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• Bonfire tyres dumped on £40m Connswater Community Greenway

  10-03-2017 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Council is under pressure to remove bonfire material dumped on a new multi-million-pound greenway.
  
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• Tyres and other bonfire materials dumped on Belfast greenway - the Irish News

  10-03-2017 23:27
  
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  Tyres and other bonfire materials dumped on Belfast greenway
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  Tyres and other bonfire materials dumped on Belfast greenway. Bonfire materials have been dumped on the £40 million Connswater greenway in east Belfast. Picture by Justin Kernoghan, Photopress. CLAIRE SIMPSON. 10 March, 2017 22:18 ...
  Bonfire tyres and wood pallets dumped at Belfast multi-million pound Connswater GreenwayBelfast Telegraphall 5 news articles »
  
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• A Belfast woman will be sentenced next month for her role in a May 14 ...

  10-03-2017 23:04
  A Belfast woman will be sentenced next month for her role in a May 14 crash that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old man. Chelsea Larrabee, 20, of Belfast, pleaded guilty March 3 to one count of manslaughter, one count of driving to endanger, and two counts of aggravated criminal operating under the influence, each of which is a felony charge, Waldo County Assistant District Attorney Neil McLean said.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Ards 2-0 Ballinamallard United

  10-03-2017 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goals by Michael Ruddy and Guillaume Keke give ninth-placed Ards victory over Ballinamallard United in the Irish Premiership.
  
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• Elite League: Belfast Giants 7-3 Nottingham Panthers

  10-03-2017 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast Giants move to within five points of Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils with this comfortable win over the Panthers.
  
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• Catholic orders defend contributions to compensate abuse victims

  10-03-2017 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish religious orders defend their contribution towards compensating child abuse victims.
  
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• Police appeal after Co Armagh couple robbed and tied up at home

  10-03-2017 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after a Tandragee couple were threatened, robbed and tied up at home.
  
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• Belfast schools angling for peace in Dromore

  10-03-2017 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cross-community P7 students from Belfast join the Fishing for Schools project in Dromore.
  
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• Angling for peace

  10-03-2017 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cross-community P7 students from Belfast join the Fishing for Schools project in Dromore.
  
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• Schoolchildren fishing for peace

  10-03-2017 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast schoolchildren get out of the city and learn to fish through shared education scheme.
  
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• Michelangelo and Picasso feature in Belfast exhibition

  10-03-2017 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michelangelo and Picasso are among the artists included in an exhibition of drawings that opens in Belfast.
  
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• A big draw

  10-03-2017 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michelangelo and Picasso are among the artists included in an exhibition of drawings that opens in Belfast.
  
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• Sky News journalist Dermot Murnaghan injured in hit and run

  10-03-2017 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Sky News journalist Dermot Murnaghan has revealed he was injured in a hit and run incident.
  
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• The Net Result: Our Evolving Fisheries History Conference

  10-03-2017 18:28
  On Saturday, April 8, 2017, Penobscot Marine Museum will present The Net Result: Our Evolving Fisheries. This year's History Conference delves into this statement: Human innovation and technology have proven to be too successful for the health of our fisheries and our coastal ecosystem.
  
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• Child sex-abuse 'casting agent' is freed

  10-03-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man at the centre of 'one of the most serious cases of sexual exploitation of children' is freed.
  
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• 10 Great Things To Enjoy In Belfast And Beyond This Week - Belfast Newsletter

  10-03-2017 17:32
  
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  10 Great Things To Enjoy In Belfast And Beyond This Week
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  Belfast's St Patrick's Day celebrations will offer a colourful carnival atmosphere for all the family to enjoy. Kathryn McKenna. Email. 16:27 Friday 10 March 2017. This week there are dozens of family-friendly events and fun days out to enjoy. Check ...
  5 things to do in Belfast today, Friday, March 10Belfast Liveall 2 news articles »
  
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• Consultation begins on opening Belfast shops for longer on Sundays - Belfast Telegraph

  10-03-2017 17:11
  
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  Consultation begins on opening Belfast shops for longer on Sundays
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  Belfast City Council has opened a consultation on opening city shops for longer on Sundays. The council is seeking views on designating the city as a "holiday resort" meaning shops could open for longer between March and September. The provision would ...and more »
  
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• New NI election suggestion unhelpful, says Sinn Féin

  10-03-2017 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin criticises James Brokenshire for saying another election could be called if Stormont talks fail.
  
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• Contractor fined for Petyo Hristanov's shed fall death

  10-03-2017 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A contractor is given a suspended sentence for failings that led to a worker's death.
  
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• UUP omits MLA Stewart from website after surprise Assembly election victory

  10-03-2017 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Despite his party's dismal election results, John Stewart was the success story for the UUP.
  
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• Relatives of IRA man shot dead by SAS lose legal battle to have inquest verdicts quashed

  10-03-2017 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relatives of one of two IRA men shot dead by the SAS have lost a new legal battle to have the inquest verdicts quashed.
  
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• Fake 'casting agent' Tyrone child sex abuser to be freed

  10-03-2017 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone man considered by the National Crime Agency as being involved in one of the worst cases "of sexual exploitation of children", could be freed within hours on Friday because of time already served.
  
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• Bell 'excited' about hockey challenge

  10-03-2017 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland player Jonny Bell tells the BBC he is excited by the prospect of competing in a major tournament on home soil as he prepares for World League 2 in Belfast.
  
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• Steroids and medicines worth 2m euros seized in Donegal

  10-03-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steroids and other medicines said to be worth millions of euros are seized in County Donegal.
  
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• Weekly newspaper review: Teen drinking and gun licences

  10-03-2017 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teenage drinking, firearm licences and the Assembly election feature in the weekly papers.
  
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• Corry Evans and Craig Cathcart named in Northern Ireland squad to face Norway

  10-03-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Corry Evans has been included in a Northern Ireland squad that has also been boosted by Craig Cathcart's return for the home World Cup qualifier with Norway later this month.
  
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• Bonfire tyres and wood pallets dumped at Belfast multi-million pound Connswater Greenway - Belfast Telegraph

  10-03-2017 14:02
  
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  Bonfire tyres and wood pallets dumped at Belfast multi-million pound Connswater Greenway
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  Bonfire building materials have been dumped at the new multi-million pound Connswater Community Greenway. The Connswater Community Greenway is a £40million investment project in east Belfast creating a 9km linear park through east Belfast in a bid ...
  
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• Bonfire tyres and wood pallets dumped at Belfast multi-million pound Connswater Greenway

  10-03-2017 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bonfire building materials have been dumped at the new multi-million pound Connswater Community Greenway.
  
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• Oscar Wilde's jail key and letter on display in Malta

  10-03-2017 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A letter relating to Wilde's indecency conviction and the key to his jail cell go on show in Malta.
  
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• Watch: Hilarious moment man's children invade BBC interview

  10-03-2017 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hard-hitting politics talk took an unexpected turn on the BBC when a guest discussing upheaval in South Korea was interrupted by his two-little children.
  
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• Gerry Adams: Watershed Assembly election shows united Ireland achievable

  10-03-2017 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has said the "watershed" Assembly election result shows a united Ireland is achievable.
  
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• Lord Mayor attends opening of new James Ellis Bridge in east Belfast

  10-03-2017 13:11
  
  
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• Murder inquiry into death of man in Lurgan

  10-03-2017 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are treating the death of a 29-year-old man in Lurgan, County Armagh, as murder.
  
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• United Ireland is achievable, says Sinn Féin's Adams

  10-03-2017 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Stormont election has shown Irish unity is achievable, says Sinn Féin president.
  
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• Forkhill peace forest planted at former army base

  10-03-2017 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  1,000 trees are being planted at a former security base in tribute to Troubles victims.
  
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• Revealed - the best places to live in Northern Ireland - Belfast Newsletter

  10-03-2017 11:54
  
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  Revealed - the best places to live in Northern Ireland
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  Belfast was included as one of the best places in the U.K. to live according to The Sunday Times. Picture by Bernie Brown 07831 164371. 10:52 11:23 Friday 10 March 2017. Six places in Northern Ireland are amongst the best places to live in the U.K. ...and more »
  
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• Belfast group meets Rural Development Minister about school closure - The Guardian

  10-03-2017 11:30
  
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  Belfast group meets Rural Development Minister about school closure
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  BELFAST, P.E.I. – Overcrowding and long bus rides were two of the arguments a Belfast group made Thursday with Rural Development Minister Pat Murphy. Members of the group, including Marcella Ryan, president of the Belfast Home and School ...
  
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• Tom Elliott rules out UUP leadership bid despite Campbell endorsement

  10-03-2017 11:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tom Elliott has again ruled himself out of running for the UUP leadership, despite getting the endorsement of a senior party figure.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes: "We need a figurehead who is above politics" - Belfast Live

  10-03-2017 11:05
  
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  Eamonn Holmes: "We need a figurehead who is above politics"
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  With Belfast pride running through his veins, Eamonn Holmes is a relentless champion for Northern Ireland. And while the country appears in turmoil as talks rumble on at Stormont, the TV presenter has his own idea for how relations could improve here.
  SF claim that Brexit is risk to peace is 'dangerous'Belfast Newsletterall 46 news articles »
  
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• Man on weapon and ammo charges following Belfast search

  10-03-2017 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is set for court on charges of possessing ammunition and a weapon following a search of a car in north Belfast on Thursday.
  
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• HMRC to announce new Belfast hub for 1300 staff - Belfast Telegraph

  10-03-2017 10:32
  
  HMRC to announce new Belfast hub for 1300 staff
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  HMRC is expected to reveal the location of its new Northern Ireland central office in Belfast in the next few weeks - which will see around 1,300 staff being relocated. In 2015, HMRC announced it was closing all 10 of its offices across Northern ...and more »
  
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• HMRC to announce new Belfast hub for 1,300 staff

  10-03-2017 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  HMRC is expected to reveal the location of its new Northern Ireland central office in Belfast in the next few weeks - which will see around 1,300 staff being relocated.
  
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• £6,000 rugby tickets?!

  10-03-2017 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation, the Stormont pressure cooker and £6,000 rugby tickets make the headlines
  
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• Elderly man dies in County Donegal house fire

  10-03-2017 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 80s has died in a house fire in Donegal.
  
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• Revealed: Five best places to live in Northern Ireland, according to Sunday Times

  10-03-2017 09:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The best places to live in Northern Ireland have been unveiled.
  
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• StocktonSprings | $695,000

  10-03-2017 09:27
  Enjoy panoramic views across Penobscot Bay from this well maintained Cape on 2 private acres with over 588' of water frontage and its own private cove/beach. Located at the end of a quiet, town maintained road and abutting the Lighthouse, this home features 3+ bedrooms, 3 baths, living room with fireplace and an elegant formal dining room.
  
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• Carl Frampton to receive honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  10-03-2017 09:24
  
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  Carl Frampton to receive honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast
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  Belfast boxer Carl Frampton is set to receive an honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast. Frampton is among 15 people from the world of business, science, sport, academia and the arts being honoured by Queen's University in 2017 ...and more »
  
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• Election result gives blind gay couple fresh hope for marriage equality in Northern Ireland

  10-03-2017 09:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A blind same-sex couple hope to start planning their wedding day soon following the shock Assembly election result.
  
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• Ulster Museum puts genius of Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Picasso on show

  10-03-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drawings by Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Picasso feature alongside contemporary artists in a new exhibition from the British Museum that opens at the Ulster Museum today.
  
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• £6,000 for Ireland v England Six Nations ticket

  10-03-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tickets for next Saturday's Ireland v England Six Nations clash are being offered for sale at more than £6,000 a time.
  
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