When we think about the Titanic, most people immediately remember its tragic sinking in 1912. However, long before it became a maritime legend, RMS Titanic represented the industrial power and ambition of one city: Belfast. Here, at the Harland & Wolff shipyard, thousands of workers helped create one of the most famous ships in history. But the story of the Titanic is also the story of a city that was once one of the world’s leading centres of industry and shipbuilding. Today

Today, 5 May, remains a significant date in Belfast’s recent history. In 1981, after 66 days on hunger strike at the Maze Prison (also known as Long Kesh), Bobby Sands died. He would later become one of the most recognised and controversial figures of the Northern Ireland conflict. Today, when walking along Falls Road in West Belfast, one image appears again and again among the city’s political murals: the face of Bobby Sands. For visitors exploring this area, his mural is of

Walking through Belfast feels like stepping into a living history book. The city’s past is not only found in museums or historic buildings. It appears on its streets, in its neighbourhoods and, most famously, on its walls. The famous Belfast murals are much more than examples of street art. They are a way to understand Northern Ireland’s recent history, the identities of different communities and the legacy of a conflict that shaped the city for decades: The Troubles. For man