Belfast news

• Tyrone GAA condemns violence that left ex-county star with broken nose

  17-09-2018 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tyrone GAA has condemned the violence that left a former county star with a broken nose and concussion.
  
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• Car turns on its side in two-car crash on the north coast

  17-09-2018 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car has turned on its side in a two-car crash on the north coast on Monday evening.
  
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• Drumclay care home closure meeting sought

  17-09-2018 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The GMB is calling on the owners of Drumclay care home in Enniskillen to "get round a table".
  
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• Tyrone GAA condemn weekend 'ugly scenes of unwarranted violence'

  17-09-2018 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyrone GAA condemn "ugly scenes of unwarranted violence" which generated headlines after weekend club championship ties.
  
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• Rugby referees protest over abuse at Coleraine Rugby Club

  17-09-2018 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  They are refusing to officiate at Coleraine's home matches after a female ref was verbally abused.
  
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• Derry City: Keeper Doherty visited McBride's grave before cup final triumph

  17-09-2018 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City keeper Gerard Doherty visited the grave of late team-mate Ryan McBride a few hours before Sunday's EA Sports Cup Final triumph.
  
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• The Disappeared: Fresh search for Columba McVeigh

  17-09-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A bog is being searched for the fifth time for the remains of Columba McVeigh, murdered by the IRA In 1975.
  
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• Tragic motorcyclist William Dunlop's partner Janine Brolly celebrates birth of daughter

  17-09-2018 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  William Dunlop's partner Janine Brolly has announced the birth of the couple's second daughter.
  
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• Liam Neeson appears in defiant Stand Up To Cancer campaign video for ‘payback’

  17-09-2018 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Neeson has appeared in a star-studded and defiant new campaign video in the battle against cancer.
  
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• Head of NI Civil Service ‘deeply concerned’ about no-deal Brexit

  17-09-2018 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The senior civil servant running Northern Ireland’s public services since Stormont collapsed has expressed his deep concern for the region if there is no Brexit deal.
  
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• Man beaten with sledgehammers

  17-09-2018 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the man sustained "life-changing" injuries in the "paramilitary-style assault".
  
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• Larne sledgehammer attack 'brutal'

  17-09-2018 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the man sustained "life-changing" injuries in the "paramilitary-style assault".
  
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• Republicans helped narrow down area for 1975 Disappeared victim search

  17-09-2018 16:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Republicans helped to refine a search area ahead of a fresh attempt to find a teenager who was disappeared by the Provisional IRA more than 40 years ago.
  
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• David Sterling's 'deep concerns' over no-deal Brexit

  17-09-2018 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  David Sterling says some agri-food firms could find it impossible to continue trading if they faced tariffs.
  
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• Belfast human rights lawyer to attend terrorism victims event

  17-09-2018 16:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast-based human rights lawyer is to take part in an international event aimed at combating violent extremism and providing support to terror victims.
  
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• Marks & Spencer to open new Northern Ireland food store

  17-09-2018 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marks & Spencer has announced it will be opening the doors to its newest Northern Ireland foodhall on October 4.
  
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• STATSports: 200 jobs for County Down technology firm

  17-09-2018 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Italian side AS Roma are among clients of Newry data firm STATSports.
  
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• Serious flu cases in Northern Ireland doubled in 2017

  17-09-2018 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  2017 saw the highest number of flu cases since the 2009 pandemic.
  
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• Ex-USPCA chief Stephen Philpott pleads guilty to fraud

  17-09-2018 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former head of the USPCA, Stephen Philpott has pleaded guilty to using his position as Chief Executive of the animal charity to defraud the organisation over a seven year period between January 2007 and November 2014.
  
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• Brexit: Theresa May says it's Chequers or no deal

  17-09-2018 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May is also sharply critical of proposals for the Irish border put forward by some Brexiteers.
  
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• Taxi man who drove at passenger and broke his wrist avoids jail

  17-09-2018 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  William David McFarland drove at the passenger after he refused to pay a fare.
  
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• Brain damaged Belfast man beaten unconscious during 'fair digs' fight

  17-09-2018 15:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man with brain damage was rendered unconscious and then beaten about the head after meeting for a bare-chested fight in north Belfast, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Columba McVeigh: Team hopeful of finding Disappeared victim

  17-09-2018 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The team searching for the remains of IRA murder victim Columba McVeigh are hopeful of finding him.
  
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• Former animal charity chief Stephen Philpott guilty of fraud

  17-09-2018 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Philpott has pleaded guilty to defrauding the USPCA over a seven year period.
  
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• 'Admin error' led to Irish Sports Minister's champion rower name error

  17-09-2018 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  An "admin error" is blamed for a statement from the Irish Sports Minister which gets the name wrong of Ireland's latest rowing world champion.
  
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• Plot to kill Garda chief Drew Harris at murdered father's grave

  17-09-2018 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was the target of a cemetery murder plot by dissident republicans.
  
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• War memorial unveiled after Donegal Orange hall fire

  17-09-2018 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The memorial was damaged in an arson attack that destroyed the original hall.
  
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• Translink bus crashes into Caffé Nero in Belfast city centre

  17-09-2018 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bus has crashed into a coffee shop in Belfast city centre.
  
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• James McClean: Stoke player hopes to be available for Republic double-header

  17-09-2018 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  James McClean remains hopeful of featuring in the Republic of Ireland's Nations League double-header against Denmark and Wales next month.
  
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• John Gilligan: Bail refused in money laundering charge

  17-09-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  John Gilligan was arrested at Belfast International Airport as he was attempting to board a flight to Spain.
  
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• Translink bus damages coffee shop in Belfast city centre

  17-09-2018 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  There were three passengers on board the service and there are no reports of any injuries.
  
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• Hozier announces Belfast gig with European tour

  17-09-2018 12:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Having just completed a small run of intimate, sold-out shows last week, Hozier has announced his forthcoming tour of Ireland.
  
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• Calls for faster decision on future of Bank Buildings

  17-09-2018 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast Chamber of Trade calls for faster decision-making on the future of the fire-ravaged Bank Buildings.
  
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• SDLP's Catney condemns Britain First protest outside constituency Lisburn office

  17-09-2018 11:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An SDLP MLA has condemned a protest by far-fight group Britain First outside his constituency office in Lisburn.
  
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• County Antrim Shield: Blues boss Healy to ring changes for Shield opener

  17-09-2018 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Linfield manager David Healy is set to give fringe players a chance to impress in the Co Antrim Shield first-round game against PSNI.
  
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• Ad campaign in wake of Primark fire portrays Belfast as 'white only town'

  17-09-2018 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new advertising campaign aimed at increasing footfall in Belfast city centre in the wake of the Primark fire has been slammed for a lack of diversity,
  
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• Winners and losers

  17-09-2018 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland is losing an MP in plans to redraw parliamentary constituencies - but who could benefit?
  
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• Memorial erected to Belfast IRA man found dead on New York street

  17-09-2018 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A memorial has been erected to a Belfast IRA man who died on the streets of New York.
  
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• Son of 'trick or treat' Greysteel killer fights for his life

  17-09-2018 09:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of “trick or treat” loyalist killer Stephen Irwin is fighting for his life after being shot in a republican area of north Belfast yesterday.
  
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• Pictured: CCTV shows gunmen attack Belfast home

  17-09-2018 09:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after CCTV footage was released showing two men firing shots at a house in Ballymurphy shortly after midnight.
  
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• Larne man suffers life changing injuries in paramilitary style sledgehammer attack

  17-09-2018 09:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man has been left with life changing injuries after being beaten with sledgehammers during a burglary on Sunday night.
  
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• DUP sweating over Stephen Nolan's secret RHI tapes

  17-09-2018 09:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP is sweating over more RHI revelations from secret recordings made by party rebel Jonathan Bell.
  
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• NI paper review: Rugby rape trial cost and PSNI data breach

  17-09-2018 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The cost of the rugby rape trial and a missing police notebook feature in Monday's papers.
  
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• Monday's headlines

  17-09-2018 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The cost of the rugby rape trial and a missing police notebook feature in Monday's papers.
  
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• North Belfast shooting: Attempted murder suspect bailed

  17-09-2018 08:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A 23-year-old man had been arrested by detectives after a man was shot in the New Lodge.
  
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• £3m Shane's Castle caravan park to be given green light

  17-09-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new £3 million caravan park at Shane's Castle in Co Antrim is set to be rubber-stamped this evening.
  
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• Tree of Year: Which one will be your pick of the crop in Northern Ireland?

  17-09-2018 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six trees in Northern Ireland have been shortlisted for the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year competition.
  
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• Storm Helene arrives in Northern Ireland with 70mph winds

  17-09-2018 07:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is preparing to batten down the hatches as Storm Helene rips into the UK from today.
  
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