Belfast

F resh inquests into the fatal shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in 1971 came following two decades of campaigning by the bereaved families. They contend the deaths in the Ballymurphy area were never thoroughly investigated. One woman and nine men were killed in five separate incidents between August…

A mother of eight and a Catholic priest were among ten people fatally wounded in disputed shootings involving the army in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast between August 9-11 1971. The scenes came at a chaotic time across Northern Ireland following the controversial decision to implement internment without trial in…

F indings will be published later following fresh inquests into the fatal shooting of 10 people in disputed circumstances involving the Army in west Belfast 50 years ago. A mother of eight and a Catholic priest were among those who died in August 1971 in events which have become known…

Updated / Monday, 10 May 2021 20:43 Dundalk have cancelled Tuesday's training session and ordered Covid-19 tests for the players following a team outing to Belfast on Saturday. Pictures showing several of the Lilywhites squad emerged on Sunday night with the players subsequently sent home from training on Monday. While…

Hollywood star Sharon Stone has described her trip to Belfast before the pandemic as "a joy" though she added that "some things broke my heart" while learning more about the Troubles. Stone joined Ryan Tubridy via video link on Friday night's Late Late Show and the star, who says she…

We spoke to Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, who is the minister of justice in the Northern Ireland Executive. Share on FacebookShare Share on TwitterTweet Share on WhatsAppSend Share on WhatsAppSend Share on WhatsAppEmail Read More

We spoke to Lord Dodds of the Democratic Unionist Party who used to represent North Belfast in the House of Commons – where a lot of the trouble in recent days has been centred. We began by asking him for his own thoughts about Prince Philip. Read More

Buzz 02 May 2021 09:20 PM Mumbai MUMBAI: Actress Kelly Macdonald, who plays the role of DCI Joanne Davidson in season six of "Line Of Duty", had to stop binge-watching the initial seasons as she found it intimidating. "I wasn't going to turn up I think in Belfast if I…

Michael Conlan’s junior featherweight debut was a little tougher than expected, but the Belfast native pulled through. Conlan edged Ionut Baluta by majority decision (114-114, 115-114 and 117-112) to win the WBO International junior featherweight belt on April 30 in London, formally announcing his intentions as a world title challenger…

A majority decision win for ConlanMichael Conlan has beaten Ionut Baluta tonight in london to earn himself a potential world title fight. The Belfast boxer was pushed to the limit against a tough opponent as he relied on his class and quality to counter Baluta's work rate and quantity of…