Northern Ireland news

• Irish Open secures return to Open Championship qualifying series

  22-09-2026 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  One spot at St Andrews will be awarded at The K Club from July 1-4 next year
  
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• Stormont’s controversial flags bill moves to next stage

  22-09-2026 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Legislation progresses to committee stage
  
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• Restaurant review: Pub grub worth returning for in Co Down... especially at happy hour

  22-09-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Romas is a reliable spot on the Ards Peninsula for food and drinks
  
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• Depleted Belfast New IRA forced to call in Derry dissidents for former Provo’s funeral

  22-09-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Outsiders formed masked ‘guard of honour’ for blanket protester Joe Maguire
  
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• Manhunt continues as Derry murderer remains on the run

  22-09-2026 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gary Anderson is a dangerous murderer –and he’s on the run. The Derry man had been granted compassionate leave for his father’s funeral, even though his brother Sean, guilty of the same murder, wasn’t. The 29-year-old was sentenced to a minimum tariff of 15 years for his role in the murder of father-of-five Karol Kelly in 2018. The manhunt continues.Olivia Peden is joined by our crime correspondent Allison Morris. This episode was recorded on the after
  
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• Northern Ireland’s artificial intelligence economy doubles in size in 12 months

  22-09-2026 17:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Statistics show £200m target has been hit two years ahead of schedule
  
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• ‘They should not be punished for choosing to live car-free’: Alliance and DUP clash over pedestrian access to recycling centre

  22-09-2026 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ratepayers without a car are being discriminated against when it comes to using facility, claim critics
  
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• Co Down school recognised as world leader in AI education, with rare Gold AI Quality Mark

  22-09-2026 16:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  St Colman’s Newry becomes first in Ireland and one of only 20 worldwide to receive award
  
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• Flags bill would give ‘too much power’ to infrastructure officials, claims DUP MLA

  22-09-2026 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Homeless man who stole £5k scanner after breaking into hospital jailed for 16 months

  22-09-2026 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sentencing of co-defendant over theft of device containing patients’ medical records that has not been recovered put on hold
  
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• NI builder who left family home a ‘shell’ fined and given suspended sentence over £32,000 fraud

  22-09-2026 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The defendant is set to appeal the sentence
  
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• From Shankill to the Maiden City: Adair’s visits to McFarland’s north west stronghold revealed in new book

  22-09-2026 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Secret briefing from top loyalist to NIO official revealed in new book
  
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• Flags and emblems bill is ‘reckless’, claims DUP MLA

  22-09-2026 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• New breed of ‘extremists’ wanted to copy Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair’s killer gang

  22-09-2026 13:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Secret briefing from top loyalist to NIO official revealed in new book
  
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• Lough Neagh: cafe owner ‘suffers worst summer’ amid return of blue-green algae

  22-09-2026 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As locals around Lough Neagh face another season of business-disrupting blue-green algae, what efforts are being made to address the underlying causes of the pollution, asks Pavel Barter
  
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• ‘There is no budget, but there is an MLA pay increase’: TUV hits out at salary bump for politicians

  22-09-2026 12:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Questions for infrastructure minister, flags bill and conversion therapy debate

  22-09-2026 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• ‘Food with a story and a bit of soul’: Meet the woman who has big plans for Belfast boutique hotel

  22-09-2026 10:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Alice Stewart and partner Chris McClurg are putting their experience, ambition and savings behind a 10-year commitment at Regency House
  
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• ‘My body had become a crime scene’: Nikita Hand’s powerful telling of her trauma at the hands of Conor McGregor

  22-09-2026 10:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘Not the Perfect Victim’ restores the authentic, human woman to her rightful place at the front and centre of her own story
  
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• ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’ - Earl Spencer’s explosive claims about Princess Diana and King Charles

  22-09-2026 09:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  “We’ll forget her soon enough.” That is the extraordinary comment Charles Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, claims King Charles made in the days following her death. Now, Spencer’s new book has reignited old tensions and prompted a rare response from Buckingham Palace. Daily Mail features writer Fred Kelly joins Kevin Doyle to ask why Spencer is speaking out now, whether his claims stack up and what this latest royal row means for Diana’s enduring legacy
  
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• Pro-Palestine campaigners hold demonstration inside Belfast Apple store as new iPhone is launched

  22-09-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  BDS Belfast stage ‘direct action’ as part of ‘Apples Against Apartheid campaign to raise awareness of Apple’s role in the Israeli tech sector’
  
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• Son of murdered UDA boss hands himself in and pleads not guilty to drug charges

  22-09-2026 08:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Despite a warrant having been issued for his arrest there was no objection to bail
  
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• From busking in Derry to global hitmaker: Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid on writing songs for pop’s biggest names

  22-09-2026 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As an award-winning writer, musician and producer, with 14 diamond and over 600 platinum certifications, McDaid’s songs have helped define the streaming age
  
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• ‘Food with a story and a bit of soul’: Meet the couple who have big plans for Belfast boutique hotel

  22-09-2026 07:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Alice Stewart and partner Chris McClurg are putting their experience, ambition and savings behind a 10-year commitment at Regency House
  
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• Stormont department says it holds no more details on controversial £30k ‘allocation’ to football team

  22-09-2026 07:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  FoI expert and MLAs say public is owed ‘a full account’ from education officials
  
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• Inaugural Belfast Telegraph Accountancy Awards shortlist revealed

  22-09-2026 07:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Nominees announced ahead of ceremony on October 23
  
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• Brain injury that led to tragic death of baby could not have been predicted, inquest finds

  22-09-2026 07:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Baby Reuben Tumilson died shortly after his birth in May 2022
  
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• From George Best to Jack Higgins: East Belfast primary school’s famous alumni celebrated in new book

  22-09-2026 07:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  School marks 90th anniversary with city hall helping in celebrations
  
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• ‘There is no place for abuse in a democratic society’: NI-born leader of English council receives death threats for supporting city’s refugee scheme

  22-09-2026 07:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Colin Ferguson calls out ‘lack of moderation’ from social media companies after video posted to Reform UK account sparks threats
  
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• Shea McDermott leads way as Errigal Ciaran end Trillick’s dream of fourth successive Tyrone Final

  21-09-2026 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Errigal Ciaran 1-16 Trillick St Macartans 0-12
  
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