Belfast news

• Bombardier's Belfast workers 'put stamp' on US tax dispute

  26-01-2018 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Bombardier's Belfast workers "were not going to back down" in their fight to save their jobs, says a trade union.
  
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• Gardai attending scene of shooting in Dublin city centre

  26-01-2018 23:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai are attending the scene of a shooting in Dublin city.
  
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• Calls for Northern Ireland to loosen Easter booze laws after Republic ban axed

  26-01-2018 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It has been warned Northern Ireland's hospitality industry could lose out on an estimated £20m annually following a rule change in the Republic which will allow alcohol to be sold on Good Friday.
  
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• US court backs Bombardier securing thousands of Northern Ireland jobs

  26-01-2018 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Canadian plane manufacturer Bombardier has won the latest round in of a trade dispute, potentially securing the jobs for thousands workers in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Loughinisland case to be heard before new judge

  26-01-2018 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Judge who ruled against Police Ombudsman's collusion findings to step aside for new hearing.
  
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• Tyrone man gets suspended term for 300 tonnes of waste

  26-01-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyrone man had haul of buried rubbish from the Republic of Ireland on land near Cappagh, County Tyrone.
  
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• Schoolboy CJ Fulton in basketball three-point masterclass

  26-01-2018 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  St Malachy's College pupil CJ Fulton scores 15 three-pointers in a sensational individual display to help the Belfast school win an All-Ireland final.
  
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• Dispute between farmers and department over subsidy appeals

  26-01-2018 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The row is over how disagreements over EU subsidy payments are resolved.
  
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• Kilroot power station faces shutdown with loss of 240 jobs

  26-01-2018 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Kilroot power station in County Antrim faces closure within months, with loss of up to 240 jobs.
  
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• RHI inquiry: Economist 'did not see false economy'

  26-01-2018 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Inquiry is told officials appeared to opt for more expensive scheme to save administrative costs.
  
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• Aughnacloy burglary: Vigil for pensioner after burglary fall

  26-01-2018 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  It is thought Pat Davidson jumped from an upstairs window trying to flee from burglars in her home.
  
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• Valentine’s Day fashion: Dinner date or adventure date? 4 outfit inspirations

  26-01-2018 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This year’s Valentine’s Day will be a somewhat special one, as it marks a full decade of dating my beau and better half, Dee.
  
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• Stephen Carson murder: Two men deny charges

  26-01-2018 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men have appeared in Belfast Crown Court today, charged with killing Belfast man Stephen Carson.
  
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• Paul Young’s wife Stacey dies after two-year cancer battle

  26-01-2018 16:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wife of singer Paul Young, Stacey, has died after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
  
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• Paul Young’s wife of 30 years Stacey dies after two-year cancer battle

  26-01-2018 16:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wife of singer Paul Young, Stacey, has died after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
  
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• Northern Ireland noise complaints on the rise - but where's the loudest?

  26-01-2018 16:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Noise complaints across Northern Ireland are on the rise, official government figures show.
  
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• Court overturns Birmingham pub bombs ruling

  26-01-2018 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Two High Court judges say they will "quash" the decision not to name potential suspects.
  
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• Call for police probe as controversial Gilbert and George exhibition opens in Belfast

  26-01-2018 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A call has been made for the police to investigate artwork featuring in a controversial exhibition at Belfast MAC gallery.
  
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• Northern Ireland football legends team up with road racing stars for charity kickabout

  26-01-2018 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland stars of the motorcycling world will switch their racing boots for football boots on Sunday as they take part in a charity game in Belfast.
  
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• Families welcome ruling over scope of inquests into Birmingham pub bombings

  26-01-2018 15:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Families of those killed in the Birmingham pub bombings have welcomed a legal ruling ordering a coroner to reconsider his decision to restrict the scope of inquests into the atrocity.
  
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• Where does Northern Ireland's electricity come from?

  26-01-2018 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  An overview of Northern Ireland's power supplies as one of its main stations faces closure.
  
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• Sammy Wilson says Kilroot kept lights on in NI last month

  26-01-2018 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Kilroot power station in County Antrim is facing closure within months with the loss of up to 240 jobs.
  
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• Pair deny murder of George Gilmore in Carrickfergus loyalist feud, court hears

  26-01-2018 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men denied murdering a Co Antrim loyalist and attempting to murder two of his friends during an loyalist ongoing feud.
  
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• David Black murder: Tyrone man will face trial in April

  26-01-2018 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Damien McLaughlin has been charged with aiding and abetting the murder of the 52-year old prison officer.
  
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• Bert Whoriskey, 87, hits second hole-in-one

  26-01-2018 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Octogenarian defies odds to bag second ace at Londonderry golf course.
  
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• Damien McLaughlin trial date set over prison officer David Black killing

  26-01-2018 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone man facing charges linked to the murder of a prison officer will stand trial at the end of April, a court was told on Friday.
  
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• Loughinisland solicitor says outcome is 'unprecedented'

  26-01-2018 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A legal challenge to a Police Ombudsman's ruling of collusion in the Loughinisland killings will be reheard before a new judge.
  
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• Britain First leader Fransen says Trump ‘railroaded’ into apology offer over video retweets

  26-01-2018 13:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The deputy leader of far-right group Britain First has said Donald Trump was “railroaded” into offering to apologise for retweeting her videos.
  
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• Loughinisland families vow to stick together as judge stands aside

  26-01-2018 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Speaking for the Loughinisland families, Emma Rogan said they respect Mr Justice McCloskey's decision to step aside.
  
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• PSNI issue warning after 'misleading' posts about missing man Norman Prentice

  26-01-2018 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has issued a warning against posting misleading information about a missing man.
  
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• Binman's face mauled in dog attack

  26-01-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The man needed 50 stitches after an attack while he was working in Londonderry.
  
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• Derry bin man suffers severe injuries in dog mauling

  26-01-2018 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Londonderry bin man suffered severe facial injuries after being mauled by a dog whilst on his rounds.
  
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• NI political impasse 'failing victims,' says Alan McBride

  26-01-2018 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A campaigner whose wife was killed in an IRA bomb says victims are being let down by politicians.
  
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• Nutella discounts spark hysterical scenes in French supermarkets

  26-01-2018 11:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brawls have broken out in French supermarkets as shoppers scrambled to get their hands on discounted pots of Nutella.
  
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• Loughinisland: Police collusion case to be heard before new judge

  26-01-2018 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The legal challenge over the watchdog probe into alleged police collusion in the Loughinisland massacre will be reheard before a new judge.
  
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• NI paper review: Power station job fears and stadium threat

  26-01-2018 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The future of Kilroot power station and Casement Park's redevelopment make the newspaper headlines.
  
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• Kilroot power station closure 'will put Northern Ireland lights out'

  26-01-2018 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said the closure of Kilroot power station will put the lights out in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Green light for new luxury hotel at NW200 site

  26-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Construction on a four-star hotel complex at the heart of the NW 200 route in Portstewart is expected to begin within weeks after Causeway Coast and Glens Council granted planning approval.
  
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• DUP woman Paula Bradley reveals how cervical cancer struck at age of 24

  26-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland politician has spoken candidly about being diagnosed with cervical cancer in her early twenties.
  
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• We knew something bad had happened: Young mum tells how she came to aid of critically injured Pat (83)

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young mother has described how she found a badly-injured 83-year-old Co Tyrone woman crying out for help after she fell from an upstairs window as burglars ransacked her house.
  
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• Ryanair did not ban me, claims Northern Ireland lottery winner after she was removed from plane

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lottery winner Margaret Loughrey has denied being banned from all Ryanair flights after police were called to an incident on a plane landing in Malta before Christmas.
  
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• 'Repulsive' Kingsmill graffiti condemned

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alliance has hit out at those behind sectarian graffiti in Omagh mocking the Kingsmill massacre.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Latest updates for your Friday commute

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ex-republican prisoner says daughter's Catholic school used as 'weapon of normalisation' over Army stand at careers event

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former republican prisoner has accused his daughters' Catholic school of becoming "a weapon of normalisation" after an Army stand was present at an educational event.
  
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• Eastside Awards: Cream of east Belfast recognised at special awards

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 200 people gathered last night to toast the achievements of people and companies in east Belfast.
  
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• Eastside Awards: Cream of east Belfast are recognised at special awards

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 200 people gathered last night to toast the achievements of people and companies in east Belfast.
  
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• DUP-Tory deal cash 'as far away as ever' as cuts loom

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionists have said money from the DUP's £1bn deal with the Tories looks "as far away as ever" as the consultation closes today on the Department of Finance's budget briefing paper.
  
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• Arts Council chair John Edmund urged to quit after criticising sector’s ‘dependency’ on grant aid

  26-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chair of Northern Ireland's arts funding body has been urged to resign after he slammed the "high level of dependency" on grants here.
  
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• Budget cut threat to Northern Ireland college courses for students with 'limited skills'

  26-01-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Key skills courses offered by further education colleges taken by thousands of Northern Ireland teenagers each year are at risk of being cut as Northern Ireland battles a bleak budget projection.
  
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• Hundreds of Northern Ireland jobs at risk amid plans to close Kilroot power station

  26-01-2018 01:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 400 jobs are at risk as it's been revealed one of Northern Ireland’s main power plants and part of a second are set to close this year.
  
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