring Denise PhelanA BBC News article regarding the outcome of a judicial review taken by Sarah EwartVideoA video produced by Amnesty International UK regarding the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland

Tim is joined this week by Dr John Kyle who's recently been appointed High Sherriff of Belfast. He'll discuss his 16 years serving on Belfast City Council working across divided communities. And as the Church of England meets to discuss the hot topic of sexuality - Tim looks at the calls for disestablishment of the Church. Want your question answered next week? Drop a quick email to farron@premier.org.uk.

The fund provided a one off payment of £100 to help with heating costs

Scheme allows households earning up to £60,000 to apply for a £100 fuel hardship payment.

On the night of 3 December 2012, Belfast City Council took a vote which led to instant protests. The union flag had flown every single day from City Hall for over one hundred years, but now Nationalist and Alliance councillors voted to fly it on only 18 so-called designated days a year. The reaction was immediate, passionate, and sometimes violent. Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Allison Morris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the return of WilmsFront my guest is Northern Irish Unionist Jolene Bunting. We will be discussing Britain's uncertain future with the nation's traditions, borders, and free speech under sustained attack. In 2018 Jolene was suspended from her democratically elected seat on the Belfast City Council for speaking against mass migration and Islamism for which 4 years she hasn't had her appeal heard. She was a supporter of Britain First when it was active. Jolene is now facing imprisonment as a result of an injection put on her by HIV-positive drag queen storytime reader Matthew Cavan aka Cherrie Ontop whom she had protested against as part of Parents Against Grooming. Jolene is a Unionist/Loyalist because she believes the Irish are better off being part of the United Kingdom. She believes the Irish Republican Party Sinn Fien should be nowhere near any government due to their affiliation with the provisional IRA whose terrorism has murdered family members. Republican parties such as Sinn Fein and the Scottish National Party support the European Union, mass migration, and anti-family anti-free speech laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

But is there something more we could be doing as citizens? William & guests discuss

Survey has shown majority support for a new dual language street sign policy in Belfast

At a bonfire in Carrickfergus, effigies of three female politicians were hung from a bonfire were children were playing and crowds cheered as they were burned. One of the three – Naomi Long leader of the non sectarian Alliance party – said she felt physically sick after seeing pictures of the fire.Sinn Fein politician Gary McCleave said his youngsters asked why daddy is on a bonfire after his poster was placed ready for burning in Belfast.John Kyle is councillor in the working class Titanic district on Belfast City Council and, while fiercely condemning these incidents, offers a moderate Unionist perspective.Produced by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At a bonfire in Carrickfergus, effigies of three female politicians were hung from a bonfire were children were playing and crowds cheered as they were burned.  One of the three – Naomi Long leader of the non sectarian Alliance party – said she felt physically sick after seeing pictures of the fire. Sinn Fein politician Gary McCleave said his youngsters asked why daddy is on a bonfire after his poster was placed ready for burning in Belfast. John Kyle is councillor in the working class Titanic district on Belfast City Council and, while fiercely condemning these incidents, offers a moderate Unionist perspective. Produced by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.

On 22 June 1922 Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson, former Chief of the Imperial General Staff, and Unionist MP for North Down, was assassinated outside his London home in Eaton Square. The anti-Treaty IRA were blamed and six days later, under pressure from the British, Michael Collins ordered the bombardment of the Four Courts, the opening salvos of the Irish Civil War. But who was Henry Wilson? Was he, as was alleged, the mastermind behind the anti-Catholic pogroms in Belfast 1920-22? And who ordered the hit? To address these and other questions listen to History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, in discussion with John Dorney, Caoimhe Nic Dhaibhéid, Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc, John Regan. (Recorded at St Peter's, North Main Street, Cork, as part of the National Civil War Conference, UCC, on Saturday 18 June 2022) The Hedge School series of podcasts is produced by History Ireland and the Wordwell Group. For more information or to subscribe, visit historyireland.com This podcast is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 Initiative. Image: Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson (1922) by Sir Oswald Birley. (Belfast City Council)

With the Imagine Festival currently screening films that highlight the role of censorship in what and how we watch, we were delighted to invite Dr Sian Barber, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Queen's University Belfast, to join Sara and Hugh in discussing the issue of film censorship and the impact of censorship on the modern film world. We discussed a range of areas, including the recent controversy in film caliossifation for The Batman and Foscadh, the role of local councils and the BBFC and what the future looks like in light of the proposed online safety bill.We also have the return of Sara's Film Round Up, giving you the skinny on all the independent cinema coming up, in your area. You can read some more about Sian's work here. Support the show (https://www.filmhubni.org/contact/)

The past two years have caused many of us to reassess what we look for in where we live. We explore that impact in our latest Good Growth for Cities index and what this means for the levelling up challenge across the UK. How can local authorities, central government, public and private sectors come together to create cities where everyone can live, work and socialise? Join host Rowena Morris, PwC Partner Karen Finlayson and John Walsh from Belfast City Council to hear about the importance of passion, purpose and partnerships in creating cities for all.

Eoin Ó Broin is the SF spokesperson for housing in Dáil Éireann, and a TD for Dublin Mid West since 2016.  Arguably one of the most articulate politicians on the island of Ireland today, Interestingly in our conversation, Eoin prefers to describe himself as more of an activist, than a politician.   In this wide ranging conversation, Eoin gives us some background into the early part of his life, privately educated n Blackrock College Dublin, studying at Queens University in Belfast, and then going onto become a councillor in Belfast City Council. An established author in his own right with a number of very successful books published in the last twenty years, it's really in the last few years that Eoin has became a household name in Irish politics. Sinn Fein as a party have went through an incredible transition in the last twenty odd years, and if we look at the last election in Republic of Ireland, they topped the poll with 24.5% of first preference votes. Today they lead both FF and FG by more than 10 points no matter what polling company you follow.   In the North, it is also widely expected that Sinn Fein will top the poll, in the upcoming election in May.   I start out by asking Eoin why he thinks this is, and why he thinks people who maybe would normally not consider voting for SF, now appear to be happy to do so. The housing crisis in the South is going on now for many years, and it would appear for whatever reason, that successive governments in Dublin simply cannot get to grips with it. I point out to Eoin that there is a housing crisis almost everywhere in the Western world today, not only in Ireland, which he agreed with me on, but he did also point out how different countries are dealing with it, which was an interesting perspective and insight into the mindset of Eoin and his ideology / thoughts around fixing the problem.  Eoin has written a number of excellent books, but it was his book "Home" which I wanted to talk about in this conversation.  I ask Eoin why he thought it was important to write this book and also why he thought it important to talk about the work of Nye Bevan, the English politician, who is famous for implementing the policies that created the NHS in the UK, after the Second World War.  I was delighted Eoin set aside time for me to have this conversation particularly on St. Patricks's morning, when he should have been having a day off. I found Eoin an incredibly interesting and engaging guest to speak with, and I am looking forward to speaking to him again on Money and Plants. If you enjoy the podcast, I would love you to leave me a review, and also feel free to share this with your friends if you think it maybe of interest. All feedback welcome, and you can reach me at conor@conordevine.com  Until next month, Take care, CD  

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet John Kyle from east Belfast, who is a GP and an elected representative of Belfast City Council. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In July 2021 it was reported that a 17th century bridge had been discovered by archaeologists in Belfast, encased within its 20th century reconstructed successor.According to local folklore, the Saltwater Bridge – which crossed Belfast's Blackstaff River close to where it enters the arterial River Lagan – was on the route taken by King William III and his forces on their journey to the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. You'll have heard in the previous episode about Sandy Row Orange Hall of King William's connection to the Sandy Row area. Indeed, there is a connection to King James II too as he is also thought to have retreated across the bridge in the wake of his defeat at the Boyne.As part of an archaeological survey, a series of cores were taken from the modern bridge. These confirmed that remains of the older bridge had been fully encapsulated by the later structure. The Boyne Bridge was initially intended to be a transport solution for Belfast, but ironically it's a future is in doubt as a result of a new transport solution for Belfast. In 2017, Belfast City Council voted in favour of a new £208m Translink ‘transport hub' which will lead to the bridge's demolition. A spokeswoman for the Department of Infrastructure (who approved the project in 2019) said earlier this year: “The department can confirm that the Boyne Bridge is due to be removed during the development of the Belfast Transport Hub”. As part of the stringent planning conditions for the Belfast Transport Hub (BTH), the older remains of the bridge will be preserved in situ within the final development, but the 1936 structure will be lost.However, some local residents are opposed to the plan and have called for the bridge to be retained, refurbished and incorporated into the plans.Billy Dickson is one of them. He has been leading a campaign to save the historic Boyne Bridge and I've been speaking to him about it. 

As PUP Leader, Billy Hutchinson, was issuing a statement that seems to withdraw his Party's support for the Good Friday Agreement we were speaking with Youth Worker and Green Party Cllr on Belfast City Council, Brian Smyth. Brian tells us about recent acts of violence and we delve into the reality in the communities that are left in a no man's land by our political leaders. We discuss the Stormont bottleneck, the election ahead, why people feel disempowered, the Green Climate Bill in NI, reasons for optimism and what people in the South can do to improve the lot for all on this island. Help us by joining us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack The Sugar Club Podcast from Last Night is available HERE

Belfast City Council is to vote on a licensing scheme regulating bonfires on its land.

Express discusses the Belfast City Council Chief set to become the Government of Jersey's first ever female CEO, and examines the difficult process in appointing her...

This #HousingShock episode of Reboot Republic is a selection of speakers from a seminar chaired by Rory, that was organised by the Take Back the City Coalition in Northern Ireland, presenting a vision and plan for a sustainable Belfast that would address housing need, homelessness and climate sustainability. The speakers present their vision for the future of Belfast and how to overcome the challenges of homelessness and climate collapse in a city divided by sectarian interfaces. There are contributions from the Minister for Infrastructure, Nichola Mallon MLA, Grainia Long, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Alistair Reid, Belfast City Council's Strategic Director of Place and Economy; Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy at the Town and Country Planning Association; Agustina Martire, Senior Lecturer in Architecture at Queens University Belfast and Marissa Mc Mahon, Housing Campaigns Organiser with Participation and the Practice of Rights. Please support Reboot Republic by joining us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Last month I was extremely privileged to join with a panel of 6 esteemed historians in a meeting with HRH The Prince of Wales in Belfast City Hall. The location was significant because almost exactly 100 years previous, King George V (Charles' great grandfather) visited Belfast to open Northern Ireland's first parliament in the same building. Charles was acutely aware of his great grandfather's contribution and invited historians to comment on the impact made by King George's speech in the context of island-wide violence and tumultuous Irish politics.The event will be commemorated by Belfast City Council on Tuesday 22nd June when a re-creation of the speech will be made for a live stream. There will also be an unveiling of two chairs, used on that day by King George V and Queen Mary which have since undergone some specialist conservation work. A talk on the matter will also be provided by the brilliant Dr Eamon Phoenix, and finally a performance of a specially commissioned play by Terra Nova productions which will explore the speech in more dramatic detail.Had I been aware of all this before I started researching the episode I probably wouldn't have written it, but nevertheless I'm here now and so are you – so here it is, Episode 16: The King's Speech. 

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, recorded as part of EG’s Future of Belfast event, EG editor Samantha McClary talks to Gareth Howell, divisional director of Savills Belfast, Mark Blair, partner at Shoosmiths and Alistair Reed, strategic director of place and economy at Belfast City Council about whether Belfast might just be the perfect post-Covid city. If you’re a Game of Thrones or Line of Duty fan you already love the city. But what if you are a business looking for talent. And a business that wants to be able to offer its staff the opportunity of city living and space and countryside – a true quality of life? There is no denying that Belfast is a city with a troubled history. But is a boomerang city. A city that rebounds and one that if you’ve been once, you’ll definitely go back. Listen in to find out more about Belfast might be on the cusp of a very bright future.   Find out about all of EG events at www.eg.co.uk/eg-events/

In part two of the sixth episode exploring the entrepreneurial landscape of UK cities, co-hosts Alex Irwin-Hunt and Yessi Bello Perez continue their remote journey to Belfast.Featuring the same two guests as part one – Belfast City Council' digital innovation commissioner Jayne Brady, and Henry Joseph-Grant, a serial entrepreneur and start-up mentor – this digs deeper into some of the challenges and opportunities in Northern Ireland's start-up community.Listeners can expect a candid conversation about the misconceptions and perils of raising venture capital funding, why marketing the success of Belfast's ecosystem is the next key step and the potential downsides of competition for talent between start-ups and foreign companies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part one of the sixth episode exploring the entrepreneurial landscape of UK cities, co-hosts Alex Irwin-Hunt and Yessi Bello Perez travel remotely to Belfast.Joining the show are two guests born in Northern Ireland, who discuss why they both returned home after years of diverse work experience abroad in multinationals, venture capital and start-ups.Jayne Brady, who is the digital innovation commissioner at Belfast City Council, discusses how policy and major development projects are aiming to push the ecosystem to the next level. Henry Joseph-Grant, who is a serial entrepreneur and start-up mentor, gives a candid perspective on Belfast's pros and cons, and why he believes it's now a good place to start and grow a business.Listeners can expect an open discussion of Belfast's critical mass in the cyber security and services sectors, the issue of ‘brain drain', how start-ups are being used to heal the wounds of the Troubles, and much, much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever since she was little, Lydia Hodgins has dreamed of working with food (even though the teachers wanted her to study Latin instead).      During the lockdown, this dream became a reality when she and her partner Justin launched Local Box — a digital ‘corner shop’ that delivers high-quality NI food to your door.     In this episode we caught up with Lydia to hear why more people are shopping local, what it was like doing thousands of deliveries during lockdown and how local food can change the world.    Check it out.    //   This interview is part of our Tough Times, Tougher City mini-series presented in partnership with Belfast City Council featuring five businesses who have started, scaled or pivoted during the pandemic.     To find out more about how the Council can help you and your business, please click here.      //   Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/local-box-ni-food

Ian Richardson has come a long way from cleaning glasses in his parent’s pub. As a Landscape Architect and the founder of multiple start-ups he now spends his days reinventing the way cities work.     Being deeply passionate about the environment, he believes entrepreneurship is the solution to global problems like climate change and his current ventures — StreetDock and Circle — exist to make urban deliveries green in an age of e-commerce and endless Amazon deliveries.    In today’s episode hear what it was like starting businesses in the 2008 recession and 2020 pandemic, why “the last-mile” of delivery causes so many issues and how returning to the humble bicycle could save the day.     Check it out.     //   This interview is part of our Tough Times, Tougher City mini-series presented in partnership with Belfast City Council featuring five businesses who have started, scaled or pivoted during the pandemic.     To find out more about how the Council can help you and your business, please click here.      //   Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/streetdock-circle-delivery-belfast

10-years ago, Terry from Mumbai proposed to Judy from Budapest at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. From there they travelled all over the world, launched a business and moved to Belfast to start a family.     But when the pandemic hit — causing Terry to lose his job — the couple were put in a tricky situation… especially since Judy had just had baby #2.      In today’s episode, we discover the twist of events that led to them turning their garden into a farm, growing mushrooms in the city and launching their hugely successful business Hearty Growers.      Check it out.   //   This interview is part of our Tough Times, Tougher City mini-series presented in partnership with Belfast City Council featuring five businesses who have started, scaled or pivoted during the pandemic.     To find out more about how the Council can help you and your business, please click here.    //   Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/hearty-growers-mushrooms-belfast

When Eva, Josh and Donal signed up to go university, they would have laughed if you told them that a few years later they’d be directors in their own Animation Studio.      But when COVID wiped out all of their placement opportunities, they decided to go out and create their own — launching Aura Digital in the process.      In today’s episode, hear how three students found a gap in the market, built a fully digital business and provided employment for other creatives during the pandemic     Check it out.      //   This interview is part of our Tough Times, Tougher City mini-series presented in partnership with Belfast City Council featuring five businesses who have started, scaled or pivoted during the pandemic.     To find out more about how the Council can help you and your business, please click here.      //   Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/aura-digital-animation-belfast

Murphy & Bailey is a luxury pet boutique on the Belmont Road in East Belfast that launched during lockdown.     It’s founded by Jude and Karen — two dog-loving, high-flying corporates who met while walking their dogs Murphy and Bailey at the local park.      In today’s episode, hear why they traded established careers for the start-up life, what it was like starting a business during the pandemic and the role pets have played in getting our city through these tough times.     Check it out.     //   This interview is part of our Tough Times, Tougher City mini-series presented in partnership with Belfast City Council featuring five businesses who have started, scaled or pivoted during the pandemic.     To find out more about how the Council can help you and your business, please click here.      //   Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/murphy-and-bailey-belfast

Just hopping on to give a quick heads up about an exciting new mini-series we're launching next week in collaboration with Belfast City Council.   Also give a quick life update from the mother-in-law's basement...

In this episode Emmett Scanlon talks to Eoin Ó Broin about architecture, planning, participation and the public value of architecture. And a little about housing too. About: Eoin Ó Broin: Eoin Ó Broin is a Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid West and the party's spokesperson for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. He has been a Sinn Féin activist for 22 years in Belfast and Dublin, was elected to Belfast City Council and South Dublin County Council and is author of a number of books including HOME: why public housing is the answer (Merrion Press 2019) and Defects: living with the legacy of the Celtic Tiger (Merrion Press 2021) __ Music is by Sinead Finegan, played by the Delmaine String Quartet (Philip Dodd, leader). The podcast was recorded on Zoom in February 2021.

Major questions still unanswered around Belfast City Council and the cremation of Bobby Storey.

We explore spiritual concepts and beliefs from the perspective of the Alcoholics Anonymous twelve step programme. We leave no stone unturned and celebrate all individual understandings of a higher power. We hope to facilitate an acceleration and deepening of the 11th and 3rd.Each week we invite a guest speaker with their own concept of god (or no-god) who we interview and then open up the floor to questions from the audience. Our guest this Friday, November 13 2020:Frank Liddy Inspire Lead Mindfulness PractitionerAn internationally respected authority in the field, Frank was the driving force behind bringing mindfulness to Northern Ireland. As the visionary and co-founding Director of the Belfast Mindfulness Centre, established in 1998 the center provides a radical, open, and contemplative space where lay novice, as well as experienced/seasoned practitioners can meet, share experiences, and practice. Frank is also the co-founder and chair of Compassionate City Belfast raising awareness into how compassion-focused eastern contemplative practices can act as a catalyst for positive social change. Frank is also a former Zen Chaplain to Belfast City Council and is currently the Mindfulness expert in residence for Stormont. Training in Mindfulness at Bangor University Wales, Frank has a wealth of experience delivering secular, evidence-based Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs alongside acting as a mentor and advisor to senior management teams and leaders in the Health and Social Care Boards, Health Care Trusts, the Institute of Directors and Institute of Banking. For the last thirteen years, Frank has been teaching mindfulness through the life-long learning program at Queen's University Belfast alongside teaching into specialist modular post-graduate training programs. Frank presents at conferences and is a regular participant at the annual Global Summit on Mindfulness and Compassion. Frank previously worked for Aware Defeat Depression, delivering training, and mindfulness-based group interventions to individuals experiencing first and recurrent episodes of depression. Frank is also a senior Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) practitioner, sensitively drawing on his own personal experience of recovery to facilitate MBRP groups for individuals recovering from long-term and chronic addiction. As the Lead Mindfulness Practitioner for Inspire Frank leads on the strategic development of the Inspire Mindfulness Institute to raise awareness, develop and deliver high-quality mindfulness interventions and training programs. Frank works collaboratively with global leaders, experts in the field, and including Dr. James Doty, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery and founding Director of the Centre for Compassion and Altruism Research (CCARE) at Stanford University School of Medicine. Frank holds professional registrations with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) ++ mindfulness network

Hi There! We had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Dee Nixon of Hopef4LifeNI in this episode. Dee and the team are currently raising money for a fantastic campaign they hope to get off the ground called "My Origin Story". Here is some more detail about their fundraising and where you can support them: "We have showing on our page £2,080 but actually it's really only £1,080 as the Council put in their first £1,000 match funding so we really need a miracle, a mad rush of people bidding or a philanthropic benefactor to cover the remaining £3,920 before next Monday 21st September! We need to raise £5K via a Crowdfunding campaign before Monday 21st September and I know that Northern Irish people have a real heart for supporting and giving back to the community. So with this in mind I wanted to ask for your personal support in helping us to develop a brand new programme to work alongside our schools based Uberheroes® programme, this new programme will focus specifically on supporting children going through transitioning from P6 & P7 into Y8 we plan to trial this for two years enabling us to deliver a programme based on the actual needs of local children across the province. We were one of 4 Charities chosen by Crowdfunder UK & Belfast City Council to raise £5,000 which will be match funded by Belfast City Council if we can raise the initial £5,000 ourselves; this is where we are in real need of the support from local people as a one off donation or by choosing one of our corporate rewards before Monday 21st. Please click on the following link to give to this campaign and to find out more https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uberher...". Dee Nixon If you can help in anyway please follow the link and support this amazing charity to add so much more value to the children of NI! Many Thanks, Core Impact

Belfast City Council officials threaten to resign if an independent inquiry is carried out into the council's actions around the Bobby Storey funeral. Also on the podcast, DUP MP Ian Paisley says the Chief Constable's position would be untenable if the PSNI had abdicated its responsibility in the policing of Bobby Storey funeral.

In this episode former Nashville Mayor Dean talked with Alderman Frank McCoubrey. He is the current Lord Mayor of Belfast, Northern Ireland, one of Nashville’s sister cities. They were accompanied by leaders from Nashville and Belfast to join the conversation about the Sister City relationship and exchanges and the common issues in municipal government in times of health and economic challenges. Lord Mayor of Belfast Alderman Frank McCoubrey (53) represents the Court area of West Belfast. Alderman McCoubrey has achieved the rare honour of serving as High Sheriff, Deputy Lord Mayor and now Lord Mayor of Belfast. He has served as a councillor on Belfast City Council since May 1997. Karl Dean was the sixth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected on Sept. 11, 2007 and was re-elected on Aug. 4, 2011. He completed his second term in office on September 25, 2015. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee World Affairs Council. John Greer is the Director of Economic Development at Belfast City Council and leads a team delivering the economic development, tourism, festival, heritage and markets strategies. Áine Mallaghan, based in Chicago, is responsible for the USA Mid-West operations for Invest Northern Ireland, an agency within the Northern Ireland government responsible for growing the economy of Northern Ireland. Áine has worked with companies such as Baker McKenzie, Allstate, Caterpillar, Dow Chemical and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to set up and expand operations and jobs in N Ireland. John leads the Global Business Team at Baker Donelson a distinguished Nashville law firm. Among his many contributions to the community is his service on the Board of our World Affairs Council. And importantly, for this conversation, John is the Honorary Consul General of the United Kingdom in Tennessee. LCDR Patrick Ryan, USN (Ret) is a native of New York City. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and volunteered for submarine duty. He served aboard nuclear fast attack and ballistic missile boats during the Cold War, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. In 1982 he was commissioned and served aboard a cruiser in the Western Pacific before becoming a Navy Intelligence Officer. Ryan served aboard the carrier Constellation in the Pacific, the Joint Staff Intelligence Directorate in the Pentagon, the Center for Naval Analysis, and the Intelligence Directorate of U.S. Central Command. Ryan retired from the Navy in 1998 and worked as a consultant on Intelligence Community projects and as the VP/COO of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. Ryan ran a newsletter publishing business on international affairs from 1999-2016. He founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council in 2007.

Northern Correspondent Vincent Kearney reports that an apology has been issued by Belfast City Council after it emerged that the Storey family was the only one allowed into Roselawn on Tuesday for a cremation.

For this week's 'On The Record' Sunday paper review, Gavan was joined by Grainia Long former CEO Childline and now Commissioner for Resilience with Belfast City Council & Ian Power CEO of Spunout.ie. Together they discuss, among other issues, the cancellation of Leaving Cert 2020, the short-term investments that could be made in order to make positive moves with regard to climate change, and ongoing government formation talks. On The Record with Gavan Reilly Listen and subscribe to On The Record with Gavan Reilly on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Note: This episode was recorded remotely, adhering to UK Government advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim Walker is acting Chief Executive of acr21, an umbrella waste management partnership representing 6 councils in Northern Ireland, who look to manage and develop waste facilities.He has over 20 years experience working in the public sector, primarily for Belfast City Council. arc21 - https://www.arc21.org.uk/who-we-are/people //Chartered Institution of Wastes Management - https://www.ciwm.co.uk/ //// Twitter: @SocEnv_HQ // YouTube: Society for the Environment // Website: socenv.org.uk/podcast //

Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin has said he found Provisional IRA members who inflicted violence during The Troubles to be among the most committed to the Peace Process. During a wide-ranging interview on Independent.ie's Floating Voter podcast, Mr Ó Broin also discussed watching a local Sinn Féin activist being shot by a loyalist terrorist. He also revealed death threats were made against him by loyalist paramilitaries while he was serving on Belfast City Council. “I count myself as exceptionally lucky because my experience of that kind of violence was very, very limited,” Mr Ó Broin said. He said most of those involved in the violence were “regular people” who ended up taking decisions that people who did not live in Belfast at that time would find “really difficult to understand”. “Those who were most committed to peace were those who were most negatively affected by it,” he said. “Those who have lost loved ones throughout the course of the conflict, those people who inflicted violence and those people who were involved at some level.” He said he was opposed to all violence. However, he does not believe there is “any value” in commenting on whether the terrorist activities of the Provisional IRA were justified. “I have always taken the view that's a conversation that at this point in time I don't think has any value honestly,” he said. “All I ask people to do is not to change how they view Sinn Féin or current members of Sinn Féin who were formerly in the IRA or formerly political prisoners on their past because people are going to take their own view on all of that but equally we have to judge people on the work they do in terms of ensuring their past can never be repeated and that's a difficult space,” he added. Mr Ó Broin said he worked with people on Belfast City Council whose children were murdered or their families members were shot dead for being members of Sinn Féin. “For three years of my life I had two loyalist paramilitary death threats against me,” he said. He also witnessed first hand pipe bomb attacks. “You would have been either at, witnessed or called to scenes of pipe bombings in your constituency at various stages,” he said. He also detailed calling an ambulance for a Sinn Féin activist who was shot by loyalist terrorist during a stand off in North Belfast. “A UDA gunman from another vantage point started shooting at us and one of the guys who was out on the streets with us, who was putting his own life at risk trying to calm a situation down and physically keep the peace, was shot in the leg and found beside us and we had to call the ambulance.”

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Show Notes:In this episode, I talk with illustrator Cathal Duane about freelance life, setting realistic expectations and the importance of understanding the business side of freelance illustration.About this EpisodeCathal Duane (IG; Web) is an Irish illustrator based in France and represented by Usfolk. Cathal’s work is bold, modern and textured consisting of highly figurative forms, smart compositions and joyful color schemes. Cathal has worked on commercial and editorial projects with clients like The Atlantic, the BBC, Creative Ireland, the Association of Illustrators and the Belfast City Council. In this conversation we talk about:how Cathal established himself as a freelance illustratorhow setting realistic and achivable goals can help you succeedhow Cathal gradually built a portfolio, a client list and a networkCathal's creative processwhy all illustrators should learn about the business side of freelancinghow having a boilerplate contract can save you hours of unpaid wokhow Cathal separates work from his life as a freelancerComprehensive Show Notes:Episode Show NotesSupport the ShowThank you for listening to Illustration Hour. As you might know, the show currently doesn't have any sponsors.Each episode takes a tremendous amount of time, effort and some money to produce. I do all of that work myself. So, if you want to support the show, please consider doing one (or all!) of these things:Subscribe to the show's weekly newsletter Art ClubLeave the show a review and rating on Apple Podcasts (formely iTunes)Sign up for a free trial of Skillshare for 2 months of free access using this link (I earn a commission for everyone that signs up and you do not need to pay for Skillshare at the end of your trial). Skillshare is amazing and you'll be able to check out tons of great courses on illustration and design as a thank you.Share the show and the newsletter with others!Thank you for helping me continue to make the show possible.Follow the podcast:Our WebsiteTwitterInstagramNewsletter AKA Art ClubResource LibraryFollow Julia:WebsiteInstagramBehanceSkillshare

Marcus speaks with broadcaster, comedian and “I’m A Celebrity” finalist Iain Lee, and his producer and talkRADIO co-host Katherine Boyle!Recorded backstage at Belfast's Black Box, topics discussed include Iain's experience on the celebrity version of ITV's "The Chase", mental health, Brexit, and the infamous "Patter Theft" incident involving Limmy.Marcus also investigates a new tantalising bin app being promoted by Belfast City Council.Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter.Email enquiries to instantfeedbackpod@gmail.com.If you enjoy the show, consider giving us a rating on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to the show!Support Instant Feedback by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/instant-feedbackFind out more at https://instant-feedback.pinecast.co

Sean Dolan, Development Manager, Belfast City Council

For the last episode of our current Summer Season, our guest is someone who has been involved in architecture in Belfast since she first came here more than twenty years ago. Dr. Sarah Lappin is an architect originally from Colorado in the United States. Her career has included several years as a practising architect, and work in various architectural organisations. She now teaches theory and design at Queen's University, where she has just been appointed Head of Architecture. As well as her busy teaching career, Sarah researches architectural history, with a special interest in 20th century architecture. More recently, she joined the sound art scholar Gascia Ouzounian to set up a research group into sound and the city. In this conversation with Conor McCafferty, Sarah reflects on Irish architecture ten years on from the publication of her book, Full Irish: New Architecture in Ireland (Princeton University Press, 2009), her PhD research into architecture centres, what makes for a good architecture degree course, and more. The Infinite City is produced by PLACE. This special Summer Season of episodes was made possible by an Arts and Heritage project grant from Belfast City Council.

On this episode of The Infinite City, our guest is a PLACE alumnus, someone whose career has brought together a passion for cycling with the discipline of urban design and smart city technologies. Aaron Coulter is an Urban Designer from Belfast. With a degree in Environmental Planning, he went on to pursue a Masters in Urban and Rural Design, both at Queen's University. As a graduate student Aaron worked with both PLACE and the Forum for Alternative Belfast on various urbanist initiatives in the city. After working for several years as an urban designer in London, Aaron recently took up post as the Smart Cities Programme Manager at See.Sense, a cycling technology and data company based in Northern Ireland. Aaron himself is based mostly in London these days; Conor caught up with him on Skype to talk about cycling in Belfast compared to other cities and how to improve the cycling experience through urban design and data. *** The Infinite City Summer Season 2019 ​Episode 4: Aaron Coulter Producer and Host: Conor McCafferty ​ The Infinite City is produced by PLACE. This special Summer Season of episodes was made possible by an Arts and Heritage project grant from Belfast City Council.

Suzanne Wylie has been Chief Executive of Belfast City Council for 5 years.     Having worked for the council for over 30 years, Suzanne progressed from working as an Environmental Health Officer to the top leadership position.   In her time as CX, she has been responsible for negotiating an £850 million city deal with the UK government to deliver on an ambitious set of projects spanning across Life & Health Sciences, Creative Industries, Advanced Manufacturing, digital development, smart districts, tourism regeneration and much much more.   In this conversation, Suzanne shares how local government can be an exciting sector to work in, how she rose through the ranks of her organisation, and why reading is essential despite a busy schedule.   Suzanne is a born and bred Belfaster with a deep love for our city and a real drive to see it thrive. Her passion and energy is infectious, and I know you’re going to love this sit-down chat with one of Belfast’s best.   Here we go.   // To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Suzanne (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/suzanne-wylie-belfast-city-council   Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.   To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/   Cheers!   — Matt 

In Episode 3 of our special Summer Season, we're sharing a recent studio conversation with someone who has had a huge influence on architecture in Northern Ireland. Barrie Todd is a retired architect with a career that has spanned the public and private sectors and many advisory and governance roles. Todd Architects, the practice Barrie founded in the late 1970s, has grown into one of the most significant in the UK and Ireland. Barrie retired from practice in 2005 after a management buy-out at Todd Architects, but he has remained one of the key figures in architecture in Northern Ireland ever since, with appointments as RSUA President, Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Group and a 2-year commission to review the Queen's University Architecture course. Barrie has also been tireless in his campaigning for cancer research. When their daughter Jill died after a short battle with cancer at the age of 23, Barrie and his wife Trish set up ask an architect. Architects across Northern Ireland offer an hour-long consultation free of charge when members of the public make a donation to the Friends of the Cancer Centre. Barrie recently sat down with Conor at PLACE to reflect on his journey as an architect, finding and making work in the context of the Troubles here, his philosophy on architecture in cities, and how he has sought to contribute to a culture of architecture in Belfast and beyond. The Infinite City is produced by PLACE. This special Summer Season of episodes was made possible by an Arts and Heritage project grant from Belfast City Council.

In this special summer season of The Infinite City, listen out for interviews with professionals whose careers have intersected with the city of Belfast and with the work of PLACE. But first, we have a live episode we recorded last October. Our venue was the amazing Sonic Lab at Queen's University. If you haven't already heard it, Part 1 featuring Aisling O'Beirn and Garrett Carr is available now. Here, in part 2, our guests are Darran Anderson, the Derry-born, London-based author of Imaginary Cities and Agustina Martire, who came from South America by way of several other cities to settle in Belfast, as an urbanist and lecturer and an advocate of city streets. We also have a wrap up session with all four guests and some audience Q&A. This live episode was made possible thanks to the support of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Arts & Business NI, British Council and Belfast International Arts Festival. The Infinite City is a project by PLACE. Our Summer Season 2019 is supported by Belfast City Council.

This week, to kick off a special Summer Season we're excited to share a two-part live episode. In October 2018, Rebekah and Conor invited four special guests to join them for the first live episode of The Infinite City podcast, recorded in front of an audience at the Sonic Lab in Belfast. This live episode was the closing event of Open House Belfast, an architecture festival organised by PLACE that invites the public inside the city's best buildings, engineering projects and artists' studios. After a weekend of building tours, site visits, talks and artist performances, it was great to sit down with people who have studied the city (both Belfast and cities more broadly) to talk about urbanism in Belfast and beyond. Our venue was the amazing Sonic Lab at Queen's University. We had four guest interviewees, including the writer Darran Anderson and the architect Agustina Martire, both of whom who you'll hear in part 2. But first, in this episode, Aisling O'Beirn discusses her artistic work on the politics of place through site-specific projects in Belfast, and writer Garrett Carr, author of The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland's Border, tells us about his experience making maps in the edgelands and subverting official mapped spaces. Plus, a reading by the writer Eunice Yeates and a performance by Mark McCambridge, who makes music as Arborist. The Infinite City is a project by PLACE. Our Summer Season 2019 is supported by Belfast City Council.

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In this series we showcase highlights from the Vienna Model : Housing for the 21st Century exhibition and seminars held in Dublin in April 2019. The events were co sponsored by Dublin City Council and the Housing Agency and hosted by the Dublin Housing Observatory. In this first podcast we feature Michaela Kauer, Director of the Vienna House in Brussels and Rory O'Donnell Director of NESC, the National Economic and Social Council in Ireland. Michaela gives the background and history of the Vienna Housing Model and why Vienna sees housing as a human right and also why the city is so keen to export its ideas on public housing to other parts of Europe. In his response Rory O'Donnell explores the opportunities and challenges the Vienna Model presents to Dublin and Ireland and looks at how a massive investment in public and affordable housing could be funded. For more information on the topics and speakers go to www.housingmodeldublin.ie Pictured: Grainia Long, Commissioner for Resilience, Belfast City Council, Dr Rory O'Donnell, National Economic Social Council and Michaela Kauer, Director Vienna House, Brussels and spokesperson for the City of Vienna. credit: Arthur Carron Photography

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: John Greenman Questions and concerns about the proposed salmon aquaculture facility in Belfast Guests: Ellie Daniels, Belfast business owner, abutting property owner and member of Local Citizens for SMART Growth Lawrence Reichard, freelance columnist whose column Bricks and Mortars appears in the Republican Journal , lreichard@gmail.com Note: Nordic Aquafarms and a Belfast City Council member who supports this proposal were invited to participate in this program but declined. Previous coverage of local salmon aquaculture proposals on Maine Currents can be found at the following links: archives.weru.org/maine-currents/2018/03/maine-currents-112117-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ archives.weru.org/maine-currents/2018/04/maine-currents-112117-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ archives.weru.org/maine-currents/2018/06/maine-currents-112117-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/ The post Maine Currents Special 7/25/18 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Ask Sue Show is joined by Natasha Madison. We are talking about Lennox and where we go from here. How we are NOT going to stop campaining and BELFAST CITY COUNCIL WE INVITE YOU ON THE SHOW FOR YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY. ALEXANDER LIGHTFOOT YOU KNEW LENNOX BEST COME AND JOIN THE SHOW. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION can email asksueshow@gmail.com Natasha Madison is a Dog Behaviorist and the President/Founder of Canine Justice Network. Canine Justice Network or CJN, is a 501(C) (3) non-profit dog rescue, educational and advocacy organization, located in Cincinnati, Ohio USA. CJN specializes in rescuing and rehabilitating "Bully" breeds, such as Pit Bulls, Boxers Mastiffs, etc. But helps all breeds that are in need. Natasha and Canine Justice Network launched an international campaign to help save Lennox from Belfast City Council this past summer. CJN continues to fight against BSL and spreads education & awareness to the public. Natasha and myself will be doing shows to make a stand and continue in the fight to say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Ask Sue Show is proud to work with Natasha Madison xx