Belfast news

• Pope's Ireland visit: Irish PM will not shirk abuse issue

  22-08-2018 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar says he will not "skirt over" issues such as child abuse when he meets the Pope in Ireland.
  
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• 'Walking out those doors broke by heart': Kyle Lafferty ready to 'redeem' himself at Rangers

  22-08-2018 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Rangers signing Kyle Lafferty has said he is ready to "redeem" himself at the club he left six years ago.
  
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• Londonderry school site break-in warnings

  22-08-2018 22:05 via bbc.co.uk
  A councillor calls for a vacant school in Londonderry to be demolished or security improved before someone gets hurt.
  
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• Firearms and stun guns recovered by police during searches in west Belfast

  22-08-2018 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have recovered a host of weapons after arrested a man on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.
  
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• Bomb accused court hears of high-speed police chase

  22-08-2018 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Sean McVeigh, 37, is accused of planting a bomb under a policeman's car in Londonderry in 2015.
  
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• New 'Lanyon Place' sign revealed at Belfast Central station

  22-08-2018 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The rebranding of Belfast Central train station has taken a step forward with the unveiling of a new 'Lanyon Place' signage.
  
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• Pope's Ireland visit: Church 'no longer has trust'

  22-08-2018 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland speaks out ahead of the Pope's visit this weekend.
  
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• Luke Jackson: Australian boxer reveals injuries after Carl Frampton defeat

  22-08-2018 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian boxer Luke Jackson has revealed he suffered two perforated eardrums during Saturday's defeat by Carl Frampton in Belfast.
  
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• Tyrone's Colm Cavanagh is named GAA/GPA footballer of the month for August

  22-08-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Colm Cavanagh is named the GAA/GPA footballer of the month for August after helping Tyrone reach the All-Ireland final.
  
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• Security alert after Belfast builders discover pipe bombs

  22-08-2018 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Homes have been evacuated after a security alert in the New Lodge area of north Belfast following the discovery of two pipe bombs.
  
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• Controlled explosion carried out on devices in north Belfast, police confirm

  22-08-2018 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed two devices discovered in north Belfast were viable.
  
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• Children were nearby unexploded devices in north Belfast

  22-08-2018 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Children were playing nearby to two unexploded devices in north Belfast, it is being reported.
  
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• Confirmed: Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty joins Rangers on two year deal

  22-08-2018 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kyle Lafferty has signed for Rangers on a two-year deal.
  
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• Kyle Lafferty: Rangers recruit Hearts striker for second Ibrox spell

  22-08-2018 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty returns to Rangers for a second spell after Hearts accept an offer for the striker.
  
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• Northern Ireland man in court over sexually explicit chat with 'paedophile hunters'

  22-08-2018 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Londonderry man allegedly had sexually explicit online chats with so-called paedophile-hunting volunteers posing as 13-year-old girls, the High Court heard.
  
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• Family 'increasingly concerned' after Cookstown man Robert McKenna goes missing

  22-08-2018 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police and the family of a missing Cookstown man are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare.
  
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• Saintfield sewage problems lead to building ban

  22-08-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  No new homes will be given planning permission in Saintfield as the village's sewage system cannot cope.
  
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• Ulster Rugby: Stuart McCloskey signs new deal with province

  22-08-2018 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster and Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey will remain at the Kingspan Stadium until at least 2022 having signed a three-year contract extension with the province.
  
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• Pope in Ireland: Thousands expected to line Dublin streets for Pontiff parade - are you going?

  22-08-2018 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands are expected to line the streets of Dublin after it was confirmed the Pope will parade through the city on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Conor Wallace: Northern Ireland boxer turns professional

  22-08-2018 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland boxer Conor Wallace, 22, turns professional and moves to Australia ahead of debut fight in Victoria on 8 September.
  
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• Belfast tourist vehicles attacked - bad for city image says councillor

  22-08-2018 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vandals who attacked tourist coaches and cars in Belfast overnight have been condemned.
  
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• Drew Harris Garda challenge dismissed in Dublin

  22-08-2018 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Former RUC and PSNI officer Drew Harris was appointed Garda commissioner in June of this year.
  
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• Nuala O'Loan Omagh bomb comments 'best thing on worst day of my life,' says mother of victim

  22-08-2018 13:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of Omagh bombing victim Aiden Gallagher said comments made by former a former Police Ombudsman on the 20th anniversary of the atrocity "were the best thing that happen to me on the worst day of her life".
  
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• Kyle Lafferty: Hearts striker in talks over Rangers return

  22-08-2018 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Kyle Lafferty is given permission to discuss a return to Rangers after Hearts accept an offer for the striker.
  
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• Legal challenge to appointment of new Garda commissioner rejected

  22-08-2018 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A legal bid to challenge the appointment of Ireland’s new police chief has fallen at the first hurdle.
  
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• Belfast International Airport flooded cars 'potential death trap'

  22-08-2018 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Customers say Belfast International Airport did not inform them their cars had flooded in a car park.
  
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• Sinn Féin's income more than £1m in 2017

  22-08-2018 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Political parties in Northern Ireland reported spending over £2.5m in 2017.
  
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• Claim around 1,000 cars flooded at Belfast International Airport car park - and drivers not told

  22-08-2018 11:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Claims have been made up to 1,000 cars were flooded in last month's torrential rain while at a Belfast International Airport car park - with customers saying they were never informed when they returned from their travels.
  
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• Proposal to cut Lollipop attendants 'unacceptable' says former Education Minister

  22-08-2018 10:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A proposal considered by the Education Authority (EA) to remove all lollipop men and women in Northern Ireland from school crossing in a bid to save money was "unacceptable", a former Education Minister has said.
  
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• Education chiefs considered cutting Lollipop attendants to save cash

  22-08-2018 10:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Education Authority (EA) considered removing all lollipop men and women in Northern Ireland from school crossings in a bid to save money, it has emerged
  
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• Northern Ireland's political parties' spending tops £2.5m, latest accounts show

  22-08-2018 10:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's four biggest political parties in terms of their finances spent over £2.5m in the past year, new figures have revealed.
  
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• First timers

  22-08-2018 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI speaks to young people attending the World Meeting of Families this week.
  
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• NI newspaper review: Scooter drink driver

  22-08-2018 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A north Belfast man was banned after twice being caught drink driving his mobility scooter.
  
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• NI newspaper review: Charity honoured and scooter drink driver

  22-08-2018 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A north Belfast man was banned after twice being caught drink driving his mobility scooter.
  
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• William Blair found safe and well after missing person appeal

  22-08-2018 09:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said William Blair, who was reported missing, has been found safe and well.
  
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• Concern for missing man William Blair (87) last seen near Belfast hospital

  22-08-2018 09:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police and the family of missing man, 87 year old William Blair, are becoming increasingly concerned for his whereabouts.
  
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• Belfast restaurants in bid for Michelin stars

  22-08-2018 09:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast's Ox restaurant on Oxford Street and Deane's Eipic on Howard Street will find out on October 1 if they will retain their Michelin stars in 2019.
  
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• Fragrance retailer pulls out of Belfast House of Fraser store

  22-08-2018 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Home fragrance company Neom Organic has become the latest store to pull out of House of Fraser here, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Portaferry Road reopens

  22-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Portaferry Road closed after crash

  22-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Car ends on roof after Co Down crash

  22-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Pope's Ireland visit: John Pauls reflect on their name

  22-08-2018 08:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Ahead of the Pope's arrival, men with the same name as the last pope to visit reflect on its significance.
  
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• 11-year-old wins papal robe competition

  22-08-2018 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Jane Boland was crowned the winner out of 4,500 applicants, seeing her designs come to life.
  
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• Tributes to athlete Kevin Smyth who helped put Omagh running event on map

  22-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A runner from Co Tyrone who died suddenly over the weekend has been described as "hugely popular" by his clubmates.
  
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• Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill unable to meet the Pope due to her broken leg

  22-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O'Neill has said she will not be able to meet the Pope due to her broken leg.
  
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• 'Shiva will never be forgotten'... family and friends say goodbye to young mum killed in car crash

  22-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A priest at the funeral of a young Co Fermanagh mother killed in a horror car crash has said she will never be forgotten.
  
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• Quaker funding for Belfast charity with alleged dissident links must be stopped: unionists

  22-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionists are calling on a Quaker trust to immediately stop funding a charity with alleged dissident republican links.
  
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• PSNI chief accepts investigation into tragic deaths of two school friends contained ‘clear failings’

  22-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have accepted a coroner's finding that serious failings "skewed" an investigation into the deaths of two Co Fermanagh children who were struck by a car as they walked home from school almost a decade ago.
  
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• One in five of Northern Ireland's health service staff in administration or clerical posts: report

  22-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around one in every five health service employees in Northern Ireland is a pen pusher, a report has revealed.
  
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• Now you can have an Ulster fry brought to your door as Deliveroo takes on the breakfast run

  22-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Online food delivery service Deliveroo has said it's now adding breakfast to its menu in Belfast.
  
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