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• Belfast City Hall could get new statues - BBC News

  25-01-2019 23:14
  Belfast City Hall could get new statues  BBC NewsTrade unionist Inez McCormack and civil rights campaigner Paddy Devlin could get permanent statues.
  
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• Ulster snatch last-gasp draw to break Benetton hearts in Belfast - The42

  25-01-2019 22:48
  Ulster snatch last-gasp draw to break Benetton hearts in Belfast  The42Adam McKendry reports from Kingspan Stadium. A PENALTY TRY with the last play of the game saw Ulster rescue a 17-17 draw on their return to the Guinness ...
  
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• Ulster Museum visitors locked inside Botanic Gardens - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 22:40
  Ulster Museum visitors locked inside Botanic Gardens  Belfast LiveThe alarm was raised when security in a nearby building heard them shouting for help.
  
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• Transfer test results and how to survive the big day - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 22:08
  Transfer test results and how to survive the big day  Belfast LiveThe day has nearly arrived - many P7 children and their parents will be waiting patiently and then they'll finally know how they have done in their transfer tests ...
  
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• Steven Ward to fight at Ulster Hall on March 29 - Belfast Newsletter

  25-01-2019 21:43
  Steven Ward to fight at Ulster Hall on March 29  Belfast NewsletterSteven Ward will be back in action in his home city at the Ulster Hall on March 29.
  
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• Varadkar says 'troops could return to the border'

  25-01-2019 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar warns troops could return to the border in the event of a botched Brexit.
  
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• Herman Meisner - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  25-01-2019 21:39
  Herman Meisner - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalNorthport — Nov. 27, 1936 – Jan. 20, 2019. Herman was born In Mt. Kisco, N.Y., and grew up in nearby Pleasantville. He received his undergraduate degree ...
  
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• Game of Thrones fans needed to work at new Belfast exhibition - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 21:07
  Game of Thrones fans needed to work at new Belfast exhibition  Belfast LiveThere are 150 fixed-term positions available across Visitor Experience, Ticketing, Hospitality Outlets and Retail to add to its 280 strong team.
  
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• Galgorm Road Ballymena - police at scene of two vehicle crash - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 20:45
  Galgorm Road Ballymena - police at scene of two vehicle crash  Belfast LiveEmergency services are at the scene of a crash in Co Antrim. Police and ambulance are on the Galgorm Road in Ballymena following the two vehicle collision.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather warning issued - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 19:27
  Northern Ireland weather warning issued  Belfast LiveA weather warning has been issued for Northern Ireland with gusts of 65mph set to batter the country. The yellow notice for strong winds comes into effect on ...
  
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• Things to do in Belfast and beyond this weekend, January 26-27 - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 19:23
  Things to do in Belfast and beyond this weekend, January 26-27  Belfast LiveFinally the weekend has arrived once again and it's time to make the most of what's happening in our city. From music and theatre, to outdoor fun and events for ...
  
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• Things to do in Belfast and beyond this weekend - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 19:23
  Things to do in Belfast and beyond this weekend  Belfast LiveFinally the weekend has arrived once again and it's time to make the most of what's happening in our city. From music and theatre, to outdoor fun and events for ...
  
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• Fresh police appeal in Wayne Boylan murder

  25-01-2019 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a fresh appeal for information regarding the murder of 37-year-old father-of-two Wayne Boylan, who was shot dead in Warrenpoint last week.
  
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• MPs visiting Belfast told of sex assault victim (12) who had to travel to England for abortion - The Irish News

  25-01-2019 19:08
  MPs visiting Belfast told of sex assault victim (12) who had to travel to England for abortion  The Irish NewsA 12-year-old victim of sexual assault in Northern Ireland had to travel to England under police escort for an abortion, MPs have been told.
  
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• Manifesto to justify His Britannick Majesty's Title to it - Belfast Newsletter

  25-01-2019 19:02
  Manifesto to justify His Britannick Majesty's Title to it  Belfast NewsletterFrom the fifth surviving Belfast News Letter. The edition is dated January 9 1738 but that is in fact Jan 20 1739 in the modern calendar, which Britain adopted in ...
  
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• Watch: Police storm Newry home as part of search operation

  25-01-2019 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dramatic footage has emerged of police conducting a search at a premises in Newry earlier this month.
  
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• Larne FC out for revenge against title rivals, insists Tim McCann - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 18:53
  Larne FC out for revenge against title rivals, insists Tim McCann  Belfast LiveIt is first vs second in the Championship on Saturday as Larne and Carrick go toe-to-toe.
  
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• Bargain breaks at home and abroad - Belfast Newsletter

  25-01-2019 18:12
  Bargain breaks at home and abroad  Belfast NewsletterSPAIN: Alicante City, 3 star Daniya Alicante, 4 nights bed and breakfast departing from Belfast International on February 25. Price: £179 per person based on 2 ...
  
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• Police issue 'Egyptian pharaoh' pills drug death warning

  25-01-2019 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning to the public in Northern Ireland to be be wary of taking pills with an 'Egyptian pharaoh' logo.
  
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• Beverley Knight joins Andrea Bocelli at Belfast concert - Belfast Newsletter

  25-01-2019 17:03
  Beverley Knight joins Andrea Bocelli at Belfast concert  Belfast NewsletterThe world's most renowned tenor, Andrea Bocelli, is delighted to announce that the queen of British Soul Beverley Knight will join him on his highly anticipated ...
  
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• Lord Mayor hosts Irish Youth Foundation Awards

  25-01-2019 16:45 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 'Disgraceful' - anger after Sinn Fein refuse to condemn violence 'past or present'

  25-01-2019 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of representatives have reacted angrily after Sinn Fein councillors in Londonderry and Strabane refused to condemn violence in Northern Ireland.
  
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• County Limerick playwright wins Channel 4 bursary for Belfast theatre - Limerick Leader

  25-01-2019 16:37
  County Limerick playwright wins Channel 4 bursary for Belfast theatre  Limerick LeaderA TALENTED young playwright from County Limerick has won a Channel 4 bursary and an artist-in-residence stint at Belfast's Lyric Theatre. Erica Murray, fr...
  
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• Ian Adamson obituary: doctor, linguist and former lord mayor of Belfast - The Irish Times

  25-01-2019 16:35
  Ian Adamson obituary: doctor, linguist and former lord mayor of Belfast  The Irish TimesAdviser to Paisley, Adamson was a polymath and a politician who drew factions together.
  
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• McKenna bandwagon rolling back into Belfast - East Side Boxing

  25-01-2019 16:00
  McKenna bandwagon rolling back into Belfast  East Side BoxingTyrone McKenna will fight in front of his home fans in Belfast at Ulster Hall on March 29 – live on iFL TV. 'The Mighty Celt' (17-1-1-KO6) was last seen.
  
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• Peace rally held in Londonderry after paramilitary attacks

  25-01-2019 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over a hundred people turned out in Londonderry on Friday for a rally for peace after days of security alerts linked to paramilitary groups.
  
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• Transfer tests results: Breakdown of Year 8 intake in Northern Ireland selective grammar schools (2018)

  25-01-2019 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Below is the Belfast Telegraph's comprehensive 2018 table of results revealing the grades that were needed last September to get into 63 selective grammar schools requiring either the AQE or the GL Assessment in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Revealed: Transfer test grade intake for Northern Ireland schools 2018

  25-01-2019 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A record number of pupils undertook unofficial transfer tests this year.
  
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• Loyalists interned during Troubles to 'even the score', court told

  25-01-2019 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Loyalists were allegedly interned at the height of the Troubles to "even up the score", the High Court has heard.
  
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• Our playground was Upton Cottages and Arizona Street - Belfast Media Group

  25-01-2019 14:49
  Our playground was Upton Cottages and Arizona Street  Belfast Media GroupIN March 2017, an 'Arizona Street and Upton Cottages reunion party' was held in the Glenowen. It was a great event, with fantastic music provided by the ...
  
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• Watch as boxer who fought Vasyl Lomachenko trains at West Belfast gym - Belfast Live

  25-01-2019 14:42
  Watch as boxer who fought Vasyl Lomachenko trains at West Belfast gym  Belfast LiveThe old footage shows the Cuban star going through his paces ahead of the London Olympics.
  
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• The border should be agreed between the two states - Belfast Newsletter

  25-01-2019 14:41
  The border should be agreed between the two states  Belfast NewsletterThe successful Gina Miller case, in December 2016, though ultimately politically fruitless, haunted the start of the fixed two-year period for the UK to withdraw ...
  
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• Derry Girls actor shares 'surreal' first look at comedy series mural

  25-01-2019 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Nicola Coughlan has shared a first look at the Derry Girls mural as painting gets underway in Derry city centre.
  
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• Northern Ireland workers 'on notice' in event of no-deal Brexit

  25-01-2019 13:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of Northern Ireland businesses have put their workers on notice as they prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Varadkar warns of troops on the border in no deal Brexit - and they could be targeted

  25-01-2019 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Taoiseach has warned of the possibility of troops on the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Video: First Northern Ireland Ninja Master Course opens - have you got what it takes?

  25-01-2019 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Adventure company We Are Vertigo has officially opened its new Ninja Master Course to the public, representing the completion of a major £1million investment.
  
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• Troops could return to Irish border, warns Varadkar

  25-01-2019 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish prime minister warns troops could return to the border in the event of a bad Brexit.
  
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• Soldier’s death prompts swifter closure call on Bloody Sunday prosecutions

  25-01-2019 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death of a former soldier facing potential prosecution over the Bloody Sunday shootings highlights the need to achieve closure swiftly, a sister of one of the victims has said.
  
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• Betting machines: NI bookmakers expected to implement £2 limit

  25-01-2019 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Betting firms expected to voluntarily cut the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2.
  
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• European Champions Cup: Leinster v Ulster game at Aviva Stadium on 30 March

  25-01-2019 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Champions Cup quarter-final between holders Leinster and Ulster will be played at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, 30 March.
  
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• Feile 'targeted and singled out' over funding says director

  25-01-2019 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Director of the west Belfast Feile an Phobail has said he feels the festival is being unfairly singled out after plans to award the group more funding were questioned.
  
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• Anthony Toner kicks off tour - Belfast Newsletter

  25-01-2019 12:54
  Anthony Toner kicks off tour  Belfast NewsletterSinger songwriter Anthony Toner is kicking off an extensive tour of Northern Ireland at Larne Town Hall on February 7.
  
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• Theatre searches for stars of hit musical Paperboy - Belfast Newsletter

  25-01-2019 12:53
  Theatre searches for stars of hit musical Paperboy  Belfast NewsletterFollowing the huge success of the musical adaptation of Tony Macaulay's internationally acclaimed memoir Paperboy, which took place last summer at Lyric ...
  
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