Belfast news

• Whistleblower says Gordon Lyons’ ‘zero-tolerance’ fraud crackdown amounts to nothing as benefit cheats thrive

  17-06-2026 07:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Civil servant claims Northern Ireland benefits system is ‘systemically built to fail’ as estimated £230m a year lost to fraud
  
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• Substitutes Johan Manzambi and Ruben Vargas inspire Switzerland to victory

  18-06-2026 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Switzerland 4 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1
  
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• Mature Rory McIlroy shows Major pedigree with impressive US Open start

  18-06-2026 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Late bogeys can’t derail positive opening round in difficult conditions at Shinnecock Hills
  
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• Titan sub disaster caused by design flaws and company failures, damning final report says

  18-06-2026 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its damning report into the 2023 underwater catastrophe that killed five people
  
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• Teboho Mokoena penalty rescues late draw for South Africa against Czech Republic

  18-06-2026 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Czechia 1 South Africa 1
  
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• Lidl insists blogger’s complaint at opening of supermarket’s first pub was ‘resolved on site’ and customer was not asked to leave

  18-06-2026 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Company disputes YouTuber’s claims he was asked to leave if he didn’t stop filming
  
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• Ireland can be a match for anyone when we’re at our best, hails Gareth Grundie following win over Spain

  18-06-2026 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ireland 3 Spain 1
  
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• Travel review: Sun-soaked girlie get-together in dance paradise Ibiza was pure escapism for four working mums

  18-06-2026 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Claire Adams parties like it’s 1999 in the White Isle
  
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• The Divorce Diaries: ‘Twice, after an argument, he stopped speaking to me for three full months’

  18-06-2026 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her 40s with two teenage children tells the story of her divorce from her perspective
  
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• Thug who doused himself in petrol and threatened ex facing fresh screwdriver charge

  18-06-2026 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Thug in ‘distinct orange coat’ accused of pulling knife on pal ‘from a distance of no more than 10 metres’
  
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• Pub review: An idyllic pub in an idyllic village, any wonder it was named pub of the year

  18-06-2026 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Plough in Royal Hillsborough thriving under new ownership
  
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• ‘Choosing to elope was the best decision’: Inside the booming business of marrying US couples at NI landmarks

  18-06-2026 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dunluce Castle, Mussenden Temple and Dark Hedges are all being sought out by Americans looking to tie the knot in the land of their forefathers
  
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• Muckamore Inquiry: Report the ‘final confirmation of a truth we have lived’, says campaign group

  18-06-2026 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Inquiry found patients lives were made miserable by ‘systemic bullying’
  
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• I ask my late son to forgive me for him having to go to Muckamore, says father as report slams abuse at site

  18-06-2026 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Danny Diamond has said those in charge should not get away with failings
  
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• ‘I see a man that couldn’t be broken’: Daughter’s tribute as Bloody Sunday survivor Mickey Bridge laid to rest

  18-06-2026 17:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mourners told of his courage, humour and community roots
  
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• Northern Ireland's 'Murder Triangle' (Part 2): The Butcher of Glenanne

  18-06-2026 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  James Mitchell’s farm in Northern Ireland’s ‘murder triangle’ was the base of the ‘Glenanne Gang’, a mix of loyalist paramilitaries and rogue members of the security forces. The ‘Glenanne Gang’ were responsible for up 120 murders including the Dublin Monaghan bombings, the Miami Showband massacre, and scores of other sectarian killings. Martin Breen has had a run in with Mitchell, he explains what happened. This podcast was originally published in
  
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• Graham Norton wins US court order forcing Meta to reveal operator of ‘deeply upsetting’ Facebook account

  18-06-2026 15:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Irish broadcaster says account uses AI-generated images and he will sue operator of the page
  
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• Muckamore Inquiry: Patients’ lives ‘made miserable by systemic bullying’, report finds

  18-06-2026 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Inquiry found the Trust’s attitude gave rise to ‘serious concern’
  
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• Muckamore Inquiry: Patient’s lives ‘made miserable by systemic bullying’, report finds

  18-06-2026 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Inquiry found the Trust’s attitude gave rise to ‘serious concern’
  
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• Noah Donohoe: ‘Questions over teen’s death may never be answered’, final witness tells inquest

  18-06-2026 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Noah Donohoe’s remains were found in a storm drain in north Belfast on June 27, 2020. The 14-year-old had gone missing six days earlier.  A post-mortem examination found that the likely cause of death was drowning. The inquest into his death, which is being heard before a jury, is in its 20th week.  The jury has now heard from Detective Chief Inspector Tom Phillips. He was the senior investigating officer tasked with finding Noah and is the inquest’s final witness.  He
  
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• Boxer jailed for assaulting stag party ‘who sang The Sash’ in Donegal hotel

  18-06-2026 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  CCTV footage showed David Kelly flailing blows on a number of the men, knocking some to the ground with just one punch
  
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• Queen's University’s status on world academic stage rising as it breaks into top rankings

  18-06-2026 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast institution moves up in 2027 QS World University Rankings
  
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• Patrick Kielty linked to ‘Up for the Match’ as production company he set up lands lucrative RTÉ contract

  18-06-2026 08:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Second round of tendering process after The 2 Johnnies forced to make late withdrawal
  
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• ‘Every experience was either a blessing or a lesson. It’s easier to trust the process when you have evidence that it works’

  18-06-2026 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Theatre performer Vivian Panka shares the life lessons she’s learned
  
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• Co Down creatives unite for open mic night: ‘I think there is a place in everybody’s world for poetry’

  18-06-2026 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Community comes together to support local charities and creatives
  
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• Belfast charity hero won’t let cancer stop her: ‘I’m a tough old bird and I’m not going anywhere yet’

  18-06-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Marian Nicholas was recently honoured with a British Empire Medal for lifetime of fundraising and advocacy for Mencap
  
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• Education chief rejects claim Belfast school is ‘a no-go area for migrants’

  18-06-2026 07:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  EA chief executive sets record straight over allegation against Belfast Model School for Girls
  
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• Loose Women star Kéllé Bryan: ‘I haven’t always had boundaries’

  18-06-2026 07:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease changed the actress and broadcaster’s whole perspective on her health and wellbeing
  
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• ‘I think there is a place in everybody’s world for poetry’

  18-06-2026 07:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co Down community comes together for open mic night to support local charities and creatives
  
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• ‘I’d never make a film to tell people what to think’: NI indie film highlights issues of internet addiction and environmental crisis in Lough Neagh

  18-06-2026 07:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing’ is due to be screened at festivals later this year
  
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