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• Derry City: Patterson winner against Pat's boosts Candystripes' European hopes

  27-07-2018 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City boost their hopes of a European spot as Rory Patterson's late goal earns a dramatic 2-1 win over St Patrick's Athletic.
  
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• Shine founder issues statement ahead of final Mandela Hall gig - Belfast Live

  27-07-2018 23:29
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  Shine founder issues statement ahead of final Mandela Hall gig
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  The founder of Belfast's popular club night Shine has issued an emotional statement ahead of their final gig at the Mandela Hall. Revellers will say farewell to the longstanding home of Ireland's pioneering underground club night on Saturday as the ...
  
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• Taser fired as police arrest three men in north Belfast - BBC News

  27-07-2018 23:05
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  Taser fired as police arrest three men in north Belfast
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  Police have seized suspected class A drugs and arrested three men following the search of a car in north Belfast. Detectives from the Organised Crime Unit fired a taser stun gun during the incident and the Police Ombudsman has been informed. The ...
  
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• Taser fired as police arrest three men in north Belfast

  27-07-2018 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The arrests were made after the seizure of suspected class A drugs.
  
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• GAA expected to do a 'U-turn' on Liam Miller tribute match

  27-07-2018 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The GAA's Central Council is expected to give the go-ahead on Saturday to stage the Liam Miller tribute match at their Páirc Uí Chaoimh ground in Cork.
  
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• West Belfast granny jailed after not paying TV licence is released - Belfast Live

  27-07-2018 22:33
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  West Belfast granny jailed after not paying TV licence is released
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  An ill West Belfast grandmother has been released from prison where she was locked up after not paying her TV licence. Anne Smith was able to attend a rally being held in her name on the Falls Road this evening after an anonymous donor paid the funds ...
  Belfast grandmother jailed after not paying TV licence fine released from prisonBelfast Telegraph
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• B Italia score two stunning goals to beat Co Down in Super Cup NI Premier final

  27-07-2018 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Two high-quality finishes secure a 2-0 victory for Serie B Italia in the Premier Section final at Super Cup NI in Ballymena.
  
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• Three arrested after suspected class A drugs found in car in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  27-07-2018 21:52
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  Three arrested after suspected class A drugs found in car in Belfast
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  Three men have been arrested and a quantity of suspected class A drugs seized following the search of a car in north Belfast. Shortly before 11pm on Thursday night police stopped a Vauxhall Mokka car on the Fortwilliam off-slip of the M2. Three men ...
  
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• Three arrested after suspected class A drugs found in car in Belfast

  27-07-2018 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested and a quantity of suspected class A drugs seized following the search of a car in north Belfast.
  
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• Robinson: Powersharing must resume to protect Anglo-Irish relations after Brexit

  27-07-2018 21:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland is crucial to preventing a drastic worsening of Anglo-Irish relations post-Brexit, former Stormont first minister Peter Robinson has warned.
  
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• Blair Riley returns to captain Belfast Giants - ITV News

  27-07-2018 20:31
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  Blair Riley returns to captain Belfast Giants
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  Belfast Giants captain Blair Riley returns after lifting the Challenge Cup last season. Credit: Belfast Giants. Belfast Giants power forward Blair Riley is returning to the side for his third straight season in teal, and his second as captain. The 32 ...
  Belfast Giants captain signs for third successive seasonBelfast Telegraph
  Blair Riley: Captain to remain with Belfast Giants for a third seasonBBC Sport
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• Ian Paisley tabled motion for full inquiry into Muckamore Abbey Hospital over a decade ago

  27-07-2018 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The late Ian Paisley raised concerns in Stormont about Muckamore Abbey Hospital over a decade ago, it has emerged.
  
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• Man Utd denied in Super Cup NI Junior final as Co Antrim retain title in shootout

  27-07-2018 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  County Antrim hold their nerve in a 5-3 penalty shootout win over Manchester United in the Junior final at Super Cup NI.
  
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• European Championships: Leon Reid faces wait on Ireland spot after IAAF decision

  27-07-2018 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Leon Reid faces a nervous wait to see if he can represent Ireland at next month's European Championships following an IAAF ruling.
  
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• Judge warns of Ballymurphy inquest 'drift'

  27-07-2018 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The inquest is investigating the deaths of 10 people in west Belfast in 1971.
  
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• Muckamore Abbey: Investigation must be thorough, say families

  27-07-2018 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Thirteen staff members have been suspended following 'ill-treatment' at County Antrim hospital.
  
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• Record brood of barn owl chicks in Northern Ireland celebrated

  27-07-2018 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The largest recorded brood of barn owls in Northern Ireland is being celebrated.
  
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• Northern Ireland man part of cigarette smuggling scam gang jailed for five years

  27-07-2018 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man who was part of a criminal gang who attempted to flood the UK streets with millions of smuggled cigarettes and launder the proceeds by buying and selling high-value cars has been jailed for five years.
  
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• Newry murder: 'He loved his children and they loved him'

  27-07-2018 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The former partner of father-of-two Brian Phelan, who was stabbed to death, says he was a 'gentleman'.
  
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• Brian Phelan murder: Car believed to be involved in killing recovered

  27-07-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have recovered a car believed to have been involved in the murder of Brian Phelan.
  
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• Sinn Fein accuse DUP of 'distraction politics' and rejects claim party is holding Northern Ireland back

  27-07-2018 17:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has rejected a claim from the DUP's Gregory Campbell that the party is holding Northern Ireland back.
  
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• NHS boss warns 'taps aff' culture may have to end

  27-07-2018 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior NHS health director has warned the "taps aff" culture will have to end if longer periods of sunshine are to be expected in the future.
  
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• Lord Mayor lends her support to organ donor appeal

  27-07-2018 16:59 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Irish hosepipe ban to continue

  27-07-2018 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Only about a quarter of the rainfall usually expected for May, June and July has fallen so far this year.
  
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• 'Flooding likely' as yellow weather warning issued for Northern Ireland

  27-07-2018 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland with heavy showers expected on Saturday.
  
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• Kyle Lafferty: Rangers' £200,000 bid rejected by Hearts for striker

  27-07-2018 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Rangers fail in a bid to take Kyle Lafferty back to Ibrox as Hearts reject a £200,000 offer for the Northern Ireland striker.
  
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• Heroin addict 'brandished' syringes and spat at police

  27-07-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A heroin addict who brandished syringes at police trying to arrest him has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence.
  
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• The cruise ship with a five-star makeover

  27-07-2018 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A cruise ship sails from Belfast after being transformed in a £50m refurbishment.
  
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• Northern Ireland hospital facing 'extreme pressure' - patients told 'consider other options'

  27-07-2018 15:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The South Eastern Trust is asking patients to consider other options due to "extreme pressure" at Ulster Hospital's emergency department.
  
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• Co Down man Menagh contacted 14-year-old online despite ban, court told

  27-07-2018 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man banned from contacting children allegedly went online for sexual chats with a police decoy posing as a schoolgirl, the High Court heard.
  
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• Video: My heart has been ripped out: Murder victim Brian Phelan's partner breaks down at scene of killing

  27-07-2018 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The partner of murder victim Brian Phelan broke down at the scene of his killing paying tribute to the "gentle giant" asking "how anyone could be so cruel" as to attack him.
  
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• Labour MP Kate Hoey vows to fight deselection

  27-07-2018 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Local Labour activists pass a unanimous vote of no confidence in Brexit-backing Vauxhall MP.
  
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• Greek fires: 'Hearts empty' over death of Irishman Brian O'Callaghan-Westropp

  27-07-2018 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A family friend of Brian O'Callaghan Westropp says he was a "lovely man" whose death is "a big loss".
  
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• Dublin: Horse found in back of van

  27-07-2018 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish police had stopped the van for having no insurance when the horse was discovered.
  
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• Cloud cover set to block Northern Ireland's view of rare blood moon

  27-07-2018 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stargazers in Northern Ireland could miss out on a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of the lunar eclipse when it appears on Friday.
  
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• Coroner adjourns decision on Ballymurphy shootings inquest special status

  27-07-2018 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A decision over whether to grant a loyalist paramilitary go-between special status at a high-profile Troubles inquest has been adjourned.
  
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• Teenager accused of hitting woman during Belfast police chase remanded into custody - Belfast Telegraph

  27-07-2018 13:25
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  Teenager accused of hitting woman during Belfast police chase remanded into custody
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  A teenager has been remanded in custody accused of being behind the wheel of a car involved in two collisions amid a police pursuit in Belfast. Tom Mongan was arrested after a female pedestrian was hit by the vehicle on Thursday afternoon.and more »
  
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• Teenager accused of hitting woman during Belfast police chase remanded into custody

  27-07-2018 13:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been remanded in custody accused of being behind the wheel of a car involved in two collisions amid a police pursuit in Belfast.
  
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• TV Licensing 'no involvement' in decision to jail ill Belfast grandmother

  27-07-2018 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The organisation responsible for collecting the TV licence has said it had "no involvement" in the decision to jail a chronically-ill west Belfast grandmother.
  
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• GAA player stars in Dark Hedges Vogue fashion shoot

  27-07-2018 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hurler has swapped his the GAA pitches for the fashion pages of Vogue.
  
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• Fundraiser launched for Northern Ireland girl (10) battling brain tumour

  27-07-2018 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fundraising campaign has been launched for a 10-year-old girl facing a six month stay in a German clinic after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
  
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• Cannabis and barn owls

  27-07-2018 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Medicinal cannabis legalisation and baby barn owls make Friday's papers.
  
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• Brian Phelan murder: Police believe car used in attack still in Newry

  27-07-2018 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murder of Bessbrook man Brian Phelan have launched an appeal for the car they believed was used in the attack.
  
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• Man arrested after three people hospitalised following Belfast incident - Belfast Telegraph

  27-07-2018 10:34
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  Man arrested after three people hospitalised following Belfast incident
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  A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after three people were injured in an incident in Belfast. Shortly after 8.30pm on Thursday police received a report a man and two women had been injured following an incident at ...
  Heatherbell Street incident sees three people hospitalised and one man arrestedBelfast Liveall 2 news articles »
  
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• Belfast and Causeway top table for overnight stays - Belfast Telegraph

  27-07-2018 10:33
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  Belfast and Causeway top table for overnight stays
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  Belfast, the north coast and the Mournes accounted for the bulk of the five million overnight trips in Northern Ireland last year, new data has shown. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) annual estimate of how many people stayed ...
  
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