Northern Ireland

Ciaran Dallat, from nearby Bella Jo Interiors, said it was “quite shocking” to see the rubble on Thursday morning. Dallat said it was “sad to see a historic building go”, but added that it had “really become an eye-sore”. Speaking on Thursday, Sinn Féin councillor Cara McShane believes there may …

NIEA said the council had “advised that no further action was required from NIEA, as arrangements had been made for a contractor to undertake remediation works”. “The management of annual bonfires is recognised as a challenging and complex issue which requires a range of agreed multi-agency preventative and, where appropriate, …

However, he said he had been particularly concerned about Brown’s threat to burn down the Acsoni building – because it was also occupied by a south Belfast charity that supports young children and mothers. “If he had damaged the building, he would have impacted the residents of south Belfast, of …

Workers at one of Northern Ireland’s leading building supplies firms have said they will continue a strike until agreement is reached on a new pay deal. About 40 staff at Haldane Fisher’s Carnbane site, near Newry, County Down, have been on strike for five weeks. Unite the Union, who represent …

There are four deals: Belfast City region, Derry City and Strabane, Mid South West region and Causeway Coast and Glens. The Belfast deal was first announced in 2019 and was formally signed off in December 2021. Only it has projects which are actually operational, while the Mid South West (MSW) …

Speaking on Thursday following the release of the revised mental health guidance, Mr Little said McEntee was “put in prison” because of the “mental health safety net in in 2017”. However, he said the guidance is the “first major step forward”. “This is the first major implementation of recommendations from …

In east Belfast, the cost of boarding up windows at Tullycarnet Library, which is close to a bonfire, is not yet known. Libraries NI has confirmed that similar “precautionary works” two years ago cost £5,700. The work is paid for by Libraries NI. Dr Jonny Byrne from Ulster University has …

Jim Gamble, who formally headed up the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, has been commissioned to lead an independent review for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) over Jeffrey Donaldson’s actions. It follows a crisis sparked after the former DUP leader’s conviction for child sex offences last month. Earlier …

At a hearing in January last year, a judge acknowledged the site was dangerous. The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS), which campaigns to protect and preserve historic buildings, had opposed plans to demolish the building and called for the owners to repair it, instead. In April, a family living next …

Police have been asked to act over a replica of a mosque on top of a bonfire in County Tyrone. The bonfire, in Moygashel, has featured other controversial displays in the past. Patrick Corrigan from Amnesty International called it “a blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred and intimidate local …

A number of people have been moved from their homes due to a security alert at Roosevelt Street in south Belfast. Several items have been recovered after a search of a property during the early hours of Thursday morning and have been removed for further examination. Residents in Iverna Street …

A number of people have been moved from their homes due to a security alert at Roosevelt Street in south Belfast. Several items have been recovered after a search of a property during the early hours of Thursday morning and have been removed for further examination. Residents in Iverna Street …

Biausque said the process is entirely anonymous. “You don’t have to leave your name or anything, unless you want to.” The project will run throughout the seasons and there are options on the page to record what else you notice. “If you’re coming in the winter and you can see …

The leaders of Northern Ireland’s five universities and university colleges have previously called for tuition fees to rise by more than £1,000 a year. In 2025, they wrote to the leaders of the five main parties asking for tuition fees to rise to almost £6,000 a year. Economy Minister Caoimhe …

Plans for a new teaching and student centre at the Ulster University (UU) campus in Londonderry have been approved by councillors in the city. The state-of-the art-centre is being funded by the Irish government’s Shared Island Fund. It will see the construction of a new multi-storey teaching building at the …

The Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said his recent engagement with familes was the first in a series of meetings. BBC News

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said that on Tuesday night “officers attended and one youth was removed from the area and returned home due to his behaviour”. Ch Insp Gibson added that they want to “reassure the local community” that the PSNI take “all reports of disruptive and …

The Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has claimed that £60m has been saved in the past year from benefit fraud. Last February, Lyons had said that those convicted of benefit fraud would be publicly identified as part of a “zero-tolerance approach”. He said that as result of the work that has …

A man charged with a serious knife attack in north Belfast has been told by a judge that he faces serious charges and that he should seek legal representation. Hadi Alodid, 30, of Duncairn Avenue in the north of the city, was charged last month with attempted murder over a …

A man who killed a work colleague by twice driving over him in a telehandler at a biomass facility has been handed a sentence of three years and four months. Ian McCollum, aged 52, was delivering a load to the McKinstry Biomass plant in Carnbane Industrial Estate in Newry when …