Sam McBride Northern Ireland Editor
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Sam McBride is the Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph and the Sunday Independent. His 2019 book Burned: The Inside Story of the Cash-for-Ash Scandal and Northern Ireland’s Secretive New Elite became a Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize. He is a regular presence on radio and television, giving analysis of events which impact on Northern Irish politics and society.

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Belfast Telegraph, Sunday Independent

Focus Areas

  • Northern Ireland

842 Articles
almost 16 years ago
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Special praise for city clean-up squad

A former Lord Mayor of Belfast has praised 1,000 young people who are voluntarily cleaning Belfast this week.

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almost 16 years ago
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Young take to streets for clean-up campaign

More than 1,000 young people were due on the streets of Belfast today to clean and rejuvenate two of the city's most ...

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almost 16 years ago
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Arts festival plans to get bigger

The organisers of Ulster's newest performing arts festival held over the weekend have hailed it a resounding success.

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almost 16 years ago
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Secret chip that checks what you put in your bin

Five Ulster councils have implanted controversial computer chips in household wheelie bins and are using them to moni...

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almost 16 years ago
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The exotic items HM customs have seized

Items seized at by Ulster's customs officers in recent years include a bear's head and exotic tortoise shell.

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almost 16 years ago
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Ex-KGB agent due at conference

A KGB agent turned preacher and a miraculous survivor of Cambodia's killing fields have arrived in Northern Ireland t...

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almost 16 years ago
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New arts festival kicks off in Enniskillen

Ulster's newest arts festival, organised by ambitious young musicians, was due to begin today - far from the city str...

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almost 16 years ago
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War at pumps brings relief to hard-pressed Ulster drivers

War at pumps brings relief to hard-pressed Ulster drivers

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almost 16 years ago
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Learners waiting 48 days for driving test

Learners waiting 48 days for driving test

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almost 16 years ago
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MoT waiting times reach crisis point

Motorists in the North West are being forced to endure the most lengthy delays across Northern Ireland's test centres...

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almost 16 years ago
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MoT waiting times reach crisis point

Waiting times for MoT tests are still rising and vary greatly across Northern Ireland's 15 test centres, the Belfast ...

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almost 16 years ago
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Ulster failing to click with broadband access

Homes in Northern Ireland have the lowest rate of broadband internet access in the UK, despite being the first countr...

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