Amanda Ferguson
@amanda.ie
North Belfast woman. Freelance journalist c2010. NUJ member. Writer. Talker. Events. Consultant. Reasonable. A wee bit fancy.✌🏻❣️#BeanUltach Also Director @wimbelfast.bsky.social And everywhere else: https://linktr.ee/amanda.ie
At the Local Women magazine business awards at the Europa to present a couple of awards. Junior Ministers kicked off proceedings. It’s been lovely to see such a variety of women being recognised. #wimbelfast #wimb @wimbelfast.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
At the Local Women magazine business awards at the Europa to present a couple of awards. Junior Ministers kicked off proceedings. It’s been lovely to see such a variety of women being recognised. #wimbelfast #wimb @wimbelfast.bsky.social
I’ve been observing timelines and it’s good to see such a variety of colleagues now taking part in shared island/constitutional conversations in recent times. I mean, you know I know all too well it wasn’t always this relaxed lol but it’s far too important to leave to eejits.
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’ve been observing timelines and it’s good to see such a variety of colleagues now taking part in shared island/constitutional conversations in recent times. I mean, you know I know all too well it wasn’t always this relaxed lol but it’s far too important to leave to eejits.
Chatting to Irish language commissioner Pól Deeds on his first day in the job as part of my latest Ireland story for The Washington Post. We have had a great week talking to people across Belfast ~ Béal Feirste, and beyond. Report to follow!
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Chatting to Irish language commissioner Pól Deeds on his first day in the job as part of my latest Ireland story for The Washington Post. We have had a great week talking to people across Belfast ~ Béal Feirste, and beyond. Report to follow!
Great buzz about the Belfast Media Festival at the MAC #BMF25 I’m participating in the ‘FUTURE IN FRAME - PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IN A SHARED ISLAND’ panel discussion
www.belfastmediafestival.co.uk/schedules/fu...
www.belfastmediafestival.co.uk/schedules/fu...
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Great buzz about the Belfast Media Festival at the MAC #BMF25 I’m participating in the ‘FUTURE IN FRAME - PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IN A SHARED ISLAND’ panel discussion
www.belfastmediafestival.co.uk/schedules/fu...
www.belfastmediafestival.co.uk/schedules/fu...
Listened to a former IRA prisoner, a former UVF prisoner, and a former British army soldier talking together about our part of the world. #coiste #act #veteransforpeaceireland
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Listened to a former IRA prisoner, a former UVF prisoner, and a former British army soldier talking together about our part of the world. #coiste #act #veteransforpeaceireland
We had a fab day at Down Royal! Top tier hospitality, grub, and company. Thanks to Suzy S. And always lovely to catch up with Gary & Rosie.
November 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We had a fab day at Down Royal! Top tier hospitality, grub, and company. Thanks to Suzy S. And always lovely to catch up with Gary & Rosie.
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Public divided on keeping George Best’s name on the airport: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther... Talkback from one hour in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Public divided on keeping George Best’s name on the airport: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther... Talkback from one hour in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I’m in Laganside #court. Big day for the #BloodySunday families, and Soldier F. These are the seven counts Judge Patrick Lynch KC will give a verdict on. More to follow later.
October 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I’m in Laganside #court. Big day for the #BloodySunday families, and Soldier F. These are the seven counts Judge Patrick Lynch KC will give a verdict on. More to follow later.
#WIM25 at QUB on November 18! Get your tickets before they are gone! Don’t say I didn’t warn ye lol www.wimbelfast.com/voices/get-t...
October 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#WIM25 at QUB on November 18! Get your tickets before they are gone! Don’t say I didn’t warn ye lol www.wimbelfast.com/voices/get-t...
People Before Profit hosted Galway TD & President of Ireland hopeful Catherine Connolly in west Belfast today. She visited Coláiste Feirste, Shankill Women's Centre and other locations meeting with Irish language, youth, housing and women’s sector campaigners.
August 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
People Before Profit hosted Galway TD & President of Ireland hopeful Catherine Connolly in west Belfast today. She visited Coláiste Feirste, Shankill Women's Centre and other locations meeting with Irish language, youth, housing and women’s sector campaigners.
NEW from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social: Queen’s University Belfast has announced that its Body Donation Programme, within the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, reopened on 25 August 2025.
Further information by contacting anatomy@qub.ac.uk or here: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs...
Further information by contacting anatomy@qub.ac.uk or here: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs...
August 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
NEW from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social: Queen’s University Belfast has announced that its Body Donation Programme, within the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, reopened on 25 August 2025.
Further information by contacting anatomy@qub.ac.uk or here: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs...
Further information by contacting anatomy@qub.ac.uk or here: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs...
Positive news flowing from a challenging episode!👏🏻I hear the vibe today was brilliant. Well done Cricket Ireland🏏
150+ young people from Belfast, the North West, and Donegal came together today at the Cricket Connects Camp, hosted by Cricket Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont.
150+ young people from Belfast, the North West, and Donegal came together today at the Cricket Connects Camp, hosted by Cricket Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont.
August 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Positive news flowing from a challenging episode!👏🏻I hear the vibe today was brilliant. Well done Cricket Ireland🏏
150+ young people from Belfast, the North West, and Donegal came together today at the Cricket Connects Camp, hosted by Cricket Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont.
150+ young people from Belfast, the North West, and Donegal came together today at the Cricket Connects Camp, hosted by Cricket Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont.
It’s my late nana’s birthday today. Alice was a Millie (doffing mistress), a home help, and a no nonsense north Belfast woman who loved her family. She liked salt in her porridge and Hennessy in her tea. She was 96 when she died in 2016. #ballysillan #uppawomen💞
August 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It’s my late nana’s birthday today. Alice was a Millie (doffing mistress), a home help, and a no nonsense north Belfast woman who loved her family. She liked salt in her porridge and Hennessy in her tea. She was 96 when she died in 2016. #ballysillan #uppawomen💞
Just been to see #NakedGun It was good craic. Silly fun. 85 minute special. Ballymena’s testosterone filled heterosexual manly man Liam Neeson wears a short skirt in one scene if any arts crusaders want to moral panic about the possible consequences and picket the cinemas😂
August 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just been to see #NakedGun It was good craic. Silly fun. 85 minute special. Ballymena’s testosterone filled heterosexual manly man Liam Neeson wears a short skirt in one scene if any arts crusaders want to moral panic about the possible consequences and picket the cinemas😂
In today’s Sunday Life: Domestic abusers routinely use local women’s deaths to intimidate their partners. And an FOI reveals over 5,000 domestic abuse calls to the PSNI. #endvawg @womensaidni.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In today’s Sunday Life: Domestic abusers routinely use local women’s deaths to intimidate their partners. And an FOI reveals over 5,000 domestic abuse calls to the PSNI. #endvawg @womensaidni.bsky.social
More info here: linenhall.com/event/we-nee...
July 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
More info here: linenhall.com/event/we-nee...
Do you ever wonder why instead of bonfire some people say #bonefire🔥? The Irish word for bonfire is tine chnámh. Tine means fire, and chnámh means bone.
July 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Do you ever wonder why instead of bonfire some people say #bonefire🔥? The Irish word for bonfire is tine chnámh. Tine means fire, and chnámh means bone.
New #Emic mural ~ Flora of Narnia Blooms in Belmont ~ on the gable wall of The Secret Day Spa on Belmont Road pays tribute to C.S. Lewis’s mother and local heritage. It was commissioned by Belmont Traders through the Belfast City Council’s Vibrant Business Destinations grant.
June 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New #Emic mural ~ Flora of Narnia Blooms in Belmont ~ on the gable wall of The Secret Day Spa on Belmont Road pays tribute to C.S. Lewis’s mother and local heritage. It was commissioned by Belmont Traders through the Belfast City Council’s Vibrant Business Destinations grant.
Anti racism “No more racism” graffiti under a billboard in #Larne. A reminder for those tarring all residents of towns as the same that they are as bad as the racists. I firmly believe that decent, peaceful, welcoming people are the majority on this island & always will be. #ireland #northernireland
June 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Anti racism “No more racism” graffiti under a billboard in #Larne. A reminder for those tarring all residents of towns as the same that they are as bad as the racists. I firmly believe that decent, peaceful, welcoming people are the majority on this island & always will be. #ireland #northernireland
July 9th, DUBLIN Join Sarah Carey, Eamon Quinn, Amanda Ferguson, Sarah Creighton & Eoin Brannigan on July 9th for a powerful panel on media, borders & belonging. www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
June 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
July 9th, DUBLIN Join Sarah Carey, Eamon Quinn, Amanda Ferguson, Sarah Creighton & Eoin Brannigan on July 9th for a powerful panel on media, borders & belonging. www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
Writing about this week’s violence in Northern Ireland in today’s Observer with John Simpson. Former PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde is critical of “successive government’s failure to honour the Patten report”, and of community leaders showing “no sign of stepping up” #buyapaper
June 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Writing about this week’s violence in Northern Ireland in today’s Observer with John Simpson. Former PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde is critical of “successive government’s failure to honour the Patten report”, and of community leaders showing “no sign of stepping up” #buyapaper