{"id":5328,"date":"2013-01-14T13:39:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T12:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=5328"},"modified":"2013-01-14T13:39:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T12:39:15","slug":"10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/01\/10-things-to-do-in-northern-ireland-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"10 THINGS TO DO IN NORTHERN IRELAND THIS WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/our-time-our-place.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4964\" title=\"our time our place\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/our-time-our-place.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (January 14 &#8211; 20).<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Walls 400! Ebrington,      Co. Londonderry, <\/strong>January      1 \u2013 31.\u00a0 Walls 400! will mark the      quarter-centenary of the city walls with a series of activities to explore      the contested history that the city walls represent and celebrate Derry\u2019s      walls as a present-day national heritage asset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kieran Goss in Concert,      Ranfurly Arts and Visitor Centre, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>January 12.\u00a0 Long hailed as one of Ireland\u2019s leading songwriters and performers,      Kieran Goss has many fans across the globe but if his songs have made him      a star, his live shows have made him a legend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fiona Cassidy \u2013 Author      in Residence, An Creag\u00e1n, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, <\/strong>January 14, 16 &amp; 18.\u00a0 Bestselling      author Fiona Cassidy will be taking up residence at An Creag\u00e1n to offer a      series of creative writing workshops for adults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Newtownards Market,      Conway Square, Co. Down, <\/strong>January 19.\u00a0 This      traditional weekly market caters for all your needs with a diverse range      of stalls selling fruit, vegetables, flowers, tools and household      goods.\u00a0 <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An Evening with Dominic Kirwan, Theatre at the Mill,      Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim, <\/strong>January      19.\u00a0 One of Ireland\u2019s best and most popular concert      performers embarks on a nationwide tour with country, pop and album hits.<strong>\n<p><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arenacross, Odyssey Arena, Belfast, <\/strong>January 19.\u00a0 The crazy indoor off-spring of motocross      racing.\u00a0 The racing is short, sharp      and shockingly spectacular with huge triple jumps, killer mogul sections      and fast, banked corners, all designed to provide high-octane sensory      fun.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Woodland Workout, meeting at      Craigavon Museum car park, Waterside House, Oxford Island, Craigavon, Co.      Armagh, <\/strong>January 19.\u00a0 Start the New Year in the great outdoors      and help stack rotten timber to create habitat piles for insects,      coppicing hazel trees and give your brain a workout as you learn about the      native flora and fauna and local folklore.\u00a0      Sturdy footwear and warm waterproof clothes are essential.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man of Aran, Ulster      Museum Lecture Theatre, Belfast, <\/strong>January 20.\u00a0 Robert Flaherty&#8217;s new digital restoration of the      classic 1934 documentary &#8216;Man of Aran&#8217; &#8211; an Irish documentary following      the hardships of daily life experienced by a family living and working on      the Aran Islands, just off the west coast of Ireland.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nature Tales, the MAC,      Belfast, <\/strong>January      20.\u00a0 Conjure up fantastic      fairy-tales and stories in this workshop for 4-6 year olds.\u00a0 With help      from the sculptures in Claire Morgan\u2019s amazing exhibition, storyteller      Mary-Frances will conjure up fantastic fairy-tales and stories about      animals and nature, before asking you to make up your very own animal      stories. \u00a0<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Very Grand Canal,      Waterways Ireland Headquarters, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, <\/strong>until January 31.\u00a0 An      exhibition of prints, sound, film, music, photography and literature all      of which have been inspired by the Grand Canal in Offaly.\u00a0 Artists include Geraldine O&#8217;Reilly, La      Cosa Preziosa, Mixed Bag Media, Eugene O&#8217;Brien, Veronica Nicholson and      Wayne Brennan.\u00a0<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has put together a list of 10 exciting things to do in Northern Ireland over the next week (January 14 &#8211; 20). Walls 400! Ebrington, Co. 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