Belfast news

• Elite League play-offs: Giants hammer Blaze in quarter-final first-leg win

  06-04-2019 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast Giants took a major step towards the semi-finals of the Elite League play-offs with a 5-0 first-leg home win over Coventry Blaze.
  
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• Meet the Belfast teenagers now trained to offer mental health support on the city's streets - Belfast Live

  06-04-2019 22:09
  Meet the Belfast teenagers now trained to offer mental health support on the city's streets  Belfast LiveLauryn McAuley and Lori McDowell will be offering help and support across the city with a group of volunteers.
  
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• Ryanair cancels some Belfast International-London Stansted flights

  06-04-2019 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Flights cancelled as airline reduces Belfast-London Stansted service to two flights a week.
  
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• West Belfast home for sale is uniquely decorated throughout - Belfast Live

  06-04-2019 21:38
  West Belfast home for sale is uniquely decorated throughout  Belfast LiveEvery home needs a unique selling point when it comes to standing out on the market. And this West Belfast apartment's decor certainly stands out from the ...
  
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• Thousands of Belfast people using affairs website - Belfast Live

  06-04-2019 21:36
  Thousands of Belfast people using affairs website  Belfast LiveIf you're worried your husband or wife might be cheating, we've got bad news - nearly 20,000 people in Belfast are members of an extra-marital affairs dating site ...
  
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• Woman killed in County Meath car crash

  06-04-2019 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The crash happened shortly after 21:00 local time on Friday in Lobinstown, Navan.
  
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• 'It wouldn't have happened if he'd been here' - loss of Ian Paisley mourned as sculpture unveiled on 93rd birthday

  06-04-2019 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A wooden sculpture has been unveiled in memory of former First Minister Ian Paisley on what would have been his 93rd birthday.
  
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• Ian Paisley memorial unveiled in Belfast - BBC News

  06-04-2019 19:41
  Ian Paisley memorial unveiled in Belfast  BBC NewsFormer Taoiseach (Irish PM) Bertie Ahern was among family and friends of the late Ian Paisley who gathered to remember him on what would have been his ...
  
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• Ian Paisley memorial unveiled in Belfast

  06-04-2019 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Irish PM Bertie Ahern attended the ceremony in memory of the former first minister.
  
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• 'It was easy on him': Tiger Roll makes history as first horse to win back-to-back Grand Nationals since Red Rum

  06-04-2019 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tiger Roll has become the first back-to-back winner at the Grand National since Red Rum.
  
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• Lisa Dorrian suspects released on bail

  06-04-2019 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Earlier on Saturday the PSNI were given a 12-hour extension to question a man and a woman.
  
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• Cookstown: Pedestrian hit by car in 'serious' collision

  06-04-2019 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  A number of roads in Cookstown's town centre have re-opened after the incident, police say.
  
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• Family 'increasingly concerned' for wellbeing of missing Derry man

  06-04-2019 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said that the family of missing 32-year-old Gareth Conaghan are becoming increasingly concerned for his wellbeing.
  
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• Belfast social photos from Thursday in the city - Belfast Live

  06-04-2019 16:33
  Belfast social photos from Thursday in the city  Belfast LiveOut enjoying everything Belfast has to offer, pals had a great time getting the weekend started early. Packing out some of the city's hottest venues, everyone was ...
  
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• 56 snaps as pals start the weekend early in Belfast - Belfast Live

  06-04-2019 16:31
  56 snaps as pals start the weekend early in Belfast  Belfast LiveBelfast Live 04.04.2019 Customers enjoying Thursday night in The Filthy Quarter. Picture by; Aidan O'Reilly1 of 56. Belfast Live 04.04.2019 Customers enjoying ...
  
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• Brexit delay veto 'extremely unlikely', Varadkar says

  06-04-2019 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar says he does not think any EU country will veto a UK Brexit delay request.
  
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• Woman in hospital after being hit by car

  06-04-2019 16:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 20's is currently in hospital after being hit by a car in Cookstown in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
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• Any EU country that uses veto against Brexit extension 'wouldn't be forgiven' warns Varadkar

  06-04-2019 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that he believes the UK will be granted a Brexit extension and warned that any country that uses a veto against the move "wouldn't be forgiven".
  
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• In pictures: St Michael's win Fermanagh's first Hogan Cup title by one point after thrilling All Ireland final

  06-04-2019 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  St Michael's have won the Hogan Cup to land an historic All-Ireland title for Fermanagh
  
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• Hogan Cup final LIVE: Updates from Croke Park as St Michael’s Enniskillen take on Naas CBS for All Ireland crown

  06-04-2019 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  St Michael’s Enniskillen will look to make it third time lucky in the Hogan Cup final this afternoon. We'll keep you up to date from Croke Park right here.
  
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• Sinn Fein ‘ready’ for European elections in Northern Ireland

  06-04-2019 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein is ready to fight European elections in Northern Ireland, its party president has said.
  
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• LGBT protest at Belfast Christian conference for those with ‘same sex temptations’ - Irish Examiner

  06-04-2019 13:21
  LGBT protest at Belfast Christian conference for those with ‘same sex temptations’  Irish ExaminerCampaigners for LGBT rights have held a protest outside a Christian conference offering support for people experiencing “same sex temptations”. The day-long ...
  
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• LGBT campaigners protest at conference run by Christian group in Belfast - The Irish Times

  06-04-2019 13:14
  LGBT campaigners protest at conference run by Christian group in Belfast  The Irish TimesPlacards carry messages such as 'Healthy lesbians, no cure needed'
  
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• Mum fears UVF will kill her after being held at gunpoint with baby

  06-04-2019 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast mum has said that she fears being killed by the UVF after masked men broke into her house and pointed a gun at her and her baby.
  
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• LGBT protest at Christian conference for those with ‘same sex temptations’

  06-04-2019 12:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Campaigners for LGBT rights have held a protest outside a Christian conference claiming to offer support to people experiencing “same sex temptations”.
  
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• Police granted extra time to question Lisa Dorrian murder suspects

  06-04-2019 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have been granted an extra 12 hours to question two people arrested on suspicion of the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian.
  
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• Lisa Dorrian murder suspects released on bail

  06-04-2019 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people arrested on suspicion of the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian have been released on bail.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Down road reopens after suspected ammunition find

  06-04-2019 11:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Down road closed due to suspected ammunition find

  06-04-2019 11:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Irish cult of relics a case of the head vs the heart

  06-04-2019 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A severed head, a stolen heart, a bloody Valentine - no, not horror film props but church displays.
  
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• Roads reopen after 'serious crash' involving car and pedestrian

  06-04-2019 11:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of roads have reopened in Cookstown after a "serious" road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian.
  
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• Roads closed after 'serious crash' involving car and pedestrian

  06-04-2019 11:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of roads have been closed in Cookstown after a "serious" road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian.
  
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• West Belfast woman semi finalist in Ireland's Got Talent - Belfast Live

  06-04-2019 11:20
  West Belfast woman semi finalist in Ireland's Got Talent  Belfast LiveMeet the West Belfast woman making a storm for the top spot on Ireland's Got Talent after nabbing a place in the semi-final. Hayley Norton - AKA Storm - wowed ...
  
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• DIY SOS rebuild will transform our lives, says family battling health issues

  06-04-2019 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down mum whose house is set to be transformed with the help of DIY SOS: The Big Build says a newly-improved home will finally allow her to spend time with her family.
  
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• Restaurant review: Cyprus Avenue - a taste of Paris

  06-04-2019 11:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A handsome, Parisian-style brasserie on the Newtownards Road, just on the western edges of Ballyhackamore's pulsating culinary heart, Cyprus Avenue was an instant marketing coup for chef patron Richard McCracken when he first opened in 2017. Everything you could order on a Paris boulevard was available here including croque monsieur, madeleines, plat du jour, wine and good coffee.
  
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• Weekly papers: A giant leap to Mercury

  06-04-2019 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Coleraine components are off to space while a local paper looks at the cost of freedom (of the borough).
  
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• Lawyer Clooney urged to take up Northern Ireland journalists' case as part of special envoy role

  06-04-2019 10:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has been urged to intervene in the case of two Northern Ireland journalists who were arrested by the PSNI.
  
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• Each birthday will be so painful now, says sister born on same date as NI man killed by driver who didn’t even have a licence

  06-04-2019 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An unqualified driver who ploughed into a young Northern Irish man crossing a Liverpool road in a hit and run has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.
  
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• Prison officer’s widow who forgave his IRA killers tells of dismay that we still haven’t found a way to deal with past

  06-04-2019 10:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who saw her prison officer husband killed by the IRA has spoken of her sadness that acts of violence are still part of life in Northern Ireland today.
  
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• Man who raped two teenagers is warned by judge he faces an 'inevitable, lengthy' jail term

  06-04-2019 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 43-year-old man was yesterday warned he faces an "inevitable, lengthy sentence" after being found guilty of raping two young women in his Belfast apartment.
  
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• Father Aidan Troy on 'bringing trouble with him' after leaving Belfast for Paris

  06-04-2019 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Arc de Triomphe may be a very long way from Ardoyne, but for Father Aidan Troy the north Belfast community still holds a very special place in his heart.
  
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• ‘A real character who loved her fashion’ - tributes to former nurse May after she passes away at 107

  06-04-2019 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former nurse from Co Down who has died at the age of 107 has been remembered as "a very special person".
  
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• Northern Ireland business leaders support May on Article 50 extension

  06-04-2019 09:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Business leaders here have cautiously backed Theresa May's request to the EU for an Article 50 extension until the end of June, but said a longer delay may be needed to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• May warned lengthy Brexit delay could 'destroy' Conservatives

  06-04-2019 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has been warned that a lengthy delay to Brexit could destroy the Conservative Party, with a minister claiming it would be a Tory “suicide note” if the UK had to fight the European elections.
  
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• Trust told to review 13 deaths after inquest rules man's fatal heart attack could have been prevented

  06-04-2019 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coroner has ordered a Northern Ireland health trust to review 13 deaths after an inquest found that a man's death while on a waiting list could have been prevented.
  
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• Belfast man to face trial for decades-old murder, court hears - Belfast Live

  06-04-2019 09:15
  Belfast man to face trial for decades-old murder, court hears  Belfast LiveAccused 'found after Gardai obtained DNA from coffee cup'
  
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• Intuitive eating leads backlash against diet culture

  06-04-2019 08:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Intuitive eating, an anti-diet in which food choices are not based on diets or trends, is on the rise.
  
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• Larne children and elderly team up to 'pimp' zimmer frames

  06-04-2019 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Nursery school children 'pimp' zimmer frames for older people in County Antrim.
  
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• The Fire Starters review: A blazing tale in east Belfast - The Irish Times

  06-04-2019 07:01
  The Fire Starters review: A blazing tale in east Belfast  The Irish TimesJan Carson's captivating novel should hopefully earn her international recognition. Jan Carson: a writer with a pleasingly distinctive style. Sarah Gilmartin.
  
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• Belfast's Smith off to a great start with Husson track and field - WABI

  06-04-2019 02:40
  Belfast's Smith off to a great start with Husson track and field  WABIRicky Smith is having a pretty good start to his college track career at Husson.
  
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