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• Road trip to Belfast contra series

  24-08-2017 23:58
  Henry Road will play the monthly Belfast Flying Shoes contra dance Friday, Sept. 1, at American Legion Post No.
  
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• Security alert underway at Northern Ireland prison officer's home

  24-08-2017 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are attending a security alert at a prison officer's home.
  
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• Ballygowan: Suspect device removed during security alert

  24-08-2017 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Army bomb experts have dealt with a suspect device during a security alert in Co Down.
  
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• Northern Ireland health service cuts: How each trust is proposing to make £70m in savings

  24-08-2017 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland health trusts have outlined how they intend to save £70m in the next seven months.
  
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• Introducing A New View to the BDN blog network

  24-08-2017 21:39
  Four years ago, I loaded everything I owned into my rickety 1997 Rav4 and drove 24 hours from my college in South Carolina to Maine. I was following my college boyfriend to a new home with no job or friends, and while the relationship didn't last, my new found love for Maine did.
  
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• Belfast punks The Outcasts excited for 'pinnacle' show at Custom House Square in Belfast - Belfast Live

  24-08-2017 21:03
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  Belfast punks The Outcasts excited for 'pinnacle' show at Custom House Square in Belfast
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  Belfast punks The Outcasts have spoken of their excitement at performing here in what's their 40th anniversary year. The band, formed back in 1977, will play on the same bill as favourites Stiff Little Fingers as part of the Custom House Square series ...and more »
  
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• Police appeal over Belfast car hijacking

  24-08-2017 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after a car hijacking in Belfast.
  
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• IRA informer Sean O'Callaghan dies

  24-08-2017 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The informer detailed the inner workings of the IRA in a book
  
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• Belfast pupil's dream comes true with run of perfect 10 in GCSEs - Belfast Telegraph

  24-08-2017 18:04
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  Belfast pupil's dream comes true with run of perfect 10 in GCSEs
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  Victoria College students receive their GCSE results. High achiever Sarah Hand who gained 10A*. 45 45 Victoria College students receive their GCSE results. High achiever Sarah Hand who gained 10A*'s Photo by Matt Mackey / Press Eye. August 24 2017.
  GCSE results 2017: Girls widening the performance gap from boysBelfast Liveall 2 news articles »
  
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• Woman who shoplifted as 'crutch' for credit card debt anxiety avoids jail

  24-08-2017 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who claimed she used shoplifting as a "crutch" because she was anxious over a £20,000 credit card debt, mounted a mammoth theft spree and stole an "eye-watering" amount of goods, a court heard on Thursday.
  
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• Ulster's Christian Lealiifano thought 'everything was over' after leukaemia diagnosis

  24-08-2017 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster's new signing Christian Lealiifano says he "thought everything was over, not just his rugby career" after he was diagnosed with leukaemia last year.
  
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• Lealiifano thought 'everything was over'

  24-08-2017 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster's new signing Christian Lealiifano says he "thought everything was over, not just his rugby career" after he was diagnosed with leukaemia last year.
  
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• Health service savings consultation launched

  24-08-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Health trusts unveil £70m worth of savings and ask the public for their views.
  
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• Pig's head left on Newtownards Islamic centre doorstep

  24-08-2017 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Graffiti was also painted on a wall of the building and the incidents are being treated as a hate crime.
  
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• Pig's head left on doorstep of Islamic Centre in Northern Ireland - police treating as hate crime

  24-08-2017 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are treating two incidents in Newtownards as hate crimes after a pig's head was placed on the doorstep of an Islamic Centre and graffiti painted on the building wall.
  
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• Pictured: Pig's head left at door of Northern Ireland Islamic Centre

  24-08-2017 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a pig's head was placed at the door of a Co Down Islamic Centre.
  
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• John Cooney and Jean Deysel to start for Ulster against Northampton Saints

  24-08-2017 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Scrum-half John Cooney and flanker Jean Deysel will make their first appearances for Ulster in Friday's pre-season visit to Northampton.
  
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• Women's EuroHockey 2017: Ireland in vital victory over Czechs

  24-08-2017 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland will remain in European hockey's top tier tournament if they avoid defeat against Spain on Saturday.
  
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• Lord Mayor welcomes USA Women's Rugby team to City Hall

  24-08-2017 15:51 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Shane Filan is coming to Belfast and here's how you can meet him - Belfast Live

  24-08-2017 15:44
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  Shane Filan is coming to Belfast and here's how you can meet him
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  Singer Shane Filan is making a flying visit to Belfast next week for a special meet and greet with his fans. The former Westlife front man will be in the city for the launch of his brand new solo album, Love Always. Fans will have the unique ...and more »
  
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• Irish Premiership: Glenavon aim to maintain perfect start

  24-08-2017 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Premiership leaders Glenavon aim to maintain their perfect start to the season when they host Glentoran on Friday night.
  
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• Belfast pupil's dream comes true with run of perfect 10 in GCSEs

  24-08-2017 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast girl's perfect 10 clean sweep of A stars was literally a dream come true.
  
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• Former Ireland captain Joy Neville to referee World Cup final in Belfast - Irish Examiner

  24-08-2017 14:56
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  Former Ireland captain Joy Neville to referee World Cup final in Belfast
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  Irish and international rugby star Joy Neville has been announced as referee for Saturday's Women's Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and England in Belfast, writes Ciara Phelan. Irish Rugby have shared the news on their Instagram account.and more »
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Westlink crash causing long delays joining from M2 and M3

  24-08-2017 14:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Travel information from Belfast and beyond

  24-08-2017 14:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Tesco van removed from Westlink A12

  24-08-2017 14:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Police Xbox warning over 'inappropriate request' to Belfast child - Belfast Telegraph

  24-08-2017 14:34
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  Police Xbox warning over 'inappropriate request' to Belfast child
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  ... over 'inappropriate request' to Belfast child. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. The PSNI has warned parents to be vigilant about their children's online gaming activity after a child in Belfast received an "inappropriate message and request" through Xbox Live.and more »
  
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• Man to stand trial accused of involvement in plot to smuggle consignments of cannabis into Northern Ireland

  24-08-2017 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is to stand trial accused of involvement in a plot to smuggle consignments of cannabis into Northern Ireland, a judge ordered on Thursday.
  
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• Northern Ireland floods: Clean up and questions

  24-08-2017 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of people are dealing with the aftermath of flash floods, which devastated parts of NI.
  
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• Women's Rugby World Cup: Ireland keen to secure 2021 place

  24-08-2017 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland take on Wales on Saturday needing a win to guarantee an automatic place at the next Women's Rugby World Cup in 2021.
  
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• IRA graffiti daubed on Orange Hall treated as hate crime

  24-08-2017 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Orange Hall attack in Carryduff is the ninth reported incident so far this year.
  
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• IRA graffiti daubed on Orange Hall ninth reported incident this year

  24-08-2017 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Orange Hall attack in Carryduff is the ninth reported incident so far this year.
  
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• Manchester bombing victim Martyn Hett’s sister achieves 11 GCSE A* grades

  24-08-2017 13:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of Manchester bombing victim Martyn Hett has achieved top grades in her GCSEs – despite taking an exam the day after she found out her brother had died.
  
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• SSE Airtricity customers face price hike

  24-08-2017 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  NI's second largest electricity supplier increases domestic electricity bills by 7.5%
  
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• IRA informer Sean O'Callaghan dies aged 62

  24-08-2017 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The IRA informer and author Sean O'Callaghan has died at the age of 62.
  
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• SSE Airtricity increasing Northern Ireland electricity prices by 7.5%

  24-08-2017 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SSE Airtricity has announced it is hiking electricity prices by 7.5% this year.
  
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• Galland wins inaugural Ilgenfritz scholarship

  24-08-2017 12:24
  The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance has announced that Nancy Galland of Stockton Springs has been awarded the inaugural Ilgenfritz Scholarship to the SLICE Literary Writers' Conference. Galland receives a full scholarship to attend the conference in New York in September, as well as a $500 honorarium.
  
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• Parents have just one week to update child benefit details, Revenue warns

  24-08-2017 12:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With GCSE results released on Thursday for young people across Northern Ireland, parents are being warned that their child's educational status could impact the benefits they receive.
  
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• Video tour of luxury Holywood home with beautiful views of Belfast Lough

  24-08-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tucked off the prestigious Church Road in Holywood with breathtaking views across Belfast Lough, Plas Merdyn is one of the town's hidden gems.
  
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• NI bucks UK trend with improving GCSEs

  24-08-2017 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The number of A* to C grades awarded is nearly 80% as 30,000 students NI receive their results.
  
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• Fashion spy: Pippa Middleton has a lovely, simple style

  24-08-2017 11:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kerry McKittrick checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast
  
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• Van Dijk to Liverpool latest while Manchester City meet Messi's father

  24-08-2017 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Now that Liverpool have secured Champions League football, they could finally be set to get to work on arrivals at the club, according to the rumour mill.
  
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• Mrs Brown’s Boys’ star Fiona O'Carroll defies aches and blisters to complete Cork to Belfast charity walk

  24-08-2017 11:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mrs Brown's Boys star Fiona O'Carroll, who plays Maria in the hit show, broke down in tears as she thanked her supporters after an arduous 260-mile charity walk from Cork to Belfast.
  
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• Family of missing 81-year-old 'Bertie' concerned for his welfare

  24-08-2017 10:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a missing 81-year-old are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare.
  
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• NI paper review: Health cuts and flood damage

  24-08-2017 09:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The damage caused by freak floods fills the pages of Thursday's papers.
  
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• Floods and a D-Day faker

  24-08-2017 09:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The damage caused by freak floods fills the pages of Thursday's papers.
  
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