Belfast news

• Royal Avenue assault victim speaks out following facial surgery - Belfast Live

  22-07-2019 23:21
  Royal Avenue assault victim speaks out following facial surgery  Belfast LiveSpecialists have warned him that he may have no feeling in his chin for up to six months.
  
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• Man hospitalised after being shot in west Belfast - The Irish Times

  22-07-2019 23:20
  Man hospitalised after being shot in west Belfast  The Irish Times'No further details at this early stage and police inquiries are ongoing', says PSNI.
  
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• Titanic councillor George Dorrian outlines East Belfast improvement plans - Belfast Live

  22-07-2019 22:46
  Titanic councillor George Dorrian outlines East Belfast improvement plans  Belfast LiveProgression is needed on these key projects, says George Dorrian.
  
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• Police at scene of shooting in Belfast- man taken to hospital

  22-07-2019 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently at the scene of a shooting incident in west Belfast.
  
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• Man in critical condition after being 'chased down' Belfast street and shot several times

  22-07-2019 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man is in critical condition in hospital after being chased along a Belfast street by an armed man and shot a number of times.
  
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• Belfast ladies football teams to take part in mental health tournament - Belfast Live

  22-07-2019 20:01
  Belfast ladies football teams to take part in mental health tournament  Belfast LiveLadies football teams across Belfast are to come together for a tournament based around mental health. The competition is being run through Belfast Celtic and ...
  
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• Three arrested after jewellery stolen during distraction burglary in Co Antrim

  22-07-2019 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested after jewellery was stolen during a distraction burglary in Co Antrim.
  
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• Golf fan's plea after losing money clip during trip to the Open in Portrush

  22-07-2019 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A golf fan who lost a money clip given to him by his wife more than thirty years ago in the back of a black taxi while in Northern Ireland for the Open has appealed to the public for help locating the item of great sentimental value.
  
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• Growing concerns for Harland and Wolff Belfast shipyard - BBC News

  22-07-2019 18:05
  Growing concerns for Harland and Wolff Belfast shipyard  BBC NewsThe Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast can only survive until the end of the month without a deal, Unite the Union has said. The business has been up for sale ...
  
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• Belfast Pride 2019: What is The Rainbow Project? - Belfast Live

  22-07-2019 18:03
  Belfast Pride 2019: What is The Rainbow Project?  Belfast LiveIt's one of the top organisations support Belfast Pride.
  
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• Man accused of stabbing at Belfast flat attacked by intruders while cooking sausages, court told

  22-07-2019 17:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of carrying out a stabbing at his south Belfast flat claims he was attacked by intruders as he cooked sausages, a court heard.
  
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• Campaigners hail ‘historic’ Westminster vote on abortion and same-sex marriage for NI

  22-07-2019 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parliament has voted to force the Government to liberalise access to abortion and allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland if devolution is not restored.
  
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• Paddy Jackson's dad secures judgment in rugby rape trial libel action

  22-07-2019 16:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of former Ireland and Ulster rugby star Paddy Jackson has secured judgment in a libel action over false claims that he offered to pay off the complainant in his son's high-profile rape trial.
  
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• Visit Belfast for the day as a tourist with our shopping, eating and drinking guide to our city - Belfast Live

  22-07-2019 16:37
  Visit Belfast for the day as a tourist with our shopping, eating and drinking guide to our city  Belfast LiveLooking for a day out to treat yourself? Make It Belfast . You'll be spoilt for choice with Belfast's luxury stores, high street favourites and unique, independent ...
  
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• The MAC Belfast is recruiting – here's what is involved - Belfast Live

  22-07-2019 16:31
  The MAC Belfast is recruiting – here's what is involved  Belfast LiveYou don't need to be a thespian luvvie for this theatre job! Belfast's The MAC theatre is looking for a talented theatre technician to join their stage team. So if you ...
  
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• Man arrested over attempted murder of police in Derry

  22-07-2019 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 42-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the attempted murder of police in Londonderry last year.
  
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• Razor blades placed on Belfast cycle path

  22-07-2019 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a number of razor blades were placed on a cycle path in Belfast.
  
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• BBC submits planning application for Belfast HQ - BBC News

  22-07-2019 15:00
  BBC submits planning application for Belfast HQ  BBC NewsThe plans are for the redevelopment of its NI headquarters at Broadcasting House in Belfast.
  
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• Protestant hall targeted in "despicable" paint attack

  22-07-2019 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a sectarian hate crime after an Orange Hall was attacked with paint.
  
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• Boris Johnson: If man can get to the moon, then we can solve Northern Ireland border problem

  22-07-2019 14:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tory leadership front-runner Boris Johnson has claimed that if man can be put on the Moon, the problem of the Irish border can be solved with technology.
  
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• Petition by Shankill bomb victims' daughter to block terrorist pensions nears target

  22-07-2019 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A petition started by a woman whose parents were killed in the Shankill bombing urging the Government not to pay pensions to injured terrorists has received almost 5,000 signatures.
  
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• "Disgusting" actions of disruptive passenger leads to police involvement at Belfast International Airport - Irish Post

  22-07-2019 13:43
  "Disgusting" actions of disruptive passenger leads to police involvement at Belfast International Airport  Irish PostIT SEEMS someone was less than happy about their holiday coming to an end as Thomas Cook confirmed an abusive passenger had to be escorted off a flight ...
  
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• Co Down 'incel' found love after posting online videos

  22-07-2019 12:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man who became associated with the "incel" community is working to distance himself from the group after finding love in an unlikely place.
  
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• PPS considering file on three Northern Ireland fans in 'we hate Catholics' video

  22-07-2019 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Public Prosecution Service is considering whether or not to prosecute three Northern Ireland fans who were filmed singing a sectarian song in a Belfast pub, it has emerged.
  
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• The Open sees Translink hit record passenger numbers

  22-07-2019 12:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A record number of passengers used Translink's bus, rail and coach services during last week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
  
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• Victims' groups call for Commissioner's resignation over Troubles pension plans

  22-07-2019 11:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several groups representing victims' of the Troubles have called on the Commissioner to resign over her pension proposals for those injured during the conflict.
  
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• West Belfast security alert ends after suspicious object removed

  22-07-2019 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in west Belfast has ended after police removed a suspicious object from the area.
  
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• Homes evacuated after suspicious object sparks security alert in west Belfast

  22-07-2019 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of homes have been evacuated in west Belfast after a report of a suspicious object on Monday morning.
  
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• West Belfast security alert residents evacuated - Belfast Live

  22-07-2019 09:45
  West Belfast security alert residents evacuated  Belfast LiveResidents in West Belfast have been allowed to return home after a security alert forced them out. Officers were called to the Glenalina Gardens area of the city ...
  
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• Revised plans for Belfast's £500m Tribeca project to go on show - Belfast Telegraph

  22-07-2019 09:12
  Revised plans for Belfast's £500m Tribeca project to go on show  Belfast TelegraphAn event publicising changes to the outline planning application for the Tribeca development beside Belfast's Cathedral Quarter will begin next Monday.
  
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• MoD apology as deceased soldiers written to over Troubles probes

  22-07-2019 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Defence have apologised after officials mistakenly sent letters to dead soldiers over Troubles-era incidents.
  
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• 'I couldn't care less if someone's jailed for my shooting, it's not going to bring back power of my legs' - victims' campaigner Paul Gallagher backing new Troubles pension

  22-07-2019 08:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Q. You were 21 when loyalist terrorists burst into your house in west Belfast in 1994, posing as the IRA and holding your family hostage. What was going through your mind for that hour when the gunmen were there?
  
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• Tributes to 'gentleman' killed in crash on way home from funeral

  22-07-2019 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a 32-year-old Co Down man who died in a car crash while driving home from his friend's funeral.
  
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• Tributes to war hero born in Northern Ireland after RAF steps in to give him a fitting funeral

  22-07-2019 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of the public have been urged to attend the funeral of a lonely World War Two spy from Northern Ireland who has been spared a pauper's funeral.
  
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• Gifts received by Northern Ireland civil servants in last year revealed by Stormont

  22-07-2019 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rugby match tickets, teddy bears, ties, amber cufflinks and a £250 ornament of a horse are among the gifts senior Stormont civil servants have received in the past year.
  
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• Bradley urged to act now as schools struggle under strain of 'unmanageable pressures'

  22-07-2019 08:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Secretary of State has been urged to intervene to address the "crisis" facing Northern Ireland's schools in the absence of devolved government.
  
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• Lowry unites island in joy as Co Offaly golfer wins The Open at Portrush

  22-07-2019 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  They waved tricolours and they sang the Fields of Athenry battle cry of the Republic’s football fans in the heart of loyalist north Antrim last night — but there were no complaints, no dissenting voices, as Co Offaly golfer Shane Lowry united Ireland in a joyous celebration of his stunning six-shot Open championship win at Royal  Portrush.
  
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• Name released of tragic teenager killed in head on car crash

  22-07-2019 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have released the name of a 17-year-old male killed following a two vehicle crash in Omagh.
  
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• Man accused of stabbing at Belfast flat attacked by intruders while cooking sausages, court told - Belfast Telegraph

  22-07-2019 05:44
  Man accused of stabbing at Belfast flat attacked by intruders while cooking sausages, court told  Belfast TelegraphA man accused of carrying out a stabbing at his south Belfast flat claims he was attacked by intruders as he cooked sausages, a court heard.
  
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• Razor blades placed on Belfast cycle path - Belfast Telegraph

  22-07-2019 03:01
  Razor blades placed on Belfast cycle path  Belfast TelegraphPolice are appealing for witnesses after a number of razor blades were placed on a cycle path in Belfast.
  
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• Boris Johnson insists UK can leave EU with deal at end of October

  22-07-2019 02:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson has insisted Britain can leave the European Union with a deal at the end of October if the country has the “will” and the “drive” for Brexit.
  
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• Belfast family's shock as boy (16) injured in sectarian attack - The Irish News

  22-07-2019 02:18
  Belfast family's shock as boy (16) injured in sectarian attack  The Irish NewsTHE mother of a 16-year-old boy who was injured in a sectarian attack in north Belfast has described how "the very shoes and socks were trailed off him".
  
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