News archive
| 28th | Ruairí Ó Baoill will be taking part in a BBC television programme presented by John Toal. |
| 26th | Philip Macdonald will be giving a lecture to the Ulster Archaeological Society on his excavations with Time Team at Knockdhu, Co. Antrim. |
| 23rd | Ruairí Ó Baoill and James O'Neill will be giving archaeological tours of Cathedral Quarter as part of Belfast's Culture Night 2011. For more information on events visit the Culture Night website. |
| 21st | The 2011 Dunluce excavation is featured on BBC programme 'The One Show'. |
| 15th | Ruairí Ó Baoill gives Paddy O'Flaherty a tour of Medieval Belfast the BBC Radio Ulster programme 'Good Morning Ulster'. |
| 12th | An interview by Ruairí Ó Baoill in the Belfast Newsletter is also syndicated in the Belfast News, a free newspaper delivered to homes in the greater Belfast area. |
| 10/11th | European Heritage Open Days - Historic Properties open their doors to the public. For more info click here. |
| 10th | Meeting of the Belfast Young Archaeologists' Club: visit to Friar's Bush graveyard. |
| 9th | Ruairí Ó Baoill lectures on the Archaeology of Belfast as part of the NIEA: Built Heritage lunchtime seminar series. For information on upcoming lectures visit the NIEA events website. |
| 8th | Ruairí Ó Baoill gives an interview about his new book on BBC Radio Ulster programme 'Arts Extra'. |
| 8th | Launch of new book about the archaeology of Belfast by Ruairí Ó Baoill. The book, titled Hidden History Below Our Feet: The Archaeological Story of Belfast was launched by the Environment Minister Alex Atwood MLA and Professor Audrey Horning. It was published by Tandem on behalf of NIEA and Belfast City Council and is available to buy at £14.99. For more info visit: http://hiddenhistorybelfast.com/. |
| 17th - 28th | The CAF led an excavation at Ballyaghagan Cashel with the Belfast Hills Partnership |
| 8th | Belfast Young Archaeologists' Club is visiting the Ulster Museum for a gruesome session on 'Body Modification'. |
| 5th | Lecture by Dr Harry Welsh to Lisburn Historical Society, entitled 'Tomb Travel, introduction to the megalithic tombs of Northern Ireland'. |
| 12th | Belfast Young Archaeologists' Club session on the prehistoric temples of Malta. Go to the club website for membership info. |
| 4th | Dr Emily Murray will be giving a lecture on the excavations at Carrickfergus Castle Barracks as part of the NIEA: Built Heritage public seminar series. Visit the NIEA website for more info. |
| 15th | Cormac McSparron will be talking about his excavations at Tirnony Portal Tomb at the Thursday GAP evening seminar |
| 10th | Belfast Young Archaeologists' Club session on the Spanish Armada |
| 1st | Hidden History is reviewed in December's Ulster Tatler (p 162-163) |
| June 2011 | The volunteer excavation at Castlecaulfield, Co. Tyrone attracts a large amount of interest. |
| June 2011 | The CAF dig at Dunluce Castle, Co. Antrim for a third season. |
| March 2011 | Dr Harry Welsh's book 'Tomb Travel' is launched. The book, which was written on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and published by TSO Ireland, generated a lot of publicity including an interview on BBC Radio Ulster programme 'Your Place and Mine', a slot on BBC Newsline and reviews in various local newspapers including the Irish News and the Belfast News Letter. The book is still available to buy through the TSO website. |
| Dec 2010 | A documentary called 'Plantation: the Truth and the Legacy' was aired on UTV. Several members of the CAF took part in the programme including Dr Emily Murray, who was one of the presenters. |
| Oct 2010 | The excavation at Tirnony portal tomb, Maghera, Co. Londonderry begins. The dig has its own blog and Facebook page. The site was also in local papers and twice in the Belfast Telegraph. |
