Belfast news

• Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland

  23-03-2018 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The Republic of Ireland's first game since failing to qualify for the World Cup finals sees them lose 1-0 in a friendly in Turkey.
  
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• Watch: Meghan Markle meets Donal the baby bear in Belfast

  23-03-2018 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Friday's Royal Visit saw Meghan Markle and Prince Harry taking in the sights around Belfast.
  
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• Blocked drains in Belfast cost around £800,000 a year to clear

  23-03-2018 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NI Water has revealed the cost of clearing blockages built up in the country's drains.
  
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• Harry and Meghan's first official NI visit

  23-03-2018 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle have visited Northern Ireland.
  
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• Decision to sack Smith 'a terrible Stalinist purge': Peter Hain

  23-03-2018 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lord Peter Hain has branded a decision to sack Owen Smith from his position as shadow Northern Ireland secretary as a "terrible Stalinist purge".
  
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• Belfast Prezzo restaurants to close

  23-03-2018 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The group's owner is closing 94 outlets including Prezzo, Cleaver, Mexico and Chimichanga restaurants.
  
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• Royal Visit

  23-03-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The couple met the public at a number of engagements during their first official joint trip to NI.
  
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• Health hubs

  23-03-2018 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The idea could create 17 health hubs across Northern Ireland where clinicians can perform minor surgery
  
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• Lord Mayor welcomes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Belfast

  23-03-2018 18:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• High Court rules Arlene Foster liable for costs in legacy case

  23-03-2018 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A High Court judge on Friday compelled authorities in Belfast and London to reconsider providing funds for legacy inquests in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast meets Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

  23-03-2018 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Crowds gathered as the couple enjoyed lunch at the city's historic Crown Bar.
  
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• Harry and Meghan given honeymoon tip during Belfast walkabout

  23-03-2018 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle has been recommended New Zealand as a destination for her honeymoon – and Prince Harry’s bride-to-be has said she will consider it.
  
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• Boeing move on US trade case 'welcome news' for Belfast

  23-03-2018 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Boeing decides not to appeal its defeat in a US trade dispute with Bombardier.
  
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• Watch: Over 1million view Union flag birthday cake prank

  23-03-2018 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's what any loyal son of Ulster would want for their big 50th birthday bash - a Union flag and red hand-iced cake.
  
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• Boeing ends legal challenge against Bombardier

  23-03-2018 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aircraft giant Boeing has said it won't appeal the US ruling in favour of Bombardier- which employs 4,000 people in Northern Ireland- after a bitter trade dispute.
  
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• Northern Ireland boxer Wallace ends legal battle for Commonwealth Games inclusion

  23-03-2018 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A champion boxer has ended his High Court bid to be reinstated to Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games team.
  
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• Derry stone throwers put bus service at risk

  23-03-2018 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Anti-social behaviour puts public transport at risk in Londonderry.
  
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• Brexit: EU adopts guidelines for negotiations on future relations

  23-03-2018 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  EU leaders clear the way for trade and security talks to begin in another step forward in the process.
  
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• RHI scheme 'used by civil servants to get hands on Treasury money'

  23-03-2018 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Inquiry is told civil servants wanted to use the scheme to raise as much money from the Treasury as possible.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in visit to Northern Ireland

  23-03-2018 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The couple are at the Crown Bar in Belfast and will meet members of the public outside later.
  
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• Pro14: Cardiff Blues v Ulster (Sat)

  23-03-2018 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Team details and match preview ahead of Cardiff Blues hosting Ulster in the Pro14 on Saturday.
  
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• Two dead in supermarket hostage-taking in France

  23-03-2018 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have been killed and about a dozen wounded in a shooting and hostage-taking in a supermarket in southern France.
  
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• Steal her style: Meghan Markle dazzles in Belfast in Victoria Beckham jumper

  23-03-2018 13:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle once again turned heads as she arrived in Northern Ireland on Friday dressed for the early spring weather.
  
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• Six Nations 2018: Ireland winger Jacob Stockdale voted Player of the Championship

  23-03-2018 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland winger Jacob Stockdale is voted Six Nations Player of the Championship, with three of his Grand Slam-winning team-mates completing the top four.
  
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• Summer wedding in Northern Ireland rumoured for Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid

  23-03-2018 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Speculation is growing Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid will tie the knot in Northern Ireland this summer.
  
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• Depression 'three times more likely' in creative industries

  23-03-2018 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  People working in Northern Ireland's creative industries are three times more likely to experience mental health problems.
  
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• Watch: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stop off at Titanic Belfast maritime museum

  23-03-2018 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle have delighted crowds as they embarked on their first Royal visit to Northern Ireland as a couple.
  
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• Watch live: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Belfast's historic Crown Bar

  23-03-2018 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle have delighted crowds as they embark on their first Royal visit to Northern Ireland as a couple today.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stop off at Titanic Belfast maritime museum

  23-03-2018 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle have delighted crowds as they embarked on their first Royal visit to Northern Ireland as a couple on Friday.
  
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• LIVE Updates: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on first Royal visit to Northern Ireland

  23-03-2018 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle are taking part in a Royal visit to Northern Ireland today.
  
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• Ireland 'could expel Russian officials' after UK attack

  23-03-2018 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish PM says there will be a security assessment after the attack on a Russian ex-spy in the UK.
  
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• Ireland to consider expelling Russian diplomats: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

  23-03-2018 10:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Ireland is considering expelling Russian diplomats as the fallout from the Salisbury nerve agent attack continues.
  
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• Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy 'beaten and groomed' by paedophile priest

  23-03-2018 09:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy reveals he was beaten and asked explicit questions by Fr Malachy Finegan.
  
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• MLA's abuse leads papers

  23-03-2018 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  A Sinn Féin MLA's revelation of physical abuse and the Irish PM's border message make the headlines.
  
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• Martina Anderson in spotlight over IRA past after being named one of top 20 EU politicians that matter

  23-03-2018 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson has been named as one of the top 20 European politicians who matter most - but for all the wrong reasons.
  
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• Wheelchair user rescued by fire crew hits out at health trust's repairs policy

  23-03-2018 08:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A disabled man who was forced to call 999 after his electric wheelchair broke down outside Belfast City Hall has said he is "living on a knife edge" and afraid to leave his home, after his health trust failed to update its repair policy.
  
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• Angry parents to protest over plans to merge special schools

  23-03-2018 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerned parents of children at special schools are set to stage a protest at Belfast City Hall next week over dramatic proposals to close and merge several of them.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Week showpiece still dazzling 25 years on

  23-03-2018 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Fashion Week hit the catwalk for the 25th year last night with a glittering opening show at St Anne's Cathedral.
  
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• Threats to Belfast library staff following Israel event

  23-03-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Online attacks on a Belfast library over its hosting of an event marking the centenary of the birth of a former President in Israel have been condemned.
  
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• How the memory of my brother inspired charity: ex-Northern Ireland player

  23-03-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland and Manchester United footballer Pat McGibbon has admitted he didn't grieve properly when his brother Phillip took his own life.
  
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• Fury as UUP man with drink-driving convictions attends road safety workshop

  23-03-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Ulster Unionist councillor with three drink driving convictions attended a Department of Justice and Policing Board best practice workshop on road safety.
  
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• Clerics in row over Nolan show child abuse claim

  23-03-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An outspoken Free Presbyterian minister has refuted an accusation by a Catholic priest that he attempted to "sectarianise" the issue of child sex abuse.
  
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• Clerics in row over BBC Nolan show child abuse claim

  23-03-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An outspoken Free Presbyterian minister has refuted an accusation by a Catholic priest that he attempted to "sectarianise" the issue of child sex abuse.
  
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• Paedophile priest Finnegan beat and tried to groom me, says Sinn Fein's Murphy as he calls for answers for cleric's victims

  23-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior Sinn Fein politician has revealed a notorious paedophile priest physically abused him when he was a schoolboy and tried to sexually groom him.
  
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• Ex-Northern Ireland civil servants could be asked to repay cash from redundancy after 'error'

  23-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of former civil servants could be asked to pay back money from redundancy payments they received under a Voluntary Exit Scheme launched almost three years ago.
  
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• Family of deaf man had to tell him he was dying

  23-03-2018 07:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Man's family had to tell him he was terminally ill as no sign-language interpreter was available.
  
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• Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy reveals grooming by paedophile priest

  23-03-2018 07:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Conor Murphy says he was physically abused and asked explicit questions by Fr Malachy Finegan.
  
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• Talk: 'A Refugee's Journey'

  23-03-2018 03:13
  Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast. Presentation by Jen Gunderman of Belfast about refugees' stories from her multiple trips to Greece to aid Middle Eastern refugees.
  
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• Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy speaks about abuse at the hands of Fr Finnegan

  23-03-2018 01:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior Sinn Fein politician has revealed a notorious paedophile priest physically abused him when he was a schoolboy and tried to sexually groom him.
  
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