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• Tributes paid to 'true gent' Tiernan Green as community in shock at second young man to die in Lurgan

  31-01-2017 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A community has been plunged into mourning after a second young man passed away in Lurgan.
  
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• Costa Book of the Year: Sebastian Barry celebrates second win

  31-01-2017 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Barry becomes the first novelist to win the prestigious Costa Book of the Year prize twice.
  
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• Woman dies following road collision in Kilkeel

  31-01-2017 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland woman has died following a road crash in Kilkeel, Co Down, on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Elderly woman struck by car in Kilkeel

  31-01-2017 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman has been struck by a car in Kilkeel.
  
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• Tributes paid as second young man dies in Lurgan

  31-01-2017 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A community has been plunged into mourning after a second young man passed away in Lurgan.
  
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• Belfast man turns family tragedy into life-saving charity - Irish Times

  31-01-2017 20:22
  
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  Belfast man turns family tragedy into life-saving charity
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  When Joe Hyland's teenage son was viciously attacked on the streets of Belfast it inspired him to set up SOS NI. On a Friday and Saturday night, from 10pm to 3am, the charity and its volunteers bring their bright yellow SOS Bus close to pubs and ...
  
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• Amazon chief Jeff Bezos backs lawsuit opposing Trump immigration ban

  31-01-2017 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has said the online retailer supports a lawsuit filed against US president Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees.
  
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• Syrian refugee in Belfast 'not able to visit family'

  31-01-2017 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Syrian refugee in Belfast has had to cancel travel plans to visit his wife's family in America because of fears he would be barred from the US and deported.
  
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• Police probe suspicious approach to teen girl in Bushmills

  31-01-2017 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a report of a suspicious approach to a 16-year-old girl in Bushmills.
  
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• Christopher Mackin murder: Woman prayed into ear of man as he lay dying on Belfast street

  31-01-2017 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who came to the aid and prayed over murder victim Christopher Mackin as he lay dying on a Belfast street has been praised by a judge.
  
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• Willie Frazer thought man at door with sympathy card was sent by IRA, court told

  31-01-2017 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims' campaigner Willie Frazer believed a man who arrived at his home with a sympathy card had been sent by the Provisional IRA to threaten him, a court has heard.
  
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• Whale sounds

  31-01-2017 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists plan to eavesdrop on whales and dolphins as part of a plan to protect sea mammals
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Scotland's Laidlaw certain Ireland will cope with Sexton injury

  31-01-2017 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's Greig Laidlaw feels Six Nations opponents Ireland have enough quality in reserve to cope with Johnny Sexton's absence.
  
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• Popular Midcoast eatery closes after 7 years

  31-01-2017 17:22
  The Good Kettle is closing shop as its owners chart a new course that will take them out of state. The business grew out of what started as a side hobby making soups and marmalades that she sold at various farmers' markets.
  
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• Fight night

  31-01-2017 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC NI's Peter Crutchley was in Vegas to sample the atmosphere created by Carl Frampton's huge travelling support from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Brussels Airlines pulls Belfast route less than year after launch

  31-01-2017 16:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brussels Airlines has pulled its Belfast to Brussels route less than a year after it launched, it has emerged.
  
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• Belfast City Airport: Brussels Airlines ends service

  31-01-2017 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is losing its direct air connection with Brussels.
  
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• Christopher Mackin murder: Woman 'prayed' over gun attack victim

  31-01-2017 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who came to the aid of a gun attack victim and prayed over him as he lay dying on a Belfast city centre street has been praised by a judge.
  
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• Garden house death teenagers suffered carbon monoxide poisoning

  31-01-2017 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six teenagers whose bodies were found at a garden house in Germany died of carbon monoxide poisoning, investigators have said.
  
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• RHI: Non-domestic boiler owners cannot be named

  31-01-2017 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boiler owners in the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme cannot be named ahead of a hearing, a court rules.
  
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• Man suffers shock in Fermanagh van explosion

  31-01-2017 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is taken to hospital after an explosive device damages a van in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh.
  
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• Woman (20) arrested over Belfast police murder bid

  31-01-2017 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in Newry over the attempted murder of police in Belfast in 2015.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Johnny Sexton and Peter O'Mahony out of Ireland's Scotland opener

  31-01-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Injured duo Johnny Sexton and Peter O'Mahony will miss Ireland's Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday.
  
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• Syria terrorism accused Eamon Bradley 'fought IS'

  31-01-2017 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trial is under way of an NI man accused of terrorist charges linked to the civil war in Syria.
  
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• Watch: Shots fired over ex-Provo Notarantonio's coffin ahead of Belfast funeral

  31-01-2017 14:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after footage emerged of shots fired over the coffin of veteran west Belfast republican Victor Notarantonio ahead of his funeral in Belfast.
  
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• Sinn Fein attacks UK hopes for 'frictionless' cross-border trade in Ireland

  31-01-2017 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UK hopes for a soft border on the island of Ireland after a hard Brexit are nonsensical, Sinn Fein claimed.
  
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• Jim Magilton accused of assaulting teenage stepdaughter

  31-01-2017 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Premier League footballer Jim Magilton appears in court accused of assaulting his teenage stepdaughter.
  
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• Election 2017 - Stormont (re)loading: A guide

  31-01-2017 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News NI's guide to Election 2017 as the assembly is 're-booted' for another term.
  
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• Police investigate after van damaged in explosion

  31-01-2017 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police believe damage caused to a parked van in Co Fermanagh was caused by an explosive device.
  
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• Eamon Bradley: Syria terrorist training trial starts in Derry

  31-01-2017 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trial is under way of an NI man accused of terrorist charges linked to the civil war in Syria.
  
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• Inverness CT sign Wigan striker Billy Mckay on loan

  31-01-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Billy Mckay joins former club Inverness CT on loan from Wigan until the end of the season, with Lonsana Doumbouya leaving.
  
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• Women's Six Nations: Ireland include uncapped Ailsa Hughes for Scotland opener

  31-01-2017 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland women's coach Tom Tierney picks uncapped scrum-half Ailsa Hughes for Friday's Six Nations opener against Scotland.
  
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• Ex-Northern Ireland player Jim Magilton accused of assaulting teen daughter

  31-01-2017 11:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jim Magilton, manager of the Northern Ireland Under-21 football team, has appeared in court accused of slapping and dragging his 14-year-old daughter down a set of stairs by the arms.
  
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• Trump travel ban: Ireland reviews US immigration points

  31-01-2017 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Enda Kenny announces a review of US immigration points at Irish airports in the wake of Donald Trump's immigration ban.
  
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• Roy McGivern elected as new Linfield chairman after Jim Kerr's departure

  31-01-2017 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield elect Roy McGivern as the club's new chairman to succeed Jim Kerr who quit the role earlier this month.
  
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• Belfast Telegraph Business Awards night will showcase cream of Northern Ireland talent

  31-01-2017 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Bank is to partner with the Belfast Telegraph for this year's Business Awards, now in their 15th year. The Belfast Telegraph Business Awards, in partnership with Ulster Bank, are now open for entry, with three new categories announced for this year's awards, which will take place during a glittering ceremony at the Crowne Plaza, Belfast on Thursday, May 4.
  
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• Year of Food and Drink a massive success story

  31-01-2017 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The last 12 months has brought big gains not just for our visitors and the tourism and hospitality industry, but for the food and drink and agri-food sectors, for export sales, food businesses, the public, and indeed the food and drink profile of NI at home, internationally and in online.
  
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• Northern Ireland woman who never took driving test killed friend in crash

  31-01-2017 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down woman who caused the death of a friend by careless driving had been insured as a motorist for 13 years - even though she'd never sat a driving test and didn't have a full licence.
  
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• Man breached curfew 'to hunt for lost pet wolf' in Larne

  31-01-2017 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man claimed he breached a night-time bail curfew because his "half-wolf" pet escaped and he could not leave it roaming the streets of Larne.
  
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• Man injured in Antrim shooting attack

  31-01-2017 09:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been injured in a shooting attack in Co Antrim.
  
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• 'Loud bang' sparks Fermanagh security alert

  31-01-2017 09:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert is underway in Northern Ireland following reports of a loud bang in Fermanagh.
  
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• Fermanagh security alert following loud bang has ended

  31-01-2017 09:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert following reports of a loud bang in Co Fermanagh has ended.
  
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• St Patrick's church: Priest escapes arson attack

  31-01-2017 09:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An elderly priest praying in a Catholic church in Belfast is caught in an arson attack as the building is set on fire.
  
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• Northern Ireland schools braced for chaos as teachers stage walkout

  31-01-2017 09:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parents across the western half of Northern Ireland face a day of uncertainty as teachers at more than 100 schools stage a strike over pay and conditions.
  
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• Sammy Wilson denies DUP leaflet on 'RHI facts' less than factual

  31-01-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's Sammy Wilson has defended his party's distribution of a leaflet of "facts" about the botched Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI).
  
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• Gerry Adams pressed to reveal if Donald Trump was Sinn Fein party donor

  31-01-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has been urged to spell out his party's relationship with new US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Day of heartache at funeral for Northern Ireland boy Fintan McCabe who 'choked on his food'

  31-01-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of a Lurgan teenager who died suddenly in hospital last week, after apparently choking on food, will take place this morning.
  
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• Curtains set alight in Catholic church in Belfast

  31-01-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Catholic Bishop has condemned an arson attack on a church in north Belfast which has left the congregation "distressed and deeply upset".
  
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• Warnings over lethal £2 tablets after Belfast teen rushed to hospital

  31-01-2017 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy narrowly escaped death after taking a lethal drug known as a 'Darth Vader'.
  
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• Omagh bomber seeks legal aid in bid to halt extradition

  31-01-2017 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man found liable for the Omagh bomb is to fight extradition to Lithuania on human rights grounds.
  
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