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• What's Not To Like?' caps film series

  20-04-2018 23:45
  Belfast Flying Shoes and the Belfast Free Library's Contra Connections, a four-part series of documentaries related to contra dancing, concludes Wednesday, May 2, with "What's Not To Like? A Community Contra Dance" . The screening starts 6 p.m. in the Abbott Room of the library, 106 High St. "What's Not To Like?" is a toe-tapping portrait of a monthly community dance series in Norwich, Vt.
  
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• Rhys McClenaghan shows off some of his moves

  20-04-2018 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The golden boy of gymnastics shows off some of his moves.
  
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• Police were 'seconds behind' stolen car which killed woman in crash

  20-04-2018 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police car was "seconds behind" in the pursuit of a stolen vehicle which killed a young mother in a crash, the Police Ombudsman has said.
  
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• Popular Belfast restaurant Chase's Daily to make some changes

  20-04-2018 18:59
  Eighteen years ago, when the Chase family was putting the finishing touches on their restaurant and bakery on Main Street in Belfast, they didn't know what kind of welcome they would get once it opened. Addison and Penny Chase, their daughters Phoebe and Meg, and Meg's partner, Freddy LaFage, had worked for months to renovate the space in the Oddfellows building and transform it into Chase's Daily.
  
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• Northern Ireland basks in the sunshine, with clear skies forecast for the weekend

  20-04-2018 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People across Northern Ireland have been soaking up the sunshine with more high temperatures forecast for the weekend.
  
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• DUP hits out at EU after negotiators reject all British proposals to avoid Irish hard border

  20-04-2018 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has accused the EU of ‘bully-boy tactics’ over reports its negotiators have “comprehensively rejected” all British proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland.
  
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• Photos: Over 1,400 schoolchildren from across Northern Ireland take part in 'Celebration of Sport'

  20-04-2018 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 1,400 schoolchildren across Northern Ireland have taken part in the Department for Communities-backed 'Celebration of Sport'.
  
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• Northern Irish Arsenal fans divided over prospect of Brendan Rodgers taking over from Arsene Wenger

  20-04-2018 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Local Arsenal supporters are divided over the prospect of Brendan Rodgers succeeding manager Arsene Wenger this summer.
  
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• 'Mickey Brady needs to calm down': SDLP hit back after Sinn Fein accuse party of 'dancing to the tune of the Orange Order'

  20-04-2018 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The SDLP has hit back after Sinn Fein levelled accusations at it of 'dancing to the tune of the Orange Order'.
  
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• Lord Mayor celebrates diversity and culture at Commonwealth event

  20-04-2018 16:40 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Grants for traditional Maine handcrafts

  20-04-2018 16:38
  The Maine Community Foundation seeks proposals to its Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund for projects and organizations that promote traditional handcrafts in Maine. Deadline is June 1. An anonymous donor established the Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund in 2007.
  
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• Boycott all you want, it ain't going to work: BBC's Nolan says campaign had no bearing

  20-04-2018 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An apparent Twitter frenzy calling for the boycott of the BBC's Stephen Nolan show came to no more than a storm in a tea cup - with the presenter saying it had no bearing on his listener figures - suggesting it may have indeed had the opposite effect.
  
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• New evidence unearthed in 'Hooded Men' torture case, court told

  20-04-2018 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Newly unearthed documents point to a potential conspiracy around British Government ministers allegedly authorising the torture of the so-called Hooded Men, the Court of Appeal has heard.
  
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• Man (63) jailed for assaulting in-law at Belfast christening party

  20-04-2018 15:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 63-year-old man has been jailed for assaulting an in-law at a christening party during which he struck him up to 15 times with punches and kicks.
  
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• Lord Kilclooney charged over the height of hedges

  20-04-2018 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The peer has stated he will cut the hedges by 18 May, a court has been told.
  
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• Tributes paid to 'Big Tom' McBride at funeral in Monaghan

  20-04-2018 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The funeral of country music star 'Big Tom' took place in his home town of Oram, County Monaghan.
  
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• Celtic won't stand in Brendan Rodgers' way of Arsenal move: chairman

  20-04-2018 14:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic Chairman Dermot Desmond has said he won't stand in Brendan Rodgers way if Arsenal make an approach for the Parkhead club's manager.
  
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• Lord Kilclooney charged with failing to cut hedges at Co Armagh home

  20-04-2018 13:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Life peer Lord Kilclooney was charged with failing to comply with a remedial notice to cut hedges at his Mullinure home.
  
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• Pro14: Ulster v Glasgow (Sat)

  20-04-2018 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster make five changes from the win over Ospreys for Saturday's crucial Pro14 game against Conference A leaders Glasgow.
  
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• European Champions Cup: Leinster v Scarlets (Sat)

  20-04-2018 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Team news and match preview as Scarlets travel to Leinster for their Champions Cup semi-final on Saturday.
  
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• Next Arsenal manager odds: Rodgers among favourites to succeed Arsene Wenger

  20-04-2018 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers and Patrick Vieira are the early favourites to succeed Arsene Wenger.
  
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• Brexit: No 10 still 'confident' of Irish border solution

  20-04-2018 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  But the BBC understands the UK's plans have come in for sustained criticism from EU officials.
  
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• Poll: DUP MLA won't be 'forced out' of united Ireland - what would you do?

  20-04-2018 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Christopher Stalford has said he would never leave Northern Ireland, even in the event of a united Ireland.
  
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• Belfast man accused of killing mum Lisa Gow in stolen car 'made full admissions,' court told

  20-04-2018 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of killing a young mother in a stolen car in north Belfast has made full admissions, a court heard today.
  
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• £7m funding for NWRC campus plans

  20-04-2018 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Plans to redevelop the North West Regional College's (NWRC) Springtown campus in Londonderry have been boosted by £7m of government funding.
  
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• Frank Warren: BBC Radio 5 live agree deal to broadcast fights

  20-04-2018 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Carl Frampton's bout with Nonito Donaire on Saturday will be the first fight broadcast as part of a new BBC Radio 5 live deal with Frank Warren.
  
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• £91m education cash to be made available in NI

  20-04-2018 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The unspent money was for shared and integrated education and came from the Fresh Start agreement.
  
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• Police warning ahead of Belfast public cannabis smoking event

  20-04-2018 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have warned they will "take action" ahead of a public cannabis smoking event being held in Belfast's Botanic Gardens on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Funeral of 'Big Tom' McBride underway in Monaghan

  20-04-2018 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Mourners arrive at for the County Monaghan funeral of country music star 'Big Tom' McBride.
  
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• Irish country music stars join mourners saying farewell to Big Tom McBride

  20-04-2018 12:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stars of the Irish country music scene were among mourners at the funeral of Big Tom McBride, with Daniel O’Donnell declaring: “The king will live on.”
  
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• North Belfast man in court over Ballysillan Road crash

  20-04-2018 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A court is told Martin Alexander Nelson accepts responsibility for the crash in which a woman died.
  
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• Colm Cavanagh's hopes of playing for Tyrone against Monaghan appear to be fading

  20-04-2018 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  All-Star midfielder Colm Cavanagh's prospects of appearing in Tyrone's Ulster SFC opener against Monaghan appear to be fading.
  
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• Two dead in County Antrim light aircraft crash

  20-04-2018 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  An eyewitness tells the BBC the plane circled over houses and tried to land, before crashing in a field.
  
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• Watch: Game of Thrones fans invited to 'bend the knee in Belfast' during set visit

  20-04-2018 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emilia Clarke is offering one lucky Game of Thrones fan - plus a friend - the chance to 'bend the knee in Belfast' during a visit to the top secret set.
  
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• Brexit: EU reportedly rejects UK's Irish border solutions

  20-04-2018 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Reports of an impasse in Brussels come as Michel Barnier says 25% of Brexit deal is still to be settled.
  
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• NI woman takes helm at National Trust

  20-04-2018 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The new director-general of the National Trust says the charity needs to reach out to people in urban areas.
  
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• Shopworkers protest against Belfast Sunday trading extension plan

  20-04-2018 11:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shopworkers held at protest at Belfast City Hall on Friday morning ahead of a meeting in which councillor's will debate extending Sunday trading hours.
  
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• British Government's Irish border proposals 'comprehensively' rejected by EU

  20-04-2018 11:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British government has said it will protect Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market after reports emerged the EU has “comprehensively rejected” all British proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland.
  
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• Darcy Murphy: Canadian forward signs deal for second season with Belfast Giants

  20-04-2018 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Canadian forward Darcy Murphy agrees a deal to remain on for a second season with Belfast Giants.
  
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• Michael Hoey: Wife's marathon journey keeps golfer on course in Morocco

  20-04-2018 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Michael Hoey has his wife's dedication to thank for the opening 69 which put him only two off the Hassan Trophy pace.
  
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• SDLP's John Boyle is chosen as next mayor of Derry

  20-04-2018 10:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The SDLP has chosen deputy mayor John Boyle as the next mayor of Derry and Strabane
  
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• 'Substantial' amount of cash taken in Co Antrim ATM raids

  20-04-2018 10:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after a number of ATM machines were targeted in Co Antrim.
  
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• Dale Farm considers cross-border merger with LacPatrick

  20-04-2018 09:41 via bbc.co.uk
  NI dairy firm confirms interest in possible deal with County Monaghan business LacPatrick.
  
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• NI Newspaper review: Plane crash dominates front pages

  20-04-2018 09:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Eyewitness accounts of the crash, in which two people were killed, make Friday's front pages.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Travel latest from Belfast and beyond

  20-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Ballymena road closed in both directions

  20-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland furniture shop closing down after rent increase of £100,000

  20-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retailers here have faced a tough start to the year with a rental increase of £100,000 in a key shopping area prompting one furniture firm to take the decision to close down, it has emerged.
  
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• Family of man shot dead by LVF still hoping for justice 20 years after brutal killing

  20-04-2018 08:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of a young Catholic man gunned down by the Loyalist Volunteer Force in Portadown 20 years ago this week has said his family's grief is still as raw as ever.
  
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• Rock 'n' roll saved Northern Ireland: Stuart Bailie's love for the 'soundtrack of the Troubles' prompted him to write the definitive history of music and the conflict... but it wasn't all sweetness and light

  20-04-2018 08:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new book which examines the links between popular music and the Troubles unsurprisingly hails the contribution to Irish rock 'n' roll of the great and the good, like Bono, Phil Lynott and Van Morrison. But there's also a somewhat unexpected mention of the anything-but-good Johnny Adair. Yes. THAT Johnny Adair.
  
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• Family of missing Lisa Dorrian 'overwhelmed' with offers to rebuild home after blaze

  20-04-2018 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of missing Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian say they feel completely overwhelmed by a mass outpouring of support and offers of help after their home was destroyed in a fire.
  
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