Belfast news

• Cullybackey: HK Dickey makes 48 staff redundant

  21-05-2018 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A Cullybackey processor has closed its doors after more than 60 years of trading.
  
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• Co Antrim chicken processing company makes 48 staff redundant after closure

  21-05-2018 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim chicken processing company has made 48 staff redundant.
  
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• District 97 Dems face off before primaries

  21-05-2018 19:56
  With four-term Belfast legislator Erin Herbig running for state Senate, the race is on between two Democrats hoping to keep House District 97 blue. Jan Dodge and Caitlin Hills, both of Belfast, are vying for the Democratic nomination and a chance to represent Belfast, Northport and Waldo in the Maine Legislature.
  
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• Government accused of using abortion pills issue to win referendum votes

  21-05-2018 19:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anti-abortion campaigners have accused the Government of using the issue of abortion pills to win votes ahead of this week’s referendum to liberalise Ireland’s laws.
  
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• Anne Morgan tells of republican death threat in search for remains of disappeared brother

  21-05-2018 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of a Disappeared victim of the Troubles has told how she defied a republican death threat to search for his remains.
  
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• Derry council passes motion to light up civic buildings in colours of Palestinian flag after violence in Gaza

  21-05-2018 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derry City and Strabane District Council has passed a motion to light up civic buildings in the Palestine colours of black, white, green and red for a 48-hour period following last week's violence in Gaza.
  
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• Mechanic bit girlfriend and knocked her tooth out during altercation in car, court told

  21-05-2018 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mechanic allegedly bit his girlfriend and knocked her tooth out before seizing control of her car, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Council apologises after they mistakenly say dog put down

  21-05-2018 18:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Newtownabbey woman who was told by the Council’s Dog Warden the stray dog in poor condition she rescued had been put down was stunned to hear he is very much alive.
  
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• Karen Bradley vows to seek the best Brexit deal for Northern Ireland

  21-05-2018 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Karen Bradley has promised to seek the best Brexit deal for Northern Ireland after meetings with businesses about the Irish border.
  
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• Footballer avoids jail term over second drink-drive offence

  21-05-2018 16:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footballer Darron Gibson has been spared jail despite admitting a second serious drink-driving offence after a judge said the player had a number of “significant psychological issues”.
  
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• Lord Mayor welcomes ambitious plans for the City at Visit Belfast partner event

  21-05-2018 16:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• UDA-linked group gets share of £400k 'carve up of public money' by Sinn Fein and DUP

  21-05-2018 16:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More details have emerged over what is being described as a £400,000 “carve up of public money” by Sinn Fein and the DUP at Belfast City Council.
  
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• Body found in search for missing Wicklow woman

  21-05-2018 16:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A body has been found by gardai searching for missing Jastine Valdez.
  
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• Man had soup and went to bed after allegedly killing uncle, Belfast court told

  21-05-2018 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with murdering his uncle at their remote Co Antrim home had soup and went to bed after allegedly inflicting the fatal blows, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Leaf Fodder Seminar at 3 Streams Farm in July

  21-05-2018 15:01
  An affordable week-long Tree Fodder Seminar, based at 3 Streams Farm in Belfast, will happen the 2nd week of July. This annual event is organized by local goat farmer Shana Hanson.
  
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• David Davis tells businesses hard border to be avoided

  21-05-2018 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  David Davis and other government ministers discussed Brexit issues with businesses based on the border.
  
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• Boy attacked in Londonderry sectarian assault

  21-05-2018 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Police want to trace a driver who stopped and drove the 15-year-old boy home
  
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• Belfast production company launches summer internship - here's how to apply

  21-05-2018 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast-based production company, Stellify Media, has launched its annual summer internship.
  
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• Attack on Irish language signs in Tyrone - call for unionists to show leadership

  21-05-2018 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MLA has expressed his frustration after another attack on Irish language signs in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Belfast City Council to spend £500K on developing City Deal projects

  21-05-2018 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council will spend £500,000 on developing projects to be included in Theresa May’s promised City Deal for the region.
  
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• 'Little comfort for Sinn Fein' says DUP's Sammy Wilson as poll shows 21% support Irish unity

  21-05-2018 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said that a new poll showing that only 21% of people in Northern Ireland would vote for a united Ireland is "little comfort for republicans".
  
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• 10 things happening in Northern Ireland, May 21 - 27 - from Derren Brown to BBC's Biggest Weekend

  21-05-2018 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This week is set to be a scorcher in Northern Ireland and there's plenty of music, arts and theatre to enjoy amid the sunshine.
  
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• Brexit has made Britain more welcoming to immigrants – Michael Gove

  21-05-2018 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit has led to Britain adopting one of the warmest attitudes in the EU towards migration and strengthened unionism, Michael Gove has said.
  
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• Independence report will not be sugar-coated, Nicola Sturgeon says

  21-05-2018 11:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A report set to restart the debate on Scottish independence will be “frank about the challenges” Scotland faces, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
  
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• Pictured: Snow Patrol's 'incredible night' at Belfast's Ulster Hall

  21-05-2018 11:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Snow Patrol have made a triumphant return to the Belfast stage with a sold out gig at the Ulster Hall.
  
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• Teenager dies after being struck by train in Northern Ireland

  21-05-2018 10:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It has been confirmed that a 19-year-old man has died from his injuries after being struck by a train in Lurgan this morning.
  
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• Republic of Ireland duo ready to make Northern Ireland switch, confirms Michael O'Neill

  21-05-2018 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael O'Neill has confirmed he's hoping to add two former Republic of Ireland Under-21s to his Northern Ireland squad.
  
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• Pictured: The Northern Ireland farmer who stole neighbour's cows

  21-05-2018 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A BANGOR farmer has been found guilty of stealing five pedigree cows from a neighbouring farm worth £12,250.
  
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• Two arrested over 1988 murder of German backpacker Inga Maria Hauser in Northern Ireland

  21-05-2018 09:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a German backpacker in Co Antrim in 1988.
  
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• Search for Jastine Valdez continues after suspect dies in police shooting

  21-05-2018 09:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives are continuing to search for a woman feared abducted in Ireland after police shot dead a suspect in her disappearance.
  
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• Brexit: Northern Ireland support to 'remain' in EU soars to 69%

  21-05-2018 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland would vote more strongly to remain in the EU if there was another Brexit poll, a study has suggested.
  
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• DUP MLA Alex Easton: 'I was badly bullied at school and had my face bashed in when I was 12. It affected me for years until I bumped into the guy who did it.'

  21-05-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Q. You're 48 and married to Denise (52), a shop assistant who also works for you part-time. You have a step-daughter, Lauren (25), who's a care assistant, and two grandchildren, Carson (5) and Casey (3). Where did you and Denise meet?
  
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• Ulster Vespa club to bring 2,500 scooters from across the world to Belfast

  21-05-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Before cars ruled the road in Northern Ireland, the eyecatching Italian Vespa scooter was one of the more popular modes of transport in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Denying my Billy cannabis oil is a death sentence, says Tyrone mum

  21-05-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a severely epileptic Co Tyrone boy has said the Government "have signed his death warrant" after halting his prescription for medicinal cannabis.
  
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• Newry designer replicates Meghan's dress within 22 hours of royal wedding

  21-05-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here it is in all its splendour... Meghan Markle's stunning wedding dress as recreated by Newry fashion designer Shauna Fay less than 22 hours after the world caught a first glimpse outside St George's Chapel, Windsor, on Saturday.
  
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• Melissa's Kelpie's joy as she weds own prince on historic day

  21-05-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland couple who married at the same time as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex went to great lengths to ensure the royal wedding stole none of their thunder.
  
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• Arson attack guts row of houses in Antrim

  21-05-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters who battled to save lives were praised for their courage and heroism after a devastating blaze in Co Antrim.
  
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• Listening for the curlew

  21-05-2018 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The bird's 'haunting call' has inspired poets but a decline in its numbers worries conservationists.
  
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