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• Jimmy Callacher: Linfield defender wins Ulster Footballer of the Year

  29-04-2019 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Linfield's Jimmy Callacher wins the Ulster Footballer of the Year award after a title-winning season with the Blues.
  
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• MP says dissidents, Orange Order and Apprentice Boys are 'barriers to peace'

  29-04-2019 23:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An MP has said it was not his intention to conflate the violent activities of dissident republicans with the Orange Order or the Apprentice Boys of Derry while making a statement in the Commons.
  
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• MP compares dissident republicans to Orange Order saying they are 'barriers to peace'

  29-04-2019 23:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An MP has said it was not his intention to conflate the violent activities of dissident republicans with the Orange Order or the Apprentice Boys of Derry while making a statement in the Commons.
  
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• Premier Division: Derry City beaten 2-0 by Bohemians at the Brandywell

  29-04-2019 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Danny Mandroiu and Dinny Corcoran scored second half goals as Bohemians get the better of Derry City at the Brandywell.
  
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• Karen Bradley: Northern Ireland talks will not 'be easy'

  29-04-2019 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The secretary of state says there is no alternative for NI other than fully inclusive power-sharing.
  
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• Bombardier unions in Northern Ireland call off strike ballot

  29-04-2019 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Unions say it follows the company's assurance that it will suspend compulsory redundancies.
  
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• Narrow window of opportunity for Stormont talks before excuses can be made, says Karen Bradley

  29-04-2019 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has insisted there is a "narrow window in which genuine progress" can be made to re-establish devolved powersharing.
  
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• Brexit: Rees-Mogg responds to Ahern border criticism

  29-04-2019 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Bertie Ahern says Jacob Rees-Mogg had no idea what the border was, but the Tory MP brands the comment "untrue".
  
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• 'He definitely is a strange fish'

  29-04-2019 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Bertie Ahern says Jacob Rees-Mogg had no idea what the border was, but the Tory MP brands the comment "untrue".
  
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• Lyra McKee: 'I know this is my vocation'

  29-04-2019 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  In 2007, Lyra McKee was still in school, but she was already making a name for herself.
  
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• 'I know this is my vocation'

  29-04-2019 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  In 2007, Lyra McKee was still in school, but she was already making a name for herself.
  
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• Man held over murder of father outside Belfast school released - Irish Examiner

  29-04-2019 20:15
  Man held over murder of father outside Belfast school released  Irish ExaminerA man arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a father outside a school in Belfast has been released unconditionally. Jim Donegan, 43, was shot dead ...
  
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• Pictured: Police release image of man in Dunmurry armed robbery probe

  29-04-2019 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police released a CCTV image of a man they are keen to speak with in connection with an armed robbery in Dunmurry.
  
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• Bombardier halts redundancies at Northern Ireland plants

  29-04-2019 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aerospace company Bombardier is to suspend compulsory redundancies at its Northern Ireland plants.
  
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• Bombardier ‘suspends’ compulsory redundancies in Belfast - The Irish Times

  29-04-2019 19:13
  Bombardier ‘suspends’ compulsory redundancies in Belfast  The Irish TimesAerospace group will reinstate 32 workers in 'tremendous win for workforce', says union.
  
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• Ex-RUC officers 'witnessed gun battle'

  29-04-2019 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Former police officers tell Ballymurphy Inquest that a crowd in Springmartin became "uncontrollable".
  
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• Director John Singleton dies aged 51

  29-04-2019 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Filmmaker John Singleton, who debuted with the Oscar-nominated Boyz N The Hood and continued making movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died aged 51.
  
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• Northern Ireland teachers to be offered 4.25% pay rise

  29-04-2019 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  It is one of the key features of a draft settlement between teaching unions and teaching employers.
  
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• Former RUC officers tell Ballymurphy inquest of Belfast gun battle - The Irish Times

  29-04-2019 19:00
  Former RUC officers tell Ballymurphy inquest of Belfast gun battle  The Irish TimesPolicemen describe British soldiers trading gunfire with unseen men in August 1971.
  
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• Belfast musician David Holmes scoops Bafta Craft award for Killing Eve soundtrack

  29-04-2019 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Renowned Belfast DJ, musician and producer David Holmes last night picked up a Bafta TV Craft award for his Killing Eve soundtrack.
  
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• Man charged with spate of armed robberies in east Belfast 'has no memory of alleged raids' - The Irish News

  29-04-2019 18:45
  Man charged with spate of armed robberies in east Belfast 'has no memory of alleged raids'  The Irish NewsA MAN charged over a spate of armed robberies in east Belfast has no memory of the alleged raids, a court heard today. Aiden McConnell is accused of stealing ...
  
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• Ryan Burnett: Former unified bantamweight champion signs deal with Top Rank

  29-04-2019 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Former unified bantamweight world champion Ryan Burnett signs a multi-fight deal with American based promoter Top Rank.
  
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• Northern Ireland farmers going back to burning fossil fuels after RHI scandal, MPs told

  29-04-2019 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Farmers in Northern Ireland are reverting back to burning fossil fuels having lost trust in renewable energy following the RHI scandal, MPs have been told.
  
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• Belfast Giants: Blair Riley leaves double winners

  29-04-2019 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast Giants will be without Blair Riley next season after their double-winning captain accepts an offer from an unnamed team.
  
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• Dublin doctor who donated kidney to stranger had to travel to Belfast for surgery - Irish Mirror

  29-04-2019 18:20
  Dublin doctor who donated kidney to stranger had to travel to Belfast for surgery  Irish MirrorA Dublin doctor who bravely donated his kidney to a stranger had to travel to Belfast to have his operation. Kind-hearted Dr Dominic Natin lives near Beaumont ...
  
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• Portadown drunk driver smashes into car with baby on board

  29-04-2019 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car with a baby on board ended up crashing through the window of a Chinese takeaway in Portadown after it was hit by a drunk driver.
  
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• Man released in Jim Donegan murder investigation

  29-04-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 63-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Jim Donegan has been released unconditionally.
  
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• Jim Donegan: Man, 63, freed in murder investigation

  29-04-2019 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Jim Donegan was shot dead as he waited to pick his 13-year-old son up from school in west Belfast.
  
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• Ex-police tell Ballymurphy inquest of gun battle between soldiers and unseen men

  29-04-2019 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two former police officers have described witnessing a gun battle between soldiers and unseen men in Belfast.
  
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• Man broke victim's jaw with punch on Belfast nightclub dance floor

  29-04-2019 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man who broke his victim's jaw in a one-punch attack inside a Belfast nightclub must pay him £1,000 compensation, a judge ordered today.
  
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• Killing Eve composer David Holmes wins Bafta TV Craft Award

  29-04-2019 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The Belfast musician and composer wins the Bafta TV Craft Award for his soundtrack to the hit TV show.
  
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• Ulster rugby: Reidy a doubt for Connacht quarter-final

  29-04-2019 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Flanker Sean Reidy is Ulster's only new injury concern ahead of their Pro14 quarter-final against Connacht.
  
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• Man stole £29k from Victoria Square car park in Belfast, court hears

  29-04-2019 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former car park attendant is to stand trial accused of stealing more than £29,000 over a four-month period, a judge has ordered.
  
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• Irish accent ranked third sexiest in the world

  29-04-2019 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish accent has been ranked third sexiest in the world, according to a new poll.
  
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• ‘Dangerously high’ levels of air pollution found in Northern Ireland

  29-04-2019 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Poisonous air across Northern Ireland is contributing to illness and early death for many people, it has been claimed.
  
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• 10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland - from Belfast marathon to Causeway sea safari

  29-04-2019 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of 10 exciting things taking place across Northern Ireland this week (April 29 - May 5).
  
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• Belfast robbery accused 'can't remember' raids, court hears

  29-04-2019 14:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged over a spate of armed robberies in east Belfast has no memory of the alleged raids, a court has heard.
  
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• RHI: Farmers 'lose trust in government after tariff cuts'

  29-04-2019 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs told farmers were now considering reverting to fossil fuels and some could go out of business.
  
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• Police and firefighters attacked by youths in Derry

  29-04-2019 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police and firefighters were attacked with bricks and bottles during a weekend of anti-social behaviour in Londonderry.
  
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• Victims of 'IRA rapist' Seamus Marley speak of suffering

  29-04-2019 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men who were raped as teenagers by an alleged IRA man tell a court how he damaged their lives.
  
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• Fifth of NI workforce 'under-educated'

  29-04-2019 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost one in five workers are under-educated for the job they are doing, according to the Office for National Statistics.
  
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• Gary Wilson: Ireland recall wicketkeeper and batsman for England ODI

  29-04-2019 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland bring experienced wicketkeeper and batsman Gary Wilson back into their squad for the ODI against England at Malahide.
  
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• Victims’ lives ‘torn apart’ after rape by alleged IRA man

  29-04-2019 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A court in Dublin has heard that the lives of two men were torn apart after they were raped as teenagers by an alleged IRA member.
  
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• Police and firefighters attacked in Derry

  29-04-2019 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Stones, bricks and bottles were thrown during two nights of anti-social behaviour in part of the city.
  
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• Man arrested in Jim Donegan murder probe

  29-04-2019 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 63-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jim Donegan in Belfast.
  
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• Crumlin: Niall Magee, 21, was County Antrim stabbing victim

  29-04-2019 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Niall Magee, 21, died from his injuries after the incident in Crumlin, County Antrim.
  
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• Three children escape injury in Moneymore arson attack

  29-04-2019 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three children have escaped injury in an arson attack in Co Londonderry.
  
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• Moneymore arson attack damages family of five's home

  29-04-2019 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A couple and their three children escape injury after a car is set alight outside their house.
  
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• Monday's headlines: Fatal stabbing aftermath

  29-04-2019 10:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The murder of a 21-year-old man and police efforts to catch cash machine thieves dominate the front pages.
  
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• William and Kate celebrate eighth wedding anniversary

  29-04-2019 10:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary.
  
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