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The Belfast News is a weekly free-sheet spin-off from the Belfast News Letter . It is published by Johnston Publishing (NI), a holding company for Johnston Press who owns thirty-seven titles across Ireland.[ citation needed ]
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The Belfast News is a weekly free-sheet spin-off from the Belfast News Letter . It is published by Johnston Publishing (NI), a holding company for Johnston Press who owns thirty-seven titles across Ireland.[ citation needed ]
Belfast is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel. It is second to Dublin as the largest city on the island of Ireland with a population in 2021 of 345,418 and a metro area population of 671,559.
The News Letter is one of Northern Ireland's main daily newspapers, published from Monday to Saturday. It is the world's oldest English-language general daily newspaper still in publication, having first been printed in 1737. The newspaper's editorial stance and readership, while originally republican at the time of its inception, is now unionist. Its primary competitors are the Belfast Telegraph and The Irish News.
The River Foyle is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of the island of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. From here it flows to the city of Derry, where it discharges into Lough Foyle and, ultimately, the Atlantic Ocean. The total length of the River Foyle is 32 km (20 mi). The river separates part of County Donegal from parts of both County Londonderry and County Tyrone. The district of County Donegal that borders the western bank of the River Foyle is traditionally known as the Laggan. This district includes the villages of St Johnston and Carrigans, both of which are nestled on the banks of the River.
The Larne Times is a weekly newspaper based in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The paper was taken over by Johnston Press in 2005 from Scottish Radio Holdings and is now operated by the holding company, Johnston Publishing (NI).
Jim RodgersOBE (b.1943) is a Northern Irish unionist politician who was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2001 to 2002, and again from 2007 to 2008. Rodgers also served as the High Sheriff of Belfast from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), he has been a Belfast City Councillor for the Ormiston DEA since 1993. Additionally, Rodgers is an appointed Alderman on the council.
Philip Johnston (1966–2017) was an estate agent from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
This article lists events from the year 1737 in Ireland.
William Johnston was an Irish Orangeman, unionist and Member of Parliament for Belfast, distinguished by his independent working-class following and commitment to reform. He first entered the United Kingdom Parliament as an Irish Conservative in 1868, celebrated for having broken a standing ban on Orange Order processions and as the nominee of an association of "Protestant Workers". At Westminster, Johnston supported the secret ballot; the accommodation of trade unions and strike action; land reform; and woman's suffrage. He was succeeded in 1902 as the MP for South Belfast, by Thomas Sloan, similarly supported by loyalist workers in opposition to the official unionist candidates favoured by their employers.
In the 1998–99 Heineken Cup pool stage teams received
The Belfast Wheel was a 60-metre (200 ft) tall transportable Ferris wheel installation in the centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the grounds on the east side of Belfast City Hall. It operated from November 2007 to April 2010.
The High Sheriff of Fermanagh is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Fermanagh. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, he has ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.
The High Sheriff of Down is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Down. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, he has ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.
Bobby McKee, MBE was a Northern Irish Ulster loyalist politician and former member of the Ulster Volunteer Force, from Larne.
The North Staffordshire Regiment Football Club was the association football team of the 2nd battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment.
The 1878 Belfast by-election was held on 2 April 1878. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Johnston. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Ewart.
An election to Belfast Corporation took place in January 1920 as part of that year's Irish local elections. The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 had seen elections for local government in Ireland change to a more proportional system. As a result, Unionist dominance of the Belfast council was somewhat undermined, and the party lost 15 seats. In contrast Labour, Sinn Féin, and Nationalist representation grew, resulting in a more politically and socially representative council.
The Labour Party in Northern Ireland is the UK Labour Party's regional constituency organisation that operates in Northern Ireland. The Labour Party is not a registered political party in Northern Ireland and does not currently contest elections.
The 2015 Rally Finland was the eighth round of the 2015 World Rally Championship season, the top international rallying competition. It was held around Jyväskylä, Finland from 30 July to 2 August 2015. Jari-Matti Latvala won the rally, his third victory in his home country of Finland.
James Johnston (1890–1977) was Archdeacon of Gibraltar from 1950 to 1963.
Carl Robert Johnston is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Fleetwood Town.
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