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• Belsonic Belfast gig-bound teenagers treated by paramedics after removal from train - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 23:39
  Belsonic Belfast gig-bound teenagers treated by paramedics after removal from train  Belfast LiveHuge numbers of teenagers were reportedly removed from a train bound for Belfast this evening. A number of gigs are taking place in the city, including the ...
  
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• Critically ill Willie Frazer 'in God's hands', says wife

  21-06-2019 23:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wife of victims campaigner Willie Frazer has said he is "in God's hands" as he fights for his life in hospital.
  
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• Maine's Board of Environmental Protection votes to oversee Belfast salmon farm state permit process - PenBayPilot.com

  21-06-2019 22:45
  Maine's Board of Environmental Protection votes to oversee Belfast salmon farm state permit process  PenBayPilot.comAUGUSTA — The Maine Board of Environmental Protection agreed June 20 to assume licensing jurisdiction over the application of Nordic Aquafarms to site a ...
  
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• Belfast's GAA invisibility is unique among Irish cities - Irish Examiner

  21-06-2019 22:25
  Belfast's GAA invisibility is unique among Irish cities  Irish ExaminerIt's rare that a door closes without another one opening so when the chains were wrapped around the gates of Casement Park in 2013 it fell to Corrigan Park, ...
  
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• Arthur Butler notice - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal

  21-06-2019 22:20
  Arthur Butler notice - Belfast - Waldo  Republican JournalBrooks — Arthur A. Butler Jr., 76, of Brooks passed away peacefully at home on June, 20, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Riposta Funeral Home, ...
  
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• Cookstown tragedy police release Greenvale Hotel owner pending report to PPS - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 22:18
  Cookstown tragedy police release Greenvale Hotel owner pending report to PPS  Belfast LivePolice have released Greenvale hotel owner Michael McElhatton pending a report to the Public Prosecution *Service*. The 52-year-old was arrested on suspicion ...
  
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• Paddy Gallagher Rocks, Stops Liam Wells In Belfast - BoxingScene.com

  21-06-2019 22:11
  Paddy Gallagher Rocks, Stops Liam Wells In Belfast  BoxingScene.comPaddy Gallagher stopped Liam Wells in what was the first step up for the latter man. The pair met at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, exclusively live on iFL TV in the UK ...
  
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• Greenvale Hotel owner released pending PPS report over teenager deaths

  21-06-2019 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Greenvale Hotel owner Michael McElhatton has been released by police pending a report to the PPS, after being questioned over the deaths of three teenagers at his premises on St Patrick's Day.
  
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• North Belfast 'pitbull' attack leaves pensioner and tiny Shih-Tzu with wounds - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 20:56
  North Belfast 'pitbull' attack leaves pensioner and tiny Shih-Tzu with wounds  Belfast LiveBoth needed medical attention following the 20-minute ordeal.
  
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• Ballymena crash leaves three in Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 20:51
  Ballymena crash leaves three in Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital  Belfast LiveThree people have been taken to hospital following a serious two-vehicle crash in Ballymena . Northern Ireland Ambulance *Service* rallied four crews alongside ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: A26 outside Ballymena partially closed following serious crash

  21-06-2019 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Flood earns first place awards - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal

  21-06-2019 20:06
  Flood earns first place awards - Belfast - Waldo  Republican JournalBELFAST — Belfast visual artist Deborah Flood's oil painting, “The Kodiak Bear; Great Spirit” earned First Place in the Professional Oil Painting Division at the ...
  
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• Varadkar casts doubt on ‘alternative arrangements’ plan for Irish border

  21-06-2019 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Republic of Ireland cannot accept alternative arrangements to checks on the border as a replacement for the backstop, the country’s premier has said.
  
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• Police appeal for missing 12-year-old boy Callum Devlin

  21-06-2019 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are seeking the public's help in tracing a missing 12-year-old boy in Craigavon.
  
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• Rockall dispute: Iceland stakes claim to fishing waters

  21-06-2019 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  It comes after Scotland threatened legal action against Irish trawlers fishing in the waters.
  
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• Missing Callum Devlin sparks police appeal in Craigavon - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 18:33
  Missing Callum Devlin sparks police appeal in Craigavon  Belfast LiveOfficers say they are concerned about the young boy who was last seen wearing an Armagh GAA jersey.
  
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• Carryduff driver who killed younger brother in road crash spared jail - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 18:27
  Carryduff driver who killed younger brother in road crash spared jail  Belfast LiveA driver who killed his younger brother in a road crash was spared jail today after a judge told him any punishment “pales into insignificance” compared to his ...
  
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• Sinn Fein challenge PSNI over 'Soldier F' banner in Ballymoney

  21-06-2019 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MLA has asked the PSNI to explain why they "stood by and watched" while a banner in support of a soldier accused of murders committed on Bloody Sunday was erected in Ballymoney.
  
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• HAT TRICK OF SUCCESSES FOR BELFAST ONE - Love Belfast

  21-06-2019 17:51
  HAT TRICK OF SUCCESSES FOR BELFAST ONE  Love BelfastThe board of Belfast One is celebrating a hat trick of successes with the Business Improvement District's (BID) third year results showing phenomenal ...
  
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• Stephen Farry: Two-year cap on holiday pay would have been 'counter-productive'

  21-06-2019 17:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alliance deputy leader Stephen Farry has defended his decision not to introduce a two-year cap on backdated holiday pay for civil servants, stating it would have been "counter-productive".
  
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• Ex-Irish president Mary McAleese seeks tougher approach to social media giants

  21-06-2019 17:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Irish president Mary McAleese has called for a tougher approach to social media giants after photographs of two teenagers convicted of murder were published online.
  
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• Pamela Morse-Young notice - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal

  21-06-2019 16:55
  Pamela Morse-Young notice - Belfast - Waldo  Republican JournalBelfast — Pamela Ann Morse-Young, 61, died Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Harbor Hill in Belfast. A complete obituary will be published later and a private ...
  
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• Derry musician and BBC broadcaster Eamon Friel dies

  21-06-2019 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC Radio Foyle and Radio Ulster broadcaster passed away after a short illness
  
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• Man and woman uninjured after knife wielding man demands cash during aggravated burglary

  21-06-2019 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and woman were left "very shocked" but uninjured after a man armed with a knife entered their home and demanded cash.
  
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• Armagh fire incident leaves council worker with burns to face - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 15:57
  Armagh fire incident leaves council worker with burns to face  Belfast LiveEmergency services were called to the scene at 7am this morning.
  
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• McGurk's bar bombing victims launch legal action against PSNI chief

  21-06-2019 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relatives of people killed in a notorious Belfast bomb attack have begun a legal challenge against the Northern Ireland Chief Constable's decision not to order an independent investigation into the atrocity.
  
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• Extent of Irish north-south cooperation revealed in secret Brexit impact 'mapping exercise' report

  21-06-2019 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A previously confidential government report detailing 142 areas of life in Northern Ireland that will be impacted by Brexit has finally been published.
  
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• What's On in Belfast and beyond this weekend, June 22-23 - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 15:31
  What's On in Belfast and beyond this weekend, June 22-23  Belfast LiveThe weekend is here again so why not treat yourself to some of the brilliant events happening in our city and beyond. With that in mind, we know you'll be ...
  
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• Tributes as BBC radio broadcaster Eamon Friel dies

  21-06-2019 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Londonderry singer/songwriter and BBC broadcaster, Eamon Friel, has died after a short illness.
  
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• Belfast-bound Aer Lingus flight forced to land in Dublin Airport for ‘safety reasons’ - The Irish Sun

  21-06-2019 14:55
  Belfast-bound Aer Lingus flight forced to land in Dublin Airport for ‘safety reasons’  The Irish SunPASSENGERS were then placed on buses before they were driven to Belfast. FlightRadar24 revealed the Aer Lingus flight from Heathrow was over Belfast ...
  
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• Rainbow flag set to fly from Belfast City Hall - BBC News

  21-06-2019 14:17
  Rainbow flag set to fly from Belfast City Hall  BBC NewsThe rainbow flag is set to fly from Belfast City Hall for the first time to mark Pride Day on 3 August. That follows a decision by a Belfast City Council committee on ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Tour of the North parade takes place in Belfast

  21-06-2019 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Man grabbed woman and attempted to kiss her in Belfast Victoria Square, court told

  21-06-2019 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman was allegedly grabbed by a man attempting to kiss her as she waited to start work at a Belfast shopping centre, the High Court heard.
  
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• Watch: Bus lane enforcers stop for 'chat' in middle of road

  21-06-2019 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast motorist has hit out after capturing video footage of what he claims to be bus lane enforcers engaged in a "chat" in the middle of a lane they are supposed to keep free from traffic.
  
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• Ringo Starr's link to the Orange Order is revealed

  21-06-2019 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  New exhibition focuses on 300 years of music and song in the Orange tradition
  
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• Good Samaritan praised after helping reunite young boy with his family - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 13:20
  Good Samaritan praised after helping reunite young boy with his family  Belfast LiveThe woman helped the boy who was becoming distressed and confused.
  
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• Ryanair flight to Belfast leaves 19 passengers standed in Spain - Lurgan Mail

  21-06-2019 13:01
  Ryanair flight to Belfast leaves 19 passengers standed in Spain  Lurgan MailAround 19 Ryanair customers, due to fly to Belfast from Spain, watched in disbelief from the airport gate as the plane flew off without them. The passengers were ...
  
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• Coroner rules Belfast girl's death 'totally avoidable' and caused by hospital treatment - Belfast Telegraph

  21-06-2019 12:59
  Coroner rules Belfast girl's death 'totally avoidable' and caused by hospital treatment  Belfast TelegraphA coroner has ruled the death of a young girl at the centre of the hyponatraemia inquiry was due to the treatment she received in a Belfast hospital.
  
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• Coroner rules Belfast girl's death 'totally avoidable' and caused by hospital treatment

  21-06-2019 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coroner has ruled the death of a young girl at the centre of the hyponatraemia inquiry was due to the treatment she received in a Belfast hospital.
  
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• Here’s your chance to get 20% off Belfast's holy-grail injectable treatments - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 12:55
  Here’s your chance to get 20% off Belfast's holy-grail injectable treatments  Belfast LiveThis doctor-led clinic delivers the safest, most flattering results.
  
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• Emotional Eamonn Holmes hosts This Morning without grieving wife Ruth

  21-06-2019 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes fought back tears as he introduced This Morning without his wife, Ruth Langsford, by his side, following the death of her sister.
  
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• Northern Ireland round-up: Belfast reveals 'green and blue' infrastructure blueprints; Spat over Cookstown hotel redevelopment - The Planner

  21-06-2019 12:24
  Northern Ireland round-up: Belfast reveals 'green and blue' infrastructure blueprints; Spat over Cookstown hotel redevelopment  The PlannerBelfast reveals 'green and blue' infrastructure blueprints. Belfast City Council has started consulting on two new strategies to shape the long-term approach to ...
  
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• Police rubbish reports of mass drug-related illnesses at Belfast concert - Belfast Telegraph

  21-06-2019 11:43
  Police rubbish reports of mass drug-related illnesses at Belfast concert  Belfast TelegraphPolice have rubbished reports that scores of teenagers were taken to hospital after taking drugs at a concert in Belfast.
  
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• Stephen Clements leaves Q Radio after eight years with station - Belfast Live

  21-06-2019 11:12
  Stephen Clements leaves Q Radio after eight years with station  Belfast LiveHe says it's "never been anything less than a privilege" to host the show.
  
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• Community shocked after two bodies found in house outside Belfast - TheJournal.ie

  21-06-2019 11:11
  Community shocked after two bodies found in house outside Belfast  TheJournal.iePolice are investigating what they are describing as two sudden deaths.
  
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• Northern Ireland Executive took decision not to introduce holiday pay cap, UK Government claims

  21-06-2019 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Government decided not to introduce legislation to cap backdated holiday pay for civil servants despite having "detailed discussions" with a UK Government department about the matter.
  
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• Who will be next? Nolan asks over DUP boycott - Wilson says show about presenter's 'ego'

  21-06-2019 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC broadcaster Stephen Nolan has hit back at revelations the DUP set out to "hurt" him by boycotting his show.
  
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