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• Elite League: Braehead Clan 4-5 Belfast Giants

  04-02-2017 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Giants maintain their challenge for the Elite League title by winning 5-4 away to the Braeside Clan.
  
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• Football League: Monaghan beat Mayo 1-11 to 0-12 in Division One opener

  04-02-2017 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Darren Hughes scores a goal and Conor McManus six points as Monaghan beat Mayo 1-11 to 0-12 in their Football League Division One opener.
  
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• Division One: Down 0-10 1-16 Fermanagh

  04-02-2017 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fermanagh are comfortable 1-16 to 0-10 winners over Down in the opening Division Two fixture of the 2017 Football League.
  
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• Six Nations: Skipper Rory Best admits Ireland were sloppy

  04-02-2017 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland skipper Rory Best says they were made for a poor start against Scotland at Murrayfield.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Ireland left to regret slow start and missed chances

  04-02-2017 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland coach Joe Schmidt says a slow start and missed try-scoring chances proved costly in the 27-22 Six Nations defeat by Scotland.
  
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• Irish Cup: Bizarre goal helps Glenavon go through

  04-02-2017 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Holders Glenavon score a controversial first goal as they beat Championship side Armagh City 2-0 in the sixth round.
  
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• Gerry Adams says he would go to White House on St Patrick's Day

  04-02-2017 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams says he would attend a St Patrick's Day White House reception if invited.
  
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• Lurgan attack puts ambulance out of action

  04-02-2017 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An ambulance is damaged after being attacked while the crew treated a man who had been stabbed in Lurgan.
  
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• Scotland hold on to defeat Ireland

  04-02-2017 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland withstand a superb Ireland fightback to record their first opening-round Six Nations victory since 2006,
  
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• 2017 Six Nations: Scotland 27-22 Ireland

  04-02-2017 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland withstand a superb Ireland fightback to record their first opening-round Six Nations victory since 2006,
  
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• Derry: Hundreds search river for missing man

  04-02-2017 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Searches are being held along both sides of the River Foyle
  
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• Anti-Trump protest in Belfast city centre - Belfast Live

  04-02-2017 16:20
  
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  Anti-Trump protest in Belfast city centre
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  A protest against Donald Trump's controversial immigration policies was organised by the Stop the War Coalition for Belfast City Hall today. Pic by Photopress1 of 16. A protest against Donald Trump's controversial immigration policies was organised by ...
  
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• Mum's desperate plea for help to find missing son - Belfast Live

  04-02-2017 16:05
  
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  Mum's desperate plea for help to find missing son
  Belfast Live
  The mum of a young man feared drowned has begged for help finding her beloved son. Jack Glenn, 23 and from the Waterside area of Derry, entered the River Foyle on Thursday. Hundreds of volunteers have since joined the search for Jack. And the popular ...and more »
  
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• Garda sent sex act video to woman 'three days after talking her out of suicide attempt'

  04-02-2017 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A garda who sent a video of himself performing a sex act to a woman, three days after he talked her out of attempting suicide, was not prosecuted because of a shortcoming in the law.
  
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• Bird flu: New case confirmed in County Tipperary

  04-02-2017 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A sixth case of bird flu in a wild bird in the Republic of Ireland since last year is confirmed in County Tipperary.
  
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• Kurdish-led fighters launch new offensive towards IS-held Raqqa in Syria

  04-02-2017 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US-backed Kurdish-led fighters in northern Syria have launched a new offensive that aims to capture towns and villages east of the Islamic State-held northern city of Raqqa.
  
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• Ambulance crews attacked in Lurgan and Belfast - ITV News

  04-02-2017 13:31
  
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  Ambulance crews attacked in Lurgan and Belfast
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  Ambulance crews have come under attack in two separate incidents overnight in Lurgan and north Belfast. In the first incident in Lurgan just after midnight, a man smashed an ambulance windscreen with an oxygen cylinder that he took from the vehicle ...
  Man throws oxygen tank at ambulance smashing windscreen in LurganBelfast Liveall 4 news articles »
  
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• Viable explosive device found in Belfast - RTE - RTE.ie

  04-02-2017 13:01
  
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  Viable explosive device found in Belfast - RTE
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  A viable explosive device was found during a security alert in north Belfast last night.
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• Royal Marine Maxwell pleads guilty to terror charge

  04-02-2017 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ciarán Maxwell admits making bombs and storing weapons for a Northern Ireland-related attack.
  
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• Chelsea v Arsenal live: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on, where can I watch it?

  04-02-2017 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea entertain Arsenal on Saturday lunchtime in what could be a defining fixture in this season's Premier League title race.
  
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• Chelsea v Arsenal live updates: Win, lose or draw, the team is together, says Antonio Conte

  04-02-2017 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Defeat at Arsenal weighs heavily on Antonio Conte's mind and was the shock which spurred Chelsea to the top of the Premier League.
  
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• Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal: Eden Hazard inspires Blues to victory over Gunners

  04-02-2017 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eden Hazard struck a stunning solo goal as Chelsea boosted their Premier League title hopes and left Arsenal's in tatters.
  
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• Kinnaird Street bomb: Viable device found in north Belfast garden

  04-02-2017 12:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bomb has been found in the Kinnaird Street area of north Belfast.
  
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• Young North Belfast footballers snub sponsors for heartwarming cause - Belfast Live

  04-02-2017 12:17
  
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  Young North Belfast footballers snub sponsors for heartwarming cause
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  A group of young North Belfast footballers have snubbed traditional sponsors for a heartwarming cause. Beann Mhadaghain FC have shied away from displaying business names or logos on the front of their team kits, instead offering the opportunity to a ...
  
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• North Belfast: Bomb found in garden of house in Kinnaird Street

  04-02-2017 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bomb is made safe by the Army after being found in the garden of a house in north Belfast.
  
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• Belfast's first Ginger Pride Festival coming this February - IrishCentral

  04-02-2017 12:13
  
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  Belfast's first Ginger Pride Festival coming this February
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  Ireland's only official redhead festival of 2017 is coming to Northern Ireland's capital next month for a fun-filled, week-long celebration of all things ginger. And if you appear with red hair, you can expect a “Ginger Discount Card” that awards ...
  
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• Pensioner, 70, charged with number of robberies and theft in East Belfast - Belfast Live

  04-02-2017 11:45
  
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  Pensioner, 70, charged with number of robberies and theft in East Belfast
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  A pensioner is due in court today after being charged with a number of robberies and theft in East Belfast. Police confirmed the 70-year-old man has been charged by detectives investigating a number of incidents in the East Belfast area.
  
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• Commander of Ukrainian rebels 'killed in car bombing'

  04-02-2017 11:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rebels in eastern Ukraine have said one of their top commanders was killed when his vehicle exploded.
  
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• Fresh strikes planned by British Airways cabin crew amid pay row

  04-02-2017 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British Airways cabin crew will launch a fresh wave of strikes on Sunday in a dispute over pay.
  
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• Scotland v Ireland live updates: Rory Best plays it straight from the heart

  04-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster hero Rory Best will be playing for loved ones near and far when he leads out Ireland for their Six Nations opener with Scotland today (2.25pm kick-off).
  
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• 'I'm horrified someone like Martin McGuinness can really be considered a peacemaker'

  04-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of a soldier killed during one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles said she was stunned and horrified to learn that Martin McGuinness had been nominated for a major peace prize.
  
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• DUP's Arlene Foster wanted to backdate RHI cash to 2010 before payouts even set

  04-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster wanted payments on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) backdated to 2010, more than 18 months before its costs were even decided, a transcript from the Assembly's committee on enterprise, trade and investment has shown.
  
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• Court told of screams and sobs of children whose dad was killed by drink-driving PSNI officer

  04-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An off-duty police officer who killed a father-of-two in a crash was jailed for nine years at Dungannon Crown Court on Friday.
  
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• Belfast man who raped woman in Derry and caused life-threatening injuries faces long jail term

  04-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who raped a woman in an attack so severe that he caused life-threatening injuries has been told by a judge at the Crown Court in Derry to expect a significant sentence.
  
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• UMaine Hutchinson announces new fall MSW Weekend Cohort

  04-02-2017 02:44
  Applications are being accepted for the new 2017 Master's of Social Work Weekend Cohort starting in September at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Classes will be held Friday evenings and Saturday mornings in Belfast.
  
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• Dennis Kennedy: North's biggest problem is Belfast Agreement - Irish Times

  04-02-2017 02:02
  
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  Dennis Kennedy: North's biggest problem is Belfast Agreement
  Irish Times
  Why, after almost 20 years in business, is the Northern Ireland Assembly in disarray? Do we blame the politicians, the people or perhaps the blueprint? The villains of the immediate brouhaha are Arlene Foster and the DUP, for their incompetence and ...
  Wilson: 'Sinn Fein wants weakened unionism' - Belfast NewsletterBelfast Newsletterall 11 news articles »
  
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• Assisi Animal Sanctuary in Co Down hit with influx of Xmas reject pets

  04-02-2017 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A local animal shelter is already almost full to capacity - long before it reaches its busiest time of year.
  
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