Belfast news

• Johnson: NI Protocol not operating as envisaged

  12-03-2021 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has said the Northern Ireland Protocol is not operating in the way he envisaged.
  
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• Stay Well: I have a fear of needles and faint when I have blood taken. What can I do?

  04-08-2026 09:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Trypanophobia or blood injury phobia (BIP) can make blood tests and vaccinations traumatic for sufferers — but there are strategies to help
  
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• Are you experiencing bad sleep, restless agitation and high irritability? It could be ‘summer anxiety’

  04-08-2026 09:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Winter has long been associated with feeling miserable, but summer can make you feel the same way. Our experts explain why
  
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• ‘My sister and I were diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks apart. Telling my mum and dad was horrendous’

  04-08-2026 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In their early 30s, sisters Áine and Aisling were both diagnosed with breast cancer last year. They talk about parenting small children through cancer, and supporting each other during treatment
  
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• ‘We were the forgotten families’: Ten years after father’s fatal collision, son’s campaign has helped hundreds

  04-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Christopher Sherrard turned his grief into Life After, supporting families bereaved by road deaths
  
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• Axon Outsourcing boosts search for outstanding mid-to-large accountancy firm

  04-08-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sponsor of Mid-Tier to Large Practice of the Year
  
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• AI is now on every desk in every home and every office... yet is only shaping a fraction of daily work

  04-08-2026 07:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The ‘widespread but shallow’ adoption of the tech suggests it is, for now at least, being layered onto existing processes rather than transforming how organisations work 
  
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• What the Big Mac index reveals about a global currency beef

  04-08-2026 07:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It highlights economic problems—and helps explain how to solve them
  
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• Inside energy supplier’s plan to shake up how we pay for electricity: ‘We’ll be sharing profits with our customers in 2028’

  04-08-2026 07:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Damian Wilson, chief executive of Share Energy, talks to Margaret Canning about being the new kid on the electricity-supply block
  
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• Night czar Michael Stewart on Matthew McConaughey, his Dickens-inspired pub and 40 years in bar industry

  04-08-2026 07:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Michael Stewart tells podcast In Good Company about the mentors, milestones and defining moments of his career
  
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• Mother of young woman found dead in hedge vows to ‘keep fighting for answers’ with memorial walk planned

  04-08-2026 07:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Body of Caitlin Green (24) was discovered in Princess Street area of Lurgan a week after she went missing
  
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• Co Down man set to be honoured for work preserving Irish music in US

  04-08-2026 01:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ulster History Circle is commemorating James O’Neill, whose talent for transcribing tunes in adopted city of Chicago saved traditional songs that could have been lost forever
  
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• Hundreds of attempts to cheat in applications for civil service jobs since 2021

  04-08-2026 00:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Organisation’s head says oversight of vacancy management has been strengthened to address issue
  
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• Belfast’s first Night Czar on Troubles nightlife, Hollywood A-Listers in Belfast, and why he almost left NI for good 

  04-08-2026 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast’s first Night Czar, Michael Stewart, reflects on 40 years in hospitality—from managing Bob Cratchit’s in 1987 amid the Troubles to helping shape the city’s post-peace nightlife through venues like The Fly, The Apartment, and The Northern Whig. He joins Cathy to talk about his pivotal early career choice not to join the Hong Kong Police, one Hollywood A-Lister’s visit to Belfast, and his experience as the cornerstone of Belfast’s nightlife scene du
  
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• ‘I hope that every Comhaltas in Ireland can be like this’: Gradham Inclusion Awards takes place to celebrate trad musicians with additional needs

  03-08-2026 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The annual awards celebrate the achievements of trad musicians across Ireland during the Fleadh
  
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• Family of late presenter Gerry Kelly share new photos and say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by love and support

  03-08-2026 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gerry’s widow and daughters send heartfelt message
  
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• ‘From day one alone, it’s clear the Fleadh has completely transformed Belfast’

  03-08-2026 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Huge boost for hospitality sector as thousands flock to city for annual week-long celebration of Irish music
  
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• Restaurant review: Bold flavours and generous plates as new kid on the block gets the simple things right

  03-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Numa in Portadown has shaken up restaurant scene in the town
  
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• Disgraced primary school teacher facing end of career after being jailed for domestic abuse against wife

  03-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Kevin Jones subjected wife to eight years of degrading behaviour
  
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• Family of late presenter Gerry Kelly ‘overwhelmed’ by love and support

  03-08-2026 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gerry’s widow and daughters send heartfelt message
  
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• Ask Allison: My husband fawns over people he sees as socially superior, often at my expense. It’s embarrassing — how do I stop him?

  03-08-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships
  
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• Probe into shooting of 51 cattle in Co Tyrone field must lead to action if failings identified, MLA says

  03-08-2026 15:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Concerns after members of public witnessed slaughter of animals in Fivemiletown field
  
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• Inmate given 10 months for causing £8k damage to prison recreation room during Maghaberry protest

  03-08-2026 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Judge describes Lisburn man’s behaviour as ‘despicable’
  
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• Inmate given 10 months for causing £8k damage to prison recreation room during protest in Maghaberry

  03-08-2026 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Judge describes Lisburn man’s behaviour as ‘despicable’
  
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• Ethnic minority charity founder says terrified families who fled Northern Ireland after race riots may never return

  03-08-2026 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jahswill Emmanuel insists race thugs ‘don’t represent’ Northern Ireland
  
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• Hundreds of people queue at public wake for Glen Hansard at Dublin’s Irish Museum of Modern Art

  03-08-2026 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Musician’s funeral will take place at St Patrick’s Cathedral in the city on Tuesday
  
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• How to stop lifestyle inflation eating into your pay rise: Six habits to adopt

  03-08-2026 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Lifestyle creep, also known as lifestyle inflation, is the phenomenon where your everyday expenses gradually increase as your income rises
  
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• Women's Aid named as chosen charity partners for Co Down 10km race

  03-08-2026 11:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The event is expected to see 1,500 runners on September 26
  
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• Enhanced security for Jeffrey Donaldson as ‘tuck shop fund’ raised for any prisoner who attacks him

  03-08-2026 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It’s understood that a group of furious sex abuse victims clubbed together to raise the funds in a move another survivor slammed as ‘dumb’
  
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• ‘There is strength in our culture’: Thousands gather as Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann kicks off in Belfast

  03-08-2026 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Irish President and First and Deputy First Minister give speeches at City Hall
  
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