Belfast news

• Withdrawing Good Friday support bad strategy, says Lord Trimble

  05-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A move to withdraw support for the Good Friday Agreement by a body that represents loyalist paramilitaries should be "deplored", Lord Trimble has said.
  
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• Restaurant review: Big flavours, orange wines and comfort food... this joins Belfast’s new wave of Gen Z bistros

  07-08-2026 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The cooking at Tarla is far more considered than the street food vibe you might think it has
  
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• ‘Frank Carson never really left Belfast. Not in the way he spoke, not in the way he told a story’

  07-08-2026 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Comedian Mike McCabe is set to deliver one-man show in honour of the legendary Northern Irish funnyman
  
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• Armagh teen says Britain’s Got Talent helped bring harp to new audiences: ‘I hope it inspires people’

  07-08-2026 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The 17-year-old, who narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the TV show, is now preparing for her Fleadh performance
  
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• ‘No more apologies’: Victim of paedophile teacher calls for reform after ‘stab in the heart’ reference for abuser

  07-08-2026 07:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Nicola Bannon waived her right to anonymity after William Lloyd-Lavery was jailed earlier this year
  
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• Mystery as senior NI Water official suddenly leaves role

  07-08-2026 07:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Organisation confirms departure of Director of Finance and Regulation Ronan Larkin
  
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• Children aged five among 2,500 under-18s taken to A&E in mental health crisis

  07-08-2026 07:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Shock statistics a ‘wake-up call’ for Stormont about scale of crisis as more than 2,500 under-18s seek help
  
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• ‘It’s always a great buzz’: Saw Doctors hail Belfast audiences ahead of Féile gig

  07-08-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  And Galway legends have special treat for fans — a first ever live performance of Give My Head Peace theme tune
  
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• Mystery as News Letter editor Ben Lowry dumped – and won't be replaced

  07-08-2026 03:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ben Lowry is no longer the editor of the News Letter. The outspoken commentator was removed from his position without explanation. Mr Lowry had spent 19 years at what is the world’s oldest continuously published English language daily newspaper. The 288-year-old unionist paper now appears to be drifting without an editor at the helm. The Belfast Telegraph has been told that staff are shocked and dismayed by the departure but the paper’s new owner has declined to answer
  
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• The Divorce Diaries: ‘My whole body started shaking when I found evidence he was cheating’

  06-08-2026 20:30 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 early 50s with four children tells her story of separation
  
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• Drag queen Lady P says bigots who targeted him helped bankroll new health hub

  06-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Bigots who raged against library story time event bankroll new Embrace centre for help and therapy
  
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• Belfast woman horrified by ‘disgraceful’ standard of home care provided to stroke survivor sister: ‘I haven’t slept in weeks’

  06-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mum-of-three tells of host of problems with service arranged by health trust
  
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• Blood was on Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra’s body, claims lawyer for family in $50m lawsuit over yacht club death

  06-08-2026 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Civil lawsuit accuses boat owner of ‘gross negligence’ and ‘reckless and wanton conduct’ in death of Irish woman in New York
  
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• Meet the couple behind NI’s first zero gin: ‘It was a struggle to get everything right, a lot of people said don’t go there’

  06-08-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Strangford Botanical Spirit is now available from 30 outlets across Northern Ireland after some innovation from a Co Down couple
  
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• Mela launches 20th anniversary celebration: ‘It represents growth and inclusion, that’s what Belfast is all about’

  06-08-2026 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Cultural festival launches programme for 20th year of celebrating diversity
  
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• ‘If I hadn’t woken, she wouldn’t have survived’: Co Antrim pensioner takes on charity challenge after wife’s cardiac arrest

  06-08-2026 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  With cardiovascular conditions affecting his entire family, Robert Mearns (78) has ‘vested interest in heart research’
  
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• Health Minister lauds St John Ambulance as charity undertakes biggest ever operation here for Fleadh

  06-08-2026 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  300 volunteers, including 60 from England, helping take pressure off health service during massive cultural festival in Belfast
  
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• Stormont Speaker to write to Chief Constable after pro-IRA song ‘mistakenly’ played to food van customers at Fleadh

  06-08-2026 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Business said song was played by accident but Edwin Poots says it undermines inclusivity message
  
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• Relief of Derry parade to bring thousands to city this weekend

  06-08-2026 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  PSNI has warned about delays and traffic restrictions
  
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• Family conned by DJ Carey put hurler’s first All-Ireland medal up for sale to support victims of fraudster

  06-08-2026 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former athlete gifted medal to its current owner in thanks for financial help for purported cancer treatment
  
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• Donegal climber on ‘trying to punish the demons inside’ and how tragedy prompted healing

  06-08-2026 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The elite mountaineer is the only Irishman alive to have made it to the top of K2 and back down again. Here, he talks about how bullying led him to push his body to the limit, the Creeslough tragedy, and the power of talking
  
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• Greta Thunberg spotted in west Belfast ahead of Kneecap homecoming charity gig

  06-08-2026 12:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Swedish climate change and pro-Palestine activist was spotted in west Belfast
  
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• Should restaurants and bars call time on the use of ‘AI slop’?

  06-08-2026 12:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  AI has many positive uses, but this isn’t necessarily one of them, writes John Mulgrew
  
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• Global network of white supremacist groups ‘involved in organising’ Belfast race hate riots

  06-08-2026 10:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Proud Boys chief Enrique Tarrio brands NI as the ‘frontline in cultural reckoning’ in riot film
  
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• Green Party candidate hits out at Alliance as he says ‘surge’ has been ‘squandered’

  06-08-2026 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast councillor Anthony Flynn claims frustrated voters now ready to embrace his party after being consistently let down at Stormont
  
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• Construction begins on Game of Thrones Studio Tour car park

  06-08-2026 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co Down tourist attraction currently only accessible to many visitors via a shuttle service
  
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• Dad raises £10k after losing baby daughter just after birth: ‘She spent her entire existence on this planet in our arms, knowing nothing but love’

  06-08-2026 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Bereaved Glengormley father went the distance daily in July for Children’s Hospice fundraiser honouring Arwen
  
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• Green Party candidate ‘very confident’ of North Down win as he says ‘Alliance surge’ has been ‘squandered’

  06-08-2026 08:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast councillor Anthony Flynn claims frustrated voters now ready to embrace his party after being consistently let down at Stormont
  
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• ‘It’s undermining our work’: Law Society members slam decision to retain David Lavery as chief after reference for paedophile cousin

  06-08-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  President says society will develop ‘new protocol on senior officers providing personal or professional references’
  
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• Residents fear toxic NI superdump could be linked to rise in deadly cancers

  06-08-2026 07:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Communities call for health impact study amid serious concerns illegal site may be shortening lives
  
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