Belfast

A JV of the Northern Irish firm Farrans and Madrid-based Sacyr has been appointed to deliver the main works for a £200m major transport hub in Belfast. The construction project will include building 26 bus stands and eight railway platforms. The client, Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure, confirmed that the…

Weekend grosses popped higher for Oscar Best Picture nominees led by Licorice Pizza, Belfast and Drive My Car. Warner Bros. hasn’t reported grosses for Dune but at circa $150K as per industry sources it’s quadruple last weekend on more screens. Licorice Pizza and Belfast also had a big jump in…

Tigers Bay in north Belfast, just north of Yorkgate railway station and east of Ardoyne, rarely gets good headlines. Decades of political neglect and, more recently, austerity have accelerated the flow of people from its once-crowded streets. The district is the fifth most deprived across more than 4,500 zones in…

Drugs worth £1.8 million (about €2.15 million) have been seized by police at Belfast Harbour. Detectives from the PSNI Organised Crime Unit conducted an operation at the harbour on Saturday morning. A lorry was stopped and searched, and approximately £1.8 million worth of cocaine and cannabis was seized. A man…

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Last year was a good year for all cinema lovers. While we still were stuck at home, glued to the screen, we got to make the best use of it. Many films were released online while some also made it to the theatres. Some made a huge impact, while some…

Construction activity in major regional cities grew in 2021 thanks to a boom in residential work. The Deloitte regional crane survey found that 72 construction projects were started in 2021 – up from 53 the year before – in Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. The survey counts residential schemes larger…

Belfast leads a strong UK showing for the 2022 Oscars, with seven nominations including best picture, best director for Kenneth Branagh, and supporting actor and actress for Ciaran Hands and Judi Dench respectively. It is Branagh’s eighth nomination and second in the best director category. He is also nominated for…

Sir Kenneth Branagh said “it’s a hell of a day for my family” as he was nominated for a string of Oscars for his autobiographical film Belfast, while British contenders Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman and Dame Judi Dench also picked up nods. Cumberbatch received a nod for his role as…

Sir Kenneth Branagh said it had been a “hell of a day” for his family after his semi-autobiographical film Belfast was handed seven nominations at the 94th Academy Awards. The director thanked Academy voters for the “generous recognition” and said his parents and grandparents would have been “overwhelmed” by the…