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• Belfast Islamic Centre hits out at 'paranoid' right-wing groups after 'ban the burqa' campaign

  25-06-2018 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Islamic Centre has hit out at the “paranoid nonsense” of far-right groups in Northern Ireland after a niqab was placed on a statue in the city as part of a “ban the burqa” campaign.
  
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• Strabane golfer shoots hole-in-one at age 88

  25-06-2018 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Golfer Jimmy Coyle defies odds of more than 12,500 to one to score the second hole in one of his career.
  
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• Rocket launcher snowman case dismissed

  25-06-2018 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The window display of a snowman holding a rocket launcher appeared at a republican group's office last October.
  
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• Rhys McClenaghan trains in back garden after coach made redundant

  25-06-2018 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan has been training in the back garden of his home after his coach Luke Carson was given three weeks' notice of redundnacy by Rathgael Gym.
  
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• Sinn Fein are 'up for a deal', says leader McDonald

  25-06-2018 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has said her party is "up for a deal" to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Jim McCafferty: Sentencing adjourned for ex-Celtic kitman

  25-06-2018 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Jim McCafferty worked at Hibernian, Falkirk, and Celtic football clubs more than 20 years ago.
  
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• Civil servants have power to take action without ministers, court told

  25-06-2018 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont departments have unique legal power to take decisions in the absence of ministers, the Court of Appeal heard on Monday.
  
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• Strabane astronomer honoured

  25-06-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The Royal Observatory Greenwich is to start serious study of the sky again with a facility named after astronomer Annie Maunder.
  
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• Academic selection: Plans for common transfer test agreed

  25-06-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  About 2,000 pupils take two separate transfer tests each year but there are now plans for one test.
  
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• Newry gun attack linked to escalating traveller feud, court told

  25-06-2018 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gun attack on a house in Newry is linked to an escalating feud between rival factions within the travelling community, the High Court heard on Monday.
  
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• David Lee John Clark: 'Inexcusable' notes omission criticised

  25-06-2018 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Coroner criticises doctor over medical notes in the case of a 10-year-old boy who died after surgery.
  
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• Lawyers contest civil service powers in Stormont's absence

  25-06-2018 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The case over a Mallusk incinerator could have implications for decision making while devolved government is down.
  
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• Call to boycott Belfast Zoo film over use of live elephant

  25-06-2018 17:56
  Peta criticise decision by producers of Zoo, based on a real-life attempt to save animals during the second world warAnimal rights campaigners People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) have called for a boycott of a new film about a real-life attempt to save animals from Belfast Zoo during the second world war.Zoo, written and directed by Colin McIvor and starring Art Parkinson, Penelope Wilton and Toby Jones, is about a 12-year-old boy who rescues a baby elephant from the zoo during th
  
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• Lord Mayor supports fight against sectarianism

  25-06-2018 16:43 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Former priest Daniel John Curran admits child abuse charge

  25-06-2018 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Daniel Curran, 68, pleads guilty to an act of gross indecency against a boy in 1991.
  
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• Vulnerable man robbed in north Belfast

  25-06-2018 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI are investigating a street robbery which saw a vulnerable man assaulted and knocked to the ground on Sunday morning.
  
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• Lurgan man accused of slicing girlfriend's throat with kitchen knife refuses to answer questions on witness stand

  25-06-2018 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father of three currently on trial for murdering his fiancee took to the witness stand- then refused to answer any questions.
  
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• Derry toddler death: Child suffered 13 blows to the head

  25-06-2018 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The three-year-old's death was caused by a "blunt force attack", the murder trial of Liam Whoriskey hears.
  
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• Stena Line's new Belfast-bound ship taking shape in China

  25-06-2018 15:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Production has started in China on the first in six ships ordered by Stena Line - two of which will operate on the Belfast to Liverpool route.
  
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• Pope's Ireland visit: Knock tickets allocated within hours

  25-06-2018 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The 45,000 tickets to hear Pope Francis recite the Angelus at Knock Shrine were quickly snapped up.
  
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• Farmer dies after Tyrone mart bullock incident

  25-06-2018 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Harry McAnespie, 80, was airlifted to hospital after suffering a head injury at Clogher Mart.
  
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• Londonderry man sent bullet death threat

  25-06-2018 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A Londonderry man whose car was set alight has said that he has also received a bullet in an envelope and a death threat
  
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• NI and Republic economies 'to add nearly 240,000 jobs'

  25-06-2018 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The prediction comes in a report from Neil Gibson, chief economist at the consultancy EY.
  
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• Man critical after serious assault in Belfast

  25-06-2018 13:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in critical condition in hospital following a serious assault in Belfast.
  
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• Ex-priest Curran pleads guilty to child sex abuse 20 years ago

  25-06-2018 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convicted paedophile priest has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a boy in Northern Ireland more than 20 years ago.
  
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• Seven hurt as car crashes outside church in Dublin

  25-06-2018 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has described how a group of people became trapped under a car following a crash in the grounds of a church in Dublin.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Crash on Belfast's Stockmans Lane cleared

  25-06-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Cocaine Mr Big is now poke man on Northern Ireland beach

  25-06-2018 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convicted drug dealer has been dishing out ice cream to children and unsuspecting parents at one of Northern Ireland's most popular beach destinations.
  
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• Jamie Dornan and Michael Fassbender enjoy the sun during Northern Ireland seaside visit

  25-06-2018 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was not a blot of grey in the sky when Northern Ireland actor and Hollywood star Jamie Dornan dropped into Ballycastle's O'Connor's bar over the weekend.
  
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• Belfast homeowner left 'badly shaken' after break-in

  25-06-2018 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast homeowner has been left "badly shaken" after intruders broke into their home.
  
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• Foster hopes GAA attendance 'start a conversation'

  25-06-2018 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster said she hoped her attendance would be viewed as "a genuine reaching out".
  
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• Northern Ireland man who died in horror Coast Road crash named as Trevor Black

  25-06-2018 12:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who died in a horror road crash in Co Antrim has been named as 55-year-old Trevor Black.
  
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• Further tragedy for McAnespie family as Harry dies after livestock mart incident - years after brother killed by bull and nephew shot by Army

  25-06-2018 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Further tragedy has struck a Co Tyrone family after an 80-year-old man died following an incident at a Clogher livestock market.
  
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• Arlene Foster says GAA match was 'a significant step'

  25-06-2018 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP leader says her party is "genuinely reaching out" to build a shared society.
  
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• Londonderry fire treated as a suspected arson attack

  25-06-2018 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior fire fighter says the incident at a warehouse is still ongoing.
  
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• Security alert at Sevenoaks in Derry

  25-06-2018 11:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The deputy mayor of Londonderry & Strabane Derek Hussey, has condemned the people behind the security alert in the Sevenoaks area of the city.
  
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• Heatwave could bring UK’s hottest temperature of year

  25-06-2018 10:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A heatwave which could produce the hottest temperatures this year is sweeping across the UK.
  
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• All-Ireland SFC qualifiers draw: Cavan to play Tyrone & Armagh host Clare

  25-06-2018 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Cavan play Tyrone in an Ulster derby, Armagh host Clare and Monaghan travel to Leitrim in the third round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.
  
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• 'Come on Arlene!'

  25-06-2018 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster scores a place in history say the newspapers, but elephant Nellie is a 'no no' for some.
  
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• Ulster SFC final: Victory is redemption for Donegal boss Bonner

  25-06-2018 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Sunday's emphatic victory over Rory Gallagher's Fermanagh helps Donegal boss Declan Bonner exorcise ghost of 1998 Ulster SFC final defeat.
  
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• Patrick Kielty and wife Cat Deeley welcome second son, James Patrick

  25-06-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Comedian Patrick Kielty and wife Cat Deeley have welcomed their second son into the world.
  
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• Columnist claims Caldwell family being ‘used’ in PR drive to legalise recreational cannabis

  25-06-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lobbyists have been accused by a leading commentator of exploiting the plight of a seriously ill Co Tyrone boy to try to legalise recreational cannabis.
  
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• Tributes for young hurler Pearce Branagan - 'a true gentleman'

  25-06-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down GAA club last night paid a heartfelt tribute to one of its players who died suddenly at the weekend.
  
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