Four PSNI officers go on trial charged over fracas in Belfast kebab shop
Off-duty members of force insisted they were ‘defending ourselves’ when questioned about 2022 incident on High Street
Belfast
Man (29) in court charged with attempted murder of off-duty PSNI officer
Kyle Knell was charged with nine offences, including unlawful imprisonment and assault
Paddy Hill obituary: One of the Birmingham Six wrongly convicted of IRA bombings
Hill was haunted by the experience and dedicated the rest of his life to campaigning against miscarriages of justice
Man arrested after body found in hunt for Belfast man missing in Spain
Man (32) held after discovery of body believed to be that of father of two John George
Body of missing Belfast man believed to have been found in Spain
John George (31) failed to return from a holiday in Alicante last month
Mary Lou McDonald pays tribute to republican ‘patriot’ Ted Howell during funeral service
McDonald, Michelle O’Neill and Gerry Adams took turns carrying strategist and negotiator’s coffin to Belfast cemetery
Irish debut authors 2025: It’s already shaping up to be a vintage year
There are several new books from debut authors to look forward to this year, including work from Garrett Carr, Róisín Lanigan, Elaine Garvey and more
Model Strangers: ‘People want to be heard’ says the man behind hit online street interviews
Street photographer Christopher Ward has amassed more than a million followers by capturing the wisdom of strangers in stop-and-chat videos
Statue of Rory Gallagher unveiled in Belfast to honour musician’s connection to the city
Life-sized statue of Gallagher is located outside Ulster Hall, a venue he played regularly
Ken Reid obituary: Journalist who covered Northern Ireland from war to peace
Reid had an agreeable nature and could make friends with anybody
Family of Belfast man missing in Spain urge PSNI to take more ‘proactive’ role
John George was last in contact with family on December 14th from the south of Spain
The lungs of Belfast: ‘Having good woodlands around the city is vital’
Winnowburn is the first – and so far, only – verified Woodland Carbon Code project in Northern Ireland, the least wooded part of the UK
Death threats against Fr Aidan Troy over Holy Cross protests taken seriously by police, records show
The Wicklow-born priest did not want to move because news of the threat would scare local children
Schoolchildren at Holy Cross and Shankill traumatised by harassment and feuds in early 2000s
UDA factional feud had impact in strongly loyalist area at same time as north Belfast Catholic children faced attack
Endometriosis and me: I hope young women today know they should shout louder than I did
Despite knowing that what I was feeling was not normal, I had somehow never quite expected others to accept this as a big problem
Belfast City Airport ‘operating as normal’ after emergency involving Aer Lingus plane
Runway closed and several flights redirected on Sunday when aircraft suffered a collapsed nose wheel on landing
Baby boy who weighed just 1lb 10oz at birth to spend first Christmas at home with family
Doctors feared Iarla Ace would not survive long when he was born prematurely at 25 weeks in the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast last October
Amanda Coogan: ‘Belfast is a great city to be an artist. I pay the same rent here as I did in Dublin in 1992’
Performance artist Amanda Coogan on growing up as a child of deaf parents, embracing her love of performance, and the Irish fear of the avant-garde
PSNI officer charged with conspiring to pervert course of justice
Prosecution is linked to events on Ormeau Road in Belfast in February 2021
Oscars 2025: Kneecap shortlisted for best international feature film and best original song
Two Irish films, TJ O’Grady-Peyton’s Room Taken and Portia A Buckley’s Clodagh, land spots in the shortlist for best live-action short
Police targeting of Belfast journalists exposes ‘lack of legal safeguards’ for press freedom
Tribunal ruling on Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey underscores need to protect press freedom and confidential journalistic sources
Man jailed for abduction of girl (7) who was playing in her front garden
Marek Burieta from Spelga Park in Lurgan - who was unknown to the family - was drunk when he approached the children and asked if they wanted to go for pizza and ice cream
Twenty PSNI officers injured in less than 24 hours
Some officers sustained serious injuries that required medical treatment, superintendent says
Matt Cooper: I’m an only child. I’ve always been conscious of not having brothers or sisters
The journalist and broadcaster on his middle name Raphael, visiting Belfast in the 1970s and his experience as an only child
Anna Lo obituary: Fearless and trailblazing politician who stood for equality
A feminist and self-described humanist she campaigned against racial discrimination while herself suffering from racist threats and intimidation
No evidence of police collusion in investigation into 1978 La Mon House Hotel bombing, ombudsman says
Judge at trial said he could not be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that statements not ‘adduced by torture’
A Dante for Ireland: Exile and purgatory reinvented for the dislocated
Colcester, Florence, Belfast and elsewhere all intermingle in Philip Terry’s version of Dante’s Purgatorio
PSNI investigate sudden death of woman at Belfast nightclub
A second woman remains in hospital after the two women were found unconscious
Calling all meat eaters: Where to eat the best steaks in Ireland
When only a steak will cut it, these are 10 of our top restaurant choices
Former Christian Brother jailed for abusing children was ‘like a dark shadow’ in victims’ lives
Paul Dunleavy preyed on boys from deprived backgrounds, leaving them with feelings of worthlessness, self-hatred and guilt
Former Christian Brother (89) sentenced to further 10 years in prison
Paul Dunleavy found guilty in September of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse against nine boys
Mary Poppins, Peter Pan and Cinderella: 25 Christmas pantos and shows to see around Ireland this festive season
Jack and the Beanstalk, Mary Poppins and an adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s The Giggler Treatment are among the highlights
Irish art sale: Standing room only anticipated at live auction return
Camille Souter, Mary Swanzy, Roderic O’Conor and Louis le Brocquy are among the highlights at deVere’s Irish art sale
Punctuality of trains at Connolly continues to decline
Irish Rail received more than 1,000 written complaints after new timetable was introduced
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