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• KEUNING (THE KILLERS) ANNOUNCES HEADLINE BELFAST SHOW AT THE LIMELIGHT 2 ON SUNDAY 24TH MARCH 2019 - Love Belfast

  30-01-2019 23:58
  KEUNING (THE KILLERS) ANNOUNCES HEADLINE BELFAST SHOW AT THE LIMELIGHT 2 ON SUNDAY 24TH MARCH 2019  Love Belfast“Encompassing '80s-steeped synth-pop, desert rock, electro-Strokes dynamism and melodic laptop experiments, The Killers guitarist's solo venture is a triumph.
  
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• The Old Firm Casuals Play Belfast Empire - Love Belfast

  30-01-2019 23:33
  The Old Firm Casuals Play Belfast Empire  Love BelfastUS street punk band,'The Old Firm Casuals' fronted by Lars Frederiksen from ska-punk stalwarts Rancid is pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at the ...
  
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• Belfast murder victim’s family need answers, vigil told - Irish Examiner

  30-01-2019 22:38
  Belfast murder victim’s family need answers, vigil told  Irish ExaminerThe family of a murdered Belfast community worker need answers, a vigil in his memory has heard. Ian Ogle, 45, died after being set upon by a group of men in ...
  
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• Belfast murder victim's family need answers, vigil told - BreakingNews.ie

  30-01-2019 22:38
  Belfast murder victim's family need answers, vigil told  BreakingNews.ieThe family of a murdered Belfast community worker need answers, a vigil in his memory has heard. Ian Ogle, 45, died after being set upon by a group of men in ...
  
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• Belfast teacher reveals staggering 10st weight loss in just 11 months - Belfast Live

  30-01-2019 22:22
  Belfast teacher reveals staggering 10st weight loss in just 11 months  Belfast LiveIt came after she suffered a major health scare in 2014.
  
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• BBC Digital Journalist Apprentice Scheme in Belfast looking for applicants - BBC News

  30-01-2019 22:14
  BBC Digital Journalist Apprentice Scheme in Belfast looking for applicants  BBC NewsBBC Digital Journalist Apprentice Scheme in Belfast looking for applicants.
  
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• Belfast man charged with possession of child pornography - Bangor Daily News

  30-01-2019 21:25
  Belfast man charged with possession of child pornography  Bangor Daily NewsA Belfast man who worked with developmentally disabled children has been arrested and charged with possession of sexually explicit material.. Maine news ...
  
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• Watch: Calls of 'no revenge' at vigil for murdered Belfast man Ian Ogle

  30-01-2019 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A vigil in east Belfast has been told that there is no need for any "revenge" attacks following the murder of Ian Ogle.
  
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• East Belfast Vigil for Ian Ogle [Photos] - Belfast Telegraph

  30-01-2019 21:22
  East Belfast Vigil for Ian Ogle [Photos]  Belfast TelegraphA vigil for murdered east Belfast man Ian Ogle was held on Wednesday night.
  
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• Sinn Fein accuse Met Eireann of 'amputating' Northern Ireland from weather warnings

  30-01-2019 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Lord Mayor of Belfast Niall O Donnghaile has accused weather service Met Eireann of "amputating" Northern Ireland from weather warnings maps.
  
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• Wintry weather comes to Northern Ireland - in pictures

  30-01-2019 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Many of you woke to snowy scenes on Wednesday and took advantage to capture some stunning images.
  
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• Homes targeted in south Belfast burglaries - Belfast Telegraph

  30-01-2019 19:24
  Homes targeted in south Belfast burglaries  Belfast TelegraphTwo south Belfast homes were targeted in separate burglaries on Monday evening.
  
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• Syringes and other drugs material found at busy Belfast junction - Belfast Live

  30-01-2019 18:45
  Syringes and other drugs material found at busy Belfast junction  Belfast LiveLocal rep says area where needles discovered passed by thousands every day.
  
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• Belfast woman tells court of traumatic experience seeking abortion - Irish Examiner

  30-01-2019 18:05
  Belfast woman tells court of traumatic experience seeking abortion  Irish ExaminerA court in Belfast has heard of one woman's traumatic experience of seeking an abortion after receiving a diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality. Sarah Ewart, 28 ...
  
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• Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon 2019: Vote now in the primary school art competition - Belfast Live

  30-01-2019 17:57
  Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon 2019: Vote now in the primary school art competition  Belfast LiveMore than 1,000 people are expected to participate in the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon Fun Run this Sunday May 5. And ahead of the event, ...
  
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• Irish Premiership: Linfield sign keeper Conor Mitchell on loan

  30-01-2019 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Premiership leaders Linfield bring in Conor Mitchell until the end of the season as a replacement for the injured Roy Carroll.
  
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• May plea for Brexit renegotiation hits wall of resistance from EU

  30-01-2019 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May’s plan to renegotiate Britain’s Brexit Withdrawal Agreement has met a wall of resistance from the EU, with the continent’s most senior politicians and officials lining up to insist the deal cannot be unpicked.
  
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• Belfast councillor claims 'freedom of expression' after being accused of racist and sectarian tweet - Belfast Telegraph

  30-01-2019 17:48
  Belfast councillor claims 'freedom of expression' after being accused of racist and sectarian tweet  Belfast TelegraphA Belfast councillor allegedly mocked the Irish famine by posting a racist and sectarian tweet, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Neil Lennon leaves Hibernian by mutual consent

  30-01-2019 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hibernian boss Neil Lennon and his assistant Garry Parker have left the club by mutual consent following his suspension at the weekend.
  
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• Sydenham Bypass crash causing rush hour delays - Belfast Live

  30-01-2019 17:45
  Sydenham Bypass crash causing rush hour delays  Belfast LiveA three-car crash is causing rush hour delays near Belfast City Airport this evening. The crash on the Sydenham Bypass is Bangor-bound and lane two is ...
  
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• Barclays shifts billions of pounds to Dublin because of Brexit

  30-01-2019 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The High Street bank "cannot wait any longer" to shift business to Dublin because of Brexit.
  
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• Neil Lennon: Hibs head coach officially leaves post by mutual consent

  30-01-2019 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Neil Lennon leaves Hibernian but the head coach has "not been dismissed" and has "not resigned", the Scottish Premiership club have said.
  
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• Lord Empey: The Belfast Agreement is being systematically violated by the backstop - Belfast Newsletter

  30-01-2019 17:23
  Lord Empey: The Belfast Agreement is being systematically violated by the backstop  Belfast NewsletterAs Lord Bew has so skilfully set out ('To protect the Good Friday Agreement, the Irish border backstop must be temporary,' Jan 29), the Belfast Agreement is ...
  
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• Schools and travel affected in NI by heavy snow

  30-01-2019 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A second weather warning for ice is issued for Northern Ireland, beginning on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Orange Order launches new-look newspaper in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  30-01-2019 16:59
  Orange Order launches new-look newspaper in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphThe Orange Order has unveiled the new print and online editions of the Orange Standard newspaper at a launch in Belfast.
  
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• Mayor of Belfast Deirdre Hargey expresses concerns about the future of Ireland - Euronews English

  30-01-2019 16:46
  Mayor of Belfast Deirdre Hargey expresses concerns about the future of Ireland  Euronews EnglishThe Lord Mayor of Belfast said she understood growing worry regarding the future of Ireland in the case of a no deal Brexit.
  
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• Government told to 'put domestic violence first instead of DUP'

  30-01-2019 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has drafted its Domestic Abuse Bill "not with the victims of domestic violence in mind but their (DUP) partners in the coalition", a Labour MP has claimed.
  
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• Cigarettes and 'UVF' signs seized in raids - Belfast Live

  30-01-2019 16:35
  Cigarettes and 'UVF' signs seized in raids  Belfast LiveSearches took place across Belfast and parts of Co Down.
  
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• Coveney warns Brexit deal bid is 'running out of road'

  30-01-2019 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish foreign minister says preventing a hard border is "more important than economic relationships".
  
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• Adam Keefe confident in Challenge Cup progression despite Belfast Giants falling in semi-final first leg - Belfast Telegraph

  30-01-2019 16:33
  Adam Keefe confident in Challenge Cup progression despite Belfast Giants falling in semi-final first leg  Belfast TelegraphThe message was clear from Belfast Giants head coach Adam Keefe following his side's 2-1 loss to the Glasgow Clan last night: we should go through from ...
  
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• Muckamore: Searches carried out in abuse investigation

  30-01-2019 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Items including mobile phones are seized after eight separate searches are carried out.
  
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• Loyalist paramilitaries linked to cigarette haul

  30-01-2019 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The "really significant seizure" follows a one-day operation targeting loyalist paramilitaries.
  
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• Meet the Northern Ireland farmer looking for love - could you be the 'half decent looking' one?

  30-01-2019 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheep farmer Eoin Kelly, from Londonderry, is among rural singletons hoping to find love on the new series of BBC Two's Love in the Countryside.
  
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• Muckamore Abbey: 158 complaints and police searches in patient ill-treatment probe

  30-01-2019 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have carried out eight searches in relation to an investigation into the ill-treatment of patients at the scandal-hit Muckamore Abbey as it was revealed there have been 158 complaints about the hospital.
  
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• Leo Varadkar leaked Brexit conversation says Dominic Raab

  30-01-2019 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Dominic Raab says that a conversation he had with Simon Coveney was leaked and misrepresented.
  
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• PSNI seize loyalist paramilitary cigarette and cash haul

  30-01-2019 15:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have seized cigarettes and cash linked to loyalist paramilitaries in an operation spanning parts of Northern Ireland.
  
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• PSNI 'must do more' to tackle east Belfast UVF, says Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly - Belfast Telegraph

  30-01-2019 15:27
  PSNI 'must do more' to tackle east Belfast UVF, says Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly  Belfast TelegraphSinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly has called on the PSNI "to do more" to tackle the criminal activities of the east Belfast UVF following the brutal murder of Ian Ogle.
  
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• EU has blown a hole in the backstop, Nigel Dodds claims

  30-01-2019 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds has claimed the EU’s chief negotiator has “blown a hole” in the concept of the Irish backstop.
  
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• A winter wonderland

  30-01-2019 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Flights were cancelled and some school closed due to snow and ice in parts of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Abortion law: Sarah Ewart begins NI challenge

  30-01-2019 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Sarah Ewart is trying to change the law with a case based on her personal experience of abortion.
  
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• GAZA: Northern Ireland film has world premiere at Sundance Film Festival

  30-01-2019 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A film co-produced by Belfast-based Fine Point Films has had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival.
  
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• NI abortion laws incompatible with human rights legislation, Belfast High Court told - Irish Examiner

  30-01-2019 14:35
  NI abortion laws incompatible with human rights legislation, Belfast High Court told  Irish ExaminerBelfast High Court has been urged to find that Northern Ireland's abortion laws are incompatible with human rights legislation. The plea was made in the ...
  
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• PSNI 'must do more' to tackle east Belfast UVF, says Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly

  30-01-2019 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly has called on the PSNI "to do more" to tackle the criminal activities of the east Belfast UVF following the brutal murder of Ian Ogle.
  
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• Six Nations: Robbie Henshaw could start at full-back for Ireland against England

  30-01-2019 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Robbie Henshaw could be a surprise inclusion at full-back when Ireland begin the defence of their Six Nations title against England.
  
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• Reece Milner's family in shock after young Armagh man dies of rare viral infection

  30-01-2019 14:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a 23-year-old Co Armagh man who died after contracting a rare viral infection have spoken of their devastation.
  
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• Law changes on Northern Ireland serious sexual offences 'another reason for restoring devolution,' says Prime Minister

  30-01-2019 14:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir John Gillen's review of the handling of serious sexual assaults in the Northern Ireland court system is yet another example of the need to restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister has said.
  
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