Belfast news

• Watch: Viewers get first glimpse at new Netflix series starring Anthony Boyle

  08-10-2026 21:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Boyle stars alongside Julia Garner in the new Netflix drama inspired by one of the biggest scandals in cryptocurrency out next month
  
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• Veteran UDA boss Jackie McDonald to quit loyalist terror empire, sources claim

  15-10-2026 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘Mad Dog’ Adair sneers at paramilitary chief’s ‘retirement’ from UDA leadership after decades in charge
  
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• ‘Marching on the Falls would be a different proposition’: Jamie Bryson rejects claim Orange Order was unwanted on Garvaghy Road in podcast

  15-10-2026 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jamie Bryson has been serving as a legal advisor to Portadown Grand Lodge throughout the Drumcree dispute
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years as victim says ‘it ends with me’

  15-10-2026 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for historical child sex crimes

  15-10-2026 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Ballymena primary school had to pay hotel bills to shelter families during 2025 riots, report reveals

  15-10-2026 11:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Warning signs of disorder had been ‘building for years’, according to review of anti-migrant violence
  
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• Potential for dissident republican gun attack on Orangeman behind decision to ban Garvaghy Road parade, claims DUP leader

  15-10-2026 08:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gavin Robinson has called on the Chief Constable to be ‘transparent’ over threat
  
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• Potential for dissident republican gun attack on Orangeman or police behind decision to ban Garvaghy Road parade, claims DUP leader

  15-10-2026 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gavin Robinson has called on the Chief Constable to be ‘transparent’ over threat
  
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• Mystery solved… sort of: £60k sculpture made for Belfast bus station in 1990s ‘put in storage’ for over 10 years and now being ‘considered for relocation’

  15-10-2026 07:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Iconic waterfall artwork created by Big Fish artist John Kindness was removed during renovations in 2015, but was never reinstated
  
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• Orange Order ‘deserves credit’ for Drumcree dispute remaining peaceful: Gerry Adams

  15-10-2026 07:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The former Sinn Féin president has penned an open letter to the Order
  
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• Cocaine king caught smuggling phone into Maghaberry Prison is a ‘marked man’

  15-10-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dessie Enfield’s hopes of running a criminal empire from his cell are dashed as wardens seize device at high-security jail
  
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• NI airport ground staff used internal system to secure better deals for friends and family

  15-10-2026 06:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Swissport says it took ‘all appropriate action’ during investigation into underhand practice
  
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• Michael McGovern: ‘I often think to myself, Bob Dylan never had to worry about making a 15 second Instagram trial reel’

  15-10-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Glasgow-born folk artist is kicking off in the Oh Yeah Centre tonight. He shares his life lessons
  
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• Claire McCollum: ‘Part of faith as well is about who you are as a person, how you live your life’

  15-10-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As part of our Meaning of Life series, the broadcaster and host chats about wellbeing and the importance of friendship
  
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• Orange lodge district at centre of Drumcree dispute calls unionist supporters onto streets for first time since parade ban

  14-10-2026 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  No application has currently been made to the Parades Commission
  
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• Waterford arson killings: Son says arson attack was over another person’s €20,000 debt, uncle calls for attackers to be named

  14-10-2026 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Four people killed in horror fire, as two other children remain in critical condition in hospital
  
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• Still Morrison on... Why fans of Van need not worry about him slowing down like rest of his contemporary ‘crock n rollers’

  14-10-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Privately, members of Belfast star’s touring band have admitted they are amazed at his stamina
  
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• ‘Freedom Dad’ backs Drumcree march but says united Ireland is ‘inevitable’

  14-10-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘I know that for a fact. And so does any other unionist or loyalist with an ounce of sense’
  
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• ‘The DP World Tour are well within their rights’ — Rory McIlroy defends LIV 2.0 ultimatum

  14-10-2026 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Holywood man gearing up for start of Race to Dubai home stretch in India and reveals his plans for a new fitness and recovery trailer in bid to extend his career
  
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• Homes of Waterford criminals raided as part of murder investigation into arson attack on innocent family

  14-10-2026 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Family killed in Waterford petrol bomb attack were ‘living in fear’ and had ‘asked to be moved’
  
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• NI Secretary slams ‘irresponsible’ Stormont ministers over budget

  14-10-2026 12:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sir Chris Bryant also said he hadn’t “given in to violence” over the Drumcree dispute
  
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• Money talks loudly in Mayo v Kerry’s London adventure

  14-10-2026 12:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Player welfare issue ignored for All-Ireland final re-run
  
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• ‘I still can’t decide whether I liked Margaret Thatcher. I probably didn’t, actually’: Veteran BBC correspondent John Simpson on his 60-year career

  14-10-2026 11:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  He didn’t like most of the leaders he interviewed, including ‘bossy’ Maggie Thatcher
  
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• Doubts remain over paramilitary disbandment with most active dissident group not engaging

  14-10-2026 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  UVF want to keep their name for remembrance events
  
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• ‘I could hear the screams like a horror film, it will never leave my mind’: Neighbours shocked in wake of petrol bomb attack that left four dead

  14-10-2026 09:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Community devastated at the loss of two children and their parents in horrific circumstances
  
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• Belfast family searching for answers after mum with dementia allegedly assaulted inside care home: ‘She relived the trauma every night’

  14-10-2026 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Doctor stated the incident acted as a ‘significant contributing factor’ to her declining health before death four months later
  
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• Belfast family searching for answers after mum with dementia allegedly assaulted inside care home: ‘She relived the trauma ever night’

  14-10-2026 08:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Doctor stated the incident acted as a ‘significant contributing factor’ to her declining health before death four months later
  
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• Family killed in petrol bomb attack were ‘living in fear’ and had ‘asked to be moved’

  14-10-2026 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It was the second time in less than a month that the home had been targeted as part of drug-debt intimidation
  
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• Grieving mum says daughter who died in tragic crash ‘would be proud of what I’m doing’

  14-10-2026 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Marie O’Brien’s daughter Caoimhè was just 23 when she died, but her legacy lives on thanks to her mother’s work
  
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• Doubts remain over whether paramilitary disbandment can ever be delivered

  14-10-2026 07:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The most active dissident group did not engage and UVF want to keep their name for remembrance events
  
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