Northern Ireland news

• Ex-TUV member Smyth quits new party just three months after joining

  07-06-2026 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  RAF veteran who jumped ship for Habib’s Advance UK in March announces resignation
  
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• Wife of Garda Jerry McCabe remembers husband 30 years after IRA murder: ‘My life stood still’

  08-06-2026 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  She described her late husband as a man devoted to his work and colleagues
  
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• Noah Donohoe inquest: Expert says culvert screen after refurbishment was ‘like-for-like’ replacement

  08-06-2026 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Witness says there was an industry-wide move away from inlet screens
  
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• ‘How Daniel Kinahan phoned me to claim he was the victim of a government conspiracy’

  08-06-2026 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  When I spoke to him in 2021, Kinahan was still hoping he could sports-wash his reputation
  
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• NIE Networks: Powering Northern Ireland’s green energy future forward

  08-06-2026 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Newly-appointed NIE Networks managing director Ciaran McManus says Northern Ireland has the renewable potential, industry appetite and technological capability to build a cleaner, more resilient energy system
  
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• ‘He must be buried in these grounds’: Meet the urban explorers visiting abandoned buildings in NI and beyond

  08-06-2026 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co Down woman Rebecca Brownlie is among thosewho explore, document and photograph our vacant old prisons, schools, asylums and more…
  
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• How a single date led to years of stalking and obscene letters for a couple who barely knew ‘fake pregnancy’ teacher

  08-06-2026 09:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Images of STI-affected genitalia sent on a weekly basis to workplaces, friends and acquaintances in a case bizarre enough to be a Netflix series
  
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• ‘Comfortable, Affluent, Liberal, Property Owner, Lefties’ – the mutual distrust between Shinners and soft-left ‘Calpols’ in the Republic of Ireland

  08-06-2026 09:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A withering view from within Sinn Féin in the battle for ideological purity doesn’t help the left-wing with the voters or forming a government
  
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• How a single date led to years of stalking and obscene letters for a couple who barely knew ‘fake pregnancy’ teacher Eimear Carroll

  08-06-2026 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Images of STI-affected genitalia sent on a weekly basis to workplaces, friends and acquaintances in a case bizarre enough to be a Netflix series
  
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• ‘I don’t really know what I’m doing here’: How the flag protest left East Belfast man Andrew Clarke searching for answers

  08-06-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Historian speaks on his ‘long journey’ from flag protester to nationalist
  
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• 'I’m not a soft unionist': Independent MLA Claire Sugden

  08-06-2026 08:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Claire Sugden is the only independent MLA in Stormont. Co-opted into the assembly for east Londonderry in 2014, she served as justice minister from May 2016 to March 2017.  Widely considered a ‘liberal unionist’, in May 2021 she turned down an invitation from Doug Beattie to join the UUP but she says she’s no “soft unionist”. But under John Burrow’s leadership, could she consider joining the party now? Can liberal Unionism be revived? And beside
  
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• ‘I’m not up to my old tricks’: Notorious fraudster denies ripping off customers with latest venture

  08-06-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Conman says he’s turned over a new leaf, but sources tell a different story
  
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• ‘Embarrassing’ scenes on Cave Hill as walkers slam rubbish-strewn summit

  08-06-2026 07:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast City Council said sustained periods of good weather leads to people leaving more rubbish on the hills
  
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• Climate patterns to bring major changes to NI weather, warns QUB expert: ‘We’re facing a very different future’

  08-06-2026 07:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  More storms, wetter winters and little chance of a white Christmas in future, predicts academic
  
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• ‘Crucial chance’ to give police new powers to tackle scramblers and e-scooters must not be missed, says Foyle MLA

  08-06-2026 07:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A vote on an SDLP amendment to the Justice Bill to allow police to seize vehicles causing distress or harm is to take place this week
  
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• ‘Amy’s Climb’: Friends and colleagues remember murdered mum-of-two in poignant fundraiser

  08-06-2026 07:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Group scale Errigal mountain to raise funds for Foyle Women’s Aid in memory of Amy Doherty
  
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• Paul Givan urged to be transparent over mysterious exit of his department’s top civil servant

  08-06-2026 07:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  MLAs call on Education Minister and Stormont to stop ‘stonewalling’ about departure of permanent secretary in 2024
  
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• Unionist community worker queries ‘mythical Derry model’ after nationalists become mayor and deputy mayor

  08-06-2026 07:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  SDLP MP also calls for return to power-sharing approach on council following appointments for top civic roles
  
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• Now could be the perfect time to join one of the UK and Ireland’s fastest-growing dairy businesses

  08-06-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  If you are looking for a new career trajectory or want to be part of an ambitious company, then read on.
  
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• After backing IRA statue without planning, Sinn Féin launches copy and paste campaign against permission for NI centenary stone

  08-06-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Party figures mount organised bid to block planning approval
  
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• "I’m not a soft unionist” says independent MLA Claire Sugden

  08-06-2026 05:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Claire Sugden is the only independent MLA in Stormont. Co-opted into the assembly for east Londonderry in 2014, she served as justice minister from May 2016 to March 2017.  Widely considered a ‘liberal unionist’, in May 2021 she turned down an invitation from Doug Beattie to join the UUP but she says she’s no “soft unionist”. But under John Burrow’s leadership, could she consider joining the party now? Can liberal Unionism be revived? And beside
  
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• ‘It feels hopeless and lonely’: The NI man with condition even his doctors know nothing about

  07-06-2026 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ian Doherty is one of only 150 people in UK suffering the neurological illness SPG7, for which there is no treatment or cure
  
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• Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford in £10m High Court divorce showdown after talks collapse

  07-06-2026 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  TV power couple split in May 2024
  
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• Scappaticci ‘a pervert who would rifle through women’s underwear drawers in IRA safehouses’

  07-06-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  New book also claims notorious Provo serial killer was renowned in republican circles for his depravity
  
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• ‘I’m now thinking of entering the dads’ race at sports day’: Belfast man on beating the bulge after sweet moment with his young daughter

  07-06-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gary Preston has lost almost half his body weight after carefully tracking his diet and exercise
  
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• Keanu Reeves ‘absolutely inhaled’ Belfast pies as brothers serve Hollywood star at TT

  07-06-2026 16:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A-list actor couldn’t get enough of Belfast pastry makers’ wares during Isle of Man TT
  
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• Stephen McCullagh furious as lawyers move to stop him cashing in on his fake alibi livestream

  07-06-2026 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Natalie McNally killer stood to make thousands from production companies using YouTube footage in true-crime documentaries
  
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• Producer mines archives for documentary on Northern Ireland’s ‘forgotten’ World Cup at Mexico ‘86

  07-06-2026 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Campaign has always been relegated behind famous exploits of previous finals in Spain four years earlier
  
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• ‘I got scammed twice on Vinted’: Here’s what to look out for and how to get your money back

  07-06-2026 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Irish Independent journalist Saoirse Hanley writes about her experiences with online resale platform Vinted
  
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• Families travelling 40 miles to go swimming after series of pool closures, warns Sinn Fein councillor

  07-06-2026 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Facilities in Lurgan, Portadown and Craigavon were running at a loss
  
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