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Big shot: Belfast hotel launches ‘life-changing’ £1,000 cocktail

A £750 mai tai previously earned the city centre bar the title of world’s most expensive cocktail

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

Sinn Fein press UK Government to ‘stop dithering’ and commit to Casement rebuild

The GAA ground in west Belfast has been closed for more than a decade amid delays to regeneration plans.

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

‘A lovely sweet kid’: tributes paid to John Cooney after Irish boxer’s death

John Cooney, the Irish boxer who has died after a title fight in Belfast, has been described by Barry McGuigan as a ‘lovely sweet kid’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

Van Morrison becomes first musician ‘artist in residence’ at Queen’s University

The partnership will see the veteran singer-songwriter provide two music students with fully funded scholarships.

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

MPs told of ‘suspicions’ of UK-wide spying on journalists by police

Two Belfast journalists told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that such surveillance was an ‘attack on democracy’.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Benn challenges Stormont to reform public services and balance books

The NI Secretary delivered a speech in Belfast to mark the first anniversary of the return of devolved government to the region.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

Stormont has missed many opportunities to transform public services, Benn to say

The NI Secretary is due to deliver a keynote speech in Belfast on Tuesday to mark a year since the return of restored government to the region.

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025

Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears

The acclaimed Belfast poet died last month aged 85.

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2025

Funeral takes place for Belfast man murdered in Spain

John George’s family were involved in a high profile search for the father-of-two after he was reported missing in Alicante in December.

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2025

Funeral of Belfast poet Michael Longley to take place

The poet, who died aged 85, won a number of awards throughout his life including the TS Eliot Prize.

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2025