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• Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival 2019: Everything you need to know - Belfast Live

  24-05-2019 22:55
  Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival 2019: Everything you need to know  Belfast LiveFrom parking to the full event guide and not forgetting that all important weather forecast-we've got you covered.
  
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• Watch as Belfast Westlife fan gets the crowd going with impressive dance moves - Belfast Live

  24-05-2019 22:44
  Watch as Belfast Westlife fan gets the crowd going with impressive dance moves  Belfast LiveThis was the moment one Westlife fan stole the show at the SSE Arena on Thursday night, before the band had even taken to the stage themselves.
  
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• New PSNI chief constable named as Simon Byrne

  24-05-2019 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The former head of Cheshire Police will take up his position after George Hamilton retires next month.
  
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• PSNI chief resurrects career after unfounded bullying claims

  24-05-2019 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s next police chief felt he had lost his vocation over unfounded bullying allegations and claims that he treated junior officers and staff like “roadkill”.
  
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• 17th Annual Festival of Art Opens in Belfast - Maine Art Scene

  24-05-2019 21:34
  17th Annual Festival of Art Opens in Belfast  Maine Art Scene(Belfast, ME) The 17th annual Festival of Art, sponsored by Senior College at Belfast, will be held May 30 through June 2, 2019, at the University of Maine ...
  
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• St George's and Smithfield Markets Belfast in pictures and video through the years - Belfast Live

  24-05-2019 21:19
  St George's and Smithfield Markets Belfast in pictures and video through the years  Belfast LiveEarlier this month St George's Market celebrated 20 years since reopening following a £3.5m refurbishment project.
  
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• More than half of Northern Ireland voters did not take part in European Election

  24-05-2019 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Less than half of those eligible to vote in the European Election in Northern Ireland used their vote, it has been revealed.
  
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• Belfast pub quiz: Can you tell which of our city's boozers these are? - Belfast Live

  24-05-2019 20:56
  Belfast pub quiz: Can you tell which of our city's boozers these are?  Belfast LiveSoon you'll know if you're out too much or not enough...
  
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• Come out for annual Belfast Uke Fest - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  24-05-2019 20:37
  Come out for annual Belfast Uke Fest - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBELFAST — Midcoast Ukes invites the public to the sixth annual Belfast Uke Fest, which runs Friday evening through Saturday, May 31 and June 1. Friday ...
  
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• Simon Byrne appointed as new PSNI chief constable

  24-05-2019 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Simon Byrne is to be appointed as the new chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Mount Everest: Second Irish climber dies on mountain

  24-05-2019 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Calls have been made to limit the number of permits for ascents amid an increased death toll.
  
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• May's exit could be 'dangerous' for Ireland - Varadkar

  24-05-2019 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish PM Leo Varadkar says Theresa May's resignation could lead to a "Eurosceptic" prime minister.
  
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• Watch: Westlife fan’s dance moves steal the show at Belfast comeback concert - Belfast Telegraph

  24-05-2019 19:24
  Watch: Westlife fan’s dance moves steal the show at Belfast comeback concert  Belfast TelegraphA Westlife super fan has described his shock at inadvertently stealing the show from his idols at one of their comeback concerts in Belfast.
  
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• Celtic FC voice ‘regret and sorrow’ for victims of paedophile

  24-05-2019 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic Football Club has expressed its “regret and sorrow” to those affected by the actions of paedophile James McCafferty.
  
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• Belfast Irish Milers Meet an opportunity to see top talent - Belfast Live

  24-05-2019 19:06
  Belfast Irish Milers Meet an opportunity to see top talent  Belfast LiveAspiring athletes in search of some inspiration will see top runners going flat out at a top meet next month. The Belfast Irish Milers Meet at Mary Peter's Track in ...
  
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• Uncertain political climate presents difficult backdrop for commercial property sector - Belfast Newsletter

  24-05-2019 18:39
  Uncertain political climate presents difficult backdrop for commercial property sector  Belfast NewsletterGrade A office accommodation remains limited in Belfast against an already “difficult” backdrop for inward investors commercial agent Lisney has claimed.
  
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• Boy (12) charged with riotous behaviour after petrol bombs thrown at police during Derry disorder

  24-05-2019 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old boy has been charged with riotous behaviour after disorder in Londonderry that saw petrol bombs being thrown at police officers.
  
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• Ulster SFC: Fermanagh need new tactic to beat Donegal

  24-05-2019 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Fermanagh must show more attacking ambition to beat Donegal in their Ulster quarter-final, says BBC GAA pundit Brendan Devenney.
  
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• Fermanagh man who has made Superbike title his goal

  24-05-2019 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Liverpool trialist Josh Elliott hopes to continue his challenge for the British Superbike title at this weekend's third round at Donington Park.
  
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• Ulster Unionist's condemn Fianna Fail 'campaign to ban British Army' from Queen's event

  24-05-2019 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist Party has condemned what they claim is a "discriminatory campaign" by Fianna Fail calling for a ban on the British Army from an event at Queen's University Belfast.
  
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• Have your say on our draft Disability Action Plan

  24-05-2019 17:31 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Peacocks store incident as car crashes through front window of shop - Belfast Live

  24-05-2019 17:28
  Peacocks store incident as car crashes through front window of shop  Belfast LiveEmergency services were called to the scene this afternoon.
  
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• Contaminated blood inquiry: NI man ‘begged’ wife to kill him - Belfast Newsletter

  24-05-2019 17:19
  Contaminated blood inquiry: NI man ‘begged’ wife to kill him  Belfast NewsletterThe widow of a Northern Ireland who was man infected with hepatitis C has told how her husband begged her to kill him. In her evidence to the public inquiry ...
  
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• Photo festival - Belfast Newsletter

  24-05-2019 17:08
  Photo festival  Belfast NewsletterNorthern Ireland's premier month-long visual arts festival, the Belfast Photo Festival, will take over art galleries and dominate outdoors spaces throughout Belfast ...
  
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• Celebrate summer with a night of country music - Belfast Newsletter

  24-05-2019 17:08
  Celebrate summer with a night of country music  Belfast NewsletterA very special night of Country Music has been added to Live At Botanic Gardens on Friday June 28.
  
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• Belfast City Blues Festival makes a welcome return - Belfast Newsletter

  24-05-2019 17:08
  Belfast City Blues Festival makes a welcome return  Belfast NewsletterThe 11th Belfast City Blues Festival, presented by American Holidays and Brand USA, is back and is set to take place over three days in 24 venues with 45 acts ...
  
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• An intimate gig for Ciaran Lavery - Belfast Newsletter

  24-05-2019 17:08
  An intimate gig for Ciaran Lavery  Belfast NewsletterNorthern Ireland's own, singer-songwriter Ciaran Lavery will play an intimate headline Belfast show at Accidental Theatre on Saturday June 22.
  
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• What's on in Belfast and beyond this Bank holiday weekend, May 25-26 - Belfast Live

  24-05-2019 17:00
  What's on in Belfast and beyond this Bank holiday weekend, May 25-26  Belfast LiveThe weekend is upon us and it's great news for most people who get the Bank Holiday off on Monday because that means and extra long weekend! With that in ...
  
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• New Lord Mayor reflects on first week in office

  24-05-2019 16:40 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 'We entered a contest and won our baby'

  24-05-2019 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  After a failed round of IVF, Della McGill and her partner entered a competition and won the ultimate life-changing prize.
  
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• Car crashes into front of Co Tyrone clothes shop

  24-05-2019 16:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car crashed into the front of a Peacocks clothes shop in Strabane on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Men charged after £640k Newry cannabis seizure

  24-05-2019 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged following the seizure of £640,000 of suspected cannabis in Armagh.
  
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• Green's Claire Bailey says Theresa May 'should take Karen Bradley with her'

  24-05-2019 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Green Party leader Claire Bailey has said she hopes Theresa May "takes Secretary of State Karen Bradley with her" when she leaves office.
  
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• Man to stand trial over fatal stabbing - Belfast Newsletter

  24-05-2019 15:52
  Man to stand trial over fatal stabbing  Belfast NewsletterA Co Down man is to stand trial year over the murder of Richard Scullion in Banbridge 10 months ago.
  
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• Woman arrested after trying to headbutt Royal Victoria Hospital staff

  24-05-2019 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 24-year-old woman has been issued a community resolution notice after attempting to headbutt a member of staff at the Royal Victoria Hospital in the early hours of Friday morning.
  
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• Man (26) jailed for 'merciless' attack on friend in north Belfast - The Irish News

  24-05-2019 15:38
  Man (26) jailed for 'merciless' attack on friend in north Belfast  The Irish NewsA 26-year-old man has been jailed for a "merciless" attack on a friend in which 14 kicks were aimed at the victim's head.
  
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• Man arrested over Belfast murder - RTE.ie

  24-05-2019 15:30
  Man arrested over Belfast murder  RTE.ieA 52-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a father outside a school in Belfast.
  
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• My husband begged for death after contracting hepatitis C, woman tells inquiry

  24-05-2019 15:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has recalled how her “gentle giant” husband begged for death after hepatitis C destroyed his health.
  
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• Students at Dundalk college resit exam after test compromised

  24-05-2019 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Dundalk Institute of Technology says it is reviewing its examination procedures after the incident.
  
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• Jim Donegan murder arrest after west Belfast search

  24-05-2019 14:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 52-year-old man has been arrested in west Belfast on suspicion of the murder of Jim Donegan.
  
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• Boy who lost finger tip playing lamppost game awarded £20k compensation

  24-05-2019 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A boy who may have been swinging from a lamppost when it collapsed and sliced off part of his finger is to receive £20,000 damages, a High Court judge ruled today.
  
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• Police warning after Northern Ireland scammers £40k con

  24-05-2019 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have urged the public to be vigilant after more than £40,000 was scammed from four people in Northern Ireland in the past week.
  
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• Young people not dissidents behind latest Derry disorder, says Sinn Fein councillor

  24-05-2019 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein councillor has said that local young people, not dissident republicans were the ones behind a night of disorder in Londonderry on Thursday.
  
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• Arlene Foster pays tribute to Theresa May with PM set to stand down

  24-05-2019 13:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has paid tribute to outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May.
  
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• Royal Victoria Hospital staff member 'assaulted' in early morning incident - Belfast Live

  24-05-2019 12:51
  Royal Victoria Hospital staff member 'assaulted' in early morning incident  Belfast LivePolice were called to a Belfast hospital after a staff member was 'assaulted' early on Friday morning. A patient was arrested after allegedly attempting to ...
  
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• 50% plus one 'would cause further disunity'

  24-05-2019 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Former deputy first minister Seamus Mallon says a 50% plus one majority would cause "deeper disunity".
  
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• Weapons and alcohol seized at Northern Ireland courts - and then returned

  24-05-2019 12:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alcohol and scores of weapons were seized by people entering Northern Ireland courthouses last year - and then returned to owners on their way out - it has emerged.
  
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