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• Protests and celebrations mark International Women’s Day

  08-03-2020 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People around the world have marked International Women’s Day with calls to end exploitation and increase equality.
  
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• ‘Spitting and frothing’ street preacher convicted of assaulting councillor outside Belfast City Hall

  17-07-2026 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Verbal tirade directed at me felt ‘almost demonic’, former deputy Lord Mayor tells court
  
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• Modern Morals: My new friend sent me a picture of his penis ‘by accident’ and I don’t know whether I believe him

  17-07-2026 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  ‘I’m not sure I buy the excuse and it’s made me feel really yucky’
  
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• Best of the best: Where Michelin chefs go for everything from burgers to breakfast, including several NI spots

  17-07-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Over the 10 weeks of our series looking at where Michelin chefs go to eat, which places really stood out? Alex Meehan runs the numbers and finds the top picks
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson lodges appeal against rape and sexual assault convictions, but faces battle to overturn verdicts

  17-07-2026 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Even if Donaldson was to succeed in appeal — and he needs permission to even get to that stage — he would not simply walk free
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson lodges appeal against rape and sexual assault convictions - but faces battle to overturn verdicts

  17-07-2026 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Even if Donaldson was to succeed in appeal - and he needs permission to even get to that stage - he would not simply walk free
  
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• Forget history-making low rounds, nothing was better than Rory McIlroy’s howitzer on the ninth at Royal Birkdale on Friday

  17-07-2026 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Fan shouts ‘Have some of that, lad’ at the Northern Irishman’s 188mph drive
  
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• As this weekend hosts three big sporting spectacles, I think of my old pal who has long waited for Mayo glory

  17-07-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  John Magee saw Down bathe in glory, but has lived through the years of his home county’s famous curse
  
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• ‘Families are left frightened’: MLA condemns attack on Fountain Estate as community accuses police of ‘hemming in’ residents

  17-07-2026 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  “We shouldn’t be the ones paying the price every time outsiders bring trouble to our doorstep,” locals say
  
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• Woman born in mother and baby home says she cried after public inquiry was given green light

  17-07-2026 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mechelle Dillon says her ‘heart was pounding’ as Stormont inquiry finally approved
  
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• New Zealand v Ireland preview: Andy Farrell’s men are up against it but All Blacks’ formidable Eden Park record is there to be broken

  17-07-2026 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  What would the reaction in New Zealand be like if tourists manage to pull off the unthinkable?
  
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• Denise Watson on her beloved dog: ‘I always call Eddie my third child, he gets birthday cards, treats, everything’

  17-07-2026 12:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In our new monthly series Paws and Reflect, we chat to well-known pet owners about what makes their furry friends so special. First up is broadcaster Denise Watson and her German Shorthaired Pointer
  
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• ‘The audience shouldn’t see it coming’: Our top comedians on what makes a good joke... and the challenge of coming up with one

  17-07-2026 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Comedians from across the island explain what makes a good joke (and share some of their favourites)
  
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• Restaurant review: Armagh eatery matches high standards of London and Dublin’s mid-range Indians

  17-07-2026 11:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Spice Lounge has made a name for itself locally as reliable, good quality spot, writes Joris Minne
  
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• Paws and reflect: ‘Eddie gets birthday cards and treats and everything’

  17-07-2026 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In our new monthly series we chat to well-known pet owners about what makes their furry friends so special. First up is broadcaster Denise Watson and her German Shorthaired Pointer
  
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• It’s the way they tell them: What makes a good joke?

  17-07-2026 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Comedians from across the island explain what makes a good joke (and share some of their favourites)
  
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• Belfast Trojans going for glory again, but club’s biggest goal remains inclusivity: ‘We have people from all backgrounds’

  17-07-2026 09:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Community-based American football team where everyone is welcome out to win seventh Shamrock Bowl on Saturday
  
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• How Joel M ended up on America’s Got Talent: ‘If I’m going to take a big leap after leaving Blue Peter, I may as well go all in’

  17-07-2026 09:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co Down magician Joel M opens up about swapping children’s TV for appearance on America’s Got Talent
  
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• 22 children in NI convicted of serious sexual offences including rape between 2021 and 2025

  17-07-2026 08:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  MLA expresses concern none of perpetrators received an immediate custodial sentence
  
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• Red Sails Festival returns to North Coast this weekend with packed programme

  17-07-2026 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Six-day event in Portstewart runs from July 19-25
  
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• NI health trust denies surgical ward move will result in reduced capacity

  17-07-2026 07:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A group of consultants have raised concerns over the move
  
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• Northern Ireland wrote off £15.9m of PPE between 2022 and 2025, Covid Inquiry finds

  17-07-2026 07:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Report states UK Government wasted total of £9.9bn on unused personal protective equipment
  
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• John George murder suspect Johnny Smyth refused bail as Spanish judge deems him a flight risk

  17-07-2026 07:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The defence applicationto increase bail to €150,000 (£127,450) refused by court in Torrevieja
  
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• ‘If I’m going to take a big leap after leaving Blue Peter, I may as well go all in’

  17-07-2026 07:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Co Down magician Joel M opens up about swapping children’s TV for appearance on America’s Got Talent
  
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• Belfast Trojans going for glory again, but club’s biggest goal remains inclusivity

  17-07-2026 07:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Community-based American football team where everyone is welcome out to win seventh Shamrock Bowl on Saturday
  
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• 22 children here convicted of serious sexual offences including rape between 2021 and 2025

  17-07-2026 07:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  MLA expresses concern none of perpetrators received an immediate custodial sentence
  
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• “Clearly we have an issue”: Ballymena murder-suicide latest in number of similar NI tragedies

  17-07-2026 05:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  On Monday morning an horrific discovery was made in Ballymena - the remains of three people were found inside a house on the Old Cullybackey Road – a man, a woman and an eight-year-old girl. It is believed that the man murdered his wife and child before ending his own life, a year after a similar tragedy in Co. Fermanagh. Since 2017 there have been 13 women and children murdered in Northern Ireland by men who later took their own lives.  Ciarán Dunbar interviews Allis
  
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• Ten-man Linfield end controversial week with European agony as Nomme Kalju strike late to end Conference League hopes

  16-07-2026 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Linfield 2 Nomme Kalju 2 - Nomme Kalju win 3-2 on aggregate
  
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• Derry City crash out of Europa League as ugly off-field scenes at Brandywell mar absorbing tie against CSKA Sofia

  16-07-2026 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Derry City 1 CSKA Sofia 2 - CSKA Sofia win 5-3 on aggregate
  
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• Glentoran slip out of Conference League as RFS prove too hot to handle in Latvia

  16-07-2026 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  RFS 2 Glentoran 0 - RFS win 4-1 on aggregate
  
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