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• Simon Coveney urges 'new beginning' as Stormont talks set to resume

  01-01-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has called for a "new beginning" as talks to restore power-sharing resume tomorrow at Stormont.
  
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• Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore wants Van Morrison to come to Belfast show

  01-01-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He's best known as playing a gangster in The Sopranos but now actor Vincent Pastore wants to make Van Morrison an offer he can't refuse.
  
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• Northern Ireland celebrities, politicians and even a pub take on '10-year challenge'

  01-01-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celebrities, politicians and even a pub in Northern Ireland have shared their '10-year challenge' snaps online at the start of 2020.
  
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• Investigation launched after James McClean subjected to 'racist chanting'

  01-01-2020 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield Town are to launch an investigation after Irish international James McClean was targeted by their supporters during Stoke City’s victory today.
  
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• Nelson McCausland: Why Northern Ireland needs a comprehensive cultural audit to see what each tradition spends

  01-01-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It’s such a sensible idea it’s a wonder we haven’t had one already. It’s high time for transparency.
  
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• Alex Kane: I'm the Eeyore of political commentary, but this time I believe the parties will do a deal

  01-01-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was a chance, albeit just a chance, in the first few days of January 2017 that Sinn Fein and the DUP could patch up the spat over the increasing number of differences between them.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Tandragee Road closed after serious crash

  01-01-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Police ask for help identifying young man found collapsed in Rea's Wood

  01-01-2020 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Antrim are asking for help in identifying a young man who was found collapsed near Massereene Golf Club on New Year's Day morning.
  
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• Police appeal to identify critically ill young man found collapsed in Rea's Wood

  01-01-2020 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Antrim are asking for help in identifying a young man who was found collapsed near Massereene Golf Club on New Year's Day morning.
  
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• Support offered to those in need following tragic death of acclaimed barman Christian Grey

  01-01-2020 16:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several offers of support have been made for those in distress following the tragic death of acclaimed barman Christian Grey.
  
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• Simon Coveney urges all sides in Stormont talks to show generosity

  01-01-2020 16:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s deputy premier has urged Stormont’s rowing parties to show leadership and generosity when talks to restore powersharing resume.
  
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• Police appeal for missing teenager Samantha Hanrahan

  01-01-2020 16:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a missing 16-year-old girl from Omagh.
  
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• Sugar Sweet: the pilled-up rave that united Belfast during the Troubles

  01-01-2020 15:46
  
  Thirty years ago, David Holmes and Iain McCready’s event brought together communities who hated each other but needed to vent their fear: ‘Religion wasn’t a barrier any more’‘Doing music as a career didn’t even register as something that was possible,” recalls DJ, producer and composer David Holmes. “Growing up in the Troubles, you just never felt things like that happened to people like you.”Thirty years ago, Holmes was working as a hairdres
  
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• Man (27) arrested after woman stabbed in Lisburn

  01-01-2020 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in Lisburn.
  
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• Northern Ireland welcomes first babies of 2020 with Pixie Troupe born to sound of New Year fireworks

  01-01-2020 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just two minutes into 2020 Northern Ireland welcomed its first new arrival as little Pixie Troupe entered the world at The Ulster Hospital Maternity unit in Dundonald.
  
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• Northern Ireland welcomes first babies of 2020 with little Shane Tierney born to sound of New Year fireworks

  01-01-2020 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland didn’t have to wait long for it’s first new arrival of 2020 and the race to be the first baby born in the new decade was won by little Shane Tierney in Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry.
  
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• Community Rescue Service carries out 20 searches since Christmas day with two in early hours of New Year

  01-01-2020 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Community Rescue Service (CRS) has carried out 20 search operations helping Northern Ireland's most vulnerable people since Christmas day - with two in the first few hours of the New Year.
  
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• Republican society hopes to secure museum status for Troubles collection

  01-01-2020 12:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A collection of Troubles-era artefacts that includes shoes reputedly owned by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is attempting to secure official museum status ahead of a major expansion.
  
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• PSNI uses new tactic to spot those trying to avoid officers in uniform

  01-01-2020 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new PSNI tactic involving plain-clothes officers deploying alongside uniformed colleagues has secured a series of arrests and seizures in Belfast over the festive period.
  
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• Down GAA player Caolan Mooney thankful for support following assault

  01-01-2020 11:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Down GAA player who was hospitalised following an assault has thanked friends and fans for their support.
  
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• Teenager killed and three injured in New Year's Day Co Londonderry crash

  01-01-2020 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has died following an early-morning crash in Co Londonderry on New Year's Day.
  
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• Police confirm Michael Og McKenna (19) victim of Co Londonderry New Year crash

  01-01-2020 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man who died following an early-morning crash in Co Londonderry on New Year's Day has been named as Michael Og McKenna.
  
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• New Year tragedy as teenager killed and three injured in Co Londonderry crash

  01-01-2020 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has died following an early-morning crash in Co Londonderry on New Year's Day.
  
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• DUP MLA's son in court charged with assault on PSNI officer

  01-01-2020 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A son of Northern Ireland Policing Board member and DUP MLA Mervyn Storey has appeared in court accused of assaulting a PSNI officer and resisting another policeman.
  
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• Tributes paid to project chief for top shopping malls Gerry Hughes after sudden death at 65

  01-01-2020 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a prominent project manager who died suddenly has said he will be "so missed by so many".
  
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• The four Northern Ireland business leaders worth looking out for in 2020

  01-01-2020 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At The start of 2019, it would have been inconceivable to think that the year would bring such upheaval to our biggest companies, writes Margaret Canning.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Road closed after 'serious' crash

  01-01-2020 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland politicians share hopes and dreams for 2020

  01-01-2020 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Enjoying friends and family, settling into life as a working mum, turning an old house into a family home and attempting to run a marathon in under three hours... these are the ambitions of some of our politicians away from public life in 2020.
  
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• Christian Institute prosecution fears over same-sex marriage ceremonies

  01-01-2020 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading Christian charity has warned that Church ministers could face prosecution if they refuse to carry out same-sex marriages when they become legal in Northern Ireland this year.
  
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• Navy ships and military aircraft called in to Australia’s wildfire crisis

  01-01-2020 05:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Australia deployed military ships and aircraft on Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that destroyed homes and sent thousands of residents and holidaymakers fleeing to beaches for safety.
  
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• George Best Hotel to 'open in April' as more investors seek repayment

  01-01-2020 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The company behind the George Best Hotel in Belfast has said the much-delayed venue is due to open in April, as the number of investors in the property calling for repayment mounts up.
  
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• This is one battle I'm not going to win: Heartbreaking final message of acclaimed barman Christian Grey before he took own life at 29

  01-01-2020 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of tributes have been paid to a popular Co Antrim former barman on social media after he took his own life on Monday.
  
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