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• Free Lecture at UMaine Hutchinson Center: ...

  06-07-2017 23:44
  Belfast, UMaine Hutchinson Center presents: Keep Calm and Scroll On- Understanding the News Media's Influence in Turbulent Times, lecture by Josh Roiland, Professor of Journalism, University of Maine. The American news media has long-been a source of skepticism and derision.
  
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• European exit for Derry City

  06-07-2017 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derry City lose 4-1 against FC Midtjylland in Sligo as the Danes win 10-2 on aggregate in the Europa League first qualifying round.
  
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• Stirrups worn by King Billy at the Boyne fail to sell at auction

  06-07-2017 22:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stirrups that King William of Orange once wore at the Battle of the Boyne have been left on the shelf after bidders failed to meet the reserve at auction.
  
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• Warning after deadly spider found in children's playhouse - Belfast Live

  06-07-2017 22:51
  
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  Warning after deadly spider found in children's playhouse
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  A concerned Dublin dad revealed that he spotted a false widow in his back garden as experts warn of an Irish invasion by the dangerous spiders. The poisonous pests - which bear a resemblance to the lethal black widow - are known to give a nasty bite ...
  
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• You can watch The Exorcist in an abandoned Belfast church - Belfast Live

  06-07-2017 22:08
  
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  You can watch The Exorcist in an abandoned Belfast church
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  Can you think of a spookier location to watch The Exorcist than an abandoned church? Well that is exactly what bosses at Belfast Film Festival decided to give movie lovers the chance to do this year. The iconic film will be screened in Holy Rosary ...and more »
  
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• Probe launched after 'blood spillage incident' on Lurgan road

  06-07-2017 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An investigation is underway after blood was spilled on a road in Lurgan.
  
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• Sure Start representatives set to meet with Dept of Education over redundancies

  06-07-2017 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Representatives from south Belfast Sure Start are set to meet with the Department of Education's top civil servant after issuing protective redundancy notices to its 50 employees. 
  
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• Ian Paisley Jr: 'Everybody hates us, but we've got the cash'

  06-07-2017 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Paisley Jr has hit back at his party's critics, saying that the DUP had been "the recipients of vitriol".
  
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• Seeing Sound' with Seal Bay Festival

  06-07-2017 18:51
  The first quartet in Juilliard's Young Artists Quartet Program, the Cassatt String Quartet features, from left, Ah Ling Neu, viola; Elizabeth Anderson, cello; and Jennifer Leshnower and Muneko Otani, violin. The 15th Seal Bay Festival of American Chamber Music returns to Maine Wednesday, July 12, through the 21st.
  
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• Aer Lingus sorry for cancelled flights from Belfast - BBC News

  06-07-2017 18:41
  
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  Aer Lingus sorry for cancelled flights from Belfast
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  Aer Lingus has apologised to customers after it cancelled all its September flights from Belfast to Majorca and from Belfast to Alicante, Spain. The summertime routes were due to end in late September but due to poor seat sales, the airline is stopping ...and more »
  
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• Police probing attempted robbery in North Belfast - Belfast Live

  06-07-2017 18:10
  
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  Police probing attempted robbery in North Belfast
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  It was reported that a man in his 20s entered a business in the Albertville Drive area at around 9am on Thursday morning before attacking three people. He is believed to have made off in the direction of Oldpark. Detective Constable Mahony said: “I ...
  
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• Bad Omen?

  06-07-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A priest criticises Belfast Film Festival's plans to screen horror films in a disused Catholic church.
  
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• Pictured: Erica Stoll arrives at Irish Open to support husband Rory McIllroy

  06-07-2017 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Erica Stoll arrived in Portstewart on Thursday to support husband Rory McIllroy as he competes in the 2017 Irish Open.
  
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• Ed Sheeran fans warned by Ticketmaster not to buy concert tickets as gifts

  06-07-2017 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ticketmaster has warned Ed Sheeran fans they shouldn't buy tickets to his upcoming gigs as gifts unless they will also be attending the concert.
  
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• Ed Sheeran Belfast: Ticketmaster warn fans NOT to buy tickets as presents unless they are going too - because they ... - Belfast Live

  06-07-2017 17:01
  
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  Ed Sheeran Belfast: Ticketmaster warn fans NOT to buy tickets as presents unless they are going too - because they ...
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  Ticketmaster has cautioned people against buying Ed Sheeran tickets as gifts - unless they are going to the gig too. Demand to see the British hit maker was incredible when he performed two nights in the 3Arena in Dublin earlier this year. This time ...
  Buying Ed Sheeran Belfast tickets: A survival guideBelfast Telegraphall 11 news articles »
  
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• Will Lions roar?

  06-07-2017 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  I'm sure when the Lions look each other in the eyes before the third Test on Saturday they will believe they can make history, writes Jeremy Guscott
  
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• Linfield v Celtic: Hundreds queue for prized Champions League ticket

  06-07-2017 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds queued round the block at Windsor Park to get their hands on a prized ticket for Linfield's historic clash with Celtic in a Champions League qualifier.
  
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• Dolphins 'assist' RNLI lifeboat rescue

  06-07-2017 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pod play in the water as a stricken yacht is towed to port County Antrim
  
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• West Belfast man given seven-year sentence for storing Semtex and weapons for dissident Republicans - Belfast Live

  06-07-2017 15:56
  
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  West Belfast man given seven-year sentence for storing Semtex and weapons for dissident Republicans
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  A 47-year-old West Belfast man was handed a seven-year sentence today after he admitted storing Semtex, guns and bullets for dissident Republicans in his parents home. Almost two years after 651 grams of the explosive substance was found at a house in ...
  Kevin Nolan jailed for storing Semtex and guns in BelfastBBC Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Loyalist feud attempted murder accused Sinclair barred from funeral

  06-07-2017 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Carrickfergus man accused of trying to kill a bouncer in a suspected loyalist feud attack cannot return to the town for a family funeral, a High Court judge ruled on Thursday.
  
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• Funeral held for young Tyrone mum Jolene O'Hagan after sudden death

  06-07-2017 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral has been held for a young mother-of-two who died suddenly at the weekend.
  
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• Stance of parties on backdating political donation law revealed

  06-07-2017 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Most of the main parties did not ask for the law reforming political donations in Northern Ireland to be backdated when it was being considered, the Secretary of State said.
  
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• Watch: Jackie Chan takes on Pierce Brosnan in trailer for IRA-thriller The Foreigner

  06-07-2017 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The trailer for IRA thriller The Foreigner has been released online, as Jackie Chan takes on Pierce Brosnan - who bears a close resemblance to Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.
  
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• Trio in court over sectarian murder of Paul McCauley

  06-07-2017 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men appeared at a preliminary enquiry hearing at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Thursday on charges linked to the sectarian murder of Catholic civil servant Paul McCauley.
  
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• Belfast tourism 'on the crest of a wave' - BBC News

  06-07-2017 14:28
  
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  Belfast tourism 'on the crest of a wave'
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  Belfast is increasing its market share of Northern Ireland tourism, according to official statistics. There were 1.5m overnight trips to the city in 2016, which equates to almost a third of all tourism traffic to the region. The area-by-area analysis ...
  
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• Belfast tourism 'on the crest of a wave'

  06-07-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The city is increasing its market share of Northern Ireland tourism, official statistics suggest.
  
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• Kevin Nolan jailed for storing Semtex and guns in Belfast - BBC News

  06-07-2017 14:24
  
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  Kevin Nolan jailed for storing Semtex and guns in Belfast
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  A man who stored Semtex, guns and bullets for dissident republicans at his parents' Belfast home has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Kevin Nolan, from Stewartstown Road in west Belfast, moved to England days after receiving the items. He was ...
  West Belfast man given seven-year sentence for storing Semtex and weapons for dissident RepublicansBelfast Live
  Belfast man sentenced to seven years for terrorism o
  
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• Kevin Nolan jailed for storing Semtex and guns in Belfast - BBC News - BBC News

  06-07-2017 14:21
  
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  Kevin Nolan jailed for storing Semtex and guns in Belfast - BBC News
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  Kevin Nolan, from Stewartstown Road in Belfast, moved to England days after receiving the items.
  West Belfast man given seven-year sentence for storing Semtex and ...Belfast Live
  Belfast man sentenced to seven years for terrorism offencesSunday World
  Belfast man sentenced to seven years for terrorism-related offencesBreakingNews.ieall 6 news articles »
  
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• Donald Trump reaffirms US commitment to Nato

  06-07-2017 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has reaffirmed his commitment to Nato in a speech in Warsaw, Poland.
  
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• Health expert living in Northern Ireland forced to travel to Australia to see doctor

  06-07-2017 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A health expert living in Co Armagh has told how he had to go back to Australia to get to see a doctor.
  
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• Drugs courier turned informer wins jail sentence appeal and released to live in secret location in Britain

  06-07-2017 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A drugs courier who turned informer in a bid to help bring down a major crime gang operating across Northern Ireland has won his appeal against being sent to jail.
  
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• Man runs 24 Parkruns in 24 hours for Mum

  06-07-2017 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mallusk Harrier Alan Ladd completed the gruelling challenge in honour of his Mum, Catherine.
  
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• Belfast man jailed for storing Semtex, guns and bullets in parents home for dissidents

  06-07-2017 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 47-year old west Belfast man was handed a seven-year sentence, to serve half in jail, on Thursday after he admitted storing Semtex, guns and bullets for dissident Republicans in his parents' home.
  
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• MP who ensured free abortions for Northern Ireland women receives death threat telling her 'hopefully she will die like Jo Cox'

  06-07-2017 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Labour MP who secured free abortions in England for women from Northern Ireland has received a death threat from an alleged anti-abortion activist telling her one day she will die like Jo Cox.
  
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• Sinn Fein MLA Maskey's anger over £3m school uniform cut threat due to political deadlock

  06-07-2017 11:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey has branded a potential cut to uniform grants for those on low incomes as an attack on families and children.
  
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• Northern Ireland reach highest ever FIFA world ranking

  06-07-2017 10:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland have reached their highest ever position in the FIFA world rankings.
  
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• British and Irish Lions can leave legacy by beating New Zealand, says Warren Gatland

  06-07-2017 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British and Irish Lions have a chance to "leave a legacy" by beating the All Blacks in Saturday's third Test, says head coach Warren Gatland.
  
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• Second pilot boat delivered to Belfast - Belfast Newsletter - Belfast Newsletter

  06-07-2017 09:31
  
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  Second pilot boat delivered to Belfast - Belfast Newsletter
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  Belfast Harbour has been boosted by the delivery of a second pilot boat.
  Co Antrim firm Redbay Boats delivers £2m contract for Belfast ...the Irish Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Second pilot boat delivered to Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  06-07-2017 09:31
  
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  Second pilot boat delivered to Belfast
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  The latest arrival, the 'Ben Madigan' joins the 'Captain Michael Evans' – named in honour of the company's Deputy Harbour Master killed in the Cork air disaster. The harbour said the vessels – a £2 million investment – are playing a vital role in ...
  Co Antrim firm Redbay Boats delivers £2m contract for Belfast Harbourthe Irish Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Belfast 'is well-placed to be hub' as financial services decentralise - Belfast Telegraph

  06-07-2017 09:09
  
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  Belfast 'is well-placed to be hub' as financial services decentralise
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  Belfast could become one of the UK's top spots for financial services, a new report has claimed. Research outlining the future strategy for the UK's financial services says Belfast could see the sector expand by around 25% here, making it the second ...
  Belfast forecast to be number two city in the UK for financial services investment by 2025the Irish Newsall 9 news articles »
  
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• Ulster University Graduations July 6, 2017 - Full list of results

  06-07-2017 09:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Results and pictures from Ulster University's graduation ceremony.
  
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• Plan to show 'satanic' films at former Northern Ireland church is cheap stunt: priest

  06-07-2017 08:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A priest has criticised Belfast Film Festival bosses over plans to show horror movies The ­Exorcist and The Omen at a landmark Catholic church.
  
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• Man held by police investigating shots fired over coffin in west ... - the Irish News

  06-07-2017 08:38
  
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  POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of "violent dissident republican actvitiy" following reports of shots being fired over a coffin in west Belfast.
  Police release man arrested in investigation into INLA linked ...Belfast Liveall 7 news articles »
  
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• Man held by police investigating shots fired over coffin in west Belfast - the Irish News

  06-07-2017 08:38
  
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  Man held by police investigating shots fired over coffin in west Belfast
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  POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of "violent dissident republican actvitiy" following reports of shots being fired over a coffin in west Belfast. The 53-year-old was arrested last night in east Belfast and has been taken to Musgrave Serious ...
  Police release man arrested in investigation into INLA linked organised crimeBelfast Liveall 5 news articles »
  
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• This is no fitting memorial to babies, say bereaved Northern Ireland parents

  06-07-2017 08:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the design proposed by Belfast City Council for a memorial to babies buried in an unmarked grave - and which has been rejected by bereaved parents.
  
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• Man arrested over funeral shots salute

  06-07-2017 08:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating reports of shots being fired over a coffin in Belfast last week have arrested a man.
  
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• It's wee buns for Belfast bakery as loyal patrons snap up Twelfth treats

  06-07-2017 08:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast bakery has risen to the occasion for the Twelfth celebrations with a selection of Orange-themed treats.
  
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