Father Des Wilson was a true pastor of his people, the under-siege community of Ballymurphy during The Troubles. Many Irish Americans remember him as a heroic figure.
The Belfast International Homecoming Conference has officially launched with businesses tapping into Diaspora relationships as transatlantic opportunities are knocking on an open door!
The funeral for 15-year-old Nora Quoirin, whose body was found 10 days after she disappeared while on a family vacation in Malaysia, was held in South Belfast on Tuesday.
The Titanic was an ocean-liner like no other and the food served was an insight into the social disparities of the time with first-class passengers enjoying a ten-course meal for dinner.
The heft of the diaspora will be brought to bear on the challenges of Brexit at the Belfast International Homecoming which will take place in the city in October.
