Belfast news

• May ‘blocked amnesty’ for Northern Ireland veterans

  18-05-2019 23:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May personally blocked ministers putting forward  legislation which could have protected former soldiers from prosecution for alleged offences during the Northern Ireland Troubles, it has been reported.
  
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• Ulster SFC: Strong start key to 'special win' - Cavan boss Mickey Graham

  18-05-2019 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Cavan manager Mickey Graham praises his players for "going for it" in their surprise Ulster SFC quarter-final win over derby rivals Monaghan.
  
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• Inaugural poet Blanco reads at Hutchinson - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  18-05-2019 23:05
  Inaugural poet Blanco reads at Hutchinson - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBELFAST — Celebrating the union of diversity, imagery and poetry, the public is warmly invited to attend a free talk and reading by internationally acclaimed ...
  
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• How to soak up the best of dramatic Belfast - Daily Mail

  18-05-2019 23:02
  How to soak up the best of dramatic Belfast  Daily MailNeil Simpson explores the best of Belfast, which has enjoyed a tourism boom thanks to its links to Game Of Thrones. He recommends a brewery bike tour and a ...
  
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• Premier Division: Candystripes deny Sligo in Showgrounds stalemate

  18-05-2019 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City hold firm to earn a goalless draw with Sligo Rovers in Saturday night's Premier Division encounter.
  
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• East Belfast dad urges vigilance over suspicious fence markings - Belfast Live

  18-05-2019 22:35
  East Belfast dad urges vigilance over suspicious fence markings  Belfast LiveAn East Belfast man is urging vigilance in his neighbourhood after suspicious markings appeared on his fence a year after his home was burgled as the family ...
  
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• Belfast Coastguard warns against 'bargain inflatables' following rescues - Belfast Live

  18-05-2019 22:27
  Belfast Coastguard warns against 'bargain inflatables' following rescues  Belfast Live"These things are not recommended to be used at the beach at anytime despite what some manufacturers/sellers state"
  
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• Kitchen make-over looks amazing and it cost just £45 - Belfast Live

  18-05-2019 22:17
  Kitchen make-over looks amazing and it cost just £45  Belfast LiveAnd all it took was a trip to B&Q to buy two products.
  
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• Ulster SFC: Cavan stun derby rivals Monaghan to make semi-finals

  18-05-2019 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Cavan produce a hugely committed display to surprise Monaghan 1-13 to 0-12 in the Ulster quarter-final at Kingspan Breffni.
  
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• Belfast Victoria Square dome - incredible timelapse footage shows iconic feature of our skyline being built - Belfast Live

  18-05-2019 21:42
  Belfast Victoria Square dome - incredible timelapse footage shows iconic feature of our skyline being built  Belfast LiveVictoria Square took more than six years to complete and around 6000 people were involved in its construction.
  
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• West Belfast dad's stark warning after wife's devastating breast cancer diagnosis - Belfast Live

  18-05-2019 20:52
  West Belfast dad's stark warning after wife's devastating breast cancer diagnosis  Belfast LiveThe dad said without an early diagnosis, the family could be facing a very different reality.
  
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• Irwin continues dominance at rain-hit NW 200

  18-05-2019 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Carrickfergus racer Glenn Irwin wins his fourth straight Superbike race as the main race day at the North West 200 is disrupted by rain.
  
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• What really gets your goat? - Belfast Newsletter

  18-05-2019 20:09
  What really gets your goat?  Belfast NewsletterDoes junk mail get on your wick? Do cold callers bug the life out of you? Enjoy a good old gripe about the weather? Then read on and find out what really rattles ...
  
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• Watford routed as Manchester City complete domestic clean sweep with FA Cup

  18-05-2019 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola hailed an incredible season for Manchester City as they destroyed Watford to complete the domestic clean sweep.
  
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• 'I have never supported bombing' - Mark Durkan hits back at Sinn Fein in European Army row

  18-05-2019 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  European Election candidate Mark Durkan has hit back at Sinn Fein's claim that Fine Gael supports militarisation of the EU saying that he never supported bombing anywhere, but that the rival party can't say the same.
  
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• ATM thefts: Three charged with burglary with intent to steal

  18-05-2019 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The men aged 33, 37 and 41, face charges of burglary with intent to steal.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Murdered journalist's partner leads same-sex marriage rally in Belfast - Sky News

  18-05-2019 19:04
  Lyra McKee: Murdered journalist's partner leads same-sex marriage rally in Belfast  Sky NewsSara Canning asks why same-sex couples are treated differently in NI, calling a change in the law a "win" for all sides.
  
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• Three men charged in relation to recent ATM thefts following foiled Belfast robbery - TheJournal.ie

  18-05-2019 18:45
  Three men charged in relation to recent ATM thefts following foiled Belfast robbery  TheJournal.ieTHREE MEN IN Northern Ireland have been charged in connection with the attempted theft of an ATM in Belfast yesterday. The Police *Service* of Northern ...
  
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• Portrush helicopter accident leaves 1,240 homes without power

  18-05-2019 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 1,200 homes and business were affected after a helicopter struck overhead cables in Portrush.
  
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• Three men charged in connection with ATM raids

  18-05-2019 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been charged with trying to steal ATM machines at two locations in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ulster oldest RAF reservists honoured with new colours

  18-05-2019 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The 502 Ulster is one of the oldest reservist squadrons in the UK.
  
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• Game of Thrones moved King's Landing to Belfast - RTE.ie

  18-05-2019 18:19
  Game of Thrones moved King's Landing to Belfast  RTE.ieIt has been revealed why Game of Thrones rebuilt the entire King's Landing set in Belfast.
  
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• Rory Best: Retiring captain says he is leaving Ulster 'in a good place'

  18-05-2019 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory Best says he is leaving Ulster "in a good place" after the captain played his last game for the province in Friday's defeat by Glasgow.
  
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• May to make ‘bold offer’ in final bid to get MPs to back her Brexit deal

  18-05-2019 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May is preparing to make a “bold offer” to MPs in a final attempt to get her beleaguered Brexit deal through Parliament and onto the statue book before she leaves office.
  
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• Lyra McKee's partner says NI marriage inequality 'unacceptable'

  18-05-2019 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Sara Canning, partner of murdered journalist Lyra McKee, spoke at a rally demanding same-sex marriage.
  
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• Rallies held for British soldiers facing NI charges

  18-05-2019 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Veterans gather across the UK to oppose the prosecution of former British soldiers who served in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Derry man Aidan Baldrick found safe and well after going missing for over a week

  18-05-2019 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Missing Londonderry man Aidan Baldrick has been found self and well after going missing for over a week.
  
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• Thousands take part in Belfast marriage equality rally - ITV News

  18-05-2019 15:49
  Thousands take part in Belfast marriage equality rally  ITV NewsLyra McKee: Murdered journalist's partner leads same-sex marriage rally in Belfast  Sky NewsThousands rally in Belfast in support of same-sex marriage  Reuters UKBelfast march calls for same sex marriage in Northern Ireland  Mirror.co.ukSame sex marriage march in Belfast | Ireland  The TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Over 1200 homes lose electricity after helicopter hits power lines

  18-05-2019 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 1200 homes lost power in the Portrush area on Saturday after a helicopter hit power lines.
  
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• Lyra McKee's partner challenges UK government on same-sex marriage

  18-05-2019 14:59
  Sara Canning told a rally in Belfast that marriage equality would be ‘a win for all sides’The partner of murdered Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee has challenged Theresa May’s government to ignore the objections of the Democratic Unionist Party and impose marriage equality on the region.At a mass rally in central Belfast today, Sara Canning said the prime minister should introduce legislation at Westminster to allow LGBTQ couples to get married in Northern Ireland, in order
  
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• Watch: Marriage equality rally taking place in Belfast

  18-05-2019 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A march and rally for marriage equality are taking place in Belfast city centre on Saturday.
  
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• Partner of Lyra McKee makes public plea for same-sex marriage as thousands gather in Belfast

  18-05-2019 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The partner of murdered journalist Lyra McKee made a public plea for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland as she addressed a rally of thousands in Belfast.
  
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• Banbridge: Pipe bomb discovered in security alert

  18-05-2019 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Around 25 homes were evacuated during the incident.
  
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• Ian Paisley's brother-in-law quits DUP over gay councillor Alison Bennington

  18-05-2019 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The late Ian Paisley's brother-in-law and election agent has quit the DUP over the selection of openly gay Alison Bennington as a candidate in the local council elections.
  
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• Dame Kelly Holmes makes surprise appearance at Belfast parkrun - Belfast Telegraph

  18-05-2019 12:14
  Dame Kelly Holmes makes surprise appearance at Belfast parkrun  Belfast TelegraphDouble Olympic gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes made a surprise appearance at a parkrun in Belfast on Saturday morning.
  
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• Dame Kelly Holmes makes surprise appearance at Belfast parkrun

  18-05-2019 12:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Double Olympic gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes made a surprise appearance at a parkrun in Belfast on Saturday morning.
  
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• 'Take that space back and give it to kids'

  18-05-2019 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  UV Arts is creating a new meaning for murals in Derry
  
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• Family launch fundraising drive in search for Irishman missing on Everest

  18-05-2019 11:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of an Irish academic missing since he fell on Mount Everest have launched a fundraising campaign to help finance search efforts.
  
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• Police find viable device during Banbridge security alert

  18-05-2019 11:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have discovered a viable device during a security alert in Banbridge, Co Down.
  
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• Pipe bomb found during Banbridge security alert

  18-05-2019 11:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have discovered a viable pipe-bomb type device during a security alert in Banbridge, Co Down.
  
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• FREE pop-up outdoor cinema coming to Titanic Slipways this month - Belfast Live

  18-05-2019 10:26
  FREE pop-up outdoor cinema coming to Titanic Slipways this month  Belfast LiveIt will show a host of family favourites including Finding Dory, The Goonies and The Little Mermaid.
  
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• First in a new chain of cannabis oil stores opens doors in Belfast

  18-05-2019 09:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first in a retail chain of stores dedicated to selling cannabis oil in Northern Ireland will open its doors in Belfast city centre today.
  
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• It’ll be a sad day if US mayor who honoured Adams wins White House, says Garda widow

  18-05-2019 09:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wife of a Garda officer murdered by the IRA in 1996 has said it will be "a sad day for the world if the mayor of New York is successful" in his bid for the US presidency.
  
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• 'I found my son hanging from a blind cord' - mum tells how she feared two-year-old was dead

  18-05-2019 09:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother who feared the worst when she discovered her two-year-old son was hanging from a blind cord in his bedroom has warned others about the danger of what she calls "silent killers".
  
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• Catholic woman’s claim of Bible college bias pursued after her death is rejected

  18-05-2019 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Discrimination claims made by a deceased woman against her former employer, Belfast Bible College, have been dismissed by a fair employment tribunal.
  
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• Guilt may have led to INLA killer’s suicide says soldier who served with victim

  18-05-2019 09:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former soldier who served with one of INLA child killer Martin McElkerney’s three victims has said that guilt may have been behind his decision to shoot himself in a Belfast graveyard.
  
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• Delight of Lyra’s family as murdered journalist honoured at gala ceremony

  18-05-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of murdered journalist Lyra McKee pledged she would never be forgotten after collecting a posthumous accolade on her behalf.
  
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• Belfast Telegraph named UK Regional Newspaper of Year

  18-05-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph has been named the UK’s Regional Daily/Sunday Newspaper of the Year.
  
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• Restaurant review: Finegan & Son in Newry, refreshingly different fare that’s bordering on great

  18-05-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Newry, the bustling frontier town is all swagger, super-pubs and cross-border Euro-trade. It is the Tijuana of Ireland. Thanks to its position on the north-south axis between Belfast and Dublin it has levels of prosperity most towns across the rest of Ireland deeply envy. What's more, its progressive council is supportive of the arts which means that this is one place whose continuing regeneration is assured.
  
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• North West 200: Life & love in the fast lane with the wives of two top riders

  18-05-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 100,000 people are in the seaside towns of Portrush and Portstewart this weekend for Ireland's biggest annual sporting event. The thrilling, high speed North West 200 is bigger than ever as it celebrates its 90th anniversary this year.
  
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