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MORE GOLF COURSES JOINED GOLFNOW'S TEE TIME PLATFORM IN JULY THAN IN ANY MONTH SINCE MARCH 2023
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Belfast Telegraph
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Man who subjected victim to ‘appalling' New Year's Day attack in Belfast jailed
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