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Giant’s Causeway formation event may have taken just days – museum curator

The formation event behind Northern Ireland’s world-famous Giant’s Causeway may have taken just a few days rather than thousands of years, according to a new theory. The origin of the striking stones, which have attracted visitors from across the ...

06 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Local News

Derry schoolgirls thrilled to learn the basics of coding for developing videogames

A group of local girls have recently finished a course introducing them to the world of coding and the building blocks required to make video games. The girls aged between 10 to 13 learned the skills necessary to code as part of a ‘Girls Make ...

20 Feb 2022 at 19:23

Northern Ireland

Owner of Ireland’s smallest distillery hopes Unesco measure boosts tourism

A founder of Ireland’s smallest distillery hopes recognition by Unesco can make the area a “magnet” for tourists in the coming year. Killowen Distillery sits within the aspiring Mourne-Gullion-Strangford Global Geopark in Northern Ireland. ...

13 Jan 2023 at 02:45

National News

Young people in Ireland invited to take part in European project to relieve eco-anxieties

Young people across Ireland are invited to be a part of a European-wide project that will relieve eco-anxiety and support the future of youth climate action and well-being. ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s leading environmental education and youth ...

16 Feb 2022 at 13:34

Northern Ireland

Seven sites receive Government backing to gain Unesco World Heritage status

Seven sites have received Government backing to win Unesco World Heritage status, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced. York city centre, Birkenhead Park and an Iron Age settlement in Scotland could be in ...

10 Apr 2023 at 11:59

Northern Ireland

Bid to list Co Antrim Moravian church as cultural world heritage site

A bid to list a preserved Moravian site in Co Antrim as Northern Ireland’s first cultural world heritage site has been launched. The proposal to Unesco is part of a transnational bid involving three global sites – Bethlehem in ...

06 Feb 2023 at 16:21

Northern Ireland

Gracehill honoured with Unesco World Heritage Site status

A village in Northern Ireland has become the UK’s newest Unesco World Heritage Site. The Moravian Church settlement in Co Antrim is the region’s second Unesco World Heritage Site following recognition of the Giant’s Causeway. ...

26 Jul 2024 at 10:10

Northern Ireland

Historic war rooms and castles among sites set to open for heritage event

The Northern Ireland Regional War Room is among a host of historic sites set to open to the public for a special two-day event next month. The nuclear bunker is one of 250 buildings and landmarks to open to the public free ...

14 Aug 2024 at 10:44

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s World Heritage Site being damaged by tourists leaving coins

Northern Ireland’s World Heritage Site is being damaged by visitors leaving coins in the cracks of the famous stones. Scores of coins have been left wedged into the cracks of the basalt rock columns of the Giant’s ...

28 May 2025 at 09:46

EcoLive

St Cecilia College environmentalists scoop top prize at ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards 2024

A group of young people from St Cecilia’s College in Derry claimed the top prize in the junior waste category at this year’s ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards (YEA) 2024. Over 1,000 people attended the ...

20 May 2024 at 15:26

Northern Ireland

Armagh Observatory continues centuries-old winter solstice tradition

One of Ireland’s oldest astronomical institutions is continuing its centuries-old tradition of observing the winter solstice. It comes this year as the historic Armagh Observatory is part of a bid for Unesco ...

21 Dec 2025 at 11:00

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