Belfast

The PSNI are treating threatening graffiti targeting Tánaiste Leo Varadkar in the Belvoir area of south Belfast as a hate crime. Police say the graffiti, on a wall at Drumart Square, was written sometime between 6pm on Friday and 10am this morning. They have urged anyone with information about the incident…

Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams (****) Arlo Parks is the defiantly optimistic artist we need right now. Arriving during difficult times, the 20 year-old west London songwriter’s debut album is an elegy to hope, positive thinking and keeping going when it feels as if the odds are against you. …

A group of bikers assaulted two men after their car knocked into a motorbike and forced it off the road near Machadodorp.The occupants rushed to the Belfast police station for help but the bikers allegedly pursued them.At the police station, a bakkie allegedly knocked into a police officer before speeding…

The Wrap George Clooney Eyed to Star in ‘Buck Rogers’ Revival at LegendaryGeorge Clooney will executive produce a new television adaptation of “Buck Rogers” for Legendary, and it is Legendary’s intention for Clooney to star in the project, insiders with knowledge told TheWrap. Grant Heslov will also executive produce the…

Belfast-based indie rock trio Gnarkats have released The Dreamer EP. We asked them the BIG questions . . . Teaming up once again with producer and The Answer guitarist Paul Mahon, Louis Nelson (vocals, bass), Jordan Evans (guitar) and Stuart Robinson (drums, vocals) also shot a new video with Niall…

Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Even in her late-80s Mary Ann McCracken was a familiar sight at Belfast docks,…

Singer-songwriter Van Morrison is preparing to mount a legal challenge against a pandemic ban on live music. The celebrated musician from Belfast is set to commence judicial review proceedings against Stormont regulations that prohibit live music in indoor licensed venues in Northern Ireland. Hospitality and entertainment venues are currently closed as part of a six-week…

Belfast's health trust has cancelled all planned inpatient operations this week as hospital staff across the UK say they are being stretched to their limits. As of 4 January, there were 30,451 people in UK hospitals with coronavirus, much higher than the 12 April peak of 21,684. Health chiefs are urging…

Despite a 48-hour ban on flights from Britain to Ireland coming into effect from midnight on Sunday, passengers can still travel to the island of Ireland on one of 42 flights scheduled to arrive in Belfast and Derry on Monday. One flight arriving into Belfast from London this afternoon was…

Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Kenneth Branagh-directed feature drama Belfast. Written and directed by Oscar-nominee Branagh, the semi-autobiographical film charts a boy’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital. Cast includes Golden Globe-nominee Caitriona Balfe, Oscar winner Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciaran…