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    It is Friday which means it's Maddie's favourite day because it's bin day in her east Belfast street. The 1 year old golden retriever runs to the door as soon as she hears the bin lorry, now videos of the council workers showering Maddie with attention have gone viral...
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    When the Trillick GAA team made their way back to their dressing room after a Tyrone club football match final last Friday, their manager, Jody Gormley, sat them down and revealed he has just months to live. He's been speaking on the BBC's GAA Social podcast to Thomas Niblock.
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    The moment @onedirection's fans are told that Belfast concerts will go head after last night's show was cancelled.
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    Lady Sylvia Hermon tells @markdevenport that the backstop is there to protect the peace in Northern Ireland and Theresa May does not have the option to bin it.
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    The former Republic of Ireland footballer Niall Quinn has paid tribute to the people of Loughinisland 30 years on from a loyalist gun attack which killed 6 people. It happened at the Heights Bar as the victims were watching a World Cup match on the 18th of June, 1994.
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    .⁦@columeastwood makes his affirmation in the ⁦@HouseofCommons “under protest” and said his true allegiance is to the people of Derry.
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    The family of Carrick Rangers footballer Jerry Thompson who died by suicide say he had been looking forward to his first Christmas with his 8-month-old son. If you're affected by this story, please visit our action line website: bbc.co.uk/actionline.
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    A protest has been held at police headquarters because the PSNI is considering whether to withhold some information from the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe. 14-year-old Noah was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020, 6 days after he went missing.
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    Alexis Mac Allister will be playing alongside Lionel Messi this weekend’s World Cup final, and in Cushendall they say his family roots make him one of their own. Kevin Sharkey reports.
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    A group of 17 younger people with autism were given the chance to board a special flight, laid on just for them, so they can get used to the sensation of air travel. Belfast City Airport's Autism in the Air scheme is intended to help them try before they fly. Ita Dungan reports.
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    A former champion Irish dancer who has covid-induced ME, was among a crowd of protesters at Stormont today, calling for better support for those with the condition. 19-year-old Rosie Pidgeon now uses a wheelchair to manage her pain and fatigue. Lyndsey Telford reports.
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    The first exhibition in the Irish language ever held at the Public Records Office of NI has opened. It tells the story of women who revived the use of the Irish language in Northern Ireland, setting up and running things like the first Irish-medium schools and nurseries.
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    The Prince and Princess of Wales met recently qualified firefighters and visited farms during their first joint visit to Northern Ireland in three years. Our Community Correspondent Mark Simpson has more
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    A new Irish language pre-school is being set up in East Belfast. Naíscoil na Seolta will be run from a mobile classroom in the grounds of Braniel Primary School. It's planned as a step towards the first Irish medium primary school in the east of the city. Kevin Sharkey reports
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