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Vandals cause thousands of pounds of damage to west Belfast water plant
Vandals have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a water plant on the outskirts of west Belfast.
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Inspectors to apologise to school for causing upset and uncertainty
INSPECTORS must apologise to a primary school for causing "uncertainty, upset, inconvenience, frustration and trouble".
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Schools warned to keep budgets in the black
SCHOOLS facing budget cuts have again been warned they must not overspend, provoking anger among principals.
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DUP acknowledges Irish language act costs are 'reasonable'
One of the groups leading the campaign for an Irish language act says a senior DUP member acknowledged that the cost of the proposed legislation was "reasonable".
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Analysis: Collusion runs through the Haggarty case from start to finish
It is quite an extraordinary set of circumstances in which a man who has pleaded guilty to over 200 terrorist related offences, including five counts of murder, is expected to serve little - if any - further time in prison.
Sport
Ulster SFC: Full Match Stats: Down 1-14 Monaghan 0-15
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Videos: On This Day - June 24 1987: The greatest ever? Soccer star Lionel Messi, Barcelona and Argentina forward, is born
Kick off your day with a few sporting greats, dates and a quick quiz blitz...
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"Would we have recovered and regrouped?" Darren Hughes and Rory Beggan ponder Down's 2012 comeback win over Monaghan
THERE were three seconds left of the 35 first half minutes when the course of history changed.
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GAA: Ulster SFC: Down v Monaghan: match stats
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Cavan boss Mattie McGleenan wary of Offaly banana skin as his side aim to bounce back
Business
Belfast IT firm Neueda to create 165 new jobs with £12m investment
A BELFAST IT firm is to almost double its workforce through a £12 million investment to create 165 jobs over the next two and a half years.
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Danske Bank brings Apple Pay to customers in Northern Ireland
DANSKE Bank has become the latest financial institution in the north (Ulster Bank is the other) to introduce Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with a secure and private way to pay that is fast and convenient, to all debit and credit card holders.
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Business excellence celebrated at inaugural council awards
THE best and brightest in local business were celebrated at the inaugural Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Business Awards.
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Turnover and profits fall at Armagh firm Cross Refrigeration
ARMAGH-based Cross Refrigeration has seen its turnover fall by almost £2 million in a "challenging" year for the company.
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Furniture retailers Fultons return with new £1m Lurgan store
FORMER interior furnishing giant Fultons has returned to the high street with a new £1 million showroom in Lurgan.
Opinion
Patrick Murphy: Political events reflect growing gap between rich and poor
Somewhere in the sky there is a great political scriptwriter with a quirky sense of humour and a love of the unexpected.
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Newton Emerson: Expect Sinn Féin to wait until autumn before saving Stormont
Expectations management is now in full swing, which explains why Sinn Féin seems to be swinging to and fro.
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Police must learn from failings in Harry Holland case
The murder of father of four Harry Holland ten years ago was a horrendous crime which caused a deep sense of shock and left his family traumatised and heartbroken.
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Alex Kane: The reality is that identity matters and always will
Why is anyone in Northern Ireland surprised by the fact that flags matter so much to so many people?
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William Scholes: South Belfast flags row underlines Stormont's insincerity over shared space
AS the English media, elements of which are keen to show the hicks from Belfast just how this journalism thing is supposed to work, will doubtless realise within weeks or months, we are deep in the part of the news cycle where flags make a headline or three.
Magazine
Foo Fighters close Saturday at Glastonbury with epic set
The band played for about two hours and 20 minutes on the Pyramid Stage.
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Stella McCartney defends hefty price tags for fashion creations
The fashion designer reminisced on the BBC Radio 4 programme about her childhood with her famous father, Sir Paul McCartney.
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Big Brother contestant busts out of house… then makes quiet return
Lotan Carter made a dramatic exit and a more low-key return.
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Some of the best, brightest and most colourful pictures from LGBT Pride marches across the globe
Italy, Ireland and Serbia have all been showing their support for LGBT rights and equality.
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Stormzy marks Grenfell tragedy in Glastonbury set
The grime star talked about the tragedy in his home city.
Life
Eating Out: Pizza pop-up rekindles one of the great international debates of our time
Pizza Boutique 6 Norwich Union House Castle Street Belfast 028 9031 2930 IN THE midst of a few weeks when both James Bond and Batman left us, another cultural heavyweight who left an indelible mark behind him passed away.
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Dublin's Clontarf Castle hotel is a perfect base for a family trip back in time
A FAMILY break in Dublin can be a stressful thing.
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James Ellis 'much more than an actor' says son and Two Angry Men director Toto
HIS childhood was filled with mingling with stars of the screen and hanging around film and TV studios, but Toto Ellis admits he didn't realise just how famous his father, James, was until Michael Aspel presented him with the coveted This is Your Life red book in 2001.
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Take On Nature: Small oases of wildlife flourish within Belfast's city boundaries
JUST over a fortnight ago, for the first time in my life, I walked around the Giant’s Ring on the outskirts of Belfast.
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Radio review: Wonderful memories of landlines and telephone operators
Between the Ears: Brighstone 428 Radio 3 Remember the landline? Yes, we still have one but use it less and less often.
Arts
How to make comparisons in Irish – without losing your best friends
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James Ellis 'much more than an actor' says son and Two Angry Men director Toto
HIS childhood was filled with mingling with stars of the screen and hanging around film and TV studios, but Toto Ellis admits he didn't realise just how famous his father, James, was until Michael Aspel presented him with the coveted This is Your Life red book in 2001.
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Scannán a ligeann isteach i saol chrua agus scáfar mhuintir Dharndáil muid
Ní thig le daoine macánta fios a bheith acu faoi shaol na mbithiúnach atá ag crá daoine i mBaile Átha Cliath agus in áiteanna eile ar fud na tíre. Cé nach bhfuil sé foirfe, tugann Cardboard Gangsters léargas ar shaol éadomhain daoine agus an bhrúidiúlacht a bhaineann leis ... Tá an scannán le feiceáil in QFT go dtí an 29 Meitheamh ...
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The Book Of Henry is peculiarly watchable for utter codswallop
DIRECTOR Colin Trevorrow's eagerly anticipated follow-up to rampaging dino-blockbuster Jurassic World is a different lumbering beast.
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The Handmaid's Tale isn't just a feminist work says Elizabeth Moss
THE cast of The Handmaid's Tale made headlines at the Tribeca Film Festival in April when they didn't refer to the story as a feminist piece of work.
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Ever considered a career at BDO Northern Ireland?
Through our own professional expertise and working directly with businesses, we’ve developed a unique insight into what makes a business successful. It is this insight that makes us leading business advisers; we are much more than financial consultants.
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6 reasons to study at The Open University
If you are thinking about why you should study with The Open University we can give you six reasons to start you off!
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What's it like to work at IKEA Belfast?
We have many great every day benefits. We are proud to be one the first employers to offer the living wage and also have a great pension scheme
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