Belfast news

• Up to 50 jobs 'at risk' in Prudential move

  08-02-2018 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Trade union says decision to move a contract to England came as a "hammer blow" to Belfast workers.
  
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• Rory McIlroy: World number eight three off early Pebble Beach pace after 68

  08-02-2018 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory McIlroy is left three off the early clubhouse pace at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am after firing an opening four-under-par 68.
  
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• Dow Jones plunges 1,000 points as Wall Street indexes in ‘correction’

  08-02-2018 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stocks on Wall Street plunged again on Thursday as for the second time in four days the Dow Jones industrial average sank more than 1,000 points.
  
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• All-Ireland Club Hurling semi-final: Se McGuigan doubtful for Slaughtneil

  08-02-2018 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Slaughtneil could be without full-forward Se McGuigan in Saturday's All-Ireland Club Hurling semi-final against Na Piarsaigh.
  
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• PRONI helps in reconstruction of Ireland's lost archive

  08-02-2018 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A new project aims to recreate the Public Records Office of Ireland which was burnt down in 1922.
  
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• Ireland's lost archive

  08-02-2018 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A new project aims to recreate the Public Records Office of Ireland which was burnt down in 1922.
  
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• Fr Finnegan: Survivor speaks of sex abuse 'secret'

  08-02-2018 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A man who was sexually abused by a priest says he was told that speaking out would "ruin" his life.
  
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• Abuse survivor: 'Flashbacks stopped me returning to NI'

  08-02-2018 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A victim of paedophile priest Fr Malachy Finnegan has said memories and flashbacks of the abuse he suffered stopped him from returning to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Sinn Féin 'delusional' over origin of civil rights movement

  08-02-2018 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Leading figures in the 1960s civil rights campaign accuse the party of trying to rewrite history.
  
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• RHI inquiry: Civil servants 'want to spread the blame'

  08-02-2018 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A businessman says it took him just days to work out how lucrative the green energy scheme could be.
  
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• Queen's University Belfast lecturers join strike action

  08-02-2018 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Union members at Queen's and Ulster University are angry about pension changes.
  
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• Teenagers to hand over marriage equality petition on Valentine’s Day

  08-02-2018 17:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teenagers demanding marriage equality in Northern Ireland are to deliver a petition to Stormont on Valentine’s Day.
  
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• No backsliding over border issue in Brexit negotiations, Coveney warns

  08-02-2018 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government will not stand for any backsliding on the deal struck over the issue of the border in the first phase of the Brexit negotiations, the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister as said.
  
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• Belfast Central Station to get new name and look - BBC News

  08-02-2018 17:32
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  One of Belfast's main train stations is to get a new name and makeover. Translink says improvement works have already started at Belfast Central Station and will be completed by the end of August 2018. The name of the station will also change to Lanyon ...
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• Right on track

  08-02-2018 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Improvement works have started at the train station which will be renamed Lanyon Place from September 2018.
  
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• Belfast Central Station to get new name and look

  08-02-2018 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Improvement works have started at the train station which will be renamed Lanyon Place from September 2018.
  
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• Urgent breast cancer referrals below target

  08-02-2018 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Less than a quarter of urgent breast cancer referrals in the Southern trust last October were seen within 14 days.
  
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• Northern Ireland women's players demand meeting with Irish FA over pay

  08-02-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland women's players demand a meeting with the Irish FA over a plea for adequate pay to cover the expense of playing internationals.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Nelson Street completely reopened following clearance of earlier collision

  08-02-2018 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Charles awards PSNI officer Queen’s Gallantry Medal

  08-02-2018 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales has praised a police officer who managed to handcuff a man after being stabbed in the head while trying to save a woman and two young children.
  
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• Taxi driver appeal after man suffers life-changing injuries in Derry attack

  08-02-2018 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for a taxi driver who helped a man home after he had suffered "life-changing" injuries in an attack to come forward.
  
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• Lord Mayor opens Output Belfast at the MAC

  08-02-2018 16:19 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Lenadoon explosion was 'viable device' - PSNI

  08-02-2018 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  There was a small explosion at the back of a house in west Belfast on Wednesday night.
  
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• Dublin and Belfast could soon be in different time zones because of EU vote to abolish summer time

  08-02-2018 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  What's the time? Could soon become a bit of a head scratcher in the years to come depending on what side of the border you are on.
  
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• 2018 Six Nations: Ireland's prodigal son O'Shea aiming for big upset

  08-02-2018 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Italy coach Conor O'Shea returns to Dublin on Saturday hoping to lead the Six Nations underdogs to a shock upset against his homeland.
  
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• Sinn Féin's Arder Carson condemns 'reckless' explosion

  08-02-2018 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  A Sinn Féin councillor has condemned as "reckless" a small explosion in west Belfast.
  
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• What's next for Maine food trends? Producers, farmers set to brainstorm ideas

  08-02-2018 15:09
  File photo from March 2017 of the school cafeteria at RSU 3 in Thorndike, which not only serves locally sourced food, they also vegetables grown at the school gardens and greenhouses. The school district collaborates with several area farms to source about 40 percent of the school's cafeteria food locally.
  
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• Six Nations 2018: Uncapped Jordan Larmour on Ireland bench for Italy game

  08-02-2018 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Leinster talent Jordan Larmour is in line for his Ireland debut after being named on the bench for the Six Nations game against Italy.
  
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• Ulster trio hold places as Leinster star Jordan Larmour set for Ireland debut in Six Nations clash with Italy

  08-02-2018 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster trio Rory Best, Iain Henderson and Jacob Stockdale will all start for Ireland against Italy while Leinster's up-and-coming star Jordan Larmour is expected to make his international debut off the bench.
  
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• Jackson and Olding rape trial: Woman had 'absolutely no complaint' about party-goer Rory Harrison

  08-02-2018 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman at the centre of a rape trial in Belfast revealed she had "absolutely no complaint" with one of four men who attended an after-party at Paddy Jackson's home.
  
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• Jackson and Olding rape trial: Woman 'absolutely no complaint' about party-goer Rory Harrison

  08-02-2018 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman at the centre of a rape trial in Belfast revealed she had "absolutely no complaint" with one of four men who attended an after-party at Paddy Jackson's home.
  
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• Arrest after fatal stabbing of man in west Dublin

  08-02-2018 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  A 52-year-old man dies after suffering serious stab wounds in an attack at Balgaddy.
  
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• 'Relentless rats' force mum and children from 'dream' Northern Ireland home

  08-02-2018 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother of two children forced to flee their home in the Bogside area of Londonderry because of a relentless rat infestation has welcomed a multi-agency agreement to tackle the problem head on.
  
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• Watch: Spectacular views across Belfast with luxury penthouse apartment

  08-02-2018 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Perched on top of one of Belfast city centre's best known apartment blocks is this stunning penthouse complete with an extensive rooftop terrace.
  
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• Pictured: Police at scene of Belfast 'small explosion'

  08-02-2018 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are continuing to investigate an explosion in Belfast.
  
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• Pictured: Pipe bomb cause of Belfast 'small explosion'

  08-02-2018 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said a viable pipe bomb device was the cause of an explosion in Belfast.
  
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• PSNI asked to probe allegations of wrongdoing within Police Federation

  08-02-2018 11:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has been asked to investigate allegations of wrongdoing at senior levels within Northern Ireland’s Police Federation.
  
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• First NI overseas nursing test centre opens

  08-02-2018 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's first competency testing centre for overseas nurses has opened in Londonderry
  
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• Two shops pull out of Belfast Victoria Square

  08-02-2018 10:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two casual fashion retailers have closed down at the Victoria Square shopping centre in Belfast city centre, it can be revealed.
  
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• Man (70) arrested after Belfast police chase

  08-02-2018 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 70-year-old is to appear in court on a number of driving offences after a police chase in Belfast.
  
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• Karen Bradley joins key Brexit committee 'to give Northern Ireland a voice'

  08-02-2018 10:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Karen Bradley has been placed on the government's influential Brexit committee to give Northern Ireland a voice, Downing Street has said.
  
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• Stormont deal imminent: Foster to be First Minister, progress on Irish, same-sex marriage on cards and SF attitude change - there will be pain and no celebrating, says source

  08-02-2018 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hopes of a deal to restore power-sharing rose last night as well-placed Stormont sources said there were strong signs of a talks breakthrough.
  
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• Stormont deal imminent: Foster to be First Minister, progress on Irish language, same-sex marriage on cards

  08-02-2018 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hopes of a deal to restore power-sharing rose last night as well-placed Stormont sources said there were strong signs of a talks breakthrough.
  
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• Uproar as man charged after fatal hammer attack on puppy appears in court

  08-02-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been remanded in custody charged in connection with an alleged hammer attack on an 11-week-old puppy.
  
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