Belfast news

• James Tennyson: Belfast man wins European and Commonwealth titles in London

  05-05-2018 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast man James Tennyson wins the European and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles by beating England's Martin J Ward in London.
  
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• Woman 'critical' after drill attack in Strabane

  05-05-2018 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A 38-year-old woman is in a critical but stable condition after being attacked with a drill in Strabane.
  
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• Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in 'serious condition' in hospital

  05-05-2018 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is in "serious condition" in hospital.
  
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• Players jam seeds instrument lending at library

  05-05-2018 20:52
  The Old Time Music Players of Maine and Carver Memorial Library hosted a jam party April 28 to raise funds to create a stringed instrument lending program, sponsored by Makers Guild of Maine. With the surge in player-based music along the Midcoast and statewide, Carver Memorial Library Director Katie Hessler had told Steve Tanguay of the guild about an increased request for instruments to lend through the library.
  
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• Wells Fargo Championship: Rory McIlroy moves up leaderboard after 66

  05-05-2018 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory McIlroy keeps alive his hopes of challenging for a third victory at the Wells Fargo Championship as he hits a 66 on Saturday.
  
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• Nesbitt joins Coleraine's celebrations

  05-05-2018 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Well-known actor and Coleraine fan Jimmy Nesbitt celebrates as his team win the 2018 Irish Cup final against Cliftonville.
  
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• Ulster to face Ospreys in European play-off on 20 May

  05-05-2018 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster will take on Ospreys on Sunday 20 May in a play-off for a place in next season's European Champions Cup.
  
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• Cliftonville players bow heads during anthem

  05-05-2018 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The north Belfast team had asked the IFA for God Save the Queen not to be played before the Irish Cup Final.
  
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• Rider airlifted to hospital after crash at Tandragee 100 motorcycling meeting

  05-05-2018 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A rider is airlifted to hospital following a crash at the Tandragee 100 motorcycling meeting in county Armagh.
  
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• Joe McDonagh Cup: Antrim 5-25 Meath 2-18

  05-05-2018 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Antrim hurlers come good in the second half to beat Meath 5-25 to 2-18 in the Joe McDonagh Cup opener in Navan.
  
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• Belfast patient recall

  05-05-2018 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 2,500 of Dr Michael Watt's neurology patients are recalled for a case review.
  
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• Vandalism of east Belfast homes treated as hate crime

  05-05-2018 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Fifteen windows were broken and racist graffiti sprayed on houses being built in east Belfast.
  
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• Coleraine beat Cliftonville to win cup

  05-05-2018 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Late goals from Aaron Burns and Eoin Bradley earn Coleraine a 3-1 victory over Cliftonville in the Irish Cup final.
  
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• Irish Cup final: Coleraine are Cup winners as Cliftonville heartache goes on

  05-05-2018 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine have won the Irish Cup for the sixth time with a 3-1 victory over Cliftonville.
  
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• Man dies after single-vehicle crash in Coleraine

  05-05-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  A 43-year-old man dies after a single-vehicle crash on the Ballyrashane Road in Coleraine.
  
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• Pensioner's home in Downpatrick attacked by arsonists

  05-05-2018 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A shed was set alight and the fire then spread to the roof of the pensioner's Downpatrick home.
  
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• Racist 'Local only' graffiti painted and windows smashed at new housing development in east Belfast

  05-05-2018 16:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new housing development in east Belfast has been targeted with vandalism and racist graffiti.
  
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• In pictures: Fans bring the colour to the Irish Cup final between Cliftonville and Coleraine

  05-05-2018 16:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Cup final is a jewel in local football's crown and the sparkle was provided by the Coleraine and Cliftonville fans on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Man in 50s dies in County Mayo small plane crash

  05-05-2018 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  People reported hearing sounds indicating the plane was in distress before it hit the ground suddenly.
  
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• Man (43) killed in road traffic accident in Coleraine

  05-05-2018 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that a 43-year-old man has been killed in a road traffic accident on the Ballyrashane Road in Coleraine on Saturday morning.
  
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• Cliftonville players bow their heads during playing of national anthem at cup final

  05-05-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cliftonville FC players appeared to bow their heads during the playing of the national anthem before Saturday's Irish Cup Final against Coleraine.
  
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• Cliftonville players bow their heads during playing of anthem at Irish Cup final

  05-05-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cliftonville FC players appeared to bow their heads during the playing of 'God Save the Queen' before their 3-1 defeat in Saturday's Irish Cup Final against Coleraine.
  
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• 'Someone could have been killed' - Police seek two youths following arson attack in Downpatrick

  05-05-2018 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating an arson attack in Downpatrick are looking to talk to two youths seen in the area immediately before the fire.
  
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• Clinics for recalled Dr Michael Watt patients begin

  05-05-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 2,500 of Dr Michael Watt's patients have been recalled after a case review by Belfast Trust.
  
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• Midcoast artists make - Art2018' grade

  05-05-2018 13:30
  On May 1, curator Bethany Engstrom of Belfast judged the 23rd annual juried art exhibition at the Harlow Gallery; 38 works of art by 20 Maine artists were selected to be included in the exhibition out of a total of 415 works submitted by 150 artists. "Art2018" will run Wednesday, May 9, through June 2 at the Harlow's new location, 100 Water St. The opening reception is Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., with prizes announced at 6 p.m. Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m.;
  
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• Woman in critical condition with 'extremely grave' injuries after being attacked with drill - police questioning teenager and exploring homophobic motive

  05-05-2018 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman is currently in critical condition after being attacked with a cordless drill in Strabane on Saturday morning.
  
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• Teenager charged with carrying out 'sickening' Strabane drill attack on woman

  05-05-2018 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old has been charged with attacking a woman with a cordless drill in Strabane in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
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• Belfast International Airport apologises over security delays

  05-05-2018 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast International Airport apologises to passengers who faced delays in its security search area.
  
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• Police hunt man who attacked pet dog in Newtownabbey park

  05-05-2018 11:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently seeking information to help them locate a man who attacked a pet dog in Threemilewater River Park in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.
  
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• Northern Ireland civil servants consider Brexit border solution

  05-05-2018 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A paper, produced by the NI Civil Service, discusses a concept of 'green' and 'red' channels at ports.
  
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• Man and woman arrested in violent dissident republican probe

  05-05-2018 11:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI have confirmed they have arrested two people as part of an investigation into violent dissident republican activity.
  
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• Restaurant review: Novelli at City Quays

  05-05-2018 11:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Restaurants in hotels are not what they used to be. Until recently, you could rely on being served a variety of dressed-up effluent and animal fodder in some of them. Inedible food, draughty dining rooms and gaoler-standard service still blight a few of these places, but they are becoming a rarity.
  
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• Weekly papers: Priceless present and supermarket fears

  05-05-2018 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A wedding gift with a difference and concerns over a supermarket merger make the weekly newspapers.
  
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• Flicks and kicks in Derry

  05-05-2018 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Organisers hope Subbuteo tournament will spark a table top football revival in the north west
  
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• The 5,000-mile dog

  05-05-2018 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Negrita was abandoned, beaten and left for dead - but then she was rescued by an Antrim man.
  
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• From the Amazon to Antrim - the dog that travelled 5,000 miles

  05-05-2018 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Negrita was abandoned, beaten and left for dead - but then she was rescued by an Antrim man.
  
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• From the Amazon to Antrim

  05-05-2018 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet Negrita, the dog who travelled 5,000 miles to find a new home in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Carer stole OAP's £1,200 life savings and wired it to a con man in Nigeria

  05-05-2018 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A health care assistant who stole over £1,200 from an 88-year-old woman with dementia has avoided a prison term.
  
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• Former soldier makes appeal to find body of missing Army captain Robert Nairac

  05-05-2018 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of a Northern Ireland veterans group has launched a fresh appeal to find the body of missing Army captain Robert Nairac.
  
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• Families upset after Catholic Church blocks Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb memorial

  05-05-2018 10:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The decision by a Catholic diocese to reject plans for an Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb memorial on its property has been met with dismay by victims' families.
  
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• Veteran broadcaster Walter Love on Sir Van Morrison turning the tables on him in new interview

  05-05-2018 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two legends will swap roles tomorrow in a unique broadcasting coup which will see Sir Van Morrison take the hot seat to interview Walter Love on his own show. Notoriously shy when it comes to media interviews, Van turns the tables on veteran broadcaster Walter to make sure he is the one asking the questions on the Jazz Club tomorrow.
  
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• Controversial Mid Ulster bonfires scheme not ready for Twelfth, says councillor

  05-05-2018 09:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A controversial bonfires licensing scheme by a Northern Ireland council may not be in place by the Twelfth of July, a unionist councillor has said.
  
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• Sinn Fein's new MP Orfhlaith Begley promises to reach out to unionists

  05-05-2018 09:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's new MP for West Tyrone has said she is holding out "an open hand in friendship" to unionists and will work to build bridges and seek "resolutions rather than recrimination".
  
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• Anger as PSNI man's murderer given air time in unauthorised RTE radio interview

  05-05-2018 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unionist politicians last night slammed an RTE decision to broadcast an interview with killer Brendan McConville that was recorded via a phone call to Maghaberry Prison.
  
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• Killer's sentence hearing told victim suffered more than 40 injuries to body

  05-05-2018 09:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim man died as a result of "gratuitous and extensive violence" in a drunken fight during which he sustained over 40 injuries, a court has heard.
  
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• Coleraine's Steven Douglas hoping for cup final double after son's birth

  05-05-2018 09:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine defender Steven Douglas is hoping it will be child's play at Windsor Park today as he dreams of a very special double celebration.
  
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