Niall Deeney

United Kingdom

Correspondent at Belfast Live

Derry Correspondent, Belfast Live. Email: [email protected]

Articles

Pregnant woman forced out in sectarian hate crime expects "no prosecution"

3 days ago | belfastlive.co.uk | Niall Deeney

A pregnant woman who was forced out of her home in West Belfast has said she believes she knows who was responsible. The PSNI, meanwhile, has said there is no update on their investigation into what is being treated as a sectarian motivated hate crime.
Police "making enquiries" after video shows car tipped over in Portrush

3 days ago | belfastlive.co.uk | Niall Deeney

Police say they are "making enquiries" after a car appeared to be hoisted up by a group of young men and pushed over onto its side. The incident is believed to have happened in the Eglinton Street area of Portrush, near the train station. A video circulating on social media appears to show a group of men tipping a small, yellow coloured car over in what police have described as "criminal damage".
Police petrol bombed at controversial Saoradh parade in Derry

3 days ago | belfastlive.co.uk | Niall Deeney

Police in Derry have been attacked with petrol bombs, after a controversial dissident republican parade went ahead on Easter Monday. Several petrol bombs were thrown at police monitoring the parade from the Derry Walls as it made its way from Creggan to Free Derry Corner in the Bogside on Monday afternoon. Those taking part in the parade wore paramilitary style clothing, despite a ban in place following a Parades Commission determination.
Who will be the next Pope: The leading contenders to succeed Pope Francis

3 days ago | rsvplive.ie | Niall Deeney

The passing of Pope Francis has plunged the Catholic Church into a period of mourning. As prayers for the departed pontiff echo around the globe, focus is shifting towards the process of selecting his successor. The 88 year old Pope, who had been battling pneumonia in recent months, died on Easter Monday at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.
Derry Girls star helps raise thousands for trans rights charity

3 days ago | belfastlive.co.uk | Niall Deeney

Derry Girls and Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has helped raise thousands for the 'Not A Phase' trans rights charity, following a legal ruling by the UK's highest court last week. The judgement by the UK’s highest court said that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”. Nicola Coughlan said she was “completely horrified” and “disgusted” by the ruling and said she would match donations up to £10,000 to transgender charity Not A Phase.
Who will succeed Pope Francis? Main contenders in the running to become next Pontiff

3 days ago | irishmirror.ie | Niall Deeney

The news that Pope Francis has passed away has sent the Catholic Church into mourning, but as people worldwide pray for the late church leader, attention is now turning around the world to the selection process for the new pope. The 88-year-old Pontiff, who had been recovering from pneumonia, passed away on Easter Monday at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.
Man injured after alleged stabbing in Ardoyne

3 days ago | belfastlive.co.uk | Niall Deeney

Armed police were deployed in the Ardoyne area on Easter Sunday following reports of a stabbing. A police spokesperson said a man in his 30s was taken to hospital and later released. The incident happened in the Alliance Avenue area on Sunday at around 1pm. A man in his 30s was arrested and later released on bail, a spokesperson for the PSNI told Belfast Live. .
Who will be the next Pope? Meet the top contenders in the running to follow in Pope Francis' footsteps

3 days ago | belfastlive.co.uk | Niall Deeney

The Holy See announced the death of Pope Francis, at his residence in the Vatican 's Casa Santa Marta, on Easter Monday. The Pontiff, who had been recovering from pneumonia, surprised the faithful at St Peter's Square yesterday for the Easter Sunday service as he offered a blessing to those who had gathered before taking a trip around the piazza.
NI weather for the week ahead after rainy Easter weekend

4 days ago | belfastlive.co.uk | Niall Deeney

There is more rain on the way this Easter Monday after a wet week brought an end to the wall-to-wall sunshine earlier this month. Forecasters expect more typical spring time weather in the days to come, with a mixture of sharp showers and dry, cloudy conditions in the week ahead. Monday is set to see a cloudy start to the day with heavy downpours to come, before the skies begin to clear a little for a dry evening in Northern Ireland.
Racist graffiti at Belfast GAA club on Easter Sunday condemned

4 days ago | belfastlive.co.uk | Niall Deeney

Racist graffiti that appeared on Easter Sunday at a GAA Club in west Belfast has been condemned. The graffiti appeared at St Agnes' GAC club room in the Andersonstown area on Easter Sunday. A Sinn Fein councillor told Belfast Live the graffiti will be removed by party activists. "On a day when we as Irish Republicans honour our patriot dead, we have to deal with racists who have once again defaced the walls of a local GAA club," local Sinn Fein councillor Aine McCabe said.