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- Drugs, dereliction and rough sleepers to greet 800,000 Fleadh visitors, Belfast business owner warns
Belfast is failing to put its best foot forward for the all-Ireland Fleadh, a city centre business owner has warned - with drugs, dereliction and rough sleepers set to greet 800,000 visitors expected next month.
Richard Evans, owner of The Pocket cafe, has accused Belfast City Council of “a total lack of planning, coordination, and action” in an open letter, warning that the state of the city centre “poses a serious risk to the reputation of Belfast and to the safety of those attending” the festival.
- Veteran republican Gerry Kelly will not contest next Stormont election
Veteran republican Gerry Kelly has revealed that he won’t stand in next year’s Stormont election.
Mr Kelly told The Irish News he “would remain an activist – just not a 24/7 activist”.
- A man who filmed a couple having sex in the same Tyrone Airbnb as him and shared it online has been jailed
A man who filmed a couple having sex in the same Airbnb as him and shared it online has been jailed.
Jack Galway (22), of Ballymiscaw Road, Holywood, Co Down, admitted two counts of misusing a communications network by sending messages with indecent or obscene content.
Police received a report of voyeurism by a woman who believed she had been covertly recorded while engaging in an intimate act with her partner without their consent.
It transpired the video was subsequently circulated on social media platforms by Galway.
- Man appears in court charged with the murder of Stephen Holmes in Strabane
A Strabane man appeared in court to deny murdering father-of-two Stephen Holmes.
Mr Holmes (31) died in hospital in February last year following an assault in a house in the Beechmount Village area of Strabane.
The man accused of his murder appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday.
Entertainment
- Northern Irish fashion designer Jonathan Anderson brings Dior collection to Dublin
Internationally acclaimed fashion designer Jonathan Anderson will be returning to Ireland this December for Dior’s pre-fall show.
The luxury French fashion brand – helmed by the Magherafelt-born designer – plans to show its pre-fall 2027 collection in the Old Library of Trinity College in Dublin on December 4.
- Lily Allen’s life and career to be subject of feature-length documentary
The retrospective film will chart the singer’s journey from being the “Queen of MySpace” during her rise to fame to her life and career today.
The documentary, which will feature interviews with people close to the 41-year-old, will be directed by Mat Whitecross and launch on Prime Video in 2027.
Sport
- Inside Kerry’s All-Ireland final squad: Meet the Kingdom players chasing Sam
Cahair O’Kane drills into the careers - playing and otherwise - of the Kerry squad ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final against mayo.
The Kingdom are going for their 40th Sam, and back-to-back titles.
- ‘I was gutted - absolutely gutted’: Nicole Clyde out to bury memories of Birmingham
Nicole Clyde knows about the luck of the draw better than most – because, in Birmingham, she got none.
The Antrim woman was excited for her first shot at the Commonwealth Games four years ago, and the fulfilment of a long-held dream.
It became more like a nightmare before a punch had been thrown, however, as the 19-year-old – still finding her feet at elite level – was paired with Nitu Ghangas in the quarter-final.
