The Belfast Katanga Initiative

Team Belfast x Katanga 2025 #socialenterprise #belfast #kampala #youthempowerment

The journey begins! Belfast to Kampala 🇺🇬

‘One contestant makes wool vulvas!’ Tom Daley on his knockout knitting show – and arguing with Traitors producers

I loved being back in Shankill Road Library for ‘An Evening With Tony Macaulay’ for #bookweekni @librariesni Photography by John Mason

Here’s my latest Thought for the Day for Book Week NI www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I’ll be sharing a Thought for the Day around 7.20am on BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Sounds #bookweekni

This Thursday evening in Shankill Rd Library! I’ll be reading extracts from Paperboy and Breadboy and talking about how I fell in love with books in Shankill Rd Library. Come along for the craic! #bookweekni

During the latest episode of Celebrity Traitors, Charlotte Church was seen keeping snug in the Highlands, donning a chunky green knit that's just perfect for the chilly weather. (Contains affiliate links)

Here’s my Thought for the Day from Marseille reflecting on the possibility of peace in Gaza www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

I’ll be sharing a Thought for the Day from Marseille around 7.20am on BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Sounds

Hope Macaulay Irish Designer in Residence this weekend in Kildare Village evoke.ie/2025/10/10/s...

I’ll be sharing a Thought for the Day around 7.20am on BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Sounds

Here’s my latest Thought for the Day #3iatlas www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I’ll be sharing a Thought for the Day around 7.20am on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds #3iatlas

Looking forward to this!

Today my co-author Juvens Nsabimana was promoting our novel ‘Kill the Devil: A Love Story from Rwanda’ at the Nairobi International Book Fair in Kenya

Today is publication day of the new edition of my memoir ‘All Growed Up’. Available worldwide in paperback, ebook and audiobook from all good bookstores!

I’m looking forward to celebrating Book Week NI: ‘An Evening with Tony Macaulay in Shankill Rd Library’

Standing on the Equator!

I’m at Busowooko Falls in Uganda! ❤️🇺🇬

I’m back in Uganda and The era92 Innovation Hub is almost complete. Trinity’s vision becomes a reality to create jobs and change the stories of young people in the slums

Looking forward to gathering with Clan Macaulay!

Today I was co-creating a play at The MAC Theatre in Belfast for Extern’s Creative Youth Project. It’s a transformative theatre initiative that engages 20 young people aged 16-24 from North and South. The I’m working with the young people to write a play that platforms their lived experience

Here’s my latest Thought for the Day for the tee off at The Ooen Championship in Portrush www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

I’ll be sharing a Thought for the Day for The Open in Portrush around 7.20am on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Next Sunday I’ll be sharing unheard stories of hope in challenging times on BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Sounds

The Social Knitwork: Hope Macaulay and a team of home knitters open a shop in Los Angeles. True North: The Social Knitwork airs on BBC One 7:00pm 14th July

The new edition of Breadboy is here, so it is!

New edition of Breadboy now available! 🍞🙎‍♂️

With the new edition of my memoir Breadboy released this week, here’s a review of the book from the Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...

This #WorldRefugeeDay, ask yourself: What kind of world do you want to live in? A world that turns away? Or a world that shows up? Let’s choose solidarity.

What a wonderful evening at the first Rath Literary Festival and a special moment reading a piece from Paperboy and Duke Special performing the song of that scene from the musical

🔥 SPOILERS! 🔥 Watch the moment we said goodbye to the Fifteenth Doctor and hello to... #DoctorWho

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I’ll be a keynote speaker at The Rath Literary Festival on Saturday 7th June along with the genius composer of the Paperboy and Breadboy musicals, Duke Special. Book tickets here www.ticketsource.co.uk/rathliterary...

‘Tony Macaulay shares his memories of growing up at the top of the Shankill Road in the 70’s in his bestselling book Paperboy. He talks to Jillian and Peter about how the success of this and the subsequent Breadboy and All Grow’d Up – not to mention their adaptation into very successful Musicals’

I’ll be speaking at The Rath Literary Festival Saturday 7th June

‘Using 20 skilled knitters working from home, Hope Macaulay, who hails from the picturesque Northern Irish seaside town of Portstewart, is “helping to keep the traditional cottage industry alive” www.irishcentral.com/culture/iris...

This Thursday 7.30pm ‘Kenyan Girl & Paperboy’ Songs & Stories of Hope Free tickets here Kenyan Girl and Paperboy www.eventbrite.ie/e/kenyan-gir...

Free tickets for ‘Kenyan Girl & Paperboy’ - songs and stories colour hope available here www.eventbrite.ie/e/kenyan-gir...

vm.tiktok.com/ZNd25ECKP/ I’ll be joining Maureen on TikTok live at 6pm to preview readings and songs from our fundraiser ‘Kenyan Girl & Paperboy’ on 8th May www.eventbrite.ie/e/kenyan-gir...

I’m raising funds with Circle of Change to to support projects dealing with community division, can and mental health in Belfast www.justgiving.com/page/circle-...

Kenyan Girl & Paperboy! Thurs 8 May 7:30pm 📍 The Duncairn 🎟️ Free tix: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1306699867... 💛 Donations welcome for #CircleOfChange www.justgiving.com/page/circle-... Raising funds for local groups tackling mental health, racism & division.

🕯️ Kwibuka 31 | Rwanda Genocide Memorial Day. Today we remember over 800,000 lives lost. It is in this spirit that I co-wrote Kill the Devil with Rwandan writer Juvens Nsabimana. Here’s a powerful extract from the audiobook, voiced by Rwandan actor Roger Jean Nsengiyumva: ▶️ youtu.be/1du1Yupb8yA

Here’s my latest Thought for the Day www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Ill be sharing a Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster at around 7.20am www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Catch up with events from #HeritageWeek @BelfastCentLib - link to blog www.librariesni.org.uk/browse-read/... Thanks to the authors for joining us :) @Jancarsonwrites.bsky.social @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social @tonymacaulay.bsky.social @Wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @sheenawriter.bsky.social

Here’s my latest Thought for the Day www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...