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‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene

Irish indie acts used to be ignored, even on Irish radio. But songs confronting the Troubles, poverty and oppression are now going global – and changing how Ireland sees itself

The Guardian - UK

“We wanted to allow every fan to say, ‘I helped put this statue here’”: The first images of a Gary Moore tribute statue have been released – but the campaign needs support to finish the project

The project, which has been in the works for the past few years, is nearing completion

Guitar World

Religious education in NI schools breaches human rights, Supreme Court rules

The legal action was taken by a girl who attended a Belfast primary school and her father.

Evening Standard

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“We were told a musician would be coming, but we didn't know who. Then the door opened and Ed Sheeran appeared”: Ed Sheeran donates Lowden acoustics to UK school following surprise visit

The multi-Grammy winner visited a school in Belfast to support the musical education of its students

Guitar World

Belfast will always remain part of my musical heritage – Sir James Galway

The flautist has returned to his home city where he will be presented with an honorary doctorate by Ulster University on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Trespasses review – an intoxicating, rousing and heartbreaking love story

This adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s masterly novel, set in 70s Belfast, sees a Catholic teacher drawn into a dangerous affair with a Protestant barrister. It really hits a nerve

The Guardian - UK

Remembrance Sunday marked in events across the island of Ireland

Northern Ireland’s leaders have laid wreaths in Belfast and President Higgins has attended a service in Dublin.

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Lola Petticrew: ‘Calling it the Troubles minimises what it really was’

RISING STARS: The Belfast actor won an Ifta award and a Bafta nod for their performance as an IRA soldier in last year’s ‘Say Nothing’. Now they speak to Annabel Nugent about their latest role in ‘Trespasses’, the long-lasting effects of the Troubles – and why they’d be more than…

The Independent UK

Trespasses on Channel 4 review: Gillian Anderson at her most heartbreaking

4/5 This story of forbidden love in Troubles-era Belfast is raw, warm and ultimately uplifting

Evening Standard

No direction for police to remove personal protection weapons – Boutcher

The PSNI Chief Constable addressed the monthly meeting of the Policing Board in Belfast.

Evening Standard

Landmark £100 million wind farm deal for Belfast Harbour

The developers of two wind farms have agreed the deal with Belfast Harbour.

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Lucy Liu hopes new film Rosemead will prompt conversations about mental health

She was honoured at Belfast Film Festival for her role as an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled son.

Evening Standard

Fresh appeal for information 24 years after ‘savage’ murder of Arthur Berryman

Mr Berryman was attacked at his home in the Woodstock area of east Belfast on October 31 2001.

Evening Standard

What Belfast’s changing murals can tell us about peace

The walls of Belfast in Northern Ireland are more than just brick and mortar. They are canvases for public communication, reflecting the city’s history of conflict and its ongoing journey towards peace.

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NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin

Exclusive: new anti-fraud system fails to account for fact many return to country via airport in Irish capital

Evening Standard

PSNI chief to be shown sensitive files relating to Jock Davison’s death

The 47-year-old was shot dead in the Markets area of Belfast in May 2015.

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Judge Clears British Ex-soldier Of Bloody Sunday Murders

A judge in Belfast on Thursday acquitted a British ex-paratrooper of killing unarmed civilians during the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre.

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Stormont declared ‘crime scene’ over environmental crisis at Lough Neagh

The symbolic arrest of an ‘MLA’ was also staged at the front of Parliament Buildings in Belfast by environmental activists.

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First Minister ‘working night and day’ to ensure Casement Park is built

The project to transform the GAA pitch in west Belfast has been hit by delays.

The Independent UK

Footage of last known moments of Noah Donohoe’s life released in information bid

An inquest into the death of the 14-year-old is set to get under way in Belfast next year.

Evening Standard

Open University’s first Belfast graduates return for this year’s celebrations

They include former PE teacher Jim Mulholland, 84, who was part of the first graduation ceremony in 1975.

The Guardian - UK

‘The best cop show’: Blue Lights just gets better with every single episode

This rivetingly tense Bafta-winning drama crackles with raw energy. Its third series is its finest yet – and is rapidly becoming one of the greatest TV series in existence

The Conversation

A Protestant candidate has added a twist to Ireland’s presidential race

Ireland will elect a new president on October 24. But not all Irish people will get to vote. Residents of Northern Ireland are not eligible. A Northern Irish candidate can stand in the election – indeed, the Belfast-born Mary McAleese served as president from 1997-2011 – but not vote for…

Evening Standard

Belfast magician aims to cast her spell on the global stage

Conjurer Nikola Arkane is being mentored by two-time world champion Hyunjoon Kim.

The Conversation

Curious Kids: who invented art?

Who invented art? – Grace, aged nine, Belfast, UK

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