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• County Louth: Man charged over fatal stabbing

  19-09-2018 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The 31-year old victim, who is believed to be Lithuanian, was stabbed to death in the County Louth town.
  
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• Storm Ali: How the day unfolded

  19-09-2018 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  A man in his 20s and a woman in her 50s were killed as the storm swept across Northern Ireland and the Republic.
  
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• Watch Pogba's stunning strike as Man Utd beat Young Boys

  19-09-2018 22:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba inspired Manchester United to a winning start to their Champions League campaign as Jose Mourinho’s men overcame Young Boys and their potentially problematic plastic pitch.
  
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• Victims of The Troubles call on support from Republic of Ireland

  19-09-2018 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The families of victims murdered during some of the worst atrocities in Northern Ireland have come together to call for support from the Irish Republic in their search for justice.
  
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• Storm Ali: Stranded rail passengers stuck on Belfast to Dublin train for eight hours because of trees on track

  19-09-2018 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rail passengers travelling between Belfast and Dublin have been stuck on a train for more than eight hours because of disruption caused by Storm Ali.
  
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• Irish retailer Orla Kiely closes stores

  19-09-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Orla Kiely's shops and website have closed amid reports that its parent company ran out of cash.
  
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• £7m project to transform former west Belfast school into community hub gets underway

  19-09-2018 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A £7million project to transform the site of a former west Belfast school into a community hub is underway.
  
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• Paul McCauley: Man admits murder on first day of trial

  19-09-2018 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul McCauley died nine years after he was attacked at a barbecue in Londonderry in 2006.
  
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• Londonderry man jailed for murder of Paul McCauley who died nine years after sectarian attack

  19-09-2018 17:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the first case of its kind, a man who has already served a jail term was sentenced to life on Wednesday for the murder of his victim who died nine years after a sectarian attack left him in a coma from which he never awoke.
  
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• Storm Ali: MLA shocked at utility worker (20s) death in south Armagh

  19-09-2018 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A utility worker in south Armagh has been killed and another has been injured by a falling tree during Storm Ali.
  
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• Updates: Engineer (20s) killed in tree fall after Storm Ali hits Northern Ireland

  19-09-2018 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An engineer in his 20s has been killed in a tree fall in Co Armagh amid the high winds of Storm Ali.
  
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• Engineer (20s) killed in tree fall after Storm Ali hits Northern Ireland

  19-09-2018 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An engineer in his 20s has been killed in a tree fall in Co Armagh amid the high winds of Storm Ali.
  
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• Ian Paisley Petition of recall closes: What happens next?

  19-09-2018 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Petition of Recall for North Antrim MP Ian Paisley closes at 5pm on Wednesday.
  
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• Primark fire: Donation to Belfast fund 'drop in ocean'

  19-09-2018 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  City centre businesses affected by the Primark fire say more money will be needed as their trade drops.
  
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• Six men arrested after serious sexual assault in Belfast's Ormeau Road area

  19-09-2018 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six men have been arrested after a serious sexual assault in Belfast.
  
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• Salad chain Freshly Chopped set to open in Belfast

  19-09-2018 15:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish salad chain Freshly Chopped has announced it is set to open a new branch in Northern Ireland as part of an expansion of 10 new stores.
  
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• Sinn Fein MLA removes Tweet ahead of Paisley recall petition close

  19-09-2018 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MLA has removed a video posted to social media ahead of the closure of the Ian Paisley Petition of Recall.
  
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• LIVE updates: 90,000 cut off after Storm Ali hits Northern Ireland

  19-09-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 90,000 properties across Northern Ireland were cut off from the electricity grid after Storm Ali hit on Wednesday.
  
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• Game of Thrones cast give Belfast a special mention in Emmys speech

  19-09-2018 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The hit series, filmed largely in Northern Ireland, scooped the accolade for best drama series and supporting actor for Peter Dinklage.
  
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• Storm Ali: Woman dies as caravan is blown off cliff

  19-09-2018 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman in the Republic of Ireland is killed after Storm Ali batters parts of the British Isles with 90mph winds
  
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• Tributes paid to woman who died after caravan blown off cliff during Storm Ali

  19-09-2018 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to the woman who died after the caravan she was in was blown off a cliff during Storm Ali, which is battering Ireland and parts of the UK.
  
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• LIVE updates: Storm Ali hits Northern Ireland: 51,000 without power and it's going to get worse, warns NIE Networks

  19-09-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Electricity Networks has said it is facing "extremely challenging" conditions as over 51,000 of its customers were left without power as Storm Ali hit, warning it's going to get worse.
  
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• Plans for St Comgall’s

  19-09-2018 12:26 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Storm Ali: Woman dies after caravan cliff plunge - Power cuts sweep Northern Ireland

  19-09-2018 10:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman thought to be aged in her 50s has died after her caravan was blown off a cliff in Co Galway on Wednesday morning, as Storm Ali swept across Ireland.
  
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• Ex-Dragons' Den judge Peter Casey to stand for Irish president

  19-09-2018 10:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Peter Casey, from Londonderry, is the third Dragons' Den entrepreneur to stand for Irish president.
  
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• DUP rejects Barnier bid to solve Ireland border obstacle to Brexit progress

  19-09-2018 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has poured cold water on the EU's latest proposals to 'de-dramatise' the border in Ireland during Brexit negotiations
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Storm Ali havoc - Portaferry Road reopens after serious crash, fallen tree closes Botanic Belfast's Avenue

  19-09-2018 09:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M1 closed at Saintfield after crash

  19-09-2018 09:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• A rainbow & a backflipper

  19-09-2018 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  One town could soon be singing a rainbow with help from an unlikely source, say the NI newspapers.
  
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• Caravan blown off cliff in Ireland with woman inside

  19-09-2018 09:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A caravan has blown off a cliff with a woman inside as high winds from Storm Ali batter the west of Ireland.
  
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• Convicted killer raped Northern Ireland woman as five-year-old son slept in next room

  19-09-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convicted Lithuanian killer has pleaded guilty to the rape of a woman in her Rathfriland home as her five-year-old son slept in the next room.
  
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• Anger as House of Fraser gift card holders left high and dry

  19-09-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who fears she has lost £750 worth of House of Fraser vouchers has slammed the collapsed store's new owners, who she says have "gone to ground" and left anxious customers in the dark.
  
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• Killer bug behind shutdown of Northern Ireland breast milk bank

  19-09-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland's only human milk bank was forced to suspend operations due to an outbreak of the potentially deadly Pseudomonas bug, it has emerged.
  
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• Phone customers on hold

  19-09-2018 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Businesses along Irish border express concern at government's lack of guarantee on post-Brexit fees.
  
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• DUP man defies party to back gay Pride event

  19-09-2018 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The single vote of a DUP councillor is set to see a Northern Ireland town hall lit up in rainbow colours to mark all future Pride days.
  
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• All eyes on Foster as DUP leader to be quizzed on RHI role in light of evidence of others

  19-09-2018 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster and three former DUP special advisers will appear before the RHI Inquiry next week in what is expected to be a challenging four days for the party.
  
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• Watch: Follow Storm Ali across Northern Ireland

  19-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is braced for the first big storm of the season with an amber warning issued for high winds and heavy showers throughout today.
  
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• Primark in £500k post-blaze boost to Belfast businesses

  19-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Primark has announced it will donate £500k to help drive footfall back into Belfast city centre and to support businesses as a "gesture of goodwill".
  
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• Duchess Meghan puts Stephanie in frame with 'thank-you' card image

  19-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland woman has spoken of her delight after featuring in a picture personally chosen by the Duchess of Sussex to adorn a thank-you postcard sent to birthday well-wishers.
  
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• Bodyguard creator Mercurio to speak at Northern Ireland Chamber

  19-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The creator behind hit BBC1 series Bodyguard and Line of Duty - which is currently filming its fifth series in Northern Ireland - has accepted an invite to be a guest speaker at a NI Chamber event later this autumn.
  
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• It’ll Be Alright On The Night host Denis Norden dies aged 96

  19-09-2018 03:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV presenter and comedy writer Denis Norden has died aged 96, his family said.
  
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