Belfast news

• Lurgan family with seven children left with 'nothing' following home fire - Belfast Live

  31-08-2019 23:37
  Lurgan family with seven children left with 'nothing' following home fire  Belfast LiveThey need school uniforms, shoes and clothes after being left with nothing.
  
  Read more

• Parliament suspension: Thousands protest across the UK

  31-08-2019 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Demonstrators gathered in UK towns and cities over Boris Johnson's plan to suspend Parliament.
  
  Read more

• Thousands take to the streets in Belfast, Manchester and London to protest against Boris Johnson’s suspension - The Irish Sun

  31-08-2019 22:33
  Thousands take to the streets in Belfast, Manchester and London to protest against Boris Johnson’s suspension  The Irish SunTENS of thousands of people took to the streets across the UK to protest Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament in the run-up to Brexit. The large-scale ...
  
  Read more

• Cork City: Irish club offer fan 'free trial' after tweet goes viral

  31-08-2019 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A Nigerian football fan who asked Cork City FC for a "free trial" on Twitter has been invited for a try-out with the Irish club.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Video: Up to 40 involved in Belfast city centre brawl during parade

  31-08-2019 20:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A brawl broke out as a returning parade from the 'Last Saturday' demonstrations made its way through Belfast city centre.
  
  Read more

• Video: Brawl breaks out during parade through Belfast city centre

  31-08-2019 20:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A brawl broke out as a returning parade from the 'Last Saturday' demonstrations made its way through Belfast city centre.
  
  Read more

• Schools in Northern Ireland set for £500m boost, DUP leader reveals - Belfast Live

  31-08-2019 20:19
  Schools in Northern Ireland set for £500m boost, DUP leader reveals  Belfast LiveThe DUP said it will amount to an extra £500m which should be allocated to education.
  
  Read more

• Sinn Féin's vice president Michelle O'Neill faces challenge from John O'Dowd

  31-08-2019 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Current vice-president Michelle O'Neill says she welcomes "debate" and will stand for re-election.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Belfast Boxer Tennyson Lands Incredible KO At O2 Arena With Lethal Left Hand - Balls.ie

  31-08-2019 18:53
  Belfast Boxer Tennyson Lands Incredible KO At O2 Arena With Lethal Left Hand  Balls.ieBelfast lightweight James Tennyson secured a sensational second-round knock-out against Atif Shafiq on the undercard of Luke Campbell's world title fight with ...
  
  Read more

• Q-Con Belfast brings together fans of cult culture this weekend - Belfast Live

  31-08-2019 18:43
  Q-Con Belfast brings together fans of cult culture this weekend  Belfast LiveNow in its 26th year, the events continue on Sunday.
  
  Read more

• Reform of Northern Ireland laws raised at Royal Black Institution 'Last Saturday' demonstrations

  31-08-2019 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The impending reform of Northern Ireland laws on abortion and same-sex marriage was raised at the annual Royal Black Institution's 'Last Saturday' parades and demonstrations.
  
  Read more

• Wales 17-22 Ireland: Jacob Stockdale brace gives Ireland edge over Wales

  31-08-2019 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Two Jacob Stockdale tries help Ireland knock Wales off the top of the world rankings with a 22-17 victory in their World Cup warm-up match in Cardiff.
  
  Read more

• World famous Portadown-born rose grower Sam McGredy to get New Zealand Eden Park send off for funeral

  31-08-2019 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of one of the world's most famous rose growers, Portadown-born Sam McGredy, will be held at New Zealand's biggest sports ground.
  
  Read more

• Who scrambled first? - By Kendra Caruso - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  31-08-2019 16:59
  Who scrambled first? - By Kendra Caruso - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBelfast — The Kennebec Journal recently reported that Augusta will have the first "pedestrian scramble" crosswalk, where two crosswalk pass diagonally ...
  
  Read more

• Royal Black Institution parades take place across Northern Ireland

  31-08-2019 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 17,000 people were involved in the "last Saturday" demonstrations across Northern Ireland.
  
  Read more

• TedXStormont standing ovation for Lyra McKee's sister - Belfast Live

  31-08-2019 16:52
  TedXStormont standing ovation for Lyra McKee's sister  Belfast LiveNichola Corner followed in her sister's footsteps by speaking at the event.
  
  Read more

• County Donegal beach walkers shock as thousands of fish wash up on shore

  31-08-2019 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The cause of the startling sight on Downings beach is so far a mystery.
  
  Read more

• No-deal Brexit game plan to 'turn blind eye' at border

  31-08-2019 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Efforts to avoid chaos at the border in the days after a hard Brexit will involve authorities "turning a blind eye" in some areas of cross-frontier trade, Government and EU sources have signalled.
  
  Read more

• The Missing and Baptiste actor Tchéky Karyo is coming to Belfast for a special Q&A - Belfast Live

  31-08-2019 15:14
  The Missing and Baptiste actor Tchéky Karyo is coming to Belfast for a special Q&A  Belfast LiveThe events are being held in the run up to this year's 30th Anniversary Cinemagic Festival.
  
  Read more

• Standing ovation for sister of Lyra McKee as she delivers speech at Stormont

  31-08-2019 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of murdered journalist Lyra McKee received a standing ovation as she followed in her footsteps to deliver a powerful talk at Stormont.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Flash flooding in Tyrone - devastation for football club

  31-08-2019 14:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
  Read more

• Bomb scare forces Co Antrim residents out of homes

  31-08-2019 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Armoy residents were forced from their homes in the early hours of Saturday morning because of a security alert.
  
  Read more

• Cuts in spending on Northern Ireland school kids biggest in UK in past decade

  31-08-2019 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spending on Northern Ireland school children per head is the lowest in the UK and has been slashed by a greater margin than in England, Scotland and Wales in the past decade, new research has revealed.
  
  Read more

• UK parliament suspension: protesters march in Belfast - The Irish Times

  31-08-2019 14:16
  UK parliament suspension: protesters march in Belfast  The Irish TimesProtester says Johnson 'setting dangerous precedent,' draws parallels with rise of Hitler.
  
  Read more

• Protesters bid to ‘stop the coup’ in Belfast demo against Parliament suspension

  31-08-2019 14:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anti-Brexit activists gathered outside City Hall in Belfast to protest against the suspension of Parliament.
  
  Read more

• A-Ha tour coming to Belfast and the band can't wait - Belfast Live

  31-08-2019 13:55
  A-Ha tour coming to Belfast and the band can't wait  Belfast LiveGuitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy says they're busier than ever.
  
  Read more

• Man arrested by police investigating Great Victoria Street assault in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  31-08-2019 13:30
  Man arrested by police investigating Great Victoria Street assault in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphA 30-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating an assault on a 37-year-old man on Great Victoria Street. The assault took place on August 3 in ...
  
  Read more

• Michelle O'Neill to go head-to-head with O'Dowd in battle for Sinn Fein leadership

  31-08-2019 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill has confirmed she will go head-to-head with John O'Dowd in a battle for the deputy leadership of the party.
  
  Read more

• Londonderry: Man in his 20s shot in the leg

  31-08-2019 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say masked men attempted to fire several shots at the victim but the gun jammed.
  
  Read more

• Man held at gunpoint in Belfast burglary - Belfast Telegraph

  31-08-2019 12:05
  Man held at gunpoint in Belfast burglary  Belfast TelegraphPolice are appealing for information following the incident, which happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. Detective Inspector Kerry Brennan said: "It ...
  
  Read more

• Man held at gunpoint in Belfast burglary

  31-08-2019 12:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was held at gunpoint in a Belfast burglary.
  
  Read more

• Gun jams during Derry paramilitary-style attack - Police blast 'faceless cowards'

  31-08-2019 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police blasted the "faceless cowards" behind the latest paramilitary-style attack in Londonderry.
  
  Read more

• Second pop-up repair cafe set to get up and running in Co Antrim

  31-08-2019 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is to get its second repair cafe - where people bring their broken items to be fixed - next month following the success of a group in Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Hard-hitting BBC NI series will bring crisis in our hospitals into sharp focus

  31-08-2019 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The crisis facing Northern Ireland's ailing health service is being brought into sharp focus next week in two no-holds-barred TV programmes that go behind the scenes in three Belfast hospitals.
  
  Read more

• Lindy McDowell: Juggling political leadership with family life is hard... but vitriol Arlene Foster suffers is much worse

  31-08-2019 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was a man who led to Ruth Davidson, the Conservative MSP, this week resigning as leader of the Tory party in Scotland. Not Boris - although she's not exactly a fan there.
  
  Read more

• Victims accuse NIO of showing contempt as commissioner is reappointed

  31-08-2019 11:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Office has been accused of treating victims of terrorism with contempt following the announcement that Victims’ Commissioner Judith Thompson has extended her role for a further 12 months.
  
  Read more

• Restaurant review: The Linen Hill Kitchen and Deli

  31-08-2019 11:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People from the city have a tendency to forget or overlook the fact that, in the words of the great Pat Catney, former owner of the Kitchen Bar which made way for Victoria Square shopping mall, they are mostly only a generation or two from the land. What he means is that many city folk are the immediate descendants of country ones and it's the country ones who know all about good food.
  
  Read more

• TUV's Allister queries legal aid for campaigner McCord for Brexit court fights

  31-08-2019 10:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justice officials are facing questions over the level of public money awarded for court challenges taken by a high-profile victims' campaigner.
  
  Read more

• Culture Night... and day as Belfast event given special extension

  31-08-2019 10:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The organisers of Culture Night Belfast are making a weekend of it for 2019.
  
  Read more

• Belfast Culture Night 2019: Organisers making a weekend of it - Belfast Telegraph

  31-08-2019 10:46
  Belfast Culture Night 2019: Organisers making a weekend of it  Belfast TelegraphCulture Night Belfast is this year joined by Culture Day Belfast on September 20 and 21 as the city prepares for a two-day extravaganza of hundreds of free, ...
  
  Read more

• Sinn Fein MP slams A5 delays as Stormont says another public inquiry may be needed

  31-08-2019 10:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MP said last night that any further delay in starting the A5 road upgrade would be "deeply frustrating".
  
  Read more

• McCormick killing accused will seek compassionate bail to visit sick sister

  31-08-2019 10:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged killer will ask to be freed on compassionate bail to visit his "very ill sister", a judge heard yesterday.
  
  Read more

• Terminally ill Pete McCleave's joy as appeal adds almost 30k to list of UK stem cell donors

  31-08-2019 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Terminally ill father-of-two Pete McCleave was celebrating last night as the campaign he launched to get 10,000 people signed up as stem cell donors reached its first anniversary, having smashed through its initial target.
  
  Read more

• Revealed: The Belfast businesses which shared £500k Primark blaze fund - Belfast Telegraph

  31-08-2019 10:07
  Revealed: The Belfast businesses which shared £500k Primark blaze fund  Belfast TelegraphAlmost 100 businesses in Belfast city centre have shared more than half a million pounds from a fund set up in the wake of the Primark fire, it can be revealed.
  
  Read more

• Revealed: The Belfast businesses which shared £500k Primark blaze fund

  31-08-2019 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 100 businesses in Belfast city centre have shared more than half a million pounds from a fund set up in the wake of the Primark fire, it can be revealed.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!