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• 'Very proud' Rory McIlroy wins $15m FedEx Cup after victory at the Tour Championship

  25-08-2019 23:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has won the $15m FedEx Cup for the second time after a nerve-jangling victory at the Tour Championship.
  
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• Belfast dad dying from cancer says meeting hero Steven Gerrard a close second to wedding wife - Belfast Live

  25-08-2019 22:16
  Belfast dad dying from cancer says meeting hero Steven Gerrard a close second to wedding wife  Belfast LiveDarren Smyth said marrying the love of his life was even better than meeting Liverpool legend.
  
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• Glassmullin Green 'is not up for grabs', residents say - Belfast Live

  25-08-2019 21:25
  Glassmullin Green 'is not up for grabs', residents say  Belfast LiveProtest group intend to remain at the green space for "as long as it takes"
  
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• Masked man 'brandished firearm' after north Belfast altercation - Belfast Telegraph

  25-08-2019 20:16
  Masked man 'brandished firearm' after north Belfast altercation  Belfast TelegraphA masked man on a scrambler produced a suspected firearm in north Belfast on Saturday night, police have said. It was reported that an altercation took place ...
  
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• Rory McIlroy fan hit by lightning at golf event 'bruised and shaken'

  25-08-2019 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Ryan Murphy, 19, from Cookstown, was following Rory McIlroy at a US competition when he was hit by lightning.
  
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• Shock following sudden death of Northern Ireland actress Julie Maxwell - a 'beautiful, kind and talented soul'

  25-08-2019 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Friends and colleagues of a Northern Ireland actress have expressed profound shock over the loss of a “beautiful, kind and talented soul” who died after collapsing in a Belfast bar on Saturday night.
  
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• Police confronted with man wielding firearm in Claudy bar attack probe

  25-08-2019 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers were confronted with a man with a firearm while investigating a disturbance at a bar in Claudy on Saturday night.
  
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• Alyssa Kelly, Leaky Boot Jug Band to play final 2019 Belfast Summer Nights - PenBayPilot.com

  25-08-2019 18:56
  Alyssa Kelly, Leaky Boot Jug Band to play final 2019 Belfast Summer Nights  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — The last Belfast Summer Night of the season is upon us, Thursday, August 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Steamboat Landing Park, in Belfast.
  
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• Two men arrested in PSNI officer murder probe - Belfast Newsletter

  25-08-2019 18:55
  Two men arrested in PSNI officer murder probe  Belfast NewsletterTwo men have been arrested over the attempted murder of police officers in Co Fermanagh and Craigavon. The Police *Service* of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said ...
  
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• Strabane 'super-pensioner', Pat Gillespie, dies aged 102

  25-08-2019 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Pat Gillespie, a Strabane centenarian known for his whacky and wonderful inventions has died.
  
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• Julie Maxwell: Soft Border Patrol actor dies, aged 36

  25-08-2019 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Mrs Maxwell's agent said she was a "force of nature" and that her death was a "big shock".
  
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• Northern Ireland teen 'knocked out cold' after lightning strike at US golf tournament

  25-08-2019 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone teenager was "knocked out cold" after being struck by lightning at a US golf tournament, his father has said.
  
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• Belfast Social pix Aug 24 - Belfast Live

  25-08-2019 17:55
  Belfast Social pix Aug 24  Belfast LiveBelfast Live 24.08.2019 Customers enjoying Saturday night in The National. Picture by; Aidan O'Reilly1 of 55. Belfast Live 24.08.2019 Customers enjoying ...
  
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• Watch: Crowds celebrate cultural diversity at Belfast Mela 2019

  25-08-2019 17:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands descended on a Belfast park for Northern Ireland's biggest annual celebration of cultural diversity.
  
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• Mela festival: Thousands turn out for Belfast festival

  25-08-2019 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The festival in Botanic Gardens is one of the biggest multi-cultural events in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Police identify woman found dead in Dunmurry park - Belfast Live

  25-08-2019 16:51
  Police identify woman found dead in Dunmurry park  Belfast LivePolice have identified the woman found dead in a Dunmurry Park yesterday following a public appeal. A member of the public raised the alarm after discovering ...
  
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• Police appeal for public's help to identify body of woman found dead in Dunmurry

  25-08-2019 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for the public's help in identifying the body of a woman found dead in Dunmurry.
  
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• Family of soldier killed in Guildford pub bombings denied legal aid for inquest

  25-08-2019 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The denial of legal aid for the family of a young female soldier killed in the Guildford pub bombings has been described as a “travesty”.
  
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• Dunmurry park cordoned off after woman's 'sudden death' - Belfast Live

  25-08-2019 15:19
  Dunmurry park cordoned off after woman's 'sudden death'  Belfast LivePolice have cordoned off a park in Dunmurry following a woman's "sudden death". The PSNI said the death in the Seymour Hill Mews area was reported this ...
  
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• Arrest over alleged Irish Football Association fraud

  25-08-2019 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A staff member is arrested as part of police enquiries into an alleged fraud at the football governing body.
  
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• Police called to Newtownabbey break in find 'plethora of drugs' instead

  25-08-2019 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police responding to reports of a break in at a house in Newtownabbey instead found a "plethora of drugs" at the property.
  
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• Two guns stolen in Newtownards robbery

  25-08-2019 11:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two legally-held guns were stolen during a robbery in Newtownards on Saturday.
  
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• Narrow Water survivor ‘at peace’ 40 years after atrocity which killed 18 soldiers

  25-08-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A survivor of a double bomb attack which killed 18 soldiers in Co Down says he feels at peace with himself 40 years on.
  
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• Murder of Lord Mountbatten and 18 soldiers was ‘Bloody Monday’

  25-08-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The murder of Lord Mountbatten, two members of his family and a Fermanagh teenager hours before 18 soldiers were killed at Narrow Water has been labelled “Bloody Monday”.
  
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• Two men charged with Malcolm McKeown murder

  25-08-2019 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged with the murder of 54-year-old Malcolm McKeown in Waringstown.
  
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• Malcolm McKeown murder: Two men charged

  25-08-2019 10:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr McKeown, 54, was shot dead in his car in Waringstown, County Down, on Monday night.
  
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• A2 Belfast to Bangor road reopened following crash - Belfast Live

  25-08-2019 09:56
  A2 Belfast to Bangor road reopened following crash  Belfast LiveThe A2 Bangor to Belfast Road has been reopened following a two-vehicle crash. Emergency services were rallied to the RTC near the junction with ...
  
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• Ireland's youngest parish priest, Fr Conor McGrath

  25-08-2019 08:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Fr Conor McGrath, 32, tells BBC News NI what drew him to the priesthood and what his job involves.
  
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• Mourne Mountain Rescue Team: The volunteers saving lives

  25-08-2019 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team responded to 52 emergency calls in 2018.
  
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• Boris Johnson the right man to deliver Brexit, Donald Trump says at G7 meeting

  25-08-2019 08:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump hailed Boris Johnson as the “right man for the job” of delivering Brexit and promised a “very big trade deal” as the two leaders held their first meeting.
  
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• Humanist weddings: Non-religious weddings rise in Northern Ireland

  25-08-2019 07:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Since the law changed in 2018, there has been a big rise in couples opting for humanist ceremonies.
  
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• Who won Belfast City Half Marathon last year? - Belfast Live

  25-08-2019 01:00
  Who won Belfast City Half Marathon last year?  Belfast LiveWhat about this for some serious inspiration as the training for this year's Belfast City Half Marathon cranks up a notch. Last year's winner, Kenyan Gideon ...
  
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• Man arrested over alleged £200k Irish FA fraud

  25-08-2019 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish FA has been rocked by another financial fiasco after it was discovered that a six-figure sum has disappeared from the Association's coffers.
  
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