Belfast news

• Missing for 34 years: Patsy O’Sullivan and the secret family no one knew about

  14-10-2026 01:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It was in April 1992 when Patrick ‘Patsy’ O’Sullivan called into his brother Jerry’s home like it was any other day, but it’s a day that will forever remain etched in Jerry’s memory.  Patrick went missing from his home in Co Kerry that year, and despite extensive searches and emotional appeals, efforts to find him proved fruitless. It would take the O’Sullivan family 34 years to find out the truth.Tessa Fleming is joined by Kerryman journalist
  
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• Belfast family searching for answers after mother with dementia allegedly assaulted inside care home

  14-10-2026 06:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Doctor stated the incident acted as a ‘significant contributing factor’ to her declining health before death four months later
  
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• Looking at the connection between parental wellbeing and children’s digital habits

  14-10-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Screen time may say less about children’s behaviour and more about parental wellbeing, according to new research
  
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• Baby loss: ‘I say it again and again: It is OK to talk about babies who have died… I believe it is essential to our wellbeing’

  14-10-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  During Baby Loss Awareness Week, two academics from Queen’s University share their personal stories regarding baby and pregnancy loss
  
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• Nursing union opens ballot on strike action over ‘despicable’ failure to deliver pay award

  14-10-2026 01:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  NI Director Rita Devlin said the action was ‘always a last resort’
  
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• Dundela cause seismic shock by knocking Larne out of the Shield with penalty shoot-out success: ‘We showed elite-level concentration’

  14-10-2026 00:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dundela 1 Larne 1 (Dundela win 5-3 on penalties)
  
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• ‘I’m delighted for him’: Oran Kearney hails teenage star as Ballymena United knock Crusaders out of Shield

  14-10-2026 00:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Crusaders 0 Ballymena United 1
  
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• ‘We showed a united front’: Ben Quinn’s goal ends Cliftonville’s losing streak as Glentoran bow out of County Antrim Shield

  13-10-2026 23:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Cliftonville 1 Glentoran 0
  
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• Bangor savour north Down derby bragging rights as they overcome Ards: ‘We got the job done’

  13-10-2026 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ards 1 Bangor 3
  
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• Israel has ‘ceded moral ground’ over Middle East conflict says Barack Obama during Belfast appearance

  13-10-2026 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s
  
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• Dundela cause seismic shock by knocking Larne out of the Shield with penalty shoot-out success

  13-10-2026 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dundela 1 Larne 1 (Dundela win 5-3 on penalties)
  
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• Israel’s approach to Middle East conflict ‘a disaster for everyone’ says Barack Obama during Belfast appearance

  13-10-2026 23:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s
  
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• Ben Quinn’s goal ends Cliftonville’s losing streak as Glentoran bow out of County Antrim Shield

  13-10-2026 23:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Cliftonville 1 Glentoran 0
  
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• Strike from Conor Burns enough to clinch Ballymena United’s place in County Antrim Shield Semi-Final at Crusaders’ expense

  13-10-2026 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Crusaders 0 Ballymena United 1
  
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• Bangor savour north Down derby bragging rights as they overcome Ards to book last-four slot

  13-10-2026 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ards 1 Bangor 3
  
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• Barack Obama says people should ‘continually fight’ for democracy during Belfast appearance

  13-10-2026 22:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s
  
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• Northern Ireland go down fighting in Portimão as Portugal roar back to win second leg after early Kess Elmore goal

  13-10-2026 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Portugal 3 Northern Ireland (7-1 on aggregate)
  
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• ‘We want to make a permanent book lovers’ go-to destination’: Over £11,000 raised to help fund new premises for popular Belfast bookshop

  13-10-2026 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Keats and Chapman is one of the last few independent bookstores in Belfast
  
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• Novice driver jailed for killing dad-of-three in Co Down crash moments after hitting 107mph

  13-10-2026 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Young woman was also left paralysed following high speed collision
  
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• Restaurant review: Rustic pizzas, creamy pastas and comfort classics in a freshly revamped setting

  13-10-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Buzzing open kitchen and contemporary style meet reliably excellent cooking at Zio Portadown
  
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• DUP man ‘headbutted’ on street by angry husband over sex scandal

  13-10-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Married elected DUP representative who fathered a secret child was allegedly attacked
  
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• ‘Brave acts come from feeling fear and doing it anyway’: Sports broadcaster Orla receives honorary doctorate

  13-10-2026 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mocked for being a woman in sport, her accent and her background, Draperstown presenter tells students to ‘believe in themselves’
  
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• Remaining weapons must be disposed of to allow paramilitary disbandment, says interlocutor

  13-10-2026 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Fleur Ravensbergen insists there should be no financial incentive for paramilitary transitioning
  
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• DUP delegation meet PSNI chief as party demand ‘full transparency’ amid ongoing Drumcree standoff

  13-10-2026 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute
  
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• UUP leader apologises after being caught listening to AirPods during stormy Assembly debate

  13-10-2026 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Votes of no confidence in First Minister Michelle O’Neill and three other Sinn Féin ministers failed
  
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• ‘When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty’: Unnotified loyalist parade takes place on Shankill Road following Garvaghy Road ruling

  13-10-2026 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Band says ‘do not expect restraint when none is shown to us’
  
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• Derren Brown on mystery, our need for control and why we still crave wonder in an age of AI

  13-10-2026 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Illusionist who likes to keep a low profile is back on our screens soon with a ‘mischievous psychological experiment’
  
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• Russell Brand’s publicity-shy wife won’t abandon him as couple arrive together for actor’s rape and sexual assault trial

  13-10-2026 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Laura Brand pulled back from social media since allegations against her husband were revealed in 2023, but she travelled from their home in Florida for the London trial
  
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• Beyond 10,000 hotel rooms: a new chapter for Belfast but student rooms changing market shape

  13-10-2026 11:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Northern Ireland has more than doubled hotel room numbers since the start of the millennium. But the pandemic stalled that growth, and while the next target is being eyed, the raft of student rooms coming onto the market is having an impact, writes Janice Gault, chief executive of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF)
  
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• Killer branded ‘enemy number one’ by fellow inmates after posting TikTok mocking Stormont minister

  13-10-2026 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jail fury as inmate’s Naomi Long hate video from behind bars backfires
  
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