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The Belfast trio played their largest U.K. headline show in London last night (Sep. 18). Mo Chara, DJ Provaí and Móglaí Bap of Kneecap perform at Glastonbury on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images Occasionally the musical universe conjures astonishing success stories that we might never have…

The trial of Soldier F, who is charged with murder and attempted murder on Bloody Sunday, began yesterday in Belfast. Soldier F, who was a member of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment, cannot be named by order of the Court. He is charged with the murders of James Wray and…

The shooting of civilians in Derry on Bloody Sunday was “unjustified”, “unnecessary” and “gratuitous”, a prosecution barrister has said on the opening day of the trial of Soldier F. The former member of the British army’s elite Parachute Regiment is charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney…

Peter Murphy AFP · 15 Sep, 2025 07:04 PM 4 mins to read Family members carry photographs of those killed on Bloody Sunday as they walk to Belfast Crown Court as the trial of Soldier F begins, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photo / Paul Faith, AFP Family members carry photographs…

Left to right are Daragh Coleman, Andrew Murray, Maria McKeown, Jim Mulholland and Michael Edwards The previous majority shareholders of Todd Architects, Peter Minnis and Paul Crowe, are stepping back from day-to-day operations and will act as consultants to the business. The business is now owned by directors Andrew Murray,…

The Government has announced over £1.25 billion of inward investment from US finance companies, creating 1,800 UK jobs. New US investments will create 1,800 jobs from Belfast to Edinburgh and boost benefits for millions of customers. Total of over £1.25 billion of private US investment committed to the UK's world-leading…

A man has been remanded in custody accused of setting fire to two 5G masts on the same night. At Belfast Magistrates Court, Michael Clarke (45) confirmed his identity and that he understood the two charges against him. Clarke, from the Monagh Road in west Belfast, is charged with two…

The sprawling Jeffrey Epstein scandal has claimed a new casualty after the disclosure of “reprehensible” emails led to the sacking of UK Labour peer Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to Washington. Mr Mandelson featured in a 2003 scrapbook of 50th birthday greetings to the disgraced financier and sex offender which…

On the inside of a front door in a Belfast housing development, a letterbox is fitted with a lock to stop petrol bombs being thrown in. Each morning, the couple living in their redbrick new-build home unlock the specially designed mechanism before opening a padlock on their front gate to…

Fit-out specialist Portview has seen its pre-tax profit grow by 257 per cent but predicts revenue will drop by a fifth this year. Its latest accounts for the year ended 30 November 2024 revealed that the Belfast-based firm saw turnover rise by 48 per cent from £73.9m to £109.6m. This…