Belfast news

• Michael O'Neill: Northern Ireland manager set for talks over Scotland job

  12-01-2018 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The SFA will hold talks with Michael O'Neill over the Scotland manager's job after agreeing a compensation package with Northern Ireland.
  
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• Facebook removes 'Exposing Islam NI' page

  12-01-2018 23:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An anti-Islamic Northern Ireland Facebook page has been removed by the social media giant.
  
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• Rory McIlroy suffering heart condition requiring regular scans

  12-01-2018 23:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has revealed he has "a bit of an irregularity with his heart" and has to undergo regular scans to stay fit.
  
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• VoXX offers Music of Mercy and Forgiveness

  12-01-2018 22:51
  The auditioned Midcoast a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty will brighten the short days of midwinter with its 2018 winter concert series, Music of Mercy and Forgiveness, presented in four venues in late January. Local concerts will be: Saturday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Crosby Center, 96 Church St. in Belfast; and Saturday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. at Union Hall, 24 Central St., Rockport.
  
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• R.A.W. original theater in Belfast

  12-01-2018 22:51
  R.A.W. invites the community to experience "Changing Places," an original theater presentation and community conversation, Sunday, Jan. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Waterfall Arts, 256 High St. Directed by Larraine Brown, the R.A.W. performance and writing group has created original theater works from true-life stories of conflict, resolution, hope, incarceration, addiction, healing and freedom. R.A.W. draws from the work of the Restorative Justice Project to fundamentally change the justice system a
  
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• Elite League: Belfast Giants 5-2 Nottingham Panthers

  12-01-2018 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Sebastien Sylvestre's double helps Belfast Giants to victory over Nottingham Panthers in the first game of an Elite League double-header.
  
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• Baby found unharmed after car stolen in Balydoyle, County Dublin

  12-01-2018 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The 13-month-old girl was in a car that was stolen outside a house in Baldoyle, County Dublin.
  
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• Baby found unharmed after car stolen in Baldoyle, County Dublin

  12-01-2018 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The 13-month-old girl was in a car that was stolen outside a house in Baldoyle, County Dublin.
  
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• UK and Spain hold first Brexit-related Gibraltar talks

  12-01-2018 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain and Spain said they have held their first informal Brexit-related talks this week in Madrid touching on how the UK’s departure from the European Union could apply to Gibraltar.
  
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• Council lodges complaint over Britain First Jayda Fransen City Hall video

  12-01-2018 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Independent unionist councillor Jolene Bunting has said the council has made a complaint to the Local Government Commissioner for Standards over the video of Jayda Fransen in City Hall.
  
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• Drink-driving: 357 arrests in PSNI winter crackdown

  12-01-2018 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  One motorist was detected at nearly four times the drink-drive limit during the December crackdown.
  
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• Civil Service boss in plea for restoration of NI devolution

  12-01-2018 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Officials are finding it increasingly difficult to plan ahead, says man running NI's public services.
  
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• Head of civil service sets deadline for Northern Ireland budget to be set

  12-01-2018 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the civil service has said "crunch time" for a decision on the Northern Ireland budget for the forthcoming financial year is the start of February.
  
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• Former monk Vincent Lewis sexually abused boys

  12-01-2018 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Vincent Lewis, formally a monk in Portglenone, admitted 57 sex offences involving three children.
  
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• Name of Markethill crash victim released

  12-01-2018 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Arthur Patrick Lavery died after his car hit a tree on the Bessbrook Road on Thursday.
  
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• Man killed in Northern Ireland crash after car hits tree named

  12-01-2018 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The man killed in a car crash in Armagh has been named as Arthur Patrick Lavery.
  
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• 'Substantial' cache of firearms and ammo seized in Northern Ireland town - man arrested

  12-01-2018 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have seized a "substantial" amount of firearms and ammunition in Ballymena as part of an investigation into organised crime.
  
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• Labour steps up harassment investigation into MPs Lewis and Hopkins

  12-01-2018 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Party refers sexual harassment allegations against Kelvin Hopkins and Ivan Lewis to disciplinary panel.
  
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• Contractor set for new South West College

  12-01-2018 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The college is set to move from to a new £29m building at the former hospital site in Enniskillen.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Twaddell Avenue closed in Belfast

  12-01-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Belfast Road Bangor delays after crash - emergency services on scene

  12-01-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Hassan Bal admits funding 'Islamic State' at Irish court

  12-01-2018 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The 26-year-old man allegedly transferred money to the so-called Islamic State group from Waterford.
  
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• Cash box taken from Northern Ireland church - police urge thief to 'get conscience'

  12-01-2018 17:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A cash box has been taken from a Fermanagh church.
  
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• Toddler attack: Darren Fegan's sentence appeal dismissed

  12-01-2018 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Darren Fegan fractured child's skull because she was crying while he was watching X-Factor.
  
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• Over 350 arrests in PSNI Christmas drink drive crackdown - up on last year

  12-01-2018 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 350 motorists were arrested on suspicion of drink driving during the winter period in Northern Ireland - an increase of 15.5% the previous year.
  
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• LePage on Medicaid work requirements: 'Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful'

  12-01-2018 16:02
  Good morning from Augusta, where Republican Gov. Paul LePage had a very good day on Thursday when the federal Medicaid agency said That drew swift rebuke from advocates for low-income Mainers who said it's a thinly veiled way to kick people out of the program. In its 50-year history, Medicaid has never had a work requirement attached, though other social service programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and SNAP , have in some states.
  
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• Foreign students boost Northern Ireland economy by £170m: report

  12-01-2018 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A study by a leading education think-tank has found that international students provide an annual boost of £170m to Northern Ireland's economy.
  
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• Karen Bradley and Simon Coveney seek devolution restored

  12-01-2018 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  It is the first time the pair have met since Karen Bradley was appointed Northern Ireland Secretary.
  
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• Ex-policeman loses appeal over car crash claim

  12-01-2018 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Alfred David Beattie crashed his car into a tree after drinking, but made it look like it was stolen.
  
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• Six Nations 2018: Ireland's Sean O'Brien an injury doubt

  12-01-2018 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Flanker Sean O'Brien is battling to overcome a hip injury in time for the start of Ireland's Six Nations campaign.
  
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• Woman arrested at Heathrow Airport by terror police

  12-01-2018 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old female UK national has been arrested at Heathrow Airport after arriving on a flight from Ethiopia on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, Scotland Yard said.
  
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• Stamp marks Dublin GPO's 200th birthday

  12-01-2018 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The imposing Georgian building is said to be the world's operating postal HQ.
  
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• Surgeon who branded his initials on patients’ livers fined £10,000

  12-01-2018 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A “arrogant” consultant surgeon who “betrayed the trust” of his patients by burning his initials on to the livers of two unconscious transplant patients has been fined £10,000.
  
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• Liam Neeson honoured for contribution to Ireland and humanity

  12-01-2018 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An emotional Liam Neeson has received an award from the President of Ireland for his contribution to the country and humanity.
  
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• Champions Cup: Ulster v La Rochelle (Sat)

  12-01-2018 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster make five changes to their starting line-up for Saturday's vital Champions Cup game with La Rochelle at Kingspan Stadium.
  
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• Missing Belfast man Michael Cullen is 'Ireland's best beat-box performer'

  12-01-2018 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A missing Northern Ireland man has been described as Ireland's best beat-box performer.
  
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• Man who fractured toddler's skull because she would not stop crying during X Factor fails sentence appeal

  12-01-2018 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh man who fractured a toddler's skull because she would not stop crying has failed in a bid to have his 13-and-a-half year jail sentence reduced.
  
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• Loughinisland: Hearing to determine if Police Ombudsman ruling of collusion should be quashed pushed back

  12-01-2018 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hearing to determine if a damning watchdog report which found RUC officers colluded with loyalists who massacred six Catholic men 23 years ago is to be put back, a High Court judge confirmed on Friday.
  
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• Simon Coveney hopeful of powersharing resolution ahead of Karen Bradley talks

  12-01-2018 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney and Karen Bradley will meet again next week in the hope of making progress on the powersharing deadlock.
  
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• International students in Northern Ireland worth £170m

  12-01-2018 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland also has the lowest share of international students of any UK region.
  
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• Loughinisland: Judge delays ruling on report

  12-01-2018 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Six Catholic men were shot dead in a pub by loyalist gunmen as they watched a football match in 1994.
  
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• Mother of hunger striker Bobby Sands dies

  12-01-2018 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of hunger striker Bobby Sands has died.
  
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• Weather warning of snow and ice issued for Northern Ireland

  12-01-2018 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parts of Northern Ireland have been issued with a yellow weather warning for snow and ice
  
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• Irish Premiership: Coleraine boss Kearney unconcerned by losing top spot

  12-01-2018 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Coleraine manager Oran Kearney says he is not overly concerned about losing top spot in the league to Crusaders.
  
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• Man dies in tractor crash in Co Donegal

  12-01-2018 11:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man driving a tractor has died following a crash in Co Donegal.
  
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