Northern Heist
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Northern Heist is a crime novel by former IRA member Richard O’Rawe, inspired by the infamous 2004 Northern Bank robbery in Belfast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Northern Heist canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7783759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Heist Context triple: [Richard O’Rawe, wrote, Northern Heist]
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A.
The Heist
The Heist is the Grammy-winning debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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B.
Tower Heist
Tower Heist is a 2011 action-comedy film about a group of employees who plot to rob a wealthy businessman who defrauded them, starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy.
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C.
The Bank Job
The Bank Job is a 2008 British heist thriller film, loosely based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery in London and known for its blend of crime, suspense, and political intrigue.
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D.
Heist (2001 film)
Heist (2001 film) is a crime thriller written and directed by David Mamet, starring Gene Hackman as an aging professional thief pulled into one last complex robbery.
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E.
The Big Steal
The Big Steal is a 1990 Australian teen crime-comedy film about a young man who schemes to impress a girl by upgrading his car, only to get entangled in a used-car dealer’s dodgy dealings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Heist Target entity description: Northern Heist is a crime novel by former IRA member Richard O’Rawe, inspired by the infamous 2004 Northern Bank robbery in Belfast.
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A.
The Heist
The Heist is the Grammy-winning debut studio album by American hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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B.
Tower Heist
Tower Heist is a 2011 action-comedy film about a group of employees who plot to rob a wealthy businessman who defrauded them, starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy.
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C.
The Bank Job
The Bank Job is a 2008 British heist thriller film, loosely based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery in London and known for its blend of crime, suspense, and political intrigue.
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D.
Heist (2001 film)
Heist (2001 film) is a crime thriller written and directed by David Mamet, starring Gene Hackman as an aging professional thief pulled into one last complex robbery.
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E.
The Big Steal
The Big Steal is a 1990 Australian teen crime-comedy film about a young man who schemes to impress a girl by upgrading his car, only to get entangled in a used-car dealer’s dodgy dealings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Richard O’Rawe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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thriller ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBackground | former IRA member ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781785372057 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
James ‘Ructions’ O’Hare
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Sergeant John O’Neill ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| hasPlotElement |
internal tensions within the gang
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meticulously planned bank heist ⓘ police investigation ⓘ political undercurrents ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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corruption ⓘ loyalty ⓘ organized crime ⓘ political violence ⓘ post-conflict Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 2004 Northern Bank robbery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | bank robbery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of paramilitary-linked crime
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fictionalized account of Northern Bank robbery ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | Merrion Press ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | post-Good Friday Agreement era ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Belfast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Northern Heist Description of subject: Northern Heist is a crime novel by former IRA member Richard O’Rawe, inspired by the infamous 2004 Northern Bank robbery in Belfast.
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