Belfast

A newly elected South Belfast MLA has described a difficult day for the SDLP. Matthew O’Toole was the final Assembly member to be elected at the Titanic Exhibition Centre late on Friday night. He said while it felt good to be elected, it had been a tough day for his…

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Media caption, A female candidate in the NI Assembly election has been assaulted while canvassing. A female candidate in the Northern Ireland Assembly election has been physically and verbally assaulted while canvassing, her party has said. Hannah Kenny, from People Before Profit, was subjected to sectarian and misogynistic abuse in…

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…