Belfast

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…

KPMG is set to establish a new 'Centre of Excellence' in Belfast, creating 200 new jobs. The company is investing over €16m in the office, which it said will deliver digital consultancy services in the UK and here in Ireland. It said the centre will provide consultancy services in areas such as cyber security, artificial…

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Families of 48 people killed in nightclub fire 40 years ago have high hopes for new inquests Sat, Feb 13, 2021, 05:12Updated: Sun, Feb 14, 2021, 09:36 Video Images On the 40th anniversary of the Stardust nightclub fire, in which 48 people died and over 200 were badly injured, the…

A BANNER DEPICTING a threat against former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is being investigated by police as a hate crime. It appeared at the front railings of Belfast City Hall on Saturday. A solicitor acting for Mr Adams said an image on the banner “can only be construed as…

TechCrunch is embarking on a major project to survey the investors of Europe, and their cities. Our survey of Angels, accelerators, and VCs in Belfast and Northern Ireland will capture how things are faring, and what changes are being wrought amongst investors by the coronavirus pandemic. We’d like to know…