Belfast

As a teenager growing up in north Belfast during the Troubles, Martina O’Toole knew which streets were safe to walk down and which she had to avoid. “It was just kind of normal,” she said. “You just stuck to your own area.” She grew up in Ardoyne, a predominantly working-class…

Unionists had feared "the south" had designs on the north since the Treaty was signed in 1921. This distrust led to serious tension during the lead up to the Belfast Agreement, as Marie Coleman explains The north-south dimension (known as Strand 2) to the 1998 Belfast Good Friday Agreement is…

A man wanted by the Garda on suspicion of rape was arrested by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) at Belfast International Airport on Thursday. The PSNI’s international policing unit arrested the 31-year-old who earlier failed to appear before court. PSNI chief inspector Fox said: “The man was identified…

US President Joe Biden is set to begin a five-day visit to the island of Ireland in Belfast on 11 April. He will arrive in Dublin the following day and will depart on 15 April. During his visit, Mr Biden will meet President Michael D Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin.…

The Bulls went down fighting against Ulster in their United Rugby Championship clash at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday, going down 32-23 in a gripping round 16 fixture. The first half was a ding-dong battle as both sides threw everything at one another, but the Bulls had the…

Belfast Star coach Adrian Fulton aims to book his side’s ticket to the Super League decider in today’s semi-final before jetting off tomorrow to America, where son CJ will go under the knife. he 20-year-old will undergo treatment on Tuesday for a partially collapsed lung, picked up while playing for…

IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto Lopez has a date for his first title defense set for Saturday, May 27 when he faces Michael Conlan at The SSE Arena in Belfast. The pair squares off in the scheduled for 12 rounds world championship bout live on BT Sport in the UK…

Past the red carpet, next to the main reception, a door opens at Belfast’s prestigious Europa Hotel. Van Morrison exits the lift and a 70-year-old lady’s day has been made. “My two sons won’t believe I’ve shared a lift with Van the man,” she tells me in a friendly Scouse…

A 46-year-old woman has appeared at Belfast Crown Court where she denied sexual offences against a teenage boy. Isobel Murphy was told she will stand trial next month on a total of six charges involving a 14-year-old male. Read More

A local drama group in south Belfast turned its weekly meeting into a celebration after the success of member James Martin at the Oscars. The star of An Irish Goodbye has become the first person with Down’s syndrome to win at the Academy Awards. While Martin celebrated in LA, Babosh…