This week, we and other British Embassies around the world are celebrating Northern Ireland!
Northern Ireland is a successful part of the UK, thriving economically and culturally. Check out the hashtag #NIFacts for lots of interesting details. Amongst my own favourite facts:
- Northern Irish capital Belfast is the #1 destination globally for financial technology investments;
- Game of Thrones is filmed in Northern Ireland;
- One in every three aeroplane seats is made in Northern Ireland;
- Lord Kelvin, the father of much of modern physics, was born in Belfast;
- Northern Ireland will play in the Euro 2016 football championships, after topping their qualifying group) despite being seeded bottom!
- Northern Ireland is consistently the best performing region in the UK in high school exams.
St Patrick’s Day, on 17th March, is a public holiday in Northern Ireland, and is celebrated there as it is in the Republic of Ireland.