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Long installed as new Belfast Lord Mayor – for three weeks

Alliance Party councillor Michael Long has been installed as the new Lord Mayor of Belfast. However Mr Long, the husband of party leader Naomi Long, will only hold the position for three weeks. He took up the role at Monday’s monthly meeting of the ...

09 May 2022 at 20:55

Northern Ireland

More still needs to be done to tackle homophobia, says new Green Party NI leader

More needs to be done to eradicate homophobia in Northern Ireland, the new leader of the Green Party in the region has said. Mal O’Hara is the first gay leader of a major political party in the region. Before becoming a politician, Mr O’Hara said ...

15 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Former Belfast council chief ‘delighted’ with OBE honour

A former environmental health officer who rose through the ranks to become Belfast City Council’s first female chief executive has been made an OBE. Suzanne Wylie, who recently ended a three-decade career at Belfast City Hall to become CEO of ...

01 Jun 2022 at 23:30

Polls close in local elections

Polls have now closed in the Northern Ireland local elections. Counting across 11 sites will begin on Friday and is expected to continue into Saturday. Ballots cast on Thursday will elect 462 councillors across the 11 councils in Northern ...

18 May 2023 at 22:03

Northern Ireland

‘Embarrassing episode’ for Belfast City Council as typos spotted on new signs

An “embarrassing episode” for Belfast City Council has been blasted after spelling errors were spotted on new Irish-language street signs. The signs are being replaced after mistakes were seen in streets across the city, including La ...

17 Oct 2023 at 15:12

Northern Ireland

Historic Sugarhouse Entry in Belfast reopens after more than half a century

One of Belfast city centre’s oldest and most historically significant entries, Sugarhouse, has reopened to the public after more than 50 years. Named because it was the site of one of the city’s two sugar refineries, Sugarhouse ...

05 Aug 2024 at 15:27

Council agrees to overrule 15 age rating for new Batman movie

Children under the age of 15 who are accompanied by their parents will be able to watch the new Batman movie in Belfast after the city council overruled the age rating given to the movie. It means Belfast will be the only ...

02 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Disruption to council and school services as Unite workers strike over pay

Up to two weeks of strike action by council and Housing Executive workers began on Monday in Northern Ireland. Unite members in local councils across Northern Ireland began their strike on Monday, with disruption ...

25 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Northern Ireland

Belfast residents facing district rates increase of almost 8%

Belfast City Council has agreed an increase in the district rate of almost 8%. Emmett McDonough-Brown, chair of the council’s Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, said the increase of 7.99% agreed on ...

01 Feb 2023 at 21:27

Northern Ireland

Donaldson condemns ‘thuggery’ after DUP council candidate receives death threat

The DUP has said that one of its candidates in the local government elections has received a death threat. The party said Darren Leighton, a candidate for Belfast City Council in the May 18 poll, was ...

05 May 2023 at 13:34

Northern Ireland

More than 200 council vehicles now running on vegetable oil

More than 200 of Belfast City Council’s fleet vehicles are now running on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) rather than diesel. Elected members approved the fuel switch last December after a trial on ...

26 Sept 2023 at 16:21

Cinema chain launches bid to overturn 15 rating for The Batman

A cinema chain owner has launched a bid to overturn the 15 age rating for the new Batman movie. Michael McAdam, managing director of the Movie House chain in Northern Ireland, said cinema staff had ...

16 Feb 2022 at 12:26

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