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• Bruising encounter for Ardal O'Hanlon in Derry Girls cameo

  26-03-2019 23:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was a bruising encounter for Ardal O'Hanlon for his cameo appearance in the hit Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls.
  
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• Hourihane gives Republic another victory

  26-03-2019 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conor Hourihane’s first senior international goal handed the Republic of Ireland a deserved Euro 2020 qualifier victory over Georgia as Mick McCarthy was treated to the perfect homecoming.
  
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• Belfast City Deal: Karen Bradley signs heads of terms

  26-03-2019 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The first such city deal in Northern Ireland moves a step forward.
  
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• Watch: Meet Belfast couple addicted to tanning injections - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 22:00
  Watch: Meet Belfast couple addicted to tanning injections  Belfast TelegraphA young Belfast couple have revealed the dangerous lengths they go to for the perfect "golden glow".
  
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• Watch: Meet Belfast couple addicted to tanning injections

  26-03-2019 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young Belfast couple have revealed the dangerous lengths they go to for the perfect "golden glow".
  
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• Football club apology over Northern Ireland supporters 'we hate Catholics' song

  26-03-2019 21:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A football club has apologised after a video emerged on social media appearing to show Northern Ireland supporters singing a sectarian song.
  
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• James McClean hits out at Declan Rice over England switch

  26-03-2019 20:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James McClean has told any other Irish player tempted to follow Declan Rice into the England squad to “sod off and play for someone else”.
  
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• Republicans to oppose military veterans’ rally in Belfast city centre - Belfast Newsletter

  26-03-2019 20:02
  Republicans to oppose military veterans’ rally in Belfast city centre  Belfast NewsletterAll “republicans, socialists and anti-imperialists” have been urged to protest against a military veterans' rally in support of 'Soldier F' in Belfast city centre on April ...
  
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• Killen Rangers apologises over 'We Hate Catholics' video goes viral - Belfast Live

  26-03-2019 19:39
  Killen Rangers apologises over 'We Hate Catholics' video goes viral  Belfast LiveA spokesman said "necessary sanctions will be taken without hesitation" should it be deemed appropriate.
  
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• Police watchdog in appeal over PSNI response to Cookstown Greenvale Hotel St Patrick's disco tragedy

  26-03-2019 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police Ombudsman investigators have begun their probe into how the PSNI responded to the Greenvale Hotel disco crush tragedy on St Patrick's night.
  
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• CCTV: Killer's arrest moments after murder of Syrian man in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 18:37
  CCTV: Killer's arrest moments after murder of Syrian man in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphA 20-year-old who stabbed a man through the heart as he intervened to stop him tampering with a bicycle in Belfast city centre has been handed a minimum ...
  
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• Belfast investment deal is signed off - The Irish Times

  26-03-2019 18:06
  Belfast investment deal is signed off  The Irish TimesUK governemnt to invest £350m over next 15 years.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Man (60s) critical after car and bike crash - one arrest

  26-03-2019 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Judge warns over 'professional beggars' flying into NI

  26-03-2019 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  District judge Barney McElholm said professional groups of beggars are flying into Northern Ireland on a regular basis.
  
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• Harvey's Point sold for undisclosed sum

  26-03-2019 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The hoteliers behind the County Donegal hotel say they want to spend more time with their young family
  
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• DUP prefers one-year delay over May's 'toxic Brexit deal', says Wilson as Rees-Mogg signals shift

  26-03-2019 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP Brexit spokesperson Sammy Wilson has said that his party would rather see a one-year delay to Brexit than support Prime Minister Theresa May's withdrawal deal.
  
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• Northern Ireland man accused of squeezing baby's head refused bail

  26-03-2019 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The partner of a man who admitted inflicting injuries on their one-year-old daughter has been questioned about suspected child cruelty, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Police withdrew on night Cookstown teens died in disco crush tragedy - watchdog to probe decision to wait for support

  26-03-2019 14:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton has decided to refer the initial PSNI response to the Greenvale Hotel crush to the Police Ombudsman.
  
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• Zara's Belfast store set to reopen next week - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 14:17
  Zara's Belfast store set to reopen next week  Belfast TelegraphFashion brand Zara has said its Belfast store will reopen on Thursday April 4.
  
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• Zara's Belfast store set to reopen next week

  26-03-2019 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fashion brand Zara has said its Belfast store will reopen on Thursday April 4.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: 'Jennifer Aniston’s dress sense is classic and age appropriate' - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 13:51
  Belfast Fashion Spy: 'Jennifer Aniston’s dress sense is classic and age appropriate'  Belfast TelegraphRachel Dean checks out the style in The Boulevard, Banbridge.
  
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• Karen Bradley approves £350m city deal for Belfast with Londonderry set to follow

  26-03-2019 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Karen Bradley has given the go-ahead for a £350m city deal for Belfast and announced she was continuing to work on a deal for Londonderry.
  
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• Funeral of Tara Wright, whose body was found at Belfast hospital, taking place on Saturday

  26-03-2019 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of a teenage girl found dead outside Belfast City Hospital in the early hours of Sunday will take place on Saturday, March 30.
  
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• Brexit: Irish economists warn 80,000 jobs at risk

  26-03-2019 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A disorderly Brexit would be the worst for the Republic of Ireland, say economists.
  
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• Rees-Mogg may be willing to back May's Brexit deal - DUP says ERG more focused on Brexit than Union

  26-03-2019 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arch-Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg has hinted that he might now be forced to back Theresa May's deal if the alternative was no Brexit at all.
  
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• Former Downing Street aide jailed for raping second woman

  26-03-2019 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Downing Street aide has been jailed for seven years for raping a young woman during the Edinburgh Festival.
  
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• Human remains discovered at sea near Northern Ireland harbour

  26-03-2019 12:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Human remains have been discovered at sea near a Co Down harbour.
  
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• Five acute care stroke units could close under centralisation proposals

  26-03-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five of Northern Ireland’s eight acute care stroke units could close under plans to centralise treatment services.
  
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• Stained glass window smashed in 'appalling incident' at west Belfast church - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 11:29
  Stained glass window smashed in 'appalling incident' at west Belfast church  Belfast TelegraphPolice have issued an appeal for information after what they called an "appalling incident" at a church in west Belfast at the weekend.
  
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• The Belfast radiographer who is helping to shape cancer treatments after her own diagnosis - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 11:13
  The Belfast radiographer who is helping to shape cancer treatments after her own diagnosis  Belfast TelegraphAfter devoting her life to caring for cancer patients as a therapy radiographer, Margaret Grayson had an epiphany when she found herself a patient in her own ...
  
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• Family of Belfast teenager Tara Wright, 17, release statement following tragic death - Irish Mirror

  26-03-2019 11:04
  Family of Belfast teenager Tara Wright, 17, release statement following tragic death  Irish MirrorShe was discovered outside a hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Marcella series 3 will be set in Belfast - Belfast Live

  26-03-2019 11:02
  Marcella series 3 will be set in Belfast  Belfast LiveFilming for the ITV crime drama will take place entirely on location in Belfast during spring and summer.
  
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• Poll: Should Orange Order lift ban on members entering Catholic churches?

  26-03-2019 10:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish branch of the Orange Order has voted to allow its members to attend services in Catholic Churches.
  
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• Liam Neeson removed from Queen's University prospectus after racism scandal

  26-03-2019 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The actor Liam Neeson has been removed from a Queen's University Belfast prospectus that he featured in last year.
  
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• Line of Duty cast interview: 'The first thing you do with the script is check you're not dead'

  26-03-2019 10:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Adrian Dunbar is recalling walking down the street in north London recently when a police car came shooting past with its blue lights flashing. “They saw me, screeched to a halt, rolled down the window and shouted ‘Oi! Line of Duty!’”, says Dunbar, who plays Superintendent Ted Hastings in the BBC1 saga about police corruption – a subject that might not automatically endear the series to the constabulary. “I think the police like it because we are so proc
  
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• Ireland border backstop 'will apply even after no-deal Brexit', insists Dublin

  26-03-2019 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government are insisting that the border backstop must apply even in the event of a no-deal Brexit, diplomatic sources say.
  
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• Belfast Primark blaze cordon is reduced further - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 10:09
  Belfast Primark blaze cordon is reduced further  Belfast TelegraphThe cordon put in place following last year's devastating blaze at Belfast's flagship Primark shop has been reduced again.
  
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• Belfast Primark blaze cordon is reduced further

  26-03-2019 10:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cordon put in place following last year's devastating blaze at Belfast's flagship Primark shop has been reduced again.
  
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• Roads shortfall again puts Stormont funding priorities in spotlight - Belfast Newsletter

  26-03-2019 09:53
  Roads shortfall again puts Stormont funding priorities in spotlight  Belfast NewsletterThe patchy state of our roads would now cost £1.2 billion to fix.
  
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• Hotel industry in Belfast could face tough year after expansion in 2018 - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 09:20
  Hotel industry in Belfast could face tough year after expansion in 2018  Belfast TelegraphBelfast's expanded hotel sector may face a tough year as fears mount that Brexit could hit demand, according to a report today.
  
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• Belfast schools to create no-parking areas in bid to keep pupils safe - Belfast Live

  26-03-2019 09:11
  Belfast schools to create no-parking areas in bid to keep pupils safe  Belfast LiveDozens more schools could get the signs in coming months.
  
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• Man accused of raping students in Belfast

  26-03-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted in the bathroom of a Belfast apartment told police she thought she was going to die, a jury heard yesterday.
  
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• Man accused of raping students in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  26-03-2019 07:59
  Man accused of raping students in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphA woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted in the bathroom of a Belfast apartment told police she thought she was going to die, a jury heard yesterday.
  
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• Tara Wright’s zest for life 'could bring joy to those around her’ - heartbroken parents' tribute to teen found in Belfast hospital grounds

  26-03-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down teenager whose body was apparently left near a Belfast hospital after being driven from the scene of a car crash had a "zest for life that could bring joy to all around her", according to her devastated parents.
  
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