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• Belfast language group Pobal to close due to lack of funding - The Irish Times

  04-04-2019 22:52
  Belfast language group Pobal to close due to lack of funding  The Irish TimesAdvocacy forum has struggled since funding was cut in 2014 by Foras na Gaeilge.
  
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• Peter Wright blasts conditions at Premier League darts in Belfast - Metro.co.uk

  04-04-2019 22:14
  Peter Wright blasts conditions at Premier League darts in Belfast  Metro.co.ukPeter Wright came away with a draw in his Premier League clash with Peter Wright, but he was far from impressed with conditions in Belfast. 'Snakebite' was ...
  
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• DUP's Campbell accuses Sinn Fein of 'exploiting border communities' after McDonald's Berlin Wall comparison

  04-04-2019 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's Gregory Campbell has accused Sinn Fein of "shamelessly exploiting" border communities after Mary Lou McDonald said the return of a hard border would be "akin to putting the Berlin Wall back up".
  
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• Letters, April 4, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  04-04-2019 21:50
  Letters, April 4, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalForced vaccines. This is not a pro-vaccine versus anti-vaccine issue. On whichever side of the vaccine controversy you stand, this forced vaccine bill, LD798, ...
  
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• Driving lessons in Belfast for kids as young as 10 - Belfast Live

  04-04-2019 21:37
  Driving lessons in Belfast for kids as young as 10  Belfast LiveOrganisers are offering anyone aged 10-17 the chance to learn how to drive.
  
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• Suljovic edges out Wade in opening Premier League clash in Belfast - Dartsnews.com

  04-04-2019 21:27
  Suljovic edges out Wade in opening Premier League clash in Belfast  Dartsnews.comMensur Suljovic claimed the win in the opening tie of the Premier League in Belfast with a 8-6 victory against James Wade.
  
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• Brexit: Angela Merkel says Germany 'will stand' with Ireland

  04-04-2019 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel was speaking after talks with Irish PM Leo Varadkar in Dublin.
  
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• Sandy Row house targeted in arson attack - Belfast Live

  04-04-2019 19:50
  Sandy Row house targeted in arson attack  Belfast LiveYoung children were inside a home targeted in an arson attack in the early hours of Thursday morning. A shed was set on fire outside a house in City Way in ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Roads reopen as Derry security alert ends

  04-04-2019 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Cookstown hotel disco crush: 'Police acted in good faith'

  04-04-2019 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  He said the officers were "brave", but "there are some questions to answer" as they held back to await support.
  
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• Grand National 2019: Mall Dini ruled out of Aintree with leg injury

  04-04-2019 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Mall Dini is ruled out of Saturday's Grand National with a leg injury and will be replaced by first reserve Just A Par.
  
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• McDonald: Prime Minister couldn't offer 'any assurance' on future of Withdrawal Agreement

  04-04-2019 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said Theresa May was unable to give her "any assurance" her Withdrawal Agreement will pass in the Commons.
  
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• Ryan Kent appeal decision confirmed after striking Celtic's Scott Brown - Belfast Live

  04-04-2019 18:46
  Ryan Kent appeal decision confirmed after striking Celtic's Scott Brown  Belfast LiveThe on-loan Liverpool winger was cited by the SFA for violent conduct following the incident with the Hoops skipper.
  
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• Brexit: No government review into Irish citizens rights in NI

  04-04-2019 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The government is not carrying out a "formal review" into post-Brexit rights of Irish citizens born in NI.
  
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• Derry Girls star Kevin McAleer: I'm nothing like boring Uncle Colm

  04-04-2019 18:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derry Girls star and comedy legend Kevin McAleer has said that he has to remind fans who approach him when he's out and about that he is not his character, droning Uncle Colm.
  
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• N.I. traffic confusion as four sets of traffic lights stop working - Belfast Newsletter

  04-04-2019 17:59
  N.I. traffic confusion as four sets of traffic lights stop working  Belfast NewsletterFour sets of traffic lights have stopped working in Belfast after a power failure.
  
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• Belfast power cut expected to last several hours - Belfast Live

  04-04-2019 17:42
  Belfast power cut expected to last several hours  Belfast LiveThousands of customers in Belfast have been affected by a power cut. NIE said that 4,106 have been hit by the 'equipment failure' on Thursday. It was first ...
  
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• FIFA rankings see Northern Ireland climb three places to 33rd - Belfast Live

  04-04-2019 17:31
  FIFA rankings see Northern Ireland climb three places to 33rd  Belfast LiveMichael O'Neill's side enjoyed Euro 2020 qualifying wins over Estonia and Belarus last month.
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest: 'Soldiers lifted body 'like sack of potatoes'

  04-04-2019 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The inquest is examining the deaths of 10 people in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast in August 1971.
  
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• Hard border would be ‘flabbergasting’ for people of Ireland’s north west

  04-04-2019 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hard border would be “flabbergasting” for people in the north west of Ireland, the leader of Donegal Council has said.
  
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• Moy Park partial factory closure will put farming business at risk - union

  04-04-2019 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A union has warned a partial shut down of Moy Park's Ballymena factory will pose a risk to farming business in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Police event cancelled over Saoradh protest threat

  04-04-2019 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The event would have allowed young people to speak directly to police officers in Londonderry.
  
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• Primark fire: Central Belfast businesses to reopen soon

  04-04-2019 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  There will be more reductions to the Primark fire cordon to give buses access in central Belfast.
  
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• Brexit: 'New checks developing' to avoid hard border

  04-04-2019 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  New ways of checking EU product standards are being developed to avoid a hard Irish border, says a senior EU official.
  
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• Man caught in 'paedophile hunter' sting could face death threat, court hears

  04-04-2019 16:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of sexually explicit online chats with paedophile hunters posing as children could face a threat to his life if he returns to his hometown, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Primark fire: Central Belfast businesses to reopen soon - BBC News

  04-04-2019 16:41
  Primark fire: Central Belfast businesses to reopen soon  BBC NewsAll of the businesses forced to close because of the Primark fire will reopen by mid June. It is the first stage in the recovery of Belfast city centre's retail sector, ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Homes evacuated and roads closed in Derry security alert

  04-04-2019 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Michael McGovern: Norwich City goalkeeper signs two-year deal

  04-04-2019 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Norwich City goalkeeper Michael McGovern signs a new two-year deal with the Championship table-toppers.
  
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• Ten men in court over Larne v Coleraine match incidents

  04-04-2019 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ten men have appeared at Ballymena Magistrates Court charged in relation to incidents at the recent Irish Cup game between Larne and Coleraine.
  
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• Flybe cancels more Belfast flights

  04-04-2019 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  After two days of cancellations, six Flybe flights in and out of Belfast City Airport on Friday are axed.
  
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• Health summit to tackle A&E pressures and finding new model of care for Northern Ireland

  04-04-2019 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An emergency health care summit has been called to tackle the pressures facing Northern Ireland's emergency care system and find a new model of care.
  
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• Woman in 80’s has home ransacked and jewellery stolen - Belfast Newsletter

  04-04-2019 15:23
  Woman in 80’s has home ransacked and jewellery stolen  Belfast NewsletterPolice are appealing for information after the home of an elderly woman was ransacked and jewellery stolen. The incident happened in the Loopland Parade ...
  
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• Public to be consulted on NI hospital emergency care

  04-04-2019 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  In the absence a working Stormont assembly, civil servants are trying to push the transformation agenda along.
  
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• NI: Shoosmiths appoints Belfast real estate partners Sarah Ewing and John Palmer - Irish Legal News

  04-04-2019 14:37
  NI: Shoosmiths appoints Belfast real estate partners Sarah Ewing and John Palmer  Irish Legal NewsShoosmiths has announced the appointment of Sarah Ewing and John Palmer as real estate partners in the firm's Belfast office. Ms Ewing is an experienced real ...
  
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• Government accused of Brexit U-turn

  04-04-2019 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Sammy Wilson hits out at second referendum suggestion as the DUP denies supporting a customs union.
  
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• Flybe cancels more Belfast flights - BBC News

  04-04-2019 13:54
  Flybe cancels more Belfast flights  BBC NewsAfter two days of cancellations, six Flybe flights in and out of Belfast City Airport on Friday are axed.
  
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• Tourists in Irish Airbnb find hidden camera livestreaming from their room

  04-04-2019 13:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A New Zealand family staying in an Airbnb in Ireland discovered they were being livestreamed by a hidden camera.
  
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• BELFAST CITY HALL LIGHTS UP IN TEAL FOR A GIANT CELEBRATION - Love Belfast

  04-04-2019 13:33
  BELFAST CITY HALL LIGHTS UP IN TEAL FOR A GIANT CELEBRATION  Love BelfastBelfast City Hall shone brightly in teal last night to celebrate a string of high profile championship wins for the Belfast Giants and the graduation of care ...
  
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• Backbench Bill could result in no-deal Brexit by accident, ministers warn

  04-04-2019 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A backbench Bill designed to stop the UK crashing out of the EU next week has created the danger of an “accidental no-deal Brexit”, ministers have warned.
  
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• Belfast city centre fire causes North Street closure - Belfast Live

  04-04-2019 13:08
  Belfast city centre fire causes North Street closure  Belfast LiveEmergency services attended the scene of a fire in Belfast city centre on Thursday morning. North Street was closed as the fire *service* deal with a small fire at ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Emergency services at scene of over-turned lorry

  04-04-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Double delight drives Belfast Star to Champions Trophy final - Belfast Media Group

  04-04-2019 12:59
  Double delight drives Belfast Star to Champions Trophy final  Belfast Media GroupBELFAST Star have advanced to their first national final in 15 years after they beat all the odds last weekend to deliver two stellar displays. It means that in two ...
  
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