Belfast news

• League of Ireland: Derry City 3-1 Dundalk

  13-03-2017 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derry City come from behind to pull off a brilliant 3-1 win over champions Dundalk and keep up their 100% start to the season.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Linfield 2-0 Cliftonville

  13-03-2017 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield are seven points behind leaders Crusaders after goals by Stephen Lowry and Andrew Waterworth give them a 2-0 win over Cliftonville.
  
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• Brexit bill: Lords back down over issue of residents' rights

  13-03-2017 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Landmark legislation set to be approved as Lords back down over issue of EU residents rights.
  
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• Brexit bill: MPs overwhelmingly reject Lords changes

  13-03-2017 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protections for EU residents and calls for a final vote on EU deal are rejected as bill returns to Lords.
  
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• Officer at Maghaberry Prison injured in attack

  13-03-2017 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A prison officer suffers a serious neck wound after she is attacked at Maghaberry Prison.
  
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• Cardboard box derby races to the finish at Camden Snow Bowl

  13-03-2017 20:49
  The end of the official ski season at the Camden Snow Bowl March 12 drew a good crowd for the 5th annual Cardboard Box Derby and then for skiing. The Snow Bowl may offer an encore weekend, weather permitting, following the major snow storm predicted for March 14 and March 15. Intrepid racers who slid down the hill in homemade creations made from cardboard, paint, tape, glue, plastic ties, rope or twine, ranged from ages six to 19, and came from Belfast, Belmont, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, Rockl
  
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• Former Bishop of Galway Eamon Casey dies

  13-03-2017 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former bishop, who was at the centre of a scandal that rocked the Catholic Church in the early 90s, dies aged 89.
  
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• Devoted couple die less than 24 hours apart after almost 70 years of marriage

  13-03-2017 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prepare to have your heartstrings pulled by Ruth and Elmer Bihl…
  
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• Eamon Casey - former Bishop of Galway dies

  13-03-2017 20:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish bishop whose love affair with an American woman rocked the Catholic Church in the 1990s has died.
  
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• Latest: Monday night's football

  13-03-2017 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up-to-the-minute news from Linfield v Cliftonville and Derry City v Dundalk.
  
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• 'Loyalist' critically injured in Carrickfergus shooting

  13-03-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 'high-profile loyalist' is taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot in the neck.
  
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• Man fighting for life after being shot in neck in Carrick attack - major armed raid carried out

  13-03-2017 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was shot in Carrickfergus.
  
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• Man appears in court accused of manslaughter of Paul Curran at party in Lurgan

  13-03-2017 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 37-year-old man has appeared in court accused of killing his friend at a drink fuelled party in Lurgan.
  
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• Pictured: Lorry crash closes Ballynahinch Road Dromore

  13-03-2017 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motorists have been advised to use an alternative route following a lorry crash on the Ballynahinch Road out of Dromore.
  
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• Pictured: Ballynahinch Road Dromore reopens after lorry crash

  13-03-2017 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ballynahinch Road out of Dromore has reopened to traffic following a lorry crash.
  
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• Abortion pills: PSNI carry out searches and seizures

  13-03-2017 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PSNI confirm searches and seizures connected to the illegal purchase of abortion pills online.
  
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• Abortion pill crackdown

  13-03-2017 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigner says she feels 'violated' after police search her office in abortion pill investigation.
  
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• Michelle O'Neill calls for 'urgent' referendum on Irish unity

  13-03-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin seeks referendum on Irish unity in wake of calls for another referendum on Scottish independence.
  
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• Queen's University multiple sclerosis research 'a landmark'

  13-03-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Research by scientists at Queen's University in Belfast could revolutionise life for people with multiple sclerosis.
  
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• Man in court over Paul Curran killing in Lurgan

  13-03-2017 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 37-year-old man appears in court charged with the manslaughter of Lurgan father-of-two Paul Curran.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Suspected broken leg for Ireland wing Tommy Bowe

  13-03-2017 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's Tommy Bowe will miss Saturday's Six Nations clash with England after suffering a suspected broken leg against Wales.
  
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• Man fighting for life after being shot in neck in Carrick attack

  13-03-2017 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was shot in Carrickfergus.
  
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• Trio remanded over murder bid after Carrick doorman attacked with fire extinguisher

  13-03-2017 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pub doorman suffered serious injuries after being attacked with a fire extinguisher for refusing his alleged assailants entry, a court heard today.
  
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• 'Paramilitary link' to Carrickfergus bar attack

  13-03-2017 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An assault on a door man at a County Antrim bar has a suspected link to a paramilitary feud, a court hears.
  
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• 'No NI stations for Irish elections', warn unionists

  13-03-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unionists warn the Irish Government no NI polling stations will be set up for an Irish presidential election.
  
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• Missing Glenn Black found safe and well

  13-03-2017 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Missing 30-year-old Glenn Black, who was last seen at the weekend, has been found safe and well.
  
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• Missing: Appeal to help find Glenn Black last seen in Belfast

  13-03-2017 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Northern Ireland are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of 30-year-old man, Glenn Black.
  
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• Ex-traffic warden 'too ill to argue with friend' about cannabis factory in Portstewart bedroom, court told

  13-03-2017 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former traffic warden in Northern Ireland who has been sentenced for the cultivation of thousands of pounds worth of drugs in his Portstewart flat claimed he was "too ill" to argue with a friend who set up a cannabis factory in an unused bedroom.
  
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• SSE to raise electricity prices next month

  13-03-2017 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electricity prices will rise for SSE's 2.8 million customers, but it will keep its gas prices unchanged.
  
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• FREE Digital Literacy Classes in Unity & Belfast Continuing through May 2017

  13-03-2017 14:00
  The Unity Foundation and UniTel are excited to be extending the FREE Digital Literacy classes and will be offering the following classes in March, April and May. Classes identified with will be held at the Waldo County YMCA, 157 Lincolnville Ave. All other classes will be held at the Unity Foundation, 230 Main Street, Unity, ME.
  
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• Elvis Presley songs performed at St Canice's church

  13-03-2017 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Elvis Presley impersonator at St Canice's Church in Eglinton got the congregation all shook up on Sunday evening.
  
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• £33m Craigavon college site opposed by park users

  13-03-2017 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners opposing the site of a new education campus say it should be built elsewhere.
  
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• SSE customers set for £73 dual fuel bill blow

  13-03-2017 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SSE customers are to be slapped with a 6.9% increase in the price of their dual fuel bills, a move that will see £73 added to their household costs.
  
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• Charity: 'Vulnerable children first victims of Stormont collapse'

  13-03-2017 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vulnerable children first casualties of Stormont collapse as project closes with loss of 47 jobs, charity says.
  
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• SNP's Nicola Sturgeon calls for second Scotland independence referendum in Autumn 2018

  13-03-2017 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for a second independence referendum.
  
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• World Cup 2018: Egan and Kelly handed Republic call-ups for Wales game

  13-03-2017 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Egan and Liam Kelly are given their first call-ups in the Republic of Ireland squad to face Wales in a World Cup qualifier.
  
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• Tuam: Echo of hobnail boots signalled the 'home babies'

  13-03-2017 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who grew up near the high walls of Tuam mother and babies home describes the harshness of their lives.
  
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• Northern Ireland pervert loses court battle over daughter (4)

  13-03-2017 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man with "real and undisputed paedophile tendencies" has lost a High Court battle over his daughter being taken into care.
  
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• Assembly 'sideshow'

  13-03-2017 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The return of Assembly members to Stormont and Star Wars weddings feature in NI's papers.
  
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• Man receives head injuries in Antrim hammer attack - two arrested

  13-03-2017 11:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man aged in his 20s received head injuries after he was attacked with a hammer in Kells, Co Antrim.
  
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• Extern charity forced to axe 47 jobs and end family service 'due to Stormont collapse'

  13-03-2017 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family support service which helps vulnerable children and their families has been told to close at the end of the month with the loss of 47 jobs - and the man in charge of it has laid the blame on the collapse of the Stormont institutions.
  
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