Belfast news

• Teenager hospitalised in Lurgan stabbing

  19-04-2019 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The victim has been taken to Craigavon Area Hospital for treatment to her injuries.
  
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• Bill Clinton: Murder of Lyra McKee shows how much we have to lose if we let go of peace

  19-04-2019 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former US President Bill Clinton has said that he is "heartbroken" by the murder of Lyra McKee in Londonderry on Thursday night.
  
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• Teenage girl taken to hospital after Lurgan stabbing

  19-04-2019 23:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in Lurgan.
  
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• 'Stolen diggers' used in cash machine raids in Crumlin and Craigavon

  19-04-2019 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say stolen diggers were used in cash machine raids in Crumlin and Craigavon.
  
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• Premier Division: Greene strike sinks Derry in top-two showdown

  19-04-2019 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Aaron Greene's first-half goal gives Premier Division leaders Shamrock Rovers a 1-0 win over Derry City at the Brandywell.
  
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• Irish Premiership: A Curtis Allen double fires Glentoran to away win over Newry

  19-04-2019 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Two well-taken goals from Curtis Allen give Glentoran a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Newry City in a scrappy encounter at the Showgrounds.
  
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• Profile: 'Lyra McKee's commitment to truth was absolute'

  19-04-2019 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Lyra McKee was "a rising star" in journalism, whose killing has left friends "numb with grief".
  
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• Lyra McKee: Murdered Belfast journalist 'committed to truth'

  19-04-2019 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Lyra McKee was "a rising star" in journalism, whose killing has left friends "numb with grief".
  
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• Journalist shot dead in Londonderry

  19-04-2019 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Lyra McKee was shot dead during violence in Londonderry that police are treating as a "terrorist incident".
  
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• Vigils in Belfast and Derry - Belfast Live

  19-04-2019 21:26
  Vigils in Belfast and Derry  Belfast LiveA vigil was held tonight at Belast City Hall in memory of journalist Lyra McKee. Alan Lewis- PhotopressBelfast.co.uk1 of 23. A rally at the Guild Hall in Derry ...
  
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• Book of condolence opened in Londonderry

  19-04-2019 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The 29-year-old journalist was shot during rioting in the city on Thursday night.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Police release CCTV footage

  19-04-2019 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Police release CCTV footage showing the person suspected of firing the shots that killed the journalist.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: Police release CCTV footage

  19-04-2019 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Police release CCTV footage showing the person suspected of firing the shots that killed the journalist.
  
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• Patricia Pease - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  19-04-2019 19:44
  Patricia Pease - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalLincolnville — Patricia Ann Maddocks Feener Pease, 84, of Lincolnville, died April 18, 2019, at her home peacefully with her loving husband Dennis Pease by ...
  
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• 'I have lost the love of my life'

  19-04-2019 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A journalist shot dead during rioting had her dreams "snuffed out" by a "barbaric act", her partner says.
  
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• Watch: Police investigating murder of Lyra McKee release CCTV footage of gunman

  19-04-2019 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murder of Lyra McKee have released CCTV footage, showing both Lyra and the gunman believed to have murdered her.
  
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• Michael D Higgins visits Windsor Park during Belfast trip - Irish Examiner

  19-04-2019 18:38
  Michael D Higgins visits Windsor Park during Belfast trip  Irish ExaminerThe president has learned about efforts to tackle sectarianism in football during a visit to Northern Ireland's National Stadium. It was one of four visits which ...
  
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• Midcoast Ukes to hold 6th annual Belfast Ukelele Festival - Bangor Daily News

  19-04-2019 18:17
  Midcoast Ukes to hold 6th annual Belfast Ukelele Festival  Bangor Daily NewsBELFAST — The Midcoast Ukes will hold its 6th annual Belfast Uke Fest from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Steamboat Landing, Belfast Harbor.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: Londonderry murder reaction

  19-04-2019 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Figures from politics, journalism and beyond unite to condemn the murder of the journalist in Derry.
  
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• Two arrested after police seize £15k worth of drugs and £8k cash

  19-04-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have been arrested after police seized drugs and cash in east Belfast on Thursday.
  
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• Irish president meets soccer stars of future on tour of NI National Stadium

  19-04-2019 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The president of Ireland learned about efforts to tackle sectarianism in football during a visit to Northern Ireland’s National Stadium.
  
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• Wardens find missing Belfast woman - WGME

  19-04-2019 17:04
  Wardens find missing Belfast woman  WGME(BDN) -- A game warden and his tracking dog on Thursday evening found a Belfast woman who had gone missing in a wooded area. Nancy Rumney, 74, had ...
  
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• DUP's Edwin Poots speaks of shock after son falls ill in Amazon rainforest

  19-04-2019 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Edwin Poots has spoken of his shock after learning his son became seriously ill while working in Brazil.
  
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• Partner of Lyra McKee pays tribute to murdered journalist at Derry vigil- 'Her amazing potential snuffed out by a single barbaric act'

  19-04-2019 16:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The devastated partner of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has said her legacy will live on "in the light that she has left behind".
  
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• Wardens find missing Belfast woman — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine - Bangor Daily News

  19-04-2019 16:34
  Wardens find missing Belfast woman — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine  Bangor Daily NewsA game warden and his tracking dog on Thursday evening found a Belfast woman who had gone missing in a wooded area.. Maine news, sports, politics, ...
  
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• WATCH: Extinction Rebellion protesters take to streets of Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  19-04-2019 16:33
  WATCH: Extinction Rebellion protesters take to streets of Belfast  Belfast NewsletterAround 50 environmental campaigners took to the streets of Belfast this afternoon to raise awareness about climate change and call for urgent government ...
  
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• Liverpool FC fans invited to join new supporters' club in West Belfast - Belfast Live

  19-04-2019 16:27
  Liverpool FC fans invited to join new supporters' club in West Belfast  Belfast LiveOrganisers of the Falls Road group hope to earn 'official' status in 2019.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: Journalist shot dead during Derry rioting

  19-04-2019 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Dissident republicans are being blamed for killing 29-year-old Lyra McKee during rioting in the city.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: Derry 'does not support violence'

  19-04-2019 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  People in Londonderry do not support dissident republican violence that led to the death of a journalist, says the PSNI.
  
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• 'I'm in constant pain' - Laverty still living in fast lane despite crash injuries

  19-04-2019 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  John Laverty is enjoying his globe-trotting role as manager for brother Eugene in World Superbikes while coping with the legacy of a life-threatening crash.
  
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• 'Invisible Hand' documentary screening at library - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  19-04-2019 15:03
  'Invisible Hand' documentary screening at library - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBELFAST — A new documentary about the “community rights” movement is showing on Sunday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High St.
  
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• Lyra McKee: police say more than one person involved in murder of journalist in Derry

  19-04-2019 14:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police believe more than one person was involved in the shooting of Lyra McKee in Londonderry on Thursday night, the Deputy Chief Constable has said.
  
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• Belfast is a progressive, cool place to be - but our drinking laws are stuck in the past - Belfast Live

  19-04-2019 13:52
  Belfast is a progressive, cool place to be - but our drinking laws are stuck in the past  Belfast LiveTop restaurateur Michael Deane talks Easter licensing laws, his Brexit fears and the impact Game of Thrones has had on the city.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: Derry gunman 'should see hospital heartbreak'

  19-04-2019 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A priest who was at the journalist's hospital beside after she was shot condemns the person who shot her.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Murdered Belfast journalist 'committed to truth' - BBC News

  19-04-2019 13:17
  Lyra McKee: Murdered Belfast journalist 'committed to truth'  BBC NewsLyra McKee was "a rising star" in journalism, whose killing has left friends "numb with grief".
  
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• Lyra McKee: Thousands raised in memory of murdered journalist

  19-04-2019 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of pounds have been raised in memory of investigative journalist Lyra McKee who was murdered at the scene of rioting in Derry.
  
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• Northern Ireland political leaders call for 'calm heads' after murder of Lyra McKee

  19-04-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland political leaders have joined together to condemn the killing of Lyra McKee on the streets of Londonderry during rioting in the area.
  
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• WATCH: Rangers fans gather for opening of club's new Belfast store - Belfast Newsletter

  19-04-2019 12:20
  WATCH: Rangers fans gather for opening of club's new Belfast store  Belfast NewsletterDozens of Rangers fans queued from early morning to be among the first through the doors of the club's new store in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital deaths spark police probe - Belfast Live

  19-04-2019 11:46
  Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital deaths spark police probe  Belfast LiveOne of those is believed to be a female member of staff.
  
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• New all-Ireland 'Champions Cup' fixture gets green light - Belfast Live

  19-04-2019 11:37
  New all-Ireland 'Champions Cup' fixture gets green light  Belfast LiveIt would see Linfield taking on the winners of this season's League of Ireland.
  
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• Belfast OAP Jim's delight over Maundy Thursday ceremony gift from the Queen - Belfast Telegraph

  19-04-2019 10:46
  Belfast OAP Jim's delight over Maundy Thursday ceremony gift from the Queen  Belfast TelegraphA North Belfast man was one of 10 local people to receive Maundy Purses from the Queen yesterday.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Family 'devastated' says priest who was at journalist's hospital bedside

  19-04-2019 10:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Londonderry priest has spoken of visiting the devastated family of murdered journalist in hospital.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: Dissident republican activity on increase

  19-04-2019 10:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The New IRA - blamed for killing a journalist during rioting in Londonderry - had been showing signs of violent intentions.
  
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• Thieves steal ATM machine in raid on Northern Ireland supermarket

  19-04-2019 10:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thieves have stolen another ATM machine - this time from a supermarket in Crumlin.
  
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• Journalist murder in Londonderry 'a horrendous act'

  19-04-2019 09:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The murder of a journalist in Londonderry was a "horrendous act", says Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton.
  
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• Cannabis company opens its European HQ in south Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  19-04-2019 09:39
  Cannabis company opens its European HQ in south Belfast  Belfast TelegraphA major US cannabis company has set up its European headquarters in Belfast.
  
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• North coast fintech firm Dotsys plans Belfast office and new jobs - Belfast Telegraph

  19-04-2019 09:29
  North coast fintech firm Dotsys plans Belfast office and new jobs  Belfast TelegraphFintech firm Dotsys is to add 10 software programmers and open a new office in Belfast.
  
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• Journalist Lyra McKee 'died doing her job with great courage,' says Prime Minister Theresa May

  19-04-2019 09:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has paid tribute to Lyra McKee, the 29-year-old journalist murdered on the streets of Derry during rioting.
  
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• She had heart of gold: Tributes flood in for journalist Lyra McKee killed in Derry disorder

  19-04-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have flowed for the journalist Lyra McKee who was murdered at the scene of rioting in Derry.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Latest delays and diversions

  19-04-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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