Belfast news

• McIlroy confident before Genesis Invitational

  18-02-2026 23:30 via bbc.com
  Rory McIlroy is happy with his game as he prepares to challenge for a first Genesis Invitational success at the Riviera Country Club.
  
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• Rory McIlroy set for Augusta trip after this week’s Genesis Invitational - Belfast Telegraph

  18-02-2026 22:52
  Rory McIlroy set for Augusta trip after this week’s Genesis Invitational  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Three Perish In Belfast Township House Fire - Fulton County News

  18-02-2026 21:13
  Three Perish In Belfast Township House Fire  Fulton County News
  
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• 'Nothing you can do' - Older patients 'no longer feel protected'

  18-02-2026 20:59 via bbc.com
  A new report examines how health service pressures are being experienced by older people in NI.
  
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• How to Get to Heaven from Belfast star is unrecognizable in hit crime drama - irishstar.com

  18-02-2026 20:53
  How to Get to Heaven from Belfast star is unrecognizable in hit crime drama  irishstar.com
  
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• Police name man whose death in south Belfast sparked murder probe - The Irish News

  18-02-2026 20:00
  Police name man whose death in south Belfast sparked murder probe  The Irish News
  
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• Belfast’s north-south Glider won’t arrive until at least 2033 - The Irish News

  18-02-2026 20:00
  Belfast’s north-south Glider won’t arrive until at least 2033  The Irish News
  
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• Belfast Post-Punk Duo CHALK Ignite With “Tongue” Ahead Of ‘Crystalpunk’ - That Eric Alper

  18-02-2026 19:21
  Belfast Post-Punk Duo CHALK Ignite With “Tongue” Ahead Of ‘Crystalpunk’  That Eric Alper
  
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• Lowest percentage of Catholics apply to join PSNI in over a decade

  18-02-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  Overall, 700 fewer people applied to join the police in Northern Ireland than last year.
  
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• Loyalist 'show of strength' conviction is quashed

  18-02-2026 18:47 via bbc.com
  Derek Lammey was previously found guilty of intimidation but judges ruled his conviction was unsafe.
  
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• Rock blames bathroom soap for poor Antwerp display

  18-02-2026 18:41 via bbc.com
  Josh Rock blames his error-strewn display in his 6-2 defeat by Michael van Gerwen in night two of Premier League darts in Antwerp on the soap he used in the bathroom before going on stage.
  
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• Amanda Shires announces Limerick, Belfast, Dublin and Cork shows - Hotpress

  18-02-2026 18:34
  Amanda Shires announces Limerick, Belfast, Dublin and Cork shows  Hotpress
  
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• How to Get to Heaven from Belfast ending explained: Is Greta actually alive? - Yahoo News UK

  18-02-2026 18:09
  How to Get to Heaven from Belfast ending explained: Is Greta actually alive?  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Pictured: South Belfast murder victim named by police - Belfast Telegraph

  18-02-2026 17:52
  Pictured: South Belfast murder victim named by police  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Heartbreaking to consider what Noah experienced, witness tells inquest

  18-02-2026 17:48 via bbc.com
  The 14-year-old's naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel a week after he went missing in June 2020.
  
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• Winter Sparkle Returns to Belfast Main Street - Midcoast Villager

  18-02-2026 17:35
  Winter Sparkle Returns to Belfast Main Street  Midcoast Villager
  
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• Incoming head of safeguarding at Presbyterian Church resigns

  18-02-2026 17:05 via bbc.com
  The resignation was announced at a special meeting of around 400 ministers and elders in Belfast on Wednesday.
  
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• Challenge Cup: Belfast Giants v Coventry Blaze postponed after flight cancellation - BBC

  18-02-2026 16:46
  Challenge Cup: Belfast Giants v Coventry Blaze postponed after flight cancellation  BBC
  
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• Is ‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’ Based on a True Story? Lisa McGee’s Inspiration Revealed - Yahoo News Singapore

  18-02-2026 16:42
  Is ‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’ Based on a True Story? Lisa McGee’s Inspiration Revealed  Yahoo News Singapore
  
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• Meet How to Get to Heaven from Belfast star Emmett J Scanlan's famous wife - The Mirror

  18-02-2026 16:37
  Meet How to Get to Heaven from Belfast star Emmett J Scanlan's famous wife  The Mirror
  
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• School heads struggle to find work-life balance amid 'exhausting' pressures

  18-02-2026 16:35 via bbc.com
  The NAHT say the role of a school principal in Northern Ireland is "unsafe, unsustainable and professionally indefensible".
  
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• Belfast Giants vs Coventry Blaze Postponed - Belfast Giants

  18-02-2026 16:26
  Belfast Giants vs Coventry Blaze Postponed  Belfast Giants
  
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• 'Meeting my dad was a D:Ream' - pop star's 50-year search for his birth father

  18-02-2026 15:50 via bbc.com
  The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.
  
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• BILLY OCEAN ANNOUNCES BELFAST & DERRY SHOWS THIS SEPTEMBER | ON SALE FRIDAY AT 10AM - facilitiesmanagement-now.com

  18-02-2026 15:24
  BILLY OCEAN ANNOUNCES BELFAST & DERRY SHOWS THIS SEPTEMBER | ON SALE FRIDAY AT 10AM  facilitiesmanagement-now.com
  
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• Gaelic League’s Ard-Fheis makes its return to Belfast with an exciting programme of events - The Irish News

  18-02-2026 15:23
  Gaelic League’s Ard-Fheis makes its return to Belfast with an exciting programme of events  The Irish News
  
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• How to Get to Heaven from Belfast cast speak on potential season 2: "There's plenty more story left in them" - Radio Times

  18-02-2026 15:18
  How to Get to Heaven from Belfast cast speak on potential season 2: "There's plenty more story left in them"  Radio Times
  
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• Strengthening UK network with new regional hubs in Leeds, Liverpool and Belfast - Metro Global

  18-02-2026 14:51
  Strengthening UK network with new regional hubs in Leeds, Liverpool and Belfast  Metro Global
  
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• New Orleans-style band at Belfast funeral - The Irish News

  18-02-2026 13:32
  New Orleans-style band at Belfast funeral  The Irish News
  
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• Rev Jesse Jackson's links to Londonderry remembered

  18-02-2026 13:21 via bbc.com
  Rev Jesse Jackson visited Londonderry in 2011 and 2017 to encourage peace and reconciliation.
  
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• 'Vital to our global operations': US IT managed service provider expands Belfast office to support international growth - Belfast News Letter

  18-02-2026 13:17
  'Vital to our global operations': US IT managed service provider expands Belfast office to support international growth  Belfast News Letter
  
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• Bus driver dies in crash involving school children

  18-02-2026 12:17 via bbc.com
  The crash happened in Tullyah Road, which is in between Newtownhamilton and Camlough just after 15:30 GMT on Tuesday.
  
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• Is How To Get To Heaven From Belfast Season 2 Coming? - stellar.ie

  18-02-2026 11:44
  Is How To Get To Heaven From Belfast Season 2 Coming?  stellar.ie
  
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• Six skiers rescued but more remain missing after California avalanche - Belfast Telegraph

  18-02-2026 11:31
  Six skiers rescued but more remain missing after California avalanche  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• How to Get to Heaven from Belfast: a ‘highly entertaining ride’ - The Week

  18-02-2026 11:07
  How to Get to Heaven from Belfast: a ‘highly entertaining ride’  The Week
  
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• Conradh Ard-Fheis in Belfast will be catalyst for further progress on Irish language - Belfast Media Group

  18-02-2026 09:01
  Conradh Ard-Fheis in Belfast will be catalyst for further progress on Irish language  Belfast Media Group
  
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• ‘How to Get to Heaven From Belfast’ series review: Sisterhood, suspense and sass come together in Lisa McGee’s humorous mystery - The Hindu

  18-02-2026 08:38
  ‘How to Get to Heaven From Belfast’ series review: Sisterhood, suspense and sass come together in Lisa McGee’s humorous mystery  The Hindu
  
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• It's 'about time' says business owner as Kilrea Bridge reopens fully

  18-02-2026 07:18 via bbc.com
  The bridge was closed after extensive cracking was discovered in a retaining wall.
  
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• The hidden talent behind some of Belfast’s most iconic signs - The Irish News

  18-02-2026 07:00
  The hidden talent behind some of Belfast’s most iconic signs  The Irish News
  
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• From Co Limerick to the skies, via Belfast: How Irish aviator Sophie Peirce-Evans broke barriers for female flyers before meeting a tragic end - The Irish News

  18-02-2026 07:00
  From Co Limerick to the skies, via Belfast: How Irish aviator Sophie Peirce-Evans broke barriers for female flyers before meeting a tragic end  The Irish News
  
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• Belfast-area towns could pay 4 times more for ambulance services under newly approved rates - Bangor Daily News

  18-02-2026 02:11
  Belfast-area towns could pay 4 times more for ambulance services under newly approved rates  Bangor Daily News
  
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