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• Mark Allen beats Shaun Murphy 9-7 in Scottish Open final

  16-12-2018 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Allen defeats Shaun Murphy 9-7 to win the Scottish Open, a week after losing the UK Championship final.
  
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• West Belfast woman fighting to live long enough to hold first grandchild on Christmas Day - Belfast Live

  16-12-2018 22:38
  West Belfast woman fighting to live long enough to hold first grandchild on Christmas Day  Belfast LiveShe says it's a journey of pure love fuelled by steely determination after terminal diagnosis.
  
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• Stunning home in Holywood hills complete with swimming pool - Belfast Live

  16-12-2018 22:26
  Stunning home in Holywood hills complete with swimming pool  Belfast LiveTake a peek inside this beauty just 20 minutes from Belfast in rolling countryside. Designed by London architects C2, the house demonstrates the concept of ...
  
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• Former Workers’ Party president Seán Garland waked in Belfast - The Irish Times

  16-12-2018 22:26
  Former Workers’ Party president Seán Garland waked in Belfast  The Irish TimesParticipant in 1950s IRA border campaign later supported socialism, which split organisation.
  
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• Digger used to rob cash machine in County Monaghan

  16-12-2018 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The digger smashed a hole in the wall of a bank before an ATM was taken from the scene.
  
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• Elite League: Darcy Murphy nets four goals as Giants fight back to beat Storm 6-4

  16-12-2018 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Darcy Murphy hits four goals as Belfast Giants fight back from 2-0 down to beat Manchester 6-4 in Sunday's Elite League contest.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after Belfast crash - Belfast Telegraph

  16-12-2018 20:38
  Man taken to hospital after Belfast crash  Belfast TelegraphA man has been taken to hospital after crashing his car on Belfast's Springfield Road.
  
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• Irish army mappers find 100 more border crossings ahead of Brexit

  16-12-2018 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Army has completed a confidential mapping of the Northern Ireland Border ahead of Brexit that has found substantially more routes into the region than previously thought.
  
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• Derelict Belfast Met building transformed into creative hub home to 100 artists - Belfast Live

  16-12-2018 20:05
  Derelict Belfast Met building transformed into creative hub home to 100 artists  Belfast LiveThe building had been falling into disrepair and was starting to become a potential hotspot for anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Shaqiri at the double as Liverpool ease past poor United

  16-12-2018 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri came off the bench to fire Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League and ramp up the pressure on Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho with a 3-1 victory.
  
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• Eight security guards injured in Roscommon house attack

  16-12-2018 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Four vehicles were burned and a guard dog was killed in the attack at a house in Roscommon.
  
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• Rangers return to top of Scottish Premiership after narrow Hamilton win

  16-12-2018 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers returned to the top of the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership thanks to a 1-0 win over Hamilton at Ibrox.
  
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• Watch: Liverpool's Alisson gifts Manchester United equaliser at Anfield

  16-12-2018 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson gifted Jesse Lingard an equaliser during their game at Anfield on Sunday.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after Belfast crash - road closed

  16-12-2018 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after crashing his car on Belfast's Springfield Road.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after Belfast crash

  16-12-2018 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after crashing his car on Belfast's Springfield Road.
  
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• Former Workers Party President Sean Garland 'helped transform Irish republicanism'

  16-12-2018 16:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish political leader Sean Garland helped transform republicanism from its narrow nationalist outlook into a much broader socialist movement, mourners said.
  
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• Man jumped from window to escape hooded men wielding hammer during Co Down burglary

  16-12-2018 16:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was forced to jump from a first floor window to avoid two hooded men armed with a hammer during an aggravated burglary in Newtownards.
  
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• PDC World Darts: Fermanagh man Brendan Dolan clinches opening 3-0 win

  16-12-2018 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Fermanagh man Brendan Dolan loses only one leg as he clinches an opening 3-0 win over Chinese qualifier Yuanjun Liu.
  
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• Hibs stun Celtic at Easter Road

  16-12-2018 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hibernian put a dent in Celtic’s Ladbrokes Premiership aspirations with a shock 2-0 win over the Hoops at Easter Road.
  
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• Dean of Belfast fears lack of political leadership could be exploited by criminal groups - Belfast Telegraph

  16-12-2018 15:19
  Dean of Belfast fears lack of political leadership could be exploited by criminal groups  Belfast TelegraphThe Dean of Belfast has said that a lack of political leadership in Northern Ireland could be exploited by criminal groups.
  
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• Dean of Belfast fears lack of political leadership could be exploited by criminal groups

  16-12-2018 15:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Dean of Belfast has said that a lack of political leadership in Northern Ireland could be exploited by criminal groups.
  
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• Dean's fears criminality will flourish in NI political vacuum

  16-12-2018 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Forde said NI politicians are "on the margins" and the most vulnerable are suffering as a result.
  
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• Michael McCrudden: Institute captain weighing up future with contract offer on table

  16-12-2018 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Institute captain Michael McCrudden says he is willing to listen to offers from other clubs as the January transfer window approaches.
  
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• No foul play involved in death of baby

  16-12-2018 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The remains of a new-born baby girl were found on a beach near Dublin on Saturday.
  
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• No foul play in death of baby found on Dublin beach

  16-12-2018 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A post mortem has concluded that foul play was not involved in the death of a baby found dead on a Dublin beach on Sunday.
  
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• Bertie Ahern: 'Ireland can't give an inch on avoiding hard border'

  16-12-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has warned that Ireland "can't give an inch" on measures to avoid a post-Brexit hard border in Ireland.
  
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• Cash-in-transit van robbed by man armed with wheel brace

  16-12-2018 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The armed robbery was the second in Belfast in the space of 12 hours.
  
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• Blair: May is irresponsible to try and steamroller her deal through

  16-12-2018 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former prime minister Tony Blair has labelled Theresa May “irresponsible” for trying to steamroller her deal through with the threat of no deal Brexit.
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses after robbery in Belfast - Irish Examiner

  16-12-2018 12:37
  Police appeal for witnesses after robbery in Belfast  Irish ExaminerPolice are appealing for witnesses after a man armed with what is believed to be a machete or cleaver robbed a business in Belfast last night. The man entered ...
  
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• Female staff 'very badly shaken' after man armed with machete steals till from Belfast shop

  16-12-2018 12:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two women were left "very badly shaken" after a man robbed a Belfast shop armed with a "machete or cleaver type knife".
  
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• Worst of Storm Deirdre weather out of the way, say forecasters

  16-12-2018 12:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The worst of the severe weather brought by Storm Deirdre is now “out of the way”, the Met Office has said.
  
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• Delivery driver threatened and robbed in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  16-12-2018 11:59
  Delivery driver threatened and robbed in west Belfast  Belfast TelegraphA delivery driver was threatened with a wheel brace during an armed robbery in west Belfast on Sunday morning.
  
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• Delivery driver threatened and robbed in west Belfast

  16-12-2018 11:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A delivery driver was threatened with a wheel brace during an armed robbery in west Belfast on Sunday morning.
  
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• Fundraising page set up to help pay funeral costs for three-year-old Kai Corkum

  16-12-2018 11:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fundraising page has been set up to help pay for the funeral costs of three-year-old Kai Corkum who died after being injured in a collision on Thursday.
  
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• Northern Ireland hit-and-run crashes up by nearly a quarter

  16-12-2018 11:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hit-and-run crashes in Northern Ireland have gone up by nearly a quarter over the last four years.
  
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• Projects worth £2bn left in limbo following Stormont collapse

  16-12-2018 11:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chair of Northern Ireland's Institute of Directors (IOD) has said that £2bn worth of infrastructure projects have stalled due to the collapse of Stormont.
  
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• Rhys McClenaghan named RTE's Young Sportsperson of the Year

  16-12-2018 10:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Down gymnast Rhys McClenaghan has been named RTE's Young Sportsperson of the Year.
  
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• Northern Ireland travel: Latest updates

  16-12-2018 10:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland travel: Co Down road closed due to bridge wall collapse

  16-12-2018 10:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast Starbucks accused of rodents in food area - Belfast Telegraph

  16-12-2018 09:00
  Belfast Starbucks accused of rodents in food area  Belfast TelegraphONE of the busiest coffee shops in Belfast allegedly had rodents in its food preparation area, Sunday Life can reveal.
  
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• Ireland and the EU: A special case

  16-12-2018 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI explains the Republic of Ireland's unique position when it comes to approving some EU laws.
  
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• Infrastructure projects worth £2bn stalled

  16-12-2018 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The Institute of Directors says Stormont is needed implement £2billion worth of infrastructure projects.
  
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• Dundalk dad Mark Morris deported to South Africa

  16-12-2018 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Morris had been living in Ireland since 2006 with a deportation order against him in place from 2009.
  
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• Hit-and-run crashes in Northern Ireland rise by 24%

  16-12-2018 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC has learned that the number of recorded fail-to-stop collisions has risen.
  
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• Katie Taylor beats Eva Wahlstrom to defend world titles in New York

  16-12-2018 03:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's Katie Taylor wins every round to inflict a first career defeat on Eva Wahlstrom and defend her world titles at Madison Square Garden in New York.
  
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• Why do people love dachshunds?

  16-12-2018 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The number of dachshunds registered with The Kennel Club in the UK has increased by 80% in five years.
  
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