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Belfast Metropolitan College
Belfast Metropolitan College, also known as Belfast Met, is a further and higher education institution in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The college offers both vocational education and academic qualifications. With over 37,000 enrolments and an annual budget in the region of £60 million, it is the largest FE college in the UK and the fourth largest post-secondary institution in the UK. History The college traces its origins back to the beginning of the twentieth century when the Belfast Municipal Technical Institute was established in 1906. It was in a grand building in College Square East, constructed between 1902 and 1906. College Square East survived the Belfast blitz with students often having to hide in its air-raid shelters during the Second World War. College Square East was known colloquially as the 'Black Man Tech'. The official name of the college was the Municipal Technical College however it was also known as 'The Tech' and the 'Black Man Tech'. It is often incorre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast
Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel. It is the second-largest city in Ireland (after Dublin), with an estimated population of in , and a Belfast metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of 671,559. First chartered as an English settlement in 1613, the town's early growth was driven by an influx of Scottish people, Scottish Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Presbyterians. Their descendants' disaffection with Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland's Protestant Ascendancy, Anglican establishment contributed to the Irish Rebellion of 1798, rebellion of 1798, and to the Acts of Union 1800, union with Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain in 1800—later regarded as a key to the town's industrial transformation. When granted City status in the United Kingdom#Northern Ireland, city s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GNVQ
A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, was a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom. The last GNVQs were awarded in 2007. The qualifications related to occupational areas in general, rather than any specific job. They could be taken in a wide range of subjects. There were different levels of GNVQ, namely the Intermediate level (equivalent to four General Certificates of Secondary Education) and Advanced level (equivalent to two Advanced-level General Certificates of Education). GNVQs were available to people of all ages. Many schools and colleges offered these courses and they could be studied alongside GCSEs or A levels. The GNVQ generally involved much coursework (6-8 large assignments), which allowed holders to show their skills when applying for jobs. GNVQs were used in many schools in Wales in three main subjects: Engineering, Health and Social Care, and Leisure and Tourism. They were commonly used between early 2000 and 2005 as one-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Walsh (boxer)
Aidan Walsh (born March 28, 1997) is an Irish boxer. Walsh trains at Holy Family ABC, Belfast. His sister is Olympic boxer Michaela Walsh. In 2015, Aidan won gold at light welterweight at the Commonwealth Youth Games. At welterweight, Aidan won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Aidan also competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he won Gold alongside his sister Michaela Walsh, who is also a champion amateur boxer. Walsh competed in the men's welterweight competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and won a bronze medal. He lost in the first round at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ... in Paris, going down 4:0 to Makan Traoré from France. References External links * * * * Aidan Walshat the Paris 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Tomelty
Joseph Tomelty (5 March 1911 – 7 June 1995) was an Irish actor, playwright, novelist, short-story writer and theatre manager. He worked in film, television, radio and on the stage, starring in Sam Thompson's 1960 play ''Over the Bridge''. Life and career Born in Portaferry in 1911, he was the son of James Tomelty, a skilled fiddler who was nicknamed "Rollicking"; and the brother of Peter Tomelty, a tenor and recording artist. Tomelty's exposure to music at a young age influenced his work as a playwright, with several of his stage works being named after songs, including ''The Singing Bird'' (1948), ''Down the Heather Glen'' (1953) and ''The Drunken Sailor'' (1954). Tomelty was a co-founder, in 1940, of the Group Theatre in Belfast, and served as its general manager until 1951. He married Lena Milligan in 1942.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaryjoseph-to melty-1586249.html They had two daughters together: Frances Tomelty is an actress and the first wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerri Quinn
Kerri Quinn (born c. 1977) is an actress and singer from Northern Ireland. On television, she is known for her roles in ''Coronation Street'' and '' Hope Street''. Biography Early life and career At the age of 13, Quinn started singing in bands. That gave her a boost in confidence, which prompted her to take on acting lessons. Quinn followed theatre studies at the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education (BIFHE) and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts honours degree at Queen's University Belfast in 2004. She didn't go on with the studies, bored with writing essays, but instead chose to learn the art hands on, in the theatre. Quinn thinks she's lucky to be one of the few theatre talents that got a series of roles. Her skills as a musician, certainly helped with that. She performed in bands, as an in house singer, and toured pubs and clubs with an ABBA tribute band. Some of the interesting theatre pieces she played in, are the musicals ''West Side Story'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Morgan
Colin Morgan (born 1 January 1986) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is known for playing the title character in the BBC fantasy series ''Merlin'' (2008–2012), Leo Elster in ''Humans'' (2015–2018), and Billy Clanton in Kenneth Branagh's ''Belfast'' (2021). Morgan made his London theatre debut in 2007 as the title character in DBC Pierre's '' Vernon God Little''. He went on to appear in the theatre productions Pedro Almodóvar's '' Todo sobre mi madre'' ("''All About My Mother''") in 2007, Thomas Babe's '' A Prayer for My Daughter'' in 2008, Pedro Miguel Rozo's ''Our Private Life'' in 2011, ''Step in Time'' at The Old Vic 24 Hour Musicals Celebrity Gala in 2012, Shakespeare's ''The Tempest'' in 2013, and Jez Butterworth's '' Mojo'' during 2013 and 2014. In July 2008, ''Screen International'' named Morgan as a "Star of Tomorrow". For his performance in ''Merlin'', Morgan was nominated for Outstanding Actor (Drama) in the Monte Carlo TV Festival Awards in 2009, 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Keenan (writer)
Brian Keenan (born 28 September 1950) is an Irish writer whose work includes the book ''An Evil Cradling'', an account of the four and a half years he spent as a hostage in Beirut, Lebanon from 11 April 1986 to 24 August 1990. Life Keenan was born into a working-class family in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1950. He left Orangefield School early and began work as a heating engineer. However, he continued an interest in literature by attending night classes and in 1970 gained a place at the University of Ulster in Coleraine. Other writers there at that time included Gerald Dawe and Brendan Hamill who were collectively known subsequently as the Coleraine Cluster. In the mid 1980s Keenan returned to the Magee College campus of the university for postgraduate study. Afterwards he accepted a teaching position at the American University of Beirut, where he worked for about four months. Hostage On the morning of 11 April 1986, Keenan was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Presenter
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. They may also be a working journalist, assisting in the collection of news material and may, in addition, provide commentary during the program. News presenters most often work from a television studio or radio studio, but may also present the news from remote locations in the field related to a particular major news event. History The role of the news presenter developed over time. Classically, the presenter would read the news from news "copy" which they may or may not have helped write with a news writer. This was often taken almost directly from wire services and then rewritten. Prior to the television era, radio-news broadcasts often mixed news with opinion and each presenter strove for a distinctive style. These presenters wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Irvine (journalist)
John Irvine is a television news journalist, and the principal ITV News overseas journalist. Early life and education Irvine was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. After attending Campbell College, he went on to study journalism at the College of Business Studies, graduating in 1983. Career Before joining ITN in 1994, he worked for the Tyrone Constitution and UTV. After two years as a producer, he was appointed as ITN's main Ireland Correspondent in 1996. During his time in Northern Ireland he covered the Shankill Road and Remembrance Day bombs. In 2001 Irvine moved to the Middle East, where he was based in Jerusalem and covered the Israeli Army's occupation of Ramallah. From there he moved to Iraq to cover the 2003 Invasion. It is for this coverage that he is most well known, broadcasting nightly reports for ITV News from Baghdad during the intense aerial bombardment. Irvine won the Royal Television Society Journalist of the Year award in 2003 for his coverage of the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes (; born 3 December 1959) is a Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist. He co-presented the breakfast television show ''GMTV'' (1993–2005) for ITV, before presenting ''Sunrise'' (2005–2016) for Sky News. Holmes co-presented ITV's '' This Morning'' (2006–2021) with his then-wife Ruth Langsford on Fridays and during the school holidays. In January 2022, he joined ''GB News ''to present its breakfast programme alongside Isabel Webster. He has also presented '' How the Other Half Lives'' (2015–2019) and ''It's Not Me, It's You'' (2016) for Channel 5. Holmes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to broadcasting in the 2018 New Year Honours. He is an advocate for numerous charities and causes, including Dogs Trust, Variety GB and Northern Ireland Kidney Patients' Association. Early life and education Holmes was educated at Holy Family Primary School [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynda Bryans
Lynda Bryans (born May 1962) is a Belfast-born television presenter and journalist from Northern Ireland. Broadcasting career Television Bryans began her career in the media industry in 1981."Memories of a life in broadcasting" News Letter, 2 March 2009, accessed 6 January 2010 Her first job was working as a temporary copy typist for UTV that summer which was immediately followed by a job working as a secretary in the Religious Affairs department at BBC Northern Ireland. She went on to become a newsreader and reporter on BBC's ''Inside Ulster'', as well as reading daytime news bulletins and briefly covering continuity shifts for BBC NI. Bryans' career as a broadcaster began when she applied, as a staff member, for a screen test at the BBC, and she became a continuity announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Browne
Aidan Browne (b. Belfast)WebArchive.org: Aidan Browne's profile on u.tv captured 11 July 2002, accessed 5 April 2009 is a television presenter and actor. Broadcasting career Browne has been a freelance and newsreader at UTV since ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
