Belfast news

• More to receive flu vaccine this year in response to Covid threat

  18-08-2020 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of extra people are to receive the flu vaccination in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast street preacher abandons bid to avoid jail over foul-mouthed rant at ex-deputy Lord Mayor

  04-09-2026 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  His barrister said the challenge was being withdrawn after ‘a few moments of quiet reflection’
  
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• Restaurant review: In surprising jail-distillery setting, one of NI’s celeb chefs presents eyebrow-raising menu to match

  04-09-2026 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Paula McIntyre is fusing old-school reliables with modern compositions McConnell’s Whisky Distillery
  
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• Students reveal home comforts which help them settle into university life outside NI

  04-09-2026 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  New research on travel habits and how young people feel heading off across the Irish Sea
  
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• ‘Cathal would be so happy we’re doing this’: Co Down tractor run to take place on 21st birthday of man killed at 18

  04-09-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Cathal McCrory was killed in a road traffic collision near Katesbridge in November 2023
  
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• Speed limit being examined at junction where young footballer was struck by car, inquest hears  

  04-09-2026 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Aodhán Gillen died almost a month after the collision in Newtownabbey
  
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• Belfast street preacher abandons bid to avoid jail for subjecting ex-deputy Lord Mayor to foul-mouthed rant

  04-09-2026 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  His barrister said the challenge was being withdrawn after ‘a few moments of quiet reflection’
  
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• Walker Cup explainer — The teams, the TV details and everything you need to know about the 51st match at Lahinch

  04-09-2026 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘Holy Grail’ of men’s amateur golf touches down in west Clare for the first time
  
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• Secret files reveal how politics overrode security advice about Queen's NI Silver Jubilee visit

  04-09-2026 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Security assessment considered possibility of suicide bomber or IRA divers, alongside fears Duke of Edinburgh Award recipients could be shot
  
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• ‘Deeply loved’ Co Down grandmother died after hospital failed to spot blocked tube

  04-09-2026 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Coroner concludes the 68-year-old woman’s death was ‘preventable’
  
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• Restaurant review: At surprising jail-distillery setting, McIntyre presents eyebrow-raising menu to match

  04-09-2026 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  McConnell’s Presents... Paula McIntyre, Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast. www.mcconnellsirishwhisky.com
  
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• Assembly probe into Jeffrey Donaldson finds no evidence of inappropriate behaviour

  04-09-2026 13:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The former DUP leader will be sentenced next month
  
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• Boy (12) killed, father (40s) injured after train strikes car in Co Mayo

  04-09-2026 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Incident happened following an earlier collision between a tractor and train in Tullamore
  
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• Dearest Dolly: Paula McIntyre pays homage to a musical icon with two inspired recipes

  04-09-2026 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The perfect sharing dish to have with a beer and toast Parton’s life well lived
  
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• Dearest Dolly: Paula McIntyre pays homage to a musical icon with a selection of recipes

  04-09-2026 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The perfect sharing dish to have with a beer and toast Parton’s life well lived
  
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• ‘My dogs absolutely make me better as a human being’: BBC broadcaster Anne-Marie Wallace on her love for rescue dogs

  04-09-2026 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In our new monthly series, we chat to well-known pet owners about what makes their four-legged friends so special. This month, we speak to BBC broadcaster Anne-Marie Wallace
  
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• If a man tells you his anti-immigration stance is fuelled by concern for women, ask him if he’s abused any women lately

  04-09-2026 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Podcaster James English has become the latest poster boy for far right domestic violence, following his recent conviction for assaulting a former partner
  
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• ‘My mum had an electric carving knife for cutting crusts off’: Inside NI’s church sandwich tradition

  04-09-2026 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  From the iconic Mars bar and apple combination to grape and chicken, our unique sarnies deserve celebration
  
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• Modern Morals: My best friend wants to have a baby, but I know she’s not ready to be a mum. Should I tell her to wait?

  04-09-2026 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Neither she nor her boyfriend is settled in their careers; they don’t have savings or health insurance, and she has issues she hasn’t dealt with
  
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• Holy Cross 25 years on: Allison Morris on what she saw, and the loyalist point of view

  04-09-2026 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, but certain areas of Belfast felt little impact from the peace deal. In September 2001, the Holy Cross dispute became one of the most disturbing flashpoints of the post-Agreement era. Holy Cross was a Catholic Girls’ primary school but sat a few hundred yards inside the loyalist Glenbryn estate, in an area known as Upper Ardoyne. Within days of the school year starting, the world watched in horror as demonstrations involving abuse, spittin
  
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• Boy (12) killed, man (40s) injured after train strikes car in Co Mayo

  04-09-2026 09:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Incident happened following an earlier collision between a tractor and train in Tullamore
  
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• Stormont minister orders probe into governance at NI Water

  04-09-2026 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Minister Liz Kimmins tells Assembly ‘internal checks and balances’ of organisation need scrutiny
  
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• Morocco star Fred desperately seeking Madonna in Marrakech

  04-09-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The First Dates maître d’ takes in the opulence of the Royal Mansour — where he enjoys a chauffeur-driven Bentley and a fountain full of rose petals. Shame about the cushions, though...
  
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• More than half of NI electricity generated through renewable sources for first time

  04-09-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Almost three times more electricity was imported than the previous year
  
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• Emergency services attend scene of ‘serious incident’ after train strikes car; ‘significant disruption’ expected

  04-09-2026 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Incident happened following an earlier collision between a tractor and train in Tullamore
  
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• NI retailers enjoy rise in footfall for second successive month

  04-09-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Region achieved UK’s best numbers in August
  
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• UUP veteran politician ‘left in limbo’ as party selects new council candidate

  04-09-2026 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jim Rodgers’ career hangs in balance ahead of 2027 election
  
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• Swift praise and lyrical shade: Phoebe Bridgers’ new album puts ex Paul Mescal and her ‘replacement’ Gracie Abrams in the spotlight

  04-09-2026 07:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The who-dumped-who rumour mill just went into overdrive
  
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• Dominic Sessa on the hellraising that led him to playing Anthony Bourdain: ‘The cops were not too fond of us’

  04-09-2026 07:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The 23-year-old Bafta-nominated star of Christmas comedy ‘The Holdovers’ is playing the late culinary world bad boy in a bittersweet new biopic. He talks to Adam White about his ‘Seventies face’, his years of adolescent rebellion, and why ‘Tony’ avoids mention of its hero’s tragic death
  
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• Emblem Award honour for 39 police officers who lost lives during Troubles

  04-09-2026 07:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Honour is civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross
  
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