Belfast news

• Pope's Ireland visit came at difficult time, says Varadkar

  23-04-2025 01:07 via bbc.com
  
  Pope Francis met former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Dublin Castle in 2018 as part of a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Crusaders FC confirm outstanding rates bill now settled ‘in full’

  12-09-2026 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Club had faced winding-up petition over debt
  
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• Trump at residence of Irish president for Ireland visit

  12-09-2026 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trump will hold meetings in Dublin before attending the Irish Open golf tournament in Doonbeg, County Clare.
  
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• Inside the Belfast Telegraph archive: The September issues and a bridge over troubled waters

  12-09-2026 09:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Drawing on the Belfast Telegraph archive, Jason Burke traces September moments from 1886 to 1919 that capture Belfast’s drift toward militancy in the Home Rule crisis and the First World War
  
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• The September issues and a bridge over troubled waters

  12-09-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Drawing on the Belfast Telegraph archive, Jason Burke traces September moments from 1886 to 1919 that capture Belfast’s drift toward militancy in the Home Rule crisis and the First World War
  
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• On the savage cyber battlefield, nobody comes out unscathed

  12-09-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Social media loves a pile-on in the wake of someone’s transgression. But when the armies on either side attack, there are no winners
  
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• Medics failed to properly explain home care plan to stressed-out wife of seriously ill firefighter, inquest told

  12-09-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Traumatised by his job, Coleraine man Darren O’Neill (41) was suffering from psychosis when he took own life in 2023
  
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• iamsold NI reports continued appetite for properties across region

  12-09-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Company is now inviting entries for its upcoming auction on October 8
  
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• ‘I wanted to do something different... Anton in Slow Horses is a mile away from Callum in Hope Street’

  12-09-2026 08:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast actor Niall Wright tells of starring in the imminent sixth series of Apple TV’s dark and witty spy drama, gearing up for Port Devine’s feature-length special, and setting his sights on a lead role and theatre return
  
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• ‘It’s been popular’: New Belfast e-bike scheme receives ‘really positive response’

  12-09-2026 08:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Hopp, which offers undocked electric bike rental in the city, launched in July
  
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• Man’s death caused by accidental overdose of cocktail of drugs, inquest finds

  12-09-2026 08:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Coroner warns type of designer substances found in Stephen Conway’s system now ‘serious problem’
  
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• ‘To be a part of such a popular show is fantastic’: Tyrone actor stars in new series of All Creatures Great and Small

  12-09-2026 08:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Caolan McCarthy’s ‘biggest screen role yet’ sees him play Granville Bennett
  
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• Hidden for over half a century, audio tape exposes Beast of Kincora’s hate-filled religiosity which snared young men and fuelled Troubles

  12-09-2026 08:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ferociously anti-Catholic McGrath, who believed Ulster Protestants descended from Lost Tribes of Israel, recorded tape in 1971 while a rampant paedophile
  
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• Executive's early promise has 'evaporated' - SDLP leader

  12-09-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The SDLP's annual conference is Claire Hanna's third as leader of the party.
  
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• The Meta glasses revolution - is it okay to film people in public?

  12-09-2026 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meta glasses, made by the company behind Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, have made it easier for people to film discreetly in public.
  
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• Could you run 90k? Ordinary people attempt an extraordinary challenge

  12-09-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fell runners are preparing to take on one of Northern Ireland's ultimate mountain running challenges in the Mournes.
  
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• Take Five: ‘The Lord of the Rings films are my ultimate comfort movies’

  12-09-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Musical artist Christian Cohle shares a few of his favourite things
  
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• North Coast chill: there’s nothing some fresh salt air and a seaweed bath can’t fix

  12-09-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  NI’s greenest hotel The Salthouse in Ballycastle recently unveiled its new £5 million luxury spa
  
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• My Weekend: ‘I’ve always craved a bit of adventure’

  12-09-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Catman Media founder and Chair of the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland Awards, Zoe McGivern on travel, dancing, family, food and her appetite for adventure
  
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• Coleraine strike late to see off Ballymena United in five-goal derby thriller

  11-09-2026 23:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Coleraine 3 Ballymena United 2
  
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• Michael Duffy the hero as Derry climb up to fifth with last-gasp victory in Dublin

  11-09-2026 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Shelbourne 0 Derry City 1
  
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• Ulster complete unbeaten pre-season slate as wingers strut their stuff in home victory over Ospreys

  11-09-2026 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ulster 45 Ospreys 28
  
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• Co Antrim pizza shop owner jailed for litany of sex offences against teenage staff over 20-year period

  11-09-2026 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  One victim said she had to escape through a back alley during one assault
  
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• Two NI men sentenced to more than 10 years each for EncroChat cocaine supply conspiracy

  11-09-2026 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Pair to serve over five years behind bars as police hail ‘welcome milestone’
  
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• ‘We were all luckier than most to know him’: Emotional tributes at funeral of BBC’s Stephen Walker

  11-09-2026 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Broadcaster fondly remembered as ‘natural storyteller’ and long-suffering supporter of Ballymena United
  
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• Modern Morals: My husband wants to be submissive and for me to dominate him in bed, but I don’t have the energy to satisfy his kinks

  11-09-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  I have tried to go there and it has been largely enjoyable in bed, but then he ruins it when he says he needs more
  
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• Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair backs Drumcree march but says loyalist paramilitaries should ‘stay away’

  11-09-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former UFF terror chief denies urging followers to ‘kill-a-Catholic-a-day’ in heyday of bitter dispute
  
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• Inside Lougherne Vintage: Enniskillen’s tiny treasure trove of silk gowns, 80s power jackets and statement hats

  11-09-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Each month the Belfast Telegraph showcases one of Northern Ireland’s most exciting, quirky and individual shops. This September, Lougherne Vintage, Enniskillen
  
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• Lollipops containing €500k of cocaine seized at airport

  11-09-2026 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 60s has been charged after drugs and cash were found during a passenger bag search.
  
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• 'I'm so happy girls can wear trousers to school'

  11-09-2026 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Guidelines stipulate that school uniform policies for the 2027/28 school year onwards must include the option for girls to wear trousers.
  
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