A ferry bound for Liverpool was forced to return to Belfast Port because a thieving passenger became “unruly”, the High Court has heard. Prosecutors said the crossing had to be aborted after Robert Smyth stole a bottle of whiskey from the onboard shop and then threatened staff.

The largest children’s arts festival in the UK and Ireland it will host over 100 events across multiple venues including The Lyric, The MAC, Belfast Cathedral, Culturlann MacAda

Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) attended Empire Street in Belfast and evacuated residents after finding an object believed to be an improvised grenade. The device was made safe and removed by ATO.

A suspicious object that sparked a security alert in south Belfast is believed to have been an improvised grenade, police have said.

A major search operation is underway at a property as part of a south Belfast security alert after a man was arrested following the discovery of a “suspicious object.”

Five houses in the Malone area of south Belfast are set for listed status, after city hall lent its support to the proposals. At a meeting of the Belfast City Council Planning Committee, elected representatives supported the listing of houses on Upper Malone Road, Notting Hill and Malone Hill Park.

Our intrepid readers have traveled the world this last year. They saw bears — the chubby ones of Fat Bear Week — at Alaska’s Brooks Falls, experienced the Northern Lights in Iceland’s Westfjords and learned to cook paella in Spain. And once they touched down back in California, they shared their tales and plenty of advice too.

The announcement comes just weeks after the statue of another iconic guitarist, Rory Gallagher, was unveiled in the city

A coastal city, Belfast is ideal for seafood lovers. Stop at local-favorite Mourne Seafood Bar – this Belfast city-center restaurant serves oysters, mussels and perfectly grilled fish paired with wine. The casual-yet-inviting ambiance makes it a favorite for all, so it’s the perfect place to meet and chat some Belfast lifers.

Surrounded by sporadic violence and growing danger, nine-year-old Buddy finds himself confronted with the ugly reality of sectarian conflict in 1960s Belfast. As the suffocating stranglehold of increasing turmoil tightens around his once-peaceful working-class neighbourhood,

John Toal introduces the Z.E.N. Trio in a programme of piano trios by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms from the Belfast International Arts Festival 2024, ahead of their 10th birth

The world’s largest youth movement, Scouts, has officially partnered with Speedy Hire, the UK’s leading provider of tools, equipment, and plant hire.