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• 2 Dickey Hill RD

  27-10-2017 23:08
  This 137 acre former dairy farm is located within a close proximity to Belfast and all the Mid-coast amenities. Property is being sold with an Agricultural Easement.
  
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• Touching tribute

  27-10-2017 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  At the launch of his autobiography, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers reveals what motivates him to achieve success in his career.
  
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• Man targeted by website Predator Hunters NI sues group

  27-10-2017 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group set up to confront suspected sexual offenders in Northern Ireland is being sued by one of those featured on its website, it has emerged.
  
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• Protests planned by Free Presbyterians if Pope visits NI

  27-10-2017 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  A DUP MP says he doesn't think there will be a negative response by Protestants to a Papal visit
  
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• NI could be 'autonomous customs territory' after Brexit

  27-10-2017 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy, made the suggestion.
  
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• Glen Barr: Funeral of former loyalist leader takes place

  27-10-2017 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of former loyalist leader Glenn Barr took place on Friday.
  
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• Centenary celebrations could be held at Westminster for Sinn Fein abstentionist

  27-10-2017 17:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has said it is "important" the UK marks the centenary of the election of the first female MP - who happens to be Sinn Fein abstentionist Constance Markievicz.
  
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• Irish rugby stars civil case against BBC put back to 2018

  27-10-2017 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A privacy lawsuit brought by two Irish rugby stars facing rape charges has been put back to next year, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Lord Mayor launches Northern Ireland Poppy Appeal

  27-10-2017 17:11 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Londonderry Halloween parade set to be 'Europe's biggest'

  27-10-2017 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Where do you find what is billed as the biggest Halloween parade in Europe?
  
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• Glen Barr: Funeral for former UDA leader

  27-10-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The funeral takes place of Glen Barr, who played a key role in Ulster Workers' Council strike of 1974.
  
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• Catalan parliament votes to declare independence from Spain

  27-10-2017 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Catalonia's regional parliament has passed a motion saying it will establish an independent Catalan Republic.
  
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• Thousands expected in Londonderry for Halloween festival

  27-10-2017 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to Londonderry for what is billed as the biggest Halloween party in Europe.
  
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• Belfast in UK's top-10 'sleepless' cities - Belfast Telegraph

  27-10-2017 14:21
  Belfast Telegraph
  Belfast in UK's top-10 'sleepless' cities
  Belfast Telegraph
  New research has shown that Belfast is among the top-10 cities with the highest. 1 1 New research has shown that Belfast is among the top-10 cities with the highest rates of insomnia. October 27 2017. 0 Comments ...
  
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• Belfast in UK's top-10 'sleepless' cities

  27-10-2017 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New research has shown Belfast to be among the top-10 cities in the UK with the highest rates of self-reported insomnia.
  
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• Criminal's collection of film memorabilia auctioned in Belfast - Irish Times

  27-10-2017 14:09
  Irish Times
  Criminal's collection of film memorabilia auctioned in Belfast
  Irish Times
  A huge collection of film and TV memorabilia seized from a criminal who turned a nuclear bunker into a drugs factory has gone under the hammer. Movie fans looking for a cut-price slice of nostalgia headed to Belfast from across Europe for the sale of ...and more »
  
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• NI pensioners 'to outnumber children' by 2028, NISRA predicts

  27-10-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A significant demographic shift is predicted in just over a decade, say official statisticians.
  
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• JD Wetherspoon forced to reply to hundreds of customers after spoof site says it banned staff from wearing poppies

  27-10-2017 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  JD Wetherspoon pub chain has been forced reply to hundreds of customers online after a spoof site said it had banned its staff from wearing poppies in its pubs.
  
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• Man hospitalised after 'savage' break-in and bat attack in Armagh

  27-10-2017 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have described a burglary at a house in Co Armagh where a man was hospitalised as a "savage attack".
  
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• Dates confirmed for Ireland's first Test match in 2018

  27-10-2017 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland will take on Pakistan on 11-15 May next in their inaugural Test match will the venue still to be confirmed.
  
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• 'Welcome to the Sixties' ... Hairspray is back in Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  27-10-2017 12:56
  Belfast Newsletter
  'Welcome to the Sixties' ... Hairspray is back in Belfast
  Belfast Newsletter
  Belfast has a special place in the heart of X Factor and West End star Brenda Edwards so it is no surprise that she is thrilled to be back in the city next week when the cast of Hairspray take to the stage of the Grand Opera House. Brenda, who is ...
  
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• Police investigating 'obscene' republican snowman image in Northern Ireland shop window

  27-10-2017 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a dissident republicans displayed snowmen armed with a rocket launcher and the message: 'Wishing you an explosive Christmas' in the window of its Londonderry headquarters.
  
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• Nolan: Why would I not have someone like Susan White on the programme? As he responds to criticism over abortion debate

  27-10-2017 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC presenter Stephen Nolan has defended inviting a controversial anti-abortion activist on his TV programme - after it was met with criticism.
  
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• 7 of the best large SUVs to buy for 2017/18

  27-10-2017 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The choice of 4x4s these days is really quite staggering.
  
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• Government's 'lack of joined up thinking' on illegal dump criticised

  27-10-2017 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The government is criticised over departments being at odds on how to deal with a massive illegal dump.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Healy seeks Blues response against Ards

  27-10-2017 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Linfield boss David Healy hopes the champions can bounce back from Monday's heavy defeat by Crusaders with a home win over Ards.
  
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• Are you brave enough to take a 'polar plunge' in Belfast Marina? - Belfast Live

  27-10-2017 11:53
  Belfast Live
  Are you brave enough to take a 'polar plunge' in Belfast Marina?
  Belfast Live
  It's a challenge to rival those ice-buckets and it's also for a very worthy cause. Special Olympics Ulster is calling on those brave enough to get 'freezin' for a reason' across Northern Ireland and join them for a polar plunge at Belfast Marina very ...and more »
  
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• Mayor defends Prince Charles decision

  27-10-2017 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The Mayor of Derry and Strabane Maolíosa McHugh defends decision not to meet Prince Charles.
  
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• Belfast Waterfront conference programme worth £10m to city - Meetpie (press release)

  27-10-2017 11:22
  Conference and Meetings World (press release)
  Belfast Waterfront conference programme worth £10m to city
  Meetpie (press release)
  Belfast Waterfront is set to welcome nine major international conferences over the next 12 months, generating around 29,000 delegate nights and more than £10 million for the city. Bosses at the 7,000sqm purpose-built convention centre are putting the ...
  Belfast lines up nine international conferences worth £10m to cityConference and Meetings Wo
  
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• Subversive series shows '80s Belfast as shape of things to come - Irish Times

  27-10-2017 10:52
  Irish Times
  Subversive series shows '80s Belfast as shape of things to come
  Irish Times
  In Rain Dogs, Adrian McKinty offers an intricate narrative that reflects sharply on varied matters including sexual abuse, imperial decline, women having to travel for an abortion, and Northern Ireland's particular economic and political status ...
  
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• Liam Gallagher to headline Belsonic show in Belfast's Ormeau Park in 2018 - Belfast Live

  27-10-2017 09:58
  Belfast Live
  Liam Gallagher to headline Belsonic show in Belfast's Ormeau Park in 2018
  Belfast Live
  The former Oasis frontman will headline at Belsonic in Ormeau Park on Saturday, June 16, next year. This will be his largest ever Belfast headline solo show, having already sold out the SSE Arena earlier this year.
  Liam Gallagher to headline Belsonic gig at Belfast's Ormeau ParkBelfast Telegraphall 3 news articles »
  
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• Girl kept out of school over dispute

  27-10-2017 09:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The parents of a girl with special education needs want her to go to a school with a social communications unit.
  
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• NI paper review: Cathedral catwalk and horror in the sewers

  27-10-2017 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  World War Two neutrality, a cathedral fashion show and the menace of wet wipes feature in Friday's papers.
  
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• Cathedral catwalk

  27-10-2017 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  World War Two neutrality, a cathedral fashion show and the menace of wet wipes feature in Friday's papers.
  
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• Patient could have swallowed spoon 10 days before he died

  27-10-2017 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man with severe learning disabilities who died after swallowing a spoon at a Northern Ireland hospital may have ingested the utensil up to 10 days before he died, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Council in legal row over charity ambulance

  27-10-2017 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Nutts Corner businessman says he "won't back down" after a council launched legal action to force him to remove an ambulance due to be donated to a cancer charity from his property.
  
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• Theft case against employee is sent to Crown Court

  27-10-2017 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Larne man accused of stealing from his employer, Specsavers, has had his case sent to Antrim Crown Court.
  
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• BOXING: Belfast celebration for double World champion Ryan Burnett - Belfast Newsletter

  27-10-2017 08:31
  Belfast Newsletter
  BOXING: Belfast celebration for double World champion Ryan Burnett
  Belfast Newsletter
  A homecoming celebration for Ryan Burnett – the first Irish boxer to win a unified world bantamweight champion - will take place at the City Hall on Monday. The event will be a chance for local fans to show their appreciation and support for the ...
  Homecoming to be held for Belfast's BurnettITV Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Protest as police hold four over bomb under car

  27-10-2017 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dissident republicans last night staged a protest outside Belfast’s Musgrave Street police station after four republicans were arrested.
  
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• I won't get justice but I'm not bitter, says Guildford Four's Paddy

  27-10-2017 08:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the Guildford Four has said he has given up hope of getting answers on why he was imprisoned for 15 years for a crime he did not commit.
  
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• Anti-Islam group set to picket factory over 'barbaric' halal meat

  27-10-2017 08:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group that has described Islamic scripture as "barbaric" is planning to stage a protest at the gates of Dungannon-based meat processing firm Dunbia over its use of Halal slaughter methods.
  
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