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The DUP’s Sammy Wilson is maintaining his silence in the wake of Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction for child rape last week. While other party figures have spoken about their former leader, the East Antrim MP has so far said nothing. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Nurses from Ghana who had never seen snow before danced for joy in Belfast this week as wintry flakes fell. ❄️❄️ Adwoa Aninkore said: “I felt like a child. Inside, I had that childlike feeling of joy. I was excited because I have only seen snow on the TV" 🥹
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Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell joined hundreds of Pro-Palestine protestors in the Maiden City during an international day of action. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has claimed Irish unity is now within “touching distance” as she hailed the significance of her party assuming the role of Stormont first minister for the first time. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 | Liverpool FC and NI star Conor Bradley mourns death of father ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport…
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"We have a situation where people are dying in significant numbers, well above the average rate, for months on end. And nobody can explain why this is happening..." belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opini…
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Photos: Twenty One Pilots at Belsonic Belfast belfasttelegraph.co.uk/galle… @twentyonepilots @belsonicbelfast
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The march for an Irish Language Act - which has been dubbed as the biggest language rally "in a generation" - took place at 1pm on Saturday. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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BREAKING: The Republic of Ireland will officially recognise the State of Palestine along with other two EU states tomorrow morning. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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"Lineker now says he will 'continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have no voice.' No Gary. You will continue to speak up for rich telly types like yourself who have an inflated sense of your own importance." belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opini…
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Charlie Lawson brands England coach Gareth Southgate ‘a plonker’ for allowing players to take the knee belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Wolfe Tones singer Brian Warfield: “What the hell is wrong with IRA? It is the Irish Republican Army. It is the people who put us here and gave us some hope when we had no hope.” belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Belfast City Hall in support of #Manchester
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The Princess of Wales has become Colonel of the Irish Guards belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Bono’s claims the IRA targeted the U2 frontman is “news to me”, says Gerry Adams belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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The mother of former Celtic manager Neil Lennon used to allocate money he sent home to the family during his football career to help people less fortunate in her hometown, her funeral heard today. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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.@TheVampsband leave girls screaming for more at Belfast Odyssey belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter…
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James Nesbitt says he ‘hopes everyone understands that hurling is the heartbeat of a nation’ as the All-Ireland final is played out between Cork and Clare in Croke Park today. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Popular TV newscaster Aideen Kennedy has died shortly after announcing she had a terminal illness on social media and asking people to “keep an eye out” for her children. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunda…
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The Prince of Wales was greeted with boos and jeers from a crowd of pro-Palestine protesters as he arrived at the Ulster University in Belfast today. tinyurl.com/mwwrwmmy
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Majority of NI voters are in favour of the Protocol: poll belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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A campaign has been launched calling for the reopening of a key railway that served the west of Northern Ireland until the 1960s. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican' Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping. Here, he tells us his story.
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The Irish language is to form part of the coronation of King Charles III. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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A convenience store in Northern Ireland has confirmed it has “terminated” the employment of one of its staff in relation to a video which mocked the death of Michaela McAreavey. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Arlene Foster: People are ‘sick, sore and tired’ of partygate belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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All in favour of a Sister Michael spin-off 🙋🙋🙋🤩 #DerryGirls @LisaMMcGee @siobhni @channel4 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter…
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Former Brexit minister Lord Frost blasts US President Biden saying UK doesn’t need ‘lectures from others’ on protocol belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Asylum seekers' support includes £49.18 a week and basic temporary accommodation. How many are there in Ballymena? Zero. In fact, there are zero registered asylum seekers in the entire Mid and East Antrim local government area. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opini… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opini…
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Thousands of Celtic supporters defied the club and displayed Palestine flags ahead of their Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport…
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Bonfire builders in Larne are using a crane as they continue working on what could be the tallest bonfire ever. 🎥: @Kscott_94 tinyurl.com/24ztxkpb
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Meet the Kilkenny teen who has set up his own party to secure the unification of Ireland under British rule belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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PM Starmer backs £300m Casement Park plan for Euro 2028 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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"Congratulations to those who sang that vile song about Michaela McAreavey: you’ve successfully united the public and all politicians and commentators in utter revulsion against you." ✍️ @3imear belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opini…
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Anger expressed over social media video mocking death of Co Tyrone woman Michaela McAreavey belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Derry Girls blackboard featured in new Ulster Museum exhibition examining Catholic and Protestant stereotypes belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Singer Kate Nash has said she would love to collaborate with Kneecap and added that it “is really important” the band are using their platform for a political purpose. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter…
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A viral video has appeared online of an MMA fighter from west Belfast shouting “Free Palestine” in the face of his Israeli opponent during a high-stakes bout in Rome. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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DCI John Caldwell, who suffered life-changing injuries after being shot by the New IRA, has been decorated with the King's Police Medal by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace tinyurl.com/yfn9pda4
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Conor McGregor shares video containing Wolfe Tones Celtic Symphony song and congratulates the Republic of Ireland Women’s team belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Irish president Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the father of a member of the band Kneecap as a “major figure in the Irish language movement”. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter…
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Jamie Dornan parties backstage alongside Kneecap following Glastonbury performance belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter…
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Two dads from Londonderry have spoken of their pride at becoming the first gay couple in Northern Ireland to have a baby through surrogacy without leaving the country belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Karol Sikora: Meet the Professor of Positivity we should all listen to during coronavirus pandemic belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opini…
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“It is our country that faced terrorism, faced the Troubles... so we don't need lectures from others about the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement." @DavidGHFrost has hit back at US President @JoeBiden over his comments on the NI Protocol belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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According to Dame Arlene Foster, one could “be forgiven for thinking the visit was about them [Sinn Féin] and not marking the death of our sovereign and the first visit of her successor!” belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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SDLP questions BBC’s ‘editorial balance’ after Matthew O’Toole is thrown off-air during Nolan Show belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Kevin Bell Trust marks return home of 1,000th body of an Irish person who died abroad... 'It's an honour and a privilege to do this work in memory of our son' belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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DUP MP Sammy Wilson has claimed “all evidence shows” the EU is responsible for the political crisis in Northern Ireland, which has seen “the collapse of the Good Friday Agreement”. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk in Game of Thrones visit and 'looking Belfast investment opportunities' belfasttelegraph.co.uk/busin…
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BBC NI have decided not to screen the Belfast parade live for the second year in a row #TheTwelfth belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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🔴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 | Dame Arlene Foster says she believes President Joe Biden "hates the United Kingdom", claiming: “I just think the fact he’s coming here won’t put any pressure on the DUP, quite the reverse actually." belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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English 'will not care' if Northern Ireland leaves UK for united Ireland, says former Chancellor belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Russian TV host claims Northern Ireland should be spared from nuclear destruction threatened against England, as province will ‘unite with Ireland’ belfasttelegraph.co.uk/busin…
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Footballer James McClean helps raise £1,700 to transport Derry City superfan by ambulance to FAI cup final belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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The Wolfe Tones track Celtic Symphony has re-entered Ireland’s music charts in the wake of controversy involving the Republic of Ireland’s women’s football team. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Ireland’s most capped former international hockey player @shirleymccay was given her MBE by Prince William at Windsor Castle today 🏅🏑 bit.ly/DrShirleyMcCayMBE
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A UDA boss has been left with a broken leg after being battered by rival loyalists at a band parade in Ballymena. Watch ➡️ tinyurl.com/3yn6jhd8
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Alliance leader @naomi_long said: "It's hard to imagine how fragile an adult's sense of identity must be if it is threatened by bilingual toddlers playing in a sand tray or learning to count to ten." belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Royal birthday treat: William, George and Charlotte meet Taylor Swift at gig belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter…
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UK ‘perfectly entitled’ to override Northern Ireland Protocol claims former US national security adviser John Bolton belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Controversial preacher Barrie Halliday summoned by PSNI over ‘Catholic rats’ video belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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A Northern Ireland council is to write to both the PSNI and the Department for Infrastructure calling for the removal of Israel flags from lampposts. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Ian Paisley labelled MP ‘for North Antrim & Sri Lanka’ by SDLP’s Claire Hanna following Commons clash belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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BBC Northern Ireland’s coverage of Sunday’s All-Ireland Gaelic football final proved a rival for RTÉ, attracting peak viewing figures of almost one million. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Serving under Sinn Fein First Minister at Stormont DUP’s real reason behind boycott, claims O’Neill belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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🔴 BREAKING | GB News to broadcast Twelfth celebrations after BBC NI axes live coverage belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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23-year-old Daniel Wiffen, from Magheralin in County Down, goes for gold shortly after 8pm tonight at the Olympics in Paris. His parents Rachel and Jonathan are all set to support him in the 800m freestyle final. tinyurl.com/4v8pz673
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Jamie Dornan's dad Jim dies aged 73... tributes paid to 'champion for many NI charities' belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Northern Ireland’s new Secretary of State has been accused of helping police “conceal” information about the death of schoolboy Noah Donohoe. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Actor Charlie Lawson will join former First Minister Dame Arlene Foster as part of the live coverage by GB News of the Twelfth in Northern Ireland. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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United Ireland acceptable to Eileen Paisley as long as there is freedom of religion and no one persecuted for their beliefs. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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‘EU using Northern Ireland Protocol to punish UK’, claims former first minister Dame Arlene Foster belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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"Let’s cut to the chase. If you’ve always accepted that a majority is adequate to maintain the Union, you can’t now say that it’s not enough to end it. The rules of the game can’t be changed 15 minutes before the final whistle." ✍️ @SuzyJourno belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opini…
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SNP silent after Arlene Foster claims party is ‘mirror image’ of Sinn Fein belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Former DUP Agriculture minister Edwin Poots is behind a decision allowing farmers to flout pollution laws, ex-Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey has said. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Stormont collapse fails to make front page of any UK national newspaper belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Video: AC-12 on the case? Adrian Dunbar purportedly reprises Line of Duty role in Downing Street party stunt belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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First Minister Michelle O’Neill has expressed “solidarity” with Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh as well as two people arrested in Belfast over the weekend at a pro-Palestine protest. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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EU are using Northern Ireland to ‘relitigate Brexit’, claims former US national security adviser John Bolton belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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A DUP MLA says he has written to Celtic’s chief executive, and copied the correspondence to the Scottish FA and Uefa. He has also urged Police Scotland to investigate the matter under the Terrorism Act. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport…
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"To the people in Derry... I am daily impressed with how you encompass the spirit of compromise and resilience despite the indignities, ignorance and stupidity of your so-called leaders (in) Dublin, Stormont and Westminster." -Siobhan McSweeney #DerryGirls belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enter…
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There's a Rock the Boat world record attempt on the go in Derry today 🛶 The current record stands at 1,809 involved on Salthill Promenade, Galway in 2019 But it could be heading north... 📽️ @AodhanRob
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Belfast MMA fighter Leah McCourt says she has ‘lost sleep’ over the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, saying she “cannot believe such a great voice and a great man is gone”. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Two Co Armagh brothers who admitted intimidating a woman out of her home have been warned to “make arrangements” for their children and partners as it is “highly likely” they will be going to prison. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Praise for ‘humble’ William as future king seen selling The Big Issue in London belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that achieving a united Ireland is the “great cause of our generation” and has asked Irish-America to help secure it. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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