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• Friday the 13th director coming to Belfast for screening of new movie on hospice workers - Belfast Live

  14-03-2017 23:00
  
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  Friday the 13th director coming to Belfast for screening of new movie on hospice workers
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  Horror flick director Sean Cunningham has an important message in his new movie - "death doesn't have to be scary". The director and producer of Friday the 13th tells the story of hospice workers and the vital work they do for patients and families in ...
  
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• UMaine Hutchinson Center to offer restorative practices workshops for educators

  14-03-2017 22:24
  This spring, the University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer a series of five full-day workshops on restorative school practices for K-12 educators. Members of the Restorative Practices Collaborative of Maine will facilitate the workshops that will be held in Saco, Augusta and Belfast.
  
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• Leicester 2-0 Sevilla: Foxes reach last eight of Champions League

  14-03-2017 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester overturned a first-leg deficit to stun 10-man Sevilla and book their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
  
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• Cruel and unpredictable

  14-03-2017 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A County Antrim woman takes hope from new research by Queen's University on multiple sclerosis.
  
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• Hotel plan for Belfast's Crumlin Road Courthouse - Irish Times

  14-03-2017 20:06
  
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  Hotel plan for Belfast's Crumlin Road Courthouse
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  Belfast's infamous Crumlin Road Courthouse, the location for supergrass and paramilitary trials during the Troubles, is to be transformed into a luxury hotel. Liverpool-based hotelier and developer Lawrence Kenwright, who owns the Signature Living ...
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• Round-table talks at Stormont cancelled at last minute, says SDLP

  14-03-2017 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first round-table talks between political parties at Stormont in a bid to restore powersharing were cancelled at the last minute, the SDLP has claimed.
  
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• George Gilmore murder probe: Police appeal for information after 'ruthless attack' in Carrickfergus

  14-03-2017 18:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the 'ruthless murder' of George Gilmore in Carrickfergus have appealed for information.
  
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• George Gilmore murder probe: Bullet hit house during 'ruthless attack' in Carrickfergus

  14-03-2017 18:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the 'ruthless murder' of George Gilmore in Carrickfergus have revealed that one of the bullets fired during the attack missed and could have hit someone else.
  
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• Belfast, state settle dispute over General Assistance reimbursements

  14-03-2017 18:04
  The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Belfast have resolved a lengthy dispute over the city's welfare program - a resolution that will cost the town's taxpayers about $100,000. DHHS and Belfast have been at odds over a dramatic increase in spending on the General Assistance program in town and how officials have administered the program.
  
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• Thomas Mongan charged with attempted murder of Maghaberry prison officer

  14-03-2017 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man appeared in court on Tuesday charged with attempting to murder a female prison officer inside a high security Northern Ireland jail.
  
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• McCoy 'honoured' by Cheltenham statue

  14-03-2017 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-time champion jockey Sir Anthony McCoy says he is "honoured and flattered" to have had a statue built in his honour at Cheltenham.
  
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• Irish coastguard helicopter pilot was 'popular figure'

  14-03-2017 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Irish coastguard search and rescue manager pays tribute to a helicopter pilot who died after a crash off the coast of Mayo.
  
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• 'Stick border where sun doesn't shine' says Martina Anderson

  14-03-2017 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson tells Theresa May to "stick" Irish border "where the sun doesn't shine".
  
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• Eyesore bonfire tyres to be removed from Belfast's Connswater Greenway 'over next week' - Belfast Telegraph

  14-03-2017 15:41
  
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  Eyesore bonfire tyres to be removed from Belfast's Connswater Greenway 'over next week'
  Belfast Telegraph
  Tyres dumped at a bonfire site on the Connswater Greenway are to be removed over the next week, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency has said. Wood pallets and a large amount of tyres were dumped along the Flora Street walkway section of the ...and more »
  
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• US man held in Northern Ireland over Florida drugs murder

  14-03-2017 15:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An US man arrested in Northern Ireland over a drugs-related murder in Florida is to fight extradition, a court heard today.
  
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• Nama property deal seriously deficient, watchdog finds

  14-03-2017 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The biggest property deal in Northern Ireland's history was "seriously deficient", an Irish watchdog said.
  
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• Nama property deal 'seriously deficient', says watchdog

  14-03-2017 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The biggest property deal in Northern Ireland's history was "seriously deficient", an Irish watchdog said.
  
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• Crumlin Road courthouse to be converted into hotel

  14-03-2017 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Liverpool-based developer buys the Crumlin Road courthouse in Belfast and says he will convert it into a hotel.
  
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• Murdered by cowards: Geordie Gilmore's son in emotional outburst as police open murder investigation

  14-03-2017 13:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of Carrickfergus shooting victim Geordie Gilmore has branded those behind his father's murder as "cowards".
  
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• Cheltenham 2017: AP McCoy unveils statue in his honour

  14-03-2017 12:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Horse racing legend Sir AP McCoy has unveiled a new statue in his honour at the Cheltenham racing festival.
  
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• Jim Magilton daughter assault charge is withdrawn

  14-03-2017 12:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Under-21 manager Jim Magilton who was accused of slapping and dragging his 14-year-old step-daughter down a set of stairs by the arms has had an assault charge withdrawn.
  
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• Iconic Belfast Ormeau Baths building to become new business hub - Belfast Telegraph

  14-03-2017 11:34
  
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  Iconic Belfast Ormeau Baths building to become new business hub
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  Belfast's historic Ormeau Baths building is to be given a new lease of life and transformed into an entrepreneurial campus with backers including Co Tyrone FanDuel entrepreneur Nigel Eccles. The Belfast Telegraph revealed in January that efforts were ...
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• Iconic Belfast Ormeau Baths building to become new business hub

  14-03-2017 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast's historic Ormeau Baths building is to be given a new lease of life and transformed into an entrepreneurial campus with backers including Co Tyrone FanDuel entrepreneur Nigel Eccles.
  
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• Northern Ireland police plea for help to catch Geordie Gilmore gunman after 'shocking attack' in Carrick street

  14-03-2017 11:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have urged the Carrickfergus public to help them catch the gunman who shot prominent loyalist Geordie Gilmore.
  
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• Belfast Black Box venue on market for £700,000

  14-03-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The home of Belfast arts venue the Black Box has gone on the market for a guide price of around £700,000. Selling agents Whelan said they are seeking offers for the Cathedral Quarter arts centre by tender, and described it as a "unique investment".
  
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• Crumlin Road Courthouse to be turned into £25m hotel

  14-03-2017 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crumlin Road Courthouse is to be transformed into a £25 million luxury hotel.
  
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• US man arrested in Northern Ireland over Florida murder

  14-03-2017 09:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested in Lisburn and faces extradition to America over a murder.
  
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• Missing teen's family given support by the mother of Jack Glenn

  14-03-2017 09:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Jack Glenn, missing for more than five weeks have offered support to the family of a second young Londonderry man whose family fear he too entered the river.
  
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• End of the road for William as he finishes 310-mile walk to highlight Brexit dangers

  14-03-2017 09:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Englishman who has completed a walk along the entire length of the Irish border to highlight the "backward step" that he fears Brexit will bring to frontier communities has revealed he had to undertake the final part of his gruelling 310-mile trek backwards.
  
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• Anger as Extern's family support group set to close

  14-03-2017 09:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family support service in Belfast that works with hundreds of vulnerable children and their families has been told it must close on March 31.
  
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• Lisburn's Jennifer Morrow in final of BBC's Big Painting Challenge

  14-03-2017 09:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland woman hopes to find success at the stroke of a paint brush after getting to the final of The Big Painting Challenge.
  
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• Hundreds of Northern Ireland children hospitalised due to alcohol

  14-03-2017 09:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Underage drinkers have been hospitalised 655 times in the past five years in Northern Ireland, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Concern over lack of plan to deal with St Patrick's Day in Belfast Holyland area

  14-03-2017 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The annual St Patrick's Day celebrations are almost upon us, and as usual, Belfast will mark March 17 with a colourful carnival parade and free concert in the city centre... or so we hope.
  
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• Mum of cancer blogger Lisa Magill shares heartbreaking last moments of daughter's life

  14-03-2017 09:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When she started to write her blog about living with terminal cancer, Lisa Magill promised it would feature the good, the bad and the ugly.
  
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• Strabane dwarfs all other towns as the undisputed home of the gnome in Northern Ireland

  14-03-2017 09:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just a month after being unveiled as the most romantic town in Northern Ireland, Strabane has once again topped the charts - this time for its gnome appeal.
  
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• Worshippers all shook up as 'Elvis' performs during church service in Northern Ireland

  14-03-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Church of Ireland congregation packed the pews for a Sunday Gospel service with a difference at the weekend.
  
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• 95-week hospital delay woman slams Stormont disarray

  14-03-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who has been told she must wait two years for an urgent hospital appointment fears that she may be dead before she has been officially diagnosed.
  
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• Belfast's Mac Theatre dragged into 'anti-gay' row over its take on classic Oscar Wilde play

  14-03-2017 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Oscar Wilde farce to be staged in Belfast's Metropolitan Arts Centre with men playing the male and female roles has been criticised by one theater-goer as "like something from Little Britain".
  
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• Buying fuel in Republic costs UK Government £200m

  14-03-2017 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motorists in Northern Ireland who cross the border for cheaper fuel are costing the UK Government £200.6m a year, a study commissioned by the Republic's revenue commissioners has found.
  
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• Prison officer 'feared she would die' after being slashed in neck by inmate

  14-03-2017 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A female prison officer thought she was going to die after being slashed in the neck in an attack by a male prisoner, according to a source at Maghaberry Prison.
  
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• Loyalist Geordie Gilmore critically injured in gun attack after taunting paramilitaries with Facebook post

  14-03-2017 08:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prominent loyalist was fighting for his life last night after he was gunned down in broad daylight in a Carrickfergus housing estate.
  
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• Belfast Victorian baths become hi-tech co-working space

  14-03-2017 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ormeau Baths building in Belfast is to become a co-working space for freelancers and small businesses.
  
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• A girl pilot, meagre fishing, Phenix House purchased

  14-03-2017 05:33
  "Amateur Dramatic Entertainment! For the benefit of the 'Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society,' At Pierces' Hall, Belfast, This Evening, March 12th 1863, On which occasion will be performed the pleasing comedy of 'Dying For Love,' the amusing comedietta of 'The Morning Call,' to conclude with the Laughable Farce of 'Poor Pillacoddy.' " "The subscriber will obtain the Bounty of $100 and all pay in arrears to the widow, minor children, father or mother, or heirs of any deceased soldier.
  
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• Blues Ukulele Workshops

  14-03-2017 01:15
  On Saturday, March 25th a two part "Blues" Ukulele Workshop will be held at the Belfast Boathouse, 34 Commercial Street Belfast, Maine. Part One of this workshop will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. with a short break and Part Two held from 7:15-8:15 p.m. Cost for one class is $15 or sign up for both classes and only pay $25.
  
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