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• West Belfast football club hits out at dissident group after criticism over PSNI game - Belfast Live

  17-05-2017 23:52
  
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  West Belfast football club hits out at dissident group after criticism over PSNI game
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  A West Belfast football club has hit out at a dissident Republican group who questioned them playing against a PSNI team. St James' Swifts ladies side played the PSNI's ladies team at New Forge Lane on Wednesday night. Dissident Republican group ...
  
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• Indie music hat trick in Belfast

  17-05-2017 23:21
  Belfast becomes the vortex of Maine-made indie music Saturday, May 20, as Launchpad presents the third annual All Roads Music Festival, which followed four years of Belfast Free Range Festing in the city. Since 2010, with a two-year gap, spring has meant a flowering field of independent music in Belfast, and 2017 is right on track.
  
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• Two held over car bomb murder of Constable Ronan Kerr released unconditionally

  17-05-2017 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men arrested in connection with the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Northern Ireland have been released unconditionally.
  
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• Murdered Concepta Leonard had court order banning her suspected killer from contacting her

  17-05-2017 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concepta Leonard had secured a court order banning her suspected killer from contacting her just weeks before she was murdered.
  
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• Indie music hat trick in Belfast - Republican Journal

  17-05-2017 21:09
  
  Indie music hat trick in Belfast
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  Belfast — Belfast becomes the vortex of Maine-made indie music Saturday, May 20, as Launchpad presents the third annual All Roads Music Festival, which followed four years of Belfast Free Range Festing in the city. Since 2010, with a two-year gap ...
  
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• Not bog standard - is this £4k restaurant toilet the best in Belfast? - Belfast Live

  17-05-2017 20:45
  
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  Not bog standard - is this £4k restaurant toilet the best in Belfast?
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  There is a whole new super-loo experience in Belfast aimed at leaving customers flushed with delight. Three Japanese Toto toilets have been installed in a Cathedral Quarter restaurant. Costing a whopping £4,000 each, they offer an entirely new ...
  
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• Lagan College incident: Girl 'stabbed' on school bus in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  17-05-2017 20:43
  
  Lagan College incident: Girl 'stabbed' on school bus in Belfast
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  Lagan College integrated secondary school in Belfast. File photo by by Jonathan Porter/PressEye.com. May 17 2017. 0 Comments. Lagan College incident: Girl 'stabbed' on school bus in Belfast. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. A teenage girl has been taken to ...and more »
  
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• DUP 'has questions to answer' over donation used to fund pro-Brexit ads, says Sinn Fein

  17-05-2017 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has said the DUP need to answer questions over a donation used to fund a pro-Brexit adverts.
  
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• Lagan College incident: Girl 'stabbed' on school bus in Belfast

  17-05-2017 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl has been taken to hospital after reportedly being stabbed in an incident on a school bus travelling from Lagan College integrated secondary school in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast grandad remanded after £40k worth of cannabis and £34k cash seized - Belfast Live

  17-05-2017 18:59
  
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  Belfast grandad remanded after £40k worth of cannabis and £34k cash seized
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  A grandfather was remanded in custody today after police seized £40,000 worth of cannabis and up to £34,000 in cash. Eamon McGrath appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court to face money laundering and drugs trafficking charges following his arrest on ...and more »
  
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• West Belfast football club hoping to break down barriers through cross border initiative - Belfast Live

  17-05-2017 18:57
  
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  West Belfast football club hoping to break down barriers through cross border initiative
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  Two football clubs who both share the name Shankill are hoping to forge new friendships through an exciting new cross border initiative. Shankill United Academy Under 13's from West Belfast will play Shankill FC from Bray in two friendlies over the ...
  
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• Festival of Art returns June 1

  17-05-2017 18:31
  The 15th annual Festival of Art, sponsored by the Senior College of Belfast, will open with a first-viewing reception with live music Thursday, June 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the University of Maine's Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave./Route 3. Admission is free. The annual non-juried exhibition features both amateur and professional artists, working in all media aside from video and installation art.
  
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• Nicky Hayden in 'serious condition' after being hit by car in Italy

  17-05-2017 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US Superbike ace Nicky Hayden is in a serious condition after being hit by a car while training in Italy.
  
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• End of an era

  17-05-2017 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News looks back at the political career of outgoing Irish PM Enda Kenny.
  
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• Leadership contenders

  17-05-2017 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Profiles of the front-runners to succeed Enda Kenny as Irish prime minister.
  
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• Northern Ireland striker Josh Magennis unveils mural in his Bangor hometown

  17-05-2017 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland striker Josh Magennis was back in his local Bangor estate as his neighbours immortalised their hometown hero in a mural.
  
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• All Roads lead to Belfast once again - Maine Edge

  17-05-2017 17:48
  
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  All Roads lead to Belfast once again
  Maine Edge
  BELFAST – Once again this spring, all roads – at least as far as Maine music is concerned – lead to Belfast. The All Roads Music Festival is returning to the coastal town for the third year courtesy of Launchpad. On May 20, some 30 bands and well over ...
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• Enda Kenny confirms he will step down as Fine Gael leader at midnight

  17-05-2017 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Enda Kenny has announced that he will step down as leader of Fine Gael from midnight..
  
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• Belfast one of top cities for film and TV thanks to Game of Thrones and Line of Duty - Belfast Telegraph

  17-05-2017 17:26
  
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  Belfast one of top cities for film and TV thanks to Game of Thrones and Line of Duty
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  Belfast is a major creative talent city in the UK thanks to its success as a location for film and TV productions such as Game of Thrones and Line of Duty, according to a report. The CBRE Creative Regions Report evaluates the competitiveness and ...and more »
  
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• Brexit: French farming leader calls for 'hard border' on island of Ireland

  17-05-2017 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The president of a French farming union expresses concern over post-Brexit food imports via NI.
  
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• Brexit: Up to 8% of cross-border freight 'could be subject to checks'

  17-05-2017 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The head of Ireland's tax authorities says cross-border customs declarations could increase ten-fold
  
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• Jury sworn in for Marcell Seeley murder trial

  17-05-2017 13:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A jury was sworn at Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday to preside over a trial concerning the murder of Co Armagh man Marcell Seeley.
  
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• Ammonia siren will sound today for monthly test

  17-05-2017 13:35
  Penobscot McCrum will test the ammonia warning siren at its Pierce Street potato processing factory today at 1 p.m. The siren will emit a long steady tone and a pulsing tone. Each tone may last up to three minutes.
  
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• Sinn Fein game harming communities: Foster calls for immediate restoration of Northern Ireland Executive

  17-05-2017 13:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has called for the immediate restoration of devolution in Northern Ireland, accusing Sinn Fein of playing a game which is harming communities.
  
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• Poll: Is it time to pay for some NHS services? Doctor's anger over five year long waiting lists

  17-05-2017 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A doctor has said paying for health care needs to be debated in a bid to try and resolve the continuing and worsening crisis in the National Health Service.
  
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• Pippa Middleton's wedding: Everything you need to know

  17-05-2017 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pippa Middleton (33) is set to wed her partner James Matthews (40) this weekend in what is expected to be the biggest society wedding since... well, since her big sister Kate's - so here's everything you need to know.
  
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• How big?

  17-05-2017 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fishermen in County Kerry make 'catch of the century' after landing a 20ft sea monster.
  
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• PSNI seizes drugs after raids in Belfast, Newtownabbey and Derry: Two arrests - Belfast Telegraph

  17-05-2017 12:33
  
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  PSNI seizes drugs after raids in Belfast, Newtownabbey and Derry: Two arrests
  Belfast Telegraph
  Police in Northern Ireland have recovered drugs, cigarettes and money following searches in Belfast, Newtownabbey and Londonderry on Tuesday, May 16. A 53-year-old man was arrested yesterday at Sprucefield, Lisburn following a search of a vehicle.
  
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• PSNI seizes drugs after raids in Belfast, Newtownabbey and Derry: Two arrests

  17-05-2017 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Northern Ireland have recovered drugs, cigarettes and money following searches in Belfast, Newtownabbey and Londonderry on Tuesday, May 16.
  
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• Castle Proms

  17-05-2017 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Last Night of the Proms will visit County Fermanagh for the first time in September.
  
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• Investigation after Maghaberry prisoner dies

  17-05-2017 11:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched after a prisoner died in Maghaberry.
  
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• Criticism nothing to do with decision to quit, says PPS chief Barra McGrory

  17-05-2017 10:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's under-fire Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) insisted his decision to quit was not brought about by the criticism he has faced over his handling of historic cases.
  
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• What's wrong with being British? DUP MLA weighs into Sinn Fein row with Gerry Carroll over 'slur'

  17-05-2017 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast DUP MLA has asked what's wrong with being British after People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll described the use of the term as a "slur".
  
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