Belfast

There have been 669 further cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.  There has also been one further death reported, taking the number of people with Covid-19 who have died there to 585. Cases of Covid-19 have been rising rapidly in Northern Ireland in recent…

Queen’s University Belfast for the second time in two weeks has chartered a Qatar Airways plane to bring hundreds of Chinese students to Belfast. On Saturday about 400 new and returning Queen’s University students were flown into Northern Ireland from Beijing by Boeing 777 to begin the college term. Two…

A mere seven and a half months on from tying their previous mark, Ulster opened up their 2020/21 Guinness PRO14 campaign by setting a new unbeaten record at Kingspan Stadium in the pro era, their 35-24 win over Benetton representing the province’s 22nd straight game without defeat in Belfast. he…

Bus Éireann has said that its Expressway service from Dublin to Belfast will be suspended indefinitely from November. The route was among a number which the State-owned transport company said earlier this week it would cease to operate due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister for Transport…

Belfast driver Charlie Eastwood says it was a dream come true to win at Le Mans in just his third year in endurance racing. On Sunday, Eastwood led the TF Sport team Aston Martin Vantage AMR to victory in the LMGTE AM class in the world famous race in France, beating the Porsche…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Simon Jenkins in The Guardianon misplaced prioritiesHitachi failed its nuclear test. If only it had the vanity of HS2“What has been intriguing about HS2, like Hinkley Point, is its…

US president Donald Trump’s special envoy to Northern Ireland, Mick Mulvaney, has warned against creating a “hard border by accident” on the island of Ireland. British prime minister Boris Johnson is proposing new legislation that would break the Northern Ireland protocol of the Brexit divorce treaty that seeks to avoid…

Coleraine missed out on a place in third round qualifiers of the Europa League after going down 3-0 on penalties to Motherwell at The Showgrounds. Callum Lang and Tony Watt put the Scottish visitors 2-0 up, but two penalties from Ben Doherty and a red card for Well's Bevis Mugabi…

Carl Frampton's ex-trainer Shane McGuigan allegedly told a boxing associate that he was "finished" and had only one fight left in him, the High Court in Belfast was told today. A judge also heard the atmosphere between the former world champion and his coach and manager Barry McGuigan in their final…

Boxer Carl Frampton is facing total claims for nearly £4 million over his split from ex-manager and mentor Barry McGuigan, the High Court in Belfast heard today. The scale of the counter-lawsuit against the former world champion emerged as he completed his evidence in the high-stakes legal battle. A judge…