Belfast news

• Ulster draw not enough for play-off spot

  28-04-2018 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster fail to secure the bonus-point win they need to give themselves a chance of reaching the Pro14 play-offs as they draw 24-24 with Munster.
  
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• Editor of evangelical magazine defends article calling Catholic Mass 'an assault on the Gospel'

  28-04-2018 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The editor of an magazine for evangelical Protestants has defended an article which claims attending Mass "brings shame on the gospel".
  
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• Irish Premiership: Crusaders are crowned champions

  28-04-2018 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Crusaders clinch the Irish Premiership title by coming from behind to win 2-1 away to Ballymena United.
  
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• Wanted men back in custody after police find them tied up on a bench in Co Armagh

  28-04-2018 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police hunting two men who were on the run in south Armagh say the pair have been taken to hospital after being assaulted in Mullaghbawn.
  
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• Pictured: Men back in custody after being plastered with paint and tied to bench

  28-04-2018 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police hunting two men who were on the run in south Armagh say the pair have been taken to hospital after being assaulted in Mullaghbawn.
  
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• 'Number of sightings' in Northern Ireland of two men on the run from police

  28-04-2018 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has thanked the public for its help, and confirmed there have been a "number of positive sightings" of two men who are on the run.
  
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• Hammer-wielding masked men break into home and assault occupants

  28-04-2018 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The occupants of a home in Co Armagh have sustained injuries after being attacked by a pair of masked hammer-wielding intruders.
  
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• Graveyard vandalism branded 'disgraceful' by SDLP's McCrossan

  28-04-2018 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An SDLP MLA has hit out at the "disgraceful behaviour" of those who vandalised a graveyard in Strabane.
  
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• Sainsbury’s and Asda in talks over £10bn merger

  28-04-2018 15:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury’s and Asda are in advanced talks over a merger which would create a new supermarket giant.
  
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• Vandalism at Strabane Cemetery 'infuriating'

  28-04-2018 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say that a number of ornaments and statues were damaged at Strabane Cemetery.
  
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• Three cars set on fire in suspected arson attack in south Belfast

  28-04-2018 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a suspected arson attack on three parked cars in south Belfast.
  
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• Three cars damaged in Belfast arson attack

  28-04-2018 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The cars were set alight outside a house at Ardmore Park, off Finaghy Road North.
  
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• £17m Newry business park yet to attract tenant

  28-04-2018 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The 22-acre facility At Carnbane was due to be the first phase of a larger investment at the site.
  
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• Brian Cox takes swipe at DUP 'album cover' - 'I thought '6,000-year-old Causeway was a better record', says stargazer

  28-04-2018 12:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Professor Brian Cox has taken a swipe at the DUP's new 'album cover', saying he prefers the party's earlier work.
  
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• 18-year-old man killed in Cavan crash

  28-04-2018 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Two cars collided on the Dublin Road in Kingscourt in the early hours of Saturday.
  
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• ‘The response to Derry Girls has been voracious because we have not seen young girls being the heroes in their own lives’

  28-04-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fresh from stealing the show in Channel 4’s Derry Girls as the cynical nun Sister Michael, Siobhan McSweeney is about to take to the stage in Kevin Barry’s Autumn Royal. The actress tells Maggie Armstrong why she’s drawn to playing ordinary women with complex inner lives.
  
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• Paul Smyth named QPR Young Player of the Year in debut season

  28-04-2018 11:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Linfield star Paul Smyth has been named QPR's Young Player of the Year in his first campaign at Loftus Road.
  
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• White-knuckle cliff walk along the Gobbins reopens

  28-04-2018 10:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The Edwardian path first opened in 1902 but had fallen into disrepair by the 1950s.
  
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• Opinion split over Sinn Féin use of 'Londonderry'

  28-04-2018 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Is use of the word "Londonderry" by Sinn Féin's leader an attempt to reach out or a "charm offensive"?
  
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• Moore, Crosman for Sunday Salon

  28-04-2018 10:25
  The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., invites the public for a Sunday Salon, May 6 from 3 to 5 p.m., featuring a wide-ranging and thought-provoking discussion between artist John Moore and essayist, curator and museum director Christopher B. Crosman. Moore's work is currently featured in a solo exhibition at CMCA titled "John Moore: Resonance."
  
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• Northern Ireland singer Conleth: how the Spice Girls kept me going during my darkest days

  28-04-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Singer songwriter Conleth Kane will pay tribute to his teenage heroes The Spice Girls when he launches his latest single on video tomorrow.
  
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• New royal baby named Louis in tribute to IRA victim Mountbatten

  28-04-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  They kept us all waiting for four days, but yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge finally revealed their newborn son has been named Louis Arthur Charles.
  
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• Nazis, spies... and the hunt for first Irishman

  28-04-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It has all the elements of a Spielberg movie: a Nazi museum director, possible spies and world-leading experts from Harvard University in a quest for skulls and artefacts. Yet, this is no Hollywood creation, but the true story of a remarkable and overlooked episode in the 1930s known as the Harvard Archaeological Mission to Ireland.
  
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• Friend of tragic choking victim Sherry develops new app to help others in danger

  28-04-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A lifelong friend of a young woman who choked to death has developed a new app which she hopes will spare others the heartache of losing a loved one.
  
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• Belfast burials are UK’s cheapest, but cremation costs ‘cause frustration’

  28-04-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast is the cheapest place to die in the UK - with thrifty Presbyterians paying less than Catholics.
  
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• Northern Ireland bakery boss upbeat as top judges to rule on cake slogan case appeal

  28-04-2018 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Christian manager of a Northern Ireland bakery has said he is feeling encouraged ahead of a hearing by the UK's highest court on the so-called 'gay cake' case.
  
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• Shocking account of Jean’s murder told by now-dead Dolours Price in new documentary

  28-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former IRA woman Dolours Price is heard describing the abduction, murder and secret burial of Jean McConville in unprecedented detail in a new documentary.
  
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• Shock figures show 8,000 Northern Ireland teens have been arrested by police in the last four years

  28-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 8,000 people aged under 18 were arrested in Northern Ireland in the last four years, shocking figures have revealed.
  
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• Joleen is at peace, says mother after attack victim dies

  28-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken mother of Joleen Corr has said her daughter is now "at peace".
  
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• Abba back as band records first music in 35 years

  28-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mamma Mia! Here they go again - Abba are to release their first new songs for 35 years.
  
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• £3m revamp of Lisburn institution to give city centre a massive boost

  28-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A multi-million pound retail and housing development is to transform a derelict site in Lisburn city centre.
  
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• We are heartbroken: Parents of Alfie Evans say youngster has died

  28-04-2018 07:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The parents of Alfie Evans have said they are “heartbroken” after their son died on Saturday morning.
  
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• Free camera phone workshop for youth

  28-04-2018 05:37
  Belfast Free Library, 106 High St., will host a workshop for teens, On Taking Better Pictures with Your Camera Phones, Wednesday, May 9, at 6 p.m. in the Abbott Room. The free program is recommended for age 11 through 17. Photographer Rachel Epperly will lead a hands-on workshop, demonstrating tips and techniques for taking better camera-phone pictures.
  
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• New gallery opens in Belfast

  28-04-2018 00:48
  Everyone is invited to the grand opening celebration of Local Color Gallery, 135 High St., Saturday, May 5, from 2 to 8 p.m. Local Color Gallery will live up to its name by featuring the work of 15 local artists. The community is invited to enjoy some nibbles and cheer; and explore the new art gallery.
  
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