Belfast news

• From Love Island to Big Brother - NI's notable reality stars

  29-07-2019 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  With Love Island ending on Monday, we look back at some of NI's biggest reality TV names.
  
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• 'Lonesome' pensioner George 'Geordie' Walker who passed away alone in Belfast hospital died a wealthy man - Irish Mirror

  29-07-2019 22:51
  'Lonesome' pensioner George 'Geordie' Walker who passed away alone in Belfast hospital died a wealthy man  Irish MirrorThe 91-year-old will be laid to rest beside his family after being saved from a grave with total strangers.
  
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• Premier Division: Derry City bounce back with easy win over Waterford

  29-07-2019 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City recover from Friday's defeat by Finn Harps as two goals from David Parkhouse help them to a comfortable 2-0 win over Waterford.
  
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• Mark Walsh - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal

  29-07-2019 22:14
  Mark Walsh - Belfast - Waldo  Republican JournalBelfast — Mark W. Walsh, 57, passed away in Belfast on July 26, 2019. He was born Feb. 22, 1962, to Otis and Wellingtina (Dunbar) Walsh. He was born and ...
  
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• Teen arrested in Co Antrim 'serious sexual assault' probe - Belfast Live

  29-07-2019 21:11
  Teen arrested in Co Antrim 'serious sexual assault' probe  Belfast LiveA teenager has been arrested following an alleged serious sexual assault in Co Antrim . Police probing the reported incident in the Inver Road area of Larne ...
  
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• Pat McCormick: Woman 'lured victim to Comber flat'

  29-07-2019 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The body of 55-year-old Pat McCormick was found in a lake in County Down in July.
  
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• No deal to revive Stormont without equal marriage, O’Neill tells Pride event

  29-07-2019 20:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein’s vice president said her party won’t agree to a deal to restore the powersharing government unless it includes the extension of same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Teenager bailed after 'serious sexual assault' on woman in Larne

  29-07-2019 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been released on bail after being arrested in connection with a "serious sexual assault" of a woman in Larne.
  
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• Emma Vardy reports from Derry's Creggan Estate

  29-07-2019 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Emma Vardy reports on one of Northern Ireland's last hotbeds of violent, dissident republicanism.
  
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• New IRA: The Derry estate in the shadow of paramilitaries

  29-07-2019 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Emma Vardy reports from one of Northern Ireland's last hotbeds of violent dissident republicanism.
  
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• DUP: Sinn Fein must 'face up to reality' for Stormont return

  29-07-2019 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein must "face up to reality" and "step away from narrow shopping lists" if Stormont is to return, a DUP MP has said.
  
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• Woman lured Pat McCormick to flat after claiming she had left fiancé for him, court told

  29-07-2019 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman allegedly lured a murder victim to her flat by claiming she had left her fiancé and co-accused for him, the High Court heard on Monday.
  
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• Craigavon: Booby-trap bomber suspect 'could be late teens'

  29-07-2019 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  PSNI appeal over a "suspicious male" seen running from near where an explosive device was found.
  
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• New Belfast cruise terminal opens

  29-07-2019 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The first dedicated cruise terminal on the island of Ireland has opened in Belfast.
  
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• Former heavyweight boxing champ Martin Rogan to stand trial with wife - Belfast Live

  29-07-2019 18:04
  Former heavyweight boxing champ Martin Rogan to stand trial with wife  Belfast LiveThe couple both entered 'not guilty' pleas when they appeared in court.
  
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• West Belfast police charge man with dangerous driving - Belfast Live

  29-07-2019 17:54
  West Belfast police charge man with dangerous driving  Belfast LiveThe vehicle was involved in a collision with a taxi shortly after making off from police.
  
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• Lisburn manufacturing company to create 132 jobs as part of £11m investment

  29-07-2019 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A manufacturing company in Lisburn is investing £11m and creating 132 new jobs as part of major expansion.
  
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• PSNI warning public over scam attempts

  29-07-2019 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Police urge people in the north west to be wary of a number of scams
  
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• Former Celtic player Anthony Stokes admits stalking campaign against girlfriend

  29-07-2019 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Republic of Ireland and Celtic star Anthony Stokes has admitted carrying out a terrifying stalking campaign against his girlfriend.
  
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• Workers in protest at under-threat Belfast shipyard - Irish Examiner

  29-07-2019 16:18
  Workers in protest at under-threat Belfast shipyard  Irish ExaminerWorkers have urged the British Government to nationalise Belfast's under-threat shipyard as they launched a disruptive protest and hung a banner from one of ...
  
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• Direct flights between Aberdeen and Belfast restored - Aberdeen Evening Express

  29-07-2019 16:00
  Direct flights between Aberdeen and Belfast restored  Aberdeen Evening ExpressFlybe said in early June it was withdrawing direct flights between Aberdeen International Airport and Belfast City Airport on Saturdays from June 29. Now a Flybe ...
  
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• Harland and Wolff workers lock main gate in protest at imminent closure

  29-07-2019 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard have locked themselves inside the main gate and have said they won't leave until a resolution is found to prevent the imminent closure of the shipyard.
  
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• Johnson insists Brexit agreement is possible despite increased no-deal planning

  29-07-2019 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson insisted a Brexit deal can be reached despite ramping up preparations for the UK to leave the European Union without one.
  
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• Here's how to play in our five-a-side tournament in Belfast - SportsJOE.ie

  29-07-2019 15:20
  Here's how to play in our five-a-side tournament in Belfast  SportsJOE.ieBrought to you by. The Premier League trip of a lifetime will be up for grabs! In case you haven't heard, we're running a competition at the moment with ...
  
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• Puffin Rock: Feature film deal for Derry animation

  29-07-2019 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The movie based on the hugely successful animated series has a 2021 release date.
  
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• New veterans office is 'another smokescreen' to obstruct legacy progress - Sinn Fein MP

  29-07-2019 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MP has said comments from the head of the newly established British government Office of Veterans Affairs are an insult to the victims of "state violence and collusion".
  
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• Eamonn Holmes reveals an IRA petrol bomb blew up his school bus when he was 14-years-old

  29-07-2019 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes has revealed how he got detention after he was late for school because the IRA hijacked his school bus.
  
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• New Belfast cruise ship terminal opens

  29-07-2019 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new cruise ship terminal has opened in Belfast.
  
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• Lisburn man avoids jail after punching traffic warden

  29-07-2019 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Lisburn man who attacked a traffic warden after he was given a parking ticket narrowly avoided going jail on Monday.
  
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• New cruise terminal opens in Belfast - BBC News

  29-07-2019 13:27
  New cruise terminal opens in Belfast  BBC NewsThe dedicated cruise facility will provide new facilities for coaches and a visitor information centre.
  
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• Death of elderly motorist in Co Antrim being treated as fatal road crash

  29-07-2019 12:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death of a motorist who died after the car he was driving crashed into a wall in Co Antrim is being treated as a fatal road accident.
  
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• Jamie Dornan speaks of 'devastating' impact of mum's death from cancer in new video

  29-07-2019 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Down-born actor Jamie Dornan has spoken about the 'huge and devastating impact' pancreatic cancer had on his life after his mum died from the illness when he was 16.
  
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• Ormeau Belfast alleygates call after derelict home ransacked - Belfast Live

  29-07-2019 11:40
  Ormeau Belfast alleygates call after derelict home ransacked  Belfast LiveThe SDLP councillor has called for this area to be prioritised in future plans for alleygates in the city.
  
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• Teenager's body found at Co Tyrone house

  29-07-2019 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the sudden death of a 19-year-old man in Co Tyrone.
  
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• 10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland - from Belfast Pride to Feile an Phobail

  29-07-2019 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of the 10 most exciting things taking place this week (July 29-August 4) across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Taking part in Pride empowers officers, claims NI policeman

  29-07-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police participation in gay pride marches in Northern Ireland is about allowing officers to be true to themselves, a policeman has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland to share in £300m growth deals funding, Johnson to announce

  29-07-2019 10:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is set to share in £300m in extra funding for economic growth deals, Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Monday.
  
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• Continuity IRA responsible for Craigavon bomb targeting police officers

  29-07-2019 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Continuity IRA is understood to have been responsible for a bomb targeting police officers in Craigavon.
  
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• Power firm plans £40m renewables gas plant for Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  29-07-2019 09:00
  Power firm plans £40m renewables gas plant for Belfast  Belfast TelegraphEnergy giant Energia Group - formerly known as Viridian - has launched plans to build a £40m anaerobic digestion plant in Belfast.
  
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• £16m apartment block planned at former Belfast city centre social club site - Belfast Telegraph

  29-07-2019 09:00
  £16m apartment block planned at former Belfast city centre social club site  Belfast TelegraphA Northern Ireland developer has plans to convert the former Belfast City Transport Club in Belfast into £16m apartment block.
  
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• SF call for information on ex-IRA man who vanished before sex abuse trial

  29-07-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has called on those with information about a man who skipped bail while awaiting trial on child sex offences to bring it to the gardai after the Republic's Justice Minister ordered an urgent review into the case.
  
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• Bike racer Allister completes the lap that nearly killed him 12 months ago

  29-07-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A race paramedic has told of the incredible moment he finished the lap that nearly claimed his life in a crash 12 months earlier.
  
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• Antrim Show a mix of farming and food

  29-07-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands flocked to Shane's Castle for the 113th Randox Antrim Show on Saturday.
  
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• Little Cora floating on air as magic carpet costume wows fancy dress parade

  29-07-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father has told of his joy after his seriously ill daughter won a fancy dress parade dressed as one of her favourite Disney characters.
  
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• 'After my term as the Police Ombudsman ended I couldn't get a job here, something about having no leadership skills... I wasn't nominated to House of Lords, I applied. Thankfully I was accepted, and I just love the place now'

  29-07-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Q. You recently secured the DUP's support to challenge the abortion amendment in the House of Lords. Given the friction with the party when you were Police Ombudsman, was that uncomfortable?
  
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• Ryanair reports 21% fall in profits in first quarter - RTE.ie

  29-07-2019 08:03
  Ryanair reports 21% fall in profits in first quarter  RTE.ieRyanair would likely cut back its Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast routes in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to chief executive Michael O'Leary.
  
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• Tributes are paid to well-known Richhill businessman who died while on holiday

  29-07-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of a prominent Northern Ireland businessman who died suddenly while on holiday in France will take place tomorrow.
  
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• Taoiseach is pushing for Belfast Agreement to be torn up: Wilson

  29-07-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior unionist has accused the Irish Government of 'pushing for the Belfast Agreement to be torn up'.
  
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