19+ hour, 17+ min ago   (549+ words) The surprise announcement was made during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Amgen Irish Open at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, County Clare, on Sunday. Trump joined Taoiseach Micheál Martin to present the trophy to Irish golfer Shane Lowry, who…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (325+ words) Eight hundred miles. Six days. One finish line in Banbridge — and a total that blew past every expectation. Cool FM Breakfast’s Pete Snodden, Paulo Ross and Rebecca McKinney rolled into The Boulevard on Saturday 12 September 2026 to complete their Paris to…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (200+ words) Four Wing It premises in Belfast appear on the Food Standards Agency’s public Food Hygiene Rating Scheme register. The scores below are official hygiene ratings at the date of each inspection. They are not a review of how the food…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (459+ words) UKHospitality’s new chief executive has been in Belfast to hear the Northern Ireland hospitality pitch first-hand. Allen Simpson spent Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 September with Hospitality Ulster — businesses, civil servants, MLAs and lenders — as the sector pressed its case on VAT,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (290+ words) Maldron Hotel has taken the Linen Quarter’s summer boules crown. The hotel side beat Invest NI 13–8 in the final of LQ BID’s 2026 Inter-Company Pétanque Tournament on the piste at Blackstaff Square — the fourth year of a competition that has become…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (437+ words) First-time buyers in Belfast and across Northern Ireland get more room on new builds from mid-September. The Department for Communities has approved a £230,000 Property Value Limit for new homes bought through Co-Ownership — on top of the £215,000 ceiling already in place…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (265+ words) Developing — Wednesday 9 September: Knock-on delays are still expected this morning after a technical fault in the UK air traffic control flight processing system disrupted departures across Britain and Ireland on Tuesday. Belfast City Airport warned of disruption to arrivals and…...

6+ day, 39+ min ago   (250+ words) Portadown’s Ulster Carpets is bringing its growth story into the heart of Belfast next week — and NI Chamber members can grab a free seat. Grow with Danske Bank: From local roots to global reach lands at McConnell’s Distillery on Tuesday…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (277+ words) Cathedral Eye Clinic’s annual education day is back on the calendar — and for 2026 it landed at Galgorm. Eye on Excellence 2026 brought optometrists from across the island of Ireland to the Galgorm Resort for a full clinical learning programme led by…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (340+ words) James McGinn MBE has collected one of Northern Ireland hospitality’s biggest individual honours — and he did it on home turf. The Managing Director of Hastings Hotels was presented with the Licensed & Catering News Lifetime Achievement Award at the LCN Awards…...