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• EA Sports Cup final: Dundalk beat 10-man Derry on penalties

  14-09-2019 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Dundalk beat 10-man Derry City 6-5 on penalties to win the EA Sports Cup after a 2-2 draw at the Brandywell.
  
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• Belfast open auditions for Christmas production of The Sound of Music happening next week - Belfast Live

  14-09-2019 22:33
  Belfast open auditions for Christmas production of The Sound of Music happening next week  Belfast LiveRoles include junior ensemble, junior lead roles, senior ensemble and senior lead roles.
  
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• Refill Quarter opens in East Belfast as city's first zero-waste shop - Belfast Live

  14-09-2019 22:11
  Refill Quarter opens in East Belfast as city's first zero-waste shop  Belfast LiveThe shop opened its doors on Saturday and has been a huge hit with locals.
  
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• Spider season is back - but do you need to be afraid? - Belfast Live

  14-09-2019 21:49
  Spider season is back - but do you need to be afraid?  Belfast LiveHere's the advice on how to cope with those eight-legged invaders.
  
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• BBC Proms at Titanic 2019 - Belfast Live

  14-09-2019 21:32
  BBC Proms at Titanic 2019  Belfast LivePress Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 14th September 2019 - Photo by William Cherry/Presseye Some of the thousands of promenaders gathered at the Titanic ...
  
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• All-Ireland Football final replay: Dublin clinch historic five-in-a-row

  14-09-2019 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Dublin footballers make GAA history as they become the first team to win five successive All-Ireland Senior titles in football or hurling.
  
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• DUP urged to 'think very carefully' about second referendum

  14-09-2019 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Former attorney general Dominic Grieve made the comments at a People's Vote rally in Belfast.
  
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• Pensioner hospitalised following 'cowardly and shameful' Belfast robbery

  14-09-2019 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 80s was hospitalised after being pushed to the ground during a "cowardly and shameful" robbery in north Belfast, police have said.
  
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• Watch: Hundreds attend Belfast rally calling for second vote on EU membership

  14-09-2019 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people have attended a rally in Belfast calling for a second referendum on EU membership.
  
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• Belfast nurses create special care baskets for families of end of life patients - Belfast Live

  14-09-2019 15:17
  Belfast nurses create special care baskets for families of end of life patients  Belfast LiveTwo Co Down nurses have spent what little spare time they get in work to create special boxes for families of patients nearing the end of their lives.
  
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• Belfast rally calls for second EU referendum - RTE.ie

  14-09-2019 14:42
  Belfast rally calls for second EU referendum  RTE.ieHundreds of people are attending a rally in Belfast calling for a second referendum on EU membership. Campaigners from the People's Vote rally say the public ...
  
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• Jonathan Powell: 'We're still a long way from a Brexit deal'

  14-09-2019 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Downing Street chief of staff Jonathan Powell has said the UK is "still a long way" from a Brexit deal with the EU, with just 47 days to go before the scheduled exit date.
  
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• Wrightbus: NI businessman Darren Donnelly confirms bid

  14-09-2019 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Businessman Darren Donnelly confirms he is attempting to buy the Ballymena bus manufacturer.
  
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• Potential buyer confirms talks with Wrightbus, as Ballymena firm faces collapse

  14-09-2019 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland businessman Darren Donnelly has confirmed he is in talks with Ballymena-based bus manufacturer Wrightbus, regarding the potential purchase of the company.
  
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• Belfast bus stop attack leaves man injured - Belfast Live

  14-09-2019 12:38
  Belfast bus stop attack leaves man injured  Belfast LiveThe man also had a number of items stolen during the ordeal.
  
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• Sinn Fein’s £1.5m donor William Hampton's ashes buried in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  14-09-2019 11:45
  Sinn Fein’s £1.5m donor William Hampton's ashes buried in west Belfast  Belfast TelegraphThe Englishman who left £1.5 million to Sinn Fein had his ashes buried in west Belfast, it has emerged. Sinn Fein received the windfall in the will of a party ...
  
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• Sinn Fein’s £1.5m donor William Hampton's ashes buried in west Belfast

  14-09-2019 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Englishman who left £1.5 million to Sinn Fein had his ashes buried in west Belfast, it has emerged.
  
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• Kids left shaken after men armed with shovels burgle Belfast house - Belfast Telegraph

  14-09-2019 11:36
  Kids left shaken after men armed with shovels burgle Belfast house  Belfast TelegraphTwo children were left badly shaken after three men armed with shovels burgled a house in north Belfast. The burglary happened in the St Vincent Street area of ...
  
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• Kids left shaken after men armed with shovels burgle Belfast house

  14-09-2019 11:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two children were left badly shaken after three men armed with shovels burgled a house in north Belfast.
  
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• Restaurant review: Overwood - Balloo's new identity but still same great experience

  14-09-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The talented Sweeneys have added Overwood to their restaurant and it thrills with fantastic tastes, classy look and a reasonable price.
  
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• Sinn Fein’s £1.5m donor buried in West Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  14-09-2019 10:13
  Sinn Fein’s £1.5m donor buried in West Belfast  Belfast TelegraphThe Englishman who left £1.5 million to Sinn Fein had his ashes buried in west Belfast, it has emerged. Ad. Sinn Fein received the windfall in the will of a party ...
  
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• Support for Scottish Orange Order over Glasgow parades ban

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland has pledged its support for its Scottish brethren following a decision by Glasgow City Council to prohibit some parades planned for this weekend.
  
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• SDLP 'willing to consider' pro-Remain pact in bid to unseat DUP

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An SDLP MLA has suggested that difficult decisions may have to be contemplated in a bid to reduce the DUP's influence at Westminster.
  
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• Reports DUP are shifting Brexit red lines are nonsense, says Arlene Foster

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has denied reports that the party is prepared "to shift its red lines" on Brexit.
  
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• New Northern Ireland abortion law 'may give health staff no choice'

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health workers in Northern Ireland could be left "exposed" by changes to abortion law, a lecturer in midwifery has claimed.
  
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• Murder victim Charlotte Murray ‘wanted to get back with an old flame before disappearance’

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The trial of a Co Tyrone chef accused of murdering his former fiancee has heard she was attempting to rekindle a relationship with another man in the months before she disappeared.
  
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• Moving film shows the ‘ripple effect’ of joyriding on bereaved in Northern Ireland

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hard-hitting film that aims to expose the 'ripple effect' felt by families bereaved by death drivers will be launched to mark Road Safety Week 2019.
  
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• Jon Tonge: DUP's limited tactical switch doesn't mean that Johnson is able to trumpet a done deal

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  "DUP opens door to new Brexit deal for Johnson" trumpeted yesterday's Times newspaper.
  
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• Francie Molloy fears John O’Dowd leadership challenge may fracture party

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A veteran Sinn Fein figure has voiced disappointment that former Stormont Minister John O'Dowd is challenging Michelle O'Neill for the party's vice-presidency.
  
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• Concern patients could turn to black market dealers if no-deal Brexit leads to Lyrica shortage

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A highly addictive drug used as a painkiller and to control epilepsy appears on a list of medications which are at risk in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Call for more PSNI officers is welcomed, says policing board member

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Policing Board member has backed a call from a former chief constable for PSNI numbers to be increased.
  
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• Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle makes Belfast debut at proms

  14-09-2019 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is 10 years since Susan Boyle was catapulted into the global spotlight after her rendition of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ on Britain’s Got Talent.
  
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• Type 1 diabetes: 'Why should I apologise?'

  14-09-2019 08:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Jayne McGlauglin is a type 1 diabetic hoping to end common misconceptions about the condition.
  
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• Creggan: 'The vast majority of people do not want this thuggery'

  14-09-2019 08:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Creggan in Londonderry is seen as a dissident republican stronghold. But what do locals think?
  
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• Agony and ecstasy of All-Ireland replays

  14-09-2019 07:50 via bbc.co.uk
  As Dublin and Kerry prepare to meet again at Croke, BBC News NI looks back at memorable replays.
  
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• West Belfast barber saves colleague's life after he has seizure in shop - Belfast Live

  14-09-2019 06:00
  West Belfast barber saves colleague's life after he has seizure in shop  Belfast LiveA barber 'owes his life' to his boss after he saved him from a violent seizure. The Sultans Turkish Barbers' owner Ensar Yildiz sprung into action after Robert ...
  
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• Pensioner hospitalised following 'cowardly and shameful' Belfast robbery - Belfast Telegraph

  14-09-2019 05:25
  Pensioner hospitalised following 'cowardly and shameful' Belfast robbery  Belfast TelegraphA woman in her 80s was hospitalised after being pushed to the ground during a "cowardly and shameful" robbery in north Belfast, police have said. The robbery ...
  
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• Watch: Hundreds attend Belfast rally calling for second vote on EU membership - Belfast Telegraph

  14-09-2019 04:05
  Watch: Hundreds attend Belfast rally calling for second vote on EU membership  Belfast TelegraphCampaigners from across the political and business spectrum attended the Let Us Be Heard event in Belfast's Ulster Hall.
  
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