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Northern Ireland News for February 2019 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2019
High Air Pollution Levels Forecast For NI- DAERA
The current weather conditions have prompted a warning for moderate levels of air pollution across Northern Ireland this week. Heightened levels, classed as when there is more sulphur dioxide, nitrog...
High Air Pollution Levels Forecast For NI- DAERA
The current weather conditions have prompted a warning for moderate levels of air pollution across Northern Ireland this week. Heightened levels, classed as when there is more sulphur dioxide, nitrog...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2019
Man Dies After Being Hit By Car In Coleraine
A man in his 30's has died after he was struck by a car in Coleraine. The incident happened on the Quilly Road at around 6.45pm on Sunday evening, 24 February. The route was closed for some time but...
Man Dies After Being Hit By Car In Coleraine
A man in his 30's has died after he was struck by a car in Coleraine. The incident happened on the Quilly Road at around 6.45pm on Sunday evening, 24 February. The route was closed for some time but...
Business News, Feb 25, 2019
Silicon Valley Tech Company To Create 150 Belfast Jobs
A Silicon Valley tech company that specialises in fraud protection has announced it's first ever investment in Northern Ireland, with 150 jobs to be created in Belfast. Signifyd is launching a global...
Silicon Valley Tech Company To Create 150 Belfast Jobs
A Silicon Valley tech company that specialises in fraud protection has announced it's first ever investment in Northern Ireland, with 150 jobs to be created in Belfast. Signifyd is launching a global...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2019
Alliance Call For Bangor Park And Ride
Alliance representatives for Bangor West have said Translink have recognised the need to tackle the lack of Park and Ride facilities for commuters in the town. A party delegation, including Councillo...
Alliance Call For Bangor Park And Ride
Alliance representatives for Bangor West have said Translink have recognised the need to tackle the lack of Park and Ride facilities for commuters in the town. A party delegation, including Councillo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2019
Man Released After Arrest In Ballymena Death Probe
Detectives investigating the death of a homeless man in County Antrim have released a man on bail. It is understood a resident of the Simon Community's Mill House hostel in Ballymena was found dead o...
Man Released After Arrest In Ballymena Death Probe
Detectives investigating the death of a homeless man in County Antrim have released a man on bail. It is understood a resident of the Simon Community's Mill House hostel in Ballymena was found dead o...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2019
Loganair Announce Daily L'Derry To Manchester Flights
Loganair has confirmed plans to operate a new daily air service from L'Derry to Manchester. The route from the City of Derry Airport will launch this Spring, following news that the Scottish airline ...
Loganair Announce Daily L'Derry To Manchester Flights
Loganair has confirmed plans to operate a new daily air service from L'Derry to Manchester. The route from the City of Derry Airport will launch this Spring, following news that the Scottish airline ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2019
Elaborate Hoax Causes Disruption In Cookstown
A security alert which was later declared an "elaborate hoax" caused significant disruption in Cookstown on Saturday afternoon, 23 February. The Burn Road was closed between William Street and Park A...
Elaborate Hoax Causes Disruption In Cookstown
A security alert which was later declared an "elaborate hoax" caused significant disruption in Cookstown on Saturday afternoon, 23 February. The Burn Road was closed between William Street and Park A...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 25, 2019
Other News In Brief
Man Suffers Serious Facial Injuries After Ballymena Incident A man has been hospitalised with serious facial injuries after an incident in County Antrim. Police responded to reports of an alt...
Other News In Brief
Man Suffers Serious Facial Injuries After Ballymena Incident A man has been hospitalised with serious facial injuries after an incident in County Antrim. Police responded to reports of an alt...
Business News, Feb 22, 2019
Belfast St George's Market Hailed Best Large Indoor Market In Britain
The popular St George's Market on May Street, Belfast, has been celebrated as the Best Large Indoor Market in Britain. One of the city's oldest attractions, the market originated in the 1890's and ha...
Belfast St George's Market Hailed Best Large Indoor Market In Britain
The popular St George's Market on May Street, Belfast, has been celebrated as the Best Large Indoor Market in Britain. One of the city's oldest attractions, the market originated in the 1890's and ha...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2019
Robinson Centre In East Belfast To Be Renamed
A leisure centre in east Belfast named after former DUP leader Peter Robinson is set to be renamed. The Robinson Centre on the Montgomery Road is currently undergoing a £20m regeneration project, and...
Robinson Centre In East Belfast To Be Renamed
A leisure centre in east Belfast named after former DUP leader Peter Robinson is set to be renamed. The Robinson Centre on the Montgomery Road is currently undergoing a £20m regeneration project, and...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2019
Police Officer Injured After Car Rammed In County Antrim
A police officer has been injured after the vehicle he was driving was rammed in County Antrim. The incident happened when the officer was on patrol in the High Street and Harbough areas of Carnlough...
Police Officer Injured After Car Rammed In County Antrim
A police officer has been injured after the vehicle he was driving was rammed in County Antrim. The incident happened when the officer was on patrol in the High Street and Harbough areas of Carnlough...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2019
Police Issue Warning After Video Circulates Of L'Derry Assault
Police in L'Derry have appealed for people to come forward after a video appeared on social media showing an assault. The incident occurred last night, Thursday 21, in Union Hall Place. A spokespers...
Police Issue Warning After Video Circulates Of L'Derry Assault
Police in L'Derry have appealed for people to come forward after a video appeared on social media showing an assault. The incident occurred last night, Thursday 21, in Union Hall Place. A spokespers...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2019
Consultation Opens On Lisburn Regeneration Plans
A public consultation period on the revised plans for Lisburn City Centre has launched. Residents, visitors, local businesses and other interested parties are being urged to submit their opinions on ...
Consultation Opens On Lisburn Regeneration Plans
A public consultation period on the revised plans for Lisburn City Centre has launched. Residents, visitors, local businesses and other interested parties are being urged to submit their opinions on ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2019
New Airline Confirmed For L'Derry To London Route
An airline has been found to operate the L'Derry to London route. It comes only a week after Flybmi went into administration and cancelled all flights to London Stanstead from the City of Derry Airpo...
New Airline Confirmed For L'Derry To London Route
An airline has been found to operate the L'Derry to London route. It comes only a week after Flybmi went into administration and cancelled all flights to London Stanstead from the City of Derry Airpo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2019
Two Arrested As Cocaine, Pills And Cannabis Seized In North Belfast
Two people have been arrested and a haul of cocaine, pills and cannabis seized as part of a proactive police operation in north Belfast. Ten properties were searched in total, with drug paraphernalia...
Two Arrested As Cocaine, Pills And Cannabis Seized In North Belfast
Two people have been arrested and a haul of cocaine, pills and cannabis seized as part of a proactive police operation in north Belfast. Ten properties were searched in total, with drug paraphernalia...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2019
SDLP Councillor Tim Attwood Stands Down
SDLP Councillor for west Belfast, Tim Attwood, has announced that he won't be contesting the local elections in May. It is believed the decision follows the SDLP's recent partnership with Fianna Fail...
SDLP Councillor Tim Attwood Stands Down
SDLP Councillor for west Belfast, Tim Attwood, has announced that he won't be contesting the local elections in May. It is believed the decision follows the SDLP's recent partnership with Fianna Fail...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 22, 2019
Other News In Brief
Resurfacing Works To Begin In Ballymena Resurfacing works, worth over £160,000, are set to begin in Broughshane, Ballymena. Construction work on the Rathkeel Road will commence on Monday, 25 ...
Other News In Brief
Resurfacing Works To Begin In Ballymena Resurfacing works, worth over £160,000, are set to begin in Broughshane, Ballymena. Construction work on the Rathkeel Road will commence on Monday, 25 ...
Business News, Feb 21, 2019
£8m EDGE Investment Creates 80 Jobs
Dungannon based EDGE Innovate is set for a four-year expansion programme which will create 80 new roles and around £2m annually in salaries. The machinery manufacturer invested a total of £8 million,...
£8m EDGE Investment Creates 80 Jobs
Dungannon based EDGE Innovate is set for a four-year expansion programme which will create 80 new roles and around £2m annually in salaries. The machinery manufacturer invested a total of £8 million,...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
New Diagnosis Scheme To Reduce Waits For Suspected Skin Cancer Patients
A new GP initiative for referrals involving suspected skin cancer has been introduced in mid-Ulster and south Belfast. The simple scheme uses digital images taken by a doctor and sent directly to a d...
New Diagnosis Scheme To Reduce Waits For Suspected Skin Cancer Patients
A new GP initiative for referrals involving suspected skin cancer has been introduced in mid-Ulster and south Belfast. The simple scheme uses digital images taken by a doctor and sent directly to a d...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
Translink Bus Services Withdrawn As Youths Attack Buses
A bus service in west Belfast was suspended on Wednesday night, 20 February, due to a string of attacks on drivers in recent days. Police have launched an investigation after a series of incidents in...
Translink Bus Services Withdrawn As Youths Attack Buses
A bus service in west Belfast was suspended on Wednesday night, 20 February, due to a string of attacks on drivers in recent days. Police have launched an investigation after a series of incidents in...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
Green Light For New Belfast Park & Playground
A proposed new public park and children's play area for west Belfast has been given the go ahead by Belfast City Council. The facility on the Stewartstown Road in Colin will feature four main zones: ...
Green Light For New Belfast Park & Playground
A proposed new public park and children's play area for west Belfast has been given the go ahead by Belfast City Council. The facility on the Stewartstown Road in Colin will feature four main zones: ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
NI Council Secures Almost £186K For Household Recycling Centres
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has secured £186,200 funding for household recycling centres in the district. The investment, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affair...
NI Council Secures Almost £186K For Household Recycling Centres
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has secured £186,200 funding for household recycling centres in the district. The investment, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affair...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
DUP Urged To Abandon 'Reckless' Brexit Stance
The latest Brexit warnings from the business community in Northern Ireland are further evidence of the catastrophic polices of the Conservatives and the DUP, a Sinn Fein MP has warned. Chris Hazzard'...
DUP Urged To Abandon 'Reckless' Brexit Stance
The latest Brexit warnings from the business community in Northern Ireland are further evidence of the catastrophic polices of the Conservatives and the DUP, a Sinn Fein MP has warned. Chris Hazzard'...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
Police Appeal For Information On Violent Burglary In Co Tyrone
Police in Co Tyrone have have issued an appeal for information following a burglary, which has been described as a "horrific ordeal" for the victims. It is understood that three people, armed with a ...
Police Appeal For Information On Violent Burglary In Co Tyrone
Police in Co Tyrone have have issued an appeal for information following a burglary, which has been described as a "horrific ordeal" for the victims. It is understood that three people, armed with a ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
Man Dies In Coleraine Collision
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a fatal road traffic collision in Coleraine. A man died after the transit van he was driving collided with a lorry on the Drumcroon Road at ar...
Man Dies In Coleraine Collision
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a fatal road traffic collision in Coleraine. A man died after the transit van he was driving collided with a lorry on the Drumcroon Road at ar...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
Drug Misuse A Growing Challenge For NI
Drug misuse poses a growing challenge for Northern Ireland's health service and society as a whole, the Chief Medical Officer has warned. Dr Michael McBride issued the warning during a visit to Exter...
Drug Misuse A Growing Challenge For NI
Drug misuse poses a growing challenge for Northern Ireland's health service and society as a whole, the Chief Medical Officer has warned. Dr Michael McBride issued the warning during a visit to Exter...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
Rory McIlroy To Miss Irish Open
Rory McIlroy will not compete in this year's Irish Open at Lahinch. He has confirmed that he will concentrate on preparing for the The Open Championship in Portrush. Speaking to BBC Sport Northern I...
Rory McIlroy To Miss Irish Open
Rory McIlroy will not compete in this year's Irish Open at Lahinch. He has confirmed that he will concentrate on preparing for the The Open Championship in Portrush. Speaking to BBC Sport Northern I...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 21, 2019
Other News In Brief
Public To Be Educated On Alcoholics Anonymous An event to give the public an insight into the problems of alcoholics has been organised by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. The information...
Other News In Brief
Public To Be Educated On Alcoholics Anonymous An event to give the public an insight into the problems of alcoholics has been organised by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. The information...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2019
Police Release Further Details Of 'Vicious' Antrim Murder
Police have released further details about the brutal murder of a man in the rural community of Glenwherry, County Antrim. 52-year-old David Murphy's body was found yesterday, Tuesday 19 February, at...
Police Release Further Details Of 'Vicious' Antrim Murder
Police have released further details about the brutal murder of a man in the rural community of Glenwherry, County Antrim. 52-year-old David Murphy's body was found yesterday, Tuesday 19 February, at...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 20, 2019
£75m Redevelopment Of Former Telegraph Building Approved
Plans for a £75 million redevelopment of the former Belfast Telegraph building have been approved by the Belfast City Council's planning committee. The mixed-use scheme at The Sixth, on Belfast's Roy...
£75m Redevelopment Of Former Telegraph Building Approved
Plans for a £75 million redevelopment of the former Belfast Telegraph building have been approved by the Belfast City Council's planning committee. The mixed-use scheme at The Sixth, on Belfast's Roy...
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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.
