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• Climate Change Institute - Art of Climate ...

  24-06-2017 22:04
  "The Art of Climate Science," a new exhibit of photography and artwork illustrating the diverse research activities of students, faculty and staff of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, will be on display June 16-Sept. 29 at UMaine's Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
  
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• Down shock Monaghan in semi-final

  24-06-2017 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Down pull off the shock result of the 2017 Ulster Championship by beating Monaghan 1-14 to 0-15 in an exciting semi-final.
  
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• Under the hammer

  24-06-2017 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the largest private libraries on the island of Ireland was amassed by Mary Colette McAlister.
  
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• Bangor parade marks NI Armed Forces Day

  24-06-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people attend Northern Ireland's Armed Forces Day in Bangor, County Down.
  
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• Sir Terry Wogan statue unveiled in Limerick

  24-06-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eighteen months after his death, a bronze sculpture of the broadcaster is unveiled in his home city.
  
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• European Championships: Ireland's Ward wins light heavyweight gold

  24-06-2017 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish light heavyweight Joe Ward secures a third European Championship gold medal after defeating Muslim Gadzhimagomedov in the final.
  
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• Cold Comfort Theater of Belfast Announces Auditions for "The...

  24-06-2017 17:55
  Auditions will be held on July 1, 2017 for our August show, "The Tragedy and Triumph of Smike," based on a story adaptation from Charles Dickens's "Nicholas Nickleby." Auditions are at 11:00-12:00 PM at the First Baptist Church, 95 High St., in Belfast, on the first floor.
  
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• Adams talks of 'new approach' to unionists

  24-06-2017 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams was speaking at a Sinn Féin event at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
  
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• Whiterock parade in west Belfast, June 2017 [Photos]

  24-06-2017 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The annual Whiterock parade, which was banned from crossing the peace line at Workman Avenue, takes place after in Belfast, June 24, 2017.
  
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• Ulster Derby: Favourite Clongowes eases to Down Royal win

  24-06-2017 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ronan Whelan guides favourite Clongowes to a comfortable victory in Saturday's Ulster Derby at Down Royal.
  
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• Sinn Fein mission to allay unionist fears over united Ireland - Adams predicts end of partition 'within few years'

  24-06-2017 16:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has called on nationalists and republicans to adopt a new approach to convince unionists of the benefits of Irish unity.
  
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• Cold Comfort Theater of Belfast Announces Auditions for “The Tragedy and Triumph of Smike” - Bangor Daily News

  24-06-2017 15:56
  Cold Comfort Theater of Belfast Announces Auditions for “The Tragedy and Triumph of Smike”
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  Auditions will be held on July 1, 2017 for our August show, “The Tragedy and Triumph of Smike,” based on a story adaptation from Charles Dickens's “Nicholas Nickleby.” Auditions are at 11:00-12:00 PM at the First Baptist Church, 95 High St., in Belfast ...
  
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• Newtownabbey woman to brunch with Richard Branson after app impresses - Belfast Live

  24-06-2017 15:43
  
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  Newtownabbey woman to brunch with Richard Branson after app impresses
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  This Newtownabbey woman is set to enjoy brunch with business tycoon Sir Richard Brandson after impressing with her app. Becca Hume created emergency app TapSOS which is a free app providing a non-verbal way to connect with the emergency ...
  
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• The 15 best pictures from the first test between the All Blacks and the British and Irish Lions

  24-06-2017 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British and Irish Lions were left licking their wounds after a heavy defeat in Auckland.
  
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• Security tight as far-right protesters meet anti-fascist demonstrators

  24-06-2017 14:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Far-right English Defence League demonstrators were met by anti-fascist groups amid a heavy police presence as they marched through central London.
  
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• CBI chief's warning over Irish border - Northern Ireland exports to Republic worth £2.4 billion

  24-06-2017 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Solutions are needed to Irish border issues after Brexit, a leading business group has said.
  
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• May thanks military for ‘fantastic job’ on Armed Forces Day

  24-06-2017 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May praised the “tremendous” work of the military as she visited Liverpool to mark Armed Forces Day.
  
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• Border trails show IRA's campaign of 'ethnic cleansing' - Belfast Newsletter

  24-06-2017 13:16
  
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  Border trails show IRA's campaign of 'ethnic cleansing'
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  The tour bus passed by isolated farmhouses, tranquil lakes, and rolling green hills on a cool summer evening. SEFF's memorial which contains the names of those innocents murdered within the South East Fermanagh area. But those on board were not there ...
  
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• Chaplain seriously ill at hospital he tended - Belfast Live

  24-06-2017 12:58
  
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  Chaplain seriously ill at hospital he tended
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  A priest who administered to the sick at Belfast's Royal Victoria has been seriously ill at the hospital for 11 months. Thousands joined in prayer for Father Michael Dempsey at the famous Clonard Novena over the past week. He was made assistant ...
  
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• Liverpool and Arsenal close in on world class strikers and today's other transfer rumours

  24-06-2017 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool have been quoted a fee for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang while Arsenal close in on Alexandre Lacazette according to today's transfer talk
  
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• There's a new walking map for East Belfast - Belfast Live

  24-06-2017 12:51
  
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  There's a new walking map for East Belfast
  Belfast Live
  It highlights a number of picturesque walks along the Connswater Community Greenway aimed at improving health and wellbeing. Read More. From fast food to fit: Three key fitness tips every beginner should know. Wendy Langham, Programme Manager of ...
  
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• Glastonbury crowds set to give Jeremy Corbyn rock star welcome

  24-06-2017 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is due to receive a rock star welcome during his visit to Glastonbury Festival – where crowds and performers have already been chanting his name.
  
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• Ireland boss Joe Schmidt: Victory over Japan was tough going

  24-06-2017 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt was relieved to see his side clinch a hard-fought 35-13 victory over Japan at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo.
  
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• All Blacks 30-15 Lions: Rory Best can be the saviour against New Zealand, says Ferris

  24-06-2017 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the British and Irish Lions look back on what went wrong in Auckland, former player Stephen Ferris has one big suggestion for a quick fix.
  
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• Protest against flags in mixed estates in south Belfast - BBC News

  24-06-2017 11:47
  
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  Protest against flags in mixed estates in south Belfast
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  More than 100 people have attended a protest against the flying of flags in mixed housing estates in south Belfast. The Respect Shared Space Rally was held on the Ravenhill Road on Friday evening after the erection of a number of flags, including UVF ...
  Crowds rally in South Belfast to protest against flying of flagsBelfast Live
  Residents attend protest rally against UVF flags in south BelfastBelfast Telegraph
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• Protest against flags in mixed estates in south Belfast

  24-06-2017 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people attend a rally against flags in mixed housing estates in south Belfast.
  
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• Tim Farron slams Andrea Leadsom over call for ‘patriotic’ broadcasting

  24-06-2017 11:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Calls by a Cabinet minister for broadcasters to be “patriotic” over Brexit have been branded “sinister” by Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron.
  
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• New Zealand beat British and Irish Lions 30-15 in first Test in Auckland

  24-06-2017 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand snuff out the British and Irish Lions' hopes of a shock win with a ruthless display in the first Test in Auckland.
  
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• PSNI warning to North and West Belfast residents over scam - Belfast Live

  24-06-2017 11:23
  
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  PSNI warning to North and West Belfast residents over scam
  Belfast Live
  The PSNI is urging people in North and West Belfast to be vigilant as scammers target them over the phone. Police say residents in these areas have been contacted by "bogus HMRC telephone calls". A PSNI spokesman explained: "Police are asking people ...
  
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• Brexit: Solution needed for Irish border 'now'

  24-06-2017 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CBI director general says businesses 'need to know now' what will happen after Brexit.
  
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• Ex-Glamorgan cricketer living in Belfast car gets drink-driving ban

  24-06-2017 10:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former international cricketer discovered drink-driving was living in his car after being put out of sheltered accommodation, a court has heard.
  
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• A-level paper 'leak' probed by Northern Ireland exam body

  24-06-2017 10:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It has been reported that an alleged leak from a business studies A-level paper is being investigated by CCEA, the body that sets exams in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Eastwood almost quit as SDLP chied following dire election

  24-06-2017 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has admitted he considered resigning after the party lost all three of its Westminster MPs in the general election earlier this month.
  
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• DUP quiet over claim Poots said Irish language Act costs 'reasonable'

  24-06-2017 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has said it isn't going to get into whether one of its MLAs described proposed costings for an Irish Language Act as "reasonable".
  
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• Image of Belsonic collapse boy on life support released as graphic drugs warning

  24-06-2017 09:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a young man who was hospitalised after collapsing at the Belsonic music festival in Belfast have released dramatic photographs of him, urging other young people not to take drugs.
  
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• Belfast council staff 'fearing for safety' after bonfire pallets theft

  24-06-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council workers say they fear their safety is at risk after 3,000 pallets stored for loyalist bonfire makers were stolen from council premises. The Belfast Telegraph yesterday revealed the theft of the material, which the council was holding and was due to return to loyalists in the run-up to the Eleventh Night.
  
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• Belfast council staff 'fearing for safety' after bonfire pallets theft ... - Belfast Telegraph

  24-06-2017 09:29
  
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  Belfast council staff 'fearing for safety' after bonfire pallets theft ...
  Belfast Telegraph
  Belfast City Council workers say they fear their safety is at risk after 3000 pallets stored for loyalist bonfire makers were stolen from council premises. The Belfast ...
  Storage of Belfast bonfire pallets to be probed by council - BBC NewsBBC News
  'A disgraceful episode': Belfast Council to investigate controversial bonfire pallets storagethejournal.ie
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• Voting by proxy in Foyle up to 17 times UK level

  24-06-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The use of proxy votes in some Sinn Fein-dominated areas of Londonderry was more than 17 times the UK average at the general election.
  
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• Cladding on these Northern Ireland flats may be same as Grenfell Tower

  24-06-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A high-rise apartment block in central Belfast is suspected of being encased in the same kind of cladding used on London's Grenfell Tower.
  
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• Tally of high-rise buildings to fail cladding safety test rises to 34

  24-06-2017 07:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some 34 high-rise buildings in 17 local authorities across the country have failed fire cladding safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Government has said.
  
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• 27 tower blocks in 15 council areas fail cladding fire safety tests

  24-06-2017 07:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cladding samples from 27 high-rise buildings in 15 local authorities have failed safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Government has said.
  
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• 27 high-rises fail fire safety tests as council evacuates north London blocks

  24-06-2017 07:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some 27 high-rise buildings in 15 local authorities across the country have failed fire cladding safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has announced.
  
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• 120 people buried as massive landslide engulfs homes in China

  24-06-2017 04:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 120 people have been buried by a landslide that caused huge rocks and a mass of earth to crash into their homes in a mountain village in south-western China early on Saturday, officials said.
  
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• Coming out

  24-06-2017 01:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers share their experience of growing up gay in Northern Ireland.
  
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