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• Suicide charity reinstates Green Party member O'Hara over tweet row - DUP's Pankhurst 'appalled'

  16-02-2018 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Green Party activist suspended from the board of suicide prevention charity Lighthouse has been reinstated after a complaint from a DUP member.
  
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• Premier Division: Waterford 2-1 Derry City

  16-02-2018 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City are beaten 2-1 by last year's First Division champions Waterford on the opening night of the League of Ireland Premier Division season.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Five star Coleraine thrash Mallards as Ards stun Glentoran

  16-02-2018 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Coleraine overwhelm Ballinamallard 5-2 to revive their title challenge while Ards upset Glentoran 2-1 at The Oval
  
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• Family of Florida shooting victim from Northern Ireland

  16-02-2018 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Cara Loughran was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  
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• Pro14: Ulster 16-17 Edinburgh

  16-02-2018 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Edinburgh move above Ulster into third place in Conference B as a last-gasp drop-goal earns them a dramatic 17-16 win in Belfast.
  
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• The MAC Belfast puts talented Newtownabbey boy's art on display - Belfast Live

  16-02-2018 22:32
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  The MAC Belfast puts talented Newtownabbey boy's art on display
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  A Newtownabbey schoolboy who took artistic inspiration from abstract genius Jackson Pollock now has a masterpiece hanging in The Mac. Tyler Baxter's artwork Street Dance was chosen from more than 600 entries from primary school kids all across Northern ...
  
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• Florida school shooting: Condolences for Northern Ireland family after girl killed

  16-02-2018 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Condolences have been paid to a Northern Ireland family who lost a young girl in the Florida school shooting.
  
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• 2018 Coffee & Climate meetings kick off Feb. 21

  16-02-2018 21:55
  In 2017, Maine Conservation Voters started Coffee & Climate in Belfast to create community conversation about pressing conservation issues and facilitate opportunities for action. Meetings resume this year with a community discussion about environment and climate issues Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Belfast Co-op, 123 High St. These bi-weekly get-togethers are facilitated by staff of Maine Conservation Voters and their Climate Action Maine organizing team and fuel local action b
  
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• PSNI 'locker' case: Former officer and suspended officer plead guilty

  16-02-2018 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A former PSNI officer and a suspended officer, who were facing misconduct charges, plead guilty to a lesser charge.
  
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• Northern Ireland Committee chair explains Bryson invite, expresses surprise at Alliance move - 'but there will be tough questions for loyalist'

  16-02-2018 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has explained why loyalist Jamie Bryson was invited to give evidence, saying he was surprised at Alliance's decision to withdraw over the matter.
  
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• Belfast rape trial: Week three evidence focused on before and after - Irish Times

  16-02-2018 20:09
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  Belfast rape trial: Week three evidence focused on before and after
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  Evidence during week three of the rape trial of Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding focused on what happened directly before and after the alleged incident as well as the demeanour of the complainant over the following days ...
  Belfast rape trial: Harrison told police woman was "fixated with" Paddy JacksonNewstalk 106-108 fmall 87 news articles »
  
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• Jonny Evans apologises after taxi incident

  16-02-2018 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom's Jonny Evans, Gareth Barry, Jake Livermore and Boaz Myhill apologise after allegedly stealing a taxi in Barcelona.
  
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• Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans apologises over West Brom training trip incident

  16-02-2018 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Brom and Northern Ireland footballer Jonny Evans has apologised after an incident during a training trip to Barcelona with his club.
  
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• PSNI appeal for witnesses to Ballymena river death

  16-02-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Police investigating the death of five-year-old Kayden Fleck say they are not treating it as suspicious.
  
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• Belfast city centre attack leaves 25-year-old in hospital with serious head injuries - Belfast Live

  16-02-2018 19:16
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  Belfast city centre attack leaves 25-year-old in hospital with serious head injuries
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  A 25-year-old man has suffered serious head injuries after being attacked by two others in Belfast city centre . Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault, which took place between Primark and McDonalds in the early hours of Monday. Paramedics ...
  
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• Icelandair suspends Belfast flights for 'commercial reasons ... - Belfast Telegraph

  16-02-2018 19:07
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  Icelandair suspends Belfast flights for 'commercial reasons ...
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  Icelandair has suspended its flight operations from Belfast.
  Icelandair to stop Belfast to Reykjavik flights from MayTimes & Starall 2 news articles »
  
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• Fresh Brexit talks on Northern Ireland

  16-02-2018 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Brexit negotiators will hold another round of "technical" talks about Northern Ireland next week.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Disruption expected for Ulster game against Edinburgh

  16-02-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Police want to trace movements of woman found dead in wardrobe

  16-02-2018 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish police want to trace the movements of a woman found dead in a wardrobe.
  
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• Fourth person charged over 'hate speech'

  16-02-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain First member is fourth person to be prosecuted over "Northern Ireland Against Terrorism" rally.
  
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• Paramilitary Task Force arrests man (48) after Newtownabbey drugs bust

  16-02-2018 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 48-year-old man has been arrested by the PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force.
  
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• Police appeal over Kayden Fleck final movements - death 'not suspicious'

  16-02-2018 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the sudden death of Kayden Fleck in Ballymena are appealing for witnesses to trace his last movements.
  
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• Family of Oliver McAfee travel to Israel to help search

  16-02-2018 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Family members of a Co Down man, who has been missing in Israel for almost three months, have travelled out to help in the search for him.
  
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• Fast food delivery driver robbed in north Belfast

  16-02-2018 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say a man pointed what is thought to be a gun at the driver and demanded money.
  
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• Police issue appeal over tragic death of Kayden Fleck in Ballymena - Belfast Live

  16-02-2018 16:29
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  Police issue appeal over tragic death of Kayden Fleck in Ballymena
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  An appeal has been issued to find anyone who saw Kayden Fleck and his twin brother playing near the river before his death. The five-year-old fell into the River Braid in Ballymena at around 1pm on Saturday and was swept miles downstream. Emergency ...and more »
  
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• Delivery driver threatened at gunpoint in north Belfast - the Irish News

  16-02-2018 15:40
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  Delivery driver threatened at gunpoint in north Belfast
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  A DELIVERY driver has been threatened at gunpoint during an armed robbery in north Belfast. The driver, who was delivering fast food, was confronted in Ballysillan Drive at around 3.05am on Friday. It is understood that the robber, whose face was ...
  Fast food delivery driver robbed in north BelfastBBC News
  Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint in north Belfast | UTV - ITV NewsITV Newsall 6 news articles &ra
  
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• Diamond engagement ring and high-value watches stolen during burglary

  16-02-2018 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after a number of high-value goods were taken during a burglary.
  
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• County Armagh farmer set to join Irish senate

  16-02-2018 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Ian Marshall is a farmer and former president of the Ulster Farmers' Union.
  
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• Special event: The Blindboy Podcast in Belfast - the Irish News

  16-02-2018 15:21
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  Special event: The Blindboy Podcast in Belfast
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  RUBBERBANDITS man Blindboy Boatclub is currently celebrating 17 weeks at the top of the Irish iTunes podcast chart with The Blindboy Podcast, which had its first ever live recording at Duncairn Arts Centre in Belfast last Saturday. You can listen to ...
  
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• Alleged UDA boss banned from Shankill area during prison release to attend family funeral

  16-02-2018 15:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged UDA boss is banned from going near its power base during temporary prison release, a High Court judge ordered today.
  
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• Toy store moving into Masonic Temple corner space

  16-02-2018 15:04
  Things are starting to shake out at the Masonic Temple building. Notably, the street-level corner storefront - viewed broadly as one of the best retail spaces in the city since it became vacant a year ago - will soon be home to Out on a Whimsey toy store, which is moving from its current location in the same building.
  
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• James McDonagh: Man is jailed for one-punch death

  16-02-2018 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Finbar McCoy Jr, 26, from Bellaghy, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month.
  
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• Woman who accused rugby star Paddy Jackson of rape ‘fixated with him’

  16-02-2018 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who accused Irish rugby international Paddy Jackson of rape was “fixated” with him, his friend said.
  
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• Body found in wardrobe was missing woman Joanne Lee

  16-02-2018 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The woman whose body was found in a wardrobe at a house in Dublin was missing woman, Joanne Lee.
  
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• Woman 'was fixated with Jackson,' court hears

  16-02-2018 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A friend of Paddy Jackson told police the woman who claims to have been raped by him seemed "fixated" with him.
  
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• Karen Bradley will consider all options after talks failure

  16-02-2018 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  NI Secretary Karen Bradley says she believes the political will still exists to restore devolution.
  
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• Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley: 'Power-sharing deal is still possible'

  16-02-2018 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley, has said she remains optimistic a deal to restore power-sharing to Stormont can be achieved, despite the latest round of talks collapsing.
  
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• Alliance pulls out of hearing over Jamie Bryson

  16-02-2018 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The party refuses to appear before a Westminster committee because loyalist Jamie Bryson is giving evidence.
  
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• Alliance withdraws from Westminster committee appearance over Bryson invite

  16-02-2018 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Alliance Party has withdrawn from an appearance in front of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee due to loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson also appearing.
  
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• Lord Mayor welcomes Astronaut to Belfast City Hall

  16-02-2018 13:16 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Family of man who died from one-punch attack react angrily to six-month jail term

  16-02-2018 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a man who died as a result of a one-punch attack reacted angrily when the man who admitted killing him on Friday was jailed for six months.
  
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• League Cup final: Ballymena United v Dungannon Swifts (Sat)

  16-02-2018 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Dungannon Swifts will be aiming to win their first senior trophy when they face holders Ballymena United in Saturday's League Cup final.
  
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• Man arrested after £10,000 worth of cannabis plants discovered in ... - Belfast Telegraph

  16-02-2018 12:31
  Man arrested after £10,000 worth of cannabis plants discovered in ...
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  A 21-year-old man has been arrested after £10000 worth of cannabis was found at a property in east Belfast during a police search.and more »
  
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