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• Ireland's oldest citizen dies at 108

  27-12-2016 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's oldest citizen, Sarah Clancy, has died at the age of 108.
  
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• Ardglass: Man airlifted to hospital after falling on rocks

  27-12-2016 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is airlifted to hospital after falling on rocks while playing golf on a course in Ardglass in County Down.
  
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• Carrie Fisher dies: Star Wars Princess Leia actress passes away aged 60

  27-12-2016 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carrie Fisher has died in hospital, days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight.
  
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• Carrie Fisher dies: Harrison Ford leads tributes after Star Wars Princess Leia actress passes away aged 60

  27-12-2016 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carrie Fisher has died in hospital, days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight.
  
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• Carl Frampton: Belfast's world champion named ESPN's fighter of 2016 - BBC News

  27-12-2016 18:56
  
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  Carl Frampton: Belfast's world champion named ESPN's fighter of 2016
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  The Belfast boxer, 29, wins the US-based global broadcaster's award after a year when saw him defeat the previously unbeaten Leo Santa Cruz to win the WBA featherweight title. That meant Frampton became the first Northern Ireland fighter to win world ...
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• Ardglass Golf Club rescue: Man falls from cliff at Co Down course

  27-12-2016 18:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling from a cliff at Ardglass Golf Club in Co Down.
  
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• Ardglass: Rescue operation under way after man falls on rocks

  27-12-2016 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The emergency services are involved in a rescue operation at the rocks near Ardglass Golf Club, County Down.
  
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• Richard Adams dies: Watership Down author passes away aged 96

  27-12-2016 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, has died aged 96.
  
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• Search is on to find young actors to star in Belfast production of Annie - Belfast Live

  27-12-2016 17:45
  
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  Search is on to find young actors to star in Belfast production of Annie
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  A nationwide search is on to find a full cast of young stars to take part in a major production of Annie. Following the success of last year's production of Oliver! the National Stage School are on the lookout for young performers for this year's show ...
  
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• Man dies in County Antrim motorway crash

  27-12-2016 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s dies in a multi-vehicle road crash on the M2 in County Antrim.
  
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• Police 'justified' in Taser use during samurai sword Belfast city centre incident

  27-12-2016 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police were justified in using a Taser stun gun during an incident involving a man with a samurai sword in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Belfast police 'justified' to Taser man with samurai sword

  27-12-2016 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police were justified in using a Taser stun gun during an incident involving a man with a samurai sword in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Samurai incident Taser use justified, says Police Ombudsman

  27-12-2016 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PSNI officers were justified in using a Taser stun gun during the arrest of a man armed with a samurai sword, the Police Ombudsman says.
  
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• Police probe after graffiti daubed on Dundonald properties

  27-12-2016 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after graffitti was daubed on the walls of properties in Dundonald.
  
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• Richard Hammond condemned over ice cream 'gay slur'

  27-12-2016 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been labelled "ridiculous" for suggesting he does not eat ice cream because he is heterosexual.
  
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• In wake of autistic son's death, family strives to build community for those who struggle to belong

  27-12-2016 13:44
  
  Christina Camacho explains how the room of her son, Jonathan Grinstein-Camacho, who drowned in early December 2015 after running away from home, has been slowly converted into a hobby/guest room through 2016. The family, who had moved from Massachusetts just a few months before he died, believes that what happened to him could have been avoided if Maine''s mental health care system was better.
  
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• New York to Paris flight diverted to use Irish toilets - loos on Open Skies plane not working

  27-12-2016 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A transatlantic flight from New York to Paris was diverted to the Republic of Ireland so passengers could use the airport's toilets.
  
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• Hundreds caught in new random drink-drive crackdown

  27-12-2016 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A drunk mother doing the school run after a boozy lunch was among the hundreds of drivers caught using new police powers to conduct random breath tests in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Drunk Northern Ireland school run mum among hundreds caught by new random breath tests

  27-12-2016 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A drunk mother doing the school run after a boozy lunch was among the hundreds of drivers caught using new police powers to conduct random breath tests in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Antrim: 19-year-old in serious condition after stabbing

  27-12-2016 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man is in a serious condition after being stabbed in the back on a street in Antrim.
  
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• Teen stabbed after family chased by gang in Antrim

  27-12-2016 11:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in hospital in Northern Ireland being treated for a stab wound following an incident in Antrim.
  
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• UK farmers 'absolutely' stand to benefit from Brexit

  27-12-2016 11:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British farmers stand to benefit from Brexit with the soaring cost of imports set to see retailers and consumers turn to home-grown produce, but concerns over the status of EU workers continue to linger over the industry.
  
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• Jennifer Smyth: Paralysed Eglinton gymnast vows 'to help others'

  27-12-2016 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A paralysed gymnast from County Londonderry has "taken her first steps" after rehab in the US.
  
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• Serious road accident in Crossmaglen - diversions in place

  27-12-2016 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motorists in Co Armagh have been advised to expect lengthy delays in the centre of Crossmaglen following a serious road accident in Cardinal O’Fiaich Square.
  
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• Pedestrian injured in Crossmaglen - diversions in place

  27-12-2016 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motorists in Co Armagh have been advised to expect lengthy delays in the centre of Crossmaglen following a serious road accident in Cardinal O’Fiaich Square.
  
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• Pedestrian in serious condition after hit and run in Crossmaglen

  27-12-2016 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in a serious condition in hospital following a hit and run in Crossmaglen.
  
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• George Michael stole our hearts with perfect pop but still couldn't escape his fate

  27-12-2016 08:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It’s got nothing to do with the year, for a start. It’s not 2016’s fault that so many famous people, especially musicians, have died in it.
  
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• Eastwood's get well soon message to Sinn Fein's McGuinness

  27-12-2016 08:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has wished his main nationalist political rival Martin McGuinness a "full and fast return to good health".
  
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• Northern Ireland bar manager still helping victims of tsunami

  27-12-2016 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A big-hearted Portrush man marked yesterday's 12th anniversary of the devastating tsunami in south east Asia by redoubling his efforts to help children in the worst affected regions of Thailand.
  
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• Shoppers from Republic keep Northern Ireland tills ringing

  27-12-2016 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shoppers hit the high street in their droves as retailers across Northern Ireland launched their annual post-Christmas sales.
  
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• Revealed: Northern Ireland's happiest towns

  27-12-2016 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Comic Tim McGarry might have to stop cracking jokes at the expense of certain towns in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Liam Neeson's Catholic faith has waned but mum still devout at 90

  27-12-2016 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Neeson - who portrays a priest who renounces Christianity in his new movie - has revealed his own Catholic faith has dwindled.
  
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• BBC editor told 'Queen gave backing to Brexit'

  27-12-2016 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC's political editor has said she was told that the Queen supported EU withdrawal, but did not report it as she could not find a second source.
  
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• 2016 in the Republic: Feuds, elections, Brexit and the Easter Rising

  27-12-2016 08:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Rising centenary runs smoothly but 2016 raises new challenges for the Republic.
  
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• Education in Northern Ireland undergoes year of change

  27-12-2016 08:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  2016 was a year of change at the top in education, but familiar problems over money remained.
  
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• Brian Kennedy: 'I'll be glad to see the back of this year'

  27-12-2016 08:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brian Kennedy speaks to BBC Talkback about a year that "started off so well and spun out of control".
  
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• Man dies after multi-car crash on M2 in Northern Ireland - all lanes affected near Templepatrick

  27-12-2016 08:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died following a crash involving multiple vehicles on the M2 last night which resulted in the closure of the motorway in both directions.
  
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• Amy Loughrey's loved ones say farewell to 'bright and radiant light' as Donegal road victim laid to rest

  27-12-2016 08:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Friends and family have said farewell to a Co Londonderry woman who was killed in a car accident on her way home from work just before Christmas.
  
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• Tributes to Fr Doherty as body returned to old parish

  27-12-2016 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a popular priest of 50 years' service who died on Christmas Day.
  
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• George Michael hid his sexuality for years to protect his mother

  27-12-2016 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In his later years George Michael was never one to be shy when it came to speaking out about his sexuality.
  
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• Why the amazing George Michael who used to call Eamonn Holmes

  27-12-2016 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes has led tributes in Northern Ireland to George Michael, revealing that the pop superstar used to call up his phone-in shows as an ordinary viewer.
  
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• NI windsurfer makes bid to set world record

  27-12-2016 07:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast dentist attempts to set a Guinness World Record for windsurfing from Northern Ireland to Scotland.
  
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• Midcoast pair accused of stealing hundreds of pieces of mail

  27-12-2016 02:32
  If it seems like your Christmas card haul was a little light this year or that your Amazon order was late, it may not just be your imagination. On Christmas morning, a Belfast police officer caught 19-year-old Randy Elwell of Swanville and a 17-year-old boy, whose identity was not released by authorities, and charged them in connection with the theft of mail and packages.
  
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• Free College Planning Workshops at UMaine Hutchinson Center in January

  27-12-2016 00:37
  Belfast. The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting FREE workshops entitled Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over at the Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave., each Tuesday in January.
  
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