Belfast news

• Police conduct searches in Belfast into dissident republican activity

  28-03-2018 23:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives from the PSNI's Serious Crime Branch carried out a search of land and two properties in west Belfast on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity.
  
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• Secret Lives' for SWAN Day

  28-03-2018 22:17
  Saturday, March 31, is the 11th annual international SWAN Day - SWAN standing for Support Women Artists Now - and {elbow room} is celebrating with an evening of selected readings at Waterfall Arts, 256 High St., beginning at 7 p.m. The event, produced by Lisa Leaverton of {elbow room}, features acclaimed Maine playwright Carolyn Gage, perhaps best known for her Lambda Literary Award-winning one-woman show "The Second Coming of Joan of Arc." The SWAN Day event, however, is not a play or performan
  
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• Unionist anger after banner calling IRA man Raymond McCreesh 'our hero' erected at children's play park

  28-03-2018 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A unionist councillor has said the decision to erect a banner referring to IRA man Raymond McCreesh as "Our Hero" is "sick".
  
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• Blair signals Labour MPs should rebel over Brexit if they think Corbyn is wrong

  28-03-2018 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tony Blair has signalled that Labour MPs should rebel against Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit if they think it is in the national interest.
  
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• Man in UK has strongest gonorrhoea strand ever identified

  28-03-2018 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in the UK has contracted a super-strength strand of gonorrhoea believed to be the first case globally to resist the main antibiotic treatment.
  
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• Work set to begin on 'transformative' A6 road project

  28-03-2018 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Work is to begin on the A6 road project "in the coming weeks" following the appointment of a contractor.
  
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• Ireland's abortion referendum to be held on 25 May

  28-03-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's referendum on amending its abortion laws will be held on 25 May.
  
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• DUP MP warns of agri-food workers 'crisis' after Brexit

  28-03-2018 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  MP David Simpson says every week businesses are telling him 'we can't get the workers`.
  
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• Same-sex marriage legislation for NI

  28-03-2018 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  MP Conor McGinn says Northern Ireland is 'the anomaly when it came to LGBT rights.'
  
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• Date set for Republic of Ireland's abortion referendum

  28-03-2018 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A referendum on Ireland's strict constitutional position on abortion will be held on Friday May 25, the Government has confirmed.
  
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• What’s on in Belfast and Northern Ireland for Easter 2018

  28-03-2018 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here is your guide to all the main events taking place in Belfast and across Northern Ireland this Easter break.
  
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• Remembrance service for Derrylin house fire victims

  28-03-2018 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Four members of a family killed in house fire last month are remembered in County Fermanagh.
  
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• Detective defends police handling of case

  28-03-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Det Ch Supt Paula Hilman says the police investigated the rugby rape case with professionalism and integrity.
  
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• Firms appointed for Belfast - Derry road upgrade

  28-03-2018 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A consortium of construction firms in appointed to deliver the A6 dual carriageway scheme
  
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• Stowell plays Concerts for Hope

  28-03-2018 17:34
  Pianist Patricia Stowell, faculty member of Bay Chamber Music School and a longtime supporter of Lina's Hope, a school and therapy center in Cambodia, will play several benefit concerts in the coming weeks. The first will be Friday, April 6, at 4 p.m. at the Ocean House of Penobscot Shores, 10 Shoreland Drive, Belfast.
  
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• All-Ireland Schools: St Ronan's advance to Hogan Cup decider

  28-03-2018 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  MacRory Cup winners St Ronan's College beat P.S. Chorca Dhuibhne in their Hogan Cup All-Ireland Schools semi-final.
  
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• Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding not guilty of rape

  28-03-2018 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are found not guilty of raping a woman in June 2016.
  
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• Mr Jackson's lawyer said the family paid a high price

  28-03-2018 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Jackson's lawyer criticised the investigation and said Jackson family had paid a very high price
  
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• Pat Smullen: Irish champion jockey faces treatment for tumour

  28-03-2018 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Nine-time Irish champion jockey Pat Smullen faces a lengthy spell out while being treated for a tumour.
  
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• Rugby rape trial played out beyond courtroom

  28-03-2018 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI's Mark Simpson was in court on each day of the nine-week rugby rape trial.
  
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• Beyond the court

  28-03-2018 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI's Mark Simpson was in court on each day of the nine-week rugby rape trial.
  
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• Commonwealth Games: NI athletes impress at Brisbane event

  28-03-2018 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Leon Reid, Amy Foster, Adam McMullen and Kate O'Connor took part in the Queensland Track and Field Classic ahead of the start of the Commonwealth Games.
  
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• Tickling sticks and Diddymen help give Sir Ken Dodd a colourful send-off

  28-03-2018 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands have gathered to say a final “tatty bye” to much-loved comedian Sir Ken Dodd.
  
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• Former priest expresses 'disgust' at appointment of Bishop Boyce in Dromore

  28-03-2018 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A retired priest has said he is ‘disgusted’ by the appointment of Philip Boyce as Bishop of Dromore.
  
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• Queen's University has 'toxic management culture', survey claims

  28-03-2018 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A “toxic management culture” at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) has led to many academic staff leaving, a survey has claimed.
  
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• Derrylin fire: Police appeal for information month after blaze killed four

  28-03-2018 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have again appealed for information about a house fire in Derrylin, more than a month after the blaze claimed the lives of four people.
  
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• Rugby rape trial verdicts: Jackson and Olding welcome ruling as PSNI and PPS defend taking case to court

  28-03-2018 15:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland and Ulster rugby duo Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old student in June 2016. Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison were also cleared of all charges against them.
  
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• Paddy Jackson thanks jury, family and friends

  28-03-2018 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Paddy Jackson and fellow rugby player Stuart Olding have been cleared of rape.
  
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• Rugby rape trial verdicts: Paddy Jackson's 'privilege' drove rape prosecution, defence lawyer claims

  28-03-2018 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paddy Jackson’s perceived ‘privilege’ as an international rugby player drove the decision to prosecute him for rape, his solicitor has claimed.
  
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• Rugby rape trial verdicts: Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison all found not guilty

  28-03-2018 14:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland and Ulster rugby duo Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old student in June 2016.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Timeline of events

  28-03-2018 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A look back at the sequence of events that led to Northern Ireland's most high-profile rape trial as all defendants are cleared of all charges.
  
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• Rugby rape trial verdict: Paddy Jackson thanks judge and jury for 'fair trial' as solicitor attacks 'vile' social media commentary

  28-03-2018 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland and Ulster rugby duo Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old student in June 2016. Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison were also cleared of all charges against them.
  
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• Who is Stuart Olding?

  28-03-2018 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  As the rugby rape trial comes to a close, BBC News NI profiles Stuart Olding.
  
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• Who is Paddy Jackson?

  28-03-2018 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A look at one of the two Ulster rugby players at the centre of a high-profile rape case in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Headline makers

  28-03-2018 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI takes a look at the people who made the headlines during nine weeks of the rugby rape trial.
  
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• Prime Minister Theresa May 'not meeting local parties' on Northern Ireland visit: Michelle O'Neill

  28-03-2018 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has said Prime Minister Theresa May will not be meeting with local parties during her visit to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Former priest 'disgusted' at Bishop Boyce appointment

  28-03-2018 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Eamon Murray says there is not a lot of trust in Dromore for the catholic church.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Jury retires for second day of deliberations

  28-03-2018 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A jury in the rape trial of two Ireland rugby players has retired to begin a second day of deliberation.
  
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• Belfast residents 'praying for bad weather' to get peace from 'terrorising' youths: Caral Ni Chuilin

  28-03-2018 11:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents in north Belfast are “praying for bad weather” over the Easter period to get respite from recent anti-social behaviour in the area, a Sinn Fein MLA has said.
  
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• Five charged over Newry shooting incident

  28-03-2018 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five men have been charged and are to appear in court on Wednesday over a shooting incident in Newry.
  
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• Ireland to get first official nude beach

  28-03-2018 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Hawk Cliff in Dalkey, south Dublin will officially welcome nude bathers from April.
  
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• North west flood report reveals £12m repair bill

  28-03-2018 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A review into last year's north west floods has put the final repair bill at more than £12million
  
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• Guy Martin to compete at Tandragee 100 road races

  28-03-2018 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  High-profile English rider Guy Martin is to compete at the Tandragee 100 road races, the organisers have announced.
  
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• NI newspaper review: Double killer convicted and Clinton honour

  28-03-2018 09:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A double killer and Belfast City Council's freedom honour for US politicians make the NI daily papers.
  
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• Loughinisland families lodge petition at No.10 over ‘blocking of truth’

  28-03-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman whose father was killed in the Loughinisland massacre has accused the UK Government and the DUP of an "undignified denial of truth".
  
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