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Michael Conlan (16-1, 8 KOs) and Miguel Marriaga (30-5, 28 KOs) battle it out in the main event at SSE Arena Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday, August 6. The contest features two-time Irish Olympian and recent title challenger up against former three-time world title contender of Arjona, Colombia.…

B elfast’s Pride parade returns to the city on Saturday, with organisers promising the largest one the city has ever witnessed. The usually annual event, which was cancelled during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, is back on the streets for the first time in three years. The last time…

New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips (Getty Images) Glenn Phillips' unbeaten fifty led New Zealand to a 3-0 Twenty20 series whitewash of Ireland with a six-wicket win at the Stormont ground in Belfast on Friday. Daryl Mitchell weighed in with a useful 32-ball 48 before James Neesham struck 23 off just…

Ireland will look to win the T20 contest vs the Kiwis to at least finish with a win. It will be interesting to see Black Caps' approach in the game. Will they try and test their bench strength, giving the likes of Mark Chapman, Blair Tickner, Ben Sears, and Michael…

Thursday 14 July 2022 7:59 am Harland & Wolff was awarded a £55m contract by the MOD. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a £55m contract to a shipyard in Devon operated by Harland & Wolff, the Belfast group famous for building the Titanic.…

The scenes in parts of Northern Ireland during so-called celebrations for July 12th are akin to the Ku Klux Klan. That's according to commentator Joe Brolly, who speaking after an effigy of the region's First Minister-designate Michelle O'Neill was placed on a bonfire. The PSNI say they are aware of…

T he brother of a 13-year-old girl shot dead 50 years ago has said a date for an inquest would give his family hope. Margaret Gargan was one of five civilians killed in a shooting incident involving the Army on July 9 1972. The other four were Catholic priest Father…

A father-of-six who attacked his ex-partner as he believed she cast a voodoo spell on him which caused erectile dysfunction was jailed on Wednesday. As he imposed an eight-year sentence on Rotimi Adeyemo, Mr Justice Fowler revealed the sustained attack involved strangulation, kicks, punches and the use of a knife.…

Parents have told of their anger after a play park in Belfast was “destroyed” by graffiti and vandalism. he facility beside St Anne’s Cathedral on Donegall Street has been blighted by anti-social behaviour, but the latest incident — as the school holidays get underway — has left it “an eyesore”,…

The 27-year-old man was detained by police in the early hours of Saturday. Photograph: iStock A man has been arrested following two stabbing incidents in Belfast city centre. The 27-year-old was detained by police in the early hours of Saturday. The injuries received by both victims are not believed to…