Belfast news

• Game of Thrones braced to do battle for Golden Globes

  13-12-2016 10:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Game of Thrones - the hit fantasy drama filmed in Northern Ireland - faces some tough competition at the Golden Globes.
  
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• ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy blew my brain right open when a schoolmate gave it to me at age 12’

  15-08-2026 11:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Patrick Freyne, Claire Quinn and Chris McDonald share appreciation for CS Lewis, Conan Doyle and Maeve Binchy
  
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• Six-bed period Belfast home with restored original features on market for £1.15m

  15-08-2026 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The 4,500 sq ft home, which dates back to 1910, spans three floors
  
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• Sailing spectacle on Belfast Lough as yacht club hosts GP14 World Championships for first time

  15-08-2026 09:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The event has been heralded as a huge boost for tourism following from the Fleadh
  
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• ‘The culture here is so rich’: Meet the teens from nine countries visiting NI to learn from our shared history

  15-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Friends Forever International, which started as a one-off trip from Carrickfergus in the 1980s, is marking 40 years of building global communities. We hear from some of those currently here, and how they’re embracing different traditions
  
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• Six-bed period residence with restored original features on market for £1.15m

  15-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The 4,500 sq ft home, which dates back to 1910, spans three floors
  
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• Paula McIntyre’s recipes: the perfect torta plus dip-accompanied stuffed flatbreads

  15-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Make the most of summer rhubarb and courgettes
  
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• My weekend: ‘We try to cook as much as possible and try to recreate dishes we love’

  15-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Actress Antoinette Moretti shares how she spends her weekends
  
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• My weekend: ‘I make sure to have a swim in the sea and then hit the sauna... you feel so good after’

  15-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Artist Lisa Ballard on what constitutes a great weekend
  
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• Escape to the country: Farnham Estate is perfect spot for spa getaway and girlie catch-up

  15-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Four-star Co Cavan venue hosts one of the few adult-only spas on the island of Ireland — and it is bliss
  
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• Cruise control: Freedom of the Seas plays host to a family affair

  15-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Fourteen years after exploring the high seas with her own mum, Michelle Jackson takes daughter Nicole on a similar route with Royal Caribbean — with their late Granny ‘with them in spirit’
  
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• Bit of a bumpy ride as the Kemps embark on Irish road trip

  15-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Martin and Roman go ghost hunting in Co Cork, while, to nobody’s surprise, José Mourinho revels in the attention of a three-part documentary
  
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• NI health trust to review maintenance costs of unused Covid-era oxygen generators

  15-08-2026 08:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Some £634,000 has been spent maintaining units
  
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• Friends running length of Ireland in charity challenge: ‘We want to make a positive difference’

  15-08-2026 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mizen to Malin challenge motivated by men’s personal experiences
  
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• Gulf War missions to final family flight: NI pilot signs off after 50 years in the skies

  15-08-2026 08:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Martin Magee says a fond farewell to a remarkable career with wife and children by his side
  
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• Savage Stormont showdown could produce some big casualties – here’s how NI’s political map may change

  15-08-2026 08:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Latest LucidTalk poll suggests our political scene is facing a major shake-up in next May’s Assembly election
  
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• Arlene Arkinson’s sister makes emotional plea 32 years on from disappearance: ‘Come forward and tell the truth’

  15-08-2026 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Kathleen Arkinson made a fresh appeal at the seaside town her sister was last seen alive
  
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• Derry City edge UCD in FAI Cup fourth round without James McClean

  14-08-2026 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  UCD 1 Derry City 2
  
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• Shocking footage shows Irishman being arrested on flight as plane attempts to take off

  14-08-2026 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The video shows the flight attendant warning the passenger: “I will be restraining you, sir, if you do not sit down”
  
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• NI council staff take most sick days of anywhere in the UK, report finds

  14-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Workers at local authorities here took an average of 16.1 sick days in 2024/25
  
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• Farmer who drowned lost footing and fell into hole while filling buckets of water for cattle

  14-08-2026 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Eugene McSweeney (55) died after incident in Dunmanway, Co Cork
  
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• Agriculture Minister says he was assaulted and threatened as he vows he won’t quit over cattle cull

  14-08-2026 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  DUP to table motion of no confidence in ‘tone-deaf’ minister
  
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• Man accused of exposing himself to nursery children said he was ‘relieving himself’ in the bushes

  14-08-2026 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Accused told police he had been visiting a grave in a nearby cemetery
  
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• Belfast landmarks to feature in famous Beano comic in ‘Summer of Mischief’ series

  14-08-2026 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Classic comic is now available to Belfast Telegraph subscribers on epaper app
  
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• Top 50 Northern Ireland Employers: Queen’s University and Tesco among biggest workforces

  14-08-2026 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As challenges facing employers change, experience and expertise matter more than ever, writes Mark Wade of Hays as Ulster Business showcases the largest employers in Northern Ireland
  
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• Judge to set trial date next month for man accused of murdering Chloe Mitchell

  14-08-2026 16:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Court told by defence a psychiatric report on Brandon Rainey due soon, while Crown has engaged psychologist to examine him in Maghaberry Prison
  
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• Pair admit stealing three-week-old pygmy goat from NI farm

  14-08-2026 15:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The defendants entered guilty pleas
  
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• Two men charged over major haul of illegal cigarettes and cash in Co Armagh

  14-08-2026 15:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Court hold seizure ‘a massive blow’ for all-Ireland crime gang
  
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• MP accuses Agriculture Minister of being ‘tone deaf’ on cattle cull row as farmers’ union calls for resignation

  14-08-2026 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Members “do not have confidence” in independence of a review
  
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• Ombudsman hits back at claims of bias around PSNI officers under investigation

  14-08-2026 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  New watchdog said those who came forward with allegations would be believed in the ‘first instance’
  
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