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• ‘A good weekend needs to involve as many hours of writing as I can manage’

  26-09-2026 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Author and teacher Wendy Erskine discusses her ideal weekend, which includes a ritual with her mum and working on projects in Central Library
  
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• All square at Windsor Park as Northern Ireland and Hungary play out hard-fought goalless draw in Nations League clash

  28-09-2026 23:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Northern Ireland 0 Hungary 0
  
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• Honours even at Windsor Park as Northern Ireland and Hungary play out hard-fought goalless draw in Nations League clash

  28-09-2026 22:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Northern Ireland 0 Hungary 0
  
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• As the First Minister behaves like a medieval monarch, flouting courts she’s bound to respect, Stormont is lurching towards collapse

  28-09-2026 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  O’Neill’s view of her power akin to that of Richard Nixon, and has profoundly disturbing implications in other areas
  
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• ‘I’m lucky to do something that I love’: Dave Elliott on why being a comic is a joy... just don’t ask him about gratitudes

  28-09-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Funnyman bringing his new show to Belfast next month
  
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• It can’t be ‘business as usual’ for Stormont after weekend’s events, says Robinson

  28-09-2026 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  O’Neill defiant over Garvaghy Road protest despite DUP leader’s call for action against those who broke law in Portadown
  
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• Drumcree: Nationalist and unionist camps completely divided over Garvaghy march

  28-09-2026 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  There is a stalemate in Portadown and deep division in Stormont.On the Orange side, the issue is the rights of a small number of people to march their traditional route – backed by a legal ruling. On the Garvaghy Road, a community feels that march is sectarian harassment - and a relic of another age. This is a local issue, but one which deep historical resonances, and one which many fear has brought Northern Ireland to the political brink.Unionists accuse nationalists of not acce
  
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• How the Drumcree row could be headed back to High Court as stand-off continues

  28-09-2026 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Residents to argue any parade now would be illegal under the law as window for its completion has shut
  
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• Drumcree row headed back to High Court as stand-off continues

  28-09-2026 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Residents to argue any parade now would be illegal under the law as window for its completion has shut
  
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• ‘The days of unionist domination are over’: Michelle O’Neill speaks in the Assembly following calls for her resignation over Drumcree protest

  28-09-2026 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Protest leader to meet NI Secretary and PSNI chief for talks on dispute
  
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• ‘We witnessed the total abdication of leadership by Michelle O’Neill’: Emma Little-Pengelly hits out at First Minister over Drumcree

  28-09-2026 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Protest leader to meet NI Secretary and PSNI chief for talks on dispute
  
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• Meet ‘banshee’ council tenant who harassed OAP neighbour in five-year reign of terror

  28-09-2026 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Michael King embarked on a five-year campaign against elderly resident
  
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• ‘No parade, no Stormont’: TUV calls for Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill to resign as First Minister over Drumcree protest

  28-09-2026 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Protest leader to meet NI Secretary and PSNI chief for talks on dispute
  
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• State abandoned murdered journalist Martin O’Hagan as his killers roam free

  28-09-2026 12:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Journalists still living under death threats after Martin O’Hagan murder
  
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• TUV refer Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill to Assembly Commissioner for Standards for actions at Drumcree protest

  28-09-2026 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Protest leader to meet NI Secretary and PSNI chief for talks on dispute
  
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• Drumcree Orangemen call for Chief Constable to resign as Bryson claims ‘legal right to parade remains’

  28-09-2026 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Protest leader to meet NI Secretary and PSNI chief for talks on dispute
  
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• Drumcree Orangemen call for Chief Constable to resign as third attempt to parade blocked

  28-09-2026 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Protest leader to meet NI Secretary and PSNI chief for talks on dispute
  
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• World News Day: America was once the arsenal of democracy – now it is disarming the press

  28-09-2026 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  US at a turning point in its history. If the current trajectory is not halted, the global ripple effect will be no less than terrifying
  
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• Five factors to consider when choosing a pet insurance policy

  28-09-2026 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A vet and insurance experts discuss how to choose the most suitable insurance policy for both your pet and your pocket
  
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• Protest leader to meet NI Secretary and PSNI chief for talks on Drumcree dispute

  28-09-2026 08:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Orangemen attempted to complete the parade at 4am but were blocked once again by PSNI Land Rovers
  
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• Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition leader to meet NI Secretary and PSNI chief for talks on Drumcree dispute

  28-09-2026 07:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Orangemen attempted to complete the parade at 4am but were blocked once again by PSNI Land Rovers
  
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• Why criminal lawyer says it’s more exciting than ever to start out in the profession

  28-09-2026 07:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In This Working Life, criminal lawyer Paul Dougan, originally from Portadown but now living in Carryduff, speaks with Kyle Frazer about why it’s more exciting than ever to be starting in the profession
  
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• Senior nurse who pulled female colleague’s trousers down is struck off

  28-09-2026 07:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Intensive care unit nurse had history of inappropriate behaviour, tribunal told
  
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• ‘This is quite literally a s**t problem to have’: Residents furious over sewage pouring down street

  28-09-2026 07:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  NI Water calls for residents to be mindful of what they flush
  
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• Calls for First Minister to be prosecuted over Drumcree protest as standoff continues

  28-09-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  But Sinn Féin vice president urges crowd not to give up and vows to stay with them
  
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• Republic of Ireland record comfortable win over Israel in controversial fixture

  27-09-2026 22:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Republic of Ireland 3 Israel 0
  
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• Fallout from Sunday’s Drumcree standoff set to be politically significant

  27-09-2026 22:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Executive at risk as republicans join together in protest and DUP demand action
  
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• Loyalist protesters leave Drumcree as parade deadlock continues late into the night

  27-09-2026 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Earlier, DUP leader Gavin Robinson claimed Michelle O’Neill is ‘prepared to give a two finger salute to the rule of law’ as dispute continues
  
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• Standoff at Drumcree between police and loyalist protesters including Jamie Bryson

  27-09-2026 21:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Earlier, DUP leader Gavin Robinson claimed Michelle O’Neill is ‘prepared to give a two finger salute to the rule of law’ as dispute continues
  
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• Collie Holmes delighted Burren players rose to the challenge by dethroning Down champions Kilcoo in thriller

  27-09-2026 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Kilcoo 1-20 Burren 4-16
  
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