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Northern Ireland News for March 2017 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2017
Pensioners Left Badly Shaken Following Burglary In Co Armagh
Two pensioners have been left badly shaken after a group of men burgled their home in Co Armagh. The incident happened at a house in the Portadown Road area of Tandragee just after 9.30pm on Thursday...
Pensioners Left Badly Shaken Following Burglary In Co Armagh
Two pensioners have been left badly shaken after a group of men burgled their home in Co Armagh. The incident happened at a house in the Portadown Road area of Tandragee just after 9.30pm on Thursday...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2017
Other News In Brief
Two New Members To Be Appointed To Tourism NI Board The Department for the Economy has launched a public appointments competition to recruit two new members to the Board of Tourism Northern Ir...
Other News In Brief
Two New Members To Be Appointed To Tourism NI Board The Department for the Economy has launched a public appointments competition to recruit two new members to the Board of Tourism Northern Ir...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
Ulster Bank To Close Nine Branches In NI
Ulster Bank has announced it is to close nine of its branches in Northern Ireland. The banks closing are: • Monkstown • Belfast, Boucher Road • Belfast, Antrim Road • Belfast, Woodstock Road • B...
Ulster Bank To Close Nine Branches In NI
Ulster Bank has announced it is to close nine of its branches in Northern Ireland. The banks closing are: • Monkstown • Belfast, Boucher Road • Belfast, Antrim Road • Belfast, Woodstock Road • B...
Business News, Mar 9, 2017
'Do It Digital' Roadshow To Help Businesses In Belfast
The 'Do it Digital' Roadshow, supported by Belfast City Council, will be pulling up outside City Hall on Tuesday, 21 March, as part of the UK-wide '100 Days of Digital' campaign which aims to highligh...
'Do It Digital' Roadshow To Help Businesses In Belfast
The 'Do it Digital' Roadshow, supported by Belfast City Council, will be pulling up outside City Hall on Tuesday, 21 March, as part of the UK-wide '100 Days of Digital' campaign which aims to highligh...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
Brokenshire: NI Could Face Second Assembly Election
Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said Northern Ireland could face another election if political parties fail to reach an agreement within three weeks. Mr Brokenshire warned there would be "si...
Brokenshire: NI Could Face Second Assembly Election
Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said Northern Ireland could face another election if political parties fail to reach an agreement within three weeks. Mr Brokenshire warned there would be "si...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
NI Housing Market Sustains Strong Start
The housing market in Northern Ireland continued its strong start to the year last month, with prices, sales and expectations on the rise, according to new figures. The Royal Institution of Chartered...
NI Housing Market Sustains Strong Start
The housing market in Northern Ireland continued its strong start to the year last month, with prices, sales and expectations on the rise, according to new figures. The Royal Institution of Chartered...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
NI Parties Willing To Engage In Constructive Discussions - Flanagan
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he was encouraged by the willingness of all parties to engage in constructive discussions to form a new power-sharing Executive. He made the a...
NI Parties Willing To Engage In Constructive Discussions - Flanagan
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he was encouraged by the willingness of all parties to engage in constructive discussions to form a new power-sharing Executive. He made the a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
Call For Irish Language Act To Be Brought Forward Immediately
Sinn Féin is calling for legislation for an Irish Language Act to be brought forward immediately. The party made the call after a new Council of Europe (CoE) report urged the government to encourage ...
Call For Irish Language Act To Be Brought Forward Immediately
Sinn Féin is calling for legislation for an Irish Language Act to be brought forward immediately. The party made the call after a new Council of Europe (CoE) report urged the government to encourage ...
Recruitment News, Mar 9, 2017
Major Job Fair To Take Place In Newry
The Department for Communities, in partnership with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and Eures Cross Border Partnership, is hosting a major job fair in Newry on Thursday 23 March 2017. The Job...
Major Job Fair To Take Place In Newry
The Department for Communities, in partnership with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and Eures Cross Border Partnership, is hosting a major job fair in Newry on Thursday 23 March 2017. The Job...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
Same-Sex Marriage Must Be A 'Litmus Test' For New Executive
Campaigners have said a commitment to deliver same-sex marriage must be a litmus test for any new Northern Ireland government. The campaigners, from the Love Equality coalition, said they believed th...
Same-Sex Marriage Must Be A 'Litmus Test' For New Executive
Campaigners have said a commitment to deliver same-sex marriage must be a litmus test for any new Northern Ireland government. The campaigners, from the Love Equality coalition, said they believed th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
Officer Disciplined After Failing To Progress Serious Attack Case
A police officer has been disciplined for failing to progress an investigation following a serious attack in Co Down in 2015. Shortcomings were also pointed out to the officer as a result of an inves...
Officer Disciplined After Failing To Progress Serious Attack Case
A police officer has been disciplined for failing to progress an investigation following a serious attack in Co Down in 2015. Shortcomings were also pointed out to the officer as a result of an inves...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
Man Arrested Following Disturbance In Lurgan
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a disturbance outside an apartment building in Lurgan. The incident happened in the Woodville Street area at around 2am on Thursday, 09 March. ...
Man Arrested Following Disturbance In Lurgan
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a disturbance outside an apartment building in Lurgan. The incident happened in the Woodville Street area at around 2am on Thursday, 09 March. ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2017
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Craigavon Magistrates' Court. Martin Quirke claimed Jobseeker's Allowance and Housing ...
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Craigavon Magistrates' Court. Martin Quirke claimed Jobseeker's Allowance and Housing ...
Recruitment News, Mar 8, 2017
Budget Was 'Extraordinary' - Unite
The budget lacked the ambition and action to equip the nation for the challenges of Brexit, according to Len McCluskey, leader of union Unite. Responding to the budget, Unite general secretary Len Mc...
Budget Was 'Extraordinary' - Unite
The budget lacked the ambition and action to equip the nation for the challenges of Brexit, according to Len McCluskey, leader of union Unite. Responding to the budget, Unite general secretary Len Mc...
Business News, Mar 8, 2017
£10k Business Start Up Challenge Officially Opens
Derry City and Strabane District Council's £10k Business Start Up Challenge is now open. Anyone who has started a business in the past year or who has completed the Go for It programme are being urge...
£10k Business Start Up Challenge Officially Opens
Derry City and Strabane District Council's £10k Business Start Up Challenge is now open. Anyone who has started a business in the past year or who has completed the Go for It programme are being urge...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
NI To Receive £120m Additional Funding In Budget
Northern Ireland is to receive additional funding of almost £120 million in the Spring Budget. Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled the details in the House of Commons today, 07 March. There will be a...
NI To Receive £120m Additional Funding In Budget
Northern Ireland is to receive additional funding of almost £120 million in the Spring Budget. Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled the details in the House of Commons today, 07 March. There will be a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
Appeal Launched After 'Dangerous' Prisoner Fails To Return To Jail
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a "dangerous" prisoner who failed to return to Maghaberry Prison in Lisburn. Michael Lawrence Smith, aged 38, was mistakenly released from j...
Appeal Launched After 'Dangerous' Prisoner Fails To Return To Jail
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a "dangerous" prisoner who failed to return to Maghaberry Prison in Lisburn. Michael Lawrence Smith, aged 38, was mistakenly released from j...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
Firmus Energy To Increase Gas Prices By 12.2%
Firmus Energy is to increase its gas prices by 12.2%. The price rise will come into effect at the end of March. Approximately 80,000 customers will be affected by the change. Managing Director Mich...
Firmus Energy To Increase Gas Prices By 12.2%
Firmus Energy is to increase its gas prices by 12.2%. The price rise will come into effect at the end of March. Approximately 80,000 customers will be affected by the change. Managing Director Mich...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
Brokenshire Accused Of 'Waffling' Over Legacy Issues
Sinn Féin cut short a meeting with NI Secretary James Brokenshire on Tuesday, 06 March, because all he did was "waffle", it has been reported. The party said Mr Brokenshire had still not agreed to re...
Brokenshire Accused Of 'Waffling' Over Legacy Issues
Sinn Féin cut short a meeting with NI Secretary James Brokenshire on Tuesday, 06 March, because all he did was "waffle", it has been reported. The party said Mr Brokenshire had still not agreed to re...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
Investigation Launched Following Attempted Robbery In Belfast
Police have launched an investigation after employees at a takeaway restaurant in Belfast were threatened with a hammer. The incident happened at premises on the Shankill Road shortly after 11pm on T...
Investigation Launched Following Attempted Robbery In Belfast
Police have launched an investigation after employees at a takeaway restaurant in Belfast were threatened with a hammer. The incident happened at premises on the Shankill Road shortly after 11pm on T...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
Police Officer Hit By Car In Co Tyrone
A police officer has been hit by a car in Co Tyrone. The incident happened on the Tartlaghan Road at Bush at around 11.30pm on Tuesday, 07 March. The PSNI were responding to reports of two vehicles ...
Police Officer Hit By Car In Co Tyrone
A police officer has been hit by a car in Co Tyrone. The incident happened on the Tartlaghan Road at Bush at around 11.30pm on Tuesday, 07 March. The PSNI were responding to reports of two vehicles ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
Man Killed In Coleraine Road Collision
A man in his 70s has died in a collision in Coleraine. The Land Rover Jeep he was driving hit a tree on the Curragh Road just after 3pm on Tuesday, 07 March. The man died at the scene. Police are a...
Man Killed In Coleraine Road Collision
A man in his 70s has died in a collision in Coleraine. The Land Rover Jeep he was driving hit a tree on the Curragh Road just after 3pm on Tuesday, 07 March. The man died at the scene. Police are a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
Car Set On Fire In Belfast
Police have launched an investigation after a car was discovered on fire in Belfast city centre. The blaze, in the Bradbury Place area, was reported at around 3.30am on Wednesday. The front of a sho...
Car Set On Fire In Belfast
Police have launched an investigation after a car was discovered on fire in Belfast city centre. The blaze, in the Bradbury Place area, was reported at around 3.30am on Wednesday. The front of a sho...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2017
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Craigavon Magistrates' Court. Anna Killen claimed Income Support totalling £3,157...
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Craigavon Magistrates' Court. Anna Killen claimed Income Support totalling £3,157...
Feature News, Mar 8, 2017
St Patrick's Day Celebrations Across NI
Top o' the morning to ye! As a global event, St Patrick's Day is observed by thousands of green-clad people all over the world. To celebrate, we've cobbled together a short list of some events...
St Patrick's Day Celebrations Across NI
Top o' the morning to ye! As a global event, St Patrick's Day is observed by thousands of green-clad people all over the world. To celebrate, we've cobbled together a short list of some events...
Recruitment News, Mar 7, 2017
Justice Secretary Urged To Review Interpreter Contracts
Justice secretary Liz Truss has been urged to review how vital interpreter contracts are awarded and how they operate, following reports that Pearl Linguistics has gone into liquidation. Unite the un...
Justice Secretary Urged To Review Interpreter Contracts
Justice secretary Liz Truss has been urged to review how vital interpreter contracts are awarded and how they operate, following reports that Pearl Linguistics has gone into liquidation. Unite the un...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2017
Man Arrested Over Sex Attack In South Belfast
A man has been arrested in connection with a sex attack in south Belfast. The incident happened in the University Street area of Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday, 07 March, according to the poli...
Man Arrested Over Sex Attack In South Belfast
A man has been arrested in connection with a sex attack in south Belfast. The incident happened in the University Street area of Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday, 07 March, according to the poli...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2017
Arlene Foster: There Is 'No Revolt' Within The Party
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said there is no revolt in her party after Sinn Féin surged in the election polls on Thursday, 02 March. However, the DUP remains the largest party with 28 seats despite ...
Arlene Foster: There Is 'No Revolt' Within The Party
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said there is no revolt in her party after Sinn Féin surged in the election polls on Thursday, 02 March. However, the DUP remains the largest party with 28 seats despite ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2017
Man Arrested Over Attempting To Kill PSNI Officers
A man has been arrested for attempting to kill police officers in west Belfast. Up to eight shots were fired at the side of a parked PSNI car in the Rossnareen Avenue area on 26 November 2015. Two m...
Man Arrested Over Attempting To Kill PSNI Officers
A man has been arrested for attempting to kill police officers in west Belfast. Up to eight shots were fired at the side of a parked PSNI car in the Rossnareen Avenue area on 26 November 2015. Two m...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2017
Boys Less Likely Than Girls To Seek Help Over Suicidal Thoughts - NSPCC
Boys in Northern Ireland are less likely to look for help if they are feeling suicidal compared to girls, according to the NSPCC. The charity said girls contacted them twice as often as boys, despite...
Boys Less Likely Than Girls To Seek Help Over Suicidal Thoughts - NSPCC
Boys in Northern Ireland are less likely to look for help if they are feeling suicidal compared to girls, according to the NSPCC. The charity said girls contacted them twice as often as boys, despite...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
