Belfast news

• County Monaghan: WW2 plane wreckage removed from field

  29-06-2019 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The plane crashed in County Monaghan in 1942, after the American pilot had bailed out.
  
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• Travel with Rob Fowler: Day 5 – Arriving in Belfast, boarding a Superferry, crossing the Irish Sea and more - WCBD News 2

  29-06-2019 22:57
  Travel with Rob Fowler: Day 5 – Arriving in Belfast, boarding a Superferry, crossing the Irish Sea and more  WCBD News 2Day 5 of our News2 Viewer Trip to Scotland and Northern Ireland We have arrived in Belfast to spend the next couple of days seeing this capital city of Northern ...
  
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• Belfast mum hails pet dog hero after terrifying snake discovery in kitchen - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 22:57
  Belfast mum hails pet dog hero after terrifying snake discovery in kitchen  Belfast LiveThe search is now on for the owner of the snake which turned up in the Glencairn home.
  
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• Old Park troublemakers could be recorded by police evidence gathering vehicle - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 22:08
  Old Park troublemakers could be recorded by police evidence gathering vehicle  Belfast LiveThe police have been using a Land Rover fitted with an evidence gathering camera in a bid to deter young people from causing trouble at a North Belfast park.
  
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• Belfast Anthropologie shop set to open in August - and they are hiring - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 21:08
  Belfast Anthropologie shop set to open in August - and they are hiring  Belfast LiveThe US fashion and lifestyle retailer has picked Belfast as its first Irish location.
  
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• What UK's new massive theme park is set to look like - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 19:46
  What UK's new massive theme park is set to look like  Belfast LiveIt will be the biggest UK theme park and it's just signed a very exciting deal with Paramount.
  
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• 'You only live once - be the person you are' - Leo Varadkar joins police both sides of the border at Dublin Pride

  29-06-2019 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has joined police officers from both sides of the border at Dublin Pride.
  
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• Dublin Pride: PSNI officers take part in parade for the first time

  29-06-2019 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Invited by Garda commissioner Drew Harris, the officers paraded alongside about 100 Gardai.
  
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• Woman threatened with sword in Ballyclare burglary

  29-06-2019 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 60s was threatened with a sword during an aggravated burglary in Co Antrim.
  
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• Carl Frampton awarded honorary degree by Queen's University

  29-06-2019 18:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast boxer Carl Frampton has been awarded an honorary degree by Queen's University Belfast.
  
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• 62 snaps as pals start the weekend in style in Belfast - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 17:50
  62 snaps as pals start the weekend in style in Belfast  Belfast LiveBelfast Live 28.06.2019 Belfast was busy on a balmy Friday night as customers start to kick off the summer holidays in The National . Picture by; Aidan O'Reilly1 ...
  
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• Newry community shock after sudden death of man - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 16:34
  Newry community shock after sudden death of man  Belfast LiveA community has been plunged into shock after the sudden death of a man this morning. Emergency services were called to the Parkhead Crescent area of ...
  
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• Northern Ireland shopping centre evacuated after power cut

  29-06-2019 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A shopping centre in Northern Ireland was plunged into darkness and had to be evacuated following a power cut on Saturday.
  
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• Lisburn murder victim Paul Smyth 'hadn't left home in 16 years', funeral told

  29-06-2019 15:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lisburn murder victim Paul Smyth was described as a lonely man who hadn’t left his home in over 16 years at his funeral today.
  
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• Man released in probe into INLA killer McElkerney gun salute

  29-06-2019 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man arrested by detectives investigating a volley of shots fired at the wake of former INLA man Martin McElkerney has been released unconditionally.
  
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• Man arrested in probe into INLA killer McElkerney gun salute

  29-06-2019 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 61-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating a volley of shots fired at the wake of former INLA man Martin McElkerney.
  
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• INLA funeral shots investigation leads to fresh arrest - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 14:28
  INLA funeral shots investigation leads to fresh arrest  Belfast LivePolice investigating a volley of shots being fired at an INLA funeral have arrested a man. The 61-year-old-man was detained under the Terrorism Act, the PSNI ...
  
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• Belfast school uniforms wanted to help families in need - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 14:02
  Belfast school uniforms wanted to help families in need  Belfast LiveTony says he has seen an increase in struggles for low income families.
  
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• Funeral of victims' campaigner Willie Frazer to be held next week

  29-06-2019 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of prominent victims' campaigner Willie Frazer is to be held on Monday.
  
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• Tyrella Beach: Man charged after one-punch attack

  29-06-2019 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A 22-year-old man remains in critical condition in hospital after suffering a serious head injury.
  
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• First autogyro round-the-world trip completed by Larne pilot

  29-06-2019 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Adventurer Norman Surplus completes the final leg of a trip that has taken him nine years.
  
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• Man charged over 'one-punch' attack on Co Down beach

  29-06-2019 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old man has been charged following a "one-punch" attack on a Co Down beach that left a man fighting for his life.
  
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• Newry community stunned following sudden death of man in play area

  29-06-2019 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Newry community has been left stunned following the sudden death of a man in a play area in the town.
  
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• Firefighter hospitalised after Lurgan lake rescue

  29-06-2019 12:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A firefighter was hospitalised after helping to rescue two men from a lake in Lurgan.
  
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• Lagmore mum desperate for stem cell donor holding swab event - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 11:49
  Lagmore mum desperate for stem cell donor holding swab event  Belfast LiveA swab event is being held today to find a stem cell donor for mum-of-three Sharon McCloskey after an unexpected cancer diagnosis devastated her life.
  
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• Two escape injury in Derry arson attack

  29-06-2019 11:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have escaped injury after an arson attack in Londonderry.
  
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• The women 'turning tables' in the music industry - BBC News

  29-06-2019 11:32
  The women 'turning tables' in the music industry  BBC NewsMeet Marion Hawkes, a Belfast woman hoping to inspire a new generation of female DJs.
  
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• Enniskillen school children who buy and sell cattle

  29-06-2019 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Primary school pupils in County Fermanagh have been finding out if there's money to be made in farming.
  
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• Czech woman seeks soldier who helped her after Belfast bomb

  29-06-2019 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Czech art student Blanka Suehiro was helped by a soldier in the aftermath of a bomb in Belfast in 1972.
  
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• Microlight pilot's 16th birthday flight

  29-06-2019 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Ethan Sherry joins elite group by completing a solo microlight flight on his 16th birthday.
  
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• Drunk Belfast man who fired pellet gun at officers jailed for nine months - Belfast Telegraph

  29-06-2019 10:11
  Drunk Belfast man who fired pellet gun at officers jailed for nine months  Belfast TelegraphAn east Belfast man has been jailed for nine months after he repeatedly fired a pellet gun at police.
  
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• Lightning warning issued for Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  29-06-2019 09:39
  Lightning warning issued for Northern Ireland  Belfast LiveMet Office says weather could cause "short term loss of power"
  
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• Tell Parliament if you have proof I did wrong over holidays, Paisley challenges BBC

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Paisley has urged the BBC to submit any evidence of wrongdoing it has to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards amid claims he accepted a luxury family holiday from a former Maldives government minister.
  
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• Ruth Langsford very grateful to fans for all messages of support after sister's death: Holmes

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has relayed a message of thanks from grieving wife Ruth Langsford to viewers who offered their sympathies after the death of her sister.
  
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• Restaurant review: Root & Branch Cafe

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The top end of the Ormeau Road has now stolen a lead on the rest of the city's cool districts (Lisburn Road and Ballyhackamore) by hosting a cafe restaurant which, I hope you're sitting down, has now banned avocados from its kitchen.
  
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• Man is held as Co Down 'one-punch' attack victim fights for life

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been shock after an assault on a popular beach left a young man fighting for his life.
  
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• He should have got longer in jail, says mum as man caged for threat to rape her girl of 2

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman Says she felt "sick and petrified" when a man exposed his genitals to her and her two-year-old daughter and then threatened to rape the child.
  
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• DUP’s Simon Hamilton quits politics to be chief of Chamber of Commerce

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the DUP's most high-profile figures is quitting politics to enter the world of business.
  
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• DUP's Jim Wells backs concerns over proposal for LGBT staff support in schools

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans to set up a support group for LGBT teachers and school staff in Northern Ireland have been delayed after concerns were raised by an Education Authority (EA) board member.
  
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• Civil rights leader Ivan Cooper a man ahead of his time, funeral is told

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ivan Cooper was remembered as a "towering figure" in politics and history here at his funeral yesterday.
  
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• Campaigner for victims' rights Willie Frazer loses long battle with cancer

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  William Frazer has been described as a fearless campaigner for victims, following his death yesterday.
  
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• Belfast mum with rare cancer overcome by support of her 'army'

  29-06-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother-of-three who has a rare form of leukaemia has said she has been 'overwhelmed' by the response to her public appeal to help save her life.
  
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• Czech woman seeks soldier who helped her after Belfast bomb - BBC News

  29-06-2019 08:48
  Czech woman seeks soldier who helped her after Belfast bomb  BBC NewsA Czech woman injured in a bomb blast in Belfast in 1972 is on a mission to track down the soldier who "risked his life" for her. Blanka Suehiro (then Blanka ...
  
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• Weekly newspaper review: US Marines, chopper crash and volcano climb

  29-06-2019 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Long waits for emergency treatment and anger over an LGBT banner also feature in NI's weekly papers.
  
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• Loneliness-tackling pupils win entrepreneur award

  29-06-2019 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A County Tyrone Primary seven business class gets people talking with icebreaker conversation cards.
  
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• The Belfast women 'turning tables' in the music industry

  29-06-2019 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet Marion Hawkes, a Belfast woman hoping to inspire a new generation of female DJs.
  
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• Simon Byrne: Challenges facing PSNI's new chief

  29-06-2019 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Two decades into the peace process, leading the PSNI is still one of UK policing's most demanding roles.
  
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• US fashion retailer Anthropologie to open Belfast outlet - The Irish News

  29-06-2019 02:34
  US fashion retailer Anthropologie to open Belfast outlet  The Irish NewsUS fashion and lifestyle retailer Anthropologie has chosen Belfast for its first store in Ireland. It will open a 5,000 sq ft outlet in August in the iconic Erskine House ...
  
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• Russell Bedford appoints HannawayCA as member in Belfast - The Irish News

  29-06-2019 02:34
  Russell Bedford appoints HannawayCA as member in Belfast  The Irish NewsRUSSELL Bedford International has announced the appointment of Belfast-based HannawayCA as the global professional services network's member firm in ...
  
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• London concert band to revive Titanic's music at Belfast museum - The Kingston Whig-Standard

  29-06-2019 02:25
  London concert band to revive Titanic's music at Belfast museum  The Kingston Whig-StandardThe performance is the highlight of the New Horizon Band's eight trip to Europe.
  
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