Poetry review: Plastic by Matthew Rice – a thing of beauty blossoms amidst the grimness of factory life - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan Plastic, one of the banes of my existence, is a substance I have loathed for as long as I can remember first encountering it. This makes it all the more remarkable th...

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Film review: Father Mother Sister Brother – A dark and tender look at family bonds - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan The opening lines of Philip Larkin’s poem This Be The Verse came to mind after watching director Jim Jarmusch’s excellent new film Father Mother Sister Brother. They ...

Film review: Father Mother Sister Brother – A dark and tender look at family bonds. Opening at the @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social on April 10 - viewdigital.org/film-review-...

Review: GROUP! delivers a wild night with chaotic brilliance at the Lyric Theatre - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital arts reviewer Conor Pelan Conor Mitchell’s GROUP! returns to the Lyric Theatre after 24 years as a benchmark show for the theatre’s 75th anniversary. It explores the classic setting of ...

Review: GROUP! delivers a wild night with chaotic brilliance at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast - viewdigital.org/review-group...

Funeral held for Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli airstrike Hundreds of mourners turned out in the pouring rain in Beirut for the funerals of Ali Shoaib, Fatima Fatouni and Muhammad Fatouni.

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Free places at VIEWdigital media training workshop in March in Belfast for migrant women and disabled people - Email unamurphy@viewdigital.org for more details

Lyric Theatre launches primary school tour of ‘Waste Busters the Eco-Musical’ - VIEWdigital The Creative Learning department at the Lyric Theatre Belfast has announced a tour of primary schools across Northern Ireland with its environmental production Waste Busters the Eco-Musical. The show ...

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Barry McCaffrey: Will Finucane Inquiry be allowed to get to the truth? Journalist Barry McCaffrey asks whether the new inquiry will answer the question of whether collusion was the work of rogue agents, or the product of policy

"If the new inquiry does not examine decision-making at senior government level, it will struggle to answer the question of whether collusion was the work of rogue agents, or the product of policy."

Review: Consumed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast – Sharp, fearless and exhilarating - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital theatre reviewer Conor Pelan What happens when you put Baby Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z together at one family birthday party? Consumed, written by Karris Kelly and produced by Paine...

Review: Consumed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast – Sharp, fearless and exhilarating - viewdigital.org/review-consu...

Northern Ireland has second-highest rate of low pay in the UK, report finds - VIEWdigital Northern Ireland has the second-highest rate of low pay in the UK, a report has found. New analysis of the Office of National Statistics’ Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) by the Living Wage ...

Northern Ireland has second-highest rate of low pay in the UK, report finds - viewdigital.org/northern-ire...

Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped Prosecutors drop charges over break-in at Israeli defence firm site after jury cleared six other defendants of offence

Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Review: Raw and riveting performance from Nicky Harley in The Human Voice - VIEWdigital The Human Voice at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast By VIEWdigital theatre reviewer Conor Pelan Set in modern Belfast, Prime Cut Productions of The Human Voice, (originally by Jean Cocteau in the 1930s ‘La ...

Review: Raw and riveting performance from Nicky Harley in The Human Voice at Lyric Theatre, Belfast - viewdigital.org/review-raw-a...

Former PwC employee settles age and disability discrimination case for £150,000 - VIEWdigital A woman who had worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers Services Ltd (PwC) for more than 40 years has settled her case of age and disability discrimination against the company for £150,000. The woman, who w...

Former PwC employee settles age and disability discrimination case for £150,000 - viewdigital.org/former-pwc-e...

Latest issue of VIEW magazine is launched at the offices of UNISON NI in Belfast - VIEWdigital By Liana Mac Intyre The latest issue of VIEW magazine was launched on Monday, January 26, at UNISON Northern Ireland’s office in Galway House on York Street, Belfast. The event brought together trade ...

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REVIEW: The Voice of Hind Rajab: a powerful portrayal of a terrified little Palestinian girl under fire from the Israeli army - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan Five-year-old Hind Rajab was killed in 2024 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza, in her uncle’s car, along with six family members and two courageous Palestini...

REVIEW: The Voice of Hind Rajab: a powerful portrayal of a terrified little Palestinian girl under fire from the Israeli army - viewdigital.org/review-the-v...

I have just finished watching ‘Waiting for the Out’ on @BBC. A remarkable compassionate drama series which offers a valuable insight into prison life. Great lead performance from actor Josh Finan, superb cast, and full kudos to writer Dennis Kelly. Give it a watch

Little Voices, Big Impact: Children in east Belfast help award funding to community projects - VIEWdigital Ten creative projects have now been selected to receive funding after children and families in east Belfast took part in the Happy Vote. A range of groups pitched to hundreds of people who came throug...

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Book launch about suicide prevention at Queen's University, Belfast - VIEWdigital Hear author Philip O’Keeffe discuss his new work Analysing Suicide: Reality, Myth, Fallacy, and engage in conversation about how we can respond more effectively to suicide in our communities Event is ...

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Scrooge steps back into Belfast as A Christmas Carol returns to the Lyric Theatre - VIEWdigital A Christmas Carol, the classic tale by Charles Dickens, returns to the Lyric Theatre on November 28 to January 10, 2026. Reimagined by playwright Marie Jones and directed by Matthew McElhinney, the 20...

Scrooge steps back into Belfast as A Christmas Carol returns to the Lyric Theatre - viewdigital.org/scrooge-step...

Review: Testimony: Aoife Kelleher’s unflinching look at the horror of the Magdalene Laundries - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital journalist Emily Campbell An estimated 30,000 women were confined in the Magdalene Laundries. One thousand seven hundred and forty-five babies were sent across the Atlantic to the Unite...

Review: Testimony: Aoife Kelleher’s unflinching look at the horror of the Magdalene Laundries - viewdigital.org/review-testi...

‘Happy Vote’ set to unleash new ideas to help children in east Belfast - VIEWdigital Children and families in east Belfast are set to cast their votes in a fun ballot that will determine which ideas will come to life as part of Save the Children NI’s Innovation Fund, ‘Transforming the...

‘Happy Vote’ set to unleash new ideas to help children in east Belfast - viewdigital.org/happy-vote-s...

Comment: Drink spiking: Why young women still don’t feel safe in Northern Ireland - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital journalist Emily Campbell In September, I became familiar with the consequences of spiking. As a student, I had often heard the term thrown around university — “a friend of a friend” ty...

Comment: Drink spiking: Why many young women still don’t feel safe in Northern Ireland - viewdigital.org/comment-drin...

Review: The Mastermind; director Kelly Reichardt turns an art robbery into a study of quiet desperation - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan Director Kelly Reichardt’s latest film The Mastermind is, at a surface level, a heist movie, but it is so much more. The minimalist style, the camera shots, the jazzy...

Review: The Mastermind; director Kelly Reichardt turns an art robbery into a study of quiet desperation - viewdigital.org/review-the-m...

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says medic at Nasser hospital in Gaza

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...

Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Review: Souleymane's Story: a brilliant portrayal of an app wage slave who gives a voice to the exploited - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan The food courier on a bike is now a common sight on our city streets. A few taps on a mobile phone, and your meal is delivered to your front door. But what’s the stor...

Review: Souleymane’s Story: a brilliant portrayal of an app wage slave who gives a voice to the exploited - viewdigital.org/review-soule...

Linen Hall Library launches Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2025 - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital journalist Emily Campbell The Linen Hall Library in Belfast has announced the launch of the Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2025, celebrating and promoting excellence in short ficti...

Linen Hall Library in Belfast launches Michael McLaverty Short Story Award 2025 - viewdigital.org/linen-hall-l...

Sunflower bar event to raise funds for Gaza with a feast of Palestinian food - VIEWdigital By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan The Sunflower Bar in Belfast is set to serve up a range of Palestinian food at a fundraising event in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The event will run from 1pm ...

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Award-winning play on women’s hostel closure returns for major tour - VIEWdigital An award-winning and politically charged play about the forced closure of Belfast’s Regina Coeli hostel for women is returning to stages across the north following overwhelming demand from venues and ...

Award-winning play on women’s hostel closure returns for major tour - viewdigital.org/award-winnin...

“Something is stirring; something that could become very big – a citizens’ revolt against the propaganda of power. We fight for the day on which the pen beats the wallet.” - Great article George. Thanks for mentioning @viewdigital.bsky.social - www.VIEWdigital.org

Excellent event