Belfast news

• Woman struck by car in County Donegal dies

  10-01-2019 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A six-year-old girl is in hospital in Letterkenny.
  
  Read more

• Masters 2019: Mark Allen confident of title defence

  10-01-2019 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Mark Allen says he is "very, very confident" as the world number six prepares to defend his Masters title.
  
  Read more

• Cliftonville urged to do more after Jay Donnelly sentenced over indecent photograph

  10-01-2019 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast football club has come under pressure “to do more” after one of its players was sentenced to four months in prison for sharing an indecent photograph of a child.
  
  Read more

• Brexit meeting 'useful but frank', says Gregory Campbell

  10-01-2019 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish deputy prime minister Simon Coveney says it was an "open and robust discussion at times, but it was respectful".
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Civil service seeking NI volunteers for emergency fuel operations

  10-01-2019 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The civil service in Northern Ireland is seeking volunteers to oversee fuel distribution in the event of an emergency.
  
  Read more

• Civil servants planning Northern Ireland emergency fuel operations

  10-01-2019 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The civil service in Northern Ireland is seeking volunteers to oversee fuel distribution in the event of an emergency.
  
  Read more

• Funeral of former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown takes place

  10-01-2019 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has taken place in Somerset.
  
  Read more

• Gang jailed for £3m Dublin drugs smuggling plot

  10-01-2019 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A lorry loaded with 26kg of cocaine was stopped by border officers at Holyhead Port in Anglesey in June.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Renewed safety calls after two crashes on A1 in 24 hours

  10-01-2019 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been renewed calls for increased safety measures on the A1 dual carriageway after two serious crashes on the road in less than 24 hours.
  
  Read more

• Tony Hawk on his visit to Belfast that 'kinda went viral' - Belfast Live

  10-01-2019 18:20
  Tony Hawk on his visit to Belfast that 'kinda went viral'  Belfast LiveThe skateboarding legend was in Belfast in the summer.
  
  Read more

• Belfast woman 'attacks police after urinating in Primark' - Belfast Telegraph

  10-01-2019 17:35
  Belfast woman 'attacks police after urinating in Primark'  Belfast TelegraphA Belfast woman allegedly attacked a police officer after being caught urinating in Primark changing rooms, the High Court heard on Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Belfast woman 'attacks police after urinating in Primark'

  10-01-2019 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman allegedly attacked a police officer after being caught urinating in Primark changing rooms, the High Court heard on Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Irish language ‘in your face all the time’ says councillor over plan to light up Belfast City Hall

  10-01-2019 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast councillor says Sinn Fein are pushing the Irish language “in people’s faces all the time” after it was announced city hall is to be lit up to show support for calls for an act.
  
  Read more

• Brexit: Fewer NI manufacturing firms see it 'being a success'

  10-01-2019 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Manufacturing NI say 6% of companies can see Brexit as "being a success" - down from 21% a year ago.
  
  Read more

• Westlife release first single in eight years and insist reunion is 'not about the money'

  10-01-2019 16:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Westlife have insisted their comeback is about the fans not the money, after releasing their first new music in eight years.
  
  Read more

• Belfast City Hall to be lit up red in Irish language rights protest, says Sinn Fein - Belfast Telegraph

  10-01-2019 15:48
  Belfast City Hall to be lit up red in Irish language rights protest, says Sinn Fein  Belfast TelegraphBelfast City Hall is set to be lit up in red in support of an Irish Language Act, a Sinn Fein councillor has said.
  
  Read more

• Kicking off their world tour in Belfast, here are the first reactions to The 1975's spectacular new live show - from the fans who witnessed it - Dork Magazine

  10-01-2019 15:07
  Kicking off their world tour in Belfast, here are the first reactions to The 1975's spectacular new live show - from the fans who witnessed it  Dork MagazineTreadmills! Dance Moves! A Jaw-Dropping Setlist! We got the scoop from The 1975 faithful on what they witnessed last night.
  
  Read more

• 'Triad gang link' to Belfast £1m cannabis haul - BBC News

  10-01-2019 15:06
  'Triad gang link' to Belfast £1m cannabis haul  BBC NewsAlmost £1m worth of herbal cannabis was seized by police in Belfast on Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• Belfast City Hall to be lit up red in Irish language rights protest, says Sinn Fein

  10-01-2019 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Hall is set to be lit up in red in support of an Irish Language Act, a Sinn Fein councillor has said.
  
  Read more

• Dodds hits out at Sinn Fein Brussels 'sideshow, while their MPs hide in Commons' canteen'

  10-01-2019 14:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MEP Diane Dodds has launched an attack on Sinn Fein's leadership, saying this week's visit to Brussels was a "shout for relevance".
  
  Read more

• PSNI £1m drugs bust linked to Chinese triads - four arrested

  10-01-2019 14:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four men have been arrested after the PSNI seized 50kg of herbal cannabis worth just under £1m following searches in Belfast on Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• Lorry crash closes A1 dual carriageway for second time in 24 hours

  10-01-2019 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The A1 dual carriageway was closed following a second major crash on the road in less than 24 hours.
  
  Read more

• Brexit could be delayed if Labour forces general election, says Corbyn

  10-01-2019 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s Brexit date of March 29 could be delayed if Labour forces a general election, Jeremy Corbyn has said.
  
  Read more

• Sinn Fein block cartoonist sketching councillors - party accused of 'censorship'

  10-01-2019 13:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has been accused of censorship for not supporting a request from an artist to sketch Belfast City Council in session.
  
  Read more

• Teenage girls attacked by man in Ballymena

  10-01-2019 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating an assault after two teenage girls were attacked by a man in Ballymena.
  
  Read more

• Louth mother murder: Tomasz Piotrowski appears in court

  10-01-2019 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  32-year-old Tomasz Piotrowski has appeared in court charged with the murder of his mother in Ardee.
  
  Read more

• Cliftonville's Jay Donnelly handed jail sentence for sharing indecent image of child with fellow players

  10-01-2019 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish League footballer Jay Donnelly has been handed a four-month jail sentence for distributing an indecent image of a child.
  
  Read more

• Cliftonville's Jay Donnelly handed jail sentence: Club await appeal to consider actions

  10-01-2019 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish League football star Jay Donnelly has been jailed for four months for distributing a photo of him having sex with a 16-year-old girl while she wore his team shirt.
  
  Read more

• Belfast Fashion Spy: 'Blake Lively has such unusual but stunning pieces'

  10-01-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Irish government rejects Northern Ireland Brexit backstop veto proposal

  10-01-2019 11:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government has rejected any suggestion that a future Stormont executive could veto aspects of the border backstop.
  
  Read more

• Bray shooting: Man critically injured

  10-01-2019 11:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The man 27-year-old man was sitting in a car when another vehicle pulled up and a gunman opened fire.
  
  Read more

• Families plea for fresh inquest into Enniskillen bombing rejected

  10-01-2019 11:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An appeal by the families of the victims of the Enniskillen Bombing for a fresh inquest into their deaths has been rejected by Attorney General John Larkin.
  
  Read more

• Belfast Bombardier boost as Delta orders more A220 jets - Belfast Telegraph

  10-01-2019 10:36
  Belfast Bombardier boost as Delta orders more A220 jets  Belfast TelegraphDelta Air Lines has placed a £1bn order for 15 more Airbus A220 planes in what represents the latest boost for Belfast's Bombardier workers.
  
  Read more

• Foster 'happy' to meet Irish minister Coveney after claims DUP snubbed Brexit meeting

  10-01-2019 10:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has said that the DUP has declined an invitation to meet him during his visit to Belfast this week.
  
  Read more

• Met calls in Belfast security expert to probe Heathrow drone incident - Belfast Telegraph

  10-01-2019 09:49
  Met calls in Belfast security expert to probe Heathrow drone incident  Belfast TelegraphA Belfast security firm has been called in to fight the UK's 'game of drones'.
  
  Read more

• Man due to stand trial over Belfast assault dies suddenly - Belfast Telegraph

  10-01-2019 09:42
  Man due to stand trial over Belfast assault dies suddenly  Belfast TelegraphA 24-year-old man due to stand trial for allegedly inflicting grievous bodily harm has died, Belfast Magistrates' Court heard today. Lawyers said Gary Kirkwood ...
  
  Read more

• Increase in meningococcal disease cases

  10-01-2019 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Three patients diagnosed with meningococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland have died in recent weeks.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Minor injuries after A1 Lorry crash - road closed

  10-01-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Minor injures after A1 Lorry crash - road closed

  10-01-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: A1 reopened after Lorry crash

  10-01-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: A1 closed after Lorry 'topples over'

  10-01-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
  Read more

• Belfast Children’s Festival celebrates 21st year with more than 90 events across city - Belfast Live

  10-01-2019 08:49
  Belfast Children’s Festival celebrates 21st year with more than 90 events across city  Belfast LiveIt will run from March 8-13 at 12 venues across the city.
  
  Read more

• Only 15% of UUP want to merge with DUP - Belfast Newsletter

  10-01-2019 08:35
  Only 15% of UUP want to merge with DUP  Belfast NewsletterThere is no significant appetite within the Ulster Unionist Party for a merger with the DUP, the academic study of that party's membership has found.
  
  Read more

• Why it's too soon to write political obituary of the UUP

  10-01-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Many ambitions of the UUP evident in the 1998 Belfast Agreement have been realised. The deal received popular endorsement and enshrined the principle of consent. Northern Ireland remains part of the UK for as long as a majority within its confines so choose.
  
  Read more

• School reopens after heating system failed due to water leak

  10-01-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A school in Co Antrim is set to reopen this morning after being forced to close its doors when the building's heating system broke down.
  
  Read more

• Poorer Protestant boys faring worst in Northern Ireland schools, says report

  10-01-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An academic report examining Northern Ireland's peacetime progress has said working class Protestant boys still struggle the most with education.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!