Belfast

Twenty weeks to the day after Flybe collapsed, the airport worst hit by the collapse has announced that six vacant routes are to be filled by the autumn. Britain’s biggest regional airline failed in the early hours of 5 March 2020, as the coronavirus crisis was starting to affect aviation.…

Aer Lingus and Stobart Air are to operate six new routes from Belfast City Airport.They will fly to Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds-Bradford and Exeter.The new services will start on a phased basis from August.Belfast City's chief executive Brian Ambrose said the airport is "delighted Aer Lingus is to…

Donegal native, Belfast-based musician Joel Harkin has released his new single, Vada. We asked him the BIG questions . . .  Harkin recently released his debut album Never Happy and played Other Voices Mayo and Output Belfast last February. He has also supported Junior Brother, Joshua Burnside and Kitt Phillipa.  His…

The health spokesperson for Northern Ireland's Alliance Party has cancelled a family holiday in Italy after criticism of the trip. Paula Bradshaw, MLA for South Belfast, had earlier defended the scheduled holiday, despite public health guidance advising against non-essential travel. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland today, Ms Bradshaw criticised travel…

Queen's University in Belfast is chartering a plane to take hundreds of students directly from China to Northern Ireland. It says the move is aimed at reassuring students worried about flying due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 23,000 students attend Queens, with around 1,200 from China. International students are…

Belfast City Council has apologised to eight families who were not allowed to attend the cremation of their loved ones on the same day 30 people were present at the cremation of the former IRA member Bobby Storey. The council said it was an “error of judgement” and it was…

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The funeral of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe, who was found dead in Belfast after a six-day search, has heard he was "a beautiful soul ... who was just full of the joy of living". In compliance with social distancing measures, only a small number of immediate family members and friends walked…

Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill has defended her attendance at the funeral of veteran republican Bobby Storey in Belfast yesterday. The Deputy First Minister, who is also Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland, said she believed her actions were within public health guidelines and regulations linked to the pandemic emergency. Answering…

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