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• Pro14: Leinster motivated by Saracens final defeat says Robbie Henshaw

  25-05-2019 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Robbie Henshaw says that Leinster's defeat in the Champions Cup final gave the province an added incentive before their Pro14 decider with Glasgow.
  
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• James Talbot: Bohemians goalkeeper drafted into Republic of Ireland squad

  25-05-2019 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Bohemians goalkeeper James Talbot is given a first call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad following Mark Travers' withdrawal.
  
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• Lidl urgently recall Alesto Mixed Nuts over milk allergy fears - Belfast Live

  25-05-2019 22:21
  Lidl urgently recall Alesto Mixed Nuts over milk allergy fears  Belfast LiveThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Lidl are advising customers to return them immediately.
  
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• Belfast mum speaks out about painful hidden condition that cost her womb - Belfast Live

  25-05-2019 21:35
  Belfast mum speaks out about painful hidden condition that cost her womb  Belfast LiveThousands of women and girls in the city could also be suffering.
  
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• Glasgow Warriors 15-18 Leinster: Holders win Pro14 final at Celtic Park

  25-05-2019 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Leinster score two tries to beat Glasgow Warriors at Celtic Park and retain the Pro14 title.
  
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• Celtic: Neil Lennon offered manager's job after sealing treble treble

  25-05-2019 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Neil Lennon is offered the Celtic job less than an hour after guiding the club to a domestic treble treble.
  
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• Real IRA leader who plotted Prince Charles attack dies in prison

  25-05-2019 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Real IRA leader who plotted an explosion during the state visit of Britain’s Prince Charles in 2015 has died in prison.
  
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• Ulster SFC: Tyrone thrash Antrim 2-23 to 2-9 in quarter-final

  25-05-2019 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyrone make light work of an under-strength Antrim as they blaze their way into the Ulster semi-finals with a 14-point win in Armagh.
  
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• In pictures: Ahoy there! Belfast Maritime Festival drops anchor

  25-05-2019 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The magnificent Tall Ships returned to the city quays for the annual Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival.
  
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• Caked in mud and just after scoring try for school, Jamie Dornan recalls day he learned of mother's terminal cancer

  25-05-2019 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland movie star Jamie Dornan has recalled the day his father told him of his mother's terminal cancer and how after her passing his grief was compounded when four friends died soon after in a car crash leaving him angry and depressed at just 16 years of age.
  
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• Seamus McGrane: Real IRA leader dies in prison

  25-05-2019 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Seamus McGrane was jailed for plotting a bomb attack during Prince Charles' visit to Ireland in 2015.
  
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• Celtic offer Neil Lennon manager job on permanent basis

  25-05-2019 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic's interim manager Neil Lennon has been offered the job on a permanent basis, the Ladbrokes Premiership club have announced.
  
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• British Superbikes: Seeley leads Supersport series after Donington win

  25-05-2019 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Alastair Seeley leads the British Supersport Championship by five points after winning Saturday's sprint race at Donington Park.
  
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• Man arrested over shots fired at Belfast funeral - RTE.ie

  25-05-2019 18:10
  Man arrested over shots fired at Belfast funeral  RTE.ieA man has been arrested after shots were fired on the day of a funeral for a republican.
  
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• DUP blasts arson attack on Derry Catholic church as 'terrible act of vandalism and desecration'

  25-05-2019 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has blasted as a "terrible act of vandalism and desecration" an arson attack on a Londonderry Catholic church.
  
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• New PSNI chief Simon Byrne faces a 'crash course'

  25-05-2019 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Byrne could arrive in time for marching season - a 'crash course' in local policing.
  
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• PSNI seeking two over Londonderry church arson

  25-05-2019 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  CCTV shows the fire at Holy Family in Ballymagroarty was started by youths, the fire service says.
  
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• Green wave expected to roll in Ireland following European poll

  25-05-2019 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s Green Party is expected to enjoy a surge following the European elections.
  
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• Dunnes NI pension scheme trustees replaced

  25-05-2019 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Pension trustees replaced because they put 390 scheme members at risk, says regulator
  
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• Spice Girls: Fans take to Twitter over Dublin gig sound

  25-05-2019 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Mel B says she hopes the sound quality will improve on the rest of their tour after Dublin show complaints.
  
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• Friends of Lyra McKee begin peace walk from Belfast to Derry - The Guardian

  25-05-2019 14:05
  Friends of Lyra McKee begin peace walk from Belfast to Derry  The GuardianHundreds take park in three-day walk in memory of murdered journalist.
  
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• Friends of Lyra McKee begin peace walk from Belfast to Derry

  25-05-2019 14:05
  Hundreds of people take park in three-day walk in memory of murdered journalistFriends of Lyra McKee have started a three-day peace walk from Belfast to Derry, five weeks after the journalist was murdered while watching clashes between police and dissident republicans.At Writer’s Square in Belfast on Saturday morning, hundreds of people turned out, many wearing T-shirts in her memory and carrying flags bearing messages of peace. Related: Lyra McKee's partner challenges UK government on sam
  
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• Church gutted in arson attack - Belfast Live

  25-05-2019 13:00
  Church gutted in arson attack  Belfast LiveAn outbuilding was set alight and the blaze quickly spread leading to an evacuation of the parochial house.
  
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• Belfast Telegraph Runher May 2019: Results, video and pictures

  25-05-2019 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph Runher coastal event took place on Friday evening.
  
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• Derry Catholic church damaged in arson attack

  25-05-2019 12:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating an arson attack on a Catholic Church in Londonderry.
  
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• Man arrested over shots fired in INLA killer McElkerney gun salute released

  25-05-2019 12:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man arrested after shots were fired in a gun salute for the INLA killer Martin McElkerney has been released.
  
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• Five key issues waiting in new PSNI chief Byrne's in-tray

  25-05-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The five key issues waiting in top officer’s in-tray:
  
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• Irish local elections: Green Party surge suggested as counting begins

  25-05-2019 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Exit polls suggest Green Party growth in Irish local elections and approval for liberalised divorce laws.
  
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• Man jailed for 16 months following c-store robbery in Belfast - Convenience Store

  25-05-2019 10:55
  Man jailed for 16 months following c-store robbery in Belfast  Convenience StoreA man has been jailed for 16 months for robbing a Costcutter store in Belfast while wielding a screwdriver.
  
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• The ‘Belfast Buoys’ are back in town and in new location - Belfast Telegraph

  25-05-2019 10:54
  The ‘Belfast Buoys’ are back in town and in new location  Belfast TelegraphThree maritime buoys removed from Belfast city centre to make way for a new Second World War memorial have resurfaced on the banks of the Lagan.
  
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• Friends of murder victim Lyra McKee begin three-day peace walk

  25-05-2019 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Friends of murdered journalist Lyra McKee have started a three-day peace walk from Belfast to Londonderry.
  
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• Weekly papers: A councillor's big day and noisy pigs

  25-05-2019 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A busy first day in office for Ray McKimm, D-Day and dementia make this week's local newspapers.
  
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• Lap it up with Translink’s 5km challenge at Belfast City Hall - Belfast Live

  25-05-2019 10:32
  Lap it up with Translink’s 5km challenge at Belfast City Hall  Belfast LiveCelebrate Cancer Focus NI's 50th birthday with 50 laps.
  
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• Man arrested in PSNI New IRA probe - suspect questioned over Tyrone shooting attack

  25-05-2019 10:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 32-year-old man has been arrested in the Strabane under the Terrorism Act by detectives from PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit.
  
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• Belfast firm ordered to pay £60k to employee it unfairly dismissed - Belfast Telegraph

  25-05-2019 10:03
  Belfast firm ordered to pay £60k to employee it unfairly dismissed  Belfast TelegraphA Belfast fit-out firm has been ordered to pay almost £60000 in compensation to a former employee after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed.
  
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• Belfast man David Porter jailed after crash left two with broken bones - Belfast Telegraph

  25-05-2019 09:57
  Belfast man David Porter jailed after crash left two with broken bones  Belfast TelegraphA driver who broke the ankles of two women when he caused a head-on collision was jailed for a year yesterday.
  
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• Snow Patrol Ward Park - Transport, tickets, weather and timings - Belfast Live

  25-05-2019 09:53
  Snow Patrol Ward Park - Transport, tickets, weather and timings  Belfast LiveWe went down for a sneak peek of Ward Park 3 as bands prepare to take over Bangor on Saturday, May 25.
  
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• Bangor councillor nips out of meeting to get hitched

  25-05-2019 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Partnership ceremony or council meeting? Bangor politician Ray McKimm found he was double-booked.
  
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• Climate change and the warming wild north

  25-05-2019 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Radio Ulster's Tessa Fleming explores how biodiversity loss is affecting Northern Ireland's wildlife.
  
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• Sam McBride: Low European election turnout in Northern Ireland is baffling - Belfast Newsletter

  25-05-2019 08:49
  Sam McBride: Low European election turnout in Northern Ireland is baffling  Belfast NewsletterThe three and a half day delay in counting the votes from Thursday's European election means that the result is still entirely unknown.
  
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• In pictures: Ahoy there! Belfast Maritime Festival drops anchor - Belfast Telegraph

  25-05-2019 08:37
  In pictures: Ahoy there! Belfast Maritime Festival drops anchor  Belfast TelegraphThe magnificent Tall Ships returned to the city quays for the annual Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival.
  
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• Fleadh Cheoil Dhoire: Derry showcase for Irish culture

  25-05-2019 08:29 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 800 musicians and 900 dancers are celebrating traditional Irish culture in Londonderry
  
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• Sailor ID cards shed light on Belfast's maritime history - BBC News

  25-05-2019 08:25
  Sailor ID cards shed light on Belfast's maritime history  BBC NewsDuring WW1, the government invested in an ID card system to ensure sailors could not avoid conscription.
  
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• Sailor ID cards shed light on Belfast's maritime history

  25-05-2019 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  During WW1, the government invested in an ID card system to ensure sailors could not avoid conscription.
  
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• Terry Bradley: A portrait of the artist - Belfast Newsletter

  25-05-2019 08:21
  Terry Bradley: A portrait of the artist  Belfast NewsletterUlster artist Terry Bradley, whose art graces the walls of many top celebrities, talks to Helen McGurk about his troubled mind and why his new body of work is ...
  
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• Meet Belfast's young climate change protesters

  25-05-2019 08:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Young people all over the world are walking out of school in protest of climate change - and Belfast is no different.
  
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• CrossFit Games: Is Emma McQuaid Ireland's fittest woman?

  25-05-2019 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Emma McQuaid is heading to the CrossFit games, a competition for the "fittest people on earth".
  
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• CrossFit: 'There's a lot of suffering, but it's worth it'

  25-05-2019 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  CrossFit ace Emma McQuaid is reportedly the fittest woman in Ireland, but uses her strength for more than a podium position.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Snow Patrol Ward Park concert travel and weather

  25-05-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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