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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…
bubmag
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…
bubmag
April 29, 2025
Kneecap investigation by British police ‘feeds a narrative of victimhood’ Belfast

Kneecap investigation by British police ‘feeds a narrative of victimhood’

An investigation by British police into Kneecap “just feeds a narrative of victimhood”, a former Ireland rugby player and Tory politician has said.  The West Belfast rappers are under investigation by the Metropolitan Police after footage emerged of one of the band’s gigs in which someone appears to tell the…
bubmag
April 28, 2025