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• New booklet to bring history of Belfast streets to life - Belfast Live

  03-04-2018 21:44
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  New booklet to bring history of Belfast streets to life
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  City streets boasting stories of rebellion and rebirth as well as a bar dating back to the 1840s are to come alive in a new booklet. Fascinating tales of life on the cobblestones of Smithfield, King Street, Castle Street, Bank Street and Berry Street ...and more »
  
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• Patrick Kielty's family rejected 'revenge' offer from IRA following father's murder

  03-04-2018 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Down comedian Patrick Kielty has told how the IRA offered “revenge” for the murder of his father by loyalist paramilitaries.
  
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• Thieves steal £33000 worth of copper piping and wiring in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  03-04-2018 20:26
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  Thieves steal £33000 worth of copper piping and wiring in Belfast
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  Police are investigating a high value theft from premises on Duncrue Street, Belfast. Credit. 1 1 Police are investigating a high value theft from premises on Duncrue Street, Belfast. Credit: Google Images. April 3 2018. 0 Comments. Email. Thieves have ...
  
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• Medical marijuana center coming to Rockland

  03-04-2018 20:23
  A large, long-dormant building in downtown Rockland will soon be revitalized and repurposed, thanks to a plan by local entrepreneur Nick Westervelt to open a new medical marijuana retail facility at 500 Main St. With a preliminary opening date of July, the center will accommodate patients who have medical marijuana cards, with the plant as an alternative pain relief treatment. The space will also feature a glass studio.
  
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• Patrick Kielty's family rejected IRA 'revenge' offer

  03-04-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Patrick Kielty says his family rejected an IRA offer of "revenge" for his father's murder by loyalist paramilitaries in 1988.
  
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• Craig Gilroy subject to internal review by Ulster Rugby and IRFU

  03-04-2018 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Rugby and Irish Rugby have confirmed that Craig Gilroy will not be available for this weekend's game against Edinburgh.
  
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• Carter Carson's principal pays tribute to 'a wee star'

  03-04-2018 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The head of Carter Carson's school, Abbots Cross Primary, pays tribute to a "hard working wee boy" who was a "star pupil".
  
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• Q&A: 9 questions for... Belfast rockers No Hot Ashes - Belfast Telegraph

  03-04-2018 17:48
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  Q&A: 9 questions for... Belfast rockers No Hot Ashes
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  No Hot Ashes are set to perform at the Limelight in Belfast on Friday, April 6. 1. What's the best and worst thing that's ever happened to you on stage? I had the crotch of a pair of PVC trousers set alight by a pyrotechnic. I also had by right eyebrow ...
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned for welfare' of missing teen John Crumlish

  03-04-2018 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of missing teenager John Crumlish.
  
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• About half of European flights may be delayed after computer failure

  03-04-2018 17:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around half of flights in Europe could be delayed due to a fault with an air traffic management system.
  
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• £400m 'master plan' proposals for Belfast's Sirocco site ... - Belfast Telegraph

  03-04-2018 17:40
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  £400m 'master plan' proposals for Belfast's Sirocco site ...
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  The developers of the Sirocco site in Belfast have revealed they'll build 450 apartments and a creative hub if their 'master plan' gets the go-ahead.and more »
  
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• John Crumlish from Omagh has been missing since St Patrick's Day - Belfast Live

  03-04-2018 17:40
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  John Crumlish from Omagh has been missing since St Patrick's Day
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  Police have issued an appeal for help finding a 15-year-old boy who hasn't been seen since St Patrick's Day. John Crumlish was last seen in the Omagh area of Co Tyrone and was reported missing that evening. He still hasn't been seen and his family are ...
  
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• Man swore at Belfast police after downing bottle of vodka - Belfast Telegraph

  03-04-2018 16:52
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  Man swore at Belfast police after downing bottle of vodka
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  A 39-year old man who caused a drunken disturbance in the Clonard area of Belfast whilst visiting his mother over the Easter period has been handed a suspended sentence. Gerard McConville, of no fixed abode, was given a three month jail term, which was ...
  
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• Thieves steal £33,000 worth of copper piping and wiring in Belfast

  03-04-2018 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thieves have stolen £33,000 worth of copper piping and wiring from a premises in Belfast.
  
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• Prince Philip, 96, in hospital for hip operation

  03-04-2018 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for planned surgery on his hip which will take place on Wednesday, Buckingham Palace has said.
  
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• Netball player Caroline O’Hanlon named TeamNI flagbearer at Commonwealth Games

  03-04-2018 15:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Netball player Caroline O’Hanlon has been chosen as Northern Ireland's flagbearer for tomorrow night’s Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in the Carrara Stadium, in the Gold Coast.
  
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• Delaying tax conformity will only hurt Maine's taxpayers and businesses

  03-04-2018 15:49
  Many tax filers use online programs such as TurboTax to file their state and federal tax returns. These programs are simple to use and result in significant savings for filers as professional tax preparation can be expensive.
  
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• Ant McPartlin due in court almost one month after alleged drink-drive incident

  03-04-2018 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ant McPartlin will appear in court charged with drink-driving almost one month after the alleged incident.
  
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• Suffolk Road MACE robbed for third time in a month - Belfast Live - Belfast Live

  03-04-2018 15:02
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  Suffolk Road MACE robbed for third time in a month - Belfast Live
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  A councillor is calling for more protection for businesses as police probe a third robbery at a West Belfast shop in the space of a month. Last Tuesday, two men entered MACE on the Suffolk Road armed with a hammer before threatening staff. They made ...and more »
  
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• Belfast bomb massacre bar McGurk's 'drinking hole for IRA sympathisers', claims unionist peer Kilclooney - Belfast Telegraph

  03-04-2018 14:46
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  Belfast bomb massacre bar McGurk's 'drinking hole for IRA sympathisers', claims unionist peer Kilclooney
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  A former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist party has said he has nothing to apologise for after saying a bar targeted by loyalist paramilitaries was a "drinking hole for IRA sympathisers". On Monday evening Lord John Kilclooney tweeted about the ...and more »
  
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• Belfast bomb massacre bar McGurk's 'drinking hole for IRA ... - Belfast Telegraph

  03-04-2018 14:46
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  Belfast bomb massacre bar McGurk's 'drinking hole for IRA ...
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  A former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist party has said he has nothing to apologise for after saying a bar targeted by loyalist paramilitaries was a.and more »
  
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• Ex-spy poisoning: Russian ambassador defends Irish diplomat’s expulsion

  03-04-2018 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russia’s ambassador to Ireland has defended the expulsion of an Irish diplomat.
  
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• Push-ups and pushing fitness at 75

  03-04-2018 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  These keep-fit fans are training well into their 70s under the motto "use it or lose it".
  
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• Gerry Adams will not be Sinn Fein candidate for Ireland presidency, says McDonald

  03-04-2018 14:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has said Gerry Adams will not stand as the party's Irish presidential candidate.
  
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• Man swore at Belfast police after downing bottle of vodka

  03-04-2018 14:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 39-year old man who caused a drunken disturbance in the Clonard area of Belfast whilst visiting his mother over the Easter period has been handed a suspended sentence.
  
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• Belfast bomb massacre bar McGurk's 'drinking hole for IRA sympathisers', claims unionist peer Kilclooney

  03-04-2018 12:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist party has said he has nothing to apologise for after saying a bar targeted by loyalist paramilitaries was a "drinking hole for IRA sympathisers".
  
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• Sex education: Irish schools to teach sexual consent

  03-04-2018 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Schools in the Republic of Ireland are to update sexual education curriculum to include sexual consent.
  
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• The conversations parents need to have with their children after the ... - Belfast Telegraph

  03-04-2018 11:46
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  The conversations parents need to have with their children after the ...
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  The sordid details about that horrible night out in Belfast were appalling, but the one small saving grace from the trial is that we can actually learn a lot from this case and all benefit from meaningful conversation about how this story played out ...and more »
  
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• Ant McPartlin court hearing adjourned

  03-04-2018 11:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The court hearing for drink-drive accused Ant McPartlin has been postponed.
  
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• Intuitive Paint Night with Angie Butler Welch

  03-04-2018 10:55
  Join Angie each month for Intuitive Paint Nights at the Belfast Breeze Inn and Bay Leaf Cottages . Angie will have a different art piece for each session.
  
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• Belfast park and ride plans prompt fresh hopes for new greenway to coast - Belfast Telegraph

  03-04-2018 10:37
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  Belfast park and ride plans prompt fresh hopes for new greenway to coast
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  A campaign to create a new greenway from the heart of east Belfast to the North Down coast is gaining momentum. The idea of a link is back on the agenda amid plans for a park and ride facility in the area. Greenway campaigner and east Belfast resident ...
  
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• Over £30000 worth of goods stolen from North Belfast business - Belfast Live

  03-04-2018 10:17
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  Over £30000 worth of goods stolen from North Belfast business
  Belfast Live
  Police are investigating after over £30,000 worth of high value metal was stolen from a business in North Belfast. McKenzies NI, a metal recycler, was targeted within the last 48 hours. Items taken have a value in the excess of £33,000 police said. A ...
  
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• Masters 2018: Rory McIlroy says playing with a smile on his face can help

  03-04-2018 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory McIlroy believes "not over-thinking it" will give him the best chance of completing a career grand slam at this week's Masters.
  
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• Three Northern Ireland pubs for sale as industry counts cost of increasing bar bills

  03-04-2018 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three pubs across Co Down, Co Tyrone and Belfast have gone on the market - with the owners of at least two retiring from the trade.
  
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• £400m 'master plan' proposals for Belfast's Sirocco site

  03-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The developers of the Sirocco site in Belfast have revealed they'll build 450 apartments and a creative hub if their 'master plan' gets the go-ahead.
  
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• Weather: Beast from the Easter leaves Northern Ireland awash

  03-04-2018 08:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It may be the Easter holidays but raincoats and brollies are a must for the week ahead as persistent showers continue.
  
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• Paint attack on Game of Thrones Dark Hedges road signs

  03-04-2018 08:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Road signs which were erected to direct traffic away from the Dark Hedges tourist attraction have been vandalised.
  
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• ‘Courageous, fearless, defiant’ - tributes paid after Winnie Mandela dies aged 81

  03-04-2018 08:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British veterans of the campaign against apartheid in South Africa have praised Winnie Mandela's role in opposing white minority rule, following her death at the age of 81.
  
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• My world fell apart when I heard Carter was dead, says mum

  03-04-2018 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken mother of Carter Carson, the Newtownabbey boy who was killed in a hit and run incident in Tenerife, said yesterday that her world fell apart when she learned of her son's tragic death.
  
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• Carter Carson's mum: My world fell apart when I heard he was dead

  03-04-2018 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken mother of Carter Carson, the Newtownabbey boy who was killed in a hit and run incident in Tenerife, said yesterday that her world fell apart when she learned of her son's tragic death.
  
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• UDA issues death threat against journalist in Belfast

  03-04-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A UDA death threat against a Northern Ireland journalist has been strongly condemned.
  
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