Belfast news

• Saoirse Smyth: Irish police end search in Omeath

  20-09-2019 23:30 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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• Northern Ireland house hides a secret from the Titanic - New York Post

  20-09-2019 22:57
  Northern Ireland house hides a secret from the Titanic  New York Post A home for sale in Northern Ireland has a claim to fame of Titanic proportions. Part of the Old School House near Belfast — a charming 1833 structure that has ...
  
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• Pregnancy weight gain woes led Belfast woman to shed the pounds - Belfast Live

  20-09-2019 22:07
  Pregnancy weight gain woes led Belfast woman to shed the pounds  Belfast LiveAfter the birth of her second child, Kimberley Ash admits she 'really struggled' to lose her excess baby weight - it just wouldn't shift as easy as it did with her first ...
  
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• Barbarity of English abortion practice not wanted in Northern Ireland - Belfast Newsletter

  20-09-2019 21:52
  Barbarity of English abortion practice not wanted in Northern Ireland  Belfast NewsletterA news report on Monday ('Commission welcomes change,' page 8, September 16) reports an alleged July 2019 comment from Les Allamby of the NI Human ...
  
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• Michelle O'Neill: 'No attempt' made on Stormont Brexit veto

  20-09-2019 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The Sinn Féin vice president also said it was her job to convince unionists about a united Ireland.
  
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• Man charged over attack on Kilkeel man Paschal Morgan

  20-09-2019 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged in relation to an assault on Kilkeel man Paschal Morgan earlier this year.
  
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• 'Hooded Men': PSNI's appeal over inquiry dismissed

  20-09-2019 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Fourteen men say they were subjected to torture techniques after being held without trial in 1971.
  
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• Wrightbus: Talks with bidders 'stall' - 1,400 jobs at risk

  20-09-2019 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Talks between Ballymena manufacturing firm Wrightbus and potential buyers have stalled, according to the MP for the area.
  
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• Former Bishop of Derry Seamus Hegarty dies at 79

  20-09-2019 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Dr Hegarty led the diocese of Derry from 1994 to 2011, before retiring due to illness.
  
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• Former Bishop of Derry Seamus Hegarty dies aged 79

  20-09-2019 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former Bishop of Derry, Seamus Hegarty, has died aged 79.
  
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• Belfast's Victoria Square Apartments damage 'worse than expected' - BBC News

  20-09-2019 19:43
  Belfast's Victoria Square Apartments damage 'worse than expected'  BBC NewsResidents of Victoria Square Apartments in Belfast may not be able to return to their properties.
  
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• Belfast's Victoria Square Apartments damage 'worse than expected'

  20-09-2019 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Residents of Victoria Square Apartments in Belfast may not be able to return to their properties.
  
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• Custom House Square attack leads to PSNI appeal for recorded footage - Belfast Live

  20-09-2019 19:39
  Custom House Square attack leads to PSNI appeal for recorded footage  Belfast LiveDetectives investigating an attack on two women in Belfast are appealing for anyone with recorded footage to come forward. The incident happened in the ...
  
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• Wrightbus: Growing fears for future of Ballymena company

  20-09-2019 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  North Antrim MP Ian Paisley said he understands talks have failed to reach a conclusion.
  
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• Loyalist killer Michael Stone's release bid refused

  20-09-2019 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jailed loyalist killer Michael Stone's bid to be freed early for a second time has been refused, a relative of one of his victims has confirmed.
  
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• Quinn Industrial Holdings workers call for attacks to end

  20-09-2019 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Workers staged a rally following the abduction and assault of one of the company's directors.
  
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• 'Ireland's oldest woman' Maud Nicholl passes away aged 110

  20-09-2019 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Ballymena pensioner thought to be Ireland’s oldest woman has died at the age of 110.
  
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• Garron Bog: How the peatland was restored

  20-09-2019 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 2,000 dams were put in at Garron Bog in County Antrim over five years to help restore it.
  
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• Bloody Sunday family receive £300,000 payout

  20-09-2019 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Paddy Doherty was among 13 people killed on in Derry in January 1972.
  
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• Climate strike: Children protest in Northern Ireland

  20-09-2019 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Rallies in Belfast and Derry are among many taking place across Europe calling for "climate justice".
  
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• Owen Mor: Patients moved as specialist unit closes

  20-09-2019 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Staffing issues led to the closure at a troubled Londonderry care home.
  
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• Belfast welcomes new industry proposed to manufacture 2000 pairs of pants per week - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  20-09-2019 17:11
  Belfast welcomes new industry proposed to manufacture 2000 pairs of pants per week - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalSept. 25, 1879. Belfast ship masters will have to study up the new “rules of the road” which are to go into effect next year. An amendment of the Merchant's ...
  
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• Loyalist Jamie Bryson confirms return of 'wrongly obtained' items

  20-09-2019 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Bryson faces charges of making false statements to the Security Industry Authority.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of withholding information in William 'Pat' McCormick murder case

  20-09-2019 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of withholding information in relation to the murder of William 'Pat' McCormick.
  
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• Maud Nicholl: 'Ireland's oldest woman' dies aged 110

  20-09-2019 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Maud Nicholl, described as a "remarkable lady", passed away in a Randalstown nursing home
  
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• Family of man shot dead on Bloody Sunday to receive £300k compensation

  20-09-2019 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a steward shot dead by a British soldier during the civil rights march on Bloody Sunday are to receive more than £300,000 in compensation.
  
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• Climate strike: Thousands turn out for protests in Belfast and Londonderry

  20-09-2019 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people lined the streets of Belfast city centre on Friday afternoon to protest against climate change.
  
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• Climate strike: Thousands turn out for protest in Belfast

  20-09-2019 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people lined the streets of Belfast city centre on Friday afternoon to protest against climate change.
  
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• Ex-soldier ‘became tearful’ over Ballymurphy inquest evidence

  20-09-2019 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former paratrooper became tearful when asked about giving evidence on a series of disputed shooting incidents in Belfast in 1971, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Belfast Region City Deal - Update September 2019

  20-09-2019 15:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Hooded Men: 'I believed they weren’t going to let us out alive'

  20-09-2019 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Francis McGuigan says he was subjected to "deep interrogation" by the Army in Northern Ireland in 1971.
  
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• Northern Ireland parties owe McKee family apology for lack of political progress: Eastwood

  20-09-2019 14:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said that Northern Ireland's parties owe the family of Lyra McKee an apology for the lack of progress in political talks.
  
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• Man held knife to kebab shop worker's throat over £300 debt, court told

  20-09-2019 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man allegedly held a knife to a kebab shop worker's throat and threatened to break his pacemaker over a £300 debt, a court has heard.
  
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• Culture Night Derry: From Stroke City to Stitch City

  20-09-2019 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Crochet City is a knitted artwork created to mark the 400th anniversary of Derry's famous walls.
  
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• Belfast flags: Councillors recommend public consultation - BBC News

  20-09-2019 12:47
  Belfast flags: Councillors recommend public consultation  BBC NewsAn all-party Belfast City Council committee has recommended a city-wide public consultation on what flags should be flown, where and when. Councillors met at ...
  
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• Public consultation to be held on flying flags and banners in Belfast

  20-09-2019 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Councillors have agreed to hold a public consultation on the flying of flags and banners in Belfast.
  
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• PSNI must launch investigation into treatment of hooded men, court rules

  20-09-2019 12:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Interrogation techniques used against the so-called Hooded Men during internment in Northern Ireland would be torture if deployed today, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
  
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• Quinn executives advised by police to install panic rooms as Kevin Lunney undergoes surgery

  20-09-2019 12:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior staff at Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) who have been threatened with violence have been advised by police to install panic rooms in their homes.
  
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• UVF watching Brexit developments 'very closely', warns Jamie Bryson

  20-09-2019 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has said that he believes the UVF will be monitoring Brexit developments "very closely".
  
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• Woman (90s) killed after being hit by motorcycle in Limavady

  20-09-2019 11:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 90s has died after being hit by a motorcycle in Co Londonderry.
  
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• Man (49) charged with drug offences after £60k of suspected cannabis found in car

  20-09-2019 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 49-year-old man has been charged with drug offences after police stopped a car in Moira and discovered £60,000 worth of suspected cannabis.
  
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• Woman left 'deeply distressed' after Belfast burglary - Belfast Telegraph

  20-09-2019 09:52
  Woman left 'deeply distressed' after Belfast burglary  Belfast TelegraphA woman has been left "deeply distressed" after a "cowardly" aggravated burglary in Belfast, police have said. Ad. The burglary happening at a house in the ...
  
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• Thousands celebrate Culture Night 2019 in Belfast [Photos] - Belfast Telegraph

  20-09-2019 09:31
  Thousands celebrate Culture Night 2019 in Belfast [Photos]  Belfast TelegraphBy using this website you consent to our use of cookies. For more information on cookies see our Cookie Policy · Belfast Telegraph Digital. Follow us: Facebook ...
  
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• Ireland warns of ‘wide gap’ between EU and Johnson’s position on Brexit

  20-09-2019 09:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland has played down the prospect of a Brexit breakthrough, pointing to a “wide gap” between Boris Johnson’s position and that of the European Union.
  
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• Search for missing Belfast woman Saorise Smyth finds ‘nothing of significance’ - Belfast Telegraph

  20-09-2019 08:46
  Search for missing Belfast woman Saorise Smyth finds ‘nothing of significance’  Belfast TelegraphSaoirse Smyth, 29, was last seen in April 2017 in Omeath, where she had been living. Police believe she was murdered. Officers from the Police *Service* of ...
  
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• Ex-nurse who stole from disabled OAP has son who headed luxury car racket

  20-09-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A heartless thief who stole from her disabled 87-year-old neighbour is the mother of a prolific conman who headed up a luxury car racket.
  
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• Culture Night (and Day) will be double the fun with 100,000 set to hit the streets

  20-09-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Organisers of tonight's 'Culture Night' in Belfast have promised that it will be "bigger and better than ever".
  
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• ‘That’s me back on Pot Noodles’... Radio Ulster’s Kerry becomes a student again to study psychology

  20-09-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's back to school for the BBC's Kerry McLean - the radio host has signed up to study for a psychology degree at Ulster University.
  
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• 'Race' to do a deal on Wrightbus should be good news, staff told

  20-09-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wrightbus has told its 1,400 staff that it is in a "race" to complete a final deal in the next few days to retain their jobs.
  
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• Pets take centre stage at Belfast Telegraph's expo in Titanic centre - Belfast Telegraph

  20-09-2019 08:00
  Pets take centre stage at Belfast Telegraph's expo in Titanic centre  Belfast TelegraphThe Belfast Telegraph Pet Expo, supported by We Are Vertigo, is Northern Ireland's first dedicated pet event of its size. It takes place in the Titanic Exhibition ...
  
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