Belfast

Belfast hasn’t had much to shout about in recent months. A mutual lack of dopamine from the ‘no dancing’ restrictions has been felt with the rest of the United Kingdom but, unlike its neighbouring countries, Northern Ireland has experienced a complete blanket ban on live music since the end of…

Northern Ireland came up short in their bid to qualify for Euro 2020 as Michal Duris' strike in extra time booked Slovakia's place at next summer's tournament. The hosts started brightly but were undone when Jonny Evans failed to control George Saville's header downwards, allowing Juraj Kucka to put the…

The police in Northern Ireland have issued 40 fines at a house party in south Belfast which breached the coronavirus regulations. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said that 19 people had locked themselves in a bedroom and refused to come out, and another two people were found hiding…

The Northern Ireland Executive is to meet tomorrow to discuss the lifting of some coronavirus restrictions, Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said. The current measures are due to be lifted on Friday, but public health chiefs advised that bars and restaurants should remain closed for a further two weeks. Ms…

Updated / Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 21:31 Tommy McCarthy could enter the conversation at world level after becoming European champion Belfast cruiserweight Tommy McCarthy reached a new height in his career tonight as he became EBU European champion by beating Bilal Laggoune in London. McCarthy won by majority decision, 116-112,…

There's something truly engaging about Thom Southern's songwriting. A musician with a gilded touch, this Belfast-born, Liverpool-based artist drapes his every utterance in something melodic. New single 'Perfect Someone' taps into those shoegaze influences, and from the opening note you feel it's going to be something special, a sugar-coated dream…

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating after a man was shot in the leg in west Belfast in what has been described as a “paramilitary-style assault”. The man, who is in his 40s, was hospitalised after he was brought into an alleyway at the Creeslough Walk area of west Belfast…

Digital artist Dervla Hillan plunges into a technicolor ravescape of undulating organisms and virtual architecture. While Belfast producer Liam McCartan, aka Son Zept, may draw his influences from the rich history of the hardcore continuum, his intricate, genre-exploding club constructions transport the listener so far past his house, techno and…

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Northern Ireland's Secretary of State has pledged to take a decision on whether to order a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane by the end of November, the High Court in Belfast heard today. Counsel for Brandon Lewis gave the commitment and offered an apology for the time taken to reach…