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Northern Ireland News
Gerry Smyth awarded £2,500 over USPCA care of seized dogs
- A County Fermanagh dog breeder has been awarded £2,500 in a legal action against the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Norman Moffatt murder: Accused told acquaintance he stabbed pensioner
- A man accused of murdering a pensioner admitted to a woman that he stabbed him, a court has been told.
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Ann Travers: SDLP 'giving two fingers to victims'
- The sister of an IRA murder victim has accused the SDLP of "putting two fingers up to victims".
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Londonderry arson attack on pensioners' home
- Pensioners have escaped injury in an arson attack on their home in Londonderry.
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Primary schools not required to use computer-based tests
- The Education Minister, John O'Dowd, has said primary schools will not be required to use computer-based tests for literacy and numeracy this autumn.
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Stephen Farry: Teacher training needs to be reformed
- The Employment and Learning Minister has told the Stormont Assembly that the current system for training teachers in Northern Ireland is inefficient and needs to be reformed.
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Ulster fries for G8 leaders?
- A G8 public meeting in County Fermanagh has heard concerns from accommodation providers wanting to know what the delegations they will be hosting will want for breakfast.
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Dublin gun victim's body found by children
- The body of a 37-year-old man shot dead in Dublin over the weekend was found by children, police have said.
Search for body at home of murdered detective
- Irish police are excavating the rear of a murdered former garda detective's house in the search for the body of another murder victim.
World Police and Fire Games competitors 50% below target
- The organisers of the World Police and Fire Games have confirmed the number of athletes who have signed up to take part is almost 50% below target.
Michael Gove proposes split in exams systems of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- The secretary of state for education has said its time for England, Wales and Northern Ireland to go their separate ways on GCSEs and A-levels.
Irish potato famine mystery solved by scientists
- Scientists have used plant samples collected in the mid-19th Century to identify the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.
Fodder crisis: Dublin Airport grass used to help farmers
- More than 200 acres of grass at Dublin Airport is being cut and given to Irish farmers to help tackle the Republic's severe shortage of animal fodder.
SPAD bill: SDLP will try to block new special advisers legislation at Stormont
- The SDLP is to try to block a bill that prevents former prisoners guilty of serious offences from holding posts as Stormont special advisers (SPADs).
Boston archbishop boycotts Irish prime minister's visit over abortion changes
- A US archbishop has boycotted a visit by the Irish prime minister over the Irish government's plans to allow abortions in certain circumstances.
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