Belfast news

• County Cavan: Man's body recovered from canal

  21-09-2019 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men managed to escape from the car and raise the alarm after the incident near Ballyconnell.
  
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• Cavan tragedy as man in 20s dies after car enters canal - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 22:12
  Cavan tragedy as man in 20s dies after car enters canal  Belfast LiveIt is understood the incident happened at around 7pm.
  
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• Glider Belfast staff attacked as Translink offer £1,000 reward for witnesses - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 20:19
  Glider Belfast staff attacked as Translink offer £1,000 reward for witnesses  Belfast LiveCCTV is being downloaded from the Glider vehicle to be given to the PSNI.
  
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• Driver escapes injury after youths throw brick through car window in west Belfast

  21-09-2019 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have slammed the "disgusting" behaviour of a group of youths who threw a brick through a moving car's window in west Belfast.
  
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• Watch: Daniel O'Donnell performs Co Armagh gig in storage unit

  21-09-2019 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Country music legend Daniel O'Donnell has performed in Portadown...in a storage unit.
  
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• Pictured: Daniel O'Donnell performs Co Armagh gig in storage unit

  21-09-2019 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Country music legend Daniel O'Donnell has performed in Portadown...in a storage unit.
  
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• Grandfather accused of links to organised crime in Carrickfergus appears in court after anti-terror cops find drugs and bullets

  21-09-2019 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grandfather appeared in court on Saturday accused of having links to a organised crime gang in Carrickfergus and of possessing ammunition, speed and cannabis following an operation by anti-terror cops.
  
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• Culture Night Belfast brings thousands to the streets as events leave city buzzing - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 17:10
  Culture Night Belfast brings thousands to the streets as events leave city buzzing  Belfast LiveThis year the events also spilled into Saturday for the first Culture Day.
  
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• Engagement ring and cash stolen during Londonderry burglary at pensioner's home

  21-09-2019 17:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman aged in her 70s has been left in a distressed state after her engagement ring was stolen during a burglary in Londonderry.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 16:58
  Northern Ireland weather warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms  Belfast LiveThe yellow weather warning is in place from Saturday evening through until Sunday evening.
  
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• Belfast's favourite barista as voted by you - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 16:09
  Belfast's favourite barista as voted by you  Belfast LiveThe votes are in and you have crowned your favourite barista.
  
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• Mobile Outfitters launches in Victoria Square, Belfast - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 15:44
  Mobile Outfitters launches in Victoria Square, Belfast  Belfast LiveGlobal mobile protection company 'Mobile Outfitters' bring their exciting and revolutionary products to Victoria Square. Photos by Steven Donnelly.1 of 56.
  
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• 'We need our ministers back- quickly'- top NI civil servant calls for return of power-sharing as no-deal Brexit looms

  21-09-2019 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the civil service in Northern Ireland has called for the "quick return" of ministers at Stormont as a no-deal Brexit looms.
  
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• Thomas Cook collapse fears grow as holidaymakers face being stranded - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 14:26
  Thomas Cook collapse fears grow as holidaymakers face being stranded  Belfast LiveTravellers from Northern Ireland are amongst 150,000 civilians who face being stranded overseas as travel company Thomas Cook teeters on the verge of ...
  
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• Man (22) arrested after car set on fire in Magherafelt

  21-09-2019 13:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a car was set on fire in Magherafelt.
  
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• Irish Archbishop pays tribute to Seamus Hegarty

  21-09-2019 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Catholic Archbishop of Ireland has paid tribute to the late Seamus Hegarty.
  
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• North Belfast burglary sees masked men threaten woman and push her to floor - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 12:50
  North Belfast burglary sees masked men threaten woman and push her to floor  Belfast LivePolice said she has been left deeply distressed by this ordeal.
  
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• Returning to school after a parent dies

  21-09-2019 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  What is it like for young people returning to school after a bereavement?
  
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• In Brexit talks, Belfast loyalists see risk of return to violence - POLITICO.eu

  21-09-2019 12:00
  In Brexit talks, Belfast loyalists see risk of return to violence  POLITICO.euNorthern Ireland voted to remain by a majority of 56 percent, but the result was sharply split along sectarian lines.
  
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• Belfast man Maxwell is eager to sample magic of the FA Cup - Belfast Telegraph

  21-09-2019 12:00
  Belfast man Maxwell is eager to sample magic of the FA Cup  Belfast TelegraphIn FA Cup terms, however, they are a million miles apart. That won't stop Belfast-born player/manager Ryan Maxwell from the challenge of making Cup history ...
  
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• Man charged with possessing ammunition in suspicious circumstances following Carrickfergus searches

  21-09-2019 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 54-year-old man has been charged with possessing ammunition in suspicious circumstances.
  
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• Nearly 200 legal guns stolen in Northern Ireland in last five years

  21-09-2019 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly 200 legally-held firearms have been stolen in Northern Ireland over the last five years, police have said.
  
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• Ian Paisley issues 'unreserved apology' after criticising journalist Sam McBride

  21-09-2019 11:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Ian Paisley has issued an apology to News Letter journalist Sam McBride following an online post.
  
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• Restaurant review: Bengal Brasserie in Belfast

  21-09-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The acorn that grows into a great oak tree is, in neighbourhood development terms, the pub and the Indian double act. The Ormeau Road acorn was the Errigle and the Bengal Brasserie. Thanks to these two centres of craic, ceoil agus bia an entire barrio grew around them. Now the upper Ormeau Road is a boho quartier of independent cafes, restaurants and bars.
  
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• Rugby-loving Northern Ireland couple have a ball in Japan

  21-09-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A couple from Co Armagh are gearing up for a "once in a lifetime trip" as they join the hordes of Ireland fans flocking to Japan for the Rugby World Cup.
  
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• Backstop solution: Belfast businessman reveals only way to solve Brexit impasse - Express.co.uk

  21-09-2019 09:15
  Backstop solution: Belfast businessman reveals only way to solve Brexit impasse  Express.co.ukTHE ONLY way to break the Irish Brexit impasse is with a Northern Ireland-only backstop, a Belfast businessman has warned.
  
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• UUP veteran Chris McGimpsey sues his own party over loss of seat

  21-09-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Veteran Ulster Unionist politician Chris McGimpsey is suing his own party for breach of contract.
  
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• Tyrone GAA team 'should face charges over parade abuse'

  21-09-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An MLA has voiced further frustration over the PSNI's handling of a video showing members of the Tyrone GAA team singing a rebel song as a band passed by.
  
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• Quinn kidnap gang in chilling threat to kill five bosses

  21-09-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The gang that abducted and tortured Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) executive Kevin Lunney threatened to kill five members of the management team, according to reports.
  
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• Northern Ireland mum tells of how chronic sleep disorder ruined her life

  21-09-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh mum whose life has been devastated by a chronic sleep disorder is bringing everyone in Northern Ireland living with the same condition together on the first ever World Narcolepsy Day.
  
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• Mum’s heartache as thieves take mementos from her baby’s grave

  21-09-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A devastated mother who lost her baby girl at birth has told of her heartache after thieves took treasured memorabilia, including a black stone inscribed with a poem, from her daughter's grave.
  
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• Bitter division and violence tear asunder what Sean Quinn had built up from nothing

  21-09-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the borderlands of Cavan and Fermanagh, the legacy of Sean Quinn and his vast business empire dominate the landscape.
  
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• Belfast City Council consultation plan on flying of paramilitary flags politically contrived, says DUP - Belfast Telegraph

  21-09-2019 09:00
  Belfast City Council consultation plan on flying of paramilitary flags politically contrived, says DUP  Belfast TelegraphPlans to have a city-wide public consultation on the flying of paramilitary flags and banners in Belfast have been branded as "politically contrived" by the DUP.
  
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• Belfast City Council consultation plan on flying of paramilitary flags politically contrived, says DUP

  21-09-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans to have a city-wide public consultation on the flying of paramilitary flags and banners in Belfast have been branded as "politically contrived" by the DUP.
  
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• Derry's factory girls: 'A window into the adult world'

  21-09-2019 08:51 via bbc.co.uk
  In the 20th Century, Londonderry was a world leader in shirt production and women were the driving force.
  
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• Girl missing after telling parents she was going on camping trip - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 08:46
  Girl missing after telling parents she was going on camping trip  Belfast LiveA teenage girl who told her parents she was going camping, has gone missing. Jennifer Lermont from the My Lady's Road area of Belfast , has not been seen ...
  
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• Student-led Global Climate Strike comes to Belfast - By Kendra Caruso - Republican Journal

  21-09-2019 02:43
  Student-led Global Climate Strike comes to Belfast - By Kendra Caruso  Republican JournalBelfast — The National Weather Channel website reported six tropical storms in the Pacific and Atlantic basins near North America, tying a record set in 1992 ...
  
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• Belfast City Half Marathon Weather Forecast - Belfast Live

  21-09-2019 01:00
  Belfast City Half Marathon Weather Forecast  Belfast LiveIt's the big day tomorrow - what's the weather going to be doing?
  
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• Ian Paisley apologises for criticising journalist

  21-09-2019 00:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP MP said he should not have "accused either Mr McBride or the News Letter of lying".
  
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