Sam McBride Northern Ireland Editor
  • Belfast
  • Belfast Telegraph

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

914 Articles
about 16 years
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Watchdog: work on police stations is behind schedule and over budget

Plans to rebuild and refurbish police stations are behind schedule and over budget, the chairman of a powerful parlia...

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Police catch over 200 drink drivers in just two weeks

Police have caught 217 drink drivers in the last two weeks, according to new figures.

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Ready meals pulled from the shelves after alert over glass

Thousands of frozen ready meals have been pulled from shop shelves following an alert over glass found in food.

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Indians: Christmas not offensive

Ulster's Indian community has rejected claims it is offended by Christmas celebrations.

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Restrictions prevent passengers carrying presents on to planes

Air passengers have been warned not to carry Christmas presents on to aircraft due to increased security measures.

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Just another drink-sodden Saturday night in Belfast

Belfast's booming nightlife means thousands of revellers are on the streets every Saturday night. Sam McBride tours t...

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Ulster art student leaves a lot to the imagination

The mystery person who sculpted leaves into ornate shapes at one of Ulster's most popular parks last night said it wa...

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Prepare for more droughts as summers get drier and drier

Drought will become a major problem in Northern Ireland because of changing weather patterns, a leading scientist has...

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Ulster firm in double strike with the Dutch

An Ulster software company has won major contracts with two Dutch firms.

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£600,000 boost for roads in Strabane

Strabane roads are being upgraded as part of a £600,000 investment by Roads Service.

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Safety warning on MOT backlog

The safety of motorists is being put at risk by a long-running backlog crisis in the MOT system, a drivers' organisat...

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Terror at sea sparks plea for a breakwater

Fisherman who spent the night stranded at sea today called for a breakwater to be urgently installed at Kilkeel harbour.

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