Council Area: Ards & North Down

Cuchulainn Initiative – Ulster GAA

Mayoral reception for the Bangor Boys Cuchulainn GAA team at Bangor Castle.

North Down and Ards Mayor, Gilliam McCollum, will host a reception for the Bangor Cuchulainns Cross community GAA team. The Bangor Cuchulainns are a team of U15 boys from St Columbanus and Bangor Academy Sixth form college that came together through sport to represent their town at the All Britain Championships, in London, in July.

The boys, none of whom had any background in Gaelic Games, prepared for 3 months to learn the skills of the game in a team setting to form friendships that will last a lifetime.

They are the first team from Bangor to participate in Ulster GAA’s flagship cross community initiative and represented their schools, their family and their town with distinction.

 

 

Comber Graffiti Project

The young artists will learn how to interpret and respond to specific themes or briefs, preparing them for real-world creative commissions

Stories and Crafts: Irish Style

Join us in Portaferry Library for a special children’s event Good Relations Week. We’ll share an Irish story and make a creative craft together, a fun way to explore our culture. Ages 4-10, 3:30-4:30pm.

Good Relations Week 2025 – Gone Fishing Drama

From the team who brought ‘Ceasefire Babies’ by Fiona Doyle and ‘I Love You Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die’ NI tour, presents:

 

Gone Fishing

Written by Eavann Mallon

Directed by Hannah Reilly.

 

“There’s comfort in the routine of a game of cards – one set of rules, one winner, one outcome. And yet when Nathan returns from a day out fishing with his friends, there’s something haunting about the way his girlfriend Ria and her cousin Sophie are engaged in their card game. As Nathan attempts to figure out what is going on, the conversation turns to what it means to be proud of where you come from and what the future will hold for these 3 individuals living in a place where unrest continually bubbles just below the surface.”

 

‘Gone fishing’ analyses what it means to be a young adult living in a country littered with riots and how does living in a country full of different nationalities impact our identity.

Good Relations Week: Connect Drop In

Call in to Comber Library and connect over a cuppa and cake and find out what services we offer for all members of the local community from toddlers to pensioners. 2:00-5:00pm

Family History Clinic

As part of Good Relations Week, Bangor Carnegie Library invites you to “Connect” with your Family History with our introduction to Libraries NI’s Heritage resources. Including a guide on how to use our microfilm newspaper collection and the range of online resources available to the amateur genealogist.

Shared Bangor Memories

Bangor Carnegie Library invites you to explore the theme of “Connect” as part of Good Relations Week. Pop along to our time portal stand with old photographs and stories about Bangor. Fill out your memories of Bangor for others to see and share, from Monday 13 to Saturday 18 October during library opening hours.