Belfast news

• Apprentice Boys: Thousands mark Derry parade

  10-08-2019 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The event marks the anniversary of the ending of the 105-day siege of the city in August 1689.
  
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• Plane passenger commits the ultimate sin mid-flight - Belfast Live

  10-08-2019 21:25
  Plane passenger commits the ultimate sin mid-flight  Belfast LiveDisgusted comments flooded the post which shows a man putting up his bare foot on the headrest of the seat in front of him.
  
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• House for sale in Belfast is the perfect family home - Belfast Live

  10-08-2019 20:32
  House for sale in Belfast is the perfect family home  Belfast LiveSet in one of South Belfast's “most sought after tree lined parks”, this perfect family home is sure to be snapped up soon. 16A Myrtlefield Park, on the Malone ...
  
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• Féile an Phobail parade draws crowds to West Belfast - Belfast Live

  10-08-2019 20:13
  Féile an Phobail parade draws crowds to West Belfast  Belfast LiveSee if you can spot anyone you know in our gallery.
  
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• Belfast Coastguard rescues man trapped in mud - Belfast Live

  10-08-2019 20:05
  Belfast Coastguard rescues man trapped in mud  Belfast LiveA frantic member of the public spotted the man struggling.
  
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• Stabbed teen was 'protecting his uncle' at Belfast bonfire, court told - Sky News

  10-08-2019 19:59
  Stabbed teen was 'protecting his uncle' at Belfast bonfire, court told  Sky NewsThe attack happened as large crowds gathered to watch a bonfire in the New Haven area of Belfast.
  
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• Gerry Adams: 'Police should have acted earlier on Belfast bonfire' - Irish Examiner

  10-08-2019 19:57
  Gerry Adams: 'Police should have acted earlier on Belfast bonfire'  Irish ExaminerPolice should have intervened earlier in a bonfire dispute that ended in violent clashes in a republican neighbourhood in Belfast, Gerry Adams has said.
  
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• Searsmont Street Band to play 40th reunion concert at Belfast Summer Night - PenBayPilot.com

  10-08-2019 19:49
  Searsmont Street Band to play 40th reunion concert at Belfast Summer Night  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — At Summer Nights, Thursday, August 15, the entire Searsmont Street Band crew will play their fortieth reunion gig, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the ...
  
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• All-Ireland SFC: Dublin 3-14 1-10 Mayo

  10-08-2019 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Dublin produce a dominant second half display against Mayo at Croke Park to move to within one game of an historic fifth All-Ireland title in a row.
  
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• 'We're working hard to prioritise most urgent'

  10-08-2019 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Bloomfield commends staff for how they have responded to the weekend crisis.
  
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• Eid Festival coming to Belfast for the first time - Belfast Live

  10-08-2019 18:19
  Eid Festival coming to Belfast for the first time  Belfast LiveThe event is happening on Sunday at Botanic Gardens.
  
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• Sinn Fein demand answers as band march in Apprentice Boys parade 'wearing Soldier F symbols' - Saoradh erect banner

  10-08-2019 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein councillor has called for answers after claiming a band was allowed to march in the annual Apprentice Boys parade wearing "symbols relating to Soldier F".
  
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• Everything you need to know ahead of tonight's Boyzone concert at Falls Park

  10-08-2019 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boyzone are set to play their final concert ever on Irish soil at the Falls Park in Belfast tonight as part of west Belfast Feile.
  
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• Police should have acted earlier on Belfast bonfire: Gerry Adams

  10-08-2019 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police should have intervened earlier in a bonfire dispute that ended in violent clashes in a republican neighbourhood in Belfast, Gerry Adams has said.
  
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• Ireland cruise to victory over Italy in warm-up

  10-08-2019 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  An experimental Ireland side score five tries to see off Italy in Saturday's World Cup warm-up match in Dublin.
  
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• Man arrested after 'altercation' during Apprentice Boys parade

  10-08-2019 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old man was arrested in Londonderry on Saturday afternoon on suspicion of disorderly behaviour.
  
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• Low key anti-internment rally held in Belfast city centre

  10-08-2019 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A republican anti-internment rally has passed off without incident in Belfast.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein dies in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges

  10-08-2019 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein has died in prison from an apparent suicide while he awaited trial over alleged child sex-trafficking charges.
  
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• Money stolen from ATM machine in west Belfast

  10-08-2019 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sum of money has been stolen from an ATM machine inside a business premises in west Belfast.
  
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• Funeral to take place of tragic Belfast teenager Shauneen Irvine

  10-08-2019 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of Belfast teenager Shauneen Irvine will take place on Monday.
  
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• Martin McGuinness image on bonfire 'hate incident'

  10-08-2019 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the posters were removed from the bonfire but were put back before it was lit.
  
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• 'Little sign of progress' in Stormont talks says O'Neill as DUP question if Sinn Fein want Assembly return

  10-08-2019 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has said that Sinn Fein must decide if they want to return to Stormont after Michelle O'Neill said there was little sign of progress in party talks.
  
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• Call for former Harland and Wolff staff to return to shipyard on Sunday as part of campaign to save jobs

  10-08-2019 14:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former and retired Harland and Wolff workers have been invited to return to the shipyard on Sunday as part of a special event.
  
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• New Lodge bonfire: Stabbed teenager 'was helping uncle', court told

  10-08-2019 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men appear in court charged with a number of offences after reported north Belfast stabbings.
  
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• 'Wise up' - DUP leader Arlene Foster sends message to bonfire builders over posters and flags

  10-08-2019 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has said that those who burn flags or posters on bonfires "need to wise up".
  
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• Teenager stabbed at Belfast bonfire was protecting uncle, court told

  10-08-2019 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager who suffered a punctured lung in a stabbing at a controversial Belfast bonfire was knifed while trying to stop his uncle being attacked, a court has heard.
  
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• Articlave crash: Man killed in two-car collision named

  10-08-2019 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Edward Montgomery died following a collision on Friday morning on the Quilly Road in County Londonderry.
  
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• North Belfast police probe as woman grabbed by throat during robbery - Belfast Live

  10-08-2019 12:27
  North Belfast police probe as woman grabbed by throat during robbery  Belfast LiveA woman was grabbed by the throat as three armed men carried out a robbery in North Belfast . Detectives are appealing for information following the report of ...
  
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• Police release name of man killed in crash outside Coleraine

  10-08-2019 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that the man killed in a crash on Friday morning was 63-year-old Edward Montgomery.
  
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• Missing Nora Quoirin's mother Meabh thanks search teams in Malaysia

  10-08-2019 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The mother of teenager Nora Quoirin, who has gone missing in Malaysia, thanks search teams for their help.
  
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• Woman grabbed by the throat in 'terrifying ordeal' during Belfast shop robbery - Belfast Telegraph

  10-08-2019 11:43
  Woman grabbed by the throat in 'terrifying ordeal' during Belfast shop robbery  Belfast TelegraphA female member of staff was grabbed by the throat during a robbery at a shop in north Belfast on Friday evening.
  
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• Woman grabbed by the throat in 'terrifying ordeal' during Belfast shop robbery

  10-08-2019 11:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A female member of staff was grabbed by the throat during a robbery at a shop in north Belfast on Friday evening.
  
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• Belfast: Man charged with attempted murder following assault - BBC News

  10-08-2019 11:34
  Belfast: Man charged with attempted murder following assault  BBC NewsA 30-year-old woman arrested in connection with the same incident has been released.
  
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• Belfast: Man charged with attempted murder following assault

  10-08-2019 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A 30-year-old woman arrested in connection with the same incident has been released.
  
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• Restaurant review: Dirt Bird is set to clean up with well-priced great grub

  10-08-2019 11:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Good food should not be price related. I recently paid a four-figure sum for a family of four birthday celebration in Patrick Guilbaud and have no regrets, just great memories and a desire to do it again as soon as I can get the money together.
  
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• Ambulance service warns of weekend shortages at night

  10-08-2019 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) has warned of ambulance shortages this weekend, particularly during night shifts.
  
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• Two charged after stabbing attacks during New Lodge disorder

  10-08-2019 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged in connection with a number of stabbing incidents in the New Lodge area of Belfast on Thursday evening.
  
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• Boyzone Belfast gig stage times and other important info for Feile an Phobail event - Belfast Live

  10-08-2019 10:40
  Boyzone Belfast gig stage times and other important info for Feile an Phobail event  Belfast LiveBoyzone are set to take to the stage at the Falls Park in Belfast as part of Féile an Phobail . More than 12,000 people are expected to pack the event space at the ...
  
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• Belfast musician to perform one-off gig in funding drive for foodbank - Belfast Telegraph

  10-08-2019 10:00
  Belfast musician to perform one-off gig in funding drive for foodbank  Belfast TelegraphA Belfast musician is playing a one-off gig this weekend to support local people in crisis.
  
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• Man devastated as thieves steal wreath marking first anniversary of dad's death

  10-08-2019 09:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Co Tyrone pensioner have expressed their disgust after a wreath was stolen from his grave.
  
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• Ex-Irish League star’s church making a move as it scores bigger congregation

  10-08-2019 09:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A church founded by former Irish League great Glenn Dunlop is on the move after its old Belfast premises was sold.
  
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• Ardal O’Hanlon on Brexit, why Boris is ‘clearly a spoofer’ and the shock of losing Father Ted co-star Dermot Morgan at just 45

  10-08-2019 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When Ardal O’Hanlon started out as a stand-up comedian he never imagined having a TV career.
  
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• There's no majority for unity, but Union is under pressure says ex-NIO Spad

  10-08-2019 09:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The longest serving special adviser in the Northern Ireland Office has said there would be "a comfortable majority for the Union" if a border poll was held tomorrow.
  
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• Gifted teenage rugby player from Ballyclare to be laid to rest on Saturday

  10-08-2019 09:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral will take place on Saturday of a Ballyclare teenager who died suddenly.
  
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• Have you a magic wand to deal with hard Brexit, Northern Ireland port boss asks Gove

  10-08-2019 09:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cabinet Minister Michael Gove was asked if he had "a magic wand" in Warrenpoint Port yesterday as he attempted to reassure business leaders about plans for a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Nora Quoirin: Missing girl's parents thank jungle search teams

  10-08-2019 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Nora Quoirin, 15, went missing from her room at the Malaysian holiday resort on Sunday.
  
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• Community in shock after man killed and two injured in two-car crash near Coleraine

  10-08-2019 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 60s died yesterday following a two vehicle smash near Coleraine.
  
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• Father of woman killed by stolen car visits grieving family of Seamus Conlon

  10-08-2019 09:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken dad of a young woman killed by a stolen car has revealed he has reached out to the widow of a west Belfast man who died last week after being hit by a vehicle.
  
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• I'm dismayed but not surprised, says son of murdered prison officer over bonfire outrage

  10-08-2019 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of murdered prison officer David Black has said it is sad that seeing his father's name burnt on republican bonfires is no longer a surprise.
  
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• Bangor-born policeman reveals mental health struggle after Manchester Arena attack

  10-08-2019 09:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Bangor man who was one of the first police officers on the scene of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack has spoken for the first time of the horrors he witnessed.
  
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