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Robinson linked to Iris cafe developer
A direct lobbying link between Peter Robinson and the developer who stumped up £25,000 for his politician wife has been uncovered by the Belfast Telegraph.

Cancer dog thrown out by owners
This is the tragic picture of cancer-riddled Tally just hours before she had
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Smoking row Irish pair shot at US bowling alley
The parents of an Irishman who was shot outside a New York bowling alley after he was thrown out for smoking inside the venue have flown to the US to be at their son's bedside.
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‘Catholic area out of bounds’ for Devlin accused
The man who allegedly stabbed schoolboy Thomas Devlin to death told police he had not been on the Somerton Road for “years” because “it's all Catholics up there”.
Three held over death of PSNI officer Carroll
Detectives are interviewing two men and a woman over the murder last March of a policeman in Co Armagh.
After 40 years, IRA admits to man’s ‘execution’
Republicans have finally admitted that Belfast man Joe Lynskey was “executed and buried” by the IRA.
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Buckley wedding delay
The civil partnership between Bishop Pat Buckley and his Filipino boyfriend descended into farce yesterday.
Historical Ulster: Moira
Our bygones tour of bygone towns and villages continues with with this Co Down gem.
Dublin mayoral election 'this year' new
Taoiseach Brian Cowen has vowed the election for Dublin's first directly-elected mayor will take place this year.
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A British man has died in Tenerife, the Foreign Office said, in what may have been a bungled robbery.
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I feared for my future - Jones new
Wales forward Alun-Wyn Jones has revealed the full agony of his Twickenham sin-bin torture and admitted: "I thought it would jeopardise my international career."
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Ritchie can follow in Durkan's giant footsteps
The SDLP annual party conference in Newcastle marked a new dawn in Irish politics as the party elected its first female leader, Margaret Ritchie.
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Go West set for UK tour in April
Go West are to embark on a 25th anniversary concert tour of the UK in April.
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Minister quizzed over Peter and Iris Robinson's support for businessman’s plans
DUP Environment Minister Edwin Poots has been asked to detail lobbying by Peter or Iris Robinson for prominent developer Adam Armstrong.
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After 10 years of diets I was still overweight, so what’s the secret of my great new body?
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'ClownDoctors' do the rounds to cheer up sick children
They say laughter is the best medicine. If that is really the case then some of Northern Ireland’s sick children are due a hefty dose with new ‘ClownDoctors’ set to be doing the rounds on wards.
School exam results delivered late
Royal Mail has apologised to anxious pupils whose grammar school entrance exam results were delivered late.
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