1+ week, 38+ min ago   (325+ words) Following its acquisition and subsequent internal refurbishment of EuroSpar Springfield Road, the family-owned Wall Group has confirmed the final phase of its £8 million investment programme at the west Belfast site, which will create 40 jobs on completion in May 2027. It will…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1164+ words) I was closer to home this summer. A seemingly never-ending saga involving passport applications made it so - six months and counting. I managed London for a concert, Dublin for another, Kerry for a break and Belfast for the Fleadh. Without…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (511+ words) Much media coverage has rightly congratulated the success of the Fleadh a number of weeks ago, with many commentators detailing how it regenerated Belfast city centre and brought into play several disused buildings and sites that hadn’t been utilised for…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (520+ words) As Belfast continues to reflect on the hugely successful Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, the city has been left with more than memories of a landmark cultural event. Our streets were filled with international visitors, businesses benefited from exceptional levels of…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (807+ words) Noel Doran has been a journalist for over 40 years and was editor of The Irish News from 1999 to 2024. CONSIDERABLE attention is rightly being paid to the deterioration of high streets across Ireland and the UK, with notable recent interventions from…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (843+ words) The Belfast Christmas market is set to expand beyond the grounds of City Hall this year for the first time in its 22-year history, The Irish News can reveal. Talks between the Department for Communities and a private operator are…...