Belfast news

• O’Neill challenges Allister to repeat ‘misled’ allegation outside Assembly

  21-04-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelle O’Neill has challenged Jim Allister to repeat his claim that she “misled” Stormont over a PPE shipment without the protection of Assembly privilege.
  
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• Former Miss GB contestant aiming to crack high street with new business after award joy: ‘The work is starting to pay off’

  22-07-2026 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co Armagh businesswoman Katrina Barber on winning awards and taking range around world
  
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• Belfast Zoo welcomes three young lions: ‘New animals bring new life... it energises the whole place’

  22-07-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Bellevue attraction ‘energised’ by arrival of big cat brothers as part of conservation programme
  
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• Wasteful Glentoran have history-making dreams ended as clinical Riga knock them out of Champions League

  22-07-2026 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Glentoran 1 Riga 4
  
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• ‘A genius at work’: Former Belfast Telegraph sports editor Jim Gracey remembered as ‘masterful’ storyteller

  22-07-2026 16:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dame Mary Peters and former Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce among those paying respects at funeral of ‘giant of a journalist’
  
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• Jail for Co Down man who secretly filmed couple having sex in Airbnb and shared footage online

  22-07-2026 15:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The judge said the Holywood man’s actions were ‘malicious and wicked’
  
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• Hotel unveils refurb as part of ‘plans to reposition accommodation as a leading offering on North Coast’

  22-07-2026 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Investment of £1.8m included upgrade of The Lodge’s bedrooms
  
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• Mrs Brown’s Boys star Buster Brady to headline Women’s Wellness Afternoon for Cancer Focus NI

  22-07-2026 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The event takes place in The Ebrington Hotel in Londonderry on Sunday
  
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• Husband and wife team lead ambitious plan to revive Newry’s forgotten cinema: ‘It has great potential’

  22-07-2026 11:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Developers Colin and Caoimhe O’Callaghan are looking to bring more ‘vibrancy’ to the city
  
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• YA books that help readers navigate identity and life issues

  22-07-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A-level student Caitlin Johnston selects nine top novels that explore a range of topics
  
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• Sextortionist puppy farmer who threatened reporter avoids prison after crying in court

  22-07-2026 07:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Weeping fraudster William Mongan avoids jail after terror campaign againstjournalist
  
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• ‘I had a horrendous labour’: Comedian on her 30-hour birth experience and the crippling anxiety that came next

  22-07-2026 07:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The comedian and podcast host discusses motherhood, grief and maternal mental health, and explains why her hit social media sketches have become a platform for a serious conversation
  
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• Is there a taller gravestone in Northern Ireland? Historian lays down challenge to public

  22-07-2026 07:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Monument for ‘hugely rich Protestant merchant’ in Derry City Cemetery stands at 35 feet, five inches
  
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• Muckamore Abbey families urge Belfast Trust to review previously closed incidents

  22-07-2026 07:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Damning inquiry found systemic abuse and bullying of patients at the soon to be shut down hospital
  
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• Maghaberry Prison staff fury over ‘special treatment’ for Jeffrey Donaldson

  22-07-2026 07:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former DUP leader, who is to appeal child sex abuse convictions, is considered to be at high risk of attack from other prisoners
  
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• 'My sister is not just another statistic' - Jennie's Law is signed

  22-07-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bill known as Jennie's Law has been approved by the Dáil (Irish parliament) and has now be signed off by the Irish president.
  
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• Haveron 'proud' of Larne efforts in Red Star defeat

  22-07-2026 00:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Larne manager Gary Haveron says he is "proud" of his players' efforts in the 4-0 home defeat by Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League second qualifying round, first leg.
  
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• Former European champions Red Star Belgrade make light work of Larne at Inver Park

  21-07-2026 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Larne 0 Red Star Belgrade 4
  
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• Sir Chris Bryant outlines 'checklist' of issues as he takes up NI secretary role

  21-07-2026 22:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hilary Benn replaced by a former Anglican priest as part of a Cabinet reshuffle by the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham.
  
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• ‘Trainee barrister’ from Belfast allegedly struck garda with ‘right hook’ and left him with tennis ball-sized lump

  21-07-2026 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Court told two gardaí now off work after late-night incident in Dublin city centre
  
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• New NI Secretary's message to Stormont parties: ‘My door is open’

  21-07-2026 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Hilary Benn’s replacement describes role as ‘daunting’ but vows to make devolution work for everyone
  
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• Schoolgirl bullied and attacked in viral video as family open up on how ‘everything changed’

  21-07-2026 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Family say Caitlin still receiving threats as PSNI investigates incident in Strabane
  
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• Restaurant review: Belfast pizzeria’s friendly staff are the true stars of the show

  21-07-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It’s little wonder reviews of Nico’s on the Lisburn Road single out the front-of-house team for praise
  
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• How a former Blue Peter presenter stunned America's Got Talent judges

  21-07-2026 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joel M made the judges' personal items disappear on the latest series of America's Got Talent.
  
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• Removing roadside banner proves it’s truly the age of the snowflake

  21-07-2026 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Why should Mayo be upset by silly ‘bridesmaid’ reference made in Kerry?
  
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• Organisation 'shocked' after féile cancels event

  21-07-2026 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Féile an Phobail said that it had informed Women's Rights Network that it was withdrawing their event.
  
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• Boy has 'sparkle' back after 8-year wait for heart transplant

  21-07-2026 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dáithí's family posted on social media on Tuesday to say that he was "at the beginning of his recovery".
  
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• Schoolgirl bullied and attacked in viral video attracts wave of support as family open up: ‘Everything changed when she started secondary school’

  21-07-2026 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Family say Caitlin still receiving threats as PSNI investigates incident in Strabane
  
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• Cardiac charity targets gaps in defibrillator provision: ‘These communities need it most’

  21-07-2026 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  British Heart Foundation urges two local communities to apply for free devices to help save lives
  
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• PSNI seize 14 devices belonging to adventure park volunteer accused of exposing himself to teen girls

  21-07-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The 23-year-old denies the charges
  
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