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• Chief constable welcomes 'significant' explosives find

  23-10-2026 19:44 via BBC News
  
  Two men have been arrested after Irish police seized suspected explosive material during a search in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Five ways the shift in season can impact your gut

  27-10-2026 02:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Our gut health can be influenced by several factors at this time of the year
  
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• ‘You need to trust your gut’: Needi founder Louise Doyle on taking the leap to start your own business

  27-10-2026 00:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Louise Doyle has a passion for promoting how human connection is good for companies and their staff.Along with her business partner, Steph, they created corporate gifting company Needi, as more brands realise the value of investing in people.Louise admits that she wishes she had the confidence to start the business sooner, and believes that trusting your gut and surrounding yourself with the right people are key in the initial stages of starting your business.She joined Cathy Martin to talk more
  
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• Travel review: Penguin parade, snorkelling and crocodile on the menu during breathless Australian trip of a lifetime

  26-10-2026 20:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  It didn’t come cheap and it wasn’t exactly relaxing, but Noel McAdam and his wife had a blast on their holiday Down Under
  
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• Paedophile loyalist bandsman was kneecapped and warned to stay away from young girls as a teenager

  26-10-2026 20:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Paul Tansley, awaiting sentencing for sexual communication with a child, was shot for allegedly harassing 13-year-old in the mid-2000s
  
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• Fun lovin’ Huey on return to NI: ‘I love it here, even though I was hit in manhood during first Belfast gig’

  26-10-2026 20:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  New Yorker talks overcoming addiction, finding his tribe, and an eventful (albeit painful) debut at Grand Opera House
  
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• ‘Panic is a poor financial strategy’: Why careful planning matters more than ever at Budget time

  26-10-2026 17:42 via Belfast Telegraph
  Jessica Craig, Lanyon Financial Planning
  
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• Court ruling expected on Wednesday after legal challenge against NI Secretary's block on Drumcree parade

  26-10-2026 17:20 via Belfast Telegraph
  DUP refuse to collapse Stormont despite Lockhart’s call
  
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• Calls for FinTrU to restart redundancy process amid claims Derry workers being treated differently to Belfast colleagues

  26-10-2026 17:16 via Belfast Telegraph
  Belfast-based company is seeking to make 114 redundancies across its Northern Ireland operation
  
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• Viral TikTok comedian Serena Terry pauses international tour after admitting she has been ‘running from grief’

  26-10-2026 16:07 via Belfast Telegraph
  Woman behind Mammy Banter reveals she hasn’t ‘properly dealt with the past’
  
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• ‘I’ve been running from grief’: Viral TikTok comedian Serena Terry puts international tour plans on hold

  26-10-2026 16:07 via Belfast Telegraph
  Woman behind Mammy Banter reveals she hasn’t ‘properly dealt with the past’
  
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• Halloween What’s On Guide 2026: Find out what's haunting NI this weekend

  26-10-2026 14:28 via Belfast Telegraph
  Fright nights, tricks, treats and terrifyingly good eats, your county by county guide to Halloween has arrived
  
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• Revealed: Face of former British Army soldier who admits supplying lethal crystal meth in Belfast

  26-10-2026 13:54 via Belfast Telegraph
  Twins Clare and Stephen O’Neill died after meth binge
  
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• Revealed: Face of former Army soldier who admits supplying lethal crystal meth in Belfast

  26-10-2026 13:54 via Belfast Telegraph
  Twins Clare and Stephen O’Neill died after meth binge
  
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• TUV would be ‘welcoming’ if Carla Lockhart decided to leave DUP, says Jim Allister

  26-10-2026 11:30 via Belfast Telegraph
  Speculation over Upper Bann MP’s future continues to swirl.
  
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• Sinn Féin MP calls for full House of Commons probe into Jeffrey Donaldson

  26-10-2026 07:30 via Belfast Telegraph
  Mallaghan writes to Speaker after latest ‘sickening’ revelations about disgraced ex-DUP leader’s work on children’s rights bodies
  
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• This Working Life: ‘I’m not your typical teacher — I was a classic case of poacher turned gamekeeper’

  26-10-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  In This Working Life, teacher and union chief Fergal McGuckin speaks to Claire Dickson on going from youth work to the education sector, diversity in schools and maintaining connections with past pupils
  
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• Strabane’s Town of Culture bid dividing community as opposition to ‘UK stamp’ leads to protest

  26-10-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Independent councillor warns the bid could ‘tear Strabane apart’
  
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• PSNI confirms speed limit leniency guidance applies in Northern Ireland

  26-10-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Officers warn motorists not to treat rule as permission to break limit
  
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• Nurse who falsified diabetes patients’ blood sugar results is struck off  

  26-10-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Dishonest medic has shown no evidence of remorse, says review panel 
  
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• ‘I’m a bit of a sponge for trivia’: Co Down student up for the University Challenge as part of Queen’s team

  26-10-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Banbridge student (21) only local among four quiz buffs facing tough TV challenge against Bristol rivals
  
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• DUP refusing to collapse Stormont despite Lockhart’s call during Portadown rally

  26-10-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Speculation mounts MP could quit party due to growing split in ranks over Drumcree
  
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• A letter to Gaddafi: How a Boston priest tried to get the Libyan dictator to take back guns he’d supplied to IRA

  26-10-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Fr Raymond Helmich’s secret decommissioning effort revealed in uncovered letter
  
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• From agriculture to AI-griculture: How tech is changing farming

  26-10-2026 01:13 via BBC News
  
  From remote monitoring of cattle to automation of processes that took up valuable time, farmers in NI are rapidly becoming skilled in technology.
  
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• Majority of homes in NI have power restored after Storm Boelo

  26-10-2026 00:53 via BBC News
  
  Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE) said around 12,500 properties were without power at one stage.
  
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• Jubilant Magherafelt star reveals what makes Derry title win ‘even more special’ on a personal level

  25-10-2026 21:22 via Belfast Telegraph
  O’Donovan Rossa Magherafelt 3-17 Sean O’Leary’s Newbridge 0-20
  
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• 'It's probably been too long' - Lynch on Derry SFC win

  25-10-2026 20:47 via BBC News
  
  Magherafelt goalkeeper Odhran Lynch says its "probably been too long" after this club beat three-in-a-row chasing Newbridge to win a first Derry SFC title since 2019.
  
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• ‘It was a difficult job to take over...’: Erne Gaels boss explains his relief after watching side wrap up Fermanagh three-peat

  25-10-2026 20:30 via Belfast Telegraph
  Derrygonnelly 1-12 Erne Gaels 1-21
  
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• O’Donovan Rossa hold off late fight back from Sean O’Leary’s to end seven-year wait for Derry senior title

  25-10-2026 19:46 via Belfast Telegraph
  O’Donovan Rossa Magherafelt 3-17 Sean O’Leary’s Newbridge 0-20
  
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• Magherafelt hold off late fight back from Newbridge to end seven-year wait for Derry senior title

  25-10-2026 19:46 via Belfast Telegraph
  O’Donovan Rossa Magherafelt 3-17 Sean O’Leary’s Newbridge 0-20
  
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