Belfast news

• Glastonbury crowds set to give Jeremy Corbyn rock star welcome

  24-06-2017 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is due to receive a rock star welcome during his visit to Glastonbury Festival – where crowds and performers have already been chanting his name.
  
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• New evidence on EncroChat hack could help Jonathan Gill defence, experts claim

  25-08-2026 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gill is wanted in Northern Ireland in connection with the murder of gangland criminal Robbie Lawlor 
  
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• Drug lord and dealer wife slam claims they’re working as informers after armed raid

  25-08-2026 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Steven Quinn was not arrested despite him being told to come out of the property with his hands above his head
  
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• Belfast City Airport takes next step in major transformation plans that include direct rail link 

  25-08-2026 09:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A voluntary public consultation will take place after councils issued pre-application notice
  
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• Lone piper leads the slow march of mourners as M9 crash teen Jeremy ‘Bobbles’ O’Brien is laid to rest

  25-08-2026 09:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Armed detectives and public order unit on standby as horse-drawn carriage carries the remains of Jeremy ‘Bobbles’ O’Brien
  
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• Why NI’s only FTSE 250 company is hiring for 340 new roles: ‘AI won’t replace jobs’

  25-08-2026 08:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Colette Kidd, Kainos plc chief people officer, talks to Margaret Canning about her near 30-year career at the FTSE 250 company
  
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• Top Irish diplomat made ‘bizarre’ comment on NI Office man’s evangelical Protestant faith: ‘I was nonplussed’

  25-08-2026 08:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jonathan Stephens ‘unsettled’ by conversation with Sean O hUiginn in which he was told he was ‘one of the most disliked British officials’
  
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• Queen’s Business School set to salute financial leadership

  25-08-2026 07:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sponsor of Chief Financial Officer/Finance Director of the Year
  
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• Chartered Accountants Ireland ‘delighted to recognise achievements of NI’s accountancy community’

  25-08-2026 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Professional body partner and sponsor of Accountant of the Year
  
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• Good things like Belfast pedestrianisation shouldn’t have to come to an end

  25-08-2026 07:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Success of the Fleadh showed what is possible. We can’t go back to the status quo
  
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• Belfast-based Kainos bets big on artificial intelligence as hiring spree brings 340 new roles in NI: ‘AI won’t replace jobs, but it is going to change them’

  25-08-2026 07:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Colette Kidd, Kainos plc chief people officer, talks to Margaret Canning about her near 30-year career at the FTSE 250 company
  
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• 'You make your own luck': Meet the couple behind one of NI's biggest hotel empires

  25-08-2026 07:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Husband and wife power couple Eugene and Catherine McKeever have built a family-run hotel empire, having worked their way up from humble beginnings to now celebrating 40 years in business with a portfolio of seven hotels. They join Cathy to tell their remarkable story of how hard work, drive, determination, and family values helped them achieve their vision for success.
  
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• ‘You make your own luck’: Meet the couple behind one of NI’s biggest hotel empires

  25-08-2026 07:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Eugene and Catherine McKeever tell In Good Company podcast about growing their business from one restaurant to a seven-venue group
  
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• ‘It’s one of my colleagues’ chance to shine this year’: Award-winning carer steps back to let others take spotlight

  25-08-2026 07:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Community care worker Heather McMillan hopes her actions will inspire others to consider careers in the industry
  
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• From hamlet to shopping hub to Paisley fiefdom: Ballymena marks 400 years of history

  25-08-2026 07:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘City of the Seven Towers’ has seen a lot since Charles I granted lands beside the River Braid for settlement to the Adair family in 1626, and it’s pulling out the stops to celebrate the special birthday
  
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• Declassified file: Top Irish diplomat made ‘bizarre’ criticism of how NIO man’s evangelical Protestant faith influenced his work

  25-08-2026 07:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jonathan Stephens ‘unsettled’ by conversation with Sean O hUiginn in which he was told he was ‘one of the most disliked British officials’
  
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• David Trimble was paid thousands more than Seamus Mallon — despite the first and deputy first minister roles being equal

  25-08-2026 07:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Pay differential was £5,000, and plan was to hike it to £15,000 with NIO fearing equal pay lest Trimble ‘get mad’
  
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• Belfast City Airport issues pre-planning notice to two councils ahead of plans for major transformation

  25-08-2026 07:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A voluntary public consultation will also take place
  
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• Part of Antrim Road damaged by rioters in June to finally be repaired

  25-08-2026 07:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Councillor welcomes planned work close to Sandyknowes roundabout but questions why it has taken so long
  
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• Why slowing down is the fastest way to better thinking

  25-08-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Better thinking does not happen by accident, writes Coral McConnon
  
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• ‘It’s a chance for one of my colleagues to shine this year... I’ve had my glory’

  25-08-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Community care worker Heather McMillan hopes her actions will inspire others to consider careers in the industry
  
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• Armagh cyclist Seth Dunwoody: ‘I was tipped off by an old Belgian fisherman who had settled in Ireland after finding the love of his life’

  24-08-2026 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Seth Dunwoody’s dream comes true by signing WorldTour deal after first being spotted by an unusual talent scout
  
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• Former Bangor baker putting her old skills to use in new career: ‘It’s a lot like icing a cake’

  24-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Businesswoman Kerry helping to preserve dying art
  
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• Far-right couple blame neo-Nazi former friend for arson attack on their car

  24-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gemma McMaster posted a video of a number of men setting fire to their family car
  
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• ‘I’m closer than I was at the start of the week’ — Rory McIlroy turns his focus to Tour Championship after late BMW charge

  24-08-2026 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Holywood star still in with a chance of lifting his fourth FedEx Cup title with victory at East Lake
  
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• Orangemen ‘quietly confident’ ahead of expected Drumcree ruling

  24-08-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  This challenge raises the prospect of Orange feet on the Garvaghy Road for a generation.
  
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• Ex-council boss Anne Donaghy asked PA to delete email to Arlene Foster over threats to port staff, court hears

  24-08-2026 15:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Case relates to FoI request about decision to withdraw workers over alleged loyalist threats
  
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• Woman admits breaching Jeffrey Donaldson victims’ anonymity in social media post

  24-08-2026 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Donna Toman is a former Dolly Parton impersonator
  
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• The Belfast-founded success story making waves in London’s competitive commercial sector 

  24-08-2026 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Harrods, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and King’s Cross – what do they all have in common? A specialist stone and tiling company based in Belfast.  
  
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• ‘I felt I failed the families’: Ex-detective speaks of regret over Irish woman’s murder as mystery remains unsolved

  24-08-2026 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Alan Bailey is still hopeful the missing woman’s family will someday get closure
  
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