Belfast news

• Press freedom must be protected after Loughinisland arrests, MP says

  23-10-2019 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Conservative MP has said press freedom must be protected after two journalists were arrested over confidential material they aired in a documentary.
  
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• Tim Hortons to open Glengormley drive-thru restaurant creating 40 jobs - Belfast Live

  23-10-2019 21:56
  Tim Hortons to open Glengormley drive-thru restaurant creating 40 jobs  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast-born ballerina Melissa Hamilton looks forward to professional debut at home - Belfast Live

  23-10-2019 20:14
  Belfast-born ballerina Melissa Hamilton looks forward to professional debut at home  Belfast Live
  
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• Ex-Northern Ireland Events Company boss avoids prison after guilty plea

  23-10-2019 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former boss of a public body has walked free from court with a suspended sentence after admitting misconduct in public office.
  
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• Cyclist dies after being hit by a car in Co Down

  23-10-2019 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died following a crash involving a car and two cyclists in Downpatrick on Sunday.
  
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• Man dies after car collides with two cyclists in Co Down - Belfast Live

  23-10-2019 19:43
  Man dies after car collides with two cyclists in Co Down  Belfast Live
  
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• Updated: BBWC to honor founders with tree dedication Oct. 25 - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  23-10-2019 19:37
  Updated: BBWC to honor founders with tree dedication Oct. 25 - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• Brexit: Coveney concerned about impact on unionist relations

  23-10-2019 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Coveney says the impact of Brexit negotiations has been "a cause of genuine regret".
  
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• 38-year-old man released on bail following discovery of £90k of cannabis in Lisburn

  23-10-2019 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cannabis with an estimated street value of £90,000 has been seized and a 38-year-old man arrested in Lisburn following the search of a house.
  
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• Northern Ireland Open snooker tickets on sale ahead of Belfast return - Belfast Live

  23-10-2019 19:03
  Northern Ireland Open snooker tickets on sale ahead of Belfast return  Belfast Live
  
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• 'It is very definitely at risk at the moment'

  23-10-2019 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  An Irish-registered herring boat is at considerable risk after running aground on rocks at Ardglass, County Down.
  
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• Woman with 184 convictions to be banned from entering any shop

  23-10-2019 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A serial thief who allegedly raided stores to fund her drug habit is to be banned from entering any shop, a High Court judge ordered on Wednesday.
  
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• Hundreds of recruits sought to determine future of NI health service - Belfast Newsletter

  23-10-2019 18:33
  Hundreds of recruits sought to determine future of NI health service  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Rory McIlroy confirms he will play for Ireland at 2020 Olympics - Belfast Live

  23-10-2019 17:44
  Rory McIlroy confirms he will play for Ireland at 2020 Olympics  Belfast Live
  
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• The Belfast blindspot: How Britain still doesn't get Northern Ireland - New Statesman

  23-10-2019 17:35
  The Belfast blindspot: How Britain still doesn't get Northern Ireland  New Statesman
  
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• Irish firms could move north to take advantage of Brexit deal – Coveney

  23-10-2019 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s deputy premier has predicted that Irish companies may move north of the border such is the “extraordinary” competitive advantage the Brexit deal offers the region.
  
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• NI cyclist dies days after being involved in collision with car - Belfast Newsletter

  23-10-2019 15:59
  NI cyclist dies days after being involved in collision with car  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Belfast man who stole taxi driver's phone is jailed

  23-10-2019 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who stole a taxi driver's phone 48 hours after surviving a suspected gun attack in Northern Ireland has been jailed for 10 months.
  
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• £15m Stormont salary bill 'unacceptable'

  23-10-2019 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  NI secretary says it is "unacceptable" that £15m has been paid to assembly members since Stormont collapsed.
  
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• Belfast Historical Society meets Oct. 24 - The Guardian

  23-10-2019 15:14
  Belfast Historical Society meets Oct. 24  The Guardian
  
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• Crescent Link Retail Park in Londonderry bought for £30m

  23-10-2019 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester-based firm David Samuel Properties has bought the Crescent Link Retail Park.
  
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• Belfast teen faces child rape claim trial - accused of sex assaults against young relatives

  23-10-2019 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man is to stand trial for alleged sexual assaults on three young relatives, a judge has ordered. .
  
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• NI: Baker McKenzie appoints first two Belfast trainees as associates in London - Irish Legal News

  23-10-2019 14:39
  NI: Baker McKenzie appoints first two Belfast trainees as associates in London  Irish Legal News
  
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• Container where 39 bodies were found in Essex started journey in Belfast - Belfast Live

  23-10-2019 14:23
  Container where 39 bodies were found in Essex started journey in Belfast  Belfast Live
  
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• West Belfast GAA club receives cash investment to build spectator stand - Belfast Live

  23-10-2019 14:02
  West Belfast GAA club receives cash investment to build spectator stand  Belfast Live
  
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• Winter Circus returns to Writer’s Square in Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  23-10-2019 13:48
  Winter Circus returns to Writer’s Square in Belfast  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Belfast unveils Game of Thrones windows trail - Meath Chronicle

  23-10-2019 13:37
  Belfast unveils Game of Thrones windows trail  Meath Chronicle
  
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• Rostrevor's 'Invisible Tree' wins Northern Ireland award

  23-10-2019 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The sessile oak at the entrance to Rostrevor Oak Wood in County Down is NI's Tree of the Year.
  
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• A dad-and-daughter duo is giving a makeover to their 18-year-old gallery - Bangor Daily News

  23-10-2019 13:21
  A dad-and-daughter duo is giving a makeover to their 18-year-old gallery  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Fieldfisher doubles size of Belfast Legal Solutions Hub - Love Belfast

  23-10-2019 13:20
  Fieldfisher doubles size of Belfast Legal Solutions Hub  Love Belfast
  
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• Mother cleared over online abortion pills after NI law change - Belfast Newsletter

  23-10-2019 13:14
  Mother cleared over online abortion pills after NI law change  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Belfast's Holyland residents being 'terrorised', says Bradshaw after cars burnt out - Belfast Telegraph

  23-10-2019 12:04
  Belfast's Holyland residents being 'terrorised', says Bradshaw after cars burnt out  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast's Holyland residents being 'terrorised', says Bradshaw after cars burnt out

  23-10-2019 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents in the Holyland area of Belfast area being "terrorised" by antisocial behaviour, an MLA has said after a number of cars were burnt out overnight.
  
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• NI man arrested after 39 bodies found in container

  23-10-2019 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
  
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• Building firm FP McCann hit with £25m fine for price-fixing role

  23-10-2019 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland building firm has been fined more than £25million by the competition watchdog for taking part in an illegal price-fixing cartel.
  
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• Belfast Media Group director Mairtin O Muilleoir seeks investor or buyer for news group - Belfast Telegraph

  23-10-2019 11:31
  Belfast Media Group director Mairtin O Muilleoir seeks investor or buyer for news group  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast Media Group director Mairtin O Muilleoir seeks investor or buyer for news group

  23-10-2019 11:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MLA Mairtin O Muilleoir has announced he is seeking an investor or buyer for his Belfast Media Group news organisation.
  
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• Ciaran Carson: Belfast loses its bard | Latest Brexit news and top stories - The New European

  23-10-2019 11:00
  Ciaran Carson: Belfast loses its bard | Latest Brexit news and top stories  The New European
  
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• Halloween events 2019: 7 spooky events taking place in Belfast this October - Belfast Newsletter

  23-10-2019 10:44
  Halloween events 2019: 7 spooky events taking place in Belfast this October  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Thirty nine bodies discovered in container in Essex - Northern Ireland man (25) arrested on suspicion of murder

  23-10-2019 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thirty nine bodies have been found in a container in Thurrock in Essex, police said.
  
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• Police working to identify 39 bodies found in shipping container in Essex as Northern Ireland man (25) questioned on suspicion of murder

  23-10-2019 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man from Northern Ireland has been arrested after thirty nine bodies were found in a container in Thurrock in Essex.
  
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• Essex deaths: Container travelled from Belfast to Dublin before going to England - reports - Belfast Telegraph

  23-10-2019 10:40
  Essex deaths: Container travelled from Belfast to Dublin before going to England - reports  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Essex deaths: Container travelled from Belfast to Dublin before going to England - reports

  23-10-2019 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The container where 39 bodies were discovered in Essex may have been collected in Belfast before travelling to Dublin, according to reports.
  
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• Essex container deaths: Trailer unit came from Belgium say police as Portadown man questioned in murder probe

  23-10-2019 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Essex police have said the trailer carrying the bodies of 39 people which was originally believed to have travelled from Northern Ireland is now believed to have travelled from Belgium.
  
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• Essex container deaths: PSNI carry out searches at properties linked to NI truck driver Mo Robinson

  23-10-2019 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has carried out searches at two properties in Co Armagh which are linked to the Northern Ireland man arrested following the discovery of 39 bodies in the back of a lorry in Essex.
  
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• Essex container deaths: 25-year-old truck driver undergoing questioning named as Mo Robinson

  23-10-2019 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old undergoing questioning following the discovery of the bodies of 39 people in a trailer in Essex has been named as Mo Robinson.
  
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• Two charged after police seize drugs worth £65k

  23-10-2019 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A man and a woman are due to appear in court after cocaine and cannabis were discovered by police.
  
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