Belfast

• 創業者の厩舎の上に設けられた小さな空間から始まったこの劇場は、都市の舞台芸術の鼓動を刻む中心地となりました。代表のJimmy Fay氏が、近年のヒット作を振り返り、周年年に期待されるプログラムについて明かします。 • 「Lyricは北アイルランドのあらゆる人々に声を届けます。ここは一つの灯台なのです」と、代表のJimmy Fay氏は語ります。Fay氏は、Lyricの75周年を祝う2026年のプログラムを、過去の歴史を称えるだけでなく、現在のクリエイティブな才能を披露する機会と考えています。 • Fay氏が再演に意欲的だった演目の一つが、1983年のChristina Reid作『Tea in a China Cup』です。Marie Jonesらが出演し、5月に上演される新演出作品は、オリジナル版に出演していたDan Gordon氏が演出を務めます。Reid氏のこの劇は、第二次世界大戦から紛争（The Troubles）時代に至る30年間にわたるベルファストのプロテスタント労働者階級の女性たちの日常生活を、ユーモアと切なさを交えて描き出しています。

Police say attack in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries“Murderous intent and capability” still exists within paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, officers have said after a car exploded outside a police station on the outskirts of Belfast.Detectives said they believed the New IRA was involved and are treating it as attempted murder. Continue reading...

Three men from Derry charged with murder of journalist, who was hit by bullet while observing 2019 riotingThree men accused of the murder of the Belfast journalist Lyra McKee have been linked to the scene by clothing and physical features, a court has heard.The New IRA claimed responsibility for the death of McKee, 29, who died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Derry on 18 April 2019. Continue reading...

Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough NeaghAn eel fisher is to argue at the high court in Belfast that the authorities have allowed the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh by failing to take action over pollution.Declan Conlon, whose family have for generations fished the inland lake in Northern Ireland that once hosted the largest wild eel fishery in Europe, is seeking to take a judicial review against the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera). He will argue the department has failed to act against polluters despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of the lake. Continue reading...