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• Finalised: Post-split Danske Bank Premiership fixtures in full

  26-03-2018 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Danske Bank Premiership is approaching the post-split stage with one game left to play.
  
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• Michelin plant in Ballymena to become business park

  26-03-2018 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The County Antrim factory, due to shut in June, will be transformed in a bid to boost the economy.
  
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• McDonald tells QUB audience: Intergovernmental conference needed to restore power-sharing

  26-03-2018 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has called for a British Irish Intergovernmental Conference to be held to restore power-sharing at Stormont.
  
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• Belfast couple back bills to boost Northern Ireland marriage equality campaign

  26-03-2018 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parallel Westminster bills calling for same sex marriage in Northern Ireland represent the biggest step in the ongoing campaign to lift the ban, activists have said.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Jury to begin deliberations on Tuesday

  26-03-2018 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The eight men and three women of the jury presiding over a case in Belfast involving two Ulster Rugby players accused of rape will be sent out to start their deliberations on Tuesday.
  
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• Revealed: Post-split Danske Bank Premiership fixtures in full

  26-03-2018 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Danske Bank Premiership is approaching the post-split stage with only three pre-split fixtures left to play.
  
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• SF rejects ‘Mickey Mouse’ shadow Assembly for scrutinising Westminster decisions

  26-03-2018 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein’s Stormont leader has said her party has no interest in a “Mickey Mouse” shadow Assembly to scrutinise decisions taken in Westminster.
  
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• Labour to push for legal block on a hard NI border

  26-03-2018 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour has pledged to try and push through changes to Brexit legislation that would make a return to a hard border in Northern Ireland impossible.
  
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• Funeral for tragic Sophie Bridges (21) who lost her brave battle with bulimia

  26-03-2018 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral has taken place of young Northern Ireland woman Sophie Bridges (21) who died after a long battle with bulimia.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Jury told 'it is for you to decide where the truth lies'

  26-03-2018 15:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The eight men and three women of the jury presiding over a case in Belfast involving two Ulster Rugby players accused of rape were told "it is for you to decide where the truth lies."
  
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• Parallel Bills on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland to enter Commons and Lords

  26-03-2018 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parallel bills aimed at introducing same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland are set to enter the House of Commons and House of Lords this week.
  
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• Foreign to the Foyle?

  26-03-2018 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Four decades after a killer whale's misadventures had the city hooked, two new marine mammals arrive in Londonderry.
  
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• Brexit more important than keeping Northern Ireland within UK- poll finds

  26-03-2018 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More voters in Great Britain rate leaving the EU as a priority ahead of maintaining the Union with Northern Ireland, a poll has suggested.
  
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• Plans to turn Ballymena Michelin site into business park

  26-03-2018 14:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tyre manufacturers Michelin has announced plans to convert its Ballymena factory into a business park.
  
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• Boyzone founder says murder accused was ‘manipulative’ and ‘controlling’

  26-03-2018 14:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An ex-Boyzone pop star has told jurors of the alleged abuse he suffered at the hands of a “manipulative” ex-girlfriend accused of murdering her French nanny.
  
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• Judge tells jurors at Belfast rape trial that a woman is entitled to say no - RTE.ie

  26-03-2018 14:11
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  Judge tells jurors at Belfast rape trial that a woman is entitled to say no
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  Jurors at the rape trial of two Irish rugby internationals have been told a woman is entitled to say no. Issuing legal directions to the jury of eight men and three women Judge Patricia Smyth told them to "bear in mind" explanations of the law on ...
  Belfast rape trial: Jury should take 'inconsistencies' into accountIrish Times
  Belfast trial: Judge continues her charge to jurors with summary of evidenceNew
  
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• Boy attacked in north Belfast assault out of hospital - BBC News

  26-03-2018 13:41
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  Boy attacked in north Belfast assault out of hospital
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  A 14-year-old boy who suffered head injuries in a sectarian attack in north Belfast has been discharged from hospital. He was attacked by three youths with sticks during more than an hour of disturbances near an interface at North Queen Street on ...
  Joshua Rozenberg QC to deliver Belfast lectureIrish Legal News
  'That's beautiful, two boys from Belfast who want to play for us, are dying to play for us, have played and score
  
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• Brexit means ‘adjustment’ to UK involvement in EU space programme

  26-03-2018 13:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain’s involvement in the European Union’s multibillion-pound Galileo satellite project will have to be “readjusted” to reflect its outsider status after Brexit, the European Commission has said.
  
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• Pope Francis accepts resignation of Bishop John McAreavey

  26-03-2018 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop John McAreavey as Bishop of Dromore amid concerns around his handling of a clerical child abuse scandal.
  
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• Fire chief's plea to stamp out deliberate fires at Easter

  26-03-2018 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has appealed for help from the public to stamp out deliberate fire setting during the Easter school holidays.
  
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• Masters winner Mark Allen must qualify for World Championship

  26-03-2018 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Masters champion Mark Allen will have to qualify for the World Championship after falling out of the top 16 in the rankings.
  
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• Man tries to lure child into a van in West Belfast - Belfast Live

  26-03-2018 11:01
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  Man tries to lure child into a van in West Belfast
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  A man tried to lure a child into a van using sweets in West Belfast , police have revealed. They say the child "had the sense to run" away from the vehicle, which is thought to have an English registration. Police have called for anyone who may have ...and more »
  
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• DUP criticises Sinn Fein’s ‘inaction’ over changes to electoral map

  26-03-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has accused Sinn Fein of indulging in hyperbole, stunt politics and sectarian arguments over proposals to redraw Northern Ireland’s electoral map.
  
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• Tributes to Belfast footballer Ryan McManus who died in Crumlin crash - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2018 10:38
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  Tributes to Belfast footballer Ryan McManus who died in Crumlin crash
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  Tributes have been paid to a popular 21-year-old football player who died in a road accident in Crumlin. Ryan McManus (22), known as Dingle, died on Sunday in a single car crash on Nutts Corner Road near Belfast International Airport shortly after 7am ...
  Tributes paid to footballer who died in Crumlin crashBelfast Newsletterall 6 news articles »
  
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• Tributes to Belfast footballer Ryan McManus who died in Crumlin crash

  26-03-2018 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a popular 21-year-old football player who died in a road accident in Crumlin.
  
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• Chieftain's Walk: Thousands walk to remember McGuiness

  26-03-2018 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The family of the former deputy first minister thank those who took part in the Chieftains Walk.
  
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• Belfast's hotel boom: growth shows no signs of slowing - Belfast Newsletter

  26-03-2018 10:02
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  Belfast's hotel boom: growth shows no signs of slowing
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  The recent surge in hotel growth in Belfast has led some to question where all the guests are coming from, but expert opinion is that demand far exceeds supply in terms of hotel beds in Northern Ireland's capital. On Friday past journalists were ...and more »
  
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• Ireland's Grand Slam stars and WAGs take the party to Dubai

  26-03-2018 09:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  LIFE'S a beach for the Ireland rugby stars and their gorgeous WAGs as they continue the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Dubai.
  
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• Paper Review: Gerry Adams row and Ireland's rich list

  26-03-2018 09:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Families of IRA victims ask New York's mayor to withdraw an award to the former Sinn Féin leader.
  
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• Mount Charles to open restaurant on ground floor of The Apartment in Belfast

  26-03-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland outsourcing giant Mount Charles is planning to open a new restaurant in part of one of Belfast's most famous bars, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Bill Clinton set to receive Freedom Of Belfast - Belfast Live

  26-03-2018 08:38
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  Bill Clinton set to receive Freedom Of Belfast
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  Former US President Bill Clinton is in line to receive the Freedom Of Belfast, we can reveal. Alongside Senator George Mitchell, Clinton is set to be nominated for the honour this week. A Strategic Policy and Resources Committee is to discuss the ...and more »
  
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• Newry-to-Carlingford greenway delayed for months

  26-03-2018 08:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU funded greenway is set to link Newry in County Down with Carlingford in County Louth.
  
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• Van Morrison tells of ‘relief’ after divorce

  26-03-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Singer Van Morrison has been divorced from former Irish beauty queen Michelle Rocca after what he says has been the "storm" of the last eight years of their marriage.
  
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• PSNI can now be asked if partner was abusive

  26-03-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new scheme to curb domestic violence will allow potential victims to ask the PSNI about their partner's history.
  
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• Northern Ireland estate agents join Rory McIlroy and Liam Neeson on Irish rich list

  26-03-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Co Antrim brothers are the highest newcomers to the Sunday Times Rich List.
  
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• New York mayor's 'Adams Day' tribute leaves IRA victims deeply hurt and demanding apology

  26-03-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims of IRA violence have joined together to write an open letter to the Mayor of New York, urging him to apologise for honouring Gerry Adams.
  
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• New York mayor's 'Adams Day' tribute leaves IRA victim's deeply hurt

  26-03-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims of IRA violence have joined together to write an open letter to the Mayor of New York, urging him to apologise for honouring Gerry Adams.
  
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• Jo-Anne Dobson and son overwhelmed by goodwill after kidney transplant op

  26-03-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Now home safely after donating a kidney to her son Mark, former MLA Jo-Anne Dobson has thanked thousands of well-wishers for their support after her "roller coaster of emotion".
  
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• Jo-Anne Dobson and son overwhelmed by goodwill after kidney after transplant

  26-03-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Now home safely after donating a kidney to her son Mark, former MLA Jo-Anne Dobson has thanked thousands of well-wishers for their support after her "roller coaster of emotion".
  
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• Belfast boy (14) badly beaten in sectarian attack during night of violence

  26-03-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy was left in hospital with a fractured skull after being badly beaten in a sectarian attack in Belfast in a weekend of disorder.
  
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• Belfast man walking the whole way round Ireland for the homeless - Belfast Live

  26-03-2018 08:17
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  Belfast man walking the whole way round Ireland for the homeless
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  Walking 1,007 miles around the Irish coast while sleeping in a tent would be some people's idea of a nightmare. But Belfast man Noel Johnston said he isn't phased by the challenge from which he hopes to raise “as much money for the homeless as possible ...and more »
  
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• Sinn Fein rejects DUP suggestion to set up shadow Assembly

  26-03-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has rejected the DUP's plan for a shadow Assembly to sit at Stormont giving MLAs scrutiny powers while devolution is suspended.
  
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• Doug Beattlie: ‘Not once did my dad tell me he loved me. But on his deathbed he handed me a little note..."

  26-03-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The most probing interviews: Doug Beattie, Upper Bann UUP MLA, on the tragic death of his baby grandson, serving in Afghanistan and relationship with his father.
  
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