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President Connolly opens Belfast Fleadh celebrating ‘universality’ of music

Stormont’s First and deputy First Ministers also addressed the hundreds at Belfast City Hall to open the world’s largest celebration of Irish music.

Evening Standard

Gary Lightbody praises Belfast’s thriving music scene ahead of Fleadh

The Snow Patrol frontman said that despite travelling the world playing music, he has always felt the call back to Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 kicks off with musical celebration in Belfast

More than 200 events and 180 traditional music competitions are taking place.

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Culloden estate and spa: A five star luxury retreat near central Belfast

Former Bishop’s Palace turned high-end hotel and spa is the perfect blend of historic grandeur and modern luxury

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Sinn Fein sounds warning over future of powersharing amid ‘DUP behaviour’

DUP leader Gavin Robinson hit back saying his party is committed to Northern Ireland.

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Ed Sheeran sets up cross-border musical youth project

The North South Sounds 2026 project will be launched at the Fleadh in Belfast on Monday.

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Read Aamer Anwar’s full speech Thomas Kerr reported him to police over

REFORM'S deputy leader in Scotland Thomas Kerr has reported top human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar to the police for "hate speech"

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What you need to know about Barack Obama’s UK tour

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Barack Obama to tour Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester in live shows

FORMER US president Barack Obama is to tour the UK in a series of on-stage interviews

The National (Scotland)

Belfast Zoo welcomes three ‘playful’ young lion brothers

Belfast Zoo is hoping to hold the lions until full maturity, which is four-and-a-half to five years old

The Independent UK

GB News will not be investigated over ‘no riot in Belfast’ claim

Media regulator will not take action despite receiving 446 complaints about comments by Bev Turner

The Guardian - UK

Fleadh in Belfast to showcase Irish, Ulster Scots and South Asian culture

Musicians and dancers from across the world will travel to Belfast in August for the All-Ireland Fleadh.

Evening Standard

Jeffrey Donaldson to appeal against conviction for child sexual offences

Former Democratic Unionist party leader’s legal team has lodged documents with the court of appeal in Belfast

The Guardian - UK

Dancing With The Stars pros open Belfast studio to revive ballroom

Stephen Vincent said: ‘The best thing about ballroom Latin is that it’s not just for kids and it’s not just for adults – it’s for everybody.’

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Driver in crash which killed pedestrian was in mental health crisis, court told

Francis Donaldson, 22, was denied bail as he appeared in court over the collision in Belfast which killed Raven Adams, 24.

The Conversation

During the Troubles, music shaped alternative identities for a generation of Northern Irish teenagers

During the Troubles, a harrowing 30-year conflict over the constitutional status of Northern Ireland, music opened up alternative ways of understanding identity.

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Orange parade past former Belfast flashpoint passes without incident

It comes after a Parades Commission ruling to delay the return leg until the morning after the July 12 parades.

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Orange Order chief says Northern Ireland should not be left in ‘European limbo’

Harold Henning called for the region to be ‘respected as a truly integral part of the United Kingdom’ after Brexit.

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Annual Orange Order parades under way across Northern Ireland

DUP leader Gavin Robinson is among tens of thousands taking part.

The Times of India

Belfast man dies after fall from Eleventh Night bonfire pyre; police launch probe

A man in his 40s has died after falling from an Eleventh Night bonfire pyre in east Belfast, prompting a police investigation.

Evening Standard

Fire service deals with 303 emergency calls as Eleventh Night bonfires are lit

In one incident firefighters had to withdraw from a bonfire in Cookstown as a result of a hostile crowd.

The Guardian - UK

Man dies after falling from Eleventh Night bonfire in east Belfast

Warren Lyttle, who was in his 40s, died from his injuries after incident on the Braniel estate on Friday

Evening Standard

Man dies after falling from bonfire in Belfast

The bonfire in the Braniel estate will be lit on Saturday night.

Evening Standard

Kneecap to headline charity gig in Belfast

The concert will take place as part of Féile an Phobail in August, with Bob Vylan, Miss Kaninna and Liambo Slice also performing.

Evening Standard

Timeline of dissident republican activity

Dissident republicans have been blamed for the shots fired at police in Londonderry on April 18 2019 that killed journalist Lyra McKee.

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