Ald. Aaron Callan FRSA MIoL MRHistS

It's National Winston Churchill Day to commemorate when the British Prime Minister became an honorary U.S. citizen. USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) flies the Royal Navy White Ensign on special occasions and always has a Royal Navy officer as a member of the ship's company.

More powerful than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come. #CANZUK

EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. Photo: NASA

As a kid growing up in Northern Ireland, I dreamed of winning all four majors. Being able to bring these trophies home was truly surreal.

A drone ‘recreation’ of the RMS Titanic, staged in Belfast harbour through the use a ‘flotilla’ of almost 1,000 drones, marks the arrival of BBC’s Made Of Here campaign in Northern Ireland. 👇 bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

A Limavady-based firm has become Ireland's largest manufacturer of so-called flat pack houses after a deal to buy two factories in Monaghan. bbc.in/4v6fQfa

🍳 Breakfast in D.C. with an Ulster flavour - Minister @GordonLyons1 spent every opportunity in Washington, D.C, to get stand out for Northern Ireland. At a special #StPatricksDay breakfast, hosted by the British Ambassador to the United States (@UKinUSA), @CTurnerFCDO, the Minister engaged with key partners to discuss the enduring economic and cultural ties between Northern Ireland and the US. As we look toward the @America250 celebrations, the Minister is committed to deepening these vital partnerships for the benefit of Northern Ireland. communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/usa-ni2… #America250 #USANI250 #VisitNI

'Marco Rubio highlights a common inheritance' – Professor John Wilson Foster’s article on the formative legacy of the Scots-Irish in America and the Rubio speech - which went unmentioned by BBC NI. briefingsforbritain.co.uk/scots-irish-he…

John Steinbeck's maternal grandfather, Samuel Hamilton, who was born in 1830 in Mulkeeragh, near Ballykelly, Co Londonderry which he visited in August 1952 to reconnect with his roots, describing it as "the seat of my culture and the origin of my being,"

Limavady, east of Eden? US Consul General plants tree to mark John Steinbeck’s Ulster links for America's 250th celebrations trib.al/p3KQijh

What's this "ideological agenda"? The TransformED reforms, Givan's major educational reform, is the very definition of evidence-informed. They hate him because he went to Israel. They hate him because he's DUP. And they pretend it's because of his reforms. It isn't. Don't buy it.

A CANZUK alliance: 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧 💷£6.4 trillion GDP (larger than India & Russia combined) 🫂140 million people (larger than Japan) 🛢️ 175 billion oil barrels (4x more than the USA) 🌳 7 million sq/miles (4x larger than the EU) Our four nations can be the next global superpower.

#OTD 26 Mar 1856, William Ferguson Massey born, 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand. From humble beginnings assumed the role of Prime Minister in 1912. Staunch Orangeman, Grand Master of the North Island Grand Orange Lodge

Massey was born into a farming family, and grew up in Limavady, County Londonderry. The lower entrance road to Stormont (Parliament Buildings) is named after him, Massey Avenue. (Formerly Killeen Avenue)

Setting the record straight on TransformED meets Northern Ireland’s leading political podcast… @StormontSources …

From defenders at the great siege of Londonderry to defenders at the siege of the Alamo. trib.al/ktfXukj

Cllr Tracy Kelly has done a fabulous job as Lord Mayor of Belfast this year 🏅👏👏 A great pleasure to attend her ‘Installation Dinner’ at City Hall this evening  🏛️

TEAM NI 💪💪 Northern Ireland may be small, but our ambition is not! I am hugely proud of the incredible team of people who were out in Washington DC over the last week to champion Northern Ireland across their sectors. It was an absolute honour to be able to play my role in supporting so many of our incredible ambassadors for all that is positive about Northern Ireland. This week was all about building connections and relationships, promoting the collaborations and investment opportunities and to ensure Northern Ireland was right at the centre of a hugely packed and busy week in DC. It is such an incredible privilege to get the opportunity to champion the place I love, I am so proud of Northern Ireland and what has been achieved but I also strongly believe in our potential and future. It is an honour to stand up and speak up for Northern Ireland. Small, but mighty! 💪💪💪 #TeamNi

PRESS STATEMENT: McCue Jury and Partners on behalf of John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock

Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill.GCB, CMG, DSO He was born in Lurgan (25 December 1881 – 4 November 1944)