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Odhrán McGirr: Funeral details released for child who died after rare brain tumour

A funeral notice said Odhrán "passed peacefully at home in the arms of his mummy and daddy"

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OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies aged 43 after illness

OnlyFans has confirmed the death of its owner Leonid Radvinsky, 43, who has been described as a reclusive billionaire.

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Police put 'significant amount of officers' on Noah Donohoe search, inquest told

“One hypothesis was he had just woken up, he might have slept rough somewhere.”

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President Trump 'postpones' Iran strikes after 'very good and productive' discussion

The announcement comes after Trump threatened to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants over the weekend

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PSNI appeal after charity box stolen from Portadown Train Station

PSNI officers in Portadown are urging anyone with information to come forward after money was stolen from a charity box at the local train station

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Motorcyclist in critical condition after Lisburn Road crash

The Lisburn Road was closed overnight

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Predatory feral ferrets removed from an island for the first time ever

Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is ferret-free after £4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NIPredatory feral ferrets have been removed from an island for the first time ever, in a boost for Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony.Rathlin Island is ferret-free after a £4.5m five-year partn...

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Taser deployed as man 'armed with broken bottle' arrested after Limavady standoff

PSNI officers made the two arrests yesterday which resulted in one officer having to go to hospital

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Feral ferrets successfully eradicated to protect Rathlin Island seabirds

Rathlin is home to Northern Ireland’s biggest seabird colony, with more than 250,000 birds including puffins, razorbills, guillemots and Manx shearwaters

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Government ‘still not listening to warnings’ from voluntary sector, MPs say

In 2023, EU funding to charities and community groups in Northern Ireland from its European Social Fund was ended because of Brexit

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Retired paramedic releases memoir on facing the front-lines of the Troubles

"I treated every call as a privilege, even the most horrible and gruesome ones, I was the one to go in there to try and help"

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'Unsafe to eat' warning as 9 food items withdrawn - possible mouse contamination

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued an alert over possible mouse contamination

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Northern Ireland weather outlook for the week ahead as 'wintry showers' forecasted

The sun was fun while it lasted!

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Mother who lost five loved ones says Buncrana pier tragedy 'feels like yesterday'

Sean McGrotty drowned along with his sons Mark and Evan, his wife Louise James' 14-year-old sister Jodie-Lee Daniels and his wife's mother Ruth when their car slid off a pier and sank in Lough Swilly

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Inside 'ahead of its time' Co Down home on the market for over £1.2m

"This is a home where design, efficiency and landscape combine to create something truly special"

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Belfast Live readers back tougher rules for newly qualified Northern Ireland drivers

We asked for your thoughts on the proposals in a recent online poll and hundreds of you responded.

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'It took 14 years and four surgeries to diagnose my condition, this needs to change'

"It impacts every aspect of my life"

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Eight key points after Noah Donohoe inquest week eight

The inquest into the death of the schoolboy at Belfast Coroner’s Court, which is being heard with a jury, has just finished its eighth week.

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College has 'suspected' meningitis case but it's 'not linked to Kent outbreak'

Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial infection that can lead to meningitis

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Tributes pour in as GAA Sunday Game legend Michael Lyster dies aged 71

Long-serving GAA broadcaster Michael Lyster has died aged 71, with tributes pouring in for the RTE legend who was synonymous with The Sunday Game for over three decades