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Belfast

Last month
May 2026
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
69
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
78
royal victoria hospital
Man dies after fire in toilet of Belfast hospital
23 Apr
8.6k
Belfast
Judgment reserved after trial of three men accused of murdering Lyra McKee
16 Apr
4.9k
Northern Ireland
Tractors cause traffic disruption in Belfast with go-slow convoy protesting fuel prices
14 Apr
7.3k
35
RIP
'Titan of a ginger haired man': Tributes paid after death of 35-year-old Belfast actor Michael Patrick
8 Apr
30.6k
2
Quiz
How much do you know about Arnold Schwarzenegger?
6 Apr
23.6k
46
Belfast
Child struck with bottle and police injured in disorder before Irish Cup semi-final
4 Apr
16.0k
Courts
Man appears in court on foot of NI warrant over murder of Robbie Lawlor
3 Apr
22.2k
Belfast
Man arrested in connection with 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor
Updated 2 Apr
10.8k
Courts
Man assaulted Ryanair cabin crew while drunk and caused delay in take off from Dublin, court hears
1 Apr
22.8k
March
March 2026
honoured
'Hasta La Vista Belfast': Arnold Schwarzenegger receives honorary degree from Ulster University
Schwarzenegger, 78, said it was “unbelievable” to be back in the city 60 years after his first visit.
30 Mar
7.4k
12
Courts
Belfast man charged over alleged assault on Ryanair crew member before take-off from Dublin Airport
28 Mar
20.9k
Belfast
Officer unable to explain why he told inquest he was tasked with searching for Noah Donohoe’s coat
26 Mar
15.2k
John Cooney
Preliminary hearing takes place ahead of inquest into death of Galway boxer after fight last year
26 Mar
4.3k
Police Ombudsman
PSNI 'did not use excessive force' after toy water pistol sparked armed response in Belfast
26 Mar
2.2k
John Cooney
Family of Galway boxer who died after professional fight ‘hope inquest will bring change to the sport’
25 Mar
2.0k
John Cooney
Family of Galway boxer who died after professional fight ‘hope inquest will bring change to the sport’
25 Mar
13.4k
belfast crown court
Evidence in Natalie McNally murder trial points to ‘some other killer’, defence tells court
19 Mar
7.6k
Explainer
An 'explosive' meningitis B outbreak has killed two students in the UK. What are the symptoms?
18 Mar
14.9k
7
Slainte
Your guide to St Patrick's Day events around Ireland today
Here is your one-stop-shop for events happening across Irish cities today
Updated 17 Mar
12.0k
back in the news
'You falsely tried to label me a terrorist' - Jubilant scenes greet 'free mawn' Mo Chara
‘Kneecap are on the right side of history,’ said their solicitor Darragh Mackin.
Diarmuid Pepper
reports from Belfast
11 Mar
8.0k
Liam óg ó hAnnaidh
'I’m a free mawn!': Kneecap's Mo Chara wins decisive legal victory in UK court
The Crown Prosecution Service has lost an appeal against the decision to throw out the case.
11 Mar
25.5k
72
Belfast
Multiple potential victims of ex-police officer identified in sex offences probe
10 Mar
5.1k
Shankill Road
Boy (11) dies after he was struck by SUV in Belfast
Updated 9 Mar
12.0k
Vittorio Angelone
'A tough sell to a guy from Belfast': Irish comedian clashes with ex-Tory MP on The Last Leg
8 Mar
44.6k
34
Belfast
Trump administration is 'flooding the atmosphere with lies', says Mary Robinson
7 Mar
15.6k
49
belfast crown court
Man accused of murdering Natalie McNally hit and threatened his ex-partner, court hears
6 Mar
5.3k
Belfast
Jury cannot be reassured over PSNI officer’s Noah Donohoe search claims, inquest told
4 Mar
8.9k
February
February 2026
Belfast
Statue of Queen Victoria in Belfast hospital complex vandalised in paint attack
27 Feb
9.2k
belfast coroner's court
Storm drain where Noah Donohoe's body was found ‘could be easily opened’, inquest hears
25 Feb
4.7k
Belfast
Noah Donohoe inquest told his behaviour 'cried out for an explanation'
23 Feb
12.6k
she is handsome she is pretty
'Such a coup to get this over Dublin': Retailer Sephora opens its first Irish shop in Belfast
12 Feb
12.7k
17
The Troubles
British spy Stakeknife should be identified by the UK government, NI committee recommends
9 Feb
4.5k
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