Belfast news

• Monagh Road Belfast shooting leaves man in hospital with injury to leg - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 23:34
  Monagh Road Belfast shooting leaves man in hospital with injury to leg  Belfast LiveA man has been rushed to hospital after a paramilitary-style shooting in Belfast this evening. Emergency services were called to Monagh Road, in the west of the ...
  
  Read more

• Varadkar hopes to extend Irish citizen voting rights

  06-09-2019 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland could have a say in electing future Irish presidents.
  
  Read more

• Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness linked to Troubles bombings

  06-09-2019 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  A BBC series shows revelations from the earliest days of the Troubles about the former top Stormont ministers.
  
  Read more

• Dungannon drink driving suspect video highlighted by PSNI - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 20:52
  Dungannon drink driving suspect video highlighted by PSNI  Belfast LiveThe PSNI has shared shocking footage in which a suspected drink driver swerves into the direction of oncoming traffic, narrowly missing a number of vehicles.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Silent demonstration at Stormont over planned liberalisation of abortion laws

  06-09-2019 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people have staged a silent demonstration at Stormont over the planned liberalisation of abortion laws in Northern Ireland.
  
  Read more

• Man arrested after search uncovers class A and B drugs in Banbridge

  06-09-2019 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old man has been arrested following a planned search of a house on Scarva Road in Banbridge on Friday.
  
  Read more

• Lions top Purple Panthers, Mustangs nicked by Warriors - By Staff - Republican Journal

  06-09-2019 20:04
  Lions top Purple Panthers, Mustangs nicked by Warriors - By Staff  Republican JournalHigh school golfers from Belfast and Mount View could not have asked for better weather and course conditions on Thursday, Sept. 5, as the Waldo County ...
  
  Read more

• Belfast's best barista - vote for your favourite - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 19:22
  Belfast's best barista - vote for your favourite  Belfast LiveNow it's over to you to decide who gets the title of Belfast's Favourite Barista.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Foster says there will be no border infrastructure post-Brexit as Irish government calls for backstop alternatives

  06-09-2019 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP leader Arlene Foster has said there will be no infrastructure at the Irish border after Brexit.
  
  Read more

• Man denies murdering his uncle - Belfast Newsletter

  06-09-2019 18:47
  Man denies murdering his uncle  Belfast NewsletterA 38-year old man has appeared in court where he denied murdering his uncle in the remote Co Antrim home they shared.
  
  Read more

• Ian Paisley Jnr slams Spotlight father UVF bomb claim - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 18:23
  Ian Paisley Jnr slams Spotlight father UVF bomb claim  Belfast LiveMichelle O'Neill says Martin McGuinness a "champion of equality, justice and peace"
  
  Read more

• Jet2 increases flights to the Canaries from Belfast and Edinburgh this winter - The Points Guy UK

  06-09-2019 18:07
  Jet2 increases flights to the Canaries from Belfast and Edinburgh this winter  The Points Guy UKJet2 will *service* the Canary Islands more this winter.
  
  Read more

• DUP announce Harry Harvey as MLA replacing Simon Hamilton

  06-09-2019 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has announced Rowallane councillor Harry Harvey as their new Strangford MLA.
  
  Read more

• Former Belfast Grand Opera sales manager spared jail after admitting £20k fraud | News - The Stage

  06-09-2019 17:55
  Former Belfast Grand Opera sales manager spared jail after admitting £20k fraud | News  The StageA former ticket sales manager with Belfast's Grand Opera House has avoided jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than £20000.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Knock Road closed after three car crash

  06-09-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Collision on A5 Omagh Road clears

  06-09-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
  Read more

• Let’s move to Ormeau, Belfast: catch it before the gentrifiers do - The Guardian

  06-09-2019 17:30
  Let’s move to Ormeau, Belfast: catch it before the gentrifiers do  The GuardianWhat's going for it? You can tell Ormeau Road has changed when a “locally sourced” ramen restaurant opens, selling handmade noodles and a ...
  
  Read more

• Let’s move to Ormeau, Belfast: catch it before the gentrifiers do

  06-09-2019 17:30
  Ormeau is extraordinary for its ordinariness, and well located for Belfast’s big drawsWhat’s going for it? You can tell Ormeau Road has changed when a “locally sourced” ramen restaurant opens, selling handmade noodles and a Belfast-by-way-of-Hokkaido flavour fusion. Delicious. Love a ramen, me. And more power to it.But still. Ormeau is at the early, innocent stages of gentrification, which means nu-ramen bars and coffee can peacefully coexist with credit unions, Oxfams an
  
  Read more

• Man trapped in shop in burglary on Dublin Road in Belfast

  06-09-2019 17:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was detained in a shop where he worked during a burglary on the Dublin Road in Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Peers approve bid to prevent government forcing through no-deal Brexit

  06-09-2019 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Peers have approved a bill designed to stop the Government forcing through a no-deal exit.
  
  Read more

• Boom and bright flash over New York explained by experts - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 17:03
  Boom and bright flash over New York explained by experts  Belfast LiveA mysterious explosion heard across New York accompanied by a bright fireball in the sky was probably caused by an object falling from space, according to ...
  
  Read more

• Business Post invests in Belfast based Digital DNA - RTE.ie

  06-09-2019 16:59
  Business Post invests in Belfast based Digital DNA  RTE.ieThe group behind the Sunday Business Post newspaper is to invest in the Belfast-based event management and technology company, Digital DNA.
  
  Read more

• Man and woman appear in court accused of east Belfast murder of Mark Ponisi (53) - The Irish News

  06-09-2019 16:58
  Man and woman appear in court accused of east Belfast murder of Mark Ponisi (53)  The Irish NewsA man and woman were remanded back into custody today after appearing in court accused of murdering a 53-year-old in a flat in east Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Belfast funeral for Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin - RTE.ie

  06-09-2019 16:33
  Belfast funeral for Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin  RTE.ieA funeral *service* for Nóra Quoirin will take place in Northern Ireland early next week. It is understood a *service* will be held for friends and family in Belfast.
  
  Read more

• After 27 years, Rolerson leaves Belfast, joins Searsport - By Fran Gonzalez - Republican Journal

  06-09-2019 16:19
  After 27 years, Rolerson leaves Belfast, joins Searsport - By Fran Gonzalez  Republican JournalSearsport — Patrolman Michael Rolerson's last full-time shift with Belfast Police Department ended Saturday, Aug. 31, with an emotional dispatch from his son ...
  
  Read more

• Peter Robinson says claims Ian Paisley funded UVF bombing 'fake news'

  06-09-2019 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former DUP leader Peter Robinson has said claims the late Ian Paisley funded a UVF bombing are "fake news".
  
  Read more

• Contract award for York Street Interchange in Belfast was unlawful, Court of Appeal rules - The Irish News

  06-09-2019 15:34
  Contract award for York Street Interchange in Belfast was unlawful, Court of Appeal rules  The Irish NewsA contract award for a multi-million pound roads project aimed at easing traffic congestion in Belfast was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has held.
  
  Read more

• Funeral of Nora Quoirin to take place in Belfast next week

  06-09-2019 15:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of Nora Quoirin will take place in Belfast next week, her family has announced.
  
  Read more

• Police believe burglaries in Armagh and Tyrone may be linked

  06-09-2019 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an appeal for information after burglaries in Armagh and Tyrone on Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Belfast cafe and kebab shop demolished less than 12 hours after being gutted by large blaze

  06-09-2019 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A kebab shop and a cafe have been demolished just hours being gutted in a large fire in north Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Love Island winners Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill reportedly split - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 14:42
  Love Island winners Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill reportedly split  Belfast LiveThe couple were due to appear on RTE's The Late Late Show tonight.
  
  Read more

• Brian Phelan murder accused to stand trial next spring

  06-09-2019 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The father-of-two died from stab wounds and was found on the outskirts of Newry last summer.
  
  Read more

• Inspirational Youth Awards 2019 kicks off - Belfast Media Group

  06-09-2019 14:17
  Inspirational Youth Awards 2019 kicks off  Belfast Media GroupTHE Andersonstown News is set to honour our young people with the paper's fourth Inspirational Youth of the West Awards. The awards will highlight and draw ...
  
  Read more

• No-deal Brexit checks 'needed near Irish border' - Varadkar

  06-09-2019 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  There is a growing risk of no-deal, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar tells business leaders in Dublin.
  
  Read more

• UK government rejects call to stop fast-tracking NI laws

  06-09-2019 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  It comes amid fears a no-deal Brexit could lead to NI being governed by direct rule from Westminster.
  
  Read more

• 'He fought for equality for everyone' - son of Martin McGuinness leads support after documentary revelations

  06-09-2019 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been an outpouring of support for the late Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness after new revelations surrounding his role in the IRA appeared in a BBC documentary.
  
  Read more

• Court of Appeal: York Street Interchange contract award was 'unlawful'

  06-09-2019 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A contract award for a multi-million pound roads project aimed at easing traffic congestion in Belfast was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has held.
  
  Read more

• The Troubles: Army chief's secret memo called for NI 'escape'

  06-09-2019 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  New BBC Spotlight series also links Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley to Troubles bombings.
  
  Read more

• Bear Grylls survival show was life changing, says Belfast surgeon - Belfast Telegraph

  06-09-2019 12:57
  Bear Grylls survival show was life changing, says Belfast surgeon  Belfast TelegraphPaediatric neurosurgeon Mano Shanmuganathan has said taking part in Bear Grylls' Treasure Island TV show was "life changing". The six-part Channel 4 series ...
  
  Read more

• Bear Grylls survival show was life changing, says Belfast surgeon

  06-09-2019 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paediatric neurosurgeon Mano Shanmuganathan has said taking part in Bear Grylls' Treasure Island TV show was "life changing".
  
  Read more

• Tanya Byer taking on Belfast Half Marathon to show there’s life after a cancer diagnosis - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 12:33
  Tanya Byer taking on Belfast Half Marathon to show there’s life after a cancer diagnosis  Belfast LiveTanya was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016 and is running to raise awareness of the importance of smear tests.
  
  Read more

• Ian Paisley blasts 'sick' BBC over claim late father financed UVF bomb

  06-09-2019 12:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Paisley has reacted angrily to a claim in a BBC Spotlight documentary that his late father financed a UVF bomb.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland teachers to vote on strike action

  06-09-2019 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around two-thirds of school principals in Northern Ireland are to vote on potential strike action, it has emerged.
  
  Read more

• Passengers at Belfast City Airport 'trapped inside after security doors shut down' - Irish Mirror

  06-09-2019 11:58
  Passengers at Belfast City Airport 'trapped inside after security doors shut down'  Irish MirrorFootage from the scene shows the stranded passengers at around 9.20pm on Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• Snow Patrol's Belfast Waterfront gig gets second date due to demand - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 11:49
  Snow Patrol's Belfast Waterfront gig gets second date due to demand  Belfast LiveThe band will now play two nights at Belfast's Waterfront Hall.
  
  Read more

• Belfast schoolboy attacked in 'sectarian hate crime'

  06-09-2019 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The heads of two Belfast schools say they are "extremely shocked and disappointed" by the attack.
  
  Read more

• Belfast Boys' Model principal confirms pupil was victim of attack - Belfast Telegraph

  06-09-2019 11:29
  Belfast Boys' Model principal confirms pupil was victim of attack  Belfast TelegraphThe Principal of Belfast Boys' Model School has confirmed one her pupils has been the victim of an attack in north Belfast. Principal Mary Montgomery, in a ...
  
  Read more

• Belfast Boys' Model principal confirms pupil was victim of attack

  06-09-2019 11:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Principal of Belfast Boys' Model School has confirmed one her pupils has been the victim of an attack in north Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Belfast city centre living “potentially risky” thanks to Fire Service cutbacks, it is warned - Belfast Live

  06-09-2019 11:27
  Belfast city centre living “potentially risky” thanks to Fire Service cutbacks, it is warned  Belfast LiveBelfast City Council plans for thousands more people to live in the centre of town are “potentially risky” thanks to Fire *Service* cutbacks, it is being warned.
  
  Read more

• No-deal Brexit ‘would mean chaos for Northern Ireland’

  06-09-2019 11:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A no-deal Brexit would create chaos for Northern Ireland, a lawyer for a victims campaigner has said.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!