Belfast Hills project helping young people with anxiety More than a quarter of parents or guardians across the UK have said their child has struggled with anxiety. The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Murder investigation after death of woman in north Belfast Marie Green, 71, was pronounced dead at a house in the early hours of Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025
Belfast tech company invests £1.8m in cybersecurity solution for factory floors Economy minister Caoimhe Archibald attended the announcement by ANGOKA. Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025
50th anniversary of Seamus Heaney’s landmark collection on Troubles to be marked A three-day conference at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast will bring together experts on the poet. Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2025
Ghost Wedding by David Park review – a thought-provoking novel about the power of the past The romance is beautifully drawn in this tale of two couples whose lives overlap at a Northern Irish manor house, a century apart The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025
Kneecap pulled from TRNSMT festival lineup due to safety concerns The Belfast rap trio were due to perform at the festival on July 11 The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
Kneecap will no longer perform at TRNSMT festival amid police ‘safety concerns’ The Belfast rap trio have scheduled a date an O2 Academy in July, the band said. Evening Standard · May 28, 2025
Hockey night in Belfast: How Canada’s sport could be bridging longtime sectarian divides In its simplest form, the protracted tensions in Northern Ireland have at their foundation two separate sectarian identities deeply divided over how, and by whom, they are governed — Protestant/Unionist populations wishing to maintain British rule and Catholic/Nationalists desiring a united Ireland. The Conversation · May 28, 2025
Peaceful protest ‘should not be criminalised’, says O’Toole Stormont Opposition Leader Matthew O’Toole was speaking after the arrest of two protesters on suspicion of criminal damage. Evening Standard · May 27, 2025
Historic Belfast picturehouse going back to the future in £6.5 million revamp The Strand in east Belfast is set to reopen in summer 2026 following a major redevelopment. Evening Standard · May 27, 2025
Government approach to Omagh bomb hearing ‘risks undermining public confidence’ The Omagh Bombing Inquiry, chaired by Lord Turnbull, is holding procedural hearings in Belfast. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
An 18th-century rebellion for liberty, equality and freedom − not in France or the United States, but Ireland Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast. The Conversation · May 20, 2025
UK and Irish governments ‘working intensively’ to find agreement on legacy Tanaiste Simon Harris met political leaders in Belfast on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to shape mechanisms for dealing with legacy issues. Evening Standard · May 19, 2025
Andy Tyrie obituary Leader of the UDA, the loyalist paramilitary group, who played a key role in the Ulster Workers’ Council strike of 1974 The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025
Salon · May 11, 2025 Irish rappers turned Fox News villains Belfast rap trio Kneecap made global headlines at Coachella — and right-wing enemies. It's a classic Irish story
The Independent UK · May 10, 2025 Paul Hughes sends Belfast into frenzy with 42-second KO and Usman Nurmagomedov callout Hughes quickly saw off Bruno Miranda before turning his attention to the man who beat him in January, the PFL lightweight champion
Evening Standard · May 7, 2025 No explanation why weapons were in boot of loyalist’s car, court hears Winston Irvine and Robin Workman will be sentenced next week for firearms offences.
Evening Standard · May 5, 2025 Young and old enjoy spring sunshine at VE Day party in east Belfast The event in the city’s Woodstock Road came ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Evening Standard · May 2, 2025 OPINION - Why Kneecap should play Glastonbury: 'to deplatform them is dangerous' Kneecap are at the centre of a media storm but - as the bands Sleaford Mods, SOFT PLAY and The Horrors tell us, if they are removed from the bill at Glastonbury, that will set a precedent for creative self-censorship
Evening Standard · May 1, 2025 Victims urge boycott of new Troubles legacy body during protest at its office The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery was established as part of the last government’s contentious Legacy Act.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Minister: No-one in the House of Commons wants Kneecap to play Glastonbury The Belfast band are being investigated by counter-terrorism police after videos emerged allegedly showing the band calling for the deaths of MPs.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2025 Kneecap controversy: Counter-terrorism police investigating rap trio’s videos One video allegedly showed a band member shouting ‘Up Hamas, up Hezbollah’
Evening Standard · May 1, 2025 Kneecap investigated by counter terrorism officers over ‘kill your MP’ video The Belfast rap trio has had several gigs cancelled after video footage appeared to show one of them shouting ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’.
Evening Standard · May 1, 2025 Breastfeeding mother threatened with £50 fine for bringing breast milk onto EasyJet flight Daisy Crawford was travelling from Bristol to Belfast on April 27 after visiting friends and family in Devon
Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025 Government moves to secure Supreme Court appeal option in Sean Brown case Judges in Belfast have ruled that NI Secretary Hilary Benn is acting unlawfully in failing to hold a public inquiry into Mr Brown’s murder.