Belfast news

• Isle of Man TT rider Dan Kneen killed in crash - Northern Ireland tributes for biker

  30-05-2018 23:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to Isle of Man biker Dan Kneen after he was killed in a crash at the TT.
  
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• Northern Ireland boy (12) in hospital after being knocked off bike by car

  30-05-2018 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old boy is in hospital after the was knocked off his bike by a car in Co Down.
  
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• 'More police needed' in Creggan Burn

  30-05-2018 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Calls are made for extra police resources in the Creggan Burn Park area of Londonderry after pallets and tyres are burnt.
  
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• Ireland has fallen: Grim reaper casts shadow over island in magazine's referendum report

  30-05-2018 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prominent Catholic publication has declared "Ireland has fallen" in its latest edition.
  
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• Manchester bomb survivor lauded for Britain’s Got Talent performance

  30-05-2018 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage survivor from the Manchester Arena bombing was praised for her “unbelievable attitude” after performing in the Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals.
  
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• Royal makeover

  30-05-2018 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  It is hoped 200,000 paying customers will be attracted to the County Down palace.
  
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• Hillsborough's royal makeover

  30-05-2018 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  It is hoped 200,000 paying customers will be attracted to the County Down palace.
  
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• RHI: Pig farmers to challenge £25m power plant exclusion from scheme

  30-05-2018 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pig farming business has won High Court permission to challenge the exclusion of a planned £25m power plant from the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
  
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• Belfast's new Lord Mayor 'could be youngest ever' to wear chain

  30-05-2018 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast could have its youngest ever Lord Mayor, as speculation grows about who will become the city’s new First Citizen next week.
  
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• Retired Northern Ireland teacher jailed for 13 years for abusing students

  30-05-2018 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former head of maths at St Colmans College in Newry, described by a judge as a “persistent, predatory and opportunistic offender who abused young people,” has been jailed for 13 years.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Serious crash between van and cyclist in Co Down

  30-05-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Serious crash between car and cyclist in Co Down

  30-05-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Irish plan to ban rickshaws over safety concerns

  30-05-2018 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish transport minister has discussed the regulation of rickshaws following a public survey.
  
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• Leo Varadkar: Adoption registrations 'a dark chapter'

  30-05-2018 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish PM says there could be "hundreds of thousands" more illegal adoption registrations to be found.
  
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• Ukraine faked journalist’s death in bid to snare would-be assassins

  30-05-2018 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who had been reported shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday, has shown up at a news conference very much alive.
  
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• Culture Night in £1 million boost to Belfast’s economy

  30-05-2018 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Culture Night delivered a near £1 million boost to Belfast’s economy last year, the City Council said.
  
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• Srebrenica genocide to be remembered at Belfast City Hall

  30-05-2018 15:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motion will be tabled at Belfast City Council next week to commemorate the Srebrenica genocide of 1995.
  
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• Footage of one-punch killing victim Conan Anderson moments after violent altercation shown in court

  30-05-2018 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relatives of Conan Anderson wept in court as CCTV footage of the 22-year old making his way home following a violent altercation was played to a jury.
  
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• Three injured after animal blood tanker skids off road in Northern Ireland

  30-05-2018 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been taken to hospital after a collision between a car and a tanker lorry in Co Armagh.
  
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• MoD ‘can’t get address’ of group discouraging co-operation with Northern Ireland Troubles inquest

  30-05-2018 13:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Defence has been unable to warn a high-profile veterans’ group to stop encouraging former soldiers to bin letters urging co-operation with Troubles inquests because it cannot find its postal address, a court has heard.
  
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• Belfast on shortlist - Channel 4 reveals cities in running for national creative hubs

  30-05-2018 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Channel 4 has confirmed the cities and regions that have been shortlisted to host its new national headquarters and two creative hubs.
  
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• Keeping Lough Erne beautiful

  30-05-2018 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The National Lottery Fund money will be used to open up the lakes to visitors and to birdlife.
  
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• Weather warning: After blazing Northern Ireland sun comes thunderstorms and flooding

  30-05-2018 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is braced for heavy rain after the Met Office put out a yellow weather warning for floods.
  
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• Extra places for Bangor Academy and Strangford College

  30-05-2018 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Extra school places are to be made available at both Bangor Academy and Strangford Integrated College, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Miss Northern Ireland Katharine Walker: I'll juggle my nursing job with beauty queen duties

  30-05-2018 11:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was a very glitzy occasion when young Hillsborough woman Katharine Walker stepped out onto the stage at Belfast's Europa Hotel to accept her Insanity Tan Miss Northern Ireland 2018 crown on Monday evening - and certainly a world away from her role as a children's nurse at the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children.
  
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• Electoral Commission confirms investigation into Ian Paisley event money

  30-05-2018 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Electoral Commission has confirmed it is investigating money paid by Mid and East Antrim Council for a table at an event hosted by Ian Paisley.
  
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• NI political parties receive £300k in donations

  30-05-2018 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  It is only the second time the Electoral Commission has published details of donations.
  
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• Snow Patrol to perform free Belfast gig - here's how to get tickets

  30-05-2018 10:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Snow Patrol will perform a free gig at Belfast's flagship HMV store this week.
  
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• NI newspaper review: Spad's 'golden handshake' and priest's warning

  30-05-2018 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A former DUP special adviser's 'golden handshake' and a priest's warning make the headlines.
  
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• Sister of Co Tyrone hit-and-run victim Cizauskas appeals to public for information

  30-05-2018 10:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken sister of a man knocked down and killed in a hit-and-run in Co Tyrone has made an emotional appeal for information.
  
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• Linfield sign forward Jonathan Smith from Glentoran

  30-05-2018 10:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Linfield sign forward Jonathan Smith from Glentoran on a two-year contract.
  
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• Jamie Dornan to reunite with The Fall creator for Fermanagh based production

  30-05-2018 09:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Americans actor Matthew Rhys and 50 Shades Of Grey star Jamie Dornan are to lead the cast in a version of Eugene McCabe's Death And Nightingales for BBC Two.
  
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• Paddy McNair and four other talking points from Northern Ireland's draw with Panama

  30-05-2018 08:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland drew 0-0 with Panama last night in the Estadio Rammel Fernandez - but what were the main talking points to take from the game?
  
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• £5m easyHotel for Belfast with rooms for as little as £10

  30-05-2018 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A £5m easyHotel will open in Belfast city centre in September charging from as little as £10 per room - and a second could also be on the way for the Cathedral Quarter.
  
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• Couple transform barge destined for scrapyard into luxury holiday let in Belfast marina

  30-05-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A decaying barge destined for the scrapyard has been reborn as a chic new luxury holiday let for Northern Ireland. With stunning views overlooking Titanic Belfast and boasting two lavish "apartments" inside, Nolly now stands proud as a unique addition to the familiar seascape of yachts and boats in the city's marina.
  
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• Tragic crash victim Michael Ginesi's memory will be treasured, funeral told

  30-05-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Lurgan chef who was killed in a crash at the weekend was "a wonderful father" who had an immense gift for working with young people, mourners at his funeral were told.
  
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• 'Weather made it for us' - tourists are beaming in sunny Belfast

  30-05-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  From visitors stepping off the luxurious Royal Princess cruise ship to budget backpackers - tourists exploring Belfast for the first time yesterday were treated to yet another day of glorious sunshine.
  
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• Concern for William Dunlop's racing career after Isle of Man TT withdrawal

  30-05-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are concerns for top Northern Ireland road racer William Dunlop today after his withdrawal from the Isle of Man TT races.
  
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• Young Belfast dad Fintan Lowe laid to rest

  30-05-2018 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral took place yesterday of Belfast man Fintan Lowe who died suddenly last week.
  
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• Catholics should get married in Belfast City Hall if they back abortion, says priest

  30-05-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast priest has said that Catholics who do not wish to abide by the Church's teaching on abortion can "get married in City Hall" rather than being "hypocritical and dishonest by using the church for a day".
  
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• Electoral Commission investigates Paisley event money

  30-05-2018 07:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The MP insists a payment of £1,500 for a table at a dinner went directly to the hotel.
  
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• NI political donations to be published for second time

  30-05-2018 07:32 via bbc.co.uk
  It is only the second time the Electoral Commission will be able to publish details of donations.
  
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• Hyponatraemia deaths: Call for independent examiner

  30-05-2018 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The post was recommended by an inquiry into the deaths of five children from a shortage of sodium.
  
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• International friendly: Panama 0-0 Northern Ireland

  30-05-2018 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael O'Neill gives three players their international debuts as Northern Ireland draw 0-0 against Panama in sweltering conditions.
  
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• Video: Neighbours praised for stopping fire spreading to Belfast homes

  30-05-2018 00:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neighbours in a Belfast residential area were praised for their actions in preventing a large fire spreading to homes.
  
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• Theresa May will not intervene to help legalise abortion in Northern Ireland, Downing Street says

  30-05-2018 00:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May will not intervene to help lift Northern Ireland’s ban on abortion, Downing Street has said.
  
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