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Northern Ireland News for August 2018 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Aug 28, 2018
Govt Warned That 'Hands Off' Approach In NI Is Failing - NICVA
The British government's "hands off" approach to governing Northern Ireland is failing, the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) has warned. NICVA issued the warning to the Northern ...
Govt Warned That 'Hands Off' Approach In NI Is Failing - NICVA
The British government's "hands off" approach to governing Northern Ireland is failing, the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) has warned. NICVA issued the warning to the Northern ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 28, 2018
Viable Explosive Device Left At House In Carrickfergus
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a viable explosive device was found outside a house in the Marshallstown Road area of Carrickfergus around 10.30pm on Saturday 25 August. Chief Inspec...
Viable Explosive Device Left At House In Carrickfergus
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a viable explosive device was found outside a house in the Marshallstown Road area of Carrickfergus around 10.30pm on Saturday 25 August. Chief Inspec...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 28, 2018
Man Injured In Shooting Incident In North Belfast
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a shooting incident in north Belfast on Saturday, 25 August, 2018. A man, aged in his 30s, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in an incident ...
Man Injured In Shooting Incident In North Belfast
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a shooting incident in north Belfast on Saturday, 25 August, 2018. A man, aged in his 30s, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in an incident ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 28, 2018
Pope's Comments On Clerical And Institutional Abuse 'Disappointing'
Alliance has said that while it was 'disappointing' that the Pope did not go further in his comments about clerical and institutional abuse, he did offer hope for the future in the strong words he sha...
Pope's Comments On Clerical And Institutional Abuse 'Disappointing'
Alliance has said that while it was 'disappointing' that the Pope did not go further in his comments about clerical and institutional abuse, he did offer hope for the future in the strong words he sha...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 28, 2018
MG Cars Through The Ages On Display At Carrickfergus Fundraiser
MG cars through the ages are to be on display at an upcoming fundraising event in Carrickfergus this weekend, Sunday 02 September. MG Day at Carrickfergus Sailing Club, organised by the MG Owners' C...
MG Cars Through The Ages On Display At Carrickfergus Fundraiser
MG cars through the ages are to be on display at an upcoming fundraising event in Carrickfergus this weekend, Sunday 02 September. MG Day at Carrickfergus Sailing Club, organised by the MG Owners' C...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 28, 2018
Other News In Brief
Mayor Urges Public To Be Cautious In Belfast City Centre Responding to news that a fire has broken out in the Primark Bank Buildings on Royal Avenue in Belfast City Centre, Sinn Féin Mayor o...
Other News In Brief
Mayor Urges Public To Be Cautious In Belfast City Centre Responding to news that a fire has broken out in the Primark Bank Buildings on Royal Avenue in Belfast City Centre, Sinn Féin Mayor o...
Business News, Aug 24, 2018
Council Receives Funding For New Street Sweeper
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council has received £70,000 funding from the Department for Communities (DfC) towards the purchase of a new street sweeper to assist in the provision of a higher standard a...
Council Receives Funding For New Street Sweeper
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council has received £70,000 funding from the Department for Communities (DfC) towards the purchase of a new street sweeper to assist in the provision of a higher standard a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2018
Volunteers Sought To Take Part In Secret Filming Project In Belfast
Volunteers from across Belfast are being invited to take part in a secret filming project. Up to 2,000 people are being sought for the project which will take place in the Titanic Quarter on Wednesda...
Volunteers Sought To Take Part In Secret Filming Project In Belfast
Volunteers from across Belfast are being invited to take part in a secret filming project. Up to 2,000 people are being sought for the project which will take place in the Titanic Quarter on Wednesda...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2018
Electric Ireland Announces Price Rise Of 13.3%
Electric Ireland has confirmed it is increasing its prices by 13.3%. The price rise will come into effect from 01 October this year. The firm said it is due to "sustained increases in wholesale ener...
Electric Ireland Announces Price Rise Of 13.3%
Electric Ireland has confirmed it is increasing its prices by 13.3%. The price rise will come into effect from 01 October this year. The firm said it is due to "sustained increases in wholesale ener...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2018
Three People Charged After Stabbing Attack In South Belfast
Three people have been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing attack in south Belfast. The assault happened on the Laganbank Road at around 11.45pm on Wednesday, 22 August. An 18-year-ol...
Three People Charged After Stabbing Attack In South Belfast
Three people have been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing attack in south Belfast. The assault happened on the Laganbank Road at around 11.45pm on Wednesday, 22 August. An 18-year-ol...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2018
Will Grigg Returns To NI Squad
Will Grigg is returning to the Northern Ireland squad after receiving his first call up in nearly two years. The Wigan Athletic striker will be part of the squad to take place in the inaugural Natio...
Will Grigg Returns To NI Squad
Will Grigg is returning to the Northern Ireland squad after receiving his first call up in nearly two years. The Wigan Athletic striker will be part of the squad to take place in the inaugural Natio...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2018
Blackhead Path Will Not Reopen Until 2019
Blackhead Path in Co Antrim will not reopen until December 2019 due to recent subsidence concerns. An engineer's report found the path was at risk of collapsing. It moved 30cms in the last year and ...
Blackhead Path Will Not Reopen Until 2019
Blackhead Path in Co Antrim will not reopen until December 2019 due to recent subsidence concerns. An engineer's report found the path was at risk of collapsing. It moved 30cms in the last year and ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2018
'Fatberg' Rises To Top Of Manhole Cover In Belfast
Homes and businesses are being urged not to pour fat, oil or grease (FOG) down drains after a major blockage rose to the top of a manhole cover on the Shankill Road in Belfast. Workers at NI Water at...
'Fatberg' Rises To Top Of Manhole Cover In Belfast
Homes and businesses are being urged not to pour fat, oil or grease (FOG) down drains after a major blockage rose to the top of a manhole cover on the Shankill Road in Belfast. Workers at NI Water at...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2018
Man Charged With Drug Related Offences In North Belfast
A 32-year-old man has been charged with a series of drug related offences following a £6 million drug seizure in north Belfast. Detectives from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch seized cannabis pla...
Man Charged With Drug Related Offences In North Belfast
A 32-year-old man has been charged with a series of drug related offences following a £6 million drug seizure in north Belfast. Detectives from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch seized cannabis pla...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 24, 2018
Other News In Brief
Resurfacing Work To Take Place In L'Derry Resurfacing work is to begin on the Caw Roundabout in L'Derry early next month. The £200,000 project, starting on 02 September, will strengthen the c...
Other News In Brief
Resurfacing Work To Take Place In L'Derry Resurfacing work is to begin on the Caw Roundabout in L'Derry early next month. The £200,000 project, starting on 02 September, will strengthen the c...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2018
GCSE Results On The Rise In NI
Around 30,000 students across Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today, 23 August, resulting in a 0.7% rise in passing grades A*-C. Approximately 81.1% of NI GCSE entries secured pass...
GCSE Results On The Rise In NI
Around 30,000 students across Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today, 23 August, resulting in a 0.7% rise in passing grades A*-C. Approximately 81.1% of NI GCSE entries secured pass...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2018
Tickets Sold Out For Next Year's Open Championship In Portrush
Tickets for next year's golf Open Championship at Royal Portrush have sold out. The golf major will take place across four days from 14-17 July, returning to Northern Ireland for the first time sinc...
Tickets Sold Out For Next Year's Open Championship In Portrush
Tickets for next year's golf Open Championship at Royal Portrush have sold out. The golf major will take place across four days from 14-17 July, returning to Northern Ireland for the first time sinc...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2018
Five Men Arrested In Connection With Belfast Stabbing
Five men have been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident in Laganbank Road, Belfast, last night, 22 August. Police were called to the area at approximately 11.45pm after a 18 year old man ...
Five Men Arrested In Connection With Belfast Stabbing
Five men have been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident in Laganbank Road, Belfast, last night, 22 August. Police were called to the area at approximately 11.45pm after a 18 year old man ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2018
Four People Left 'Extremely Shaken' After Shots Fired At House In Newry
Four people have been left "extremely shaken" after a "volley of shots" were fired at a house in Newry. The attack happened at a property in the Barcroft Park area at around 1am on Thursday, 23 Augus...
Four People Left 'Extremely Shaken' After Shots Fired At House In Newry
Four people have been left "extremely shaken" after a "volley of shots" were fired at a house in Newry. The attack happened at a property in the Barcroft Park area at around 1am on Thursday, 23 Augus...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2018
Kyle Lafferty Signs Two-Year Contract With Rangers
Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty has signed a two-year contract with Rangers. Lafferty is to rejoin the team from Hearts after departing six years ago. Speaking at a media conference Rangers m...
Kyle Lafferty Signs Two-Year Contract With Rangers
Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty has signed a two-year contract with Rangers. Lafferty is to rejoin the team from Hearts after departing six years ago. Speaking at a media conference Rangers m...
Business News, Aug 23, 2018
Cushendall Firm Ships First Container To Singapore
Glens of Antrim Crisps (GOA) based in Cushendall has shipped its first container of crisps to a supermarket chain in Singapore. The deal with Cold Storage was secured at Food Hotel Asia in April and...
Cushendall Firm Ships First Container To Singapore
Glens of Antrim Crisps (GOA) based in Cushendall has shipped its first container of crisps to a supermarket chain in Singapore. The deal with Cold Storage was secured at Food Hotel Asia in April and...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2018
Call For Entire Education System In NI To Be Reviewed
The Alliance Party and SDLP are calling for the entire education system in Northern Ireland to be reviewed after it was revealed that the Education Authority (EA) considered taking away all school cro...
Call For Entire Education System In NI To Be Reviewed
The Alliance Party and SDLP are calling for the entire education system in Northern Ireland to be reviewed after it was revealed that the Education Authority (EA) considered taking away all school cro...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2018
Two Viable Pipe Bombs Found In North Belfast
Two viable pipe bombs have been found in the New Lodge area of north Belfast. A security alert was sparked in the Churchill Street area at around 1pm on Wednesday, 22 August. Army bomb disposal expe...
Two Viable Pipe Bombs Found In North Belfast
Two viable pipe bombs have been found in the New Lodge area of north Belfast. A security alert was sparked in the Churchill Street area at around 1pm on Wednesday, 22 August. Army bomb disposal expe...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 23, 2018
Other News In Brief
NI Ambulance Call-Out Times Steadily Increasing Ambulance call-out times in Northern Ireland have been steadily increasing over the past five years. According to Health and Social Care Trus...
Other News In Brief
NI Ambulance Call-Out Times Steadily Increasing Ambulance call-out times in Northern Ireland have been steadily increasing over the past five years. According to Health and Social Care Trus...
Business News, Aug 22, 2018
Equality Training Sessions Announced
A number of training sessions for employers and service providers across NI have been announced by the Equality Commission's Advisory Services Team. The training sessions cover some of the most commo...
Equality Training Sessions Announced
A number of training sessions for employers and service providers across NI have been announced by the Equality Commission's Advisory Services Team. The training sessions cover some of the most commo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2018
Sinn Féin Earn More Than Double Any Other NI Political Party
Sinn Féin earned almost as much as Northern Ireland's other main political parties combined in 2017, according to the latest figures releases by the Electoral Commission(EC). The EC has published the...
Sinn Féin Earn More Than Double Any Other NI Political Party
Sinn Féin earned almost as much as Northern Ireland's other main political parties combined in 2017, according to the latest figures releases by the Electoral Commission(EC). The EC has published the...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2018
Deloitte Launches NI's First Health-Tech Academy
Graduates with an interest in the healthcare industry are being encouraged to join the first ever Health-Tech Academy, established by Deloitte. The ten week pre-employment skills training programme, ...
Deloitte Launches NI's First Health-Tech Academy
Graduates with an interest in the healthcare industry are being encouraged to join the first ever Health-Tech Academy, established by Deloitte. The ten week pre-employment skills training programme, ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2018
Dept Of Agriculture Urges The Protection Of Healthy Soils
Healthy soils are the engine driving crop and forage production on Northern Irish farms and must be protected, the Department for Agriculture has said. Recent wet summers, mild winters and modern far...
Dept Of Agriculture Urges The Protection Of Healthy Soils
Healthy soils are the engine driving crop and forage production on Northern Irish farms and must be protected, the Department for Agriculture has said. Recent wet summers, mild winters and modern far...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2018
British Govt Accused Of 'Attempting To Fool The Public' Over Brexit
The British government has been accused of trying to hide the full extent of how damaging Brexit will be in Northern Ireland "in an attempt to fool the public". Making the accusation, Sinn Féin MEP M...
British Govt Accused Of 'Attempting To Fool The Public' Over Brexit
The British government has been accused of trying to hide the full extent of how damaging Brexit will be in Northern Ireland "in an attempt to fool the public". Making the accusation, Sinn Féin MEP M...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 22, 2018
Reports Of Man Trying To Lure Children Into His Car In North Belfast
An investigation has been launched following reports of a "male acting inappropriately towards children" in North Belfast. SDLP Councillor for Oldpark, Paul McCusker, said that he had been contacted ...
Reports Of Man Trying To Lure Children Into His Car In North Belfast
An investigation has been launched following reports of a "male acting inappropriately towards children" in North Belfast. SDLP Councillor for Oldpark, Paul McCusker, said that he had been contacted ...
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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.
