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5 Trips to be Won

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Step Ahead

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  • All eyes on Azerbaijan as Jedward do battle at Eurovision

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    All eyes on Azerbaijan as Jedward do battle at Eurovision

    DEDICATED Eurovision enthusiasts and those with a guilty pleasure for the kitsch extravaganza will be glued to their television screens tonight as Azerbaijan hosts the 2012 song contest.Acts from 26 countries will take to the stage read more»

  • Guitar manufacturer goes into liquidation

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    Guitar manufacturer goes into liquidation

    Michael McHughA GUITAR manufacturer which made instruments for leading musicians is going into liquidation.Avalon Guitars, based in Newtownards in Co Down, has produced customised guitars for hundreds of performers including Van read more»

  • Unionist Troubles victims in SF reconciliation talks

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    Unionist Troubles victims in SF reconciliation talks

    VICTIMS of the Troubles from the unionist community have been meeting Sinn Fein for reconciliation talks facilitated by former Methodist president the Rev Harold Good.Rev Good said he is involved in an "in-formal" group of Protestants, loyali read more»

  • Son denies murdering mum on Mother's Day

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    Son denies murdering mum on Mother's Day

    A MAN has denied murdering his mother on Mother's Day and also wounding his younger brother.The body of 53-year-old Lynn Coburn was found in a house in the Rossburn Manor development in the village of Connor, near Kells, Co Antri read more»

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  • History against Saffrons in Clones encounter

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    History against Saffrons in Clones encounter

    THE last time Antrim beat Monaghan in Championship foot-ball, Jimmy Carter was President of the USA, flares were in fashion and people were going to the cinema to watch Grease.A more thorough inspection of the history books reveals tha read more»

  • McCluskey has faith in Erne team

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    McCluskey has faith in Erne team

    INJURED Fermanagh captain Ryan McCluskey has called on his comrades to shock Down in Brewster Park on Sunday week.The stylish centre-back has a sinus cavity after an accidental collision at training last Sunday, and, as a result, the former I read more»

  • There's still work to do: Kavanagh

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    There's still work to do: Kavanagh

    AFTER spending a year under the tutelage of Jim McGuinness, Donegal midfielder Rory Kavanagh finds it easy to second-guess the thoughts of his manager.Although Donegal might have racked up 1-16 while romping to an easy six-point win over Cava read more»

  • No shocks in Donegal stroll

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    No shocks in Donegal stroll

    THIS game was rather like the weather - dull, predictable, and lacking heat, but with nothing really to complain about.That's not to say there was much in the way of entertainment, but the crowd of almost 13,000 that turned up surely knew wha read more»

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  • JamPot among cream of app developers

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    JamPot among cream of app developers

    A BELFAST mobile phone app developer has been named as one of Europe's top 15 startups by the world's largest software giant.JamPot Technologies was given the plaudit by Microsoft.The company's flagship software - The AppBui read more»

  • Dairy cooperative launches ice cream and sorbet range

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    Dairy cooperative launches ice cream and sorbet range

    A DAIRY cooperative in Co Tyrone has launched a new range of ice creams and sorbets.Fivemiletown Creamery's range of seven ice creams includes the unique strawberry and balsamic cheesecake flavour, which was recently nominated for a gong at t read more»

  • Man of the country

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    Man of the country

    Bill Beckett is director of the Northern Ireland Countryside Festival What's your job?I am director of the Northern Ireland Countryside Festival which is a two-day celebration of the countryside held annually in Moira Demesne read more»

  • Chamber chief: corporation tax not only option

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    Chamber chief: corporation tax not only option

    LOWERING the north's rate of corporation tax should not be the only show in town to improve the region's economy, a business leader has said."The campaign for a reduction in corporation tax to stimulate greater investment by established compa read more»

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  • A taste of Strangford

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    A taste of Strangford

    NEXT weekend sees the return of the annual Strangford "Turn O' The Tide" Festival ford Lough's ancient and modern maritime traditions and wildlife and traditionally takes place across the Strangford Lough Narrows between the historic settlements of Portafe read more»

  • Dublin's finest

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    Dublin's finest

    ARE they a famous band?" asks an Australian tourist as she chances upon four greyhaired men singing outside The Crown Bar in Belfast.The answer is yes. They are The Dubliners, one of the most famous bands Ireland has ever produced. read more»

  • Movie made by student shows his cancer fightback

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    Movie made by student shows his cancer fightback

    A student's devastating cancer diagnosis has led him into the moviemaking world and a meeting with Martin O'Neill. Health correspondent Seanin Graham explores the impact of an inspiring film project on teenagers living with the illness FOOTBALL-mad read more»

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    Continuing to care for children of the Chernobyl disaster

    Twenty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor spewed out radioactive waste across Europe, Gail Bell finds out how Northern Ireland is continuing to offer sanctuary to children affected by the disaster JOHN Duffin doesn't need a Geiger counter read more»

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Picture of the day

■ THE WRITTEN WORD:  Aoife Logan (13) enjoying a novel during an accelerated reading class at Our Lady of Mercy School, Belfast Picture By Cliff Donaldson