Belfast news

• Robert Page: Daniel James always believed his early Man United form would return

  20-03-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Daniel James chose to stay at Manchester United after believing he could rediscover his initial Old Trafford form, according to Wales caretaker manager Robert Page.
  
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• Maria O’Neill’s last-gasp point helps Antrim to All-Ireland Junior glory with dramatic victory over Carlow

  02-08-2026 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Antrim 1-13 Carlow 2-9
  
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• Gary Lightbody on ‘very big’ upcoming song... and why getting sworn at by rock legend is ‘one of my favourite things’

  02-08-2026 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Snow Patrol frontman reflects on band’s early days, and how being insulted on stage by his hero Dave Grohl remains a career highlight
  
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• Police appeal to find missing teen believed to be in Derry City and Strabane area

  02-08-2026 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The 16-year-old has not been seen since June 25
  
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• Glen Hansard lost control of motorbike in fatal crash, gardaí believe

  02-08-2026 09:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Investigators seeking to fill in the gaps after singer left pub and before he was found on roadside at 4.30am
  
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• Tell us all you know: Lyra McKee’s sister wants meeting with TV star to help catch New IRA killer

  02-08-2026 08:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Slain reporter’s family have unanswered questions about her murder
  
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• ‘Seeing Nirvana at 16 made my mind up’: Gary Lightbody on becoming a rock star, and why an upcoming track is his best tune since Chasing Cars

  02-08-2026 08:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Snow Patrol frontman reflects on band’s early days, and how being insulted on stage by his hero Dave Grohl remains a career highlight
  
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• UDA drug dealer ‘went on holiday’ after his bonfire destroyed pensioners’ home

  02-08-2026 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Holiday-loving Glen Burns is now behind bars for conspiracy to possess drugs with intent to supply
  
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• ‘It’s so exciting the Fleadh is in Belfast... I can’t wait’: Harpist Dara thrilled to be part of Irish trad’s takeover of the city

  02-08-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Edinburgh-based musician returning home with song written by her mum 20 years ago
  
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• How late broadcaster Gerry Kelly’s sign-off in his last ever TV appearance would prove poignantly prophetic

  02-08-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Presenter told retiring Priests he believed they would be singing again this year, little knowing it would be at his funeral
  
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• Alleged hitman in unsolved loyalist feud murder subject to new PSNI appeal was named in court as ‘Mad Dog’ Adair supporter

  02-08-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Detectives identified Carrick man Gary Robb as suspect in Andew Cairns killing over 20 years ago
  
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• ‘I must prioritise my health’: Miss Northern Ireland withdraws from Miss World

  01-08-2026 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Cancer survivor Carly (24) pulls out of glamour event in Vietnam
  
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• Big-hearted carer remembered for her lifelong compassion and as woman who ‘had time for everyone’

  01-08-2026 17:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Funeral of devoted mother hears how she recognised the growing loneliness in older people and sought to ease it
  
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• Out with the old, in with the old: Fans rib Bangor FC after launch of ‘new’ club logo

  01-08-2026 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Badge looks exactly like the last one, say supporters, amid much hilarity online
  
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• Bowling official and young boxer are victims of separate Tyrone road crashes

  01-08-2026 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  44 people have died on NI’s roads so far this year
  
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• Video shows youth scaling ladder to remove Tricolour over Orange arch in Belfast’s Sandy Row

  01-08-2026 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The flag is believed to have emerged in the loyalist area in south Belfast in recent times
  
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• Victims of separate Tyrone road crashes named by police

  01-08-2026 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Teenage boxer and man from Co Down are latest to die on local roads
  
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• ‘Spiritual healer’ avoids jail for sexual assault of American girl (16) on Aer Lingus flight

  01-08-2026 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Court hears man groped teenager and kissed her arm after saying, ‘Oh God, I would shift you if I was 20 years younger’
  
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• ‘When negative voices often feel louder, people still choose inclusion’: Rainbow Project summit to reflect on issues facing LGBT+ community across NI

  01-08-2026 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Major conference to take place in Foyle
  
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• ‘A young man with the kindest of hearts’: Tributes as teenager one of two victims of NI crashes

  01-08-2026 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Separate accidents in Co Tyrone bring death toll to 44 so far this year
  
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• ‘A young man with the kindest of hearts’: Tributes as teenager dies after scrambler bike crash

  01-08-2026 12:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Connor Magee Campbell (16) was an aspiring boxer
  
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• The Making of Belfast Mona Lisa: ‘All I could see was this woman, her outline clear as day and always watching over Belfast below’

  01-08-2026 11:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As her daughter, the harpist/singer-songwriter Dara Dubh, releases her new single Belfast Mona Lisa, Shona McCarthy reflects on life in Belfast when she first wrote the song, over 20 years ago
  
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• Belfast marching bands prepare for landmark Fleadh role: ‘Festival had to include Ulster-British identity’

  01-08-2026 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Marching bands to build on Derry success 13 years ago
  
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• ‘We went to England and confronted the MI5 tout who set up our loved ones to be murdered’ 

  01-08-2026 09:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Families of Paddy Mackin and Eamon MacMahon appeal for truth about their 1983 execution
  
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• Inside one of north Down’s most important, historic residences as property up for sale at £1.25m

  01-08-2026 09:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Victorian-style Maxwell Court property offers 10 bedrooms, five reception rooms and a country kitchen with Aga
  
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• ‘This is dog-eat-dog’: NI bowls club defies image of gentle pastime

  01-08-2026 09:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ulster Transport Bowling Club celebrates its competitiveness and inclusivity in equal measure
  
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• ‘Weekends have changed dramatically over the past few years. I used to cram in as much as I could, but now I’m more conscious about how I spend it’

  01-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Deborah Campbell, commercial marketing manager at GM Marketing, on what constitutes a great weekend
  
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• Take five: ‘The lyrics of Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right by Bob Dylan... what an absolute burn’

  01-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Singer-songwriter Galia Arad
  
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• Arctic adventures: exploring glacial fjords, icebergs and coastal communities

  01-08-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Our writer joins an HX Expedition sailing to Greenland, where the country’s culinary traditions provides him with plenty of food for thought
  
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• What your MLAs claimed in expenses in last year as almost £12m claimed including iPhones and 14p snacks

  01-08-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Taxpayer-funded bill has climbed 8pc year-on-year
  
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