Northern Ireland news

• New appeal for information on Kremlin critic’s death ahead of inquest

  09-04-2021 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Counter-terror police have renewed an appeal for information into the mysterious death of a Russian dissident, hours before the inquest into his death is due to resume in London.
  
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• Why Munster must envy Ulster's strong Challenge

  19-04-2021 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New tournament, same old issues for Munster who must have groaned collectively when the fixture computer threw up another trip to Dublin to face Leinster as their opening match of the Rainbow Cup next Saturday.
  
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• Downey upbeat for future of women's game in Ulster

  19-04-2021 08:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  While Ireland Women prepare to play for third place in the Six Nations on Saturday when they face Italy at Energia Park in Dublin, slightly closer to home plans to grow the women's game in Ulster have been gathering pace over lockdown.
  
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• Ireland need vision and investment to progress

  19-04-2021 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Saturday was a window of opportunity for Ireland's women. Their performance and win over Wales had generated interest, for once they were playing on a weekend free of the distractions of the men's game which was taking a brief hiatus.
  
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• Warning NI school Covid testing to see rise in cases

  19-04-2021 08:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Public Health Agency has warned that its programme of asymptomatic testing of all staff working in schools along with testing for many pupils is likely to see a rise in detection of cases.
  
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• Post-lockdown getaway: Why Spain is at the top of our wish list

  19-04-2021 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  After a long and challenging year, it’s safe to say that we could all do with a holiday.
  
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• Colour-blind casting isn't a black and white issue

  19-04-2021 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thandiwe Newton is a terrific actress - and, as it happens, a stunning beauty - who has recently attracted even more renown by changing her name back to its original African composition.
  
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• 'Jewellery holds so much sentiment and emotion'

  19-04-2021 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There is no better gift than a piece of jewellery especially chosen for you by a friend or loved one. And while every piece is undoubtedly a treasure, there is something particularly special about a piece created by an artisan jewellery-maker and maybe even customised to suit your particular needs.
  
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• Respectful gestures go a long way to healing our divisions

  19-04-2021 07:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is easy to feel despair at the events of the last few weeks. At the sometimes-toxic nature of our politics, the unresolved legacy of the past that eats into our future, tarnishing everything it touches, including young people born into what should have been a prosperous and promising peace.
  
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• Why it's okay not to feel okay

  19-04-2021 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For most of us, the news that restrictions will soon be lifted is very much welcome and we will be delighted to have more freedom and to see our friends and loved ones in person.
  
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• New funds for cancer and mental health bodies

  19-04-2021 07:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health Minister Robin Swann has announced the establishment of new grant schemes for cancer and mental health charities, and a Carers Support Fund.
  
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• Belfast to Dublin hourly train 'possible by 2024'

  19-04-2021 07:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An hourly Enterprise train service with earlier departure times between Belfast and Dublin could be in place by 2024, the head of Translink has said.
  
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• Troubled A5 road plan remains at standstill as bill so far hits £83.4m

  19-04-2021 07:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cost of the long-delayed A5 road project has continued to climb, with the bill rising by £1m in the space of just a few months - despite not breaking ground yet.
  
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• Construction of new social housing 30% above target

  19-04-2021 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Work began on almost 2,500 social homes last year - exceeding the target by nearly 30%, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said.
  
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• Disquiet at high level of vacancies in NI Civil Service

  19-04-2021 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around one in seven senior roles in the Civil Service lies vacant, according to new figures.
  
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• Man shot short time after police entered his Londonderry flat, say neighbours

  19-04-2021 07:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neighbours heard a single shot fired a short time after police entered a flat and became involved in a confrontation that has left a man in a critical condition in hospital.
  
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• Derry City games didn’t stop rioting, says McCann

  19-04-2021 07:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Veteran politician Eamonn McCann has laughed off the suggestion the rise of Derry City football club quelled rioting in the Maiden City.
  
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• Queen placed handwritten note on Prince Philip's coffin

  19-04-2021 07:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen is understood to have left a handwritten note on the coffin of Prince Philip as he was buried on Saturday at a funeral service in Windsor.
  
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• Recovery of body from the Mournes

  19-04-2021 07:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The body of a hill walker has been recovered in the Mournes.
  
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• Granny could have been jailed for bigamy: Linda Martin

  19-04-2021 07:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eurovision winner and Belfast singer Linda Martin has joked of how her granny could have been locked up in Crumlin Road Gaol for her serial marriages - and not getting divorced.
  
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• Shops hope for a sales surge with voucher scheme launch

  19-04-2021 07:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All retailers are hoping for a big lift in trade from the Department for the Economy's retail voucher scheme.
  
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• The question facing NI retailers as shutters go back up: who still cares?

  19-04-2021 07:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MOST towns in Northern Ireland have a branch of homegrown department store Menarys, founded in Dungannon in 1923.
  
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• Politicians urged to ban gay conversion therapy

  19-04-2021 07:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Activists campaigning for a ban on gay conversion therapy have urged Northern Ireland's politicians to make history and outlaw the practice.
  
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• Quarantine hotels open doors as international flights touch down again

  19-04-2021 07:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Quarantine hotels open today for international travellers arriving from 'red list' countries.
  
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• Lyra remembered on second anniversary of her death

  19-04-2021 07:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Floral tributes have been left at the scene of the murder of writer and journalist Lyra McKee on the second anniversary of her death.
  
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• Peaceline disorder as bad as early Troubles, says west Belfast community worker

  19-04-2021 07:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A community worker has described recent scenes of violence in Belfast of a ferocity he had not witnessed since the start of the Troubles.
  
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• Ahern talking nonsense over no Irish Sea border, says DUP

  19-04-2021 07:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has accused former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern of “talking nonsense” after he denied that the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement has established a border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
  
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• DUP refusal to engage with north-south bodies will continue, vows Lord Dodds

  19-04-2021 07:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lord Dodds has said the DUP will continue to refuse to engage with north-south bodies if doing so “implements or reinforces” the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol.
  
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• Garda beefs up its 'AC-12' unit to tackle corruption

  19-04-2021 07:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  While TV's most famous fictional former RUC officer is worrying about his anti-corruption unit's potential demise, another is to beef his up with the appointment of dozens more sleaze-busting cops.
  
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• Mary Lou's words of regret are a small step in right direction for republicans

  19-04-2021 07:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A simple expression of regret for murders past is still hard to come by when the spotlight falls on Sinn Fein. But things are improving - albeit ever so slowly, even if it takes over 40 years.
  
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