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Kneecap trial: Band accuses Britain of trying to ‘distract from war crimes’ Belfast

Kneecap trial: Band accuses Britain of trying to ‘distract from war crimes’

Kneecap has accused police in London of trying to ‘distract from war crimes that the British State support’ ahead of Liam Óg hAnnaidh’s trial.  Today, the Belfast rapper, commonly known as Mo Chara, is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with a terror offence - which he denies. …
bubmag
August 20, 2025
Arsonists targeting 5G masts in Northern Ireland putting public ‘at serious risk’ Belfast

Arsonists targeting 5G masts in Northern Ireland putting public ‘at serious risk’

Arsonists targeting 5G masts are putting themselves and the public “at serious risk”, police have said. The warning comes after a 5G tower was set alight in the Beechmount Avenue area of Belfast on Saturday morning, shortly after midnight. It is the latest in a series of similar arson incidents…
bubmag
August 16, 2025
“No decisions have been made”: Staff at Ed Sheeran guitar builder Lowden Guitars reportedly slated for redundancy following “the natural end of the acoustic boom experienced during the Covid-19 period” Belfast

“No decisions have been made”: Staff at Ed Sheeran guitar builder Lowden Guitars reportedly slated for redundancy following “the natural end of the acoustic boom experienced during the Covid-19 period”

(Image credit: Lowden Guitars) Staff members at the world-renowned Lowden Guitars – the company that, in 2019, partnered with Ed Sheeran on the Sheeran by Lowden range – are allegedly facing redundancy. According to the Belfast Telegraph , “Sources close to staff at George Lowden Guitars Ltd told Business Telegraph…
bubmag
August 14, 2025
The message of the murals Belfast

The message of the murals

A mural depicting Nelson Mandela in Catholic Belfast. (Sherry McLean) On 11 July, Protestant loyalists in Northern Ireland burnt, in effigy, a boatload of immigrants on a giant bonfire. It was a redirection of the anti-Catholic hatred traditionally vented during “marching season”, with its 300-odd bonfires lit across the north.…
bubmag
August 9, 2025