Belfast

A Co Kerry businessman has apologised in the High Court for his social media posts accusing prominent BBC Northern Ireland broadcaster Stephen Nolan of being “involved in sectarianism” and “inciting hatred and violence in Belfast”. Mr Nolan, of Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, brought defamation proceedings in 2021 against Eddie Barrett, of…

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A primary school in south Belfast has been closed due to an ongoing security alert. Finaghy Primary School remains closed this morning on the advice of the PSNI which has declared a security alert in the area. The PSNI has also cordoned off parts of the nearby Benmore area of…

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…

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)…

PSNI is appealing for witnesses to come forward. Belfast One of the men suffered serious injuries to his arm and hand. ARMED POLICE WERE dispatched to a knife fight in Belfast yesterday which led to the arrests of four men, the PSNI has confirmed. It had been reported that the…

He's called them "my enemy..." 08 · 05 · 2025 John Lydon has lashed out at Belfast group Kneecap. The Northern Irish trio have been a talking point of late, with their Coachella sets – and attendant support of the Palestinian cause – triggering a right wing backlash. Footage of…

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…

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…

Kneecap have apologised to the families of two former British MPs who were murdered in recent years and said they do not support Hamas or Hezbollah. This comes after videos from past gigs came to the attention of police and politicians . The Belfast rap group released a statement after…