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• Stena Fleet Movements Update - Belfast Says Farewell To Stena Forerunner Ahead of Welcoming Stena... - NI Ferry Site

  08-02-2019 22:54
  Stena Fleet Movements Update - Belfast Says Farewell To Stena Forerunner Ahead of Welcoming Stena...  NI Ferry SiteSTENA FORERUNNER has left Belfast for Birkenhead for the final time ahead of her replacement, while STENA SUPERFAST VII will go to dry-dock on Monday.
  
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• Man accused of murdering Belfast community worker Ian Ogle appears in court and denies charge amid heavy - The Irish Sun

  08-02-2019 22:53
  Man accused of murdering Belfast community worker Ian Ogle appears in court and denies charge amid heavy  The Irish SunJonathan Brown's lawyer Mark Austin told the court: 'Mr Brown denies planning, preparing and committing this offence'
  
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• Northern Ireland's political parties meet with Leo Varadkar in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  08-02-2019 21:31
  Northern Ireland's political parties meet with Leo Varadkar in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphNorthern Ireland's five main political parties have met with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Belfast to put forward their views on the current state of the Brexit ...
  
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• Northern Ireland's political parties meet with Leo Varadkar in Belfast

  08-02-2019 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's five main political parties have met with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Belfast to put forward their views on the current state of the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Political tour de force from Tinderbox - Belfast Newsletter

  08-02-2019 20:35
  Political tour de force from Tinderbox  Belfast NewsletterFollowing the huge success of The Man Who Fell to Pieces, Tinderbox Theatre Company returns to The Mac in Belfast from February 12 - 23 with the political ...
  
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• Dance set for Feb. 9 in Belfast - The Guardian

  08-02-2019 19:59
  Dance set for Feb. 9 in Belfast  The GuardianThe Belfast Rec Centre will host the second annual Heart and Stroke fundraising dance on Saturday, 8:30-11:30 p.m. It will include a silent auction, cake auction ...
  
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• What's on in Belfast this weekend, February 9-10 - Belfast Live

  08-02-2019 19:48
  What's on in Belfast this weekend, February 9-10  Belfast LiveIt's time to celebrate, the weekend is here once again.
  
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• The Kilkeel women who took on the insurers - and won

  08-02-2019 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Juneve Nicholl took a case after her insurer would not pay out for repairs needed at her home.
  
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• Thursday roundup: C-G advances, Belfasts Enders goes off for 56 - Wellsville Daily Reporter

  08-02-2019 19:38
  Thursday roundup: C-G advances, Belfasts Enders goes off for 56  Wellsville Daily ReporterAVOCA — The Canisteo-Greenwood Redskins earned a big upset Thursday night by taking down No. 2 Addison by a 62-51 final in the semifinals of the SCAA ...
  
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• £10m investment boost for House of Fraser Belfast - The Irish Times

  08-02-2019 19:37
  £10m investment boost for House of Fraser Belfast  The Irish TimesSports Direct to invest over €11m after agreeing long-term lease with shopping-centre owners.
  
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• SDLP leader confident of securing Fianna Fail partnership

  08-02-2019 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of SDLP has expressed confidence a proposed link-up with Fianna Fail will be endorsed by the party faithful without the loss of any dissenting members.
  
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• Belfast's big data business SciLeads targets customers in global scientific market - Engineers Journal

  08-02-2019 19:07
  Belfast's big data business SciLeads targets customers in global scientific market  Engineers JournalBelfast-based SciLeads is growing its team threefold and also enhancing its lead generation and marketing intelligence platform, which is used by a growing ...
  
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• Mourners shocked as cars perform doughnuts outside funeral of crash victim

  08-02-2019 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mourners at a funeral of a car crash victim in Dungannon were shocked to see cars performing doughnuts outside the service, according to a Sinn Fein MP.
  
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• PSNI warn over planned fight in North Belfast - Belfast Live

  08-02-2019 18:55
  PSNI warn over planned fight in North Belfast  Belfast LiveThe PSNI has warned that they are aware of an arranged fight involving young people in Belfast tonight. In a stark warning, they said that the fight is due to ...
  
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• Brexit: 'Very real' chance of Irish unity poll if no deal

  08-02-2019 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Several cabinet ministers tell the BBC that a no-deal Brexit could lead to an Irish unification referendum.
  
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• ANALYSIS: New era for Bombardier Belfast? - Flightglobal

  08-02-2019 18:08
  ANALYSIS: New era for Bombardier Belfast?  FlightglobalThirty years after its transition from one of the UK's last aircraft builders into a unit of Bombardier, the one-time Shorts factory in Belfast may be about to reinvent ...
  
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• Family of murdered Ian Ogle leave court in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  08-02-2019 18:00
  Family of murdered Ian Ogle leave court in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphIan Ogle's family and friends leave Laganside Court in Belfast after seeing a 33 year old man appear in court over his murder. Ulster Unionist councillor Sonia ...
  
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• Video: Macosquin, Belvoir, Primark - how do you pronounce it?

  08-02-2019 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Forget 'tomato - to-mah-to' or 'potato po-tah-to', the Sandy 'nose' or 'nows' debate has got Northern Ireland talking.
  
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• Hollywood star Kenneth Branagh to land in Belfast for new movie opening - Belfast Telegraph

  08-02-2019 17:39
  Hollywood star Kenneth Branagh to land in Belfast for new movie opening  Belfast TelegraphOscar-nominated actor and director Sir Kenneth Branagh is coming to Belfast for the opening of his new film.
  
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• Councillor to release recordings in £20m Portstewart hotel challenge

  08-02-2019 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A councillor who claims he recorded conversations with officials connected to a legal challenge over a planned £20m hotel and leisure complex on the north coast is prepared to disclose the material, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Tipperary golf clubs pitch for more tourists from the north at Belfast promotion - TipperaryLive.ie

  08-02-2019 17:01
  Tipperary golf clubs pitch for more tourists from the north at Belfast promotion  TipperaryLive.ieDundrum House Hotel, Golf & Leisure Resort in Tipperary has joined Fáilte Ireland in Belfast this week to showcase the best of Irish courses to golfers from ...
  
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• 'Very real' chance of united Ireland vote following no-deal Brexit say government ministers

  08-02-2019 16:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several government ministers have warned that there is a very real chance of an Irish unity poll in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Beloved Belfast brewery that helped launch Maine craft beer craze goes up for sale - Bangor Daily News

  08-02-2019 16:09
  Beloved Belfast brewery that helped launch Maine craft beer craze goes up for sale  Bangor Daily NewsThree Tides and Marshall Wharf Brewing Co., two iconic Belfast establishments that have helped usher in the craft beer wave and remake the city's waterfront, ...
  
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• Liam Neeson interview in full: Rape, race and how I learnt revenge doesn’t work

  08-02-2019 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Neeson is sitting in an armchair with a flask of tea at his side. We are in the sprawling suite of a Manhattan hotel to talk about his latest film, Cold Pursuit.
  
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• I will not negotiate Brexit with PM over dinner, says Leo Varadkar

  08-02-2019 15:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said he will not be negotiating Brexit when he meets Theresa May for dinner in Dublin on Friday evening.
  
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• Man (50s) killed in Northern Ireland house fire

  08-02-2019 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 50s has died in a house fire in Armagh.
  
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• Driver escapes injury after tree falls on car in Belfast as Storm Erik batters Northern Ireland - Belfast Telegraph

  08-02-2019 15:44
  Driver escapes injury after tree falls on car in Belfast as Storm Erik batters Northern Ireland  Belfast TelegraphA driver had a narrow escape after a tree fell on a car in south Belfast.
  
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• Driver escapes injury after tree falls on car in Belfast as Storm Erik batters Northern Ireland

  08-02-2019 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A driver had a narrow escape after a tree fell on a car in south Belfast.
  
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• Man jailed for defecating on floor of Belfast McDonald’s - Belfast Newsletter

  08-02-2019 15:34
  Man jailed for defecating on floor of Belfast McDonald’s  Belfast NewsletterA man was jailed on Friday for defecating in a Belfast city centre fast food restaurant.
  
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• House of Fraser commits to Belfast Victoria Square store - BBC News

  08-02-2019 15:27
  House of Fraser commits to Belfast Victoria Square store  BBC NewsHouse of Fraser employs more than 500 full, part-time and concession staff at Victoria Square.
  
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• Man jailed after defecating in McDonald's in Belfast city centre - The Irish News

  08-02-2019 15:26
  Man jailed after defecating in McDonald's in Belfast city centre  The Irish NewsA MAN has been jailed after defecating in McDonald's in Belfast city centre. Keith Crawford received a four-month sentence for his "inexcusable" actions at the ...
  
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• House of Fraser commits to Belfast Victoria Square store

  08-02-2019 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  House of Fraser employs more than 500 full, part-time and concession staff at Victoria Square.
  
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• Belfast weather chaos as tree falls on car - Belfast Live

  08-02-2019 15:03
  Belfast weather chaos as tree falls on car  Belfast LivePolice are in attendance after a tree fell on a car in South Belfast. It happened on the Milltown Road near the outer ring onslip. A PSNI spokesman said: "Traffic ...
  
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• Belfast Telegraph readers vote to bin Brexit backstop

  08-02-2019 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast Telegraph poll has found that readers are narrowly against the Brexit backstop.
  
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• Man jailed after defecating on floor of Belfast McDonald's - Belfast Telegraph

  08-02-2019 14:46
  Man jailed after defecating on floor of Belfast McDonald's  Belfast TelegraphA man was jailed today for defecating in a Belfast city centre fast food restaurant.
  
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• Man jailed after defecating on floor of Belfast McDonald's

  08-02-2019 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was jailed today for defecating in a Belfast city centre fast food restaurant.
  
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• 500 jobs safe and Belfast House of Fraser to get £10m revamp

  08-02-2019 14:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The future of the House of Fraser store at Belfast's Victoria Square has been secured after a new long-term lease was agreed.
  
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• Video: Seven kid goats born in Northern Ireland prison

  08-02-2019 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hydebank Wood College this week welcomed the birth of seven kid goats.
  
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• Lurgan man guilty of planting under-car bomb in police murder bid

  08-02-2019 14:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a police officer at his home using a booby-trap car bomb.
  
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• Belfast bakery in 'gay cake' row will not pursue costs... - Newstalk 106-108 fm

  08-02-2019 14:08
  Belfast bakery in 'gay cake' row will not pursue costs...  Newstalk 106-108 fmA Belfast bakery which was at the centre of a 'gay cake' row for several years has said it will not be seeking costs against Northern Ireland's Equality ...
  
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• Northern Ireland actor Niamh McGrady lashes out at late 30s but still attractive casting call

  08-02-2019 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holby City star Niamh McGrady has lashed out at an "ageist" commercial casting call, which invited women in their "late 30s, still attractive".
  
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• Man in court over Ian Ogle death in Belfast - RTE.ie

  08-02-2019 13:39
  Man in court over Ian Ogle death in Belfast  RTE.ieA 33-year-old man has appeared in court in Belfast over the death of community worker Ian Ogle last month.
  
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• Watch: Brazen thieves use bolt cutters to take £4k bike from outside Belfast man's home

  08-02-2019 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the moment when three "brass-necked" thieves stole a brand new motorbike worth more than £4,000 from outside a Belfast man's home.
  
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