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• Candlelight Vigil for Christchurch Victims Held in Belfast - The Advertiser

  15-03-2019 23:30
  Candlelight Vigil for Christchurch Victims Held in Belfast  The AdvertiserA candlelight vigil was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on the evening of March 15 in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shooting. This footage shows ...
  
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• One vehicle towed following three-vehicle accident in Belfast - PenBayPilot.com

  15-03-2019 23:15
  One vehicle towed following three-vehicle accident in Belfast  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — One vehicle was towed following a three-vehicle accident that occurred around 3 p.m., March 15 at the Belmont Avenue traffic light near Renys ...
  
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• Youth Strike 4 Climate Belfast takes over Cornmarket with list of demands - Belfast Live

  15-03-2019 22:20
  Youth Strike 4 Climate Belfast takes over Cornmarket with list of demands  Belfast LiveHundreds of young people gathered in Belfast on Friday to protest against man-made climate damage. The youngsters, led by budding author and naturalist, ...
  
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• Plane stalled before fatal crash near Nutts Corner

  15-03-2019 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men died when the aircraft came down and caught fire near Nutts Corner last year.
  
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• Morrill Man Charged In Murder Of Belfast Man - q1065.fm

  15-03-2019 20:24
  Morrill Man Charged In Murder Of Belfast Man  q1065.fmA man from Morrill has been charged in the Friday morning shooting death of a man from Belfast.
  
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• Casement Park: Belfast stadium plans face further setback

  15-03-2019 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The Department for Communities permanent secretary says a sharp increase in cost is a problem.
  
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• 200 new jobs announced by home care provider

  15-03-2019 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Connected Health has said the majority of posts will be based in Belfast and North Down.
  
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• Six Nations: Ireland must produce 'best performance' to beat Wales

  15-03-2019 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory Best says Ireland will need one of their finest performances of the Joe Schmidt era to upset Wales on Saturday.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Tyrone road reopened following crash

  15-03-2019 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Chef handed suspended sentence after sparking Belfast police chase - Belfast Live

  15-03-2019 18:30
  Chef handed suspended sentence after sparking Belfast police chase  Belfast LiveA chef who sparked a police chase whilst his eight-month old daughter was in the back seat of his BMW was handed a suspended sentence today.
  
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• Man charged with killing Belfast man - WGME

  15-03-2019 18:21
  Man charged with killing Belfast man  WGMESWANVILLE (WGME) -- Maine State Police said a man shot and killed another man in Swanville early Friday morning. Public Safety Spokesperson Steve ...
  
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• DUP did not discuss more money for Northern Ireland during meetings with UK government: Nigel Dodds

  15-03-2019 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The deputy leader of the DUP Nigel Dodds has said his party did not discuss further cash for Northern Ireland during meetings with senior cabinet ministers on Friday.
  
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• Trad band Beoga release new song ahead of Belfast St Patrick's gig - Belfast Telegraph

  15-03-2019 17:45
  Trad band Beoga release new song ahead of Belfast St Patrick's gig  Belfast TelegraphIrish "new wave trad" group Beoga have returned with a new single, penned by the quintet, Ed Sheeran, and Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid.
  
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• Woman attacked by two ex-partners in Co Down home invasion, court told

  15-03-2019 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman was allegedly beaten with a curtain pole by two ex-partners as part of an "invasion" into her home, the High Court has heard.
  
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• DUP and ministers in talks over Brexit deal

  15-03-2019 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Discussions have taken place in London ahead of a third vote on the PM's Brexit agreement next week.
  
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• Derry Girls and Killing Eve win big at broadcasting awards

  15-03-2019 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Channel 4’s Derry Girls was named best comedy at the Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards on Friday.
  
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• Bloody Sunday prosecutions 'nothing to do with justice' says Belfast Army Colonel - Belfast Telegraph

  15-03-2019 16:10
  Bloody Sunday prosecutions 'nothing to do with justice' says Belfast Army Colonel  Belfast TelegraphRetired British Army Colonel Tim Collins has said the prosecution of a former paratrooper over his actions on Bloody Sunday has "nothing to do with justice".
  
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• Eddie Meenan murder: Derry man stabbed more than 40 times, court told

  15-03-2019 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man murdered in Derry had been stabbed more than 40 times, the High Court heard.
  
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• Sinn Fein hits out at DUP councillor's Irish leaflet 'insult' - call for party to clarify position

  15-03-2019 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has called on the DUP to clarify its position on the rights of Irish language speakers after one of the party's councillors attacked a local authority's decision to produce an Irish language information leaflet.
  
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• Jayne Toal Reat murder: Nathan Ward to serve at least 17 years

  15-03-2019 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Jayne Toal Reat died from seven stab wounds after being attacked in Lisburn at Christmas 2017.
  
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• Jayne Toal Reat murder: Daughter speaks after killer jailed

  15-03-2019 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The daughter of a woman murdered on Christmas Day in 2017 speaks after the killer sentenced.
  
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• Delaying Brexit for prolonged period 'disaster,' says DUP MP Robinson

  15-03-2019 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Gavin Robinson has said delaying Brexit for a prolonged period would be a "disaster".
  
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• Belfast medtech start-up Neurovalens raises £4.6m for weightloss headband - The Irish Times

  15-03-2019 14:48
  Belfast medtech start-up Neurovalens raises £4.6m for weightloss headband  The Irish TimesThe headband stimulates the part of the brain associated with appetite and cravings.
  
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• 'Ashley Bryan' screened at Belfast library - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  15-03-2019 14:01
  'Ashley Bryan' screened at Belfast library - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBelfast — Belfast Free Library, 106 High St., will host a screening of “I Know a Man ... Ashley Bryan,” a 2016 film by Richard Kane and Robert Shetterly, ...
  
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• Slither over to Belfast Zoo to celebrate the bank holiday weekend - Belfast Telegraph

  15-03-2019 13:52
  Slither over to Belfast Zoo to celebrate the bank holiday weekend  Belfast TelegraphLegend has it that St. Patrick banished snakes from Ireland, but Belfast Zoo begs to differ.
  
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• Ballymena Academy edged out by Methodist College in Medallion Shield final - Belfast Newsletter

  15-03-2019 13:46
  Ballymena Academy edged out by Methodist College in Medallion Shield final  Belfast NewsletterBallymena Academy and Methodist College produced an entertaining finale to the Medallion Shield at Kingspan Stadium. In a close affair it was the Belfast boys ...
  
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• Belfast book of condolence for NZ shooting victims - ITV News

  15-03-2019 13:43
  Belfast book of condolence for NZ shooting victims  ITV NewsA book of condolence has been opened in Belfast for the victims of mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand. At least 49 people were killed and 48 ...
  
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• Belfast Holyland residents urge crack down on drinking for St Patrick's Day celebrations - Belfast Telegraph

  15-03-2019 13:42
  Belfast Holyland residents urge crack down on drinking for St Patrick's Day celebrations  Belfast TelegraphFed-up residents in the Holyland area of Belfast have called for a crackdown on street drinking during this year's St Patrick's Day celebrations.
  
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• St Patrick's Day: Trump says Irish confident, fierce and true

  15-03-2019 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  US President Donald Trump says he will visit the Republic of Ireland this year.
  
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• New Zealand massacre: Northern Ireland understands what you are going through, says sister of woman shot dead by IRA while leaving church

  15-03-2019 13:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman whose sister was murdered by the IRA while leaving church has said many people in Northern Ireland understand what the families of those killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings are going through.
  
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• New play bounces in to Mac - Belfast Newsletter

  15-03-2019 13:12
  New play bounces in to Mac  Belfast NewsletterThis season's offering at the MAC is already getting people talking, as John Godber's hit play Bouncers comes to Belfast for a three-week extended run from ...
  
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• Get ready to rock as 80s legends come to town - Belfast Newsletter

  15-03-2019 13:10
  Get ready to rock as 80s legends come to town  Belfast NewsletterEighties nostalgia is on the bill for this summer's hottest festival ticket, so get out your shoulder pads and leg warmers, get into the 80s style, and - Let's Rock ...
  
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• Mipim offers opportunity to meet and collaborate with Belfast developers - Property Week

  15-03-2019 13:00
  Mipim offers opportunity to meet and collaborate with Belfast developers  Property WeekThere is little doubt Brexit will be dominating many discussions at Mipim this year.
  
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• Met office issues second weekend snow weather warning

  15-03-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a second yellow weather warning for snow and heavy rain in Northern Ireland on Saturday.
  
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• More Cork people travel to Belfast for cataract surgery - Echo Live

  15-03-2019 12:50
  More Cork people travel to Belfast for cataract surgery  Echo LiveYet another busload of Cork people departed the South West for Belfast yesterday with people eager to undergo Cataract surgery.
  
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• Sadistic Christmas day killer given 17-year term for Jayne Toal-Reat murder

  15-03-2019 12:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sadistic killer who stabbed a mum to death in a frenzied knife attack after she caught him sexually assaulting her daughter was told it will be 2034 before he is even considered for release.
  
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• Commons committee announces 'short inquiry' into RHI payments

  15-03-2019 12:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs are to probe the government's attempts to slash payments to those in the RHI scheme.
  
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• East Belfast murder investigation over man's death

  15-03-2019 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The police arrest two men over the death of a man at a house in east Belfast.
  
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• Man (80s) killed after being hit by car in Northern Ireland road crash

  15-03-2019 11:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed a man aged in his 80s died after he was hit by a car.
  
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• Lane closure on Belfast Road as improvement scheme gets underway - Impartial Reporter

  15-03-2019 11:36
  Lane closure on Belfast Road as improvement scheme gets underway  Impartial ReporterA £480000 road improvement scheme will commence on the A4 Belfast Road, Enniskillen on Tuesday, March 19.
  
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• Two Men Arrested In Connection With Belfast Murder. - Kfm Radio

  15-03-2019 11:29
  Two Men Arrested In Connection With Belfast Murder.  Kfm RadioTwo men have been arrested in connection with the death of a man in Belfast. A murder investigation's underway after his body was found in the Kyle Street area ...
  
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• Belfast violence levels 'deeply concerning' as police open murder probe

  15-03-2019 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP councillor has said the level of violence in Belfast this year has been "unbelievable" after a man was killed on Friday morning.
  
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• Fane Valley buys duck producer Silver Hill Foods

  15-03-2019 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The agri-food business says the move is part of its investment strategy.
  
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• Paper landing cards to be phased out at the UK border - Belfast Live

  15-03-2019 09:56
  Paper landing cards to be phased out at the UK border  Belfast LiveVisitors from certain countries will also be permitted to use e-gates at UK airports.
  
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• Friday's papers: Bloody Sunday and a literary legend

  15-03-2019 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Reaction from Thursday's Bloody Sunday murder charge is story dominating Friday's front pages.
  
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• East Belfast murder investigation over man's death - BBC News

  15-03-2019 09:01
  East Belfast murder investigation over man's death  BBC NewsMurder investigation launched after man dies in east Belfast Police have launched a murder investigation after  Belfast TelegraphEast Belfast murder probe launched - two arrested  Belfast LiveView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Murder investigation after man found dead in east Belfast - ITV News

  15-03-2019 08:55
  Murder investigation after man found dead in east Belfast  ITV NewsRead the latest UTV stories, Murder investigation after man found dead in east Belfast on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest UTV news.
  
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