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• Man released over Ballyclare church paint attack

  22-04-2019 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  White paint was thrown at a Catholic church in County Antrim on Easter Sunday morning.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: More than 140 witnesses contact police

  22-04-2019 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Police investigating Lyra McKee's killing say more than 140 people have contacted them with information.
  
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• Irish Grand National: Burrows Saint wins as trainer Willie Mullins breaks duck

  22-04-2019 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Trainer Willie Mullins claims a first Irish Grand National victory as Burrows Saint produced an inspired display to take the win at Fairyhouse.
  
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• Luke Janssen - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  22-04-2019 20:27
  Luke Janssen - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBelfast — On April 14, 2019, Luke Allen Janssen passed away at his home in Belfast. He was born to Michael Edward Janssen and Sharon (Manchester) ...
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: 140 people contact police with information

  22-04-2019 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said that more than 140 people have contacted them with information regarding the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
  
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• Larne pilot takes to the final leg of round-the-world trip

  22-04-2019 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  An adventurer from Larne gets ready to set out on the final leg of a round-the-world flight in an autogyro.
  
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• Premier Division: Late penalty drama as Waterford and Derry share spoils in 2-2 draw

  22-04-2019 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  A last-gasp Waterford penalty denies Derry City a fourth straight away win as the Candystripes have to settle for a point in a pulsating 2-2 draw.
  
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• County Donegal: Firefighters tackle large gorse fire

  22-04-2019 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  A gorse fire spread rapidly towards Annagry, in west Donegal, after starting on Monday morning.
  
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• Mournes wildfire: Police treat blaze as suspicious

  22-04-2019 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service determine it is likely the fire was started deliberately.
  
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• NI enjoys the sunshine - Belfast Live

  22-04-2019 18:24
  NI enjoys the sunshine  Belfast LiveGood weather continues across Northern Ireland over the Easter holidays. People enjoy the sun at Seapark, Co. Down. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye1 of ...
  
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• Music, jambalaya help fund lobstermen's legal fights - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  22-04-2019 18:07
  Music, jambalaya help fund lobstermen's legal fights - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBelfast — Bowen's Tavern in Belfast was the destination for lobstermen and lobster lovers on Saturday, April 6, where an evening to raise money for the Maine ...
  
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• Edgar Pert - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  22-04-2019 18:07
  Edgar Pert - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalSearsmont — Edgar Byron Pert Sr., 85, passed away peacefully at Harbor Hill Nursing Home in Belfast on April 20, 2019. Edgar was born July 5, 1933, in Belfast ...
  
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• Portrait play sheds light on back-to-land movement - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  22-04-2019 17:36
  Portrait play sheds light on back-to-land movement - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBELFAST — {elbow room} presents "The Seekers" by Kristin Frangoulis, a portrait play about the back to land movement, on Saturday, April 27, from 7 to 9 p.m., ...
  
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• Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler takes up first managerial role - Belfast Live

  22-04-2019 17:27
  Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler takes up first managerial role  Belfast LiveHe will be officially announced as the club's new boss on Tuesday.
  
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• Pictured: Mourne Mountains fire 'suspicious', say police

  22-04-2019 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said they are treating a major gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains as suspicious.
  
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• Saoradh chairman calls on New IRA to apologise for murder of Lyra McKee

  22-04-2019 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chairman of dissident republican group Saoradh has called on the New IRA to apologise for the murder of Lyra McKee.
  
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• Garden Club seeks plant donations for May 25 sale - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  22-04-2019 16:31
  Garden Club seeks plant donations for May 25 sale - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBelfast — The Belfast Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Belfast Boathouse (at the foot of Commercial ...
  
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• Man in 20s critically injured in Lurgan stabbing

  22-04-2019 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Police in Lurgan say they are working to establish a motive for the stabbing.
  
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• The Game Loft's 'Pax in Our Time' Returns April 26-27 - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  22-04-2019 16:14
  The Game Loft's 'Pax in Our Time' Returns April 26-27 - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBelfast — The Game Loft will host its annual Pax Britannica program about the origins of World War I at the Boathouse April 26-27. The public is invited to come ...
  
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• Ulster 'hopeful' for Belfast send off for Rory Best - Extra.ie

  22-04-2019 15:58
  Ulster 'hopeful' for Belfast send off for Rory Best  Extra.ieUlster head coach Dan McParland has said he is 'hopeful' Rory Best will get a Belfast send off before leaving the province this summer.
  
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• Man and woman 'punched to the ground' in Omagh

  22-04-2019 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for witnesses after a man and woman were "punched to the ground" in Omagh.
  
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• STEM research course offered to high school students tuition-free - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  22-04-2019 15:44
  STEM research course offered to high school students tuition-free - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBelfast — An innovative three-week STEM research course for high school students will be offered by the University of Maine June 24 to July 12 at UMaine ...
  
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• Councilor pushes for Belfast DHHS office - By Stephanie Grinnell - Republican Journal

  22-04-2019 15:44
  Councilor pushes for Belfast DHHS office - By Stephanie Grinnell  Republican JournalBelfast — Councilors unanimously agreed April 16 to authorize a letter to the state's Department of Health and Human Services seeking a new office within the ...
  
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• Institute: John Quigg named boss of Irish Premiership side

  22-04-2019 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Premiership club Institute announce former player John Quigg as their new manager.
  
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• Belfast delivery cyclist's jaw broken in random attack

  22-04-2019 15:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A delivery driver has been left with a broken jaw after being attacked in north Belfast.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder: Parties call for talks to resume

  22-04-2019 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The leaders of the SDLP, UUP and Alliance say they have written to the government requesting new talks.
  
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• Northern Ireland teen stab victim has 'life changing injuries' - accused aged 14 remanded

  22-04-2019 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old girl whose carotid artery was severed in an allegedly pre-arranged “fair dig” has been left with “life changing injuries,” a court heard.
  
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• Watch: Friends of Lyra McKee place red handprints at Saoradh HQ in Derry

  22-04-2019 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Friends of murder victim Lyra McKee have protested outside the Londonderry headquarters of dissident republican group Saoradh by placing red handprints on the wall.
  
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• Friends of Lyra McKee place red handprints at Saoradh HQ in Derry

  22-04-2019 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Friends of murder victim Lyra McKee have protested outside the Londonderry headquarters of dissident republican group Saoradh by placing red handprints on the wall.
  
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• 'Dr Paisley would be aghast' - DUP's gay candidate a betrayal, says Jim Wells

  22-04-2019 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Jim Wells has said that former party leader, the late Ian Paisley, would be "aghast" at the decision to run an openly-gay candidate.
  
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• Institute FC appoint John Quigg as new permanent manager - Belfast Live

  22-04-2019 14:41
  Institute FC appoint John Quigg as new permanent manager  Belfast LiveHe could be in the dugout for Tuesday night's Premiership game against relegation-threatened Newry City.
  
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• Lurgan 'community in shock' after three weekend stabbings

  22-04-2019 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly has said that the Lurgan community is in shock after three weekend stabbings left their victims in critical condition.
  
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• Heather Harper obituary

  22-04-2019 14:31
  One of the great sopranos of her generation who was particularly associated with Benjamin BrittenThe soprano Heather Harper, who has died aged 88, was one of the best loved and most respected singers of her generation. She graced the concert and opera stages of the world in roles that ranged from Ellen Orford in Britten’s Peter Grimes – where her sympathy for the character drew a near-definitive portrayal – to the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier.She came to international promi
  
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• Man in court over bomb alerts

  22-04-2019 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The man is accused of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life and four counts of causing a bomb hoax.
  
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• Irish Premiership: David Jeffrey calls on Ballymena to take final step

  22-04-2019 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Ballymena United boss David Jeffrey calls for one final push from his side as they seek to secure second place in the Irish Premiership.
  
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• Mervyn Gibson: 'Collusion' has been misinterpreted

  22-04-2019 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior Orangeman says RUC officers caught passing information to paramilitaries were thrown out.
  
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• Woman hit with bat during Derry shop robbery

  22-04-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman was hit with a bat during a shop robbery in Londonderry on Monday morning.
  
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• Decathlon Belfast is recruiting part time staff - Belfast Live

  22-04-2019 12:47
  Decathlon Belfast is recruiting part time staff  Belfast LiveDo you fancy sharing your passion for sport? Are you a team player? If the answer is 'yes' to these questions then sporting giant Decathlon want to hear from you ...
  
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• Joint authority for Northern Ireland 'not acceptable': Donaldson - Belfast Newsletter

  22-04-2019 12:46
  Joint authority for Northern Ireland 'not acceptable': Donaldson  Belfast NewsletterThe introduction of any sort of British-Irish joint authority to take decisions in the absence of a Northern Ireland Assembly would be “totally unacceptable to ...
  
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• Lyra McKee killed for TV cameras: New IRA wanted publicity with MTV in Derry for documentary

  22-04-2019 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A radicalised 18-year-old New IRA gunman murdered writer Lyra McKee in a desperate bid to impress an MTV documentary crew filming young dissidents in Derry City.
  
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• Man arrested for attack on Co Antrim Catholic church

  22-04-2019 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 26-year-old man was arrested on Monday morning in connection with an attack on a Catholic church in Ballyclare.
  
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• 'The fire was rapidly spreading'

  22-04-2019 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 50 firefighters battled the blaze on Sunday in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains.
  
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• Apprentice Boys of Derry Easter Monday parade in Belfast 2019 - pictures and video - Belfast Telegraph

  22-04-2019 12:09
  Apprentice Boys of Derry Easter Monday parade in Belfast 2019 - pictures and video  Belfast TelegraphThe Apprentice Boys of Derry are holding their annual Easter Monday parade in Belfast.
  
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• Apprentice Boys of Derry Easter Monday parade in Belfast 2019 - pictures and video

  22-04-2019 12:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Apprentice Boys of Derry are holding their annual Easter Monday parade in Belfast.
  
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• Call for strategy to produce more teachers for Irish medium education

  22-04-2019 12:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the heads of Irish-medium education in Northern Ireland has called for a government strategy to produce more qualified teachers for the sector.
  
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• Lisburn and Castlereagh: Major development projects could eventually weaken DUP stronghold - Belfast Newsletter

  22-04-2019 12:03
  Lisburn and Castlereagh: Major development projects could eventually weaken DUP stronghold  Belfast NewsletterWith half of the 40 seats in the hands of the DUP, the party's Lisburn and Castlereagh powerbase is likely to remain a stronghold for the time being despite an ...
  
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• Man in court after Londonderry bomb hoax

  22-04-2019 11:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with communicating false information causing a bomb hoax after suspect devices were found outside houses in Londonderry on Sunday morning.
  
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• Editor's 'grief' after she leaves industry struck by 'perfect storm'

  22-04-2019 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The first female editor of one of Ireland's oldest newspapers explains why she's leaving.
  
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• Plan for six-storey office on street where creator of ‘Belfast bap’ lived

  22-04-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An application has been made for the latest significant development in one of Belfast's historic areas.
  
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