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  • Friday, 21 January, 2022
    How To Spend It In...
    Jamie Dornan’s guide to Belfast

    The actor shares his favourite hangouts in his old hometown

  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    ReviewFilm
    Belfast — Kenneth Branagh’s ode to childhood innocence

    Sweetness and terror coexist in this story about a family in troubled 1960s Northern Ireland

  • Friday, 12 November, 2021
    News in-depthNorthern Ireland
    Belfast festival shines light on Northern Ireland’s thriving film industry

    Success of ‘Game of Thrones’ attracts foreign productions and stimulates local talent as well as bringing tourists to region

  • Friday, 8 October, 2021
    Brexit
    Brussels offers to scrap many N Ireland border controls to ease tensions

    Food products would be labelled ‘UK only’ and not cross to Ireland, but offer falls short of demands

  • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Belfast becomes UK’s most Covid-infected city

    Large gatherings and vaccine hesitancy contribute to spread of cases despite restrictions

  • Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
    News in-depthNorthern Ireland
    Belfast’s booming financial services rise above political unrest

    Investors are keen to boost their presence in Northern Ireland’s capital despite recent riots

  • Thursday, 1 July, 2021
    FT Magazine
    ‘You have to be violent to be heard’: Northern Ireland’s teens take to the streets

    Young people in the thick of tensions between loyalists and nationalists on how they see their future

  • Wednesday, 16 June, 2021
    PwC
    PwC set to create 800 jobs in Belfast for £40m tech centre

    New recruits will increase accountancy group’s workforce in city by a third

  • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
    Northern Ireland
    Ten killed in Ballymurphy massacre ‘entirely innocent’, coroner rules

    UK government sets out plans for legislation to tackle legacy from the Troubles

  • Thursday, 6 May, 2021
    Northern Ireland
    Dublin and Belfast react angrily to UK plan to end Troubles prosecutions

    British government indicates that it prefers ‘truth and reconciliation’ to resolve issues in Northern Ireland

  • Sunday, 11 April, 2021
    Brexit
    EU and UK edge towards accord on trade rules for Northern Ireland

    An agreement on implementation of Brexit deal could help defuse tensions in Belfast

  • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
    Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland’s leaders urge protesters to honour spirit of Good Friday deal

    Loyalists and Sinn Féin appeal for calm on anniversary of peace accord after another night of unrest in Belfast

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    News in-depthNorthern Ireland
    Resurgence of violence threatens to drag N Ireland back to past

    Unionist angst over Brexit and long-term structural problems revives sectarian conflict

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Northern Ireland
    Northern Irish police use water cannon as violence spreads

    Rioters ignore calls for calm from community leaders and politicians, including US President Joe Biden

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    FT SeriesIs the UK heading for break-up?
    Brexit ignites the debate about a united Ireland

    Campaigners say Northern Ireland is edging towards holding a referendum on its future

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    EU vaccines blame game intensifies

    Trade commissioner Dombrovskis defends role in export restrictions bungle

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Northern Ireland’s executive imposes new Covid-19 curbs

    Non-essential shops to close for a fortnight from November 27

  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
    ObituaryLord Hutton
    Brian Hutton, judge and barrister, 1931-2020

    Chaired the controversial inquiry into the death of scientist David Kelly

  • Sunday, 26 April, 2020
    News in-depthUK business & economy
    Northern Ireland economy acutely exposed to coronavirus

    Lockdown deals blow to long-term efforts to boost employment in private sector

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
    Northern Ireland
    Payouts to victims of Northern Ireland Troubles spark Stormont division

    Restriction of pensions to those ‘injured through no fault of their own’ angers Sinn Féin

  • Monday, 13 January, 2020
    Northern Ireland
    Boris Johnson to push for solution to nurses strike in Northern Ireland visit

    PM to say end of 3-year Stormont stalemate is ‘incredible time of opportunity’

  • Thursday, 12 September, 2019
    Brexit
    Belfast high court dismisses no-deal Brexit challenge

    Judge says case is ‘inherently and unmistakably political’

  • Friday, 3 May, 2019
    News in-depthBombardier Inc
    Shadow over Belfast as Bombardier puts up for sale sign

    Decision to dispose of Northern Ireland business comes at sensitive time for UK

  • Thursday, 2 May, 2019
    Bombardier Inc
    Bombardier puts Belfast aerospace business up for sale

    Disposal by major Northern Ireland employer comes at sensitive time for UK

  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2019
    Citigroup Inc
    Citigroup adds to property-buying spree with Belfast deal

    Northern Irish deal follows £1bn purchase of its London Canary Wharf skyscraper earlier this year

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