More “long streets” in Belfast could see Irish language signs erected in parts where they are wanted by residents and English-only signs in stretches where they are not. Members of Belfast ...

Belfast, Northern Ireland’s capital city, is perhaps best known for the sectarian strife that took place during the era of ...

For years, journalist Martin Dillon had nightmares about Billy Moore, one of the Shankill Butchers, the loyalist gang that roamed Belfast’s streets, abducting and torturing Catholics in the mid ...

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Thousands of people have lined the streets of Belfast for the city’s St Patrick’s Day parade. Young and old waved flags and cheered as the colourful and noisy parade made its way through the city ...

The parade was led out of the grounds of City Hall by Lord Mayor Micky Murray. Lord Mayor of Belfast Micky Murray taking part in the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA) Young ...

Thousands of people have lined the streets of Belfast for the city’s St Patrick’s Day parade. Young and old waved flags and cheered as the colourful and noisy parade made its way through the ...

Lord Mayor of Belfast Micky Murray taking part in the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA) Thousands of people have lined the streets of Belfast for the city’s St Patrick’s ...