Belfast news

• Former Guardian editor steps down from Irish media commission

  14-03-2021 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former editor of The Guardian has stepped down from a commission considering the future of Ireland’s media industry.
  
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• Donegal’s Mark English oozes class in 800m while Ballymena’s Lauren Roy makes 200m semis

  12-08-2026 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Donegal athlete sets championship record of 1:43.49 as he goes up against Max Burgin for gold medal in Thursday night final
  
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• Teenage girl treated for injuries after ‘head slammed against wall’

  12-08-2026 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  PSNI have appealed for information on incident
  
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• Travel review: Splendid isolation off the beaten track in the Algarve

  12-08-2026 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Viceroy Ombria isn’t a base from which to explore Portugal’s southernmost region... it’s a destination in itself
  
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• Owner of Belfast gifting brand Born & Bred ‘absolutely ecstatic’ to be opening second store

  12-08-2026 13:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Linzi Rooney said the expansion ‘feels like the next natural step’
  
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• Belfast TikTok star signs US deal after internet trolls’ death threats

  12-08-2026 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  From New Lodge flats to Hollywood Bowl dreams for singer
  
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• Irish President’s office to ‘address matters directly’ with victim’s sister amid row over photo with IRA killer

  12-08-2026 10:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  DUP man who lost brother-in-law during Troubles ‘feels pain of Travers family’
  
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• It’s not uncommon for old buildings to be set on fire — but this one hits home

  12-08-2026 07:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co Down mansion linked to my family is latest in series of buildings set alight in recent years
  
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• Fleadh Cheoil hailed as an enormous success for Belfast

  12-08-2026 07:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann took over Belfast City Centre for over a week drawing huge crowds.  The all-Ireland traditional Irish music competition and festival has been near universally hailed as an enormous success. It has been cited as having made a massive cultural, social, and economic impact on the city.  How much money was made? What impact will it have on the Fleadh, and can any lessons be learned? Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph reporter, and flea
  
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• Firm vouched for by Trust on medical gas contract also maintained unused Covid oxygen generators

  12-08-2026 07:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Trust admitted its email to the adjudication panel was an unusual move
  
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• Parents of teenager stabbed to death 30 years ago renew appeal for information: ‘Our John is an invisible victim of the Troubles’

  12-08-2026 07:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘The police promised they’d have John’s killers... 30 years later, we’ve had nothing,’ says heartbroken mum
  
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• Woman only found out she wasn’t referred for MRI after ringing hospital two years later

  12-08-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Neurologist did not tell the patient about referral rejection
  
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• Number of cancer cases in NI over last five years up almost 10pc on previous period

  12-08-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Rates in deprived areas way above NI average, as expert urges stronger focus on prevention
  
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• NI parents forking out ‘up to £2,000’ on uniforms and other secondary school essentials

  12-08-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Credit unions body in warning over ‘financial burden’ faced by families
  
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• Irish president’s continued silence over photo with IRA killer branded ‘shameful’ by MLA

  12-08-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  DUP man Trevor Clarke, who lost brother-in-law in Troubles, ‘feels pain of Travers family’
  
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• Home of death driver who killed man in hit-and-run shot up by masked gunmen

  12-08-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘Shocking’ attack linked to street brawl in Belfast city centre days earlier
  
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• Summer entertainment shouldn’t cost the earth

  12-08-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  New resource combines children’s love of technology with environmental education
  
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• ‘My parents told us they were divorcing on Christmas Eve...’

  12-08-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Author of It Starts With You Sara Bell writes about how she learned to be a better parent
  
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• 'Women feel guilt and anger and they want peace' - the epilepsy drug that harmed babies

  12-08-2026 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The medicine now carries warnings, but Susan Jamison said she not told about the possible consequences when she was pregnant.
  
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• Former Donegal All-Ireland winner dies in crash

  11-08-2026 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Donegal All-Ireland winner James McHugh passes away following a car crash in County Cavan.
  
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• Student accused of ‘sinister’ pursuit of woman outside Grand Central station denied bail in Belfast

  11-08-2026 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Suspect previously given suspended sentence for Pride hate crime
  
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• PSNI Chief Constable signs letter calling for PM to prevent early release of cop killers

  11-08-2026 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Fears killers could be freed under new government plans
  
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• ‘It smelt like rotten eggs’: Residents in Holylands, Lower Ormeau and Stranmillis woken from 4am by reek from River Lagan

  11-08-2026 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Stench actually came from works that aim to ‘improve water quality’
  
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• Pedestrianisation expansion proposal after Belfast Fleadh

  11-08-2026 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after much of the centre was car-free during the Fleadh, which saw thousands of people on the streets.
  
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• ‘It’s been a whirlwind few years’: How Belfast woman and Dublin man’s holiday romance turned into so much more

  11-08-2026 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Escaping from everyday pressures encourages people to ‘let their heart wander’ and open up to new connections, says renowned matchmaker Mairéad Loughman
  
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• Strabane residents urged to unite behind final UK Town of Culture bid

  11-08-2026 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derry City and Strabane District Council is stepping up preparations for the final bid to be submitted by the end of November.
  
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• Student alleged to have followed terrified woman in ‘sinister’ chase outside Grand Central Station denied bail

  11-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Suspect previously given suspended sentence for Pride hate crime
  
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• Five arrests after £1.1m drugs seizure in Belfast

  11-08-2026 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Some 14kg in suspected cocaine was discovered during the raid
  
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• Gunman caught on CCTV opening fire on house

  11-08-2026 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say a number of shots were fired at the house in Lisburn in the early hours of Tuesday.
  
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• Volunteers say they are 'alarmed' by funding gap after growth fund decision

  11-08-2026 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Local Growth Fund is a UK government scheme which replaces money which previously came from the EU.
  
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