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GIFTSHOP

For a list of books about Coleraine and Ulster, look at our UK suppliers list and our USA suppliers list! Send a friend an E-Mail Postcard with a picture of Dunluce Castle, the Giant's Causeway, Portrush, Coleraine or Ulster. Looking for a Calendar with great Irish & Scottish scenery? Check out the Max Ule's Greatest Internet Hits 1999 Photo Calendar - Max Ule offers a photo website of over 600 images from Europe, Montreal, and New York. His new photo calendar includes 16 of the most requested pictures on the site. The photos are added free content to the users of his discount brokerage service which


LOCAL INFORMATION

Never been to Coleraine? Anna Friel has - check out her interview with the Coleraine Times newspaper! And if you're a fan of hers, why not check out some of her movies?

Jimmy Kennedy was inspired to write his famous song "Red sails in the sunset" by the view from Portstewart Promenade.

The celebrated Victorian writer William Makepeace Thackeray [author of "Vanity Fair"] visited the area in the mid-19th Century, and stayed in Portstewart. Check out his works, available at the ORB Movies, Books & Music store from the USA, the UK and the German suppliers.

Jimi Hendrix visited Portstewart, and played in the hall of the Dominican Convent.

Another famous person originally from Ulster was C.S. Lewis; Check out a selection of his novels at the USA, the UK and the German suppliers of the ORB Movies, Books & Music store.

Coleraine is one of the main provincial centres of Northern Ireland. To explore the area, you can check the Coleraine According to the Knowhere Guide site; Informal information about the town, supplied by locals.

Knowhere Board for Coleraine; Want to make contact with others from, or with an interest in, Coleraine? Hit the button, fill in the form, and add your...
Clark Sim's Coleraine Page
Official Coleraine Borough Council Site
Unofficial Coleraine Borough Council Site
Virtual Triangle Area
Coleraine Chamber of Commerce
UUC Conferences Facilities
UUC RPG Society Home Page
N.I. Internet Business Club
Webfinder.Business.IE
Kompass (Ireland)

A list of links to sites which mention Coleraine can be found at Infoseek Guide : Coleraine

Partnership has been established with the Northwest Info site in Northern Ontario, as well as the Tradenet Canada site.


TRAVEL INFORMATION

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    For those who wish to fly direct to NI, there are 2 airports at Belfast; Belfast Alderove and Belfast City.

    National Express bus routes to and from the UK towns of your choice; NI bus stations include Belfast, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Ballykelly and Derry - though unfortunately Coleraine is not listed. However, there are regular local buses from Ballymoney to Coleraine, so not to fear!!!

    Ulsterbus

    N.I. Railways

    Stenaline HSS from Stranraer [Scotland] to Belfast

    P&O European Ferries from Cairnryan [Scotland] to Larne

    National Car Rental and British Car Rental each have many offices in UK cities, including Belfast.


    TOURIST INFORMATION

    Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries from Ballycastle, Co. Antrim to the island of Rathlin.

    Ballymoney Borough. The ancient name for Ballymoney was the Aenach Cross, the present name meaning "the town on the shrubbery" or "the town on the bog"....
    Northern Ireland - County Antrim
    Scenic Ireland - Suggested touring itineraries
    Ireland - Selected Scenic Areas in Ireland incl. Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland - Sperrin Mountains
    The BACKPACKER GUIDE IRELAND
    A German tourist's view of Coleraine
    Green Glens of Antrim
    Heart of the Antrim Glens
    Dnausers NI page
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.irish
    Subject: Re: FAQ: Tourism [3/10]
    Date: 6 Sep 96 15:49:00 +0100
    
           Tourism Information
    
  • http://www.visit.ie/
  • http://www.interknowledge.com/northern-ireland/
  • http://www.iol.ie/~discover/
  • http://www.aerlingus.ie/
  • http://www.fjiordlands.org/strangford/

    N.I. Tourist Board
    Newsgroups: soc.culture.irish
    Subject: Re: FAQ: Tourism [3/10]
    Date: 6 Sep 96 15:49:00 +0100
    
    > 5) Can I visit Ireland on the web?
    > 
    >       Yes.  Here are a few starting points. [ This will probably
    >       grow to become a separate part of the FAQ. ]
    > 
    >       The World Wide Web Virtual Library's Irish section
    
    http://www.itw.ie/itw/wwwlib.html

    Entries in the popular catalogs

  • http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Ireland/
  • http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_Kingdom/Northern_Ireland/
  • http://www.city.net/countries/united_kingdom/northern_ireland/


    HOTELS & RESTUARANTS

    HotelNet's Irish Hotels,
    Ireland - Tourist sights, hotels, etc. in Northern Ireland
    Nova Accommodation Guide - Hotels, Guesthouses, Self-catering, N.Ireland
    Northern Ireland /Cuisine And Restaurants
    Ireland Hotels Guest Houses Bed & Breakfast (B&B) which lists restaurants in the region of Northern Ireland - including Rathlin Island, Portrush, Dunadry, Belfast, Strabane, Derry/Londonderry, Aldergrove, Bushmills, Larne, Enniskillen, Newcastle, Armagh, Coleraine, Hillsborough, Ballymena and Holywood.
    Travel-UK list of NI Guest-Houses
    Travel-UK list of Co. L'Derry Guest-Houses
    Farm Holidays & B&Bs Northern Ireland - Londonderry/Derry
    B&Bs in the Londonderry/Derry area
    Farm Holidays & B&Bs in County Antrim and Belfast.
    Ireland - Selected Restaurants
    N.I. Visitor Homepage
    N.I. Visitor Portstewart page
    Brown Trout Golf & Country Inn
    the Bohill,
    the Bushtown,
    the Lodge Hotel,
    York Hotel,
    Edgewater,
    Magherabuoy,
    O'Neill's Causeway Coast Hotel,
    the Royal Court Hotel,
    Causeway Hotel,
    Some Plaice Else,
    Golf Links Hotel,

    Nightclubs include

    Traks,
    Kellys,
    Burberries,


    ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS

    Want to visit the Cinema while in the Coleraine area? Check here!

    Check out the Ulster music scene, with online 'Zines like "That's Entertainment", "Fast Fude", and "Oh Yeah", not to mention The Catchers, a Portstewart-based Rock band and Clayface, a Coleraine band. If you're interested in Music, check out the ORB's US-based Music Store.

    For live entertainment, how about the world-famous Kellys of Portrush.

    Coleraine is well represented in several sports;

    COLERAINE SPORTS HOUSE
    Rowing Clubs Affiliated to the IARU
    Irish rowing calendar 1995
    Coleraine Yacht Club
    UUC Sailing Club
    UUC Swiming & Water-Polo Club
    Ulster Gliding Club
    Ulster Squash Club
    N.I. Orienteering Association
    Mountaineering Council of Ireland
    Irish Windsurfing Association
    Royal Ulster Yacht Club

    Coleraine Jets Ice-Hockey team

    For fans of Irish Soccer can try the Coleraine Football Club site, the unofficial home of Coleraine Football Club on the World Wide Web.


    PORTRUSH - PORTSTEWART

    Portrush and Portstewart are two of Northern Ireland's most famous resorts. They are famed for their incredible beaches and their top-grade tourist facilities. For more information on Portrush, check the "Portrush According to the Knowhere Guide" page. As coastal resorts they are popular for watersports;

    Index of UK Surfing Activities - Surf Shops
    Irish Sea Kayaking Association.
    Long Distance Swimming Calendar,
    BS-AC Special Branches.

    Other passtimes tourists can enjoy in the area include

    Knowhere List of Places to Skateboard in the UK
    Northern Ireland - Fishing
    Northern Ireland - Birdwatching
    Northern Ireland - Hillwalking

    The Causeway Coast is famed for its golf courses - those interested can try links to

    Northern Ireland - Golf page,
    Ireland - Selected Golf Courses in Ireland
    FRONT NINE Irish art Ireland golf
    Carr Golf Site


    EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

    The town is host to several respected educational establishments, some of which have their own web-sites. For example, the University of Ulster at Coleraine is present on-line at the University of Ulster: UUWeb Overview page, the the Faculty of Informatics Contact Database. the Faculty of Informatics at Coleraine page and Andrew Gregg's page.

    The University of Ulster's other campuses are represented on-line at the Faculty of Informatics at Jordanstown, the Faculty of Informatics at Magee, the UU: Magee College Campus and the Magee College Campus web pages.

    The Coleraine Centre for Irish Literature and Bibliography
    The Centre is dedicated to research in the field of Irish literary studies and the support of living Irish literature.

    Down Your Way, Ariadne, issue 13
    The University of Ulster consists of a number of campuses which have integrated managerial, computing and library services and systems.

    Information is available on all the Irish Universities Page.

    Information on courses at the UUC are on the Merlin Falcon Postgraduate Course Guide,

    "Studying in the United Kingdom" Page
    "Studying in the Republic of Ireland" Page The UUC also has links with the LUDE University in the Netherlands.

    Coleraine has several splendid secondary education establishments;
    Web66: International WWW School Registry.

  • Coleraine Academical Institution [CAI], The Coleraine Academical Institution Home Page. Web links to Old Boys, Information about the school, Current news, etc. Also try the ISIS List of Schools;
  • Coleraine High School site (also try here.
  • Coleraine Girls Secondary School,
  • Loreto Convent Grammar School,
  • St. Joseph's High School,

    Other educational establishments in the area include

    Coleraine Boys Secondary School,
    Causeway Institute of Further and Higher Education,
    Dominican College [Portstewart],


    VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS

    The Coleraine area plays host to branches of several voluntary organisations such as the Conservation Volunteers of Northern Ireland [CVNI], the Institute of Advanced Motorists [I.A.M.] and the St. John Ambulance.

    Input

    Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland
  • The Coleraine Office of Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland was set up in 1985, with a small group of Volunteers...
  • Contact CVNI
  • Where we are!
  • CVNI development plan 95/99

    Ulster-Scots Heritage Council

    NAEA members in the city of Coleraine;
  • Mr M R Kilgore McQuitty Ross

    Ulstersongs. Aim of Ulstersongs; Ulstersongs principal aim is to make available songs, mainly from the province of Ulster ...


    PERSONAL HOMEPAGES

    Steve A. Richmond's Home Page
    Alan's Chalmers Page
    Leslie Kerr's Home Page - Updated 30/5/96 - new quiz, cartoons, trivia
    Darren's Page


    LOCAL POLITICS

    For modern Coleraine politics, try

  • Alliance Party - Home Page
  • SDLP - Home Page
  • Ulster Democratic Unionist Party - Home Page
  • Ulster Unionist Party - Home Page

    Northern Ireland Government WWW Server
    Co. Londonderry
    Coleraine LGD


    DEMOGRAPHICS

    To put the area in context with the rest of the British Isles, try the links below;

    UK admin regions
    Rail services to and from London
    Ireland: Listing of towns in alphabetical order
    The Irish News [Belfast-based Morning Newspaper]
    Government Publications
    Parliamentary Papers (sometimes referred to as Sessional Papers) consist of Command Papers, House of Commons Papers, House of Lords Papers, Bills and Acts.

    The Moderator's Year Begins at Home
    Presbyterian Moderator Dr Harry Allen begins his year of Moderatorial engagements in his own home town of Coleraine this Sunday (16-06-96 at 11.30pm) when he is the visiting preacher ...

    Coleraine Police
    R.U.C. (N.I. Police) Homepage


    LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY

    FX Light&Sound

    Nova.co.uk

    Mrs K M Peden, The Mortgage & Property Shop, 29 New Row, Coleraine BT52 1AD. Phone: 01265 320220 fax: 01265 320110.

    Genesis Project Customer List

    The Holodeck Cybercafe, Coleraine

    The Marketing Institute (MII): Irish Businesses

    Coleraine Used Cars and UK FREE Advertiser UK Autosell Premier Vehicle Advertiser. GRAND OPENING FREE OFFER. For a limited period only they are taking advertising details FREE of CHARGE.

    Shandwick Northern Ireland clients Shandwick Northern Ireland clients with case studies available...

    Wasteland Games [Portrush-based Role-Playing Games publisher]

    Compulsion Theatre Company

    B&Q's Coleraine DIY Superstore

    Coleraine Printing Company

    Dempseys of Portstewart

    Lamont Fireplaces

    The PortstewART Gallery

    Online Computer Training


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