When I got home on Thursday night I was filled with adrenaline. It had been a year, 7 months and 30 days since I last shot a live music gig, that was the Cutaways last show, before that was another 4 months 3 days; the Belfast4Haiti epic event. It seems I’ve missed shooting live shows [...]

Today is my first day of classes in my final semester of my Photography degree. To say I’m feeling the pressure is an understatement. Time management has never been my forte, however, things are going to be different over the next few months. Twitter is taking a back-step, or at least my personal account is. [...]

Yesterday, Saturday 7th Jan, Ron rounded-up the troops once again, this time at the Robots Exhibition at the newly opened Clotworthy House (Oriel Gallery) in Antrim Castle Gardens. A little advertised, low-key exhibition, with little reason given for its existence beyond being the “first exhibition in the brand new light-filled Oriel Gallery” and draw people [...]

The past couple of weeks have seen various newspapers and websites filled with the same shit from a number of politicians and parties who are just after what little publicity they can get, whilst showing themselves up as the discriminatory, biased and un-Christian and judgemental people they are. Belfast Pride, along with Gay Pride events [...]

The Belfast Pride 2011 Parade and Party in the Square took place on Saturday 30th July with a record 10,000 people on the parade and 20,000 people lining the streets to watch! The atmosphere as electric as people of all ages and sexual orientation strutted their stuff in the name of equality. Kicking off from [...]

Last night was the Friday Night Show at the Europa featuring music, dancing, prizes, bingo and many happy faces.

Last night was the much anticipated LGBT vs religion debate in the Europa as part of Belfast Pride week. On the panel was Rev. Chris Hudson of All Souls church, Pádraig Ó Tuama who works with Irish Peace Centres and Dr. Mike Davidson who works with Core Issues. Although Rev. David McIlveen, of Sandown Road [...]

It’s a story which hits a nerve with all of us, a powerful narrative of a terrible hate-filled crime. Telling the story of 21 year-old gay student, Matthew Shepard, who was brutally tortured and murdered in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. Originally premiered in 2000, writer Moisés Kaufman, and volunteers from his theatrical group, conducted more [...]

Last night was the launch of Belfast Pride 2011 in the Europa Hotel in the city centre. Niall Gillespie, Pride Committee Chair and Treasurer, started things off with a brief history of Pride in Belfast, this was followed by the premier of Shay O’Donnell’s winning short film, ‘Closet Full of Lies’, which gives a glimpse [...]

Barry’s Amusementsis such a strange place to go back to as an adult, but it still provides a lot of fun for only a small price. Gotta love the 2p machines.