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• 'Carl Frampton for first minister': Outpouring of love for boxing champion after documentary

  24-09-2018 23:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The screening of a BBC documentary on Carl Frampton has sparked an outpouring of love for the fighter on social media.
  
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• City of Derry Airport: Council hopeful on funding deal

  24-09-2018 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City and Strabane District Council has been told significant efforts are ongoing to secure funding.
  
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• Sinkholes damage Gaelic football club

  24-09-2018 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A County Monaghan GAA club has been forced to close due to the appearance of several sinkholes.
  
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• Thieves believed to have snatched televisions before torching home in arson attack

  24-09-2018 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A property in Lisburn has been damaged in an early-morning arson attack with police investigating reports thieves made off with two televisions.
  
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• Notorious rapist immediately arrested after appeal

  24-09-2018 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A notorious rapist was arrested again on Monday - immediately after appealing a separate conviction for failing to make annual contact with police.
  
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• Brexit: Flights 'at risk' under no-deal, government warns

  24-09-2018 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Government papers warn airlines would lose automatic rights to fly from UK to EU without an agreement.
  
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• Major UK retailer Matalan set to open new CastleCourt store

  24-09-2018 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Major UK retailer Matalan is set to open a new branch in CastleCourt in Belfast next month.
  
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• Music teacher Brian Bergin on trial for sexual offences

  24-09-2018 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Londonderry violin tutor Brian Bergin denies sexually assaulting four primary school girls he was teaching.
  
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• One person taken to hospital after serious crash on Belfast to Lisburn road

  24-09-2018 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One person has been rushed to hospital after a serious crash between a motorcycle and a car on the Hillhall Road between Lisburn and Belfast.
  
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• Game of Thrones filming locations to open as tourist attractions in 2019

  24-09-2018 16:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Game of Thrones finishes filming after a decade in Northern Ireland, HBO is celebrating the show’s legacy in the region by converting several filming locations into tourist attractions.
  
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• 10 things happening in Northern Ireland this week - September 24 - 30 - from FEARmanagh to Rob Brydon

  24-09-2018 15:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of the top events happening this week in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Sinkhole forces evacuation of Ulster school - photographs show substantial damage to GAA club

  24-09-2018 15:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shocking photographs have emerged of a sinkhole in the GAA grounds at Magheracloone, Co Monaghan.
  
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• CBI warning on NI economy over sharp EU migration cut

  24-09-2018 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The CBI says NI economy will be damaged if the government sharply cuts EU migration after Brexit.
  
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• Watch: Referee grounded in melee after Derry GAA club match

  24-09-2018 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A referee ended up on the ground following a Derry GAA senior club football championship match on Saturday.
  
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• Airline Norwegian ends Belfast to New York and Boston flights

  24-09-2018 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Airline Norwegian is to pull out of Belfast International Airport.
  
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• Police appeal after thousands watch Northern Ireland school ground attack video

  24-09-2018 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for a video of a school ground attack - watched by thousands of people online - to be removed from Facebook.
  
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• Matt Campbell funeral: 'He never let me down'- dad of Storm Ali victim pays tribute to son during emotional farewell

  24-09-2018 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of family, friends and work colleagues turned out on Monday morning to say a final farewell to Robert Matthew Campbell, who died after being struck by a falling tree during Storm Ali last Wednesday.
  
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• Contaminated blood devastated my health and family, says Northern Ireland man

  24-09-2018 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man has told of the devastating consequences of being affected with contaminated blood on both his health and his family.
  
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• Revealed: Top 10 spots for an Ulster Fry in Northern Ireland

  24-09-2018 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Whether you had a few too many pints at the pub the night before or have friends visiting from overseas, an Ulster Fry is undoubtedly the best way to start the day.
  
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• Sinn Fein candidate calls on President Higgins to join in election debates

  24-09-2018 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Presidential candidate Liadh Ni Riada has called on President Michael D Higgins to participate in debates during the election campaign.
  
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• Two men charged with kidnap after drugs find in Londonderry

  24-09-2018 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged with conspiracy to kidnap and a third charged with firearms and drug-related offences following a police search of a house in Londonderry.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Newry crash named as Martin Harvey (57)

  24-09-2018 12:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist who died in a crash outside Newry has been named as 57-year-old Martin Harvey.
  
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• Poll: Should Northern Ireland have special status after Brexit? Economist calls for referendum on Brexit customs arrangements

  24-09-2018 11:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading Irish economist has called for a referendum in Northern Ireland to let people decide what customs arrangements should operate here after Brexit.
  
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• Alleged Belfast troll accused of naming rugby rape trial woman due in court

  24-09-2018 10:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  THIS is the man accused of revealing the name of the woman who alleged she had been raped by two Ulster rugby stars.
  
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• Man seriously injured in attack outside Northern Ireland hotel

  24-09-2018 10:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been left with a serious head injury in an assault outside a Northern Ireland hotel.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Latest on delays and road closures

  24-09-2018 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Glider becomes stuck in Dundonald

  24-09-2018 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Aid on way to solo sailor with broken mast and severe injuries

  24-09-2018 09:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A French ship is making an attempt to rescue an Indian sailor who is unable to move with a back injury and alone in the remote southern Indian Ocean.
  
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• Contaminated blood inquiry is ‘a day few thought would come’

  24-09-2018 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The start of an inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal which left at least 2,400 people dead is a day few thought they would never see, a solicitor representing hundreds of victims said.
  
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• X Factor's Chloe melts Robbie Williams's heart - second time lucky for Limavady girl

  24-09-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A super-talented Northern Ireland teenager has touched the heart strings of an emotional Robbie Williams.
  
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• Moving funeral for 'very special, loving boy' Daniel Bradley

  24-09-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mourners at the funeral of Daniel Bradley heard the eight-year-old, who was knocked down and killed last week, was a "special child who taught us all that love and care were the most important things in life".
  
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• Republican voters uneasy over direction of party, says SF veteran McGlinchey

  24-09-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A veteran republican and former Sinn Fein mayor has voiced serious concerns about the party's political direction.
  
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• Referendum to give Irish presidential vote to people in Northern Ireland

  24-09-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A historic referendum could see people in Northern Ireland given the right to vote in the Irish presidential election for the first time.
  
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• Bodyguard twist keeps viewers glued to seats

  24-09-2018 07:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC One hit drama Bodyguard has ended with a twist revealing who was responsible for the death of Home Secretary Julia Montague.
  
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• Why were killers let out for hike in Mourne Mountains and tea by seaside?

  24-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prison chiefs must provide an explanation for why five notorious killers were allowed to enjoy a hike in the Mourne Mountains followed by a stroll along Newcastle promenade on Thursday, an Ulster Unionist has said.
  
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• US couple who opened their doors and hearts share emotional reunion with Northern Ireland Troubles children

  24-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For children growing up in Troubles-torn Northern Ireland, it was undoubtedly the trip of a lifetime.
  
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• Teenager shot in arms and legs by loyalist paramilitaries in Ballymoney

  24-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neighbours of an 18-year-old shot in both arms and legs have expressed their shock at the brutal paramilitary-style attack.
  
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• Newry crash biker is 38th person to die on Northern Ireland roads in 2018

  24-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist died in a crash outside Newry yesterday.
  
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• House of Fraser owner urged to clarify future of Belfast branch

  24-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new House of Fraser owner is facing renewed calls to clarify the future of its Belfast store following confirmation that three branches in England are set to close.
  
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• Anguish of Belfast family after op to save mum's leg cancelled at last minute

  24-09-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A distraught daughter last night told how her mother screamed when she learned that vital surgery on her diseased foot had been cancelled - just one day before an operation that could save her leg from amputation was due to take place.
  
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