Belfast

Contractor Watkin Jones has been given the green light to proceed with a 397-student housing scheme in London and a 778-home plot in Belfast. The London scheme (pictured), located in Stratford, will include 397 student rooms and about 22,000 square feet of workspace for local businesses. Known as Grove Crescent,…

COST OF LIVING and health. These were the two most prominent issues raised on the doors of South Belfast yesterday to campaigning politicians aiming to return to the Stormont Assembly in early May. With bills across Northern Ireland rising, there were calls for politicians to do more to tackle the…

Alyson Nelson (64) found stabbed at property in Victoria Avenue area of Whitehead on Sunday The man (66) will appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA A man will appear in court on Wednesday charged with the murder of a woman in Co Antrim. Alyson Nelson (64)…

Irish music is going through a golden phase right now. Artists on both sides of the border are asserting their identities, adding a fresh spin to some vital sounds. In particular, Irish club sounds are gaining international prominence, and Belfast's AVA Festival - returning for its seventh year this summer…

POLICE INVESTIGATING A security alert which led to Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney being evacuated from a peace event have carried out a search of a house in Belfast. Officers have also arrested a 33-year-old man under the Terrorism Act over the incident. A PSNI spokesman said detectives searched a…

Here are the top stories from across Independent.ie this evening. Fraudster Catriona Carey charged with driving without insurance or licence Catriona Carey, the former Irish hockey player embroiled in an alleged mortgage scam that may have affected at least 30 people, has had two motoring prosecutions against her adjourned to…

Irish boxing legend John McNally has died.  The West Belfast native blazed a trail for a succession of boxing greats, by winning Ireland's first ever Olympic medal in the sport. At the Helsinki Games of 1952, McNally made it to the final of the bantamweight division where he was ultimately…

On his recent visit to the city Alister Jack met businesses to talk about improving transport links between Northern Ireland and the rest of United Kingdom. On board the Stena Line Belfast - Cairnryan ferry On a two-day trip , Mr Jack met Stena Line, logistics companies, transport firms, and…

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he “didn’t think twice” about attending an event in Derry a week on from a bomb hoax aimed at Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney in Belfast. However, Mr Martin declined to be drawn on whether security measures have been stepped up since a security…

Dermott McIlveen randomly stabbed six women in Belfast as he cycled past them in what a judge called a "violent rampage" following a date where he was stood up and felt humiliated Dermott McIlveen stabbed six women in a "violent rampage" (Image: Police handout) A man who went on a…