Belfast Telegraph

08/07/2024

From a well-known wine retailer in Co Down and a Ballycastle bakery, to boutiques, grocers and coffee specialists around the Republic, here are 100 independent shops that should be on your radar 👇

?From a gorgeous grocer in Co Galway and clothing boutiques in Dublin, to a wonderful wine retailer in Co Down, a Ballycastle bakery and a collectibles emporium in Belfast, these writers pick their favourite independent shops around the island.

08/07/2024

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Once described as ‘Fenian F**t’ he ended up with more unionist views, derided as ‘F**t the Brit’.

Who really was Gerry F**t and what is the story behind his political journey?

Gerry F**t was a giant of Northern Ireland politics, but he ended up in obscurity, sitting in the House of Lords as a baron.

08/07/2024

This Nigerian restaurant in south Belfast offers something a little different, writes our reviewer 🍴

Mama Bobo 407 Ormeau Rd, Belfast Tel: 07436 418993

08/07/2024

Police had received a report from the chairperson of the playgroup setting out how the treasurer had been “misappropriating funds”.

The former director of a Co Fermanagh playgroup who admitted charges of fraud and abusing his position has avoided prison.

08/07/2024

'I take Allister’s criticism on the chin. He was right. No one predicted a DUP loss in North Antrim, least of all Ian Paisley, who put on an ill-tempered performance at the count.'

It may have been a dull election campaign, but it was an explosive results night, one that was worth staying awake for. There were so many big stories that it is hard to know where to start.

08/07/2024

New Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has declined to state clearly whether he might call a border poll – while the SDLP has come out to say "we're not anywhere near" a referendum on Irish unity.

08/07/2024

Marking the victory of William of Orange over James II at the Battle of the Boyne, the Twelfth remains one of the largest regular cultural events in the UK.

The annual Twelfth of July celebrations are just days away, with thousands expected to turn out all across Northern Ireland to watch parades and attend events.

08/07/2024

Mickey Harte has stepped away just eight days after Derry's exit from the All-Ireland football championship to Kerry at the quarter-final stage.

Mickey Harte has parted company as manager of the Derry football team after just one year in charge.

08/07/2024

"Any house subject to racist graffiti in Northern Ireland is an insult to democracy."

A number of properties in Antrim have been daubed with racist graffiti including Neo-Nazi Combat 18 references and swastikas.

08/07/2024

A new 17-bed hotel has been opened after the redevelopment of a famous coastal establishment.

A new 17-bed hotel has been opened in Bushmills after the redevelopment of a famous Antrim coast establishment.

08/07/2024

The huge Hakvoort explorer, named ‘Scout’, is currently anchored close to the SSE Arena and Odyssey place in the city, and is the largest yacht ever made by the 100-year-old Dutch shipyard, Hakvoort.

A superyacht worth over £65m has returned to Belfast to dock in the city, a year after previously visiting Northern Ireland.

08/07/2024

“It’s going to be the biggest ever Wolfe Tones concert in West Belfast!”

The Wolfe Tones “farewell to west Belfast” gig this summer has officially sold out “in record time”, Féile an Phobail has confirmed.

08/07/2024

It comes after a number of other UK zoos have said they have experienced delays — some of which have taken up to two years — to transfer their animals to their European counterparts due to post-Brexit paperwork.

Belfast Zoo has played down reports of delays in transferring animals post-Brexit, insisting they haven’t experienced any delays in sending livestock to European zoos.

08/07/2024

"These people are plastic provos who wish they were living in years gone by."

A local Co Down councillor has condemned graffiti showing a “sectarian slogan” painted on a wall as flags were also removed close to a bonfire site.

08/07/2024

Sir Keir Starmer has met with Stormont First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at Stormont Castle on his first visit to Northern Ireland as Prime Minister.

Sir Keir Starmer has met Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly as he continues his tour of the UK.T...

08/07/2024

'Never again should Sinn Fein be under-estimated in the midst of a seemingly low-key, lacklustre election campaign.'

Never again should Sinn Fein be under-estimated in the midst of a seemingly low-key, lacklustre election campaign.

08/07/2024

A US TikToker has gone viral on social media after inadvertently being caught in the middle of an Orange Order parade

A US TikToker has gone viral on social media after inadvertently being caught in the middle of an Orange Order parade she thought was an “Irish parade” while visiting the Republic.

08/07/2024

A team of Clown Doctors is celebrating 20 years of administering the best medicine to sick children — and is now hoping to spread laughter into nursing homes.

08/07/2024

Sir Keir Starmer has met with First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at Stormont Castle this morning on his first visit to Northern Ireland as Prime Minister.

Speaking prior to his arrival, he said “stability and long-term certainty” would be at the centre of everything his government does in Northern Ireland.

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08/07/2024

Marion McClean and Sandie Stewart put their long service down to “lovely customers and great work colleagues”.

A successful sister act at a McDonald’s outlet in east Belfast have just notched up a staggering 30 years of service between them — and reckon they’ll still be under the golden arches when they retire.

08/07/2024

Mr Benn said Casement Park was “probably the most urgent issue” on his desk.

Casement Park in Belfast will be built “one way or another”, new Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has pledged.

08/07/2024

A notorious murderer who beat a vulnerable woman to a pulp before gluing her lips shut to suffocate her is back on the streets and working with unsuspecting members of the public.

08/07/2024

In one of the most shocking stories of the General Election, the North Antrim seat — held by a Paisley since 1970 — was won by the TUV leader.

Ian Paisley Jnr could be set to receive a £32,000 yearly pension after losing his Westminster seat to Jim Allister.

08/07/2024

A fake nun who has been filmed taking part in a loyalist band parade while shouting obscenities about the Pope is demanding a huge payout from the PSNI.

A bogus nun filmed participating in loyalist band parades has appeared in court demanding “£100m in damages” for being left lying in her own urine in a police cell.

08/07/2024

Caoimhe Green is set to take up the role this September and is expected to be one of Northern Ireland’s youngest principals.

A former pupil at Fermanagh Gaelscoil is set to return to the school — this time as the principal, at the age of just 25.

08/07/2024

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07/07/2024

“A man of great renown, a new TUV MP who's loyal to the crown.”

A TUV councillor has penned a song about the party’s leader following his success in the 2024 General Election.

A TUV councillor has penned a song about the party’s leader following his success in the 2024 General Election.

07/07/2024

It has taken 64 years, but Glenavon FC has finally fulfilled the first leg of its 1960/61 European Cup tie after the Cold War stopped the Irish League club from crossing the Iron Curtain.

07/07/2024

There are fears that a serial arsonist could be on the loose in Larne, with thousand of pounds in damage caused in the latest overnight attack in the Co Antrim town.

07/07/2024

Broadcaster Eamonn Holmes has said his aim is “to walk” again after battling several health issues over the past year.