Hi °C | Lo °C THE annual Festival of the Peninsular continues in Co Down with a packed programme of events.
Folk musicians from Australia, Tanzania, Scotland, Ireland, England and Northern Ireland are due to take part in the event which concludes on Sunday.
Orchestra celebrates birthday in style
THE Ulster Orchestra will begin celebrating its 40th birthday year in style with a spectacular fundraising Ruby Gala event in Belfast Ulster Hall later this month.
Christina Aguilera
SUPERSTAR Christina Aguilera is set to return to Belfast later this year to stage a dazzling show, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
Back To Basics Christina comes back to Belfast
Superstar Christina Aguilera is set to return to Belfast later this year to stage a dazzling show, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
Christina Aguilera: the hit pop princess is on her way to Belfast
Chart-topper set for November gig
Greatest ever golf putt - bored office worker performs wonder shot
Lohan ‘avoiding Mueller in rehab’
Emma Watson: I have an alibi!
Dobrev and Somerhalder reunion frosty
Nina Dobrev and her former beau Ian Somerhalder reportedly “couldn’t wait” to leave the CW Upfronts event in New York City because The Vampire Diaries co-stars felt awkward in each other’s presence.
Moore ‘splits from Morton’
Demi Moore and her boyfriend of six months, restaurateur Harry Morton, have reportedly called it quits.
Rowland for X Factor USA?
Kelly Rowland is reportedly near to finishing a deal to be a judge on The X Factor USA after leaving the British version.
Bartha engaged to Smith
Justin Bartha from the Hangover Part III popped the question to Lia Smith while on holiday.
Ashton Kutcher ‘raises eyebrows with behaviour’
Ashton Kutcher has reportedly raised eyebrows with his bachelor-type behavior in Los Angeles.
Justin Bieber to ‘pay thousands’ for monkey
Justin Bieber will reportedly have to settle a huge bill with the German animal shelter looking after his pet monkey.
Amanda Bynes ‘doing better’
Amanda Bynes reportedly has a "better grasp on herself" lately.
Bruno Mars rules out tour stunts
Bruno Mars enjoys putting on a good performance but draws the line at “wearing a harness”.
Mila Kunis 'warned about Kutcher'
Mila Kunis has reportedly been warned by her friends that Ashton Kutcher might not be "good for her".
Review: Fawlty Towers at the Northern Whig
The Faulty Towers live theatre dining experience is a largely improvised show. It started from the moment we all arrived at the venue and heard Sybil cry out for husband Basil, who was busy barking orders at hapless waiter Manuel.
Why the restaurant OX has critics and public hungry for more
It's currently the most talked about restaurant in Ireland, North or South.
Joris Minne's restaurant reviews: Katmandu Kitchen
People have been writing off Belfast's Botanic Avenue for many years. The street has suffered all sorts of slings and arrows principally because for the last 100 years it has been at the heart of a transient student society.
Belfast's Robinson and Cleaver building to be home of new restaurant
A new restaurant is due to open in one of Belfast city centre's best-known landmark buildings.
Classical fest explores new arias of food and fashion
If music be the food of love, play on.
Joris Minne: Happy Angel
Restaurateur Sam Spain and chef Tony O’Neill’s joint ability to sprinkle magic over restaurants like Il Pirata, Barking Dog and Coppi is a reminder of how important branding is to the sector.
Joris Minne: The Old Inn
What mystery surrounds the busy kitchens of the Old Inn at Crawfordsburn?
Joris Minne: Ox
In 1989 Paul and Jeannie Rankin opened the doors to their first Belfast restaurant, Roscoff.
Joris Minne: Chelsea Wine Bar
South Belfast is the only civilised part of Northern Ireland, a place of red-brick elegance and Neff kitchen appliances, where the residents dress well and plan their skiing holidays in private.
George Michael injured in car crash
Chart star George Michael has been airlifted to hospital for treatment to head injuries after a motorway accident - the latest car drama for the troubled singer.
Denmark tipped to win Eurovision
Favourites Denmark could prove a disaster for bookies if they land their predicted win at the Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow night.
Making Your Mind Up Gets Top Vote
Bucks Fizz hit Making Your Mind Up has been named the nation's favourite UK Eurovision song more than three decades after its triumph.
Cooper's life changing Hangover
Bradley Cooper has admitted the success of The Hangover completely changed his life.
Thurman to play anti-gay activist
Uma Thurman will star as a notorious anti-gay activist in new film Anita.
Blunt tunes up for Woods musical?
Emily Blunt is in talks to join the star-studded cast of Rob Marshall's upcoming musical Into The Woods.
Johansson to make directorial debut
Scarlett Johansson is set to make her directorial debut with an adaptation of a Truman Capote novel.
Butler star of extended Raven?
Gerard Butler could be set to star in sci-fi action flick The Raven.
Willis in poisoned hit man role
Bruce Willis is set to star in new thriller Expiration.
Joe Boyd's lecture at the Black Box is found lacking in colour
Legendary record producer Joe Boyd visited Belfast's Black Box on Saturday afternoon to reminisce about the cult singer-songwriter Nick Drake, who died in 1974.
Photographers from Belfast Exposed display their work in a new exhibition at the MAC
The MAC has teamed up with Belfast Exposed Photography to launch a joint exhibition ‘Northern Ireland: 30 Years of Photography’.
Review: Fawlty Towers at the Northern Whig
The Faulty Towers live theatre dining experience is a largely improvised show. It started from the moment we all arrived at the venue and heard Sybil cry out for husband Basil, who was busy barking orders at hapless waiter Manuel.
Northern Ireland artist is making his landmark in art world
They are some of Northern Ireland's best-known landmarks captured as you've never seen before.
Billy Connolly's Irish shows sell out despite foul-mouthed tirade that reduced photographer to tears
The controversy over a foul-mouthed tirade that reduced a female photographer to tears has done little to dent the popularity of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly (71).
Review: Robert Frisk's talk springs a few surprises
The Harbour Commissioners was the setting for stories of dehumanising conflict in a lively talk from Robert Fisk.
Review: Diane Spence unleashed a "tsunami of filth"
Diane Spencer brought tales of "the human experience" last night. "It just happens to be a disgusting one," said the X-rated raconteur, who seems to have 'experienced' mainly heavy drinking and kinky sex.
When talking is done, it's hard to love new Billy play
It's been 30 years since we last saw Billy Martin, the hero of Graham Reid's much feted television trilogy. He left us without warning or forwarding address. And he left a Belfast punctuated with bullets and bomb blasts.
Waiting is over... Let arts sing out!
Will Self, Lucy Caldwell, Sean Hughes, Lucy Rose and Gavin Esler. Sounds like a guest list for a great dinner party. But you can enjoy their company without even switching on the oven. They're just some of the cast who'll be educating and entertaining audiences as the year's Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival kicks off today.
