Margaret Canning, Belfast Telegraph

Margaret Canning

Belfast Telegraph

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Past articles by Margaret:

‘There’s a lot of goodwill from North America, particularly with peace process’

A visit to the White House in Washington for St Patrick’s Day festivities is a well-worn tradition for Northern Ireland’s business and political leaders. → Read More

With an apartment in NI selling for nearly £1m, is race for space in property market over?

If you could afford it, you might be tempted to splash £925,000 on a luxury three-bed new-build apartment in Cultra, Co Down, just like one buyer has. → Read More

How to have a romantic Valentine’s dinner: From a £335 blow-out to a £12 supermarket meal

For restaurateurs, Valentine’s Day means being able to lift your sights beyond the lean month of January, when punters guard their pounds in money and try to shift post-Christmas pounds in weight. → Read More

Rush to invest in new kitchens helps Co Antrim firm hit £59.4m in sales

A post-pandemic rush by homeowners to invest in new kitchens has helped a Co Antrim manufacturer achieve a 35% increase in sales to £59.4m → Read More

Harland & Wolff in Belfast to create 900 new jobs as part of £1.6bn Ministry of Defence shipbuilding contract

Nearly 1,000 new jobs are to be created at Harland & Wolff in Belfast as shipbuilding returns to the city. → Read More

Top pizza chain set to open new restaurant in Belfast

A top pizza chain is opening its 10th restaurant in Northern Ireland in a location in south Belfast, Belfast Telegraph can reveal. → Read More

Ex-Ulster Unionist spin doctor joins business lobby group

The UUP’s top spin doctor has left the world of politics to join a business lobby group. → Read More

Invest NI is ‘conflict-ridden’ at the top and needs to make ‘profound change,’ review says

Relationships at the top levels of Invest NI are "conflict-ridden” and impairing the performance of the £160m-a-year organisation, a highly critical review has found. → Read More

How do I return my unwanted Christmas gift?

“Does my husband even know me at all?” you lamented internally as you unwrapped the second air fryer to land under your tree at Christmas. → Read More

NI house price growth in 2022 less than half that of year before, index shows

Average house price growth of 5.5% this year was less than half that in 2021, research has shown. → Read More

Crumlin Road Maxol service station reopens with new electric vehicle charge point after £2m investment

Forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has reopened a service station following a £2.3m investment, adding features including an electric vehicle charge point. → Read More

The Boulevard: ‘Big international brands are looking at Banbridge’ as retail director Chris Nelmes discusses ‘ongoing journey’

He’s had a varied career over nearly three decades, but the trend for shoppers from the Republic to flock over the border for cheaper prices is one that continues. → Read More

Northern Ireland facing recession and job losses, according to bank forecast

Northern Ireland faces recession and growing unemployment as high inflation, interest rates and low consumer confidence slow down the economy, a report has said. → Read More

2023 to be ‘very challenging’ as private sector ends the year in a weakened state, says report

Business activity here declined for the seventh month in a row in November with the private sector reaching the end of the year in a weakened state, according to a new report. → Read More

Administrators of Wrightbus settle cases against Green Pastures Church

Evangelical church Green Pastures in Ballymena has swerved a legal showdown with the administrators of Wrightbus after two cases against it were settled out of court, Belfast Telegraph can reveal. → Read More

Adelphi Portrush becomes second NI hotel bought by US owner of Slieve Donard

US group Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners has snapped up a hotel on the north coast ahead of The Open in 2025 in its second Northern Ireland deal this year, Business Telegraph can reveal. → Read More

Construction starts on £16.5m five-star hotel and spa on north coast

Building work has started on the north coast’s first five-star hotel and spa in a £16.5m project funded by US investment and bringing 80 new jobs. → Read More

Antrim gets biggest housing boost in seven years with 525 new homes set for area

A major new housing development of more than 500 homes is on its way in Antrim, bringing an employment boost of nearly 200 jobs. → Read More

Record number of people face bans following the collapse of Wrightbus

A record 14 people, including all three children of late founder Sir William Wright, are facing a legal sanction over the 2019 collapse of Wrightbus, Belfast Telegraph can reveal. → Read More

Cost of pints in Northern Ireland ‘under review’ after Heineken announces price increase of kegs in Republic

The Northern Ireland distributor of Heineken is reviewing its prices after the brewer told publicans in the Republic it was putting up the price of kegs. → Read More