WATERFRONT Hall has announced a new partnership with Conlan Sports that will see a programme of three live-streamed and televised professional boxing events staged at the iconic venue during 2026.
30,000 journeys took place on late-night festive train and bus services, Translink have confirmed. Bus services in Belfast accounted for 7,000 of these journeys. The pilot scheme was introduced in December to increase the use of public transport. Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins and Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald secured funding from the Executive and Belfast City Council to extend the service.
NORTH Belfast MP John Finucane has attended a reception in Westminster in honour of students who were evacuated from Gaza earlier this year to take up scholarships and pursue university education abroad, including a number now studying in the North.
A TOTAL of 55 fines have been issued for dog fouling in Belfast over the last five years – at a cost of over £2,000, new figures reveal. Waste management provider LSS sent Belfast City Council an FOI request to find out how many fixed penalty notices were handed out. The data revealed that 55 fixed penalty notices were issued, with fines totalling to £2,330. The figures cover April 2020 to March 2025.
IT has been over 200 days since Antrim's footballers dusted off their boots to compete in a Gaelic football game, but that long-awaited return ends as they compete for McKenna Cup glory this winter.
