Belfast news

• Fire service issues safety warning after fourth fatal fire

  15-12-2025 23:59 via bbc.com
  Four people have now died in separate house fires over three days - which the fire service says is highly unusual.
  
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• Belfast Jewish community in shock over Bondi Beach killings | ITV News - ITVX

  15-12-2025 21:37
  Belfast Jewish community in shock over Bondi Beach killings | ITV News  ITVX
  
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• THE GIRLS GROUPCHAT LIVE PODCAST! ANNOUNCE SSE ARENA, BELFAST ON SAT 13TH JUNE 2026 - Love Belfast

  15-12-2025 21:20
  THE GIRLS GROUPCHAT LIVE PODCAST! ANNOUNCE SSE ARENA, BELFAST ON SAT 13TH JUNE 2026  Love Belfast
  
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• Openfolde marks 200 years with Chairman’s Dinner at Malmaison Belfast, the purpose-built Victorian seed warehouses that became its home in 1868 - Love Belfast

  15-12-2025 21:09
  Openfolde marks 200 years with Chairman’s Dinner at Malmaison Belfast, the purpose-built Victorian seed warehouses that became its home in 1868  Love Belfast
  
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• Belfast man avoids prison over illegal home bingo operation - BBC

  15-12-2025 20:39
  Belfast man avoids prison over illegal home bingo operation  BBC
  
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• Belfast Postman Fired After Kicking Over Pride Gnome in Hate Crime Incident - YOUR EX

  15-12-2025 20:25
  Belfast Postman Fired After Kicking Over Pride Gnome in Hate Crime Incident  YOUR EX
  
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• Support the Belfast Diageo Workers' Strike - People Before Profit

  15-12-2025 19:37
  Support the Belfast Diageo Workers' Strike  People Before Profit
  
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• Belfast Black Santa sit-out begins - ITVX

  15-12-2025 19:30
  Belfast Black Santa sit-out begins  ITVX
  
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• Concern for NI waterways as invasive mussel detected

  15-12-2025 19:15 via bbc.com
  Agriculture and Environment Minister says its detection in Lower Lough Erne is "another significant pressure to our already beleaguered freshwater system".
  
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• Festive boycott urged for Guinness 0.0 as Belfast workers strike over equal pay - The Irish News

  15-12-2025 18:55
  Festive boycott urged for Guinness 0.0 as Belfast workers strike over equal pay  The Irish News
  
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• 'Belfast woman among those fleeing Bondi massacre' says Ulster Jewish figure as Sammy Wilson laments that 'atmosphere has been created where it is okay to bate Jews' - Belfast News Letter

  15-12-2025 18:47
  'Belfast woman among those fleeing Bondi massacre' says Ulster Jewish figure as Sammy Wilson laments that 'atmosphere has been created where it is okay to bate Jews'  Belfast News Letter
  
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• Charity Commission launches inquiry into Presbyterian Church in Ireland

  15-12-2025 18:36 via bbc.com
  The commission will work with the church to ensure safeguarding and governance issues are addressed.
  
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• Former children's home worker sentenced for child abuse

  15-12-2025 18:28 via bbc.com
  George Hendry, 84, from Belfast was sentenced to 11 years for historical child abuse offences.
  
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• Warning after fatal fires linked to 'overload of sockets'

  15-12-2025 18:12 via bbc.com
  The Fire Service has issued a public safety warning after the deaths of three people in separate house fires.
  
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• Belfast man who ran illegal bingo operation from home during Covid lockdown sentenced - The Irish News

  15-12-2025 18:12
  Belfast man who ran illegal bingo operation from home during Covid lockdown sentenced  The Irish News
  
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• Shh! Belfast's Quiet Architect of the Modern Library is Checking Out for Good - Midcoast Villager

  15-12-2025 17:57
  Shh! Belfast's Quiet Architect of the Modern Library is Checking Out for Good  Midcoast Villager
  
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• Black Santa sails into Belfast: Very Rev Stephen Forde arrives by boat for second year in a row performing traditional charity sit-out - Belfast News Letter

  15-12-2025 17:29
  Black Santa sails into Belfast: Very Rev Stephen Forde arrives by boat for second year in a row performing traditional charity sit-out  Belfast News Letter
  
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• Openfolde marks 200 years with Chairman’s Dinner at Malmaison Belfast, the purpose-built Victorian seed warehouses that became its home in 1868 - Farming Life

  15-12-2025 17:25
  Openfolde marks 200 years with Chairman’s Dinner at Malmaison Belfast, the purpose-built Victorian seed warehouses that became its home in 1868  Farming Life
  
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• Belfast barber students to give free Christmas haircuts to homeless - The Irish News

  15-12-2025 17:16
  Belfast barber students to give free Christmas haircuts to homeless  The Irish News
  
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• Former DUP councillor sentenced for historical sexual offences

  15-12-2025 17:13 via bbc.com
  The offences carried out by William Ball date back to the late 1970s and early 1980s.
  
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• Your Roots Are Showing announces speakers for January Belfast folk conference - Nialler9

  15-12-2025 17:05
  Your Roots Are Showing announces speakers for January Belfast folk conference  Nialler9
  
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• Your Roots Are Showing reveals flagship global speakers for 2026 Belfast conference - Pure M Magazine

  15-12-2025 17:02
  Your Roots Are Showing reveals flagship global speakers for 2026 Belfast conference  Pure M Magazine
  
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• Black Santa 2025 appeal officially begins at Belfast’s St Anne’s Cathedral - Belfast Telegraph

  15-12-2025 17:00
  Black Santa 2025 appeal officially begins at Belfast’s St Anne’s Cathedral  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life nominated for 15 awards at 2026 Regional Press Awards - Belfast Telegraph

  15-12-2025 17:00
  Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life nominated for 15 awards at 2026 Regional Press Awards  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Former Conservative party candiadate in Belfast charged with trafficking a woman for sexual exploitation - The Irish News

  15-12-2025 16:48
  Former Conservative party candiadate in Belfast charged with trafficking a woman for sexual exploitation  The Irish News
  
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• Christmas puppy warning as Minister highlights success of Belfast Harbour rescue - Love Ballymena

  15-12-2025 16:29
  Christmas puppy warning as Minister highlights success of Belfast Harbour rescue  Love Ballymena
  
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• Man who abused teenager in Belfast children’s home jailed - The Irish News

  15-12-2025 16:24
  Man who abused teenager in Belfast children’s home jailed  The Irish News
  
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• Spreading Festive Cheer at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children - Ulster Rugby

  15-12-2025 16:10
  Spreading Festive Cheer at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children  Ulster Rugby
  
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• Nama accused denies offering money to politicians, court hears

  15-12-2025 16:07 via bbc.com
  Frank Cushnahan is on trial in relation to the sale of the Northern Ireland loan book held by the National Asset Management Agency.
  
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• Cabinet Appoints Honorary Consul in Belfast - БТА

  15-12-2025 15:16
  Cabinet Appoints Honorary Consul in Belfast  БТА
  
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• Solstice Celebration in Belfast, Dec. 20 - PenBay Pilot

  15-12-2025 15:08
  Solstice Celebration in Belfast, Dec. 20  PenBay Pilot
  
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• Man and woman extradited from Malta appear in court

  15-12-2025 14:38 via bbc.com
  A 27-year-old man and 58-year-old woman appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates' Court charged with a number of offences.
  
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• PSNI to increase patrols near Jewish communities after Bondi shooting

  15-12-2025 14:15 via bbc.com
  The PSNI says there are plans in place to support the Jewish community after 15 people were killed in Sydney on Sunday.
  
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• ‘We love playing shows in Belfast at Christmas, they’re full of energy’: Coronas excited for biggest indoor gig yet - Belfast Telegraph

  15-12-2025 14:00
  ‘We love playing shows in Belfast at Christmas, they’re full of energy’: Coronas excited for biggest indoor gig yet  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• GAA footballer admits injuring woman in hit-and-run

  15-12-2025 13:30 via bbc.com
  Kavan Keenan's trial was due to start in January 2026 after he previously pleaded not guilty to the offences.
  
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• Five-star Northern Ireland hotel celebrates festive season by unveiling £100,000 upgrade and new manager at Ireland’s tallest cocktail bar..'This investment marks the end of an exceptionally busy year' - Belfast News Letter

  15-12-2025 12:51
  Five-star Northern Ireland hotel celebrates festive season by unveiling £100,000 upgrade and new manager at Ireland’s tallest cocktail bar..'This investment marks the end of an exceptionally busy year'  Belfast News Letter
  
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• Cocktail bar in five-star Belfast hotel gets £100,000 upgrade - Belfast Telegraph

  15-12-2025 12:35
  Cocktail bar in five-star Belfast hotel gets £100,000 upgrade  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• The surprisingly Gaelic Belfast city centre - The Irish News

  15-12-2025 12:06
  The surprisingly Gaelic Belfast city centre  The Irish News
  
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• O'Connor 'never could have imagined' 2025 success

  15-12-2025 11:30 via bbc.com
  Kate O'Connor says 2025 saw her achieve more than she ever imagined as she picked up four international medals, including a stunning silver medal at the World Championships in Tokyo.
  
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• Pupils of closed school given 'wonderful solution'

  15-12-2025 10:46 via bbc.com
  Nazareth House closed on 3 December after an inspection of the roof found that it was unsafe.
  
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• Teen brings hundreds of gifts to 'cancel out' isolation

  15-12-2025 07:23 via bbc.com
  Phoebe, from Carrickfergus, is giving 300 care home residents a Christmas present to tackle loneliness.
  
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• Belfast Opera House renovation paused indefinitely as owners focus on other projects - Bangor Daily News

  15-12-2025 07:00
  Belfast Opera House renovation paused indefinitely as owners focus on other projects  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Smyth kicks game-winner as Saints down Panthers

  15-12-2025 02:21 via bbc.com
  Charlie Smyth kicks a 47-yard field goal with six seconds left on the clock to give the New Orleans Saints a 20-17 win over division rivals Carolina Panthers.
  
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