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WEBA GROUP that campaigns for equal rights for Irish speakers in the North is considering legal action after Translink’s failure to erect bi-lingual signage at Belfast’s new £340 million transport hub. Belfast Grand Central Station is set to open on Sunday when buses currently operating from the Europa BusCentre relocate to the new facility ...
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WEBNorthern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) were called to the blaze at the 14-storey property around 5.30pm as the blaze swept through a number of floors in the building. The flats were evacuated with at least four people being treated by paramedics. A total of nine fire appliances attended the scene with 55 firefighters tackling the ...
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WEBGet kitted out for the global SPAR Craic 10K. THE Belfast St Patrick’s Day traditional curtain raiser is just over a month away and it is time to get kitted out for this year’s virtual event. Belfast Media is the home of news from North Belfast, South Belfast and West Belfast. Read all the latest Belfast news and views here.
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WEBTHE West Belfast Ireland Supporter’s Club is calling for a statue to be erected of Jack Charlton at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The 85 year-old, who passed away on Friday took charge of the Republic of Ireland national football team in February 1986, leading them to two successful European Championship qualifications and their first […]
Assembly vote to lower extend voting rights to 15 and 17-year-olds
WEB34 minutes ago · THE Assembly has passed a Sinn Féin motion to extend voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds. Speaking after the Assembly vote West Belfast MLA Danny Baker called on the British government to legislate or transfer powers to Belfast so Stormont can lower the voting age. “Extending the franchise to 16-year-olds would be positive democratically ...
Irish language horror Fréwaka opens Belfast Film Festival on …
WEB3 hours ago · HORROR: Clare Monnelly as Shoo in Fréwaka. BELFAST Film Festival returns for its 24th edition next month, opening with a Halloween night screening of Irish language horror Fréwaka. After receiving rave reviews at its world premiere in Switzerland this summer, the latest feature from the Belfast-based filmmaker Aislinn Clarke is …
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WEBTHE Irish government could be prepared to increase its financial commitment to rebuild Casement Park. Earlier this year the government pledged €50million to Casement, which is one of ten stadiums in Ireland and the UK due to hold the Euros in four years’ time. Last week new NI Secretary of State Hilary Benn said the rebuilding of Casement ...
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WEBSport. Read the latest sports news across Belfast and Northern Ireland here at Belfast Media, covering GAA news, rugby, boxing, soccer, basketball and martial arts.
Nadia learnt Irish in Belfast: TG4 tells Ukrainian woman's …
WEB1 day ago · A UKRAINIAN woman who learnt Irish by attending classes at the Cultúrlann on the Falls Road is the subject of a new documentary about her flight from war-torn Ukraine, and her family's new life in Ireland. For Nadia Dobrianska, a fluent Irish speaker, the decision to settle in Ireland made sense; but it has not been without consequence.
Families call for legacy body to be scrapped after Court of Appeal …
WEB3 days ago · On Friday morning, families gathered outside the law courts in Belfast ahead of the judgement. Following the ruling, Relatives for Justice called for the ICRIR to be scrapped. "We have consistently cautioned against the Legacy Act, which grants the Secretary of State excessive veto powers over the ICRIR’s functioning and disclosure.