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• West Belfast MLA Orlaithi Flynn on why it's a great time to live in Colin - Belfast Live

  31-12-2016 21:06
  
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  West Belfast MLA Orlaithi Flynn on why it's a great time to live in Colin
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  New MLA for West Belfast Orlaithi Flynn believes the next few years could prove to be a 'transformative' time for the Colin area. Speaking to Belfast Live, the 28-year-old who has replaced veteran Jennifer McCann as a Sinn Fein MLA, said that key ...
  
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• 9 of Northern Ireland's best viral moments in 2016 - Belfast Live

  31-12-2016 20:37
  
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  9 of Northern Ireland's best viral moments in 2016
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  From heart-warming moments, to major talent and hilarious videos our wee country had lots going on. We've picked out some of our favourite moments from the last year that we loved, and you did too.
  
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• Belfast's iconic corner shops which sold all the essentials and plenty besides - Belfast Live

  31-12-2016 20:28
  
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  Belfast's iconic corner shops which sold all the essentials and plenty besides
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  Known by the name of the owner, or referred to as the corner shop, even if they weren't really on the corner of the street. These images taken in 1980, show a life long gone. Tiny walk-in stores where the shop keeper was always on hand in good times ...
  
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• Pro12: Connacht 9-16 Munster

  31-12-2016 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Munster extend their lead at the top of the Pro12 to five points as they beat defending champions Connacht in a wet Galway.
  
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• Kayaker rescued from freezing water on New Year's Eve

  31-12-2016 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who was found "clinging to a kayak" in freezing water has been rescued by the RNLI.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Two red cards as Linfield beat Crusaders

  31-12-2016 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield manager David Healy and skipper Jamie Mulgrew are sent off but they beat Crusaders in the top two clash at Seaview.
  
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• Pro12: Leinster 22-7 Ulster

  31-12-2016 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leinster clinch a dominant victory in the Pro12 Irish derby after a sloppy first-half display from under-strength Ulster.
  
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• Leinster 22 - 7 Ulster: Defeat for the Ulstermen in Dublin

  31-12-2016 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leinster have defeated Ulster 22 - 7 during their Guinness Pro 12 clash in Dublin.
  
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• Man charged after Belfast off-licence robbery - Belfast Telegraph

  31-12-2016 16:48
  
  Man charged after Belfast off-licence robbery
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  A 22-year-old man is due to appear in court following an armed robbery of an off-licence in south Belfast. He has been charged with robbery, possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence, and threats to kill. Share ...and more »
  
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• Masked and armed gang tie up woman during Belfast burglary

  31-12-2016 16:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An armed and masked gang have tied up and robbed a woman during an aggravated burglary in Belfast.
  
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• Man arrested for drink driving as shocking pic shows car on roof after Co Derry crash

  31-12-2016 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have posted a shocking image of a car on its roof following a smash in which a man was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
  
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• Why it is so hard for midcoast residents to find a decent place to rent

  31-12-2016 15:17
  Kate Pendleton and her brother, Kody Pendleton, relax in Kate's apartment in Belfast on Wednesday. Pendleton had a hard time finding an affordable apartment in Belfast.
  
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• Drug and substance link to sudden deaths in Belfast investigated by police

  31-12-2016 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police investigate whether the sudden deaths of a number of people in Belfast are linked to drug or substance abuse.
  
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• Funeral takes place of Odhran Varney: Five-year-old died suddenly on Christmas Day

  31-12-2016 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of a five-year-old boy who died suddenly on Christmas Day has taken place.
  
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• Drug and substance link to sudden deaths in Belfast investigated by ... - BBC News

  31-12-2016 13:22
  
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  Drug and substance link to sudden deaths in Belfast investigated by ...
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  Police investigate whether the sudden deaths of a number of people in Belfast are linked to drug or substance abuse.
  PSNI probe drugs link to string of sudden deaths in Belfast - Belfast ...Belfast Live
  Drugs warning issued in Belfast after a number of sudden deathsthejournal.ieall 4 news articles »
  
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• More extraordinary stories from Veterinarian Bradford Brown

  31-12-2016 13:20
  After reading Brad Brown's first book, While You're Here, Doc , I couldn't wait to dive into his second, Just One More Thing, Doc . And sure enough, just like his first book, once I began reading, I couldn't stop, racing through the non-stop astonishing stories of Brown's career as a veterinarian, focused on farm animals.
  
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• Chelsea Pensioner quizzed by Northern Ireland officers over IRA shooting death in 1972

  31-12-2016 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Chelsea pensioner says he is being hounded by investigators over the death of an IRA man who was killed in a firefight more than 40 years ago.
  
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• Newry: Men taken to hospital with stab wounds following altercation

  31-12-2016 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men are taken to hospital with stab wounds following an altercation in Newry, County Down.
  
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• Man stabbed in the head and two others injured in Co Down attack

  31-12-2016 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been stabbed, including one man who received a head injury, during an attack in Newry.
  
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• Belfast chip shop gets strange request from customer under the ... - Belfast Telegraph

  31-12-2016 11:35
  
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  Belfast chip shop gets strange request from customer under the ...
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  A west Belfast chip shop has fulfilled a strange request from a customer a little under the weather.
  This West Belfast takeaway received a belter of a hangover requestBelfast Live
  Customer's cheeky request when placing order with Belfast chip ...Irish Postall 5 news articles »
  
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• Belfast chip shop gets strange request from customer under the weather

  31-12-2016 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast chip shop has fulfilled a strange request from a customer a little under the weather.
  
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• Uplifting stories of new baby boy for Stephen and Leona Knox and stroke victim Peter remind us that hope and humanity still exist

  31-12-2016 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  What a perfect story for the Christmas season. A child is born to salve troubled souls. The new baby boy for Stephen and Leona Knox brings them great joy as they, and we, prepared to enter a new year. They endured great highs and tremendous lows in the roller-coaster life of their son Oscar whose battle against cancer won him friends around the world. Tragically he died in 2014.
  
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• Restaurant review: We try Bia Rebel delivery service

  31-12-2016 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Can't get to the restaurant? Let the restaurant come to you. Bia Rebel, the new cook 'n' deliver kitchen based in Belfast, has the menu, the skilled chef and the van. Which means bringing in the caterers, once the domain of big houses in Cultra, has suddenly altered to mean something much more every day and democratic.
  
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• Looking back at 2016: It was the best of years, it was the worst of years

  31-12-2016 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As 2016 comes to a close, three writers, Frances Burscough, Alex Kane and Mairia Cahill, remember their highs and lows of the past 12 months.
  
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• Full list of Northern Ireland new year honours recipients

  31-12-2016 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's the full list of everyone from Northern Ireland who has been given a New Year honour.
  
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• Belfast student accused of making and distributing indecent image of child - Belfast Telegraph

  31-12-2016 10:43
  
  Belfast student accused of making and distributing indecent image of child
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  Belfast student Rory Campbell appeared in court on Friday accused of making and distributing an indecent image of a child. Campbell is charged with three separate offences allegedly committed over a 12-month period. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google ...
  
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• BBC News NI's 10 most read stories of 2016

  31-12-2016 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back through BBC News NI's 10 most read stories of 2016.
  
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• No question of a 'soft border' in 1989

  31-12-2016 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drivers now barely notice the Irish border as they speed along the M1, but that's a far cry from the situation in 1989, secret papers disclose.
  
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• 1974: Riotous scenes in Stormont assembly chamber

  31-12-2016 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The recent unruly scenes at the Northern Ireland Assembly had nothing on the riotous goings-on of January 1974
  
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• Living the dream

  31-12-2016 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The reopening of Rathlin Island's Manor House shows how the island is buzzing with a sense of regeneration.
  
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• BBC News NI's year in pictures - October to December 2016

  31-12-2016 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of BBC News NI's year in pictures from October to December 2016
  
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• Thank you for saving my life: Northern Ireland man hit by devastating stroke in Guatemala tells of his gratitude to medics who helped him

  31-12-2016 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man who was left battling for his life after suffering a rare type of stroke, says he has been given a second chance. Peter McGarry was at his home in Guatemala when he suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage, and was given just a 20% chance of surviving.
  
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• Premier League live score, tables, results: Liverpool v Manchester City, Chelsea v Stoke

  31-12-2016 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aitor Karanka has admitted Jose Mourinho is a different man away from the pressure of elite football. Middlesbrough's head coach will take on his mentor for the first time tomorrow when the Teessiders arrive at Manchester United looking to end Mourinho's five-game winning streak.
  
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• Euros hero Michael O'Neill and and Rio golden girl Bethany Firth lead Northern Ireland New Year honours list

  31-12-2016 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  History-making football manager Michael O'Neill and Rio golden girl Bethany Firth have been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
  
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• Young man's body found at cemetery 'not suspicious'

  31-12-2016 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a young man whose body was found in a cemetery in Limavady yesterday.
  
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• Gangland boss Hutch believed to be hiding out in Northern Ireland

  31-12-2016 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gangland boss Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has been keeping a low profile in a safe house in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Snowshoe Hikes

  31-12-2016 07:23
  Free afternoon snowshoe hike in Belfast City Park, beginning by the helipad at Waldo County General Hospital, 118 Northport Ave., Belfast. Snowshoes available, first come, first served; call 921-3950 to reserve.
  
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