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Northern Ireland News for January 2016
Recruitment News, Jan 29, 2016
Union Calls On PM To Clarify Plans For Oil And Gas Sector
Unite the union has called on the Prime Minister to clarify the UK government's long-term plan for the oil and gas sector amid workforce fears of a 'race to the bottom' across the UK Continental Shelf...
Union Calls On PM To Clarify Plans For Oil And Gas Sector
Unite the union has called on the Prime Minister to clarify the UK government's long-term plan for the oil and gas sector amid workforce fears of a 'race to the bottom' across the UK Continental Shelf...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2016
Man Arrested After Man's Body Found In Co Antrim
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was discovered at a house in Co Antrim. Emergency services were alerted to the Broombeg View area in Ballycastle at around 8.30p...
Man Arrested After Man's Body Found In Co Antrim
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was discovered at a house in Co Antrim. Emergency services were alerted to the Broombeg View area in Ballycastle at around 8.30p...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2016
Man And Woman Attacked In North Belfast
A man and woman have been attacked during an armed break-in at a property in north Belfast. The men, armed with guns, forced their way into a house in the Cavehill Road area at around 11pm on Thursda...
Man And Woman Attacked In North Belfast
A man and woman have been attacked during an armed break-in at a property in north Belfast. The men, armed with guns, forced their way into a house in the Cavehill Road area at around 11pm on Thursda...
Business News, Jan 29, 2016
Oak Furniture Land Pays Cake Tribute To Charity And Hospital
The new Oak Furniture Land store in Belfast paid a cake tribute to the Helping Hand charity and the Royal Belfast Children's Hospital. The firm took centre stage at the new superstore as the store ma...
Oak Furniture Land Pays Cake Tribute To Charity And Hospital
The new Oak Furniture Land store in Belfast paid a cake tribute to the Helping Hand charity and the Royal Belfast Children's Hospital. The firm took centre stage at the new superstore as the store ma...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2016
Woman Dies In Crash In Co Armagh
A woman has died in a crash in Co Armagh. The collision, between a car and a lorry, happened on the Legacorry Road in Richhill, shortly after 3.30pm on Thursday. The driver of the car has been taken...
Woman Dies In Crash In Co Armagh
A woman has died in a crash in Co Armagh. The collision, between a car and a lorry, happened on the Legacorry Road in Richhill, shortly after 3.30pm on Thursday. The driver of the car has been taken...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2016
Cannabis Factory Discovered In Ballymena
A man has been arrested after a cannabis factory was discovered in a shed in Ballymena, Co Antrim. A member of the public made the discovery in the Frosses Road area at around 11.30pm. Over 100 plan...
Cannabis Factory Discovered In Ballymena
A man has been arrested after a cannabis factory was discovered in a shed in Ballymena, Co Antrim. A member of the public made the discovery in the Frosses Road area at around 11.30pm. Over 100 plan...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2016
Pipe Firm Fined Following Worker's Death
A pipe firm has been fined for four health and safety breaches that led to the death of a worker in August 2014. Cherry Pipes Ltd, Dungannon, was fined £24,000 as well as costs of £854 At Antrim Crow...
Pipe Firm Fined Following Worker's Death
A pipe firm has been fined for four health and safety breaches that led to the death of a worker in August 2014. Cherry Pipes Ltd, Dungannon, was fined £24,000 as well as costs of £854 At Antrim Crow...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2016
Police Appeal After Man Steals Fire Extinguisher From Food Outlet
Police are appealing for information after a man stole a fire extinguisher, valued at £300, from McDonalds in Sprucefield, Lisburn. The incident happened on the 22 December at around 3am. The man i...
Police Appeal After Man Steals Fire Extinguisher From Food Outlet
Police are appealing for information after a man stole a fire extinguisher, valued at £300, from McDonalds in Sprucefield, Lisburn. The incident happened on the 22 December at around 3am. The man i...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2016
Controlled Explosion Carried Out On Device In L'Derry
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspicious object that was thrown into the rear yard of a house in L'Derry. The incident occurred in Ebrington street at around 12.10am on Friday. A ...
Controlled Explosion Carried Out On Device In L'Derry
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspicious object that was thrown into the rear yard of a house in L'Derry. The incident occurred in Ebrington street at around 12.10am on Friday. A ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 29, 2016
Other News In Brief
SDLP Calls For Changes To Enterprise Bill SDLP MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie, has called for changes to the Enterprise Bill at Westminster to prevent businesses losing millions of pounds...
Other News In Brief
SDLP Calls For Changes To Enterprise Bill SDLP MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie, has called for changes to the Enterprise Bill at Westminster to prevent businesses losing millions of pounds...
Business News, Jan 28, 2016
Council Unveils Belfast Children's Festival Programme
The 18th annual Belfast Children's Festival, organised by Young at Art and supported by the Belfast City Council, will take place from Friday 04 – Wednesday 09 March. Families are invited to come al...
Council Unveils Belfast Children's Festival Programme
The 18th annual Belfast Children's Festival, organised by Young at Art and supported by the Belfast City Council, will take place from Friday 04 – Wednesday 09 March. Families are invited to come al...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2016
Weather Warnings Issued Across NI
The Met Office has issued a number of weather warnings across Northern Ireland. A yellow weather warning is in place from 2pm on Thursday until 10pm on Friday. Heavy rain is expected throughout NI a...
Weather Warnings Issued Across NI
The Met Office has issued a number of weather warnings across Northern Ireland. A yellow weather warning is in place from 2pm on Thursday until 10pm on Friday. Heavy rain is expected throughout NI a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2016
Titanic Belfast To Recruit 50 Staff For Summer Season
Titanic Belfast has announced it is recruiting 50 frontline staff as prepares for its summer high season. The exhibition is taking on 50 public facing roles on fixed-term contracts. This is the compa...
Titanic Belfast To Recruit 50 Staff For Summer Season
Titanic Belfast has announced it is recruiting 50 frontline staff as prepares for its summer high season. The exhibition is taking on 50 public facing roles on fixed-term contracts. This is the compa...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2016
L'Derry Security Alert Continues Following Weapon Find
A security alert in L'Derry is continuing after police found a weapon near the City Cemetery. A suspicious object was discovered at the cemetery in the Lone Moor Road area on Wednesday afternoon. Po...
L'Derry Security Alert Continues Following Weapon Find
A security alert in L'Derry is continuing after police found a weapon near the City Cemetery. A suspicious object was discovered at the cemetery in the Lone Moor Road area on Wednesday afternoon. Po...
Feature News, Jan 28, 2016
Top Five Bars In Belfast
So, the Christmas break is over, the weather is awful and we're all watching are pounds. Looking pretty bleak, eh? For us, that's reason enough to get down to the nearest pub and start 2016 off wit...
Top Five Bars In Belfast
So, the Christmas break is over, the weather is awful and we're all watching are pounds. Looking pretty bleak, eh? For us, that's reason enough to get down to the nearest pub and start 2016 off wit...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2016
£1.98m Grant Secured To Restore And Improve Armagh City's Built Heritage
A £1.98 million grant has been announced to restore and improve Armagh City's built heritage. Allocated by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the five-year project will see the repair and reuse of up t...
£1.98m Grant Secured To Restore And Improve Armagh City's Built Heritage
A £1.98 million grant has been announced to restore and improve Armagh City's built heritage. Allocated by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the five-year project will see the repair and reuse of up t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2016
Police Did Not Lack Urgency To Reported Mugging - Ombudsman
Police did not lack urgency in the response to a reported mugging in south Belfast last year, an investigation by the Police Ombudsman has concluded. A woman was left visibly shaken after reporting t...
Police Did Not Lack Urgency To Reported Mugging - Ombudsman
Police did not lack urgency in the response to a reported mugging in south Belfast last year, an investigation by the Police Ombudsman has concluded. A woman was left visibly shaken after reporting t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2016
Pair Arrested After Heroin Seized In Co Armagh
A man and woman have been arrested after police seized heroin, worth and estimated street value of £8,000, after they stopped and searched a vehicle in Co Armagh. The car was stopped in the Church St...
Pair Arrested After Heroin Seized In Co Armagh
A man and woman have been arrested after police seized heroin, worth and estimated street value of £8,000, after they stopped and searched a vehicle in Co Armagh. The car was stopped in the Church St...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2016
Two Charged Over £1m Cannabis Find In Belfast
Two men, aged 24 and 26, have been charged after £1 million of drugs were seized in Belfast on Tuesday. The discovery was made after police stopped and searched two vehicles in the Dargan Road area. ...
Two Charged Over £1m Cannabis Find In Belfast
Two men, aged 24 and 26, have been charged after £1 million of drugs were seized in Belfast on Tuesday. The discovery was made after police stopped and searched two vehicles in the Dargan Road area. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2016
Other News In Brief
Man Fined For Waste Offences A man has been fined £225 for three breaches of waste management legislation at Antrim Magistrates' Court. Peter Antony Burke from Dunmurry, was also ordered to ...
Other News In Brief
Man Fined For Waste Offences A man has been fined £225 for three breaches of waste management legislation at Antrim Magistrates' Court. Peter Antony Burke from Dunmurry, was also ordered to ...
Business News, Jan 27, 2016
George Best Belfast City Airport Reveals 5.4% Rise In Passengers
George Best Belfast City Airport has revealed a 5.4% growth in passenger numbers, reaching almost 2.7m in 2015. Katy Best, Commercial and Marketing Director for George Best Belfast City Airport, said...
George Best Belfast City Airport Reveals 5.4% Rise In Passengers
George Best Belfast City Airport has revealed a 5.4% growth in passenger numbers, reaching almost 2.7m in 2015. Katy Best, Commercial and Marketing Director for George Best Belfast City Airport, said...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2016
Three People Injured In Crash On Westlink
Three people are receiving hospital treatment following a six-vehicle collision on the Westlink in Belfast. The crash, which involved two lorries and four other vehicles, occurred at around 4am on We...
Three People Injured In Crash On Westlink
Three people are receiving hospital treatment following a six-vehicle collision on the Westlink in Belfast. The crash, which involved two lorries and four other vehicles, occurred at around 4am on We...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2016
Police Seize Cannabis Worth An Estimated £1m In Belfast
Police have seized herbal cannabis, worth an estimated street value of £1 million, in Belfast. The discovery was made during a stop and search of two vehicles in the Dargan Road area on Tuesday. Sus...
Police Seize Cannabis Worth An Estimated £1m In Belfast
Police have seized herbal cannabis, worth an estimated street value of £1 million, in Belfast. The discovery was made during a stop and search of two vehicles in the Dargan Road area on Tuesday. Sus...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2016
Car Set On Fire In South Belfast Being Treated As Racist Hate Crime
A car set on fire in south Belfast is being treated as a racist hate crime, police have confirmed. The incident happened in the Ebor Street area in the early hours of Tuesday morning. SDLP South Bel...
Car Set On Fire In South Belfast Being Treated As Racist Hate Crime
A car set on fire in south Belfast is being treated as a racist hate crime, police have confirmed. The incident happened in the Ebor Street area in the early hours of Tuesday morning. SDLP South Bel...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2016
Police Appeal For Witnesses After Pedestrian Dies In Road Collision
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a pensioner died in a crash in west Belfast shortly before Christmas. Jim Maxwell, 71, was hit a car on the Donegall Road on 23 December at around 7.3...
Police Appeal For Witnesses After Pedestrian Dies In Road Collision
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a pensioner died in a crash in west Belfast shortly before Christmas. Jim Maxwell, 71, was hit a car on the Donegall Road on 23 December at around 7.3...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2016
Xtra-Vision Ceases Trading
Rental chain Xtra-Vision is to close 11 stores in Northern Ireland, with the loss of around 60 jobs. The firm was placed into liquidation on Wednesday morning. In total, approximately 580 workers ar...
Xtra-Vision Ceases Trading
Rental chain Xtra-Vision is to close 11 stores in Northern Ireland, with the loss of around 60 jobs. The firm was placed into liquidation on Wednesday morning. In total, approximately 580 workers ar...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2016
Many Roads Affected By Flooding In NI
Many roads throughout Northern Ireland have been affected by flooding following heavy rain overnight. A yellow weather warning was issued by the Met Office on Wednesday morning. In Co Antrim Recent ...
Many Roads Affected By Flooding In NI
Many roads throughout Northern Ireland have been affected by flooding following heavy rain overnight. A yellow weather warning was issued by the Met Office on Wednesday morning. In Co Antrim Recent ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2016
NIFRS Launches Recruitment Campaign
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has launched a recruitment campaign for community (Part-Time) firefighters in four stations across Northern Ireland. In Western Area Command NIFRS w...
NIFRS Launches Recruitment Campaign
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has launched a recruitment campaign for community (Part-Time) firefighters in four stations across Northern Ireland. In Western Area Command NIFRS w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2016
Other News In Brief
Sale Of Ballysallagh Upper Reservoir On Hold The sale of the Ballysallagh Upper reservoir in north Down has been put on hold. The reservoir is one of a number of sites which NI Water intends...
Other News In Brief
Sale Of Ballysallagh Upper Reservoir On Hold The sale of the Ballysallagh Upper reservoir in north Down has been put on hold. The reservoir is one of a number of sites which NI Water intends...
Business News, Jan 26, 2016
Conference Organisers To Receive Exclusive Preview Of Belfast Waterfront
Over 140 conference organisers, event planners and meeting professionals will receive an exclusive preview of the new look Belfast Waterfront. The Waterfront is to officially reopen in May following ...
Conference Organisers To Receive Exclusive Preview Of Belfast Waterfront
Over 140 conference organisers, event planners and meeting professionals will receive an exclusive preview of the new look Belfast Waterfront. The Waterfront is to officially reopen in May following ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
