Belfast news

• New IRA plans 'show of strength' one year on from murder of Lyra

  26-01-2020 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The New IRA is planning on putting on a show of strength at its Easter commemorations in Londonderry - five days before the first anniversary of its murder of Lyra McKee.
  
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• Belfast's Kerri Quinn on life after Corrie and why she wants to set up support network for NI actors

  26-01-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  she landed the job of her dreams with a starring role in Coronation Street. But just weeks after having viewers hooked in her final scenes as woman scorned Vicky Jefferies, Kerri Quinn has opened up about the tougher side of acting - and says industry bosses should do more to help.
  
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• NBA legend Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

  26-01-2020 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NBA basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash, according to US reports.
  
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• Pythons, a topless model, a salmon and me - journalist recalls meeting Terry Jones

  26-01-2020 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I was lucky enough to interview Terry Jones and Michael Palin in the mid 1980s for SHE magazine where I started out.
  
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• Airport worker flies high with Derry Girl a fan of hat designs

  26-01-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Meet the milliner who is just waiting in the wings for her fledgling hat business to take off.
  
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• Liam Boyce downs Rangers with debut goal for Hearts

  26-01-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Boyce wrecked Steven Gerrard's Rangers milestone as the new Hearts striker's debut goal sealed a 2-1 win at Tynecastle.
  
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• West Belfast defibrillator stolen from outside shop - Belfast Live

  26-01-2020 18:44
  
  West Belfast defibrillator stolen from outside shop  Belfast Live
  
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• Police search for defibrillator stolen in west Belfast

  26-01-2020 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A defibrillator has been stolen from outside a shop on the Glen Road in west Belfast.
  
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• Police appeal after defibrillator stolen in west Belfast

  26-01-2020 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A defibrillator has been stolen from outside a shop on the Glen Road in west Belfast.
  
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• Additional person tested negative for coronavirus in Scotland

  26-01-2020 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Another person suspected of having coronavirus in Scotland has now been tested, the Scottish Government has said.
  
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• Coronation Street's Charlie Lawson is my hero says cystic fibrosis sufferer Nicole Adams

  26-01-2020 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cystic fibrosis sufferer Nicole Adams has thanked Coronation Street star Charlie Lawson for his support as she embarks on a campaign to make the drugs which saved her life available on the NHS.
  
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• No progress on ‘Boris bridge’ across Irish Sea, minister confirms

  26-01-2020 15:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has yet to commission a study examining the viability of a bridge between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
  
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• Nicole Kidman set to star in Belfast film The Northman

  26-01-2020 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nicole Kidman is expected to star in a Viking revenge film set to be produced in Northern Ireland next year.
  
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• Post-mortem examinations completed after children found dead in Dublin

  26-01-2020 14:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Post-mortem examinations have been completed on the three children found dead in a Dublin house on Friday night.
  
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• Former First Minister Trimble recalls historic Poyntzpass visit with Seamus Mallon

  26-01-2020 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former First Minister David Trimble has reflected on a historic visit to Poyntzpass to visit the families of two murdered friends with the late Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon.
  
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• Gorey: Man dies after suspected stabbing in Wexford

  26-01-2020 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman is arrested after the death of a 33-year-old man in a garden in Gorey, County Wexford.
  
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• Belfast: Man injured in Short Strand gun attack - BBC News

  26-01-2020 12:54
  
  Belfast: Man injured in Short Strand gun attack  BBC News
  
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• Checks to be carried out on goods from GB into Northern Ireland post-Brexit, says Irish minister

  26-01-2020 11:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish minister for European affairs has said the EU Withdrawal Agreement means there will be checks on goods from Great Britain that enter Northern Ireland.
  
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• Rory McIlroy eyes world number one spot after third round 67 puts him back in contention at Torrey Pines

  26-01-2020 10:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland's Rory McIlroy is in joint third place on nine-under-par behind Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer going into the final day of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in California.
  
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• Top republican survives Belfast gun attack

  26-01-2020 10:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a murder bid on a top republican.
  
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• Man dies in Cavan apartment building fire

  26-01-2020 10:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An investigation is underway after a man died in an apartment building fire in Cavan on Saturday night.
  
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• Cavan fire: Main Street blaze victim was man aged 40

  26-01-2020 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two firefighters were among those injured in the blaze on Main Street on Saturday night.
  
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• Woman arrested after man dies in garden of Co Wexford house

  26-01-2020 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested after a man died from apparent stab wounds in Co Wexford.
  
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• Child knocked down in West Belfast prompts call for safety barriers - Belfast Live

  26-01-2020 09:36
  
  Child knocked down in West Belfast prompts call for safety barriers  Belfast Live
  
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• Northern Ireland place names' mixed linguistic heritage

  26-01-2020 08:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish, English, Scots, French and Old Norse are just some of the languages that have left a mark.
  
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• Suzanne Breen: Some branded him bitter but Seamus Mallon was never one to bite his tongue

  26-01-2020 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I grew up watching Seamus Mallon on TV, his thick waves of white hair flying about his face as he railed against injustice.
  
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• Man caught with 900 pills up his backside after being unable to walk properly

  26-01-2020 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who hid nearly 1,000 pills plus other drugs up his backside to smuggle them into prison has been jailed for seven months.
  
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• Co Down Ferrari crash millionaire's bid to prove innocence

  26-01-2020 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A shamed multi-millionaire property developer who wrote his Ferrari off when he crashed it while twice the legal limit is trying to appeal his conviction three years after the case ended.
  
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• Belfast paedodophile hunter Kenny Abbott denies claims he is a child abuser

  26-01-2020 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A self-styled hunter of paedophiles has vehemently denied rumours he is a child abuser himself.
  
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• An insult to Lyra's memory - New IRA plans show of strength at Easter parade

  26-01-2020 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The New IRA is planning on putting on a "significant" show of strength at its Easter commemorations in Londonderry - five days before the first anniversary of its murder of Lyra McKee.
  
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