Belfast news

• McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the Year 2025

  18-12-2025 22:08 via bbc.com
  Rory McIlroy is crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2025 after clinching the career Grand Slam and playing a key role in Europe's Ryder Cup win.
  
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• Fastenal and the Belfast Giants Enter Sponsorship Agreement - Morningstar

  18-12-2025 22:05
  Fastenal and the Belfast Giants Enter Sponsorship Agreement  Morningstar
  
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• Education minister says he will spend extra money on teachers' pay

  18-12-2025 20:58 via bbc.com
  Givan was seeking approval to spend extra money by issuing a ministerial direction.
  
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• Profits down 30pc but revenues up at Titanic Belfast - MSN

  18-12-2025 20:10
  Profits down 30pc but revenues up at Titanic Belfast  MSN
  
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• Bluetongue virus movement restrictions eased

  18-12-2025 19:53 via bbc.com
  It follows several weeks of surveillance testing, after the initial detection of the disease in County Down.
  
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• East Belfast Irish language street signs damaged for second time in two months - The Irish News

  18-12-2025 19:43
  East Belfast Irish language street signs damaged for second time in two months  The Irish News
  
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• Profits down 30pc but revenues up at Titanic Belfast - The Irish Independent

  18-12-2025 19:36
  Profits down 30pc but revenues up at Titanic Belfast  The Irish Independent
  
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• Evri dumps parcels for multiple customers miles away on driveway

  18-12-2025 19:15 via bbc.com
  Evri says they are "urgently investigating" the incident to understand what has happened.
  
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• Belfast Council Approves Rezoning for Front Street Sale - Midcoast Villager

  18-12-2025 18:58
  Belfast Council Approves Rezoning for Front Street Sale  Midcoast Villager
  
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• Vehicles damaged by '4ft-deep' collapsed manhole

  18-12-2025 18:31 via bbc.com
  Among the motorists facing a big pre-Christmas car repair bill is a young dad who works two jobs.
  
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• Belfast householders warned over ‘open invitation’ to thieves as delivery parcels stolen from doorsteps - The Irish News

  18-12-2025 18:24
  Belfast householders warned over ‘open invitation’ to thieves as delivery parcels stolen from doorsteps  The Irish News
  
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• Breastfeeding can be 'a dark and lonely place' for mums

  18-12-2025 18:21 via bbc.com
  According to the Department of Health, Northern Ireland has the lowest breastfeeding rates across the UK.
  
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• Belfast property magnate Peter Curistan loses court battle over sale of former Odyssey entertainment complex - The Irish News

  18-12-2025 18:14
  Belfast property magnate Peter Curistan loses court battle over sale of former Odyssey entertainment complex  The Irish News
  
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• Man who murdered sister and set fire to home to be sentenced next year

  18-12-2025 17:46 via bbc.com
  Kornelijus Bracas pleaded guilty to the murder of his sister, Alesia Nazarova, in October.
  
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• Church leader apologises publicly to victims of safeguarding failings

  18-12-2025 17:15 via bbc.com
  The head of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland has made a public apology at an emergency meeting.
  
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• Belfast comedian Paddy Raff raises £24,000 for cancer charity - Belfast Telegraph

  18-12-2025 16:51
  Belfast comedian Paddy Raff raises £24,000 for cancer charity  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• 'I work night shifts to avoid high childcare bills'

  18-12-2025 16:40 via bbc.com
  Mum Gintare Ivorbutiene has to work a night shift to afford the cost of childcare.
  
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• 'Excessive' force used on teenager killed during Troubles

  18-12-2025 16:09 via bbc.com
  Desmond Healey was 14 when he was killed by a bullet to the heart amid disorder in west Belfast.
  
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• Man refused bail for role in planned mosque attack

  18-12-2025 15:47 via bbc.com
  Connor Pollock, 38, of Croob Park in Ballynahinch, appeared in Downpatrick Magistrate's Court via video-link from HMP Maghaberry, charged with withholding information about the preparation of a terrorist act.
  
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• First Friday Community Dance and Contras in Belfast, Jan. 2 - PenBay Pilot

  18-12-2025 15:00
  First Friday Community Dance and Contras in Belfast, Jan. 2  PenBay Pilot
  
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• Fish City in Belfast: A New Culinary Landmark for Tourists Visiting Northern Ireland - Travel And Tour World

  18-12-2025 14:31
  Fish City in Belfast: A New Culinary Landmark for Tourists Visiting Northern Ireland  Travel And Tour World
  
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• Belfast City Council appoints design team to develop Sailortown to Titanic Quarter bridge - Belfast City Council

  18-12-2025 14:17
  Belfast City Council appoints design team to develop Sailortown to Titanic Quarter bridge  Belfast City Council
  
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• Belfast woman to receive £65k from JD Sports in sexual harassment settlement - Irish Legal News

  18-12-2025 14:12
  Belfast woman to receive £65k from JD Sports in sexual harassment settlement  Irish Legal News
  
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• 4 Corners Festival Returns To Belfast For 2026 With Latest Theme: Journey - News By Wire

  18-12-2025 13:33
  4 Corners Festival Returns To Belfast For 2026 With Latest Theme: Journey  News By Wire
  
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• Pre-tax profit down 30% at Titanic Belfast amid year of higher costs - The Irish News

  18-12-2025 13:08
  Pre-tax profit down 30% at Titanic Belfast amid year of higher costs  The Irish News
  
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• Creeper, Belfast - MetalTalk

  18-12-2025 12:23
  Creeper, Belfast  MetalTalk
  
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• Car fire on busy Belfast road extinguished with knock on delays expected - Belfast Telegraph

  18-12-2025 11:48
  Car fire on busy Belfast road extinguished with knock on delays expected  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast Irish whiskey brand McConnell’s added nine new global markets in 2025 - The Irish News

  18-12-2025 10:13
  Belfast Irish whiskey brand McConnell’s added nine new global markets in 2025  The Irish News
  
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• Real or fake? Belfast enters Christmas tree debate with switch up

  18-12-2025 10:11 via bbc.com
  From 2026, Belfast City Hall's tree will be artificial as there has been difficulties finding an "appropriate" one for the location.
  
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• Belfast: 'Last Christmas' of a real tree at City Hall - BBC

  18-12-2025 10:11
  Belfast: 'Last Christmas' of a real tree at City Hall  BBC
  
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• Family of heart transplant boy Dáithí 'devastated' as gift-laden car stolen

  18-12-2025 09:08 via bbc.com
  The car also contained the wheelchair for Dáithí Mac Gabhann, the young boy whose campaign for a heart transplant led to a major change in the law.
  
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• Jimmy Fay: The man behind Belfast’s Lyric Theatre on his career and why ‘it never stops’ - Belfast Telegraph

  18-12-2025 08:13
  Jimmy Fay: The man behind Belfast’s Lyric Theatre on his career and why ‘it never stops’  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast mayor, councilor talk Waldo County budget concerns - foxbangor.com

  18-12-2025 04:23
  Belfast mayor, councilor talk Waldo County budget concerns  foxbangor.com
  
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• Baby It’s Cold Outside – bringing a Black Mountain lesbian comedy into the heart of East Belfast (Bright Umbrella at The Sanctuary Theatre until Sunday 4 January) - Alan in Belfast

  18-12-2025 01:13
  Baby It’s Cold Outside – bringing a Black Mountain lesbian comedy into the heart of East Belfast (Bright Umbrella at The Sanctuary Theatre until Sunday 4 January)  Alan in Belfast
  
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• Former JD Sports employee awarded £65k after male boss sexually harassed her

  18-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  A student has settled a sexual harassment case against her former employer JD Sports Fashion PLC for £65,000.
  
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