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• Ardmonagh Parade shooting leaves man in hospital - Belfast Live

  23-03-2019 22:13
  Ardmonagh Parade shooting leaves man in hospital  Belfast LiveA man has suffered injuries in a shooting in Belfast tonight. It is believed that the victim was shot in both knees in a paramilitary-style attack. The incident took ...
  
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• John Delaney: FAI Chief Executive to step down and assume different role

  23-03-2019 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  FAI Chief Executive John Delaney leaves his position and moves into the new role of Executive Vice President with immediate effect.
  
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• We can't allow Reece Leeman killer to take away precious memories, funeral hears

  23-03-2019 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of murdered east Belfast man Reece Leeman was told those responsible for his murder can't be allowed to take away the many precious memories his family and friends hold of him.
  
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• We can't allow Reece Leeman killer to take away family's precious memories, funeral hears

  23-03-2019 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of murdered east Belfast man Reece Leeman was told those responsible for his murder can't be allowed to take away the many precious memories his family and friends hold of him.
  
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• Republic of Ireland should join the Commonwealth, DUP MP says

  23-03-2019 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has told the Fine Gael party conference he would like to see Ireland join the Commonwealth.
  
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• Police appeal for man suspected of breaching violent offences order

  23-03-2019 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a public appeal to have trace the whereabouts of a Co Down man.
  
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• Give public the final say on Brexit, MPs tell Theresa May

  23-03-2019 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Politicians from all parties have urged the Prime Minister to give the public the final say over Brexit at the Put it to the People march in London.
  
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• Body found in search for missing Co Antrim woman Nicola Murray

  23-03-2019 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police searching for the missing Co Antrim woman Nicola Murray have found a body.
  
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• Informal EU talks on Northern Ireland becoming 'special case' in scramble to prevent hard border in no-deal Brexit

  23-03-2019 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland is fighting a rear-guard action to ensure there is no return to a hard border in the event of a disorderly Brexit.
  
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• Arrests part of 'ongoing' PSNI probe into East Belfast UVF, court hears

  23-03-2019 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The arrests of several men in connection with PSNI drug raids was part of an “ongoing” investigation into the activities of the East Belfast UVF, a court has been told.
  
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• UVF paramilitaries flooding Belfast with cocaine, court told - BBC News

  23-03-2019 15:34
  UVF paramilitaries flooding Belfast with cocaine, court told  BBC NewsThree men have been remanded in custody after being arrested during police raids targeting loyalist paramilitaries in east Belfast. Darren Baine, 29, and Mark ...
  
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• Minister warns of ‘political meltdown’ if PM’s deal is defeated for third time

  23-03-2019 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Voting down the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal for a third time would cause a “political meltdown”, a minister has warned, after Theresa May admitted she may not garner enough support to get her plan through the Commons next week.
  
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• Missiles thrown at police during east Belfast disorder - ITV News

  23-03-2019 14:16
  Missiles thrown at police during east Belfast disorder  ITV NewsPolice have been attacked with missiles during public disorder in east Belfast. A large group of youths gathered in the Pitt Park and Bryson Street areas at ...
  
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• Varadkar distances himself from UFC star Conor McGregor

  23-03-2019 14:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leo Varadkar says he would not like to be associated with Conor McGregor’s unlawful actions.
  
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• DUP 'surprise guests' at Fine Gael national conference

  23-03-2019 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP MP is to be a "surprise" guest speaker at Fine Gael’s annual conference in Wexford this weekend, it has been revealed.
  
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• Rod Stewart in Belfast: 'I couldn't be more deeply happy than I am ... Penny is a great woman' - Belfast Telegraph

  23-03-2019 12:10
  Rod Stewart in Belfast: 'I couldn't be more deeply happy than I am ... Penny is a great woman'  Belfast TelegraphBeneath his gravity-defying hairdo, Rod Stewart certainly wears his 74 years well, entering his hotel suite in skin-tight pinstripe trousers, silk scarf, dapper jacket ...
  
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• Police vow to arrest vile Greenvale Hotel St Patrick's disco tragedy internet trolls

  23-03-2019 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have pledged to track down and arrest those behind fake Facebook profiles trolling those killed in the Greenvale Hotel St Patrick's Day tragedy.
  
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• Ruth Maguire (30) buried in her wedding dress in Belfast - The Irish Times

  23-03-2019 12:03
  Ruth Maguire (30) buried in her wedding dress in Belfast  The Irish TimesHundreds gather to support late health assistant's children, partner, friends and family.
  
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• Protesters march through London demanding new Brexit referendum

  23-03-2019 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Demonstrators flooded the streets of central London as they marched on Parliament to demand the public are given a final say over Brexit.
  
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• 1m estimated to march through London demanding new Brexit referendum

  23-03-2019 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Demonstrators flooded the streets of central London as they marched on Parliament to demand the public are given a final say over Brexit.
  
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• Bride-to-be who went missing on friend’s hen night buried in wedding dress

  23-03-2019 10:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bride-to-be who died on a night out with friends last week has been laid to rest.
  
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• Murdered Belfast grandmother remembered as 'troubled woman with heart of gold' - Belfast Telegraph

  23-03-2019 10:41
  Murdered Belfast grandmother remembered as 'troubled woman with heart of gold'  Belfast TelegraphThe family of a murdered Belfast grandmother have paid tribute at her funeral to a woman who had "a heart of gold".
  
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• Belfast city centre 'pop-up' play park opens - Belfast Live

  23-03-2019 10:29
  Belfast city centre 'pop-up' play park opens  Belfast LiveA new 'pop-up' play park has opened in the middle of Belfast city centre. The playground is situated at Castle Place junction, near the cordon at the Bank ...
  
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• Words fail us: Dark day as thousands pay respects to teens killed in Greenvale St Patrick's tragedy

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  They were like action replays of anguish yesterday as one by one the three teenage victims of Tyrone's saddest ever St Patrick's Day were buried.
  
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• Tyrone community leaning on one another during darkest of days after Greenvale Hotel tragedy

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  "Are you all ok? We have to look after each other, don't we?"
  
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• 'The best moments are with mum'.. teen's words resonate at funeral of murdered mother and daughter

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were emotional scenes yesterday as the words of a teenager who was murdered alongside her mother were read out at their funeral.
  
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• Restaurant review: Angler's Rest - the only thing off colour is the paint

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I had been trying to get to the Angler's Rest by Benone Beach ever since chef Paula McIntyre had sung its praises to me months ago, insisting we must go there for lunch. Many failed attempts to find a mutually convenient date followed and in the end a window during which I could jump in the car and go there alone opened up. Turns out Paula also had a moment the next day, so we were both there, alone, within 24 hours.
  
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• Northern Ireland university staff in early Brexit payday

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Queen's University, Belfast has told its 3,700 staff that they will be paid early this month because of Brexit.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Vehicle fire closes Limavady mountain

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Possible traffic disruption for Ulster game

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland teachers assaulted and abused in classrooms, union boss tells conference

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teachers are being pushed to the limit, assaulted in class and face trial by social media from parents and pupils, a leading union representative will warn today.
  
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• Murdered Belfast grandmother remembered as 'troubled woman with heart of gold'

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a murdered Belfast grandmother have paid tribute at her funeral to a woman who had "a heart of gold".
  
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• Man shot in both knees in west Belfast - BBC News

  23-03-2019 08:00
  Man shot in both knees in west Belfast  BBC NewsA man in his 50s is in hospital after a paramilitary-style shooting in west Belfast.
  
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• Glorious homecoming for athletes from Special Olympics

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The 'Usain Bolt' of a Special Olympics sport has returned home to a hero's welcome with the Ireland team after they touched down at Dublin Airport yesterday.
  
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• Famous sportsman, chef and broadcaster to be honoured by Queen’s

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea and broadcaster Mark Carruthers are among leading figures who will receive honorary degrees from Queen's University this year.
  
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• Charity opposes bid to bring dog racing back to Northern Ireland race track

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An application has been submitted for a licence to allow Drumbo Park to reopen for greyhound racing, it can be revealed.
  
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• Arson probe under way after blaze destroys Tyrone home

  23-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two family homes have been gutted in separate overnight fires in counties Down and Tyrone.
  
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• Lindy McDowell: May-hem... little wonder scowling Theresa’s looking back in anger

  23-03-2019 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It wasn't so much a speech as a telling off. Gripping the Number 10 lectern, thwarted Prime Minister Theresa May let rip at MPs who she felt had hitherto stymied her deal. Her unusual "address to the nation" this week was short and nothing much new was laid before us.
  
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• Industrial action threat to Northern Ireland electricity network

  23-03-2019 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Workers at the company which ensures electricity is supplied to homes and businesses in Northern Ireland have threatened to take industrial action next month which could involve a strike.
  
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