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• Over 400 Northern Ireland schools to close as Storm Emma clashes with 'Beast from the East'

  01-03-2018 23:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 400 schools are to close on Friday as the snow disruption continues across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Bishop John McAreavey resigns after criticism

  01-03-2018 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The Bishop of Dromore, Dr John McAreavey, has been under fire for celebrating Mass alongside a paedophile priest.
  
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• Island Steamer

  01-03-2018 21:55
  Picture postcard of the steamer Islesboro departing Camden c. 1916. The Islesboro made the round trip daily from Bucksport to Camden "and intermediate landings including Islesboro .
  
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• Rugby rape trial: 'Inconsistencies' in alleged victim's accounts

  01-03-2018 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A rape trial hears a detective admit there were 'inconsistencies' in the alleged victims accounts of events.
  
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• Man charged over white powder letters sent to recipients including Trump son

  01-03-2018 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested and charged with sending letters with white powder to five people, including one to Donald Trump Jr. that landed his wife, Vanessa, in hospital.
  
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• Derrylin Fire: Police find fourth body

  01-03-2018 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the body appears to be that of a child and post-mortem examinations are due to take place.
  
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• Northern Ireland school closures Friday March 2, 2018

  01-03-2018 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of Northern Ireland schools have confirmed they are to close because of the adverse weather expected on Friday, March 2.
  
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• Northern Ireland school closures for Friday March 2, 2018

  01-03-2018 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 400 Northern Ireland schools have confirmed they are to close because of the adverse weather expected on Friday, March 2.
  
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• Staff threatened at knife point in Newry shop armed robbery

  01-03-2018 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A staff member in a Newry shop was held up at knife point in an armed robbery.
  
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• George Keenan self-styled paedophile hunter re-released on bail

  01-03-2018 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  George Keenan is released on bail for a second time after breaching his bail conditions last week.
  
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• Track Cycling World Championships: Stewart misses out on Sprint last 16

  01-03-2018 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Robyn Stewart has missed out on a place in the last 16 of the Women's Sprint at the Track Cycling World Championships.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Dublin flights and cross-border rail services cancelled until weekend - bus service under review

  01-03-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cross-border rail services as well as all flights from Dublin Airport have been cancelled until at least Saturday with bus services under review.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Cross-border rail services cancelled until weekend - bus service under review

  01-03-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cross-border rail services have been cancelled until at least Saturday with bus services under review.
  
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• Lord Mayor celebrates 'Literacy Week' with schools across Belfast

  01-03-2018 17:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• World Cup Qualifier: Ireland edge out Scotland in final ball

  01-03-2018 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland beat Scotland by two wickets in a dramatic finish to their World Cup qualifier warm-up match in Zimbabwe.
  
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• Donald Tusk asks UK for 'better' Northern Ireland idea

  01-03-2018 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May met the EU's Donald Tusk amid differences over Brexit plans for Northern Ireland.
  
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• RHI inquiry: Civil servant 'didn't really understand what was going on'

  01-03-2018 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A civil servant who looked after the energy scheme in 2014 "didn't really understand what was going on".
  
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• Watch: Theresa May admits there could be no open Irish border after Brexit - new video emerges

  01-03-2018 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A video has emerged of Theresa May admitting there cannot be an open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, if Britain leaves the EU.
  
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• Shannon McQuillan death: PSNI officers face investigation

  01-03-2018 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Shannon McQuillan, 19, died after being struck by a van near Toomebridge last month.
  
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• Derrylin fire: Body of a young child found at scene

  01-03-2018 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has confirmed a fourth body, that of a young child, has been found at the crime scene of a fire in Derrylin.
  
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• Call for public inquiry into clerical sex abuse

  01-03-2018 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amnesty International has called for a public inquiry into clerical sex abuse in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Campaigner and Kincora abuse survivor Clint Massey dies

  01-03-2018 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Clint Massey, a survivor of abuse at Kincora boys home who fought for compensation for victims, has died aged 60.
  
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• Search after reports of person entering water at Belfast Harbour

  01-03-2018 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A search operation has been launched after reports of a person entering the water in the Belfast Harbour.
  
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• Daniel Hegarty: Court quashes 'no prosecution' ruling

  01-03-2018 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A decision not to prosecute the soldier who killed a Derry teenager was based on "flawed" reasoning
  
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• Roma Downey funds Londonderry fuel poverty scheme

  01-03-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The Hollywood actress is funding a scheme to combat fuel poverty in Londonderry
  
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• Masked man steals sum of money in Newry armed robbery

  01-03-2018 14:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A masked man armed with a knife stormed into a shop in Newry demanding cash.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of millionaire's mansion on Co Down coast

  01-03-2018 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sitting right on the shore with private access to a sandy beach this magnificent millionaire's home in Cultra enjoys an unrivalled location.
  
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• Gang of masked men break into house and assault occupants with sticks

  01-03-2018 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gang of masked men have stormed a house in a Co Down village and assaulted the occupants.
  
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• Kincora abuse campaigner Clint Massey dies

  01-03-2018 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Clint Massey, who had called for compensation for abuse victims to be released, had been suffering from cancer.
  
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• More victims contact broadcaster after programme on paedophile priest Fr Finnegan

  01-03-2018 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Further victims of paedophile priest Fr Malachy Finnegan have contacted the BBC after the broadcast of a programme about his abuses.
  
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• Weather wipes out GAA's football and hurling league programme

  01-03-2018 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The GAA's weekend programme of football and hurling league games and the All Ireland club camogie finals have been postponed due to the bad weather.
  
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• Uefa cash boost for Northern Ireland clubs hit by floods

  01-03-2018 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Two football clubs in Northern Ireland devastated by floods last summer receive almost £200,000 from Uefa's natural disaster fund.
  
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• Police Ombudsman opens criminal investigation into death of Shannon McQuillan

  01-03-2018 13:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Police Ombudsman has launched a criminal investigation into the death of a Co Antrim teenager who was knocked down and killed shortly after being spoken to by police.
  
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• Storm Emma: What you need to know

  01-03-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The advice, numbers and websites you need to deal with the cold weather.
  
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• Terror threat from Northern Ireland downgraded by MI5

  01-03-2018 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  MI5 has set the threat to mainland Britain at "moderate", meaning an attack is possible but not likely.
  
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• Difficult driving conditions on M1

  01-03-2018 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Heavy snow makes driving conditions difficult on the M1 heading towards Belfast.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: 'Rihanna’s style is more edgy than girly'

  01-03-2018 11:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather warning for snow upgraded to amber

  01-03-2018 11:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is braced for more snow after the Met Office upgraded its weather warning to amber for parts of the province.
  
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• Theresa May facing crunch Brexit talks ahead of keynote speech

  01-03-2018 10:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has been given a stark warning that her Brexit red lines will inevitably cause friction in trade between the UK and EU.
  
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• Spate of burglaries as gang target homes in Londonderry

  01-03-2018 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Homeowners in some of Londonderry’s most affluent areas have been hit by the latest spate of burglaries.
  
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• Read all about it

  01-03-2018 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Reaction to the EU's proposals for the NI border and weather woes fill the daily newspapers.
  
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• Good Friday Agreement’s key players to mark 20 years at QUB

  01-03-2018 10:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement was signed, many of the key figures who brokered the historic peace deal will gather at Queen’s University.
  
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• Man charged in connection with west Belfast armed robbery

  01-03-2018 09:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery in west Belfast.
  
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• Main identities in Northern Ireland are irreconcilable and it would be wise to stop thinking otherwise

  01-03-2018 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement approaches and Northern Ireland stumbles on rudderless and without government for well over a year, it might be worth reflecting on how the optimism of 1998 has descended to the pessimism of now.
  
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