Joe Brolly: Brexit is `very unlikely'
Teenage driver who caused the death of a 12-year-old weeps in court
Police had prior notice of UDA mural launch in Bangor
Newton Emerson: DUP faces tough election sell on the doorsteps
My father's life inspires me to do the best I can with mine says Philly McMahon
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Brexit
Lord Trimble backs Brexit deal as John Major and Tony Blair claim it threatens peace
FORMER Stormont first minister David Trimble has described Boris Johnson's Brexit deal as a "great step forward".
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Nigel Dodds slams Leo Varadkar over Brexit red post box comments
DUP Deputy Leader Nigel Dodds has criticised Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for saying people in the north will still be able to post letters in red post boxes after Brexit.
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DUP digs in as Boris Johnson looks to win support for Brexit deal
DUP MPs have dug in over their objection to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal and said they will push for a general election in a bid to help secure "more robust" divorce terms.
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Have decades of free and frictionless trade been abandoned?
THE fog of Brexit may finally be starting to lift, providing a more certain path for businesses to plan and invest again.
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What's in the EU-UK deal?
THE European Union and the UK government agreed a fresh protocol to avoid a hard border, alongside a revised political declaration about their future relationship.
News
Micky Donnelly: Belfast painter 'helped put Northern Ireland's visual arts on international map'
TRIBUTES to Micky Donnelly have described him as "one of the major artists responsible for putting Northern Ireland’s visual arts on the international map".
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Joe Brolly: Brexit is `very unlikely'
GAA pundit Joe Brolly has described Brexit as a "very unlikely event", during an attack on the DUP in a new podcast.
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Police had prior notice of UDA mural launch in Bangor
POLICE have confirmed they had prior notice of a UDA mural launch and engaged in advance with organisers.
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Lord Trimble backs Brexit deal as John Major and Tony Blair claim it threatens peace
FORMER Stormont first minister David Trimble has described Boris Johnson's Brexit deal as a "great step forward".
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Spanish chef knocked out another man because his nationality was 'disrespected'
A Spanish chef who knocked out another man at a Belfast bar claimed his nationality had been "disrespected", a court has heard.
Business
Former employee takes over Drumbo Park as greyhound racing set to return
DRUMBO Park near Lisburn is set to resume greyhound racing after the business was acquired from administration by a former employee.
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Law firm JMK invests £1.7m in new Newry office
PERSONAL injury and road traffic law firm JMK Solicitors has acquired its Newry office following a £1.
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'Don't get tired of Brexit: get used to it' - food chief
BREADMAN Brian Irwin has warned the north's agri-food sector that "issues around Brexit aren't going away" - regardless of the outcome of efforts in Westminster and Brussels to have the most recent withdrawal deal ratified.
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Monsoon Accessorize future hangs in balance despite CVA deal, accounts show
HIGH street fashion chain Monsoon Accessorize remains in a critical condition despite securing a restructuring deal, according to new accounts filed at Companies House.
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Ulster University completes £1.3m Magee library transformation
ULSTER University has re-opened its Magee library following a £1.
Sport
My father's life inspires me to do the best I can with mine says Dublin star Philly McMahon
THE Hogan Stand fence was between them but Philly McMahon and his parents were united in pride and joy after games.
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Oran Kearney's return has helped Coleraine catch the winning bug says Eoin Bradley
COLERAINE take their 11-game unbeaten run to Seaview today – and Eoin Bradley insists the Bannsiders have caught the winning bug because of Oran Kearney’s return to the Showgrounds.
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My father's life inspires me to do the best I can with mine says Philly McMahon
THE Hogan Stand fence was between them but Philly McMahon and his parents were united in pride and joy after games.
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Ciaran Thompson: Noamh Conall aiming to contain Gaoth Dobhair threat
Donegal Senior Club Football Championship Final All week a big part of the pre-match county final narrative has focused quite a lot on the perceived hurt that Naomh Conaill are carrying after losing the last two county finals on the trot.
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Antrim champions Cargin and Fermanagh's Derrygonnelly meet in first of Ulster club battles
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship quarter-final: Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) v Erin's Own Cargin (Antrim) (tomorrow, Corrigan Park, 2.
Opinion
Patrick Murphy: Nationalists might learn that EU loyalty is a one-way street
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Newton Emerson: DUP faces tough election sell on the doorsteps
THE DUP has finally been thrown under the bus and all it can do now is cause a bump in the road.
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Cautionary tale for gullible DUP
Regardless of the outcome of today's finely balanced vote in the House of Commons, it is clear that the DUP's decision to enthusiastically support the Brexit project will go down as among the worst strategic blunders in the history of unionism.
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Bimpe Archer: Racism isn't confined to Bulgarian football fans - it is in here, in our streets, carried out by our neighbours
A MAN goes to visit his mother-in-law with his two children.
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Alex Kane: New UUP leader should avoid mixed messages and make a clear decision about the DUP
I once asked Ian Paisley had he ever thought of just infiltrating and taking over the Ulster Unionist Party at the beginning of the 1970s, rather than starting his own party and spending years in the electoral and political doldrums.
Magazine
Orionid meteor display set to light up night skies
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Chris Ramsey: Having to be manly and serious in sexy Strictly dances worries me
The comic said he is hoping to be able to buy a “smouldering look” for his future routines.
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David Attenborough: Greta Thunberg's rise due to passion and concern for future
The veteran presenter is set to front a new series called Seven Worlds, One Planet.
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Ralf Little speaks out on Death In Paradise role
The series is returning in 2020.
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Paddy McGuinness reveals secret about his Take Me Out catchphrases
The ITV dating show is set to return.
Life
Marie Louise McConville: Save your crocodile tears Rebekah, I'm backing Coleen all the way
Come on, it's a simple question - who's your money on? It's a battle that's been heating up very publicly in recent days but I have no doubt whose flag I'm flying - Coleen Rooney's of course.
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John Whaite: Baking is self-care to me says former Bake Off winner
I'M NOT sure I've ever eaten cake at 9.
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Travel News: Scotland, Waterford and Fuerteventura
Family holiday for under £200 Haven are offering a three-night self-catering holiday staying at Craig Tara Holiday Park in Ayr from £179 (saving 36 per cent) per family.
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Gardening: Don't forget your roses in the great autumn garden tidy-up
YOU may have cut down your perennials, done the last weeding of the year and neatened the edges on your borders – but what about your roses? While many gardeners traditionally prune their roses in late winter or early spring, it is possible to tidy them up in autumn, especially if you want a neat framework in place for next year.
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The Casual Gardener: New plants from cuttings are among nature's miracles
JOSEPH of Arimathea, Jesus's great-uncle, is said to have travelled to Glastonbury in the first century AD, whereupon he thrust his staff into the ground on the landmark Wearyall Hill.
Arts
Micky Donnelly: Belfast painter 'helped put Northern Ireland's visual arts on international map'
TRIBUTES to Micky Donnelly have described him as "one of the major artists responsible for putting Northern Ireland’s visual arts on the international map".
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Hurling takes to the stage in this year's Belfast International Arts Festival
GAELIC football and hurling are the lifeblood of thousands of communities in Ireland.
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Cult Movie: English actor George Sanders was old school style personified
George Sanders EVEN by Hollywood's ruthless standards, the career arc of George Sanders was brutal.
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Gig guide: Live music for the week ahead
Today La Dame Blanche – The Empire, Belfast Rash Decision, By Any Means – McHugh's, Belfast Hannah McPhillimy – Strand Arts Centre, Belfast ASUNA –100 Keyboards, The MAC, Belfast Sylk, Vokxen, Blxxd, Alice La – Voodoo, Belfast Trigger Lilies, SX-70, Lunapeake etc – The Pavilion, Belfast Micall Parknsun – Elixir, Oh Yeah, Belfast Emma Stevens, Jesse Terry, Matt McGinn – Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry Saturday October 19 Robocobra Quartet, Kyoto Love Hotel – Ulster Sports Club, Belfast Ryan Young & Jenn Butterworth, Alfi – Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast Hælos – Voodoo, Belfast Joshua Burnside, Taobh Eile, Joel Harkin – Bennigans, Derry Dana Masters – Island Arts Centre, Lisburn Sunday October 20 Mark Geary – The Green Room, The Black Box, Belfast Kawala, Roe – Oh Yeah, Belfast Tuesday October 22 Glen Hansard – Grand Opera House, Belfast Wednesday October 23 OMD – The Ulster Hall, Belfast Thursday October 24 Lankum, Junior Brother – The Empire, Belfast Of Monsters and Men – The Ulster Hall, Belfast Andrea Bocelli – SSE Arena, Belfast Paddy Godfrey – Green Room, The Black Box, Belfast The Slocan Ramblers – Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady Friday October 25 The Varukers – Speakeasy, Belfast The Blue Carpet Band, Stop Stop Start Again, Madhouse – The Palm House, Belfast Ritual King, Skypilot – Voodoo, Belfast The Riptide Movement – The Limelight 2, Belfast Le Boom – The Glassworks, Derry The Slocan Ramblers – Bangor Castle, Bangor Saturday October 26 Amanda Palmer – The Ulster Hall, Belfast Ponyhawke – Ulster Sports Club, Belfast Cruiser, Casavettes, His Father's Voice etc – Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast Airborne Extended – Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast Coco and The Butterfields – McHugh's, Belfast Swall Monkey, Thee Rag N Bone Man – The Berliner, Belfast Blakbyrd, Sister Ghost, Gender Chores etc – Bennigan's, Derry Zaebiusm, Squak, Black Abba – Sandinos, Derry The Slocan Ramblers – Market Place Theatre, Armagh The Blizzards – Skylite Room, Warrenpoint Adam Grant & The Open Doors – Hop House, Bangor Sunday October 27 The Slocan Ramblers – Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast Hudson Taylor – The Guildhall, Derry .
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Albums: Foals, Jimmy Eat World, Rob Halford and Michael Monroe
Rob Halford with Family & Friends Celestial THIS early Christmas present from Judas Priest's stalwart frontman finds the metal god thumbing through and adding to the Yuletide songbook.
Omagh bombing
More tragedy for Omagh bomb family
A Co Tyrone man who lost his wife, a daughter and unborn twins in the Omagh bomb is facing fresh grief after his second wife died suddenly.
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Council to consider action over new plaque on Omagh bomb memorial
A LOCAL council is set to consider whether it will take action over the addition of an unapproved plaque to a memorial to those killed and injured in the Omagh bombing.
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Husband of Omagh bomb victim adds plaque to memorial blaming `dissident republican terrorists'
THE husband of a woman killed in the Omagh bombing has glued a plaque to a memorial at the site of the atrocity stating that it was a "dissident republican terrorist" car bomb.
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Death of Co Tyrone man who lost daughter in Omagh bombing
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Co Tyrone man who has died 20 years on from the death of his daughter in the Omagh bombing atrocity.
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Mother of Omagh bombing victim Aiden Gallagher breaks silence in emotional letter backing Nuala O'Loan
THE mother of Omagh bombing victim Aiden Gallagher has spoken publicly for the first time since his death 20 years ago to praise a former Police Ombudsman’s comment that the atrocity could have been prevented.
Pope's visit
Pope Francis blamed for fall in Dublin Zoo visitors
Dublin Zoo has blamed the Pope for causing a drop of almost 100,000 in visitor numbers this year.
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Lasting souvenir of Papal visit Ireland with release of a commemorative book
PILGRIMS can now have a lasting souvenir of the historic Papal visit to Dublin, Knock and the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) with the release of a commemorative book.
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Film reveals effect of Pope John Paul II's visit to Republic
A new documentary highlights the effect Pope John Paul ll's visit to the Republic in 1979 had on the peace process.
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Pope Francis 'tasted pain and bitterness' of abuse during Irish visit
POPE Francis has lamented how Irish church authorities failed to respond to the crimes of sexual abuse, speaking during his first public appearance at the Vatican after accusations that he himself covered up for a former US cardinal.
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ANALYSIS: DUP has yet to give an adequate explanation for Papal snub
It's important that people respect Arlene Foster's decision not to attend Saturday's civic reception for Pope Francis in Dublin Castle.
Civil Rights
UVF interlocutor fails to appear at Ballymurphy inquest for third time
A coroner is set to consider the next steps after a UVF interlocutor failed to appear at the Ballymurphy inquest for the third time.
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Mourners at funeral of Ivan Cooper hear how he dedicated his life to 'building a better community'
MOURNERS at the funeral of civil rights leader Ivan Cooper heard how he dedicated his life to "building a better community".
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Funeral due of civil rights leader Ivan Cooper
NATIONALIST and unionist councillors came together to offer condolences to the family of SDLP founding member and civil rights leader Ivan Cooper ahead of his funeral today.
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Ivan Cooper's mantra 'never give up the fight for justice' stayed with him until the end
IVAN Cooper’s philosophy was always keep going, no matter what the hardship, always keep going.
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Patrick Murphy: Ivan Cooper symbolised the spirit of hope that existed in the 1960s
IF one person can symbolise the spirit of hope which marked the 1960s, that one person was Ivan Cooper.
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Get ahead in the hospitality industry with the Hastings Group
Have you a passion for hospitality? Or how about a flair for food?
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Do you work through your lunch break? You really shouldn’t and here’s why
Over 60 per cent of us have skipped lunch at some stage but there is a solution
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Help challenge and support people in our care to change with a career in the Prison Service
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An tOireachtas: a key player in the Irish language sector and you can be part of it
A dynamic organisation with an excellent record of engagement with Irish-speaking communities, An tOireachtas are currently recruiting event officers
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Kerry minors have eyes on sixth All-Ireland final in-a-row ahead of Galway semi-final showdown
FOR the past five years it is Kerry who have delivered that vital surge of electricity on those glorious minor days beneath the Croke Park sun, and their quest for a sixth consecutive Electric Ireland All-Ireland title continues against Galway in Sunday’s semi-final.
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Mark Counihan's the voice of experience for Monaghan
THOSE glorious minor days in the sun, moments that will never be forgotten.
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Tyrone ready for Monaghan in the Electric Ireland Ulster Minor football final
MINOR matters often produce major moments and Tyrone captain Niall Devlin has already had a few of those this season.
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Worried about losing your job to automation? Queen's University Belfast has the course for you
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