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• Athenahealth employees in Belfast laid off, officials say - NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ

  23-04-2019 23:35
  Athenahealth employees in Belfast laid off, officials say  NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ"Any number of employees that are cut is significant to Belfast," the city's economic development director told NEWS CENTER Maine.
  
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• 'A gentle, innocent soul who wouldn't wish ill on anyone' - Lyra McKee's family pay tribute

  23-04-2019 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of murdered journalist Lyra McKee have paid tribute to her, saying she was "a gentle, innocent soul who wouldn't wish ill on anyone".
  
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• Driver caught doing 122mph on treacherous Northern Ireland road

  23-04-2019 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A driver has been caught by police driving at 122mph along one of Northern Ireland's most treacherous roads.
  
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• James Connolly honored in Belfast | News & Views - Irish Echo

  23-04-2019 21:21
  James Connolly honored in Belfast | News & Views  Irish EchoThe new James Connolly Visitor Centre in Belfast was opened with great fanfare. Among the attendees was former New York City Council member Elizabeth ...
  
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• Belfast is top of the list of UK cities for female motorcyclists - The Irish Sun

  23-04-2019 21:19
  Belfast is top of the list of UK cities for female motorcyclists  The Irish SunThe research from leading motorcycle insurance broker, Carole Nash, reveals that 16% of Belfast's bikers are women, over 2.5 times the UK average of 6%
  
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• Man who slept rough in Belfast tells how he woke to find best friend dead - Belfast Live

  23-04-2019 20:59
  Man who slept rough in Belfast tells how he woke to find best friend dead  Belfast LiveNow Aaron has turned his life around with help from the Simon Community and wants to give something back.
  
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• Karen Bradley to meet Northern Ireland parties in wake of Lyra McKee murder

  23-04-2019 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Karen Bradley has said she will hold talks with Northern Ireland's political leaders later this week in wake of the murder of Lyra McKee.
  
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• Woman (57) arrested in Lyra McKee murder investigation released

  23-04-2019 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 57-year-old woman arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee has been released unconditionally.
  
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• Snow Patrol's 25 years on the road

  23-04-2019 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The band speak to BBC News NI about a new access-all-areas documentary to mark the milestone.
  
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• Major Belfast employer will undergo round of layoffs — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine - Bangor Daily News

  23-04-2019 18:53
  Major Belfast employer will undergo round of layoffs — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine  Bangor Daily NewsMedical software company athenahealth Inc., with about 900 employees at its Belfast campus, announced Tuesday morning it would undergo another round of ...
  
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• Q&A: Dr John Cooper Clarke on George Best, Brexit and his advice for aspiring poets

  23-04-2019 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Revered punk poet Dr John Cooper Clarke is credited with influencing artists from the Arctic Monkeys to Bill Bailey and his trademark look is an inspiration to fashionistas everywhere.
  
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• Second Game of Thrones window unveiled in Belfast - The Irish News

  23-04-2019 17:50
  Second Game of Thrones window unveiled in Belfast  The Irish NewsA SECOND Game of Thrones stained glass window was unveiled at Belfast's Waterfront Hall yesterday. It was part of a Tourism Ireland campaign to mark the ...
  
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• New IRA apology 'means nothing' say distraught friends of Lyra McKee

  23-04-2019 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The distraught friends of Lyra McKee have said that an apology from dissident republican group the New IRA for her murder "means nothing".
  
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• Belfast Players bringing ‘Welcome to the Hotel California’ to the stage - The Journal Pioneer

  23-04-2019 16:19
  Belfast Players bringing ‘Welcome to the Hotel California’ to the stage  The Journal PioneerBelfast Players bringing 'Welcome to the Hotel California' to the stage The Belfast Players will be presenting a three-act comedy, “Welcome to the Hotel ...
  
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• Game of Thrones: Latest 'Glass of Thrones' panel unveiled in Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  23-04-2019 16:09
  Game of Thrones: Latest 'Glass of Thrones' panel unveiled in Belfast  Belfast NewsletterThe second 'Glass of Thrones' stained glass panel was revealed in Belfast today – outside the Waterfront Hall. The first of the six new Game of Thrones-themed ...
  
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• Lyra McKee Walk For Peace from Belfast to Londonderry in memory of murdered journalist

  23-04-2019 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A "walk for peace" from Belfast to Londonderry is being organised in memory of Lyra McKee.
  
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• Second stained glass window unveiled in Belfast Game Of Thrones legacy trail

  23-04-2019 13:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A second giant stained glass window has been unveiled in Belfast to mark the latest episode in the final season of Game Of Thrones.
  
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• US President Donald Trump to visit UK in June

  23-04-2019 13:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump is to make a state visit to the UK in June, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
  
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• Stolen ATM machine recovered in Omagh

  23-04-2019 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A stolen ATM machine has been recovered by police in Omagh.
  
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• East Belfast house 'destroyed' in arson attack - Belfast Telegraph

  23-04-2019 12:44
  East Belfast house 'destroyed' in arson attack  Belfast TelegraphA firefighter has told of how an east Belfast house was destroyed in an arson attack in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
  
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• Belfast stripper in pyjamas caused rush hour smash

  23-04-2019 11:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the Belfast glamour model who fell asleep at the wheel and caused a three-car rush hour pile-up on a busy dual carriageway.
  
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• Belfast stripper in pyjamas caused rush hour smash - Belfast Telegraph

  23-04-2019 11:33
  Belfast stripper in pyjamas caused rush hour smash  Belfast TelegraphThis is the Belfast glamour model who fell asleep at the wheel and caused a three-car rush hour pile-up on a busy dual carriageway.
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder after Lurgan stabbing

  23-04-2019 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Lurgan.
  
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• 'The epitome of everything that's good about Celtic': European Cup winning captain Billy McNeill passes away aged 79

  23-04-2019 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The legendary Celtic player and manager Billy McNeill has been hailed as 'the epitome of everything that is good' about the club after passing away.
  
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• Woman (57) arrested in connection with murder of Lyra McKee

  23-04-2019 09:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 57-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee.
  
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• Cross-group collaboration to leverage Belfast's economic potential - Mainebiz

  23-04-2019 09:00
  Cross-group collaboration to leverage Belfast's economic potential  MainebizNew collaborations between the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Belfast Creative Coalition and Our Town Belfast are being forged in order to leverage ...
  
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• All-Female Hip Hop Showcase at Women's Work Festival in Belfast - The Journal of Music

  23-04-2019 09:00
  All-Female Hip Hop Showcase at Women's Work Festival in Belfast  The Journal of MusicA showcase of female hip hop artists will take place as part of this year's Women's Work festival. Now in its fourth year, the festival, which takes place on 5–9 ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic disruption: Live updates

  23-04-2019 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Portadown College head Simon Harper 'a true gentleman and leader'

  23-04-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Northern Ireland schools previously headed by a Co Down man who has passed away have remembered him as "a strong educational leader" and someone "who had the needs of pupils at the core of all he did".
  
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• A chilling lesson for Northern Ireland pupils from Auschwitz

  23-04-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victoria Leonard joins students and teachers from 58 Northern Ireland schools on an emotional educational trip to Krakow in Poland.
  
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• ‘Suspicious’ forest blaze among spate of fires tackled by crews in Co Down

  23-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are treating the cause of a major forest fire in Co Down as suspicious.
  
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• Sri Lanka attacks were grizzly reminder of country’s past horrors, says Northern Ireland cleric

  23-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sri Lankan-born woman now living in Belfast has spoken of "the terrible evil and darkness" inflicted upon her country following the Easter Sunday bombings.
  
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• Seriously ill Northern Ireland mum denied benefits 'on the verge of taking her own life'

  23-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Carrickfergus mum has said her home has been put at risk and she has been left on the verge of ending her own life after being refused Universal Credit.
  
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• Ex-soldier rewrites history books to show more troops and police died in Troubles than previously thought

  23-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A retired soldier has rewritten the history books of the Troubles after 10 years of exhaustive research backed up his claim that many more troops, police officers and prison staff died than official records show.
  
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• Boojum eaterie rapped over Easter advert

  23-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A popular fast food chain has been criticised for a social media advert which depicts a resurrected Jesus Christ emerging from the tomb declaring "When the only thing worth rising for is a Boojum..."
  
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• Apprentice Boys parade on streets of east Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  23-04-2019 07:55
  Apprentice Boys parade on streets of east Belfast  Belfast TelegraphThe sun shone as the Apprentice Boys of Derry held their annual Easter Monday parade in Belfast.
  
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• Apprentice Boys parade on streets of east Belfast

  23-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sun shone as the Apprentice Boys of Derry held their annual Easter Monday parade in Belfast.
  
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• Greenvale victims remembered: Painting marks month since crush tragedy

  23-04-2019 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was a poignant image which captured the heartbreak of the St Patrick's Day hotel tragedy in which three teenagers died.
  
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• Commemoration planned for 50th anniversary of troops on Northern Ireland streets

  23-04-2019 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of former members of the security forces are to take part in a massive day of commemorations in Co Antrim to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of troops on the streets of Northern Ireland, a deployment which started the armed forces' Operation Banner.
  
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• Call for calm as second Lurgan stabbing victim remains critical

  23-04-2019 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Policing Board member has voiced fears over a rise in knife crime following a second serious stabbing in Lurgan.
  
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• Belfast actress Laura Donnelly to star in Buffy creator Joss Whedon's new TV series The Nevers - Independent.ie

  23-04-2019 07:32
  Belfast actress Laura Donnelly to star in Buffy creator Joss Whedon's new TV series The Nevers  Independent.ieLaura Donnelly has been cast in the lead role of Joss Whedon's new TV series The Nevers.
  
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• Rates hike: Derry and Strabane council criticised

  23-04-2019 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Some ratepayers say Derry City and Strabane District Council's rates rise is unjustified
  
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• New IRA: Dissident republican group linked with four murders

  23-04-2019 01:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The New IRA – which has accepted responsibility for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee – is the biggest of the dissident republican groups operating in Northern Ireland.
  
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• New IRA admits responsibility for death of journalist Lyra McKee

  23-04-2019 01:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The New IRA has admitted responsibility for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry, as police made a new arrest.
  
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• New IRA admits murdering Lyra McKee - woman (57) arrested

  23-04-2019 01:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The New IRA has admitted responsibility for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry, as police made a new arrest.
  
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