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Lucian Freud and me: The real ‘Donegal Man’ on his encounters with the great artist  Belfast

Lucian Freud and me: The real ‘Donegal Man’ on his encounters with the great artist 

Pat Doherty has the distinction of having sat for three portraits – two paintings and a copperplate etching – by the legendary British painter Lucian Freud.  Several copies of the etching feature in the exhibition, Lucian Freud’s Etchings: A Creative Collaboration, which has just launched at Titanic Belfast in partnership…
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May 13, 2025
Ireland’s hip-hop rebels: How three Belfast bros became Fox News villains Belfast

Ireland’s hip-hop rebels: How three Belfast bros became Fox News villains

Commentary Belfast rap trio Kneecap made global headlines at Coachella — and right-wing enemies. It's a classic Irish story Published May 11, 2025 9:00AM (EDT) DJ Próvaí of Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 11, 2025. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)…
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May 11, 2025
Journalists pay tribute to late Lyra McKee as her picture is unveiled at Belfast’s Reporters Bar Belfast

Journalists pay tribute to late Lyra McKee as her picture is unveiled at Belfast’s Reporters Bar

A photograph of the late journalist Lyra McKee has been unveiled in The Reporters Bar in Belfast to mark International Press Freedom Day. Ms McKee (29) died after being struck by a bullet fired at police during rioting in the Creggan area of Derry on April 18th, 2019. The New…
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May 3, 2025
Kneecap has gig cancelled on foot of backlash for ‘dead Tory’ and ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ comments Belfast

Kneecap has gig cancelled on foot of backlash for ‘dead Tory’ and ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ comments

Kneecap at a film awards ceremony in the UK in December 2024 Alamy Stock Photo Apology Footage of the Belfast rap trio at two separate gigs was sent to the Metropolitan Police last week. LAST UPDATE | 29 Apr KNEECAP HAVE HAD a gig in the UK cancelled following widespread…
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April 29, 2025