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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 he ...

15 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Tea dances and street parties as Northern Ireland continues Jubilee celebrations

There were old-time waltzes and street parties in the sun as Northern Ireland continued to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The second day of festivities to mark 70 years since the Queen’s reign began included tea dances at Belfast City Hall ...

03 Jun 2022 at 18:31

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 predicted to council and Housing ...

25 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Hundreds gather in Belfast to denounce invasion of Ukraine

Hundreds of people have protested in Belfast at the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian nationals were among the crowd that gathered outside City Hall for the demonstration and vigil on Friday evening. Placards ...

25 Feb 2022 at 22:25

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 location in ...

02 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Northern Ireland

Covid threat has not disappeared, chief medical officer warns

The threat from Covid-19 has diminished but has not disappeared, chief medical officer Sir Michael McBride has said. He was speaking on the National Day of Reflection, marking the second anniversary of the first lockdown. To mark ...

23 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Belfast protest calls for ban on conversion therapy for transgender people

More than 200 people gathered in the centre of Belfast to call for the inclusion of transgender people in a ban on conversion therapy. Protesters carried placards which read ‘Ulster says no to transphobia’ and chanted: “Boris ...

10 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Local News

Keynote speaker at the annual Drumboe Martyrs Commemoration announced

Sinn Féín North Belfast MP John Finucane will be the keynote speaker at the annual Drumboe Martyrs Commemoration on Easter Sunday in Stranorlar. The parade will leave from Johnston’s Corner (McClay's Corner) in Stranorlar at ...

11 Apr 2022 at 12:33

Northern Ireland

New Lord Mayor wants to celebrate diversity of Belfast during year in office

Belfast’s new Lord Mayor has said she wants to celebrate the diversity of the city during her year in office. Sinn Fein councillor Tina Black, 45, was installed as the new Lord Mayor at a meeting of Belfast City Council on ...

01 Jun 2022 at 19:23

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 ...

01 Jun 2022 at 23:30

Derry News

Derry son donates kidney and gives his father the gift of life

Derry man, Gerald Harkin, donated a kidney to his father three weeks ago, giving his father, Neil Kevin Harkin, the gift of life and preventing dialysis for the rest of his life. In 2006, Gerald's dad, Kevin, started to ...

01 Feb 2022 at 19:33

Union Flag will not fly over Belfast City Hall on Prince Andrew’s birthday

Belfast City Council have confirmed that the Union Flag will not fly over city hall to mark the Duke of York’s birthday later this month. The decision was ratified at a meeting of the council on Tuesday after ...

01 Feb 2022 at 20:55

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