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• Tragic Belfast mum Ruth Maguire to be laid to rest this weekend - Belfast Telegraph

  19-03-2019 23:38
  Tragic Belfast mum Ruth Maguire to be laid to rest this weekend  Belfast TelegraphMother-of-three Ruth Maguire will be laid to rest this Saturday in her native Co Antrim.
  
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• Dean McIlwaine's pals win award for barbershop opened in his memory - Belfast Live

  19-03-2019 23:13
  Dean McIlwaine's pals win award for barbershop opened in his memory  Belfast LiveThe cousin of a man who died suddenly has told how the barbershop opened in his name has been the perfect legacy. The body of Dean McIlwaine, 22, was ...
  
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• Watch: Derry Girls express shock at winning Royal Television Society award - 'it's very fancy'

  19-03-2019 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cast and crew of Derry Girls have expressed their shock at picking up the Royal Television Society's (RTS) Scripted Comedy award.
  
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• Fiddle Fever in Belfast March 29 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  19-03-2019 22:30
  Fiddle Fever in Belfast March 29 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBelfast — Lively, foot-tapping music by the Franklin County Fiddlers and the Belfast Bay Fiddlers Friday night, March 29, should go a long way toward relieving ...
  
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• Avoniel Leisure Centre revamp plans open to the public - Belfast Live

  19-03-2019 22:25
  Avoniel Leisure Centre revamp plans open to the public  Belfast LiveThese are the plans for the £8million development of an East Belfast leisure centre. Detail versions of plans will be available to view for the public tomorrow, ...
  
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• Concern as police expand investigation into Dunmurry Manor care home

  19-03-2019 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MLA has expressed his concern after it was reported that police are expanding their investigation into the alleged mistreatment of patients at Dunmurry Manor care home.
  
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• Hotel owner arrested after three killed in St Patrick’s Day crush

  19-03-2019 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hotel owner has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three teenagers died outside a St Patrick’s Day disco, his spokeswoman said.
  
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• Sentimental jewellery stolen from 96-year-old woman in south Belfast burglary - Belfast Telegraph

  19-03-2019 19:12
  Sentimental jewellery stolen from 96-year-old woman in south Belfast burglary  Belfast TelegraphA 96-year-old woman has been left shaken after her south Belfast home was broken into on Thursday evening.
  
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• Sentimental jewellery stolen from 96-year-old woman in south Belfast burglary

  19-03-2019 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 96-year-old woman has been left shaken after her south Belfast home was broken into on Thursday evening.
  
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• Ballyclare into final - Belfast Newsletter

  19-03-2019 19:00
  Ballyclare into final  Belfast NewsletterDeep RiverRock Towns' Cup holders Ballyclare will return to Kingspan Stadium on Easter Monday to continue the defence of the title when they meet ...
  
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• Two men arrested in connection with St Patrick's Day disco deaths

  19-03-2019 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested in connection with the deaths of three teenagers at the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown on St Patrick's Day.
  
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• 'Sentimental' jewellery taken as 96-year-old woman targeted in Belfast robbery - Irish Mirror

  19-03-2019 18:33
  'Sentimental' jewellery taken as 96-year-old woman targeted in Belfast robbery  Irish MirrorA 96-year-old woman has had "sentimental" jewellery taken from her after being targeted in a robbery in South Belfast on Friday. At around 9pm her apartment in ...
  
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• Ann Hussey - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  19-03-2019 18:33
  Ann Hussey - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBelfast — Ann E. Hussey went home to be with the Lord on March 6, 2019. She was born in Belfast on Dec. 28, 1933, the third child of Lester and Katie (Trull) ...
  
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• DUP's Robinson questions Civil Service chief's lack of attendance at veterans board

  19-03-2019 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP MP has asked the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service to explain his absence from meetings of a panel that supports veterans of the armed forces.
  
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• Vehicles set alight in Newry arson attack

  19-03-2019 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of vehicles were set alight in a suspected arson attack at a commercial premises in Newry on Monday night.
  
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• Department urged to reconsider 'flawed' cuts to RHI scheme payments

  19-03-2019 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group representing RHI boiler owners has appealed to the Department for the Economy (DfE) to delay planned cuts to payments.
  
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• Shirley Boyle - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  19-03-2019 18:17
  Shirley Boyle - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBelmont — Shirley E. Boyle, 68, of Belmont, passed away March 13, 2019, in Belfast. She was born in Camden on March 25, 1950, to Hillard and Betty (Rolfe) ...
  
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• Delay to Brexit must be ‘useful’ to get EU approval, says negotiator

  19-03-2019 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Union will need to know “the reason and the usefulness” of any UK request for a delay to Brexit before deciding whether to grant an extension, the EU’s chief negotiator has cautioned.
  
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• Carl Frampton's next fights outlined by Frank Warren - Belfast Live

  19-03-2019 17:51
  Carl Frampton's next fights outlined by Frank Warren  Belfast LivePromoter Frank Warren has outlined Carl Frampton's potential next fights. The 32-year-old recently signed a co-promotional deal with Top Rank and ESPN in ...
  
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• Teenager in queue for Greenvale Hotel St Patrick's disco tells of efforts to save tragic teen Connor Currie

  19-03-2019 17:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young girl who witnessed the tragic crush which killed three teenagers at a St Patrick’s Day event in Tyrone has described how people struggled to get their friends off the ground as the pushing worsened and the efforts to save one of the victims.
  
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• US court to examine £1bn acquisition of Northern Ireland's Moy Park

  19-03-2019 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A US court is to examine the purchase of one of Northern Ireland's biggest employers, Moy Park, US media has reported.
  
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• STATSports SupercupNI 2019 Minor section expanded to 18 teams - Belfast Live

  19-03-2019 16:50
  STATSports SupercupNI 2019 Minor section expanded to 18 teams  Belfast LiveGreenisland will be back to defend their title with Linfield, Portadown and Glenavon among the challengers.
  
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• Easter trip in Belfast planned? Make sure you visit this one great spot - Her.ie

  19-03-2019 16:26
  Easter trip in Belfast planned? Make sure you visit this one great spot  Her.ieBrought to you by Crumlin Road Gaol. What better way to celebrate Easter than by going to jail? Don't worry - we're not telling you to break the law. You'll be ...
  
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• Burglar was ‘in a drug and alcohol-induced haze’ - Belfast Newsletter

  19-03-2019 16:11
  Burglar was ‘in a drug and alcohol-induced haze’  Belfast NewsletterA would-be writer with 69 previous convictions, mainly for having drugs, has been jailed again for a burglary of a house committed while “effectively wandering ...
  
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• Translink announces fare increase for bus and rail services

  19-03-2019 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Translink has announced fares are to increase on many of its bus and rail services next month.
  
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• Edward Dorman - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  19-03-2019 15:20
  Edward Dorman - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBelfast — Edward Alfred Dorman went to be with the Lord, Feb. 28, 2019. Born in Belfast, July 11, 1941, he lived 62 years in Belfast. He was a son of Bruce E.
  
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• Irish Open 2019: Former tournament winner Padraig Harrington to play at Lahinch

  19-03-2019 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Europe's next Ryder Cup captain and three-time major winner Padraig Harrington will play in this year's Irish Open at Lahinch in July
  
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• RHI subsidy cut calculations 'fatally flawed'

  19-03-2019 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The Renewable Heat Association says calculations used to work out reduced payments are wrong.
  
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• Mother loses legal battle over police officer's redeployment after son's custody death

  19-03-2019 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a man who died in a police cell has lost her legal battle over the redeployment of a custody officer ultimately cleared of his manslaughter.
  
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• Leroy Brown - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  19-03-2019 14:59
  Leroy Brown - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalSearsmont — “Bad Bad” Leroy W. Brown, 82, of Searsmont, passed away March 14, 2019, at home. Leroy was born in Camden on Nov. 9, 1936, to the late ...
  
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• Man needs facial surgery after Belfast attack - Belfast Telegraph

  19-03-2019 14:52
  Man needs facial surgery after Belfast attack  Belfast TelegraphA man required facial surgery after being attacked by a gang in north Belfast, police have said.
  
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• Man needs facial surgery after Belfast attack

  19-03-2019 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man required facial surgery after being attacked by a gang in north Belfast, police have said.
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest: Ex-soldier recalls 'frightening experience'

  19-03-2019 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-soldier recalls "frightening experience" when his base came under "heavy fire" in 1971 in Belfast.
  
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• Murder victim Reece Leeman's funeral to be held this week in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  19-03-2019 14:42
  Murder victim Reece Leeman's funeral to be held this week in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphThe funeral of murdered east Belfast man Reece Leeman will be held on Saturday.
  
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• Murder victim Reece Leeman's funeral to be held this week in Belfast

  19-03-2019 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of murdered east Belfast man Reece Leeman will be held on Saturday.
  
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• What can we expect from co-working spaces in 2019? - Belfast Newsletter

  19-03-2019 14:38
  What can we expect from co-working spaces in 2019?  Belfast NewsletterOver the past decade we have seen the rise of coworking spaces here in the UK and Ireland.
  
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• Anticipation building for Belfast Telegraph Top 100 companies - Belfast Telegraph

  19-03-2019 14:31
  Anticipation building for Belfast Telegraph Top 100 companies  Belfast TelegraphThe Belfast Telegraph Top 100 is a flagship business publication for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Anticipation building for Belfast Telegraph Top 100 companies

  19-03-2019 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph Top 100 is a flagship business publication for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Laura Bullock 'had such a unique smile'

  19-03-2019 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A friend of Lauren Bullock, who died after a crush at a hotel in Cookstown, pays tribute to her.
  
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• Isle of Man TT: Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman and Dean Harrison to defend titles

  19-03-2019 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Defending champions Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman and Dean Harrison confirm their entry for the 2019 Isle of Man TT.
  
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• Cookstown hotel disco crush: 'More teens could have died'

  19-03-2019 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Police investigating the deaths of three teens say some 400 people were waiting to get into a hotel party.
  
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• Belfast Custom House Square unit on sale for £370k - Belfast Telegraph

  19-03-2019 14:05
  Belfast Custom House Square unit on sale for £370k  Belfast TelegraphA retail unit currently occupied by a restaurant in an apartment block in Belfast's Custom House Square has gone on the market for £370000.
  
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• Brexit: New vote not ruled out despite Bercow decision

  19-03-2019 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The government could try to get the PM's Brexit deal passed next week after Speaker Bercow rules it must be changed first, ministers indicate.
  
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• Police legacy unit 'lacks independence' to probe 1972 Belfast killing of Jean Smyth, rules court - Belfast Telegraph

  19-03-2019 13:54
  Police legacy unit 'lacks independence' to probe 1972 Belfast killing of Jean Smyth, rules court  Belfast TelegraphNorthern Ireland's Chief Constable has not shown that a legacy unit within his force has the practical independence for a new probe into the suspected military ...
  
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• Police legacy unit 'lacks independence' to probe 1972 Belfast killing of Jean Smyth, rules court

  19-03-2019 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Chief Constable has not shown that a legacy unit within his force has the practical independence for a new probe into the suspected military killing of a woman in west Belfast 47 years ago, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
  
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• Belfast City Council open Book of Condolence following St Patrick's Day tragedy in Cookstown - Belfast Newsletter

  19-03-2019 13:29
  Belfast City Council open Book of Condolence following St Patrick's Day tragedy in Cookstown  Belfast NewsletterA Book of Condolence for those who lost their lives in Sunday's tragic events in Cookstown has been opened at Belfast City Hall.
  
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