Northern Ireland News for January 2019 : Page 8

Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2019
West Belfast Home Set Alight Days After Being Shot At
A west Belfast home has been gutted in a suspected arson attack, days after it was shot at and then had its windows and doors smashed on New Year's Eve. The latest attack on the house in Dermott Hill...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2019
Fire Service Rescue Pensioners From Blaze At Sheltered Accommodation
A number of elderly residents have been rescued from a sheltered accommodation facility in north Belfast following a fire in a flat. Five fire crews attended the scene at Mount Vernon Court shortly b...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2019
Economy Department Exploring Broadband Improvements In NI
The Department for the Economy (DfE) is exploring the possibility of progressing work to improve Northern Ireland's broadband speeds without a minister. A consultation is currently open to find out w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2019
55 Lives Lost In NI Road Collisions In 2018
A total of 55 people tragically lost their life on Northern Ireland's roads in 2018, it has emerged in the Provisional PSNI Road Death Statistics. The figure is down eight, from 63 in 2017, but the N...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2019
NI Students Remain In Dark About ROI Tuition Fees
Hopeful students from Northern Ireland who plan to start university in the Republic of Ireland this year are still unaware of how much they will pay in tuition fees. The young people are in limbo, wa...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2019
New Year's Day Death Of L'Derry Man 'Not Suspicious'
The death of a man whose body was found at a house in L'Derry on Tuesday 01 January is not being treated as suspicious, following the results of a post mortem examination. The discovery was made at t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2019
Police Investigate Three Violent Incidents In Same Part Of West Belfast
Police are currently investigating three violent incidents which occurred in the same area of west Belfast in recent days. Two homes were targeted over New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Dermot Hil...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 3, 2019
Other News In Brief
Critically Injured Biker Airlifted After Bushmills Crash A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital in Belfast following a serious crash in Bushmills, County Antrim. The incident involved ...
Business News, Jan 2, 2019
Belfast Employment Academies To Host 'Drop In' Events
On the hunt for a job? Get some extra help by visiting one of four 'drop in' centres for information on the Belfast Employment Academies which offer training for specific industries and aim to help up...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
Woman Seriously Assaulted On Boxing Day By 'Several Men'
The PSNI has issued an appeal as part of an ongoing investigation into an assault on Boxing Day, Wednesday 26 December, when a woman was seriously assaulted. The victim was attacked on High Street, H...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
Shots Fired At House In Banbridge
A police investigation is underway after shots were reportedly fired through the front door of a house in Banbridge, County Down. The incident happened at about 3.35am, in the early hours of Wednesda...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
NI School Application Process Overhauled To New Online System
A new online school admissions process for Northern Ireland has been launched, despite the Education Authority's (EA) system crashing when the scheme went live on Wednesday 02 January. All parents or...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
Massive Drugs Find After Disqualified Driver Stopped By Police
A large quantity of drugs has been seized by police in Lisburn after they stopped a disqualified driver on New Year's Eve. The discovery was made on Monday 31 December, the same day that officers in ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
Cave Hill Rescue Operation As Woman Slips On Rocks
A specialist rescue team was deployed to Belfast's Cave Hill on Tuesday 01 January after a walker slipped on the rocks and suffered an injury. Fire and Rescue Service personnel, working alongside the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
Major Investigation Launched As Man's Body Found In L'Derry
Five people have been released on bail pending further enquiries into the death of a man in L'Derry. Officers cordoned off a house in the Lincoln Court area shortly after 10am on New Year's Day, afte...
Feature News, Jan 2, 2019
January Money Saving Tips
As well as the complete loss of Christmas cheer, January can be particularly challenging in terms of money. Even if you funded the festive period without running up a host of credit card bills, the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
2019 Must Bring Clarity In Order To Plan For Brexit- NI Chamber Of Commerce
The New Year must bring clarity for the business sector, in order to avoid a "messy or disorderly" Brexit, according to the newly appointed President of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and In...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
Police Probe Drug Links To Four Deaths Over Christmas
Police are investigating whether a spate of deaths in Belfast over the Christmas period could be related to drug use. Four young people in their late teens to early 30's are reported to have died in ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
Shots Fired At West Belfast Home
Police have launched an investigation after shots were fired at an apartment in west Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday, 01 January. The incident took place in the Upper Springfield Road area. No...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2019
Other News In Brief
Police Probe Sudden Death Of Woman In County Armagh An investigation has been launched after a woman's body was discovered at a house in County Armagh on New Year's Day. Officers responded to...