Northern Ireland news

• Ignoring TV footage undermines GAA disciplinary process

  03-06-2026 13:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dublin were petty but are entitled to feel aggrieved
  
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• ‘Good news for farmers’ as £24.5m plant expansion announced for 130-year-old creamery

  04-06-2026 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Co Cavan-based dairy co-op is to expand liquid milk and butter production in major local plant upgrade
  
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• Inside the classroom of award-winning NI teacher: ‘There are Dragon’s Den pitches and a vintage fashion show’

  04-06-2026 08:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Elaine McPeake of St Dominic’s Grammar School discusses becoming the NI winner of inaugural Inspiring History Teaching Award and sparking a genuine passion for the past in her pupils
  
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• Boost for Ballyrashane creamery as Lakeland Dairies backs £24.5m plant expansion

  04-06-2026 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Co Cavan-based dairy co-op is to expand liquid milk and butter production in major local plant upgrade
  
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• ‘It teaches them so much more than a list of dates’: Award-winning teacher on why history still matters

  04-06-2026 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Elaine McPeake of St Dominic’s Grammar School discusses becoming the NI winner of inaugural Inspiring History Teaching Award and sparking a genuine passion for the past in her pupils
  
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• ‘A saving grace’: Belfast mum’s relief at finding refuge from exam strain for daughter who suffers from crippling anxiety

  04-06-2026 07:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  16-year-old Leila will sit GCSEs in a special support centre labelled as a ‘lifeline’ by mum Tina
  
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• Why Titanic Belfast is this summer’s essential fashion destination 

  04-06-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A new summer exhibition is bringing together some of the most exciting local designers to the famed visitor experience.  
  
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• ‘Shebeen’ guesthouse converted from nunnery without planning permission given green light

  04-06-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Agent denies establishment was selling alcohol without a licence
  
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• Northern Ireland U21s find their Portugal counterparts far too hot to handle in friendly defeat

  03-06-2026 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Portugal U21 4 Northern Ireland U21 0
  
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• PSNI find ‘no evidence’ of drugging-related incident in Limavady

  03-06-2026 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The was said to have taken place at a Ballyquinn Road forecourt this week
  
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• Donaldson Trial: Witness says she wishes she had “screamed”

  03-06-2026 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A woman who claims former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped her as a child has told a court in Newry she regrets not contacting police sooner. Witness B said she has “tried not to be a victim” in the years since the alleged abuse. During cross-examination on Wednesday afternoon, she said she wished she had “screamed out”. Jeffrey Donaldson is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. The former MP has pleaded not guilty to t
  
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• Restaurant review: Belfast city centre spot still serving special grub... but we picked the worst possible night to eat there

  03-06-2026 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Morning Star’s incredible signature dishes let down by noisy night
  
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• Power restored to homes and businesses following stormy conditions, as Met Office issue fresh update for Northern Ireland

  03-06-2026 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Several homes and businesses were affected by stormy weather
  
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• ‘I’m here to champion business, people and the borough’: New UUP mayor of Ards and North Down vows to bring positivity to his year in office

  03-06-2026 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Craig Blaney on mission to regenerate high streets and tackle the cost-of-living crisis
  
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• Caleb tells MLAs of ‘three wishes’ for future of SEN support, as mum spells out her hurt

  03-06-2026 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Committe told hundreds of pupils with complex needs face uncertainty once they leave education
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson rape accuser ‘wishes she had screamed out’, trial hears

  03-06-2026 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former DUP leader denies 18 alleged historical sexual offences
  
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• Police officer didn’t ask laptop thief any questions about Noah Donohoe, inquest hears

  03-06-2026 18:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The officer also faced questions over missing footage from Northwood Road
  
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• Potential Limavady drugging victim urged to come forward

  03-06-2026 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The incident allegedly took place at a Ballyquinn Road forecourt this week
  
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• Quays Shopping Centre in Newry exits administration after Belfast lender steps in

  03-06-2026 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Expansion plans include ‘state-of-the art food court’
  
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• Natalie McNally murderer McCullagh gets 31 years

  03-06-2026 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Stephen McCullagh will do at least 31 years of jail time before he is even considered for release. 32-year-old Natalie McNally had been 15 weeks pregnant when she was subjected to a violent attack and murdered at her home in Lurgan in December 2022. The judge, Mr Justice Kinney, told McCullagh that he committed a “brutal senseless murder and planned it in remorseless detail.” “The killing was cold blooded and calculated.” McCullagh tried to pin the murder on Lew
  
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• Homes and businesses without power as stormy weather hits Ards and North Down

  03-06-2026 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  NIE have reported that engineers are working to restore the grid outages
  
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• Health bodies have a duty to drug users too, whether MPs like it or not

  03-06-2026 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Berating officials for giving safety advice is a fool’s errand
  
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• CCTV operator worked ‘to the best of his ability’ to track Noah Donohoe’s journey across Belfast, inquest hears

  03-06-2026 14:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Witness tells hearing he identified someone he believed to be teenager travelling down Ormeau Road
  
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• Prosecutor explains how ‘a lot of strands of evidence’ came together to convict murderer: ‘It was horrific’

  03-06-2026 12:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Catherine Kierans said conviction should send out a strong message
  
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• ‘A lot of my school visits are spent pointing out the lies our teenagers have started to believe’

  03-06-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  There is a large-scale radicalisation of young men against young women, says writer Nathanael Lessore. Here, he suggests ways parents can act to tackle dangerous influence of the manosphere
  
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• Explainer: What is the ‘framework’ buried deep in Stormont’s annual report and what does it tell us about life in NI?

  03-06-2026 08:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Data a ‘damning indictment’ of the Executive, says Opposition leader
  
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• ‘The smoke got him’: Belfast woman left heartbroken after losing pet cat in house fire

  03-06-2026 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mr Tumble, who was 17, ‘was loved by everybody’
  
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• How Co Down mums’ conversation turned into farmhouse parents’ group: ‘We haven’t had any dads yet, but you are more than welcome’

  03-06-2026 08:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Bum Notes was launched earlier this year by mums Aine and Lisa wanting to ‘create a like-minded village’ for mums and babies
  
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• ‘We’re not your average pub’: Co Down brewery hopes for local boost with new taproom licence

  03-06-2026 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Owner of Warrenpoint brewery wants to put community on tourist map
  
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• How a little piece of Northern Ireland is named after me, and Belfast Telegraph’s new online archive proves it

  03-06-2026 08:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Cromwell, a council, a new housing estate... and me...
  
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