Belfast news

• Gerry Adams to stand down as Sinn Féin leader next year

  18-11-2017 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Speaking at the Sinn Féin ard fhéis (party conference) in Dublin, Gerry Adams said it would be his last as leader.
  
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• Joyce records fifth pro win on Frampton undercard while Belfast crowd witness quickest ever title fight knockout - Independent.ie

  18-11-2017 22:06
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  Joyce records fifth pro win on Frampton undercard while Belfast crowd witness quickest ever title fight knockout
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  18 November 2017; David Oliver Joyce after defeating Reynaldo Cajina in their super featherweight bout 1 18 November 2017; David Oliver Joyce after defeating Reynaldo Cajina in their super featherweight bout at the SSE Arena in Belfast. Photo by ...
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• Carl Frampton wins comeback bout on points after Horacio Garcia provides a scare at the SSE Arena

  18-11-2017 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton has got back to winning ways in the closest of fashions at the SSE Arena.
  
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• Carl Frampton v Horacio Garcia LIVE: Updates from the SSE Arena as Jamie Conlan loses World title bout but Paddy Barnes wins by stoppage

  18-11-2017 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton is back in action tonight in the SSE Arena and we'll bring you live updates of the Frampton Reborn card.
  
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• PSNI seize suspected 30,000 Xanax tablets and Class B controlled drugs in Belfast

  18-11-2017 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have seized a large quantity of suspected drugs in north Belfast on Friday.
  
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• Dropped: Northern Ireland's penalty controversy referee left off World Cup list

  18-11-2017 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The referee who awarded Switzerland a penalty in their World Cup play-off win over Northern Ireland has been left off FIFA's pool of match officials ahead of the finals tournament.
  
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• AC/DC guitarist Malcom Young dies age 64

  18-11-2017 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  AC/DC guitarist Malcom Young has passed away after a long battle with dementia at the age of 64.
  
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• Burstein is - Darrow' on Midcoast stages

  18-11-2017 16:50
  A limited engagement run of the one-man show "Darrow" will be performed at the Crosby Center in Belfast and at Watts Hall in Thomaston. One hundred percent of ticket sales in Belfast will benefit Restorative Justice; Thomaston performances will benefit Meals-on-Wheels.
  
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• WW1 artwork memorial damaged in Londonderry hate crime

  18-11-2017 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A WW1 artwork memorial has been damaged in Londonderry.
  
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• Police appeal after number of burglaries in County Down and Armagh.

  18-11-2017 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have made an appeal following a number of burglaries at shops in County Down and Armagh.
  
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• Portrush RNLI lifeboat damaged by vandals

  18-11-2017 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after damage was caused to the RNLI lifeboat in Portrush.
  
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• Two men arrested after £70,000 drug seizure in Banbridge

  18-11-2017 13:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested following the seizure of an estimated £70,000 worth of suspected drugs in Banbridge.
  
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• New Scottish Labour leader believes message of ‘hope’ can carry him to power

  18-11-2017 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard promised to offer voters a “message of real hope” as he set his sights on becoming the country’s next first minister.
  
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• Macau GP: Saddened Glenn Irwin takes victory as race ends in fatality

  18-11-2017 11:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carrick rider Glenn Irwin has taken his maiden Macau victory on Saturday in a race that was stopped due to a fatality.
  
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• EU ‘threatens to hold back £5bn rebate’ as Brexit talks deadline set

  18-11-2017 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Union is reportedly threatening to hold back Britain’s final £5 billion rebate payment from Brussels as part of negotiations over the so-called Brexit “divorce” bill.
  
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• Belfast singer Bap lives on as tribute record to aid hospice

  18-11-2017 09:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The music of Belfast singer-songwriter Bap Kennedy is being celebrated with a new release in aid of charity.
  
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• Family's pain one year on after Rangers fan killed in bus crash on way to match

  18-11-2017 09:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Northern Ireland man who died after a coach overturned while taking Rangers fans to a match said they are still searching for closure a year on from the tragedy.
  
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• Commentator's Nazi salute on Nolan Live condemned by Jewish community

  18-11-2017 09:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Nazi salute on this week's Nolan Live show has been condemned by Ireland's Jewish community.
  
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• Reduced to ashes: Northern Ireland -born sculptor's grief as California wildfires destroy lifetime's work

  18-11-2017 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A renowned Northern Ireland artist has told how his life's work went up in smoke after devastating fires ravaged America's west coast.
  
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• Family lays crusading mum of murdered teenager to rest

  18-11-2017 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A priest paid tribute to the campaigning mother of a murdered teenager at her funeral yesterday.
  
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• Mum's fury after wheelchair users allocated just 25 tickets for festive Belfast lights switch-on

  18-11-2017 09:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a severely disabled child has claimed Belfast City Council is "discriminating against and isolating" disabled people at tonight's Christmas lights switch-on by only setting aside 25 tickets for people with mobility issues out of a total of around 11,000 tickets.
  
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• Grieving Northern Ireland man leapt to his death after losing wife

  18-11-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grieving Northern Ireland widower leapt to his death from a multi-storey car park after he could no longer visit his wife's grave every day.
  
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• Thousands march in Harare to demand removal of Robert Mugabe

  18-11-2017 08:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people are marching in Zimbabwe's capital Harare to demand the removal of Robert Mugabe from power after nearly four decades.
  
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• Tributes to helicopter pilot among four dead in mid-air collision with plane

  18-11-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The helicopter pilot who was among four people to die after a mid-air collision with an aircraft has been named locally as Captain Mike Green.
  
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• Gerry Adams to step down as Sinn Fein president in 2018

  18-11-2017 03:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has announced his intention to step down as Sinn Fein president in 2018.
  
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• Gerry Adams set to outline retirement timetable in Dublin speech

  18-11-2017 03:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams is anticipated to outline a timetable for retirement as he addresses the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Dublin.
  
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