Belfast news

• Camilo Duran double helps Celtic secure first victory in Europa League

  05-11-2026 23:17 via Belfast Telegraph
  Celtic 3 Besiktas 2
  
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• Poll bombshell for DUP as Jamie Bryson more popular with unionists than Gavin Robinson

  05-11-2026 21:45 via Belfast Telegraph
  Voters also have more faith in Carla Lockhart than her former party leader
  
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• Businesses still struggling with sea border, Stormont reports find

  05-11-2026 21:28 via BBC News
  
  The studies, which look at the practical impacts of the Windsor Framework were commissioned by the Department for the Economy.
  
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• Time for Craig Casey to emerge from Jamison Gibson-Park's considerable shadow and kick on with Ireland

  05-11-2026 21:15 via Belfast Telegraph
  Munster No 9 must prove to Andy Farrell he has what it takes to challenge for starting berth
  
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• Nadine Coyle: ‘If you can’t understand me on the second or third time, we have no business with each other to begin with’

  05-11-2026 20:46 via Belfast Telegraph
  The pop star on keeping her private life off social media, her Derry accent and not being insecure about her looks
  
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• ‘Watching what went on in Muckamore broke my heart and gave me an idea... I’m looking forward to welcoming our new residents’

  05-11-2026 20:45 via Belfast Telegraph
  Businessman Sean Magee is opening Ardmore House Healthcare, a ‘home from home’ for adults with learning difficulties
  
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• Mobile phones seized in investigation linked to right-wing extremism

  05-11-2026 20:38 via BBC News
  
  Police said the items were seized in connection with a wider investigation into right-wing extremism.
  
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• James McClean was turned away by drug dog while trying to visit killer friend in prison

  05-11-2026 20:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  He reveals he was “worried it would cost me the Euros”
  
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• Former Countdown contestant convicted of sexual assault after drunkenly groping student’s breast in random street attack

  05-11-2026 20:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Ex-civil servant freed on bail ahead of sentencing
  
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• Weekend GAA storylines: Crossmaglen and Nemo Rangers aim to rekindle glory days as provincial championships heat up

  05-11-2026 19:45 via Belfast Telegraph
  Tipperary legend Ken Hogan leads The Harps of Laoisinto unfamiliar territory against Kilkenny kingpins Ballyhale
  
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• Shock after hundreds of letters found dumped on country road and layby

  05-11-2026 19:17 via BBC News
  
  Royal Mail is trying to find out how large quantities of mail ended up being discarded.
  
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• Flight from Dublin among those targeted by bomb threats for second time

  05-11-2026 18:39 via BBC News
  
  At least 21 flights across Europe are affected in what the UK government calls a "malicious hoax threat".
  
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• ‘Belfast delivers’: City named best destination in the UK for business events

  05-11-2026 18:35 via Belfast Telegraph
  Visit Belfast wins at the Conference & Incentive Travel Awards for sixth year in a row
  
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• Stormont MLAs to receive more than £1k pay rise

  05-11-2026 18:10 via BBC News
  
  Stormont's Independent Remuneration Board had initially proposed increasing MLAs' annual salary to £69,216.
  
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• Travel review: Your own personal railway and untouched meadows on your doorstep - two hotels with wow factor in Swiss Alps

  05-11-2026 18:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Why Arosa is one of the best resorts in Switzerland - and not just during the ski season
  
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• From wedding gowns to root canals: Coleraine bridal boutique could be transformed into dental practice

  05-11-2026 17:57 via Belfast Telegraph
  The planning application to Causeway Coast and Glens also proposes other minor alterations to the site
  
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• First files in Drumcree protest investigation to be sent to PPS

  05-11-2026 16:49 via BBC News
  
  Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said a total of 23 people have now been interviewed.
  
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• ‘I don’t want the perception of people thinking I got away with something’ — Rory McIlroy takes two-stroke penalty in Abu Dhabi

  05-11-2026 16:42 via Belfast Telegraph
  Holywood star inadvertently improved his lie at the 12th, turning a double-bogey six into a quadruple-bogey eight and a 68 into a 70
  
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• Investigation into 'major fish kill' after pollution incident

  05-11-2026 15:51 via BBC News
  
  The pollution caused the death of brown and migratory sea trout in the Inler river.
  
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• Women’s arrests over ATM stickers during pro-Palestine protest in Belfast did not breach police guidelines, probe finds

  05-11-2026 15:44 via Belfast Telegraph
  Two women were arrested after police received reports that they had applied stickers to the keys and card slot of a bank machine
  
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• Arrests of two women over ATM stickers during pro-Palestine protest in Belfast did not breach police guidelines, probe finds

  05-11-2026 15:44 via Belfast Telegraph
  They were arrested after police received reports that they had applied stickers to the keys and card slot of a bank machine
  
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• ‘Wrong and grotesque’: MLA pay increase confirmed - but rise reduced following ‘public feedback’

  05-11-2026 13:49 via Belfast Telegraph
  Michelle O’Neill brands increase ‘grotesque’
  
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• MLA pay increase confirmed - but rise reduced following ‘public feedback’

  05-11-2026 13:49 via Belfast Telegraph
  Michelle O’Neill brands increase ‘grotesque’
  
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• The Divorce Diaries: ‘I was the only person who didn’t know my husband was gay’

  05-11-2026 12:56 via Belfast Telegraph
  In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her 50s who never wanted to have children tells her story from her perspective
  
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• Arrests at pro-Palestine protest 'did not breach police guidelines'

  05-11-2026 12:42 via BBC News
  
  The arrests of two women during a pro-Palestinian protest in Belfast did not breach police guidelines, an investigation has found.
  
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• Bomb alert diverts Aer Lingus plane from Dublin as multiple threats ground European flights

  05-11-2026 11:14 via Belfast Telegraph
  The plane has landed safely in France and was escorted by a fighter jet
  
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• Country legend Garth Brooks returns to Belfast with 2027 gigs

  05-11-2026 10:34 via BBC News
  
  Brooks will play two outdoor concerts at Boucher Road Playing Fields on 21 and 22 May 2027.
  
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• There are 'many in the DUP' who share my view over Drumcree - Lockhart

  05-11-2026 09:03 via BBC News
  
  The Upper Bann MP left the Democratic Unionist Party on Monday over its response to the Drumcree parading dispute.
  
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• Garth Brooks to play in Belfast as part of major 2027 Irish tour

  05-11-2026 09:01 via Belfast Telegraph
  10 dates around Ireland announced by US country star
  
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• ‘Until very recently, it was my belief that success was a number in the bank’

  05-11-2026 07:46 via Belfast Telegraph
  In our Meaning of Life series, chef Stephen Beaddie (AKA Chef Stevie B) shares the lessons that life has taught him
  
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• ‘There’s no hope in the North West’: Former councillor blasts ‘lack of investment’

  05-11-2026 07:42 via Belfast Telegraph
  Philip McKinney warns of concerns over dereliction, empty retail units and poor infrastructure
  
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• ‘A voyage of discovery’: IMRAM Irish Language Literature Festival returns with history, hip-hop and Dylan as Gaeilge

  05-11-2026 07:39 via Belfast Telegraph
  Event director Liam Carson shares what attendees can expect from the programme of events in Dublin running from November 6-15
  
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• How the ‘best football team in Ireland’ was torn apart by Troubles

  05-11-2026 07:34 via Belfast Telegraph
  Star of the Sea counted future IRA hunger striker, UVF men and victims’ campaigner among its players
  
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• Documentary tells story of ‘best football team in Ireland’ torn apart by Troubles

  05-11-2026 07:34 via Belfast Telegraph
  Star of the Sea counted future IRA hunger striker, UVF men and victims’ campaigner among its players
  
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• Former permanent secretary alleges he was 'bullied' by education minister, says MLA

  05-11-2026 07:30 via BBC News
  
  Sinn Féin assembly member Pat Sheehan made the claim during a committee hearing earlier this week.
  
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• Dismissal of NI Water director in July followed conflict-of-interest investigation

  05-11-2026 07:19 via Belfast Telegraph
  Accounts also reveal organisation racked up £1.4m in NDAs over 10 years
  
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• Ulster Rugby seeks Stormont and Irish government funding for new ‘high-performance facility’

  05-11-2026 07:12 via Belfast Telegraph
  Team believes facility could benefit communities across the province
  
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• Carla Lockhart proposes law which could block Michelle O'Neill from returning as First Minister after election

  05-11-2026 07:06 via Belfast Telegraph
  Bill would allow ministers convicted of criminal offences, or found to have breached pledge of office, to be removed from position
  
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• No shoot-to-kill missions against IRA, says former SAS officer

  05-11-2026 01:00 via BBC News
  
  The soldier is speaking out now because of the government's draft law to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
  
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