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• Irish League Round Up: McDaid hat-trick for goal-hungry Glentoran while Linfield lose to Glenavon

  27-02-2018 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ronnie McFall made it two wins from two in his second stint as Glentoran manager while Glenavon beat Linfield at Windsor Park. There were also wins for Carrick and Ards. Here's all you need to know about tonight's games:
  
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• Man dies of injuries after Dublin shooting

  27-02-2018 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Kenneth Finn was critically injured when he was shot a number of times outside a house on Sunday.
  
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• We will fight to keep Northern Ireland under EU law: Brexit talks chief

  27-02-2018 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Guy Verhofstadt, the EU's Brexit co-ordinator, has said the European Parliament would fight for Northern Ireland to remain under EU law.
  
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• Max Mosley published by-election leaflet linking non-white immigrants to disease

  27-02-2018 21:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Privacy campaigner Max Mosley published a by-election campaign leaflet which linked non-white immigrants with diseases like tuberculosis, VD and leprosy, it has been revealed.
  
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• Man arrested over live-streamed shooting

  27-02-2018 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A North Carolina man has been charged with a fatal shooting captured live on Facebook not far from a town’s police department.
  
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• Northern Ireland 'may be part of EU customs territory after Brexit': Report

  27-02-2018 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leaked legal text set to be adopted by the European Union on Brexit will include a proposal Northern Ireland my be considered part of the EU customs territory after the separation, according to a report by RTE.
  
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• Michael McCoy cleared of weapons and ammunition charges

  27-02-2018 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The jury unanimously returns not guilty verdicts on Toomebridge man Michael McCoy.
  
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• Pipe bomb attack on Lisburn home 'indiscriminate and reckless' - mum and child escape injury

  27-02-2018 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police described a pipe bomb attack on a Lisburn home as "indiscriminate and reckless".
  
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• NI farming could 'fall behind rest of UK'

  27-02-2018 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Environmentalists and a farming union are concerned the lack of an executive could jeopardise farming.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Craigantlet rush-hour crash

  27-02-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Frampton cut ties with McGuigan after taxman called to his home about £400k VAT bill, court hears

  27-02-2018 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former world champion Carl Frampton's deteriorating relationship with ex-manager and promoter Barry McGuigan ended after the taxman called at the boxer's home about a £397,000 company VAT bill, the High Court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Ireland's Chris Farrell set to miss remainder of Six Nations after training ground injury

  27-02-2018 17:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fermanagh man Chris Farrell is set to miss the rest of the Six Nations.
  
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• St. Patrick's Day parade set to showcase 'Global Belfast'

  27-02-2018 17:23 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Neighbours used sledgehammer in desperate bid to rescue three people killed in Fermanagh house fire

  27-02-2018 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neighbours used a sledgehammer to try to break in and rescue at least three people who died in a house fire in Fermanagh.
  
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• Derry man accused of inflicting fractured bones in a golf club attack 'disappeared' to England, court hears

  27-02-2018 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Derry man accused of inflicting fractured bones in a golf club attack "disappeared" to England for four years, the High Court has heard.
  
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• St Patrick's Day 2018: Belfast celebrations announced

  27-02-2018 16:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  St Patrick's Day celebrations in Belfast have been announced with a major parade and free concert part of the line up.
  
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• Victims of pervert priest to complain to watchdog claiming police inaction

  27-02-2018 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Complaints are to be made to the Police Ombudsman about alleged failings by the RUC at the time to investigate reports of sexual abuse in 1996, it has been reported.
  
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• London or Lisnaskea?

  27-02-2018 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The foreign secretary is ridiculed for comparing the border to London's congestion charge zone.
  
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• Grave could be dug up in Arkinson case

  27-02-2018 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  There is possible new information into the disappearance of 15-year-old Arlene Arkinson, an inquest hears.
  
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• Rolling Stones: Dublin residents hoping for Satisfaction over gig

  27-02-2018 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Plans for a Rolling Stones gig in May have angered some north Dublin residents near Croke Park.
  
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• Belfast Vital 2018: Martin Garrix, Steve Angello and Zara Larsson among first acts announced

  27-02-2018 13:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Martin Garrix, Steve Angello and Zara Larsson are among the first acts to be announced for Belfast Vital 2018.
  
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• Irish politicians mock Boris Johnson’s border comparison

  27-02-2018 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish politicians have rounded on Boris Johnson for comparing the border with Northern Ireland to divisions between London boroughs.
  
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• Lisburn: Homes evacuated after pipe bomb explosions

  27-02-2018 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  It's understood a young mother and her child live in the house targeted in the attack.
  
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• Elderly man threatened in spate of burglaries in Tyrone and Armagh

  27-02-2018 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly man has been threatened by a man brandishing a screwdriver in a series of burglaries in counties Tyrone and Armagh.
  
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• Fr Malachy Finnegan victims complain to ombudsman

  27-02-2018 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Victims complain to police ombudsman about failure to investigate paedophile priest in 1996
  
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• Brexit: Liam Fox to warn of customs union 'sellout'

  27-02-2018 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK must not give up "control" of its trade policy to the EU after Brexit, Liam Fox will say.
  
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• Three dead in Derrylin house fire

  27-02-2018 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Police confirm three deaths outside Derrylin, County Fermanagh, as they continue to search the house.
  
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• Haggarty appeal 'won't increase jail time'

  27-02-2018 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Gary Haggarty's lawyer says he does not believe a PPS appeal of his sentence will lead to more prison time.
  
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• Civic unionism letter issues 'positive challenge'

  27-02-2018 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The signatories want to build a society 'for the betterment of everyone'.
  
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• Boris Johnson likens Irish border challenge to congestion charge

  27-02-2018 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Boris Johnson suggests London's automatic car charge payments are a "very relevant comparison".
  
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• Michael O'Reilly: Irish boxer handed four-year ban for doping offence before Rio

  27-02-2018 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Irishman Michael O'Reilly is banned for four years for a failed drugs test on the eve of the Rio Olympics.
  
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• English family killed in Northern Ireland house fire - man (27) arrested on suspicion of murder

  27-02-2018 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating a house fire which killed three people in Northern Ireland this morning have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
  
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• At least three killed in bungalow fire in Northern Ireland village of Derrylin

  27-02-2018 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At least three people have died in a blaze that engulfed a bungalow in Co Fermanagh.
  
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• Pipe bomb alert - homes evacuated Lisburn

  27-02-2018 09:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Homes have been evacuated following a security alert in Lisburn on Monday night after two pipe bomb type devices detonated outside a property.
  
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• NI newspaper review: 'Mystery illness' kills fifth child

  27-02-2018 09:27 via bbc.co.uk
  A four-year-old becomes fifth in family to die from a 'mystery illness,' the News Letter reports.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Gas mains damaged in Antrim causing delays

  27-02-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Fire in Derrylin - drivers should avoid area

  27-02-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• May prepares to hand out £1bn in 'cash for votes' deal with DUP without MPs' approval

  27-02-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May will hand out the £1bn in her 'cash for votes' deal with the DUP without MPs' prior approval, it can be revealed, putting the government at risk of legal action.
  
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