Monthly Archives: March 2011

Today, along with senior colleagues, I had lunch in the Lord Mayor’s Parlour, City Hall, Belfast with Representative Siao-Yeu (Katherine) Chang of the Taipei Representative Office of the United Kingdom. Ms Chang had been Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan … Continue reading →

Today I attended the Inaugural Conference on Peace and Reconciliation at the St Patrick’s Centre, Downpatrick, at the invitation of its Director, Dr. Tim Campbell. My role was to give a talk on St Patrick the man, rather than the … Continue reading →

Today I attended, as High Sheriff of Belfast, the St Patrick’s Sunday Parade of the 1st Belfast branch of the Royal Irish Rangers Old Comrades’ Association. The parade left the Northern Ireland Supporters Club, Shankill Road, for St Matthew’s Parish … Continue reading →

Yesterday I attended the Belfast-One City Conference…comhdhail aon-chathrach Bheal feirste…” Unlocking the Potential of a City on the Rise” organised by our old friend Mairtin O Muilleoir from Belfast Media Group(www.onecityconference.com). Tonight, as High Sheriff of Belfast I was honoured … Continue reading →

Yesterday,as High Sheriff of Belfast and Chairman of Belfast City Council Health and Environmental Services Committee I accompanied my Director, Suzanne Wylie and our European Manager Laura Leonard to a major Conference in City Hall to address climate change and … Continue reading →

Last night I hosted, as High Sheriff of Belfast and Chairman of the Health and Environmental Services Committee, a dinner for Edwin Poots, the Minister for the Environment in Northern Ireland and other senior delegates to the Sustainable Communities Conference … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was delighted, as High Sheriff , to welcome Prince William and Kate Middleton to YouthAction’s purpose built youth facility in College Square North, Belfast. YouthAction Northern Ireland has a 65 year history of making a significant difference to … Continue reading →

Tonight I welcome visitors from throughout Europe to the City Hall in Belfast and this is what I will say: Distinguished Guests. First of all, may I say, as High Sheriff of Belfast and Chairman of Belfast City Council’s Health … Continue reading →

Tonight I attend, as High Sheriff, the Youth Lyric performance of The Twits by Roald Dahl in the Waterfront Studio, Belfast. At the Reception in the Interval I will be introduced by Lynda Bryans, the TV presenter, who is one … Continue reading →