Belfast

A 40-year old man who cycled round Belfast stabbing random women because he had been slighted by a female earlier that day was handed a sentence totalling 12 years on Thursday . A total of six women were attacked by Dermott McIlveen in October 2020 in what Judge Patrick Kinney…

A crime gang trafficked more than 40 Syrian migrants into Great Britain via Dublin and Belfast in less than a month, the high court in Belfast heard on Monday. Prosecutors said the group supplied identity documents, booked flights and hotels and travel, and even provided Covid certification paperwork as part…

Actor Will Smith won a Best Actor Oscar on Sunday, just minutes after rushing onto the stage and hitting comedian Chris Rock in the face. Smith, who won the best actor gong for his role in biopic King Richard, was reacting to a joke Rock had aimed towards Smith's wife, Jada…

Sian Heder’s CODA, story of a deaf fishing family from Massachusetts, has come from behind to win best picture at an uncomfortable Academy Awards ceremony that will be forever remembered for an extraordinary, shocking confrontation between Will Smith and Chris Rock. Kenneth Branagh took best original screenplay for his work…

The young boy stares up at his father on the social club stage. Crooning along to ‘Everlasting Love’ in his shirtsleeves and tie, the man looks for all the world like a matinee idol. (That he’s played by Jamie Dornan doesn’t hurt.) Meanwhile, on the dance floor, the boy’s mother…

It was the star's first Oscar, following eight past nominations Kenneth Branagh accepts the Writing (Original Screenplay) award for Belfast onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards. Picture: Getty Mon, 28 Mar, 2022 - 05:13 Branagh took the award for best original screenplay for Belfast, his autobiographical coming-of-age film set…

Two people are in custody as police investigate a security alert and hijacking in Belfast which led to Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney being evacuated from a peace event. A 41-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were arrested on Sunday following the incident, which is being linked to the UVF.…

Sir Kenneth Branagh struggled to get financing for 'Belfast'. The 61-year-old director's latest project - which is based on his own childhood experiences of fleeing Northern Ireland to the UK in 1970 when the Troubles started - has been a huge success and is nominated for the prestigious Best Picture…

A 38-year old woman and a 41-year-old man have been arrested as police investigate the security alert which led to Ireland's foreign minister being evacuated at a peace event in Belfast. Simon Coveney, was taken off stage mid-speech last Friday after a van was reportedly hijacked and driven to the…

Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh is back in the awards race with his new drama “Belfast,” and the film is drawing further interest based on its six Oscar nominations — including Best Picture. Based partly on Branagh’s experience as a child growing up in Northern Ireland, “Belfast” has been drawing critical raves…