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Proposed £50m Belfast venue ‘will be among world’s most distinctive boutique hotels’

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

29 October 2026 at 15:10

Artist’s impression of The Ann Hotel

Danske Bank hails ‘continued NI growth’ as pre-tax profit rises to £209m

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

29 October 2026 at 10:57

Julie-Ann Haines, CEO of Danske Bank UK

Budget 2026: £100 energy payment, heating oil tariff suspended, first-time buyer help, minimum wage rise, and £7.5m for AI and cyber in Belfast

Belfast Telegraph

By: Andrew Madden · Margaret Canning

28 October 2026 at 11:31

Scroll down for live updates from today’s announcement, and what it means for Northern Ireland

NI property group ‘exits from Poundland deal’

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning · Henry Saker-Clark

28 October 2026 at 06:53

Pep & Co and Poundland on Ann Street in Belfast closed down last year (Luke Jervis)

Co Fermanagh hotel announces £1.5m investment in new wedding facilities

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

28 October 2026 at 06:45

‘Concept imagery’ of Loughview, the new addition to Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel & Lodges

‘We’ve built something very special’: Well-known Belfast bar and hotel with £3m price tag is sold

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

27 October 2026 at 15:43

The 1852 Hotel and Town Square Bar in Belfast have been sold

What Northern Ireland business chiefs want from tomorrow’s Budget: ‘Employment costs must be lowered’

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

27 October 2026 at 07:00

Independent economist Maureen O’Reilly, Professor Richard Ramsey of Queen’s University Business School, and Suzanne Wylie, chief executive of NI Chamber

Belfast-based rope-training company swings into action with £60k investment

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

27 October 2026 at 06:10

(L-R) Simon Dunn of Dangle and Jacob McConkey of Whiterock

Belfast Telegraph Property Awards 2026 shortlists revealed across 19 categories ahead of glittering ceremony

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

27 October 2026 at 06:10

(Front row from left to right) Mark Graham, Co-Ownership; Martin Doherty, Belfast City Council; chair of judging panel Sharon McClements, Ulster University and Hazel Bell, Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations. (Back row left to right) Gerard Kelly, Queen’s University Belfast; Ciarán Fox, Royal Society of Ulster Architects and Brian Reid, RICS Northern Ireland © Stiofán Bruce / Belfast Telegraph

Full list of winners from the first Belfast Telegraph Accountancy Awards

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

24 October 2026 at 07:27

Special Recognition winner Jackie Henry (second left) with Business Editor Margaret Canning, Finance Minister John O’Dowd (centre) and Shaun Hawkins and Jack Buddy from HIREIQ © Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Former Belfast office Managing Partner named Special Recognition winner at first Belfast Telegraph Accountancy Awards

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

23 October 2026 at 21:30

Jackie Henry MBE of Deloitte honoured for her stellar career

The Special Recognition Winner, Jackie Henry, with Business Editor Margaret Canning and Shaun Hawkins and Jack Buddy of HIREIQ © Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Northern Ireland public sector pay still higher than private sector

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

23 October 2026 at 10:03

Even though wages are going up in Northern Ireland, there is still a gap between wages in the public sector and in the private sector © Getty

Popular Belfast coffee shop shuts due to ‘financial pressures’

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

22 October 2026 at 16:45

Output on Belfast’s Lisburn Road has shut after seven years © Stiofán Bruce/Belfast Telegraph

‘Doing it differently’: Belfast-based chain Juice Jar announces new opening in time for Christmas

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

22 October 2026 at 06:57

Juice Jar boss Sam Shephard in the company’s store on Belfast’s Ormeau Road © Peter Morrison

Over 110 jobs at risk at ‘success story’ NI fintech firm

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

21 October 2026 at 14:19

Around 110 jobs are thought to be at risk at fintech firm FinTrU © Getty Images

Applegreen announces new M&S partnership at Co Down petrol station

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

21 October 2026 at 12:08

Applegreen in Hillsborough, Co Down, has launched a new M&S Food Shop on the premises © William Cherry, PressEye

Emerald Airlines boss: ‘We’ll tender for Dublin-Derry route when we get the opportunity’

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

21 October 2026 at 06:27

Emerald Airlines operates nine routes to Great Britain from Belfast City Airport in a franchise arrangement with Aer Lingus

Beauty industry software firm creates 25 new jobs in Northern Ireland

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

20 October 2026 at 14:13

From left, Sylvie McDermott, chief operating officer, Phorest and Anne Beggs, chief commercial officer, Invest NI

Jobs and wages rise in NI, as average monthly pay exceeds £2,500, while redundancies fall sharply

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

20 October 2026 at 09:32

Redundancies in Northern Ireland have fallen compared to last year

Shortlist revealed for 2026 Belfast Telegraph IT Awards in partnership with Telefónica Tech

Belfast Telegraph

By: Margaret Canning

20 October 2026 at 06:56

From left, back row: Ellen Dickson, Claire Nixon and Erin Allison Front: Peter Russell and Scott Armstrong