Gillian Halliday, Belfast Telegraph

Gillian Halliday

Belfast Telegraph

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Past articles by Gillian:

Happy Valley finale: so, was it really worth all the hype?

A sense of disappointment was surely palpable in households across the nation as the credits rolled on the finale episode of Happy Valley. → Read More

Meet the ‘Vanatic’ who runs tours in east Belfast and in Co Down dedicated to Van Morrison

Lisburn man Al Bodkin is a self-confessed ‘Vanatic’ — one of millions of fans around the world who are devoted to the music of Sir Van Morrison — and one who has seen the veteran blues singer perform live more than 130 times and counting. He even owns one of Van’s former cars. Now, his ‘vanaticism’ for the Northern Ireland icon has been channelled into a tour that brings fellow Vanatics from… → Read More

Taking one for the team: Meet two of NI’s Christmas workers who spent December 25 serving others

It’s the one day of the year that most of us get to enjoy relaxing with loved ones — but for others December 25 is a date on which they have to time out from the festive celebrations and go to work. → Read More

Northern Ireland's headline-makers of 2022 – No.5: ‘The IRA’

Gerry Adams once quipped, “They haven’t gone away, you know” — a phrase that has entered into the Northern Ireland lexicon. It was uttered in 1995 and he was talking about the Provisional IRA. Fast forward over 25 years and the movement’s slogans have, just like the former Sinn Fein president’s catchphrase, gone mainstream. → Read More

Harry & Meghan Netflix episode 2 review: ‘Hunter versus the prey’

The Royal family are likely to sigh with relief that the main theme of the second episode of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’ Netflix series Harry & Meghan is the British media – although they don’t get away completely unscathed. → Read More

Christmas nostalgia from the Belfast Telegraph archives – in pictures

Christmas lights twinkling. The arrival of Santa with a sack load of wrapped presents for excited children. The festive feeling all around. The last few years have meant celebrating the special season is quite different to anything that preceded 2020, but fortunately, Christmas 2022 is shaping up to be a good one. → Read More

World’s first TikTok exhibition running at Belfast gallery bringing together content creators and art fans

It’s almost impossible to engage with social media and not find yourself — sooner or later — stumbling across a TikTok video. The short form video sharing app has over 30m daily users and counting. Such is its cultural impact a Belfast gallery is holding what is believed to be a global first: a TikTok exhibition. → Read More

Derry YouTube ghost hunters Jason Dunne and Kim Quigley on their supernatural profession: ‘The whole time there I felt that I was being watched… when I turned round there was someone in the window’

Derry's historic city walls will come alive with more than 100,000 Halloween revellers this weekend – all keen to experience what is widely regarded as one of the world’s best destinations for celebrating the Old Pagan Celtic festival of Samhain – when the ghosts of the dead are said to return to walk the earth for one night. → Read More

Elegant family property in Lurgan on the market for £770k offers privacy and style

A truly elegant and striking residence, 5 Solitude Meadows in Lurgan — a five-bedroom detached property — is situated in an exclusive cul-de-sac and comes with a price tag of £770,000. → Read More

Bloodlands: Five talking points following episode 4 of season 2

If there was ever an advert needed to deter using a phone while behind the wheel, then the end of the latest episode of Bloodlands is it. Not because poor DC William Bird was actually driving his car, but because he was momentarily detracted by a lovelorn Issy that he didn't realise Tom Brannick had clocked his secret one-man survelliance operation after he caught his gaffer and Olivia digging… → Read More

Belfast’s mural high ground:‘It’s an external art gallery that’s forever changing’

Writer Robert McLiam Wilson famously intoned in his critically-acclaimed novel, Eureka Street, that his home city of Belfast was “only a jumble of streets, and a few big bumps in the ground, only a whisper of God”. → Read More

Banned Books Week: Titles that were blacklisted on both sides of the Atlantic in the 20th century

It’s Banned Books Week, and for those keen on preserving freedom of expression and speech, it’s a worrying development that censorship — once largely thought of as the preserve of the 20th century — and book banning is back and on the rise. → Read More

The Queen and us: NI superfans share their thoughts on her Majesty’s passing

Patrick O’Neill: ‘A woman that gave so much, deserves so much’ → Read More

The silent assailant: How a stroke at 40 turned our lives upside down

A Co Down woman has bravely spoken about the importance of staying positive after her husband suffered by a stroke at the age of just 40. → Read More

17 Harmony Hill, Lisburn - Property of the week: Enjoy a heated outdoor swimming pool and a sun terrace

A heated outdoor swimming pool surrounded by a sun terrace are just two of the impressive features of this detached property in the sought-after area of Lisburn. → Read More

Co Down shorefront property with heated swimming pool on the market for over £2m

It’s not often that a magnificent shorefront property with an outdoor heated swimming pool overlooking beautiful scenery comes onto the market in Northern Ireland, but a residence in Rostrevor with an asking price of more than £2m offers discerning homebuyers with deep pockets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. → Read More

London calling: A guide to Carnaby, Soho and Connaught Village

A stroll down a lively and vibrant Carnaby Street – in the heart of London's West End – is like stepping back into the history of British music and pop culture. The iconic area gave birth to the Swinging Sixties, punk and new romantics – extraordinary, given that Carnaby itself is the amalgamation of just 14 streets that today boasts more than 100 shops and 60 bars, restaurant and cafes and… → Read More

A mum’s living nightmare: ‘The shock of my son having an asthma attack sent me into labour... The doctor said, “Kiss him goodbye”’

It’s every parent’s nightmare: watching your young child struggling, severely ill, surrounded by hospital medial staff. → Read More

Belfast’s 2022 culture guide: The definitive list of major events, exhibitions and shows to enjoy this summer

Make summer 2022 a cultural one with events around Belfast. Compiled by Gillian Halliday and Áine Toner. → Read More

How will the fall of Roe v Wade impact Northern Ireland?

When the United States gets a cold, the rest of the world sneezes. It’s an often quoted handy phrase that has been used by commentators and experts throughout the decades to underline the nation’s standing as a global powerhouse — economically, politically and culturally. → Read More