Belfast news

• Unions 'fight back' against school dinner price hike

  03-12-2025 18:18 via bbc.com
  The rally at Stormont was organised by NIPSA, Unite, GMB and Unison.
  
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• Challenge over proposed Irish language policy to be heard in High Court

  05-12-2025 13:42 via bbc.com
  A legal challenge against Belfast City Council over proposed new Irish language policy to be heard at the High Court.
  
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• Evidence of burial ground at Tuam mother and baby home

  05-12-2025 13:35 via bbc.com
  Agency said it found "graves of child or infant size" at an area on the western edge of the site.
  
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• Boycotts and arguments - can the Eurovision Song Contest survive its biggest crisis?

  05-12-2025 13:33 via bbc.com
  The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future.
  
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• 'It's worse than Covid,' says principal as 170 pupils off sick in one day

  05-12-2025 13:28 via bbc.com
  Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.
  
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• Irish battalion safe after coming under fire in south Lebanon

  05-12-2025 13:20 via bbc.com
  A Defence Forces spokesperson said the 127 Infantry Battalion came under fire while conducting a patrol.
  
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• Man remanded for attempted pipe bomb attack on GAA club

  05-12-2025 12:45 via bbc.com
  John Wilson, 59, of Lower Braniel Road in Belfast, placed two crude pipe bombs on the bonnets of cars parked at grounds used by East Belfast GAA.
  
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• 'The time was right' - Oxtoby swaps Northern Ireland for Newcastle

  05-12-2025 09:52 via bbc.com
  Stepping away from international football to manage a club in England's second tier was a decision Tanya Oxtoby "didn't take lightly".
  
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• First and deputy first ministers to meet PM

  05-12-2025 07:22 via bbc.com
  Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly are due to attend the latest British-Irish Council (BIC) summit in Wales.
  
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• The Grinch is set to crash the Late Late Toy Show

  05-12-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  Children from across Northern Ireland are taking part in the annual TV extravaganza.
  
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• Renewable energy generation 'sliding backwards' as figures dip

  05-12-2025 07:12 via bbc.com
  New figures from the Department for the Economy show a slight fall in the use of renewable energy sources for a third year in a row.
  
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• 'It's not safe for my father to remain in Gaza'

  05-12-2025 07:06 via bbc.com
  Khalid Al-Estal, who is an Irish citizen, managed to get his two small children to Dublin in 2023, but two years later his father remains in Gaza.
  
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• Senior Irish government figures briefed on drone presence during Zelensky visit

  04-12-2025 23:26 via bbc.com
  The Irish Defence Forces says it had no comment on "any alleged incidents" during the visit.
  
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• Ireland boycotts Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete

  04-12-2025 20:52 via bbc.com
  There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.
  
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• Will new signs be enough to stop car traffic on buzzing Belfast street?

  04-12-2025 20:15 via bbc.com
  Hill Street in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter will be pedestrianised for an initial six-month period.
  
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• Officer moved to Australia to end threats to parents after data breach

  04-12-2025 18:12 via bbc.com
  The officer says the 2023 breach "put a target on my family home" and led to her taking a job with the Western Australia Police Force.
  
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• 'My son is asking when his school will open again'

  04-12-2025 16:02 via bbc.com
  More than 200 pupils of Nazareth House primary school in Derry are at home for a second day because of concerns over the building's roof.
  
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• Record number of patients on NI hospital waiting lists

  04-12-2025 15:24 via bbc.com
  Latest statistics show at the end of September there were 542,451 patients waiting to see a consultant.
  
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• BBC reports from family court case in NI media first

  04-12-2025 15:06 via bbc.com
  The case is part of a new media pilot scheme, introduced by the Lady Chief Justice to help reform the courts.
  
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• Bluetongue control zone may be extended across NI, says minister

  04-12-2025 11:54 via bbc.com
  Andrew Muir told Good Morning Ulster further measures may be put in place to try and stop the spread of bluetongue virus.
  
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• Americans who've visited Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Galway name one city they'd avoid - Irish Mirror

  04-12-2025 08:05
  Americans who've visited Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Galway name one city they'd avoid  Irish Mirror
  
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• Vault Artist Studios: Belfast art market is hailed for taking stance with ban on AI-generated work - Belfast Telegraph

  04-12-2025 07:38
  Vault Artist Studios: Belfast art market is hailed for taking stance with ban on AI-generated work  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Nurse bids to trace Belfast family who gave festive gift to patient she cared for at end of life - Belfast Telegraph

  04-12-2025 07:35
  Nurse bids to trace Belfast family who gave festive gift to patient she cared for at end of life  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• NI nurse bids to trace Belfast family who gave festive gift to patient she cared for at end of life - Belfast Telegraph

  04-12-2025 07:35
  NI nurse bids to trace Belfast family who gave festive gift to patient she cared for at end of life  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• 'I can't wait to make my Northern Irish debut' - Opera star Tara Erraught

  04-12-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  The internationally acclaimed singer performs at Londonderry's St Columb's Hall on Thursday.
  
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• GP services in 'crisis' as one patient calls 98 times for appointment - report

  04-12-2025 07:07 via bbc.com
  The PAC report says patients are experiencing significant difficulty accessing GP services in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Hill Street: Belfast street to be pedestrianised after delays - BBC

  04-12-2025 01:02
  Hill Street: Belfast street to be pedestrianised after delays  BBC
  
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• Children being hit by 'most severe flu outbreak' since 2010

  04-12-2025 01:01 via bbc.com
  Paediatric emergency medicine consultant Dr Julie-Ann Maney says it is a particularly virulent strain of influenza.
  
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• Belfast City Council to discuss sale and rezoning of Front Street Shipyard, appointing new deputy police chief at Thursday meeting - PenBay Pilot

  03-12-2025 22:13
  Belfast City Council to discuss sale and rezoning of Front Street Shipyard, appointing new deputy police chief at Thursday meeting  PenBay Pilot
  
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• DUP comes out against taking down North Belfast peace wall - The Irish News

  03-12-2025 22:08
  DUP comes out against taking down North Belfast peace wall  The Irish News
  
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