Belfast news

• Dublin shootings: Two men dead in gun attacks

  22-05-2019 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  It is not yet known if the two deaths within 24 hours are connected in any way.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: I like Gigi Hadid’s modern girly look

  22-05-2019 23:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Westlife 'ecstatic and emotional' as comeback tour kicks off in Belfast

  22-05-2019 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s favourite boyband were back on their stools as Westlife kicked off their Twenty Tour in Belfast.
  
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• Westlife 'ecstatic' as comeback kicks off in Belfast - RTE.ie

  22-05-2019 23:42
  Westlife 'ecstatic' as comeback kicks off in Belfast  RTE.ieReformed boy band Westlife said they were "ecstatic" and "emotional" as they kicked off their comeback tour with their first concert together in seven years.
  
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• Westlife Belfast photos - Belfast Live

  22-05-2019 23:24
  Westlife Belfast photos  Belfast LiveAlan Lewis- PhotopressBelfast.co.uk 22/5/2019 Photo By Justin Kernoghan Westlife at Belfast's SSE Arena.1 of 35. Alan Lewis- PhotopressBelfast.co.uk ...
  
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• Topshop owner to close stores in Republic

  22-05-2019 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The pensions regulator has doubts about Sir Philip Green's proposed rescue plan to mend the business.
  
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• Eugene Gallagher avoids jail due to rape victim's 'compassion'

  22-05-2019 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A rapist's prison sentence is suspended after his victim told a court she did not want him jailed.
  
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• Ulster Rugby: Utility back Peter Nelson to leave club

  22-05-2019 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Ultility Back Peter Nelson is one of four players leave Ulster this summer having spent eight seasons with the province.
  
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• Ballymena beach to be installed this summer - Belfast Live

  22-05-2019 21:18
  Ballymena beach to be installed this summer  Belfast LiveThe quirky project will also feature a jetty-style promenade and a lighthouse.
  
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• Ballymurphy Inquest: Soldier 'believed he shot at least one gunman'

  22-05-2019 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A soldier tells the Ballymurphy Inquest he was fired at "with a sub machine gun and pistol".
  
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• Derry pipe bomb: Mum's disgust as boy picks up device

  22-05-2019 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Those responsible for placing the explosive in Londonderry were "completely reckless", say police.
  
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• Two young men shot dead in Dublin were well-known to each other

  22-05-2019 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two young men shot dead in the space of 17 hours in north Dublin were well-known to one another.
  
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• Man dead after second Dublin shooting in 24 hours

  22-05-2019 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is dead following a second shooting in Dublin in the past 24 hours.
  
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• Royal visit: Charles and Camilla in Belfast and Armagh

  22-05-2019 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The royal couple are greeted by the new Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Belfast, John Finucane.
  
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• Royal visit: Charles and Camilla in Belfast and Armagh - BBC News

  22-05-2019 18:30
  Royal visit: Charles and Camilla in Belfast and Armagh  BBC NewsThe Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited Belfast and Armagh on the third day of their visit to the island of Ireland. Hundreds of people lined ...
  
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• Northern Ireland man caught with 16,000 illicit cigarettes jailed

  22-05-2019 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man has been jailed for eight months after more than 16,000 illicit cigarettes were seized from his home.
  
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• Smyth & Gibson in Derry closes with loss of 34 jobs

  22-05-2019 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The company says that a volatile market has forced it to close its factory in Londonderry.
  
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• Ulster SFC: Down to appeal against Caolan Mooney's red card

  22-05-2019 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Down will attempt to overturn Caolan Mooney's suspension after the midfielder was sent off during his side's defeat by Armagh.
  
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• John Finucane defies loyalist threat as he starts work as Belfast mayor - Belfast Telegraph

  22-05-2019 17:53
  John Finucane defies loyalist threat as he starts work as Belfast mayor  Belfast TelegraphJohn Finucane has vowed not to be deterred by a loyalist threat, as he met the Prince of Wales on his first day as Belfast's new mayor. The Sinn Fein councillor, ...
  
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• John Finucane defies loyalist threat as he starts work as Belfast mayor

  22-05-2019 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  John Finucane has vowed not to be deterred by a loyalist threat, as he met the Prince of Wales on his first day as Belfast’s new mayor.
  
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• Natasha Carruthers death: 'Failed drug deal behind car chase'

  22-05-2019 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Mother-of-one Natasha Carruthers, 23, died when the car she was travelling in hit a tree.
  
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• Geordan Murphy: Leicester head coach charged with verbally abusing match officials

  22-05-2019 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Leicester head coach Geordan Murphy is charged with verbally abusing match officials in Tigers' final game of the season against Bath.
  
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• The Times axes Irish edition with job cuts

  22-05-2019 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The Sunday Times will not be affected by June's shutdown of The Times' Irish edition.
  
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• Bronze tribute to George Best

  22-05-2019 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A statue has been unveiled at Windsor Park to honour former Northern Ireland international George Best
  
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• Three children escape injury after shot fired at Belfast house

  22-05-2019 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three children have escaped injury after a shot was fired at a house in west Belfast.
  
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• Statue unveiled to honour George Best at Windsor Park

  22-05-2019 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A Statue has been unveiled at Windsor Park of former Northern Ireland international George Best
  
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• Contaminated blood inquiry: 'Four-year wait' to be told of hepatitis C

  22-05-2019 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A man felt like the "last to know" he had tested positive for hepatitis C, the contaminated blood inquiry hears.
  
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• Belfast woman who assaulted police 'had no control over actions'

  22-05-2019 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman who kicked officers and spat in their faces as part of nine separate assaults on police had no control over her actions, a court has heard.
  
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• Theresa May accused of 'throwing veterans to the wolves' to pander to IRA

  22-05-2019 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has been accused of "throwing veterans to the wolves" to pander to Sinn Fein and the IRA.
  
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• PM accused of 'throwing veterans to the wolves'

  22-05-2019 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Francois is one of five Tory MPs to use PMQs to raise the issue of soldiers who served in NI.
  
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• Military prosecutions: 'Throwing veterans like me to the wolves'

  22-05-2019 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A Conservative MP puts a question from one of his constituents, a Royal Marine veteran, to the PM.
  
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• Statue of George Best unveiled at Windsor Park in Belfast - The Irish Times

  22-05-2019 15:27
  Statue of George Best unveiled at Windsor Park in Belfast  The Irish TimesManchester United and Northern Ireland star has been immortalised in bronze.
  
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• Belfast city centre to reopen to traffic following Primark fire

  22-05-2019 15:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Castle Place junction in Belfast city centre is set to reopen to traffic on Thursday.
  
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• Man tells of horror with drunken revellers on flight from Belfast to Majorca

  22-05-2019 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has told of how a flight from Belfast to Majorca descended into chaos due to drunken and unruly passengers.
  
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• In pictures: George Best statue unveiled at Windsor Park

  22-05-2019 14:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A statue has been unveiled of footballing hero George Best outside Windsor Park in Belfast.
  
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• 'Threat issued' against Belfast Lord Mayor Finucane

  22-05-2019 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  John Finucane says police warned him loyalists were planning to attack him at his Belfast home.
  
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• DUP's Christopher Stalford 'threatened with acid attack'

  22-05-2019 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP MLA has said he has reported a Twitter user to the police for offering anyone £150 to throw acid at him.
  
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• Contaminated blood inquiry: 'We are a community of sufferers'

  22-05-2019 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A victim of the contaminated blood scandal tells the inquiry the voices of those affected must be heard.
  
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• Historical abuse: SoS hits back at 'shying away' claims

  22-05-2019 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP accuses Karen Bradley of avoiding responsibility to help release compensation for abuse victims.
  
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• Ballymurphy families slam 'insensitive' timing of Prince Charles visit

  22-05-2019 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The timing of the Prince of Wales's visit to Belfast has been criticised as "insensitive" by families whose loved ones were killed in a notorious spate of shootings involving the Parachute Regiment during Northern Ireland's Troubles.
  
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• The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and Camila visit Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  22-05-2019 13:04
  The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and Camila visit Belfast  Belfast NewsletterThe Prince of Wales with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis during a visit to Belfast Synagogue on the second day of the Royal couple's visit to Northern Ireland.
  
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• The Disappeared: Reward for information to find IRA victims

  22-05-2019 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost £50,000 has been donated as a reward for information that results in finding the Disappeared.
  
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• 'We don't know the identity of the donor'

  22-05-2019 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Geoff Knupfer says he hopes a reward for information will help locate the bodies of three remaining victims.
  
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• 'Threat issued' against Belfast Lord Mayor Finucane - BBC News

  22-05-2019 12:38
  'Threat issued' against Belfast Lord Mayor Finucane  BBC NewsJohn Finucane says police warned him loyalists were planning to attack him at his Belfast home.
  
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• Duchess of Cornwall visits Belfast homeless charity

  22-05-2019 12:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cornwall has arrived at a homeless charity complex beside a section of Belfast's longest peace wall for a solo visit.
  
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• Huhtamaki opens Antrim factory creating 100 jobs

  22-05-2019 12:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Global packaging company Huhtamaki has opened a new factory in Co Antrim, with the creation of 100 jobs.
  
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• 100 jobs at Huhtamaki factory making McDonalds' straws

  22-05-2019 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Packaging company Huhtamaki is investing £12m in the new facility in Antrim.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: I like Gigi Hadid’s modern girly look - Belfast Telegraph

  22-05-2019 11:51
  Belfast Fashion Spy: I like Gigi Hadid’s modern girly look  Belfast TelegraphRachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Belfast included among EE’s first 5G cities in the UK

  22-05-2019 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast has been named as one of six cities where the UK’s first 5G mobile network is to launch next week.
  
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