Belfast news

• Investigation launched after car torched in suspected hate attack in Derry

  12-06-2026 16:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Police are appealing for information
  
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• ‘Sometimes police can’t have all the answers’, officer tells Noah Donohoe inquest

  12-06-2026 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Another PSNI witness who examined mobile data said tragic teen’sphonecall to himself day before disappearance ‘an anomaly’
  
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• Building supplies firm accuses union of ‘intimidation’ on Newry picket line

  12-06-2026 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Unite ‘totally refutes’ allegations by Haldane Fisher as pay dispute rumbles on
  
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• Reavey brothers collusion case halted amid ‘professional difficulties’ for PSNI and MoD lawyers

  12-06-2026 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Shock adjournment could result in changes to defendants’ legal team in lawsuit brought over 1976 Glenanne gang atrocity
  
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• Noah Donohoe: Mental health experts agree Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules For Life had ‘influence’ on teen

  12-06-2026 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The inquest into the death of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe has now heard its 19th week of evidence. The jury has now heard from mental health experts - one said it ‘feels like there is so much we don’t know about this case’. But the experts do agree that Noah is “unlikely to have died by suicide”. They also agreed that Jordan Peterson’s book ‘12 Rules For Life’ would have had an “influence” on Noah. The teenager’s body was f
  
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• PSNI appeals for calm ahead of planned protests: ‘Zero tolerance approach to any violence’

  12-06-2026 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as police confirm number of arrests made over period of disorder
  
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• ‘I’ll never apologise for championing inclusivity and diversity’. New Lord Mayor condemns violence at west Belfast anti-racism rally

  12-06-2026 17:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Community vows to stand with the victims of this week’s anti-migrant thuggery
  
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• Noah Donohoe’s phone call to himself on night before disappearance ‘an anomaly’, inquest hears

  12-06-2026 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former PSNI officer who examined tragic teen’s mobile data gives further evidence in court
  
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• Man killed in road crash suspected to be international hitman linked to two murders in Europe

  12-06-2026 14:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Person who died in three-vehicle crash at Newcastle West, on Monday is suspected to be a South American gun for hire
  
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• Man who kicked and dragged dog across car park avoids jail

  12-06-2026 14:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Judge says 26-year-old ‘failed the basic litmus test for humanity’
  
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• Police bulldozer arrives in Belfast as Translink announces services to return to normal

  12-06-2026 13:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as police confirm number of arrests made over period of disorder
  
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• ‘I don’t anticipate he’ll be involved in the early part’ - Jack Crowley a major doubt for Ireland’s Nations Championship tour

  12-06-2026 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Munster out-half diagnosed with a blood vessel issue but Tadhg Beirne back running
  
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• ‘We’re serving modern NI food’: Top chef’s vision for dining at Belfast’s newest luxury hotel

  12-06-2026 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Noel McMeel, who cooked for world leaders at the G8 and catered Paul McCartney’s wedding, is now taking the helm of The Nineteen Hundred at the newly-opened Bedford Hotel
  
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• Review: This Belfast supper club is serving up exciting food... and so much more

  12-06-2026 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Joris Minne writes about the unstoppable rise of the supper club and the events hosted by Belfast cook Ruchira
  
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• ‘We’re wired to be out in real life, connecting with each other’: How artist Gemma Gallagher turned a crisis into her dream life

  12-06-2026 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Artist Gemma Gallagher shares her life lessons with Weekend
  
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• ‘Wholesome energy’ and Irish absurdity: Funboys creators promise ‘more fun this time round’ in new series

  12-06-2026 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co-creators of award-winning Funboys speak to Aine Toner about the show’s second outing
  
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• ‘I share a skin colour and little else with the man suspected of attacking Stephen Ogilvie’

  12-06-2026 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dr Imani Strong, vice-chair of the North West Migrants Forum, reflects on being racially abused this week after an incident at her daughter’s school gates
  
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• Irish football star’s Kinahan-linked brother missing feared dead in Spain

  12-06-2026 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Dublin man has been living in Spain for a number of years and has previously been a target for gardai investigating organised crime.
  
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• Derry city pub named Northern Ireland’s best at prestigious awards ceremony

  12-06-2026 11:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Guildhall Taphouse scoops Northern Ireland title for second consecutive year at London ceremony
  
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• Three arrested after Thursday night sees ‘no significant incidents of public disorder’

  12-06-2026 10:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as police confirm number of arrests made over period of disorder
  
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• Substitute Oh Hyeon-gu makes the difference as South Korea come from behind to beat Czech Republic

  12-06-2026 10:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  South Korea 2 Czech Republic 1
  
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• Phil Mickelson removed from golf club after accusations of ‘inappropriate physical conduct’ with female employee

  12-06-2026 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Six-time Major winner no longer a member at The Farms Golf Club, according to reports
  
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• Gardai suspect dissidents behind two terrifying home invasions where dog attacked with axe

  12-06-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Firearm produced as home with a number of innocent children inside becomes centre of ‘drugs tax’ nightmare
  
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• Barry Douglas continues to hit all the right notes

  12-06-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Classical pianist prepares to return to Co Down festival during a year of special anniversaries
  
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• Asylum seekers in Coleraine urged to ‘stay indoors’ by iman, but protests in area remain non-violent

  12-06-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Local mosque instructed those concerned ‘to not come out, and to not confront anyone’
  
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• Co Down family launch ‘Coffee for Carers’ in memory of brave mum-of-one: ‘She would have been thrilled to see this’

  12-06-2026 08:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As a thank you to health workers who offered support, complimentary hot drinks are being offered to NHS staff at Eden Pottery
  
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• Plans prepared to repurpose key Co Down shopping centre as negotiations with potential tenants underway

  12-06-2026 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Bangor outlet could house Padel courts, gym and “several” food and beverage merchandisers
  
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• ‘I’ve always wanted to tell a story about South Africa’

  12-06-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jerry Dammers joins director James Rogan to discuss their documentary series about South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela
  
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• ‘It’s not any easier. In fact, I think it’s probably harder’ — Inside the unusual world of writing duos

  12-06-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Two authors, half the work? Not quite. So how do two become one in the book world? We talk to some writing duos about this unique approach
  
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• ‘We’ve lost £4k from a cancelled coach group as a result of this’: How racist riots are impacting businesses

  12-06-2026 07:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Tourism and hospitality businesses in Northern Ireland are counting the mounting cost of serious unrest
  
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