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Keane tells Republic 'get over it'
Roy Keane has lambasted the Republic's attempts to get their controversial
World Cup play-off match against France replayed.
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‘Plastic police’ could soon be on Northern Ireland's streets
Plans to introduce controversial ‘plastic police’ tofficers to tackle petty
crime and anti-social behaviour on the streets of Northern Ireland are back
on the table, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
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Journey from the Orange Order to Sinn Fein MLA
A former police officer and Orange Order member who has become Sinn Fein’s newest Assembly member today told of his transition from Protestant to nationalist to republican.
Love quit priest says partner is not pregnant
The priest who quit after falling in love with a nurse has said his partner is not pregnant.
BBC rapped for Meg Ryan ‘orgasm’ broadcast
The BBC was criticised yesterday after a radio presenter played a clip of Meg
Ryan faking an orgasm during a show broadcast during the time of the school
run.
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Henry targeted by jokers
Pictures mocking Henry's handball have been flooding the internet.
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Fermanagh hit hardest by severe flooding
There was flooding misery last night as heavy rain and strong winds battered
Northern Ireland.
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New child sex claims against high-profile loyalist
A high-profile loyalist accused of raping a 13-year-old girl is being investigated for further alleged offences against two other potential victims — one of them a boy aged 12, the High Court has heard.
Mortar find in Armagh
A mortar bomb left on a roadside in Armagh has been blamed on “reckless”
criminal dissidents intent on killing police officers.
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BNP gets non-white member...a man who 'hates Muslims'
An elderly Sikh who describes Islam as a "beast" and once provided a character reference for Nick Griffin during his racial hatred trial is set to become the British National Party's first non-white member.
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Belgian PM chosen to be first full-time EU president
Belgian premier Herman van Rompuy has been chosen to become the European Union's first full-time president, diplomats said last night.
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Henry: Replay is 'fairest solution'
Thierry Henry has admitted replaying the World Cup qualification play-off against Ireland would be "the fairest solution".
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Va va gloom for ‘cheat’ Thierry Henry as his reputation is left in tatters
From chic to cheat -- Thierry Henry's reputation has been all but ruined by the infamous handball that cost the Republic a place in the World Cup.
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Students given chance to learn from entrepreneurs
Local entrepreneurs are to share the secrets of their success with more than 2,000 students across Northern Ireland as part of a series of masterclasses designed to inspire young people to start their own businesses.
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BNP's Nick Griffin to stand in General Election
Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, has confirmed he will stand in Barking at the next General Election.
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Ban on under 18s using sunbeds ‘could save lives’
A ban on children and young people using sunbeds should save lives, a leading Northern Ireland cancer charity has argued.
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Dialogue is vital ‘to bring an end to transfer chaos’
Political agreement is vital to restore order to the school transfer process in Northern Ireland, it was claimed today.
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Drumcree parade true test of political progress
Ed Curran's column (November 16) details an imaginery scenario of the potential conflict between any future devolved policing and justice powers and the resolution of contentious parading.
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Telly host Eamonn Holmes is top celeb on Twitter
Eamonn Holmes has been crowned the king of Northern Ireland’s celebrity tweeters -- by discussing with his fans the details of having the cold.
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Daily Show's John Oliver gets his own show
John Oliver, the lanky-haired Brummie comedian who moved to America to try out his funny accent on the natives and has risen to something near fame as "Senior British Correspondent" on the The Daily Show, is being rewarded in the only way that is appropriate – with his own weekly US show.
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Boyzone's Keith Duffy: Pain over Stephen Gately death is ‘easing only slowly’
Boyzone's Keith Duffy last night described the pain of struggling to come to terms with the death of his “dear friend” Stephen Gately.
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• Brown can't even stick to his own nonsense on Afghanistan
Bit by bit, as happened with Iraq, the reasons for staying in Afghanistan slide into gibberish. So Gordon Brown's reasons for the war seem to change every week.
• Why defining identities is more than Armalites and Ulster Scots
If you think you're a unionist or a nationalist can you define what you mean?
• Cannabis: it’s time to stop the lies and start a rational debate
It doesn't require a Leap of faith to support the growing calls for a radical rethink of policy on drugs and in particular on the decriminalisation of cannabis.
• We're stuck with the Assembly . . . and it's no laughing matter
A few evenings ago the Minister of Health at Stormont, Michael McGimpsey, was to be seen on the television news offering his audience what he termed a 'joke'.
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Columnist Comments
• Thierry Henry's confession leaves revolting taste
The Republic of Ireland is entitled to believe it has never seen anything so cynical, so far removed from the spirit of sport, as the devilish hand played by Thierry Henry to deny Giovanni Trapattoni's team a place in the World Cup finals that would have been so thoroughly deserved.
• Wenger’s way a lesson to all of us
Arsenal are scoring goals galore at the moment. Not exactly what everyone was hoping for at Sunderland ahead of our Premier League game with them tomorrow.
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