Belfast

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…

Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of Dublin criminal Robbie Lawlor. Adrian Holland (37), from Woodleigh Terrace in Derry, and Patrick Francis Teer (45), from Thornberry Hill in Belfast, appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Friday. They are both charged with the murder of Lawlor (36),…

Updated / Tuesday, 8 Dec 2020 17:33 Robbie Lawlor was shot dead in north Belfast in April A 45-year-old man has been arrested in connection with murder of Robbie Lawlor in north Belfast in April. The 36-year-old, who was originally from Dublin, was shot dead outside a house on Etna…

The scheduled for December 19 KICKmas 2020 has been cancelled. The event was due to take place at Stormont Hotel in Belfast, featuring a trio of Northern Ireland’s rising stars – Grace Goody, Jay Snoddon and James Braniff, as they would take on international opponents in WKN title bouts. The…

The first concept art for HBO’s upcoming “Game of Thrones” prequel series, “House of the Dragon,” was revealed by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Thursday, giving fans their first look at the fire-breathing stars of the show. The images, which you can see below, were shared by Kilar at the very…