Belfast news

• Declan Carville: Ballymena recruit midfielder from Newry City for next season

  02-05-2019 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Ballymena United sign attacking midfielder Declan Carville from Newry City on a two-year deal.
  
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• NI council elections: Polls close after 'steady' turnout

  02-05-2019 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Voters have been deciding who should represent them on 11 councils across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Polls close in Northern Ireland’s local government election

  02-05-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Polls have closed following a day of voting in the local government elections in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Controlled explosion carried out at Portrush Harbour after 'war time device' discovered

  02-05-2019 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspected war time device at Portrush Harbour.
  
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• ATM thefts: Two men appear in court

  02-05-2019 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Patrick Close and Barry Smyth both appeared in court on Thursday.
  
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• Illegal tooth-whitening is a 'health gamble', say experts

  02-05-2019 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The warning follows the conviction of a man for selling products which included a carcinogenic substance.
  
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• Domestic servitude: Woman to appear in court in Belfast

  02-05-2019 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A 25-year-old woman is charged with requiring another person to perform forced or compulsory labour.
  
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• Belfast City Marathon 2019 - Everything you need to know - Belfast Live

  02-05-2019 19:41
  Belfast City Marathon 2019 - Everything you need to know  Belfast LiveFrom road closures to where to park your car, we've got you covered for race day on Sunday.
  
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• Second person charged after woman claims she was domestic slave for six years

  02-05-2019 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating whether a woman was forced to perform labour in Belfast have charged a second person.
  
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• England have raised bar, says Ireland captain William Porterfield

  02-05-2019 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  England's recent performances are bringing the one-day international game to a new level, says Ireland captain William Porterfield.
  
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• Titanic sister ship Britannic's fittings sold at auction for more than £300k

  02-05-2019 18:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rediscovered panelling from two luxurious state rooms on Titanic’s sister ship, the Britannic sold for a combined total of more than £310,000 on the first day of an historic two-day auction at the Heritage Hotel, Killenard.
  
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• Man (23) charged over theft of ATM at Nutts Corner

  02-05-2019 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man has been charged with theft, arson and criminal damage after the theft of an ATM at Nutts Corner.
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest: Soldier on lookout as bodies recovered

  02-05-2019 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  At the Ballymurphy inquest, an ex-paratrooper says he did not fire his gun in Northern Ireland in 1971.
  
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• NI Prison Service criticised over 'book ban'

  02-05-2019 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A review is ordered after it emerged a book on dissident republicans had been banned from Maghaberry Prison.
  
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• More than £160,000 taken in ATM raid not recovered, court told

  02-05-2019 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A court has heard over £160,000 which was in two ATM machines ripped out of a wall in a raid on the Asda supermarket in Antrim has not been recovered.
  
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• Bombardier to sell NI operations

  02-05-2019 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The Canadian aircraft manufacturer employs about 3,600 people across several locations in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Irish Cup final: Crusaders v Ballinamallard 'still seems a bit surreal' - Clarke

  02-05-2019 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Ballinamallard United captain Richard Clarke says Saturday's Irish Cup final has helped provide "a feel-good factor" in the Fermanagh area.
  
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• Co Down man attacked father with dementia, court told

  02-05-2019 17:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man accused of attacking his dementia-suffering father is to be barred from the area where the alleged victim lives, a High Court judge has ordered.
  
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• Two Door Cinema Club: 'We're aware that bands have shelf lives'

  02-05-2019 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Two Door Cinema Club explain how being "on the sidelines of everything" helped sustain their career.
  
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• New IRA graffiti appears in Londonderry

  02-05-2019 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Slogans include threats against people who give information to the PSNI.
  
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• Political leaders cast their votes in local government poll

  02-05-2019 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s political leaders have cast their votes in the local government elections.
  
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• 'IRA member' Seamus Marley jailed for raping two boys

  02-05-2019 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Seamus Marley, who is originally from north Belfast, attacked the boys at a 'republican safe house'.
  
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• Donegal woman injured by van in Belfast awarded £120k

  02-05-2019 15:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Donegal woman seriously injured by a van as she carried her son on a family day out in Belfast is to receive £120,000 in damages, a High Court judge has ruled.
  
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• Connacht hoping for déjà vu at fortress Belfast - RTE.ie

  02-05-2019 15:38
  Connacht hoping for déjà vu at fortress Belfast  RTE.ieUltan Dillane is hoping Connacht can repeat their win in Belfast earlier this season when they travel to take on Ulster with a Guinness Pro 14 semi-final at stake.
  
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• Bombardier puts Belfast wing-making plant up for sale - The Guardian

  02-05-2019 15:12
  Bombardier puts Belfast wing-making plant up for sale  The GuardianNearly 4,000 highly skilled workers in Northern Ireland face an uncertain future after the Canadian aerospace company Bombardier put its wing-making ...
  
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• Masked youths attack Belfast's Campbell College in 'school rivalry'

  02-05-2019 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in east Belfast have issued a warning after a school was vandalised by a gang of youths as part of a "rivalry" between two schools.
  
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• Lisa Dorrian caravan park search to end without progress

  02-05-2019 14:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The latest search for a Co Down woman who went missing 14 years ago is set to end, police have confirmed.
  
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• Concern for jobs after Bombardier announcement

  02-05-2019 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Political leaders in Northern Ireland have voiced concern about the future for thousands of workers following the announcement by Bombardier that it plans to sell its aerostructures business.
  
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• Organic gardener accused of spraying plant poison on Belfast neighbors' trees - Bangor Daily News

  02-05-2019 14:18
  Organic gardener accused of spraying plant poison on Belfast neighbors' trees  Bangor Daily NewsA fence — and the trees planted around it — was the catalyst that allegedly drove an organic gardener to use a Super Soaker to stealthily spray Roundup on her ...
  
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• Alleged IRA man jailed for seven years for rape and sexual assault

  02-05-2019 14:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alleged IRA member Seamus Marley has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a number of sexual assault and rape offences.
  
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• Defence Secretary’s sacking highlights ‘dysfunction at heart of UK Government’

  02-05-2019 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the “reprehensible” security leak from the National Security Council as she accused Gavin Williamson of behaving for his “own selfish political ends”.
  
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• Man's jaw and cheekbone broken in 'vicious' Belfast robbery

  02-05-2019 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man suffered a broken jaw and cheekbone during a "vicious" robbery in Belfast, police have said.
  
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• Bombardier puts Belfast wing-making plant up for sale

  02-05-2019 13:01
  Four thousand skilled jobs at risk in Northern Ireland as Canadian firm unveils sell-offThe Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier is to sell its wing-making operation, which employs 4,000 people in Northern Ireland, sparking concern among trade unions and MPs about the uncertain impact on highly skilled jobs.Less than a week after trade unions called off industrial action, after Bombardier promised to suspend plans for compulsory redundancies, the firm unveiled plans to sell its entire aerostructur
  
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• Aerospace giant is one of Northern Ireland’s biggest employers

  02-05-2019 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aerospace giant Bombardier is the largest manufacturing employer in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Cliftonville Road attack with wheel brace leaves man with fractured jaw - Belfast Live

  02-05-2019 12:55
  Cliftonville Road attack with wheel brace leaves man with fractured jaw  Belfast LivePolice have released a description of the man they want to speak to about the violent assault.
  
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• Pro-IRA graffiti at Lyra McKee murder scene warns ‘informers will be executed’

  02-05-2019 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pro-IRA graffiti has appeared in Londonderry warning the community against helping the police.
  
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• Bombardier to sell off Belfast operations - The Irish Times

  02-05-2019 12:37
  Bombardier to sell off Belfast operations  The Irish TimesFears for up to 4000 jobs as aerospace group announces plans for consolidation of activities in America.
  
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• Live updates: Bombardier Belfast sale comes in wake of annus horribilis for workforce

  02-05-2019 12:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier has announced it plans to sell its aerostructures business in Belfast.
  
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• Bombardier sale of Belfast operation stuns workforce - union demands jobs pledge after 'terrible year'

  02-05-2019 12:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier has announced it plans to sell its aerostructures business in Belfast.
  
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• Bombardier Belfast sale comes in wake of annus horribilis for workforce

  02-05-2019 12:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier has announced it plans to sell its aerostructures business in Belfast.
  
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• Government ‘will co-operate’ with any police inquiry into Huawei leak

  02-05-2019 11:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government will “co-operate fully” with any police investigation into the leak of official secrets from the National Security Council, Theresa May’s de facto deputy David Lidington has said.
  
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• First episode of Line Of Duty series becomes year’s most-watched programme

  02-05-2019 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first episode of Line Of Duty’s fifth series has become the most-watched programme on British television this year.
  
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• WATCH: Relive Lionel Messi's outstanding free-kick from the stands

  02-05-2019 11:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi's stunning curled free-kick left pretty much all of us speechless, and rightly so.
  
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• Watch: Relive Lionel Messi's outstanding free-kick against Liverpool from the stands

  02-05-2019 11:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi's stunning curled free-kick left pretty much all of us speechless, and rightly so.
  
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• An American Reporter in Belfast: How a New Yorker Writer Got So Much Wrong in His Bestselling Book On The Troubles - CounterPunch

  02-05-2019 11:12
  An American Reporter in Belfast: How a New Yorker Writer Got So Much Wrong in His Bestselling Book On The Troubles  CounterPunchAbout two-thirds of the way through Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, Patrick Radden Keefe's much reviewed, much lauded ...
  
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• Danske Bank: Deaf woman paid £2,000 in discrimination case

  02-05-2019 09:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Fiona McKendry made a complaint after she encountered problems trying to contact the bank.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Collision affecting Belfast's Shaftesbury Square

  02-05-2019 09:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• McDowell on pride, patriotism and The Open

  02-05-2019 09:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland golfer Graeme McDowell says he is doing "absolutely everything" to qualify for The Open at Royal Portrush.
  
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• Thursday's headlines: ATM theft guilty plea and Danske payout

  02-05-2019 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  A north Belfast man's guilty plea over the theft of a cash machine makes the front page of two papers.
  
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• Lyra McKee murder witnesses to be given anonymity say PSNI - Belfast Live

  02-05-2019 08:22
  Lyra McKee murder witnesses to be given anonymity say PSNI  Belfast LiveOfficers are urging 'please help us to bring this violence to an end'
  
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