Belfast news

• Women's Premiership: Linfield Ladies beat Derry to make it six out of six

  29-05-2019 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Linfield continue their perfect start in the Women’s Premiership with a convincing 3-0 victory at Derry City.
  
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• Marie Curie Hospice wedding for Co Down couple after 23 years - Belfast Live

  29-05-2019 22:53
  Marie Curie Hospice wedding for Co Down couple after 23 years  Belfast LiveThe ceremony took place on May 14, after 23 years of John asking for Jill's hand.
  
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• Katie Taylor v Delfine Persoon: 'This might just be the women's boxing match we have waited for'

  29-05-2019 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Delfine Persoon suggests she has a 50-50 chance of beating Katie Taylor - despite having to balance preparations with the demands of her job as a police officer.
  
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• Belfast Giants: Great Britain forward Lake joins league champions

  29-05-2019 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast Giants sign Ben Lake while six players are back for another season with the Elite League champions.
  
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• Teenager bailed after arrest in connection with Derry disorder

  29-05-2019 21:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old has been released on bail after being arrested in connection with disorder in Londonderry last week.
  
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• Boyzone to perform at Falls Park as part of 2019 Feile an Phobail

  29-05-2019 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish boy band Boyzone are set to perform at Falls Park as part of the 2019 west Belfast Feile an Phobail.
  
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• Boyzone Féile an Phobail gig announced - Belfast Live

  29-05-2019 21:05
  Boyzone Féile an Phobail gig announced  Belfast LiveIrish boyband Boyzone are to headline Féile an Phobail in August. The band, featuring Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating and Shane Lynch, will take to ...
  
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• Gerry Cinnamon song forms backdrop for brilliant wedding reception entrance by Belfast couple - Belfast Live

  29-05-2019 20:49
  Gerry Cinnamon song forms backdrop for brilliant wedding reception entrance by Belfast couple  Belfast LiveThere's making an entrance and then there's this! Guests at the wedding of Stephen McCarthy and Ciara McAllister certainly got their toes tapping when the ...
  
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• Families of Stardust fire victims meet with Taoiseach to garner inquest support

  29-05-2019 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Survivors and families of victims who died in the Stardust fire met with the Taoiseach in a bid to garner his support for a fresh inquest into the atrocity.
  
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• 'There is no excuse for any further stalling' - Sinn Fein tell Bradley abuse victims must be compensated

  29-05-2019 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill has called on the UK Government to bring forward legislation to compensate victims of historical institutional abuse as soon as possible.
  
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• Bercow 'not robustly non-partisan', says Lord Alderdice

  29-05-2019 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Lord Alderice's comments come as a number of MPs question John Bercow's stewardship.
  
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• Host of Northern Ireland homes on sale with own swimming pool - You don't have to be a millionaire to make a splash

  29-05-2019 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victoria House in Rostrevor, a six-bedroom mansion complete with a swimming pool, has created a stir after going on the market with a price tag of £1.15m - but you don't have to be a millionaire to own a home with a pool.
  
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• PSNI recover stolen beer kegs 'worth an estimated £900,000'

  29-05-2019 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men, both aged 55, were arrested in Holywood and Omagh on suspicion of theft.
  
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• Family pay tribute to 'gentle and compassionate' Ryan Smyth after body recovered

  29-05-2019 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Belfast man Ryan Smyth have paid tribute to him after his body was recovered on Wednesday.
  
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• Body of missing Belfast man Ryan Smyth recovered

  29-05-2019 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police and the Community Rescue Service discovered the body of missing Belfast man Ryan Smyth on Wednesday.
  
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• Loughinisland: Raid warrants on journalists set to be quashed

  29-05-2019 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Authorisation for searches that led to the arrest of Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey was "inappropriate".
  
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• Police carry out house to house enquiries in west Belfast after gun salute for INLA killer

  29-05-2019 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police carried out a number of enquiries in the Divis area of west Belfast on Wednesday in connection with the firing of shots following the death of an INLA killer.
  
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• Police recover stolen beer kegs worth £900k

  29-05-2019 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have recovered stolen bear kegs worth an estimated £900k after carrying out searches in the Mallusk and Omagh areas.
  
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• Stephanie Meadow confirms World Invitational entry on eve of US Women's Open

  29-05-2019 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephanie Meadow confirms she will play at the World Invitational on home soil as she prepares for this week's US Women's Open.
  
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• Trauma of hair loss 'should not be underestimated'

  29-05-2019 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigs are in high demand in Northern Ireland, often as a result of cancer treatment or alopecia.
  
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• Bishop of Derry and Raphoe's parting plea to politicians

  29-05-2019 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The retiring Bishop of Derry and Raphoe says Lyra McKee's killing marked one of his darkest days.
  
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• Belfast Marathon: Mixed news over adjusted times for extended course - BBC Sport

  29-05-2019 16:27
  Belfast Marathon: Mixed news over adjusted times for extended course  BBC SportBelfast Marathon organisers confirm that the 2019 course was 0.34 miles too long and that adjusted times have not been universally accepted.
  
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• Translink journeys hit a record 84.5 million

  29-05-2019 16:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 84.5 million journeys were made on Translink services in the last year, according to new figures.
  
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• Loughinisland journalists urge police to ‘stop digging’ after court hearing

  29-05-2019 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two journalists arrested for airing confidential material in a documentary have told police to drop the case after judges indicated their warrants will be quashed.
  
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• Dog acid attack 'worst case of animal cruelty', says vet

  29-05-2019 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Newry vet, Liam Fitzsimons, says he has never seen anything like the attack in 30 years.
  
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• Leo Varadkar warns business of growing no-deal Brexit risk

  29-05-2019 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The taoiseach says business cannot assume everything "will be alright on the night" as regards Brexit.
  
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• Northern Ireland lifeboats rescue fishing crew off Isle of Man

  29-05-2019 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lifeboats from Northern Ireland helped rescue the crew of a sinking fishing boat off the Isle of Man.
  
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• Saintfield Road incident leads to three teens being arrested - Belfast Live

  29-05-2019 15:11
  Saintfield Road incident leads to three teens being arrested  Belfast LiveThe vehicle is believed to have been stolen from a house nearby.
  
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• New York New Belfast celebrates a decade of bridge building between Ireland and USA - IrishCentral

  29-05-2019 15:00
  New York New Belfast celebrates a decade of bridge building between Ireland and USA  IrishCentralA decade of bridge building between Ireland and the US will be marked in NYC next month as the New York New Belfast business and development conference ...
  
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• Mary Lou McDonald defends position as Sinn Fein leader after poor polling

  29-05-2019 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mary Lou McDonald has defended her position as leader of Sinn Fein after a bruising weekend at the polls.
  
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• Body found in Belfast in search for missing person - Belfast Live

  29-05-2019 14:31
  Body found in Belfast in search for missing person  Belfast LiveCommunity Rescue *Service* volunteers led the search for the "high-risk" individual.
  
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• Warrants in Loughinisland massacre journalists' case to be quashed

  29-05-2019 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Warrants obtained by police to carry out raids on the homes and offices of two Belfast journalists are to be quashed, the High Court has ruled.
  
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• Shots fired at house in Lisburn in "senseless and reckless" attack

  29-05-2019 13:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shots were reportedly fired through the kitchen window of a house in Lisburn in a "senseless and reckless" attack, police have said.
  
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• Two men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Newry assault

  29-05-2019 13:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was assaulted at a flat in Newry.
  
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• BBC NI presenter 'life on line' after being wrongly implicated in Troubles murders

  29-05-2019 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A BBC presenter has recalled the time she was wrongly implicated in the 'honey trap' Troubles murder of three soldiers and how her bosses at the time considered sending her off to England in response.
  
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• 28,000 people in Northern Ireland stopped and searched - 7% arrested

  29-05-2019 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 28,000 people in Northern Ireland were stopped and searched by police in the last year, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Number of licensed taxis in Northern Ireland at 10-year low

  29-05-2019 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The downward trend may be due to changes to the taxi drivers' test introduced in 2014.
  
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• Watch: Cow invasion at BBC Nolan's 'Fantasy Island' home

  29-05-2019 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Broadcaster Stephen Nolan got a shock on Wednesday morning when a herd a cows attempted to invade his home.
  
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• Academics, musicians and sports stars sign letter demanding Irish Language Act

  29-05-2019 10:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 200 prominent figures from the worlds of sport, music, politics and academia have signed an open letter to Leo Varadkar and Theresa May calling for the introduction of an Irish Language Act in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man, 41, shot dead in Dublin named as Hamid Sanambar

  29-05-2019 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest shooting is the third gun killing in the Irish capital in a week.
  
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• Man punched and attacked with 'flick baton' in Belfast assault

  29-05-2019 09:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was punched in the face and attacked with a "flick baton" as he was out walking in Belfast.
  
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• MLA’s warning after east Belfast building torched twice in one day - Belfast Telegraph

  29-05-2019 08:28
  MLA’s warning after east Belfast building torched twice in one day  Belfast TelegraphVandalism and anti-social behaviour in the Sirocco Quays area of east Belfast has become so bad that someone could end up being seriously hurt or even killed ...
  
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• MLA’s warning after east Belfast building torched twice in one day

  29-05-2019 08:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vandalism and anti-social behaviour in the Sirocco Quays area of east Belfast has become so bad that someone could end up being seriously hurt or even killed, an MLA has warned.
  
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• Video: Million pound mansion for sale in Northern Ireland once hosted Queen Victoria

  29-05-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A luxury six-bedroom mansion in Co Down once visited by Queen Victoria has gone on the market with a price tag of £1.15m.
  
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• Shock at death of restaurateur Derek Patterson who put Hillsborough on the map

  29-05-2019 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to one of Northern Ireland's best known chefs and entrepreneurs Derek Patterson following his death.
  
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• Teen spent months in coma - now he's back playing for NI cerebral palsy squad

  29-05-2019 07:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Charlie Fogarty has one very unusual occupational therapy tip - and he mentions it, he says, in the hope that it might lead to a meeting with a certain famous singer. In the gruelling months as he battled to relearn how to walk following a life-changing road accident, the young footballer recalls struggling to be able to lift his head due to the brain injury he had incurred.
  
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