Valuable welding skills have been retained at Belfast’s famous Harland and Wolff shipyard after 10 of its workers received ...

Already an established industrial heavyweight of international standing, the Northern Ireland port city of Belfast had acquired a new speciality by the end of the 19th century - shipbuilding.

Geographically, Belfast has a natural harbour so it is probably no surprise that it has had a long association with shipping. There are historic records of small boats being built in Belfast as ...

Mr McDonnell, who visited Harland and Wolff staff in Belfast on Monday, said the shipyard has the potential for future work. He said he saw no reason why naval ships could not be built in Belfast ...