Belfast news

• Britain's Got Talent Mark McMullan reaches final of show - Belfast Live

  30-05-2019 23:36
  Britain's Got Talent Mark McMullan reaches final of show  Belfast LiveHis brother's Locked-in Syndrome battle inspired him.
  
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• Three women in 70s killed in Limerick crash

  30-05-2019 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three women have died and another has been seriously injured following a road crash in Limerick on Thursday evening.
  
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• Limerick crash claims lives of three women in their 70s

  30-05-2019 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Two cars were involved in the crash in the County Limerick village of Loughill.
  
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• Belfast Instagram star gives glimpse inside the Queen's garden party - Belfast Live

  30-05-2019 22:11
  Belfast Instagram star gives glimpse inside the Queen's garden party  Belfast LiveLaura-Ann has revealed what happens at the prestigious parties at Buckingham palace - including one big let down.
  
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• Lot Lines: UCO London/Belfast/Dublin study tour - Journal Record

  30-05-2019 21:23
  Lot Lines: UCO London/Belfast/Dublin study tour  Journal RecordI am writing this from the Grand Rotunda in the British Museum. The 2019 University of Central Oklahoma London/Belfast/Dublin Study Tour is in full swing.
  
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• Belfast Museum exhibits 'The Jennie Flood Kreger - Celebrating 100 Years' - PenBayPilot.com

  30-05-2019 21:00
  Belfast Museum exhibits 'The Jennie Flood Kreger - Celebrating 100 Years'  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — The Belfast Museum opens for the season on Saturday, June 8. It's featured exhibit this summer is “The Jennie Flood Kreger - Celebrating 100 ...
  
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• George Hamilton 'sorry' for Cookstown disco crush comment

  30-05-2019 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The Chief Constable has apologised for describing officers' actions at Greenvale Hotel as "brave".
  
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• Co Antrim building firm enters administration putting 90 jobs at risk

  30-05-2019 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Antrim building firm Dixons Contractors has entered administration, putting 90 jobs at risk.
  
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• Building firm Dixons placed into administration

  30-05-2019 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Dixons, which was set up in 1979, employs about 90 people.
  
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• Fratelli Belfast is a must for a girls' night on the town - Belfast Live

  30-05-2019 19:12
  Fratelli Belfast is a must for a girls' night on the town  Belfast LiveWatch out Fratelli, I'm coming back - only next time I'm bringing toddlers.
  
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• Letters, May 30, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  30-05-2019 18:44
  Letters, May 30, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalEnough of mayor's antics. Election Day this November can't come fast enough. Speaking of enough, I think the majority of the citizens of Belfast have had ...
  
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• 'I think this is for real' - Foster hopeful Stormont agreement can be reached before Summer

  30-05-2019 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has said that she is hopeful an agreement can be reached to restore power-sharing at Stormont before the summer.
  
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• Foster presses Javid on 'high' salary threshold for migrants working in Northern Ireland

  30-05-2019 18:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has raised the issue of a suggested high salary threshold for migrants working in Northern Ireland when meeting with Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
  
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• Taoiseach warns Corbyn that only big change could reopen Brexit deal

  30-05-2019 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK cannot continue to be granted rolling Brexit extensions unless there is a general election or a second referendum in the pipeline, the Irish premier has warned the UK Labour leader.
  
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• athletics - Belfast Newsletter

  30-05-2019 17:30
  athletics  Belfast NewsletterBudding athletes from the city's primary schools shone today at the 29th annual Belfast Parks Primary Schools Athletic Shield and Cup competition hosted by ...
  
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• Ballymurphy relative voices disgust at ex-Army chief’s inquest evidence

  30-05-2019 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of a man killed in disputed circumstances in Belfast in 1971 has expressed disgust at evidence given by the Army’s former chief of staff to an inquest.
  
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• Man stabbed nine times in 'frenzied' Belfast attack, High Court told

  30-05-2019 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was stabbed nine times during a "frenzied" attack in Belfast before the suspected knife was thrown into the River Lagan, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Irish bank Permanent TSB fined €21m for tracker mortgage 'failures'

  30-05-2019 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish Central Bank found Permanent TSB had "failed to puts customers first" with "devastating consequences".
  
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• Chief Constable George Hamilton apologises to parents of Greenvale Hotel tragedy victim

  30-05-2019 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI Chief Constable has apologised for causing distress to the parents of one of the Greenvale Hotel tragedy victims.
  
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• Belfast man who threatened to kill police is jailed for nine months - The Irish News

  30-05-2019 16:25
  Belfast man who threatened to kill police is jailed for nine months  The Irish NewsA MAN who threatened to kill police and to point an imitation gun at them so he himself would be killed, was jailed for nine months yesterday at Belfast Crown ...
  
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• Stopping allowance for Newry widow 'cannot be justified'

  30-05-2019 16:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stopping the Widowed Parent's Allowance for a Newry woman because she began living with another man cannot be justified, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Donald Trump to stay at Doonbeg resort during Irish visit

  30-05-2019 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Donald Trump, who bought the luxury hotel and golf course in 2014, will visit the Republic next week.
  
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• Birmingham gang behind three Northern Ireland drug deaths, court hears

  30-05-2019 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men who died from drugs in Northern Ireland were alleged customers of a Birmingham-based gang sending thousands of pills daily through the post, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after man injured in aggravated burglary in Belfast - Irish Examiner

  30-05-2019 14:40
  Appeal for witnesses after man injured in aggravated burglary in Belfast  Irish ExaminerHeadline Appeal for witnesses after man injured in aggravated burglary in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast city centre without water after main bursts - Royal Avenue closed

  30-05-2019 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Businesses and homes in Belfast city centre have been left without water after a main burst on Royal Avenue.
  
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• Belfast city centre without water after main bursts

  30-05-2019 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Businesses and homes in Belfast city centre have been left without water after a main burst on Royal Avenue.
  
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• Larne hotel a "game changer" for Co Antrim town - Belfast Live

  30-05-2019 13:37
  Larne hotel a "game changer" for Co Antrim town  Belfast LivePlanning permission has been granted for a multi-million pound hotel that has the potential to be a "game changer" for a Co Antrim town. Work could begin by ...
  
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• Call for politicians to act on plea to work together in wake of Lyra McKee death

  30-05-2019 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A priest’s plea at the funeral of murdered journalist Lyra McKee for politicians in Northern Ireland to work together must not be left on the shelf, the Dail has been told.
  
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• Northern Ireland political parties report £270k donations - majority from public funds

  30-05-2019 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's political parties reported just over £270,000 from donors for the first three months of the year with all but £2k from public money, new figures show.
  
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• Michel Barnier blames Brexit on nostalgia and rules out renegotiating exit deal

  30-05-2019 12:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nostalgia for a time when Britain was a “powerful” and “global” nation was partly to blame for the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, Michel Barnier has claimed.
  
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• Waiting list misery for 288,000 Northern Ireland patients - 'sustained investment' needed to tackle backlog

  30-05-2019 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  "Sustained investment" is needed to tackle Northern Ireland's hospital waiting list backlog, the Department of Health has said.
  
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• ‘No doubt’ IRA and soldiers engaged in gun battle at Ballymurphy, claims ex-Army chief

  30-05-2019 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former head of the British Army has insisted there was a gun battle between the IRA and soldiers at Ballymurphy in 1971.
  
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• WIN Snow Patrol tickets for Other Voices Belfast - Belfast Live

  30-05-2019 11:58
  WIN Snow Patrol tickets for Other Voices Belfast  Belfast LiveOther Voices is coming to Duncairn Centre on June 15 with a fantastic line-up of musicians and artists featuring an acoustic set by Snow Patrol, The Academic, ...
  
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• Syrian schoolboy with strong Belfast accent praised for acting as interpreter to help fellow pupils - Evening Standard

  30-05-2019 11:41
  Syrian schoolboy with strong Belfast accent praised for acting as interpreter to help fellow pupils  Evening StandardA Syrian schoolboy living in Northern Ireland has captured hearts after revealing how he acts as an interpreter for other pupils - while speaking with a strong ...
  
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• Largest TV in Ireland on sale in West Belfast electronic store - Belfast Media Group

  30-05-2019 11:39
  Largest TV in Ireland on sale in West Belfast electronic store  Belfast Media GroupCUSTOMERS in Noel Grimley Electrics did a double take on Wednesday afternoon as the latest in TV technology was unveiled. The 82” Samsung QLED, the ...
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest: Gen Sir Mike Jackson giving evidence

  30-05-2019 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Gen Sir Mike Jackson was a captain with the Parachute Regiment at time of Ballymurphy shootings.
  
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• UUP's Jim Rodgers refuses to apologise over Alliance 'IRA' leaflet

  30-05-2019 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UUP Belfast councillor Jim Rodgers refused to apologise for a leaflet which linked Alliance with the IRA in the run up to the recent local government elections.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Royal Avenue closed for watermain repair

  30-05-2019 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland: Mark Sykes gets first call-up for Euro 2020 qualifiers in Estonia & Belarus

  30-05-2019 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Oxford United midfielder Mark Sykes is in Michael O'Neill's squad for Northern Ireland's matches away to Estonia and Belarus.
  
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• Vault Fringe Festival to bring more than 130 events to East Belfast in June - Belfast Live

  30-05-2019 11:17
  Vault Fringe Festival to bring more than 130 events to East Belfast in June  Belfast LiveThere's an arts extravaganza happening in East Belfast this summer. Vault Fringe Festival is set to bring more than 130 events into one weekend to the east of ...
  
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• Blue Flag Northern Ireland beaches for 2019 season revealed - Belfast Live

  30-05-2019 11:05
  Blue Flag Northern Ireland beaches for 2019 season revealed  Belfast LiveThe internationally renowned Blue Flag will be flown at eight of Northern Ireland's beaches and four marinas during the 2019 season.
  
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• Belfast City Marathon organisers admit 2019 route was even longer

  30-05-2019 10:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Marathon organisers have conceded the 2019 route was even longer than they first admitted.
  
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• Parents of Greenvale Hotel tragedy victim to ask for Chief Constable apology

  30-05-2019 10:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The parents of one of the Greenvale Hotel tragedy victims will meet Chief Constable George Hamilton to ask him to apologise for comments he made in the wake of the incident.
  
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