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• Two men held over Strabane bomb attack released

  28-03-2017 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men who were being questioned over a bomb attack on police officers in Strabane have been released.
  
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• Investigations of Garda announced

  28-03-2017 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Irish government is planning two investigations into its police force, it announced on Tuesday.
  
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• Article 50: Theresa May signs letter that will trigger Brexit

  28-03-2017 23:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has signed the official letter to European Council president Donald Tusk that will formally begin the UK's departure from the European Union.
  
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• Republic of Ireland 0-1 Iceland

  28-03-2017 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Republic of Ireland's 15-game unbeaten run at the Aviva Stadium ends as their under-strength side are beaten by Iceland.
  
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• Stormont crisis: Direct rule in Northern Ireland not an option, Sinn Fein says

  28-03-2017 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Reintroducing direct rule in Northern Ireland would be an act of bad faith by the UK government, Sinn Fein has warned.
  
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• Republic of Ireland v Iceland: Everything you need to know about the game

  28-03-2017 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Iceland come to the Aviva Stadium tonight to face an Ireland side that will be without a host of frontline players including Glenn Whelan, John O'Shea, Jon Walters, James McCarthy and captain Seamus Coleman.
  
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• Republic of Ireland 0-1 Iceland: Disappointing night for Martin O'Neill's side ends in defeat

  28-03-2017 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hordur Magnusson's first-half free-kick was enough to hand Iceland a friendly victory over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
  
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• A6 upgrade: Environmentalist loses bid over 'Heaney' road

  28-03-2017 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An environmentalist loses a court case against the route of a major road scheme close to protected wetland.
  
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• 'Good Samaritan' bomb inquest bid rejected

  28-03-2017 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  High court upholds decision not to order a new inquest into bombing that killed three people in Derry.
  
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• Enda Kenny says government has confidence in Nóirín O'Sullivan

  28-03-2017 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) tells the Dáil that his government continues to have confidence in the Garda Commissioner, Noirin O'Sullivan.
  
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• Belfast chase ends after car rams police SUVs, crashes into light pole

  28-03-2017 19:17
  A police chase through downtown Belfast and surrounding side streets came to an end around 9 a.m. Monday, when the driver of the white Volvo crashed into a light pole and got stuck. Police say the driver damaged several police cruisers during the pursuit.
  
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• Special Olympics heroes back home in Northern Ireland

  28-03-2017 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's Special Olympics team are on home soil after a great Winter Games in Austria.
  
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• Stormont crisis: Senior civil servant to take hold of Northern Ireland's purse strings for first time

  28-03-2017 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Control of devolved spending at Stormont will be handed to senior civil servant David Sterling for the first time on Wednesday.
  
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• Scottish Parliament backs Nicola Sturgeon's demand for second independence referendum

  28-03-2017 18:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Parliament has backed Nicola Sturgeon's call for the powers to hold a second independence referendum.
  
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• Northern Ireland budget 'could be passed by House of Commons'

  28-03-2017 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Brokenshire has already said he'll ask Westminster to pass legislation to allow rates bills to be sent out.
  
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• Ryan McHugh: Donegal star believed to be hopeful ankle injury is not serious

  28-03-2017 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donegal's Ryan McHugh is believed to be optimistic the ankle injured he sustained against Monaghan is not as serious as first feared.
  
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• Jack Glenn: Body of missing Derry man found in River Foyle

  28-03-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of Jack Glenn said their 'torment' of the last seven weeks was now over.
  
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• Stormont talks: Westminster to 'consider all options' after Easter

  28-03-2017 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK government will "consider all options" after Easter if talks to form an NI Executive fail.
  
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• Police confirm body found in River Foyle is missing Jack Glenn

  28-03-2017 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed a body recovered from the River Foyle is that of Jack Glenn who had been missing since February 2.
  
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• Belfast driver who mowed down RTE crew jailed for four years and eight months

  28-03-2017 16:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man who ploughed into an RTE film crew in the Boucher area of the city after losing control of his car due to excess speeding was handed a sentence of four years and eight months on Tuesday.
  
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• Driver that crashed into film crew jailed for more than two years

  28-03-2017 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Man who crashed into a film crew in Belfast is sentenced to over two years in prison.
  
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• Man in 20s seriously injured in Fermanagh crash

  28-03-2017 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man aged in his 20s has been seriously injured in a Fermanagh crash.
  
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• Police investigating 'human waste in Coca Cola cans'

  28-03-2017 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after what appeared to be human waste was found in cans at a Coca Cola factory.
  
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• Northern Ireland Secretary Brokenshire: We do not want to see a return to direct rule but 'window of opportunity is short'

  28-03-2017 14:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire has outlined his plan to save power-sharing at Stormont and said all options will be considered if talks to form an Executive fail after Easter.
  
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• Maple syrup isn't just a business, it's a way of life

  28-03-2017 14:21
  Sap buckets around a neighborhood in Belfast wait to be emptied by Sasha Kutsy and her family Wednesday. The family gathers sap from neighbor trees to make around two gallons of maple syrup.
  
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• NI Secretary outlines plans should Stormont talks fail

  28-03-2017 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NI Secretary James Brokenshire outlines plans should Stormont power-sharing talks fail.
  
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• James Brokenshire House of Commons statement in full

  28-03-2017 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mr Speaker, With permission I would like to make a statement on recent events in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland pervert wants Supreme Court to rule in Facebook damages case

  28-03-2017 14:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convicted child abuser awarded heavily reduced damages for featuring on Facebook pages naming and shaming paedophiles in Northern Ireland is attempting to take his case to the Supreme Court.
  
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• Intercontinental Cup: Afghans on top against Ireland in India

  28-03-2017 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asghar Stanikzai's unbeaten century helps Afghanistan to 357-6 against Ireland on day one of their Intercontinental Cup match.
  
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• NI 'would return to EU' in event of united Ireland vote

  28-03-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brexit secretary clarifies the UK view on Northern Ireland's EU status in the event of a future border poll.
  
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• Sex attack probe police search for American man seen in Belfast pub

  28-03-2017 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are seeking an American man who was seen drinking in a Belfast pub as part of their investigation into a sexual assault in the city's university area.
  
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• Larne man admits £1.5m fire engine rampage

  28-03-2017 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young Larne man who caused an estimated £1.5million damage when he took a fire engine on a rampage through Larne admitted a catalogue of offending including criminal damage and motoring offences.
  
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• Two arrests after shop robbed at knifepoint by masked men in Dungannon

  28-03-2017 13:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have been arrested after a newsagents was robbed at knifepoint by a masked man in Dungannon.
  
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• We do allow 10% plus 2mph for speeding motorists: PSNI

  28-03-2017 12:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has said its officers are instructed to apply a 10% plus 2mph threshold when considering speeding drivers and they would be "lambasted" for handing out tickets to those doing a mile or two over the speed limit.
  
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• Impractical to give tickets to speeding drivers caught at 32mph: PSNI

  28-03-2017 12:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has said its officers are instructed to apply a 10% plus 2mph threshold when considering speeding drivers and they would be "lambasted" for handing out tickets to those doing a mile or two over the speed limit.
  
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• Arsenal donating to auction for Derry City captain Ryan McBride

  28-03-2017 12:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An auction is set to take place to raise money for the family of the late Derry City Captain Ryan McBride following his sudden death.
  
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• Man to appear in court after Belfast seizure of £140k of cannabis

  28-03-2017 11:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 36-year-old man has been charged with a series of drugs offences in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Live: Northern Ireland Secretary Brokenshire outlines plan to save Stormont executive

  28-03-2017 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire will later outline his plan to save power-sharing at Stormont.
  
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• Man shot in the leg in Creggan, Derry, bookmakers

  28-03-2017 10:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is shot in the leg by masked men inside a Londonderry bookmakers' shop.
  
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• Bags used to lift crashed coastguard helicopter R116

  28-03-2017 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Divers searching for the bodies of two crewmen attach inflatable bags to lift the wreckage.
  
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• Rape victim says judge was right to warn women over drinking

  28-03-2017 09:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A rape victim has defended comments made by the female judge presiding over her case that drunk women are putting themselves in danger.
  
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• Man injured in gun attack at Derry bookies

  28-03-2017 09:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been injured in a gun attack at a bookmakers in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Boojum burrito bar chain opens fourth outlet in Northern Ireland

  28-03-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burrito bar chain Boojum has announced it will open its fourth Northern Ireland branch.
  
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• Uncle joins nephew in being accused of ex-labourer's murder

  28-03-2017 08:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An uncle of a man accused of murder in Ballycastle is also now facing the same charge, a court has heard.
  
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• PSNI seizes 100-plus packets of illegal abortion pills in raids

  28-03-2017 08:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI took possession of more than 100 packets of illegal abortion pills in recent raids, it has been reported.
  
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• Not banning repeat driving offenders 'is putting lives at risk'

  28-03-2017 08:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers still on the road despite reaching 12 penalty points - which should trigger disqualification - are making a mockery of the law, a charity has warned.
  
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