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Council in union talks over depot flags
Union flags are flying on Belfast City Council properties, despite a council vote to only fly the flag on designated days.
Thursday 16th May 2013
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Taskforce established to help farmers
Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill has established a taskforce to support farmers affected by the continuing poor weather.
Thursday 16th May 2013
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Robinson slams shared future 'whinging' 
First Minister Peter Robinson has accused Stormont colleagues of "foot-dragging" and "whinging" over plans for a shared future in Northern Ireland.
Tuesday 14th May 2013
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'Government undermining Executive'- dFM
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has accused the current British Government of undermining the work of the NI Executive and not understanding "what is required in a society moving out of conflict".
Tuesday 14th May 2013
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PSNI in crime agency warning
A senior police officer has warned that tackling serious crime in Northern Ireland could be badly hampered because the new National Crime Agency will not be fully operational in the region.
Tuesday 14th May 2013
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Major protest for Belfast ahead of G8
A major protest march and rally has been organised for Belfast on the weekend leading up to the G8 conference.
Monday 13th May 2013
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Military help drafted in for G8
Additional military personnel and thousands of police officers from across Britain will be drafted in to help the PSNI at the G8 Summit in Co Fermanagh next month, the NI Secretary of State has revealed.
Thursday 9th May 2013
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Ministers pledge to remove 'peace walls'
The First and deputy First Ministers have pledged to remove all the so-called peace walls within 10 years in an ambitious package of measures unveiled in a bid to tackle sectarianism in Northern Ireland's communities.
Thursday 9th May 2013
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Poots sorry for care home 'stress'
Health Minister Edwin Poots has apologised to elderly people for stress caused over the proposed closures of residential homes.
Tuesday 7th May 2013
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£10k to erect new flagpoles in Belfast
Up to £10,000 of public money is to be spent on erecting poles to display more Union flags in Belfast.
Tuesday 7th May 2013
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Poots halts all care home closures
Health Minister Edwin Poots has called a halt to the planned closure of residential care homes in Northern Ireland.
Friday 3rd May 2013
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43,000 carcasses found in snow
The number of sheep and goats which died in the snow storms last month now stands at over 43,000.
Monday 29th April 2013
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NI 'may be hardest hit' by granny tax
Changes to pensioners' tax allowances, which experts have warned could hit those in Northern Ireland the hardest, is set to be debated by MPs later.
Monday 29th April 2013
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NI's oldest man dies at 106
Northern Ireland's oldest man, Cyril Quigley, has died at the age of 106.
Sunday 28th April 2013
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Union flag move a 'cultural war' - Robinson
DUP leader Peter Robinson has hit out at those behind the flag protests in Northern Ireland, saying they cost jobs and investment in the region.
Saturday 27th April 2013
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£800k paid in advance for A5 land
The Department for Regional Development has paid out nearly £800,000 to landowners in advance of the A5 road project, which was scrapped this month after a High Court ruling.
Friday 26th April 2013
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Action call to save historic buildings
Heritage campaigners in Londonderry say not enough is being done to save the city's historic buildings.
Wednesday 24th April 2013
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Maze revamp will be 'shrine to peace'
First Minister Peter Robinson has dismissed claims the Maze redevelopment will become a terrorist shrine as "scaremongering garbage".
Wednesday 24th April 2013
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Farmers facing feed shortage crisis
Farmers, who battled to save their stock during last month's Spring Blizzard, have been hit with a fresh crisis.
Wednesday 24th April 2013
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Prisoner must get 'effective legal aid'
The Department of Justice must provide effective legal aid to a convicted prisoner left without a barrister because of new payment rates, a High Court judge has ruled.
Wednesday 24th April 2013
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