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• Call for Kneecap's US visas to be revoked after Coachella

  23-04-2025 10:42 via bbc.com
  
  Kneecap performed at a music festival in California where they ended their set with pro-Palestinian messages.
  
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• Overturned skip lorry causing delays in Belfast

  08-05-2025 10:48 via bbc.com
  
  Train services were also briefly disrupted but have now resumed.
  
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• Camogie Association to vote on skorts vs shorts

  08-05-2025 10:46 via bbc.com
  
  The Camogie Association reacts to the row over players being forced to wear skorts by calling a Special Congress for 22 May to vote on the issue.
  
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• Sports kits 'drive up' school uniform costs says retailer

  08-05-2025 10:27 via bbc.com
  
  The School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill is currently being scrutinised by MLAs on Stormont's Education Committee.
  
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• Northern Ireland to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

  08-05-2025 10:18 via bbc.com
  
  A number of events, including historical talks, parades and services, are being held across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland marks 80th anniversary of VE Day

  08-05-2025 10:18 via bbc.com
  
  A number of events, including historical talks, parades and services, are being held across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Firefighters still at the scene of large cross-border gorse fire

  08-05-2025 08:47 via bbc.com
  
  Firefighters are working to suppress a gorse fire near the Ashfield Road.
  
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• Digital patient records rolled out to all NI trusts

  08-05-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  The new system roll out is now complete, with the Western and Southern Trusts going live on Thursday.
  
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• Funding cut is 'catastrophic' for dance company

  08-05-2025 07:23 via bbc.com
  
  Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company's say their funding application for more than £112K was rejected.
  
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• 'I still think about friends who never made it home' - 106-year-old veteran

  08-05-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  
  Norman Irwin, from Coleraine, speaks as events are held to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
  
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• Lions tour will be 'tougher than people expect'

  08-05-2025 07:17 via bbc.com
  
  British and Irish Lions legend Willie John McBride feels the summer's tour of Australia will be "tougher than people expect".
  
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• The tree surgeon who races cars in her spare time

  08-05-2025 01:03 via bbc.com
  
  Newtownhamilton woman Letisha Conn is taking on two male-dominated worlds as a rally driver and tree surgeon.
  
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• 'If people don't remember them, it diminishes what they had to do'

  08-05-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  Jill Weggery believes VE-Day is an important reminder of the devastation of war.
  
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• Cliftonville to meet Coleraine in European play-off final

  07-05-2025 22:45 via bbc.com
  
  Cliftonville will meet Coleraine in the Irish Premiership play-off final after both picked up victories in their respective semi-finals.
  
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• Ireland asks Eurovision organisers for discussion over Israel

  07-05-2025 19:14 via bbc.com
  The director of Eurovision said no participating EBU member had publicly opposed Israeli broadcaster Kan's participation.
  
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• Police defend blurring suspect's face over taxi driver shooting

  07-05-2025 17:55 via bbc.com
  On Tuesday detectives released still images of the two suspects with the aim of encouraging anyone with information, or footage, to come forward.
  
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• Woman racially abused and assaulted in bus hate crime

  07-05-2025 17:52 via bbc.com
  Police say a woman was attacked by two people on board a bus in south Belfast on Sunday.
  
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• Adams accuses BBC of claiming he has 'no reputation' to libel

  07-05-2025 17:50 via bbc.com
  Gerry Adams is suing the BBC over a 2016 story which alleged he gave final approval for the murder of Denis Donaldson.
  
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• Planning approved for new homes in Newbuildings

  07-05-2025 16:33 via bbc.com
  The development was approved by Derry City and Strabane District Council's planning committee.
  
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• Irish government 'duck out' of legacy, says veterans' commissioner

  07-05-2025 16:21 via bbc.com
  NI's veterans' commissioner accuses the Irish government of "woefully inadequate" approach to the Troubles.
  
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• Windsor Park renamed in 'multi-million' sponsorship deal

  07-05-2025 15:44 via bbc.com
  The Irish FA announces Northern Ireland's home ground will be renamed the Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park as part of a "multi-million-pound" eight-year sponsorship deal.
  
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• Firefighters extinguish gorse fire near Donemana

  07-05-2025 14:56 via bbc.com
  The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service says nine fire appliances attended the blaze at Slievekirk mountain.
  
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• Woman pleads not guilty to causing David Tweed's death

  07-05-2025 12:51 via bbc.com
  Anne Broughton, 71, from the Whitepark Road in Ballycastle, denies a single charge of causing death by careless driving.
  
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• 'Unforgettable day': The wedding with almost 100 bridesmaids

  07-05-2025 11:32 via bbc.com
  The average number of bridesmaids for a wedding in the UK is about three to five.
  
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• Belfast City Council investigating Bobby Sands statue erected ‘without planning application’ - Belfast Telegraph

  07-05-2025 09:12 via news.google.com
  Belfast City Council investigating Bobby Sands statue erected ‘without planning application’  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Speaker asked to rule on DUP man's comments about West Belfast MLA Danny Baker - Belfast Media Group

  07-05-2025 08:54 via news.google.com
  Speaker asked to rule on DUP man's comments about West Belfast MLA Danny Baker  Belfast Media Group
  
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• WW2 hero's family traced 'because of an ice-cream'

  07-05-2025 08:37 via bbc.com
  A picture in a local newspaper led Brian Hughes to finding out where his mother's cousin was buried.
  
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• Belfast International Airport: a new duty free and security hall now open as part of £100m investment - Rayo

  07-05-2025 08:07 via news.google.com
  Belfast International Airport: a new duty free and security hall now open as part of £100m investment  Rayo
  
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• Berries, oranges – and red wine – help healthy ageing, Belfast researchers discover - Belfast Telegraph

  07-05-2025 07:56 via news.google.com
  Berries, oranges – and red wine – help healthy ageing, Belfast researchers discover  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Dragon live-action remake had 'all sorts of challenges'

  07-05-2025 07:24 via bbc.com
  How to Train Your Dragon, starring Gerard Butler, is the first live-action version of the hit animated series.
  
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