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Belfast

Yesterday
10th June 2026
Belfast
Bystander who used hurl to intervene in Belfast knife attack to appear on Good Morning Britain
7 hrs ago
9.2k
Northern Ireland
Police in Antrim deploy water cannons as young masked men pelt them with projectiles
In Derry, police reported items having been set alight on the Ardmore Road.
8 hrs ago
7.9k
Belfast
Family of stabbing victim say 'unrest is not welcome' as Belfast businesses shut doors early
Diarmuid Pepper
Reporting from Belfast
Updated 14 hrs ago
29.7k
RELATED
'F**k off before you get kneecapped': Journalists faced threats while covering Belfast riots
16 hrs ago
In pictures: A night of unrest and its aftermath on the streets of Northern Ireland
20 hrs ago
Man charged with attempted murder following ‘horrific’ stabbing incident in Belfast
9 Jun
The Border
Ministers say Common Travel Area works for UK and Ireland despite abuse concerns
Updated 14 hrs ago
6.7k
FactCheck
'Civil war is coming': Belfast protests were planned and inflamed online before turning violent
Shane Raymond
15 hrs ago
19.7k
Northern Ireland
'F**k off before you get kneecapped': Journalists faced threats while covering Belfast riots
16 hrs ago
10.2k
kinnaird avenue
Court hears Belfast stabbing victim lost an eye as suspect (30) is charged with attempted murder
19 hrs ago
38.1k
Riots
In pictures: A night of unrest and its aftermath on the streets of Northern Ireland
20 hrs ago
13.1k
Belfast
Man due in court for attempted murder over knife attack on Monday night
23 hrs ago
3.9k
Northern Ireland
People forced to flee their homes as cars and houses torched during violence in Belfast
Attacks were launched on homes and businesses by groups of masked young men in the wake of a serious knife attack in the city.
Updated 23 hrs ago
41.4k
This week
7th June 2026 - 11th June 2026
Northern Ireland
Bus set alight and buildings evacuated in Belfast as anti-immigration protests continue
Updated 9 Jun
50.5k
Investigation
Man charged with attempted murder following ‘horrific’ stabbing incident in Belfast
British prime minister Keir Starmer described the attack as ‘sickening’ and said he has ‘absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets’.
Updated 9 Jun
38.6k
kinnaird avenue
What we know so far about the stabbing in Belfast
9 Jun
26.6k
Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
Shankill Road
‘Racially motivated’ arson at former Belfast Gospel hall due to become international food store
6 Jun
5.5k
gaffs
Dublin workers need 13 years' salary to buy typical home, compared with six in Belfast
3 Jun
10.8k
67
springhill massacre
Starmer apologises to families of five people shot dead by British Army in 1972
3 Jun
4.0k
Last month
May 2026
Inquest
PSNI never followed up reports of screaming near culvert where Noah Donohoe was found, inquest told
27 May
8.2k
Jeanitta Larkin
Woman who witnessed father being shot by IRA unlawfully denied Troubles payment scheme, judge rules
27 May
6.8k
extradition warrant
PSNI extradite man from Belfast to Denmark to stand trial for murder
26 May
6.8k
Blaze
Emergency services attending scrap metal fire in Belfast's Titanic Quarter
24 May
6.5k
8
Belfast
Inquest jury shown footage of some of Noah Donohoe’s last-known movements
20 May
7.0k
Belfast
First hearing of inquiry into murder of Patrick Finucane by UDA to take place next month
19 May
2.4k
West Belfast
Families of five people shot dead by British Army accuse UK government of ‘silence’ after inquest
18 May
3.2k
Northern Ireland
Murder investigation after man (51) dies following serious assault in east Belfast
Updated 17 May
8.5k
Ambition
Passengers allowed to leave norovirus-hit cruise ship
14 May
7.5k
12
Crime
Belfast restaurants close after window smashed during youth disorder
10 May
8.5k
belfast brawl
Ireland bag five tries as Wafer has big influence in win over Wales
Scott Bemand’s side got back to winning ways in Belfast.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Affidea Stadium
9 May
1.9k
4
favourites
Ireland bid to bounce back as Wales search for elusive Six Nations win
9 May
1.0k
1
Translink
Belfast-Dublin rail service gets €700m cross-border investment and eight new trains
7 May
11.0k
25
Northern Ireland
Taoiseach heads to Belfast to meet Stormont leaders and deliver lecture
7 May
4.2k
68
West Belfast
Parents asked to speak to their children after PSNI officers attacked by youths during car meet
Updated 5 May
8.7k
Belfast
Man charged with attempted murder over car bomb explosion at police station near Belfast
2 May
4.3k
dunmurry
Man (66) charged over car bomb attack outside Belfast police station
1 May
3.7k
April
April 2026
Springhill
Inquest into 1972 shootings of five people in Belfast finds British soldiers 'lost control'
Updated 30 Apr
13.4k
Belfast
PSNI release footage of 'cowardly' car bomb attack outside Belfast police station
Updated 27 Apr
14.7k
Inquest
Man who stole Noah Donohoe's laptop denies his hand is in photograph on schoolboy's phone
27 Apr
9.7k
dunmurry
Homes evacuated after car explodes outside police station near Belfast
Updated 26 Apr
9.4k
Sinn Féin
McDonald calls on government to deliver USC cut and €400 energy credit
25 Apr
15.3k
71
Inquest
‘Most likely’ Noah Donohoe entered water tunnel through bars of culvert entrance
24 Apr
13.3k
Sinn Féin Ard Fheis
Sinn Féin calls for emergency mini‑budget as it kicks off Ard Fheis in Belfast
Updated 24 Apr
6.9k
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