Belfast news

• Fermanagh murder-suicide: Tributes to 'amazing mother' Concepta Leonard

  16-05-2017 09:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to the "amazing mother" Concepta Leonard, who was killed as part of a apparent murder-suicide in Maguiresbridge.
  
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• Five-star HJK leave Coleraine with mountain to climb in Conference League clash after hammering in Helsinki

  23-07-2026 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  HJK Helsinki 5 Coleraine 0
  
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• Single mum on benefits legally claiming equivalent of a £93,000 salary

  23-07-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Tyrone woman raking in more than many MLAs, reveals whistleblower
  
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• ‘He would have given anything to see our children grow up’: Former NI Secretary’s widow speaks out on fifth anniversary of death

  23-07-2026 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Wife says former NI Secretary of State ‘loved’ the job and was devastated to step down due to lung cancer
  
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• The Divorce Diaries: ‘There were no screaming matches, no doors slammed; the sound of our separation is actually silence’

  23-07-2026 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a man in his early 50s with three children tells his story of separation
  
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• Man remanded into custody after alleged Belfast bottle assault on woman

  23-07-2026 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Warning: Distressing footage
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson stripped of knighthood by the King

  23-07-2026 16:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former DUP leader and convicted paedophile was imprisoned last month
  
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• Proud Boys leader who stormed US Capitol is latest far-right agitator to film in Belfast

  23-07-2026 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Enrique Tarrio and Proud Boys militants who stormed White House are ‘touring’ loyalist Belfast in race riot documentary stunt
  
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• ‘He’s like a different child’: Co Armagh boy’s incredible progress after stem cell treatment in Mexico

  23-07-2026 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Eliseo O’Reilly suffers from hydrocephalus — a build-up of excess fluid which puts pressure on the brain
  
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• ‘He loves his job’: Co Down hero dog Max honoured by Queen’s for Venezuela earthquake efforts

  23-07-2026 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  University also recognised other furry companions with degrees in ‘Furrensic’ Science, ‘Farmaceutical’ Science and ‘Anthropawlogy’
  
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• ‘He heard my Irish accent and smiled weirdly, I felt vulnerable’: Debut film highlights women’s safety at night

  23-07-2026 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Actor, writer and director Martha Dunlea (34) on recreating the fear women feel when walking home alone at night in her Belfast-filmed debut
  
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• Ranking the top 50 Irish rugby players of 2026... follow along as we start countdown from 50 to 31

  23-07-2026 11:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Rúaidhrí O’Connor ranks the best players across the four provinces
  
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• Andy Burnham has Irish roots, but he cares more about the north of England than Northern Ireland

  23-07-2026 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Could Catholic guilt and a liking for Christy Moore help new prime minister mend his fractured party and hold the union together?
  
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• Community prepares poignant dawn tribute a year on from Maguiresbridge tragedy

  23-07-2026 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Vanessa Whyte and her two children were shot dead in a murder-suicide attack
  
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• ‘Trauma doesn’t define you’: East Belfast woman on turning abuse memoir success into a psychological thriller

  23-07-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Stephanie Mease, who was harassed by her former partner, resulting in him being convicted in court, has released her first novel. She talks about rebuilding trust through her marriage, why she followed a deeply personal debut with a work of fiction, and the lack of support she says is failing survivors
  
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• Armagh ready to (road) bowl tourists over with ‘unique’ new experience

  23-07-2026 07:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Visitors now being offered chance to try out centuries-old sport synonymous with Orchard County
  
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• ‘They’re holding their head a bit higher’: NI film-maker is giving young people a voice

  23-07-2026 07:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Award winner Maire Campbell believes the arts are on the rise here. She chats about her work at the Rainbow Factory, inclusivity in the rehearsal room, and her friendship with Colin Farrell
  
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• Council renames screen industry service in bid to attract more TV and movie productions to north west

  23-07-2026 07:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘Foyle’ replaced by ‘Derry’ in rebrand aimed at loosening Belfast’s grip on lucrative film sector
  
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• Burrows calls for review of ‘trial of facts’ legal framework after Eleanor Donaldson case

  23-07-2026 07:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mrs Donaldson, who was deemed medically unfit to stand trial, was found to have aided and abetted her husband’s offending
  
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• How Jeffrey Donaldson lied about being offered place at Cambridge University to get into politics

  23-07-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Historian exposes sex offender’s bogus Trinity College claim as total fantasy
  
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• Belfast cafe owner pens scathing open letter to council over ‘serious risk’ to city

  22-07-2026 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Businessman claims safety of those attending event ‘at risk’ due to state of city centre
  
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• Stormont minister and regulator at loggerheads over extreme weather compensation

  22-07-2026 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Department to push for support payments despite opposition from utility body
  
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• Former Miss GB contestant aiming to crack high street with new business after award joy: ‘The work is starting to pay off’

  22-07-2026 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co Armagh businesswoman Katrina Barber on winning awards and taking range around world
  
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• Belfast Zoo welcomes three young lions: ‘New animals bring new life... it energises the whole place’

  22-07-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Bellevue attraction ‘energised’ by arrival of big cat brothers as part of conservation programme
  
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• Wasteful Glentoran have history-making dreams ended as clinical Riga knock them out of Champions League

  22-07-2026 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Glentoran 1 Riga 4
  
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• ‘A genius at work’: Former Belfast Telegraph sports editor Jim Gracey remembered as ‘masterful’ storyteller

  22-07-2026 16:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dame Mary Peters and former Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce among those paying respects at funeral of ‘giant of a journalist’
  
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• Jail for Co Down man who secretly filmed couple having sex in Airbnb and shared footage online

  22-07-2026 15:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The judge said the Holywood man’s actions were ‘malicious and wicked’
  
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• Hotel unveils refurb as part of ‘plans to reposition accommodation as a leading offering on North Coast’

  22-07-2026 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Investment of £1.8m included upgrade of The Lodge’s bedrooms
  
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• Mrs Brown’s Boys star Buster Brady to headline Women’s Wellness Afternoon for Cancer Focus NI

  22-07-2026 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The event takes place in The Ebrington Hotel in Londonderry on Sunday
  
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• Husband and wife team lead ambitious plan to revive Newry’s forgotten cinema: ‘It has great potential’

  22-07-2026 11:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Developers Colin and Caoimhe O’Callaghan are looking to bring more ‘vibrancy’ to the city
  
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