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Northern Ireland News for January 2018 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2018
Initiative Re-Launched In Bid To Tackle Bogus Callers Across NI
The PSNI and the Utility Regulator have re-launched a new initiative aimed at tackling bogus callers and helping people feel safer in their homes. The 'Quick Check 101' scheme allows residents to dia...
Initiative Re-Launched In Bid To Tackle Bogus Callers Across NI
The PSNI and the Utility Regulator have re-launched a new initiative aimed at tackling bogus callers and helping people feel safer in their homes. The 'Quick Check 101' scheme allows residents to dia...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2018
Other News In Brief
Newry Boxer Denies Allegations Made By Vigilante Group Conor Wallace, an amateur boxer representing Northern Ireland in this year's Commonwealth Games, has denied allegations made against him ...
Other News In Brief
Newry Boxer Denies Allegations Made By Vigilante Group Conor Wallace, an amateur boxer representing Northern Ireland in this year's Commonwealth Games, has denied allegations made against him ...
Recruitment News, Jan 12, 2018
Workers At Engineering Firm Vote For Strike Action
Workers at Cummins Generator Technologies in Stamford have voted by an overwhelming 93 per cent for strike action over the failure of management to negotiate constructively over plans to shed 300 jobs...
Workers At Engineering Firm Vote For Strike Action
Workers at Cummins Generator Technologies in Stamford have voted by an overwhelming 93 per cent for strike action over the failure of management to negotiate constructively over plans to shed 300 jobs...
Business News, Jan 12, 2018
Nominations Open For Annual Belfast Sports Awards
Nominations have opened for the annual Belfast Sports Awards. The awards celebrate the rachievements of Belfast’s sports people. They also pay tribute to the efforts of our coaches, volunteers, mento...
Nominations Open For Annual Belfast Sports Awards
Nominations have opened for the annual Belfast Sports Awards. The awards celebrate the rachievements of Belfast’s sports people. They also pay tribute to the efforts of our coaches, volunteers, mento...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2018
Yellow Warning For Snow And Ice Issued In NI
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across Northern Ireland on Monday, 15 January, until Tuesday, 16 January. The warning has been put in place from 6pm until 11.55pm....
Yellow Warning For Snow And Ice Issued In NI
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across Northern Ireland on Monday, 15 January, until Tuesday, 16 January. The warning has been put in place from 6pm until 11.55pm....
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2018
Irish Foreign Minister To Meet Secretary Of State Next Week
Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney is to meet with the new Secretary of State next week to discuss power-sharing in Northern Ireland, Simon Coveney, who flew into London from the Middle East, met w...
Irish Foreign Minister To Meet Secretary Of State Next Week
Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney is to meet with the new Secretary of State next week to discuss power-sharing in Northern Ireland, Simon Coveney, who flew into London from the Middle East, met w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2018
Searches Ongoing To Find Missing Man Michael Cullen
Searches to find missing north Belfast man Michael Cullen are ongoing. Mr Cullen was reported missing by his family on Tuesday, 09 January. He is a well known beatboxer who regularly performs in Dub...
Searches Ongoing To Find Missing Man Michael Cullen
Searches to find missing north Belfast man Michael Cullen are ongoing. Mr Cullen was reported missing by his family on Tuesday, 09 January. He is a well known beatboxer who regularly performs in Dub...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2018
Man Killed In County Armagh Road Crash
Police have issued appeal for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in County Armagh. A man, aged in his 60s, has died after his car left the road and collided with a tree on the Bessbrook Road...
Man Killed In County Armagh Road Crash
Police have issued appeal for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in County Armagh. A man, aged in his 60s, has died after his car left the road and collided with a tree on the Bessbrook Road...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2018
SDLP Urge People To 'Remain Vigilant' Following Burglary
The SDLP has urged people to "remain vigilant" following a burglary in the Woodbrook area of Derry/L'Derry on Thursday, 11 January. Cllr Brian Tierney said: "Those behind the burglary in the Woodbroo...
SDLP Urge People To 'Remain Vigilant' Following Burglary
The SDLP has urged people to "remain vigilant" following a burglary in the Woodbrook area of Derry/L'Derry on Thursday, 11 January. Cllr Brian Tierney said: "Those behind the burglary in the Woodbroo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2018
New Black Taxi Jobs Announced
Funding to create 26 new Black Taxi driver jobs has been announced by Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie. Cllr Beattie posted the news to his Facebook, and it is understood that the funding has been...
New Black Taxi Jobs Announced
Funding to create 26 new Black Taxi driver jobs has been announced by Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie. Cllr Beattie posted the news to his Facebook, and it is understood that the funding has been...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2018
Witnesses Sought To Armagh Service Station Burglary
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following a burglary at a service station in Armagh. In the early hours of Friday morning, police were alerted by an alarm at the service station on the Gos...
Witnesses Sought To Armagh Service Station Burglary
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following a burglary at a service station in Armagh. In the early hours of Friday morning, police were alerted by an alarm at the service station on the Gos...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2018
Other News In Brief
New Aseptic Suite To Be Developed At Craigavon Hospital A new aseptic suite is to be developed at Craigavon Hospital in Co Armagh. Construction work on the £3.37 million suite is to begin soo...
Other News In Brief
New Aseptic Suite To Be Developed At Craigavon Hospital A new aseptic suite is to be developed at Craigavon Hospital in Co Armagh. Construction work on the £3.37 million suite is to begin soo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2018
Yellow Weather Warning For Fog Extended Across NI
The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for fog across Northern Ireland. The warning remains in place from 3pm today, 11 January, until 3am on Friday, 12 January. A number of flights ha...
Yellow Weather Warning For Fog Extended Across NI
The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for fog across Northern Ireland. The warning remains in place from 3pm today, 11 January, until 3am on Friday, 12 January. A number of flights ha...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2018
Mother And Son Escape Injury Following Petrol Bomb Attack
A mother and her son have escaped injury after a petrol bomb attack at a house in Dungannon, Co Tyrone. The attack happened in the Springdale area in the early hours of Thursday morning, 11 January. ...
Mother And Son Escape Injury Following Petrol Bomb Attack
A mother and her son have escaped injury after a petrol bomb attack at a house in Dungannon, Co Tyrone. The attack happened in the Springdale area in the early hours of Thursday morning, 11 January. ...
Recruitment News, Jan 11, 2018
Over 250 Union Members Vote For Strike Action At Fujitsu
More than 250 Unite union members in Manchester have voted for 11 days of strike action at IT giant Fujitsu in one of the longest running industrial disputes in the UK. One of the features of the dis...
Over 250 Union Members Vote For Strike Action At Fujitsu
More than 250 Unite union members in Manchester have voted for 11 days of strike action at IT giant Fujitsu in one of the longest running industrial disputes in the UK. One of the features of the dis...
Business News, Jan 11, 2018
Search Begins For Best Of Antrim Town's Businesses
The search is on for the best of Antrim Town's businesses, as preparations for the second Antrim Town Business Awards get underway. The awards, organised by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, i...
Search Begins For Best Of Antrim Town's Businesses
The search is on for the best of Antrim Town's businesses, as preparations for the second Antrim Town Business Awards get underway. The awards, organised by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, i...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2018
Serious Concerns Raised As NI Cancer Targets Missed
Serious concerns have been raised after new figures revealed that cancer targets in Northern Ireland have been missed again. In September 2017, 228 out of 368 patients were first treated within 62 da...
Serious Concerns Raised As NI Cancer Targets Missed
Serious concerns have been raised after new figures revealed that cancer targets in Northern Ireland have been missed again. In September 2017, 228 out of 368 patients were first treated within 62 da...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2018
Suspected Burglar Arrested Following Reports Of Suspicious Activity
A suspected burglar has been arrested after a member of the public reported suspicious activity in Newtownabbey. PSNI officers attended the scene in the Lynda Meadows area at around 4.20am on Thursda...
Suspected Burglar Arrested Following Reports Of Suspicious Activity
A suspected burglar has been arrested after a member of the public reported suspicious activity in Newtownabbey. PSNI officers attended the scene in the Lynda Meadows area at around 4.20am on Thursda...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2018
Investigation Launched Following Suspected Hit And Run In East Belfast
An investigation has been launched following a suspected hit and run collision in east Belfast. A woman and a young girl were knocked down at a pedestrian crossing on the Newtownards Road at around 8...
Investigation Launched Following Suspected Hit And Run In East Belfast
An investigation has been launched following a suspected hit and run collision in east Belfast. A woman and a young girl were knocked down at a pedestrian crossing on the Newtownards Road at around 8...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2018
Sinn Fein's Jim McVeigh To Stand Down As Belfast Councillor
Sinn Fein's Jim McVeigh has confirmed he is stepping down as a Councillor. The leader of the Sinn Fein group on the Belfast City Council announced that he will officially stand down in February. How...
Sinn Fein's Jim McVeigh To Stand Down As Belfast Councillor
Sinn Fein's Jim McVeigh has confirmed he is stepping down as a Councillor. The leader of the Sinn Fein group on the Belfast City Council announced that he will officially stand down in February. How...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2018
Man Stabbed In West Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in west Belfast. The attack happened in the Springfield Road area at around 7.45am on Tuesday, 09 January. The victim sustained a stab wo...
Man Stabbed In West Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in west Belfast. The attack happened in the Springfield Road area at around 7.45am on Tuesday, 09 January. The victim sustained a stab wo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2018
Other News In Brief
High Levels Of Air Pollution Expected Across NI Moderate to high levels of air pollution are expected across urban centres in Northern Ireland today, 11 January. In a statement the Departmen...
Other News In Brief
High Levels Of Air Pollution Expected Across NI Moderate to high levels of air pollution are expected across urban centres in Northern Ireland today, 11 January. In a statement the Departmen...
Recruitment News, Jan 10, 2018
Fresh Disruption At Sellafield In Cumbria
The Sellafield complex, in Cumbria, is facing fresh disruption as workers employed by civil engineering company DSD Construction, voted for strike action as a result of the company sacking the Unite s...
Fresh Disruption At Sellafield In Cumbria
The Sellafield complex, in Cumbria, is facing fresh disruption as workers employed by civil engineering company DSD Construction, voted for strike action as a result of the company sacking the Unite s...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2018
Secretary Of State Committed To Restoring Devolution In NI
The new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said she is committed to restoring devolution in NI, during her first official visit. Mrs Karen Bradley also said she was "delighted to be in Belfa...
Secretary Of State Committed To Restoring Devolution In NI
The new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said she is committed to restoring devolution in NI, during her first official visit. Mrs Karen Bradley also said she was "delighted to be in Belfa...
Business News, Jan 10, 2018
Belfast Business Fined For Failing To Display Food Hygiene Rating Sticker
A business in Belfast has been fined for failing to display a valid food hygiene rating sticker. PGMB Ltd, the proprietor of Café Fish, 340 Lisburn Road, Belfast was fined £250 and ordered to pay £12...
Belfast Business Fined For Failing To Display Food Hygiene Rating Sticker
A business in Belfast has been fined for failing to display a valid food hygiene rating sticker. PGMB Ltd, the proprietor of Café Fish, 340 Lisburn Road, Belfast was fined £250 and ordered to pay £12...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2018
Man Arrested Over Attempted Murder Of Off-Duty Police Officer
A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Co L'Derry. A viable under-car bomb was discovered outside a house in the Ardanlee area on 22 February...
Man Arrested Over Attempted Murder Of Off-Duty Police Officer
A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an off-duty police officer in Co L'Derry. A viable under-car bomb was discovered outside a house in the Ardanlee area on 22 February...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2018
Four People 'In Shock' After House Ransacked In East Belfast
A father and his three adult children have been "left in shock" after they were forced to stay in the same room while burglars ransacked a house in east Belfast. The incident happened at a property i...
Four People 'In Shock' After House Ransacked In East Belfast
A father and his three adult children have been "left in shock" after they were forced to stay in the same room while burglars ransacked a house in east Belfast. The incident happened at a property i...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2018
Council To Launch Investigation Over Jayda Fransen Video
Belfast City Council is to launch an investigation after a video appeared with Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen wearing council robes in the Lord Mayor's chair. The video was posted online a...
Council To Launch Investigation Over Jayda Fransen Video
Belfast City Council is to launch an investigation after a video appeared with Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen wearing council robes in the Lord Mayor's chair. The video was posted online a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2018
Carl Frampton To Fight Nonito Donaire In Belfast
Belfast boxer Carl Frampton is to take part in a featherweight fight with Nonito Donaire at Belfast's SSE Arena on 21 April, it has been confirmed. The Tigers Bay boxer is continuing his pursuit of w...
Carl Frampton To Fight Nonito Donaire In Belfast
Belfast boxer Carl Frampton is to take part in a featherweight fight with Nonito Donaire at Belfast's SSE Arena on 21 April, it has been confirmed. The Tigers Bay boxer is continuing his pursuit of w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2018
Appeal Issued For Missing Man Michael Cullen
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing man from north Belfast. Michael Cullen, from the North Circular Road area, was last in contact with his family at around 2pm on...
Appeal Issued For Missing Man Michael Cullen
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing man from north Belfast. Michael Cullen, from the North Circular Road area, was last in contact with his family at around 2pm on...
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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.
