If there had been no intervention they probably would have remained as faceless enemies their entire lives.    One came from the Falls, the other from the Shankill.  Both had lost brothers in the Troubles.  Both had witnessed so much harsh history.  But Sean and Rab forged a unique affinity, which has taken them into [...]

The traffic lights turned red on Belfast’s Albertbridge Road.  Jonny drew his car up to the line, lost in thoughts of life, exams and student banter. But then his eyes were alerted to a scene of confusion going on outside.  People running, punches being thrown, a guy in a white tracksuit approaching his car…
Jonny’s mind [...]

He was just an old guy at her bus-stop.  She was just a young woman rushing to get to work.  But they struck up a random friendship which is helping both see how making a difference can be the most natural thing in the world.
Denny and Ashleigh got talking as they waited on the bus [...]

It was a night where vintage and urban chic met to create a quirky backdrop for another Tell It In Colour storytelling night.  The venue this time was a warehouse in Ballymena, which had been transformed for this latest gig in our ‘Stories of Life’ tour.  Cold grey walls were now covered in fairy lights, [...]

Stuart, Joel, Thomas, Mark, John, James, Dean.  Seven friends with a dream for Belfast.  Seven guys with a passion to see city neighbours become friends…
‘Everyday Belfast’ is an idea which began in student circles at Queens University in September 2010.  Stuart Bothwell, was one of of the initiators:  “I guess we saw that student culture [...]

The tattered old book sat in the middle of the vintage style stage, bursting with stories which would soon be told.  The photographs and art were in place, the musicians and story-tellers ready.  And then the Black Box in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter started to fill up.  There was a buzz in the air.  The city [...]

Ideas ranged from Doorsteps sandwich chain, to the Belfast Wheel, to the Northern Irish sense of humour; just some of the responses scrawled on the Tell It In Colour ‘Love Belfast’ wall at this year’s Summer Madness festival.
TIIC went along to Ireland’s largest youth festival at the King’s Hall in Belfast from the 3rd to [...]