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PSNI investigating Dunmurry attack granted additional 36 hours to question man

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Grand Canal site with full planning for large office scheme seeking €16m

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Rare copy of oldest poem in English language discovered by TCD researchers

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Sending in the troops

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Desmond Morris obituary: Author of bestselling book The Naked Ape and prominent zoologist

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Moya Brennan obituary: Award-winning singer and harpist whose career spanned five decades

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