Belfast

Belfast Banter was yet another winner for Ireland when springing a 33-1 surprise for County Kildare trainer in the McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham. Ridden by Kevin Sexton, who has having his first Festival winner, the six-year-old came with a terrific run after jumping the last in fourth…

People holding St Patrick's Day parties at the Botanic Gardens in Belfast have been cleared from the area. PSNI assistant chief constable Alan Todd said officers would take "operational action" at the location. Officers present in the park formed a line and walked across it, funnelling those gathered towards the exits. An…

Updated / Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 23:25 The graffiti was on a wall at the junction of the Newtownards Road and Belvoir Street in the city Police in Northern Ireland are investigating the latest graffiti threat against Leo Varadkar in Belfast.  The Tánaiste's address was daubed on a wall at…

Europe's leading human rights body is to re-open its examination of the case of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. In November last year the British government again ruled out an immediate pubic inquiry into one of the most controversial killings of the Troubles. The 39-year-old was shot 14 times by…

Updated / Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 22:42 The Green Army are taking on the highly rated Team GB ahead of this summer's Tokyo Games Ireland have named a much-changed squad for this weekend's SoftCo Series against Great Britain, which takes place at Queen's University in Belfast. Zoe Wilson is ruled out…

Boris Johnson’s plan for a tunnel or bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland has been dismissed as a “vanity project” by the Scottish transport secretary. SNP MSP Michael Matheson aid the Scottish government already had its own “robust process” for considering future transport infrastructure projects. He claimed the recently announced…

A large crowd has gathered on Belfast’s Shankill Road to celebrate Rangers winning the Scottish Premiership on Sunday evening. The fans came out despite a ban on public gatherings under coronavirus restrictions to mark the Glasgow side’s first title in a decade. Another gathering of fans took place in Galsgow’s…

Ulster 19 Leinster 38 An anti-climactic occasion to seal the anti-climactic finale to the Conference campaigns. Leinster sealed their place in the final on March 27th, where they’ll assuredly face Munster, after this bonus point win over their nearest challengers and neighbours. A fast-paced opening half-hour had defied another fanless…

Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “The Outfit,” a crime film that will star Mark Rylance, Dylan O’Brien, Zoey Deutch and Johnny Flynn. Graham Moore, who wrote the Oscar-nominated film “The Imitation Game,” will make his directorial debut on the drama based on a screenplay he co-wrote with…

The judicial review proceedings will argue that the new checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland were imposed without the consent of the public. Ms Foster is joined by DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds, the party's Westminster leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and chief whip Sammy Wilson, as…