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• Boyzone thank fans for 'a hell of a ride' in Belfast - RTE.ie

  23-01-2019 23:48
  Boyzone thank fans for 'a hell of a ride' in Belfast  RTE.ieBoyzone frontman Ronan Keating has thanked fans for "one hell of a ride" as the boyband played in Belfast on Wednesday night.
  
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• Boyzone thank fans for 'a hell of a ride' in Belfast Music - RTE.ie

  23-01-2019 23:48
  Boyzone thank fans for 'a hell of a ride' in Belfast Music  RTE.ieBoyzone frontman Ronan Keating has thanked fans for "one hell of a ride" as the boyband played in Belfast on Wednesday night.
  
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• Boyzone play in Belfast for 'Thank You and Goodnight' farewell tour - The Irish News

  23-01-2019 23:24
  Boyzone play in Belfast for 'Thank You and Goodnight' farewell tour  The Irish NewsIRISH pop group Boyzone performed in Belfast on Wednesday night as part of their Thank You and Goodnight farewell tour.
  
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• ‘It’s been a hell of a ride,’ says Ronan Keating as Boyzone bow out in Belfast

  23-01-2019 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating thanked fans in Belfast as the band played their final concert in the city.
  
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• Belfast City Cemetery baby plot to be marked by sculpture - Belfast Live

  23-01-2019 21:35
  Belfast City Cemetery baby plot to be marked by sculpture  Belfast LiveThe move comes after years of campaigning by families affected.
  
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• Londonderry bomb: Police seize suspected gun after searches

  23-01-2019 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  It has been found during searches connected to a bomb attack in Londonderry on Saturday.
  
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• PSNI arrest man in London in human trafficking probe

  23-01-2019 20:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI have arrested a man in London as part of an investigation into human trafficking in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Time-limited backstop would be ‘useless’, warns Michel Barnier

  23-01-2019 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has dealt a significant blow to Theresa May’s hopes of agreement on her Plan B Brexit deal by ruling out a time-limit on the Irish backstop.
  
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• Police in Derry locate 'firearm' in searches following bomb attack

  23-01-2019 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Londonderry have located a suspected firearm during follow up searches related to last weekend's car bomb attack.
  
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• Belfast Sports Awards 2019 - Michael McKillop

  23-01-2019 18:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Belfast Sports Awards 2019 - Jack McMillan

  23-01-2019 18:38 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Mock wall for Irish border in theatrical protest

  23-01-2019 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mock wall will be built across part  of the Irish border by protesters angered at the prospect of a hard Brexit.
  
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• Concerns over £200k council funding plan for Feile festival

  23-01-2019 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised around a plan to award a large chunk of additional council funding to the west Belfast Feile an Phobail.
  
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• Campaigner launches mental health crusade to battle stigma around illness

  23-01-2019 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man has launched a year-long campaign to combat the stigma around mental health illness.
  
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• Rare lost turtle washed up on Irish coast beginning to recover

  23-01-2019 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A rare turtle rescued from the coast of Co Donegal is showing positive signs of recovery at a seal sanctuary in Co Down.
  
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• Man accused of indecent behaviour in Belfast McDonald's appears in court - Belfast Telegraph

  23-01-2019 16:16
  Man accused of indecent behaviour in Belfast McDonald's appears in court  Belfast TelegraphA man appeared in court today charged with indecent behaviour in a Belfast city centre fast food restaurant.
  
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• Man accused of indecent behaviour in Belfast McDonald's appears in court

  23-01-2019 16:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man appeared in court today charged with indecent behaviour in a Belfast city centre fast food restaurant.
  
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• John Knocker murder suspect remanded in custody after being extradited to Northern Ireland

  23-01-2019 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 54-year-old man suspected of the 1998 murder of John Knocker has been remanded in custody after being extradited to Northern Ireland from the Republic on Tuesday.
  
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• Michael Stone wins right to take freedom bid to Supreme Court

  23-01-2019 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Notorious loyalist killer Michael Stone has secured a legal route to the UK's highest court in his bid to overturn a verdict that he must remain in jail until 2024.
  
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• Irish citizens in Northern Ireland ‘could become second-class citizens’ after Brexit

  23-01-2019 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People in Northern Ireland who identify as Irish could become “second-class citizens” post-Brexit, human rights groups have claimed.
  
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• Co-operation Ireland: How will peace process cash be distributed after no-deal?

  23-01-2019 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland’s leading peace-building charities has queried how the Government will distribute funding if it leaves Europe with no deal.
  
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• Dementia patients share songs and tears at the wellbeing clinic

  23-01-2019 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A "wellbeing" clinic tackles isolation among patients and carers dealing with dementia.
  
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• Santander to close three NI branches - Belfast Newsletter

  23-01-2019 14:34
  Santander to close three NI branches  Belfast NewsletterSantander is to close three branches in Northern Ireland - amid 140 closures across the UK.
  
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• Corbyn sat down with IRA without pre-conditions but won't meet me on Brexit, says May

  23-01-2019 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May asked Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn why he was prepared to meet the IRA without pre-conditions but not talk to her on Brexit on a similar footing.
  
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• Return of Derry Girls to be celebrated with Derry city mural

  23-01-2019 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mural of the Derry Girls cast is to be painted in Derry city centre to celebrate the return of the hit comedy series.
  
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• Teen knocked out after slipping on ice in Northern Ireland town

  23-01-2019 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The air ambulance was tasked to the scene after a 16-year-old boy slipped on ice and was knocked unconscious in Lurgan.
  
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• Two men sentenced for assault in paramilitary-style attack - Belfast Media Group

  23-01-2019 13:17
  Two men sentenced for assault in paramilitary-style attack  Belfast Media GroupTWO West Belfast men have been sentenced at Belfast Crown Court for assaulting a man and threatening to subject him to a paramilitary-style attack in an ...
  
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• Belfast undertaker's 'most qualified' in Northern Ireland claim rejected - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk - Belfast Telegraph

  23-01-2019 13:03
  Belfast undertaker's 'most qualified' in Northern Ireland claim rejected - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk  Belfast TelegraphAn advertising watchdog has ruled that a Belfast undertaker can no longer advertise himself as Northern Ireland's.
  
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• Belfast undertaker's 'most qualified' in Northern Ireland claim rejected

  23-01-2019 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An advertising watchdog has ruled that a Belfast undertaker can no longer advertise himself as Northern Ireland's "most qualified" funeral director.
  
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• Lurgan teenager knocked out after falling on ice - Belfast Live

  23-01-2019 12:58
  Lurgan teenager knocked out after falling on ice  Belfast LiveThe air ambulance were called to the scene and the 16-year-old was taken to hospital.
  
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• Young artists’ unique collaboration on portrait of city’s former mayor - Belfast Newsletter

  23-01-2019 12:45
  Young artists’ unique collaboration on portrait of city’s former mayor  Belfast NewsletterFormer Belfast Lord Mayor Nuala McAllister has said she is “delighted” with her official mayoral portrait, which was produced through a unique collaboration ...
  
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• GAA Gaelfast primary school scheme promoting exercise across Co Antrim - Belfast Live

  23-01-2019 12:22
  GAA Gaelfast primary school scheme promoting exercise across Co Antrim  Belfast Live16 primary schools will be involved in the new scheme.
  
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• Fly Me To The Moon: Hilarity and reality in equal measure - Belfast Media Group

  23-01-2019 12:13
  Fly Me To The Moon: Hilarity and reality in equal measure  Belfast Media GroupTHE opening night of Marie Jones' dark comedy Fly Me To The Moon at the Grand Opera House was one full of raucous laughter. The Belfast playwright's ...
  
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• Report recommending more Irish language nurseries published after three year delay

  23-01-2019 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A report recommending an increase in the number of Irish language nursery schools in Northern Ireland has finally been published, three years after it was initially completed.
  
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• Artist:Entrepreneur Day in Belfast this weekend - Complete Music Update

  23-01-2019 12:09
  Artist:Entrepreneur Day in Belfast this weekend  Complete Music UpdateCMU:DIY is heading to Northern Ireland this weekend with the Featured Artists Coalition for the first 2019 edition of the Artist:Entrepreneur Day, presented in ...
  
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• MPs set to debate range of Brexit plans in day of Commons drama

  23-01-2019 11:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs are jostling to have their favoured outcome for Brexit debated in the House of Commons in what is shaping up to be a day of high drama on January 29.
  
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• Padraic Fiacc: Tributes after Belfast poet dies - BBC News

  23-01-2019 11:50
  Padraic Fiacc: Tributes after Belfast poet dies  BBC NewsTributes have been paid to Belfast poet Padraic Fiacc after he died aged 94. Irish President Michael D Higgins was among those who praised his work.
  
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• Former Queen's University Belfast PR chief dies aged 52 - HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk

  23-01-2019 11:48
  Former Queen's University Belfast PR chief dies aged 52  HoldTheFrontPage.co.ukA public relations chief who “would have made a terrific newspaper editor” has died suddenly aged 52. Tributes have been paid to Kevin Mulhern, who has been ...
  
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• Santander to close three branches in Northern Ireland amid 140 closures across UK

  23-01-2019 11:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Santander is to close 140 branches in the UK, putting more than 1,200 jobs at risk, following a slump in the number of transactions it handles.
  
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• Kilkeel harbour £350k offer turned down by department

  23-01-2019 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  DAERA says accepting private money to help develop Kilkeel harbour would be "inappropriate".
  
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• Fall in number of abortions in Northern Ireland - 12 terminations in a year

  23-01-2019 11:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New figures show that 12 pregnancies were terminated in NHS hospitals in Northern Ireland in 2017/18- one fewer than the previous year.
  
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• IN FULL: N.I. school closures due to snow and ice - Belfast Newsletter

  23-01-2019 11:11
  IN FULL: N.I. school closures due to snow and ice  Belfast NewsletterThe adverse weather conditions has resulted in the closure of some schools in Northern Ireland.
  
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• PM assures DUP Northern Ireland peace funding to continue regardless of Brexit

  23-01-2019 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has reassured the DUP the UK Government is committed to maintaining funding for peace projects in Northern Ireland until 2027 regardless of Brexit.
  
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• Leonardo da Vinci drawings to go on display at Belfast's Ulster Museum - Belfast Live

  23-01-2019 10:45
  Leonardo da Vinci drawings to go on display at Belfast's Ulster Museum  Belfast LiveThe simultaneous exhibitions of drawings are part of a nationwide event to mark 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci's death.
  
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• Broken down vehicle causing long delays - Belfast Newsletter

  23-01-2019 10:41
  Broken down vehicle causing long delays  Belfast NewsletterMotorists are advised to expect delays on the M2 motorway due to a broken down vehicle.
  
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• Portraits painted on handkerchiefs that depict the horrors of Hitler’s genocide - Belfast Newsletter

  23-01-2019 10:01
  Portraits painted on handkerchiefs that depict the horrors of Hitler’s genocide  Belfast NewsletterThis coming Sunday (January 27) is Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), the anniversary of the liberation in 1945 of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death ...
  
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• Belfast City Cemetery: Plot Z1 memorial agreed for babies - BBC News

  23-01-2019 09:50
  Belfast City Cemetery: Plot Z1 memorial agreed for babies  BBC NewsThousands of babies who died shortly after birth or were stillborn are to be commemorated by a sculpture in Belfast City Cemetery. The area known as Plot Z1 ...
  
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• Chinese New Year in Belfast events revealed - Belfast Live

  23-01-2019 09:39
  Chinese New Year in Belfast events revealed  Belfast LiveThere are plenty of colourful events planned to mark the event and they're free of charge.
  
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• Jet2 chief executive says air carrier will consider switching to the Belfast-made A220 for next order - Belfast Telegraph

  23-01-2019 09:24
  Jet2 chief executive says air carrier will consider switching to the Belfast-made A220 for next order  Belfast TelegraphThe head of Jet2.com, one of the biggest airlines operating out of Northern Ireland, has said it would consider buying A220s from Airbus in future even though it ...
  
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