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• Northern Ireland's Eamonn Holmes misses NTA's due to being poorly

  23-01-2018 23:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Eamonn Holmes has been forced to miss the National Television Awards due to being poorly.
  
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• Damariscotta Bank & Trust-a Belfast community partner

  23-01-2018 23:05
  Damariscotta Bank & Trust has proudly served the city of Belfast for nearly 20 years. We have worked hard during that time to contribute to the success of the people who make Belfast a community, a great place to work, and a wonderful place to raise the children of our future.
  
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• Consumers Fuel and the Finch Gallery: an unlikely match made in heaven

  23-01-2018 23:05
  In the case of The Consumers Fuel Company and The Finch Gallery, both situated at the bottom of Main Street in Belfast, the answer would be "marriage." John Holmes, born and raised in Belfast, and Jerri Finch, who moved to Belfast in 1981, met, fell in love, and got married.
  
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• Northern Ireland parties preparing ahead of fresh round of Stormont talks

  23-01-2018 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's political parties are preparing to get back around the negotiating table on Wednesday for the beginning of the next phase of talks aimed at restoring power-sharing at Stormont.
  
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• 130 jobs at risk at NI Sainsbury's

  23-01-2018 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  It is understood the move is part of a UK-wide restructure within the company.
  
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• Taoiseach calls for same rights for all in UK and Republic of Ireland

  23-01-2018 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People in Northern Ireland should be afforded the same rights as citizens of the Republic of Ireland and the rest of the UK, the Taoiseach has said.
  
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• Contra dance film series begins

  23-01-2018 18:17
  Belfast Flying Shoes and the Belfast Free Library present Contra Connections, a four-part series of documentaries related to contra dancing. Kicking off the series Wednesday, Jan. 31, is "Together in Time: A Story of New England Contra Music and Dance" , screening 6 p.m. in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library, 106 High St. Described as a provocative social history of how Americans have fun, and how they use that fun to build community, the film is directed by Steven Alves.
  
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• Engineer accused of stealing from ATM machine he was tasked to fix bought sports car days after money went missing, court hears

  23-01-2018 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An engineer accused of stealing over £26,000 from an ATM machine he was tasked to fix bought a new sports car with cash just days after the money went missing, a court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Irish prime minister stands ready for Stormont talks

  23-01-2018 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar says he is prepared to get involved in Stormont talks if it would help.
  
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• Man charged over speeches at Northern Ireland Against Terrorism Rally

  23-01-2018 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 59-year-old man has been charged in relation to speeches made at the Northern Ireland Against Terrorism Rally in 2017.
  
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• Countess of Wessex visits NSPCC's Young Witness Service during Belfast trip

  23-01-2018 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Countess of Wessex has seen at first hand the NSPCC's Young Witness Service during a visit to Laganside Courts in Belfast.
  
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• Alleged TV thief found hiding in an attic, High Court hears

  23-01-2018 15:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged serial thief accused of stealing six television sets as part of a three-month crime spree was found hiding in an attic, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Translink 'needs £13m' to fund unprofitable local buses

  23-01-2018 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  People living in rural areas could be left without buses because there is no money to back the service.
  
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• Weather: 60mph winds warning for Northern Ireland

  23-01-2018 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gusts of winds could reach up to 60mph as a weather warning has been put in place for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Derry woman on £215k drug seizure charge barred from contacting co-accused

  23-01-2018 14:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Derry woman charged in connection with drugs seizures valued at £215,000 is barred from contacting her co-accused partner, a High Court judge ordered on Tuesday.
  
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• North-south energy project given final go-ahead

  23-01-2018 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The NI section of a new cross-border electricity interconnector is granted planning approval.
  
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• Anger as Derry school names Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson as 'Past Pupil of the Day'

  23-01-2018 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A secondary school in Londonderry has been criticised for a tweet featuring Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson as its 'Past Pupil of the Day'.
  
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• TeleTubbies' Tinky Winky actor dies

  23-01-2018 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The actor who played Teletubbies' Tinky Winky has died.
  
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• Jailed: Patient tried to get at Belfast nurse hiding behind door

  23-01-2018 13:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An "aggressive" patient who tried to get at a nurse as she hid behind a door has been jailed for four months.
  
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• Cross-border electricity inter-connector in Ireland gets go-ahead from Stormont

  23-01-2018 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new £200m electricity inter-connector between Northern Ireland and the Republic has been given the green light.
  
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• Dolores O’Riordan funeral takes place in Limerick - to sound of Ave Maria duet with Pavarotti

  23-01-2018 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The voice of Dolores O’Riordan filled a rural church in her hometown in Ireland as a funeral mass for the Cranberries singer began.
  
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• Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan mourned by hundreds at funeral in Limerick

  23-01-2018 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan had a loving heart, a voice of gold and starred in the gig of life itself, mourners at her funeral have heard.
  
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• Banned: Drunk man who drove himself to police station

  23-01-2018 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who drove himself to a police station in Antrim while almost three times over the drink drive limit was banned for 30 months on Tuesday.
  
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• How Northern Ireland woman's pet saved her life - proof dogs really are good for your health

  23-01-2018 11:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dogs are not just cute, hilarious purveyors of unconditional love. Our four-legged friends could extend our lives and protect us from deadly diseases. Owning pets is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease and dog owners have been found to have lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure and experience fewer heart attacks than those who do not have pets.
  
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• Man (25) and woman (26) charged with murder of Belfast man Mark Ponisi

  23-01-2018 10:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have been charged with the murder of taxi driver Mark Ponisi.
  
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• ONH carried out 'extreme violence' against own communities: PSNI

  23-01-2018 09:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has said dissident republican group Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH) was involved in "extreme violence" against its own communities.
  
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• Dissidents ONH carried out 'extreme violence' against own communities: PSNI

  23-01-2018 09:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has said dissident republican group Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH) was involved in "extreme violence" against its own communities.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Two vehicle crash in A38 Lifford Road in Strabane, road currently obstructed

  23-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Foyle Bridge closed to high-sided vehicles

  23-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: A1 Kingsway Dunmurry has re-opened following earlier crash

  23-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast ‘needs three day celebration for St Patrick’ to rival New York and Dublin

  23-01-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast's St Patrick's Day festival should become a three-day weekend event to rival some of the world's largest cities, a report from Feile an Phobail said.
  
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• Tesco to axe 50 jobs in Northern Ireland as part of UK-wide cost-cutting bid

  23-01-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 50 Tesco staff in Northern Ireland could be affected by the supermarket giant's latest cuts across the shop floor.
  
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• How Mark Allen bounced back from dark days of depression to master his demons

  23-01-2018 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's newest sporting champion, Mark Allen, who's been savouring his first major triumph in snooker, has vowed to friends that he won't fall into the same traps that wrecked the life of his boyhood hero, Alex "Hurricane" Higgins.
  
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• Day after Masters, Mark Allen’s in action for an ailing Northern Ireland snooker club

  23-01-2018 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just 24 hours after his enthralling Masters triumph in London, Mark Allen continued his Superman heroics on the Shankill Road by helping to save Trinity Snooker Club.
  
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• Northern Ireland man killed trying to stop runaway car rolling down hill

  23-01-2018 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man is understood to have died while attempting to stop a runaway car rolling down a hill yesterday afternoon, despite frantic efforts by his only son to save him.
  
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• Bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland 'could create Celtic powerhouse'

  23-01-2018 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bridge linking Northern Ireland and Scotland could create a "Celtic powerhouse", a top architect has claimed.
  
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• Translink set to axe some rural bus services across Northern Ireland after losing subsidies

  23-01-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People in rural communities will be left isolated if vital bus routes across Northern Ireland are axed by 2020 due to a lack of government funding.
  
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• Northern Ireland budget cuts mean traffic light maintenance will be the only work carried out

  23-01-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Budget Outlook 2018-2020 recently published by the finance department outlines the challenges for all government departments in the face of cuts to the Northern Ireland resource budget.
  
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• Life as a hospital bed manager

  23-01-2018 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI follows patient flow manager for a day to find out about the challenges of her job.
  
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• 'Gold dust'

  23-01-2018 07:21 via bbc.co.uk
  How hospital staff find beds for patients, and why it can take 12 hours to find them.
  
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