Belfast news

• Street set to reopen when convent partially demolished

  22-10-2026 22:26 via BBC News
  
  Barriers and shipping containers have been in place near the former convent in Derry for more than a year.
  
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• ‘This award means so much because it recognises our great people’

  03-11-2026 12:37 via Belfast Telegraph
  Overall Company or Team of the Year
  Winner: Lowe Rental Corporation
  Sponsor: HIREIQ
  
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• NIE Networks light up the room at awards after lifting ‘Best Place to Work in Accountancy’ title

  03-11-2026 12:34 via Belfast Telegraph
  Best Place to Work in Accountancy
  Winner: NIE Networks
  Highly Commended: KPMG
  Highly Commended: BDO
  Sponsor: Vaughan Chartered Accountants  
  
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• Deal of the Year so hotly contested that there are two big winners

  03-11-2026 12:32 via Belfast Telegraph
  Deal of the Year
  Winners: Fibrus Group and Lowe Rental Corporation
  Sponsor: Belfast Telegraph
  
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• 2027 travel inspiration: Top destinations & unforgettable experiences 

  03-11-2026 12:23 via Belfast Telegraph
  Some recommendations from all around the globe. 
  
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• Win for EY Northern Ireland Audit Team feels ‘truly special’

  03-11-2026 12:21 via Belfast Telegraph
  Audit Team of the Year
  Winner: EY Northern Ireland
  Highly Commended: Sumer NI
  Sponsor: Circit
  
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• Andrea rises from being first employee to become Finance Manager of the Year

  03-11-2026 12:14 via Belfast Telegraph
  Finance Manager/Controller of the Year
  Winner: Andrea Herron of P. McVey Building Systems
  Highly Commended: Jamie Annett, Whitespace
  Sponsor: McConnells Distillery
  
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• Hill Vellacott wins Small To Mid-Tier Practice

  03-11-2026 11:50 via Belfast Telegraph
  Small To Mid-Tier Practice of the Year
  Winner: Hill Vellacott
  Highly Commended: Satori Accounting
  Sponsor: Sage
  
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• Eastern GP Federation Support Unit is Small Finance Team of the Year

  03-11-2026 11:47 via Belfast Telegraph
  Small Finance Team of the Year
  Winner: Eastern GP Federation Support Unit
  Highly Commended: Gilfresh
  Sponsor: Belfast Chamber
  
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• A&O Shearman named Large Finance Team of the Year

  03-11-2026 11:44 via Belfast Telegraph
  Large Finance Team of the Year
  Winner: A&O Shearman
  Highly Commended: Queen’s University Belfast
  Sponsor: Sumer NI
  
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• ‘There’s very little in accountancy that I haven’t done,’ says Lifetime Achievement winner

  03-11-2026 11:22 via Belfast Telegraph
  Lifetime Achievement Award
  Winner: John Hannaway
  Sponsor: HIREIQ
  
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• ‘A little impostor syndrome can be a good thing,’ says top CFO Colin

  03-11-2026 11:10 via Belfast Telegraph
  Chief Financial Officer Of The Year
  Winner: Colin Dowds
  Highly Commended: John Morgan, Dale Farm; Colin Hutchinson, Fibrus
  Sponsored by Queens Business School
  
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• Sumer NI ‘delighted to have taken top spot’ in Mid-Tier to Large Practice of the Year

  03-11-2026 10:50 via Belfast Telegraph
  Winner: Sumer NI
  Sponsored by Axon Outsourcing
  
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• Accountancy Awards: Sumer NI ‘delighted to have taken top spot’ in Mid-Tier to Large Practice of the Year

  03-11-2026 10:50 via Belfast Telegraph
  Winner: Sumer NI
  Sponsored by Axon Outsourcing
  
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• ‘I knew from early on that accountancy could open many doors’

  03-11-2026 10:40 via Belfast Telegraph
  Accountant of the Year
  Winner: Kirsten McGarrity of Lowe Rental
  Highly Commended: Mark Lawther of EY Northern Ireland
  Sponsored by Chartered Accountants Ireland
  
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• Accountancy Awards: ‘I knew from early on that accountancy could open many doors’

  03-11-2026 10:40 via Belfast Telegraph
  Accountant of the Year
  Winner: Kirsten McGarrity of Lowe Rental
  Highly Commended: Mark Lawther of EY Northern Ireland
  Sponsored by Chartered Accountants Ireland
  
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• ‘The Special Recognition award is a tremendous honour for me’

  03-11-2026 10:30 via Belfast Telegraph
  Special Recognition award
  Winner: Jackie Henry MBE
  
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• Accountancy Awards: ‘The Special Recognition award is a tremendous honour for me’

  03-11-2026 10:30 via Belfast Telegraph
  Special Recognition award
  Winner: Jackie Henry MBE
  
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• Should you turn to AI for mental health advice? Here are the risks to consider

  03-11-2026 08:55 via Belfast Telegraph
  Here are some factors to take on board when it comes to using AI chatbots for mental health advice and emotional support
  
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• Stay Well: I’m a woman in my 60s and was told I need a pacemaker — what is it and should I be worried?

  03-11-2026 08:45 via Belfast Telegraph
  The small electronic device that continuously monitors heart rhythm is inserted during a short surgery and is one of the most common and successful cardiac interventions
  
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• Here’s what happened when... I tried out the hypochlorous acid skincare trend

  03-11-2026 08:45 via Belfast Telegraph
  It might sound severe, but hypochlorous acid has been used in products for a very long time and is naturally produced in the body. So what does it do?
  
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• Bigamy infamy to war hero status: Family history that led Belfast singer to adopt Canada as his own

  03-11-2026 07:55 via Belfast Telegraph
  Luke Mathers, founder and singer of Belfast indie band Unquiet Nights, on his family tale of double marriages, Prime Ministers and why becoming Canadian felt the right thing to do
  
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• Building a better future: The NI entrepreneur taking on construction’s £21bn problem

  03-11-2026 07:50 via Belfast Telegraph
  Duane McCreadie on his new digital platform QualiT, which puts tried-and-tested knowledge into the hands of construction professionals when they need it
  
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• Stormont departments flagged financial ‘risks’ over UU’s choice of most ambitious medical school expansion option in Derry

  03-11-2026 07:40 via Belfast Telegraph
  Vice Chancellor previously said ‘maximum’ option was the best for NI
  
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• New TUV council election candidate was activist for far-right BNP, according to 2008 WikiLeaks disclosure

  03-11-2026 07:30 via Belfast Telegraph
  Portrush hopeful Jonny Armstrong set to contest council poll in May
  
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• ‘Ciara’s light will always shine with all of us here in Portaferry’: Funeral to take place of Olympian Mageean

  03-11-2026 07:30 via Belfast Telegraph
  Outpouring of admiration and respect for‘extraordinary athlete and role model’
  
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• ‘Belfast is ready to play its part’: Fabrication hall at Harland & Wolff will support over 900 shipbuilding jobs

  03-11-2026 07:20 via Belfast Telegraph
  Investment part of Government’s mission to ensure UK is war-ready for 2030
  
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• ‘It feels like all this movie magic has fallen upon the city’: Rocky star Geraldine Hughes hails Belfast’s film boom

  03-11-2026 07:10 via Belfast Telegraph
  Actress returned home for Lost City premiere
  
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• With DUP losing its sole female — and most popular — MP, three quarters of its MPs are now men in their 70s

  03-11-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Carla Lockhart’s resignation isn’t just about Drumcree, but about years of the party hierarchy taking for granted its greatest vote-winner
  
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• Donegal set for return to Killarney as Kerry rematch fixed for Fitzgerald Stadium

  02-11-2026 22:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  New Galway boss Éamonn Fitzmaurice set to face familiar opponents for league opener in Salthill on January 23
  
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