Belfast news

• Security alert near Antrim Police Station ends after suspicious device declared elaborate hoax

  16-09-2019 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert near Antrim Police Station has ended after a suspicious device was taken away for further examination.
  
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• Report of suspicious object outside Antrim Police Station

  16-09-2019 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently attending a report of a suspicious object left outside Antrim Police Station.
  
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• Homes evacuated after report of suspicious object in Antrim

  16-09-2019 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently attending a report of a suspicious object in Co Antrim.
  
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• Two women in hospital after Co Antrim crash

  16-09-2019 20:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two women have been taken to hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Co Antrim.
  
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• Troubles-related inquests open in Belfast - BBC News

  16-09-2019 20:09
  Troubles-related inquests open in Belfast  BBC NewsA suspect in the murder of a man is to be interviewed on Tuesday, the opening hearing is told.
  
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• Belfast Homecoming will address worldwide assault on rights - Irish Echo

  16-09-2019 20:01
  Belfast Homecoming will address worldwide assault on rights  Irish EchoProfessor John Feerick, Dean of Law at Fordham University and who addressed the 2018 Legal Symposium pictured with Jackie Henry, Senior Partner at ...
  
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• People ‘living for months in hostels before being recognised as homeless’

  16-09-2019 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People are living for months in homeless hostels before being officially recognised as homeless, a campaigner has told a council committee.
  
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• Irish language library opens in east Belfast's Skainos Centre - BBC News

  16-09-2019 19:02
  Irish language library opens in east Belfast's Skainos Centre  BBC NewsA new Irish language library has opened in east Belfast. The facility in the Skainos Centre on the Newtownards Road contains about 2,000 books. It has been ...
  
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• EU must not use Northern Ireland as 'bargaining chip' in Brexit talks, warns Dodds

  16-09-2019 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has said the EU must consider the feelings of unionists with Brexit talks set to intensify.
  
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• Anger as fire service forced to withdraw from west Belfast after attacks

  16-09-2019 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UUP MLA Robbie Butler has slammed the "totally senseless and utterly moronic" actions of youths who attacked fire engines responding to call outs in west Belfast.
  
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• Saoirse Smyth: Sniffer dogs search Omeath woods

  16-09-2019 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Saoirse Smyth, 28, from Belfast, has been missing since 2017 but her body has never been found.
  
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• Noisy pro-EU demonstrators force PM to cancel Luxembourg speech

  16-09-2019 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson was forced to scrap his planned speech alongside his counterpart in Luxembourg because the PM feared being drowned out by the heckles of pro-EU demonstrators.
  
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• Watch: British Government needs to get real with DUP, says Sinn Fein

  16-09-2019 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has said the British Government needs to “get real” with the DUP after meeting Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith.
  
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• Holyland residents describe 'chaos' as students go wild during Freshers' week

  16-09-2019 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holyland residents have described "total chaos" as hundreds of young people partied on the streets of the south Belfast neighbourhood overnight.
  
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• His own little girl had died - Tears as Northern Ireland mum meets man who bought cake for her daughter

  16-09-2019 16:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Irish dad who paid for a child's birthday cake in memory of his baby daughter has met the family he helped for the first time.
  
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• Don't believe everything you hear about Belfast's proposed salmon farm. Here's what you need to know. - Bangor Daily News

  16-09-2019 16:25
  Don't believe everything you hear about Belfast's proposed salmon farm. Here's what you need to know.  Bangor Daily NewsHere is a brief primer for those who want to learn more about the project.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries from the Bangor Daily ...
  
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• Cirque du Soleil takes to the ice for 2020 Belfast show

  16-09-2019 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cirque du Soileil is gearing u to present its coolest arena show yet next spring.
  
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• No-deal Brexit would 'light dynamite fuse' under Good Friday Agreement, court told

  16-09-2019 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A no-deal Brexit would "light a fuse to a stick of dynamite under the Good Friday Agreement", the Court of Appeal heard today.
  
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• Gardaí and cadaver dogs search Louth forest for murdered Belfast woman Saoirse Smyth - TheJournal.ie

  16-09-2019 14:10
  Gardaí and cadaver dogs search Louth forest for murdered Belfast woman Saoirse Smyth  TheJournal.ieGARDAÍ ARE SEARCHING a forested area in Omeath, Co. Louth as part of investigations into the murder of a woman who was last seen in Belfast in 2017.
  
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• Gardaí search Louth forest for murdered Belfast woman - The Irish Times

  16-09-2019 14:09
  Gardaí search Louth forest for murdered Belfast woman  The Irish TimesSaoirse Smyth, who has distinctive red hair, was last seen in Belfast in April 2017.
  
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• Search underway for missing Belfast woman Saoirse Smyth in Co Louth

  16-09-2019 14:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai are carrying out searches in a forested area in Co Louth for a suspected murdered woman who was originally from Belfast.
  
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• Search underway for body of missing Belfast woman Saoirse Smyth in Co Louth

  16-09-2019 14:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai are carrying out searches in a forested area in Co Louth for a suspected murdered woman who was originally from Belfast.
  
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• BBC NI defends absence of God Save the Queen from Belfast Proms playlist - Belfast Telegraph

  16-09-2019 13:59
  BBC NI defends absence of God Save the Queen from Belfast Proms playlist  Belfast TelegraphThe BBC in Northern Ireland has said their version of Proms in the Park has always been designed to offer a different concert than the one that takes place at the ...
  
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• BBC NI defends absence of God Save the Queen from Belfast Proms playlist

  16-09-2019 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC in Northern Ireland has said their version of Proms in the Park has always been designed to offer a different concert than the one that takes place at the Royal Albert Hall.
  
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• Grieving Northern Ireland dad who caused £50k damage to 45 cars in showroom avoids jail

  16-09-2019 13:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grieving father who caused almost £50,000 of damage at a Northern Ireland car showroom with a claw hammer walked free from court with a suspended jail sentence.
  
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• Culture Night Belfast 2019-Your ultimate guide to this year's festival - Belfast Live

  16-09-2019 13:50
  Culture Night Belfast 2019-Your ultimate guide to this year's festival  Belfast LiveFrom how to get there, what's on, road closures and of course that all important weather forecast we've got you covered.
  
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• The five Ireland players most likely to get late Ireland call-up for Rugby World Cup

  16-09-2019 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When news filtered through of Robbie Henshaw’s troublesome hamstring, it must have reinforced Joe Schmidt’s message to those left behind about being ready, if called upon.
  
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• 10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland - from Culture Night to Armagh cider festival

  16-09-2019 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our top pick of things taking place this week across Northern Ireland (September 16-22).
  
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• Belfast R&D crew turning plastic waste into kayaks - Recycling International

  16-09-2019 13:02
  Belfast R&D crew turning plastic waste into kayaks  Recycling InternationalQueen's University Belfast has discovered a new way to convert single-use plastic waste into a wide range of high quality 'practical products'. Today the.
  
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• Man armed with samurai sword robs east Belfast off licence - Belfast Telegraph

  16-09-2019 12:33
  Man armed with samurai sword robs east Belfast off licence  Belfast TelegraphA man armed with a samurai sword demanded cash from staff at an off licence during a robbery in east Belfast on Sunday evening. The man entered the shop ...
  
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• Man armed with samurai sword robs east Belfast off licence

  16-09-2019 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man armed with a samurai sword demanded cash from staff at an off licence during a robbery in east Belfast on Sunday evening.
  
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• Record attendance at ladies' Gaelic football final

  16-09-2019 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  There were more than 56,000 spectators at this year's ladies' Gaelic football final in Croke Park.
  
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• Belfast City Half Marathon road closure details - Belfast Live

  16-09-2019 12:27
  Belfast City Half Marathon road closure details  Belfast LiveHere's what to watch out for ahead of the run this weekend.
  
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• Rian Nolan's heartbroken teammates pay tribute to tragic Belfast teen - Belfast Telegraph

  16-09-2019 12:02
  Rian Nolan's heartbroken teammates pay tribute to tragic Belfast teen  Belfast TelegraphHeartbroken teammates have paid tribute to a popular teenage footballer from west Belfast who died at the weekend after a long illness. Rian Nolan, who was ...
  
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• Rian Nolan's heartbroken teammates pay tribute to tragic Belfast teen

  16-09-2019 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Heartbroken teammates have paid tribute to a popular teenage footballer from west Belfast who died at the weekend after a long illness.
  
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• Westlife announce stadium tour date at Pairc Uí Chaoimh

  16-09-2019 12:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chart-toppers Westlife will bring their record-breaking reunion tour back to Ireland with a gig in Cork on August 28.
  
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• Two Northern Irish survivors of Protestant care home in Dublin call for apologies

  16-09-2019 11:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men who lived in a home for unmarried Protestant mothers and their children have called for an apology from the Irish state and the Church of Ireland for their treatment while living there.
  
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• Samurai sword used in east Belfast robbery - BBC News

  16-09-2019 11:46
  Samurai sword used in east Belfast robbery  BBC NewsA man armed with the sword demanded cash at an off-licence on Sunday evening.
  
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• Boris Johnson ‘cautious’ on Brexit progress as he meets EC president

  16-09-2019 11:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has said he is “cautious” about progress in Brexit talks as he met with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker for their first face-to-face discussions since he became Prime Minister.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing Live tour 2020 Belfast date announced- how to get tickets - Belfast Live

  16-09-2019 11:25
  Strictly Come Dancing Live tour 2020 Belfast date announced- how to get tickets  Belfast LiveThe live show hosted by 2018 Strictly Champion Stacey Dooley will shimmy and shake its way to SSE Arena.
  
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• Man armed with samurai sword holds up Belfast off licence - Belfast Live

  16-09-2019 11:05
  Man armed with samurai sword holds up Belfast off licence  Belfast LivePolice have released a description of the man they are looking for.
  
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• Owen Mor nursing home failings 'depressingly familiar'

  16-09-2019 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The Commissioner for Older People says failings at a Londonderry care home need to be addressed immediately
  
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• Oil prices soar 20% as Saudi drone attack hits markets

  16-09-2019 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The price of oil soared in early trading on Monday following the drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco facility over the weekend, with single day jumps not seen since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in the 1990s.
  
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• Cirque du Soleil Belfast 2020 shows announced- how to get tickets - Belfast Live

  16-09-2019 10:22
  Cirque du Soleil Belfast 2020 shows announced- how to get tickets  Belfast LiveThe one of kind show blends circus arts and the world of ice skating in a stunning new production.
  
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• Bethany Home: 'Is it discrimination against Protestants?' survivor asks

  16-09-2019 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Bethany Home survivor James Fenning calls on the Irish government to redress victims of the home.
  
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• Three men arrested on suspicion of rape after Newtownards attack released on bail

  16-09-2019 10:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men arrested by detectives investigating a serious sexual assault on a young woman have been released on bail pending further enquiries.
  
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• Men and women who saw worst of Troubles bloodshed speak out - Belfast Newsletter

  16-09-2019 10:05
  Men and women who saw worst of Troubles bloodshed speak out  Belfast NewsletterMen and women who provided vital frontline services in Northern Ireland during the worst of the Troubles have spoken about their experiences in a new six-part ...
  
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• Londonderry Park rape accused released on bail - Belfast Live

  16-09-2019 09:57
  Londonderry Park rape accused released on bail  Belfast LiveThree men arrested on suspicion of rape following an alleged serious sexual assault in the vicinity of a Co Down park have been released from police custody.
  
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• Westlife Cork stadium gig announced for 2020 - how to get tickets - Belfast Live

  16-09-2019 09:46
  Westlife Cork stadium gig announced for 2020 - how to get tickets  Belfast LiveThe boyband made the announcement this morning.
  
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• Newly-founded society remembers Belfast's 'shipyard poet' Thomas Carnduff - Belfast Telegraph

  16-09-2019 09:24
  Newly-founded society remembers Belfast's 'shipyard poet' Thomas Carnduff  Belfast TelegraphThe newly founded Thomas Carnduff Society is dedicated to preserving the late Belfast writer's work for a new generation, writes Connal Parr ...
  
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