Northern Ireland News for March 2019 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2019
Three Dead After St Patrick's Event In Cookstown
Police have confirmed the identities of three teenagers who died in an apparent crush at a County Tyrone hotel on St Patrick's Day. The young victims, 16-year-old Connor Durrie, 17-year-old Lauren Bu...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2019
Man Robbed At Knife Point In Belfast City Centre
A man has been left shaken after he was robbed in Belfast City Centre yesterday morning, Monday 18 March. The victim was approached on Oxford Street at approximately 1.30am and forced to withdraw mon...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2019
Plans Progressing For NI Weight-Loss Unit
Proposals for Northern Ireland's first weight-loss centre are being forwarded by the Department of Health. The assessment will focus on the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen as the location. ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 19, 2019
Other News In Brief
New Licensing Scheme Introduced For Multiple Occupation Houses A new licensing scheme aimed at improving conditions for occupiers and addressing issues that can affect neighbourhoods will be i...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2019
Lisburn Man To Serve 17 Years Over Christmas Day Murder
A 20-year-old Lisburn man has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 17 years in custody for the murder of his stepmum, Jayne Toal Reat. Ms Reat, a 43-year-old nurse, died in her daugh...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2019
Men Armed With Hammer Rob Carryduff Business
Police are appealing for information after a Carryduff business was targeted in an armed robbery. Two masked men armed with what was described as a hammer entered a business premises at the Carryduff...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2019
Pedestrian Dies After L'Derry Collision
A man in his 80s has died after he was involved in a collision in L'Derry. The incident happened at Crescent Link at around 8pm on Thursday 14 March. Police said the man, who was a pedestrian, was t...
Business News, Mar 15, 2019
Sales-Focused Mentoring For L'Derry Firms
Small businesses operating in the L'Derry area are being encouraged to take part in a Sales Growth Programme. Delivered under Derry City and Strabane District Council's Business Boost initiative, the...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2019
Renewed Appeal To Help Find Nicola Steele
Police and the family of a missing 47-year-old woman are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare after she went missing on Tuesday, 12 March. Nicola Steele, from the Ards Peninsula, is descri...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2019
Murder Probe After Man Found Dead In East Belfast
Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man at a house in east Belfast. It happened in the Kyle Street area in the early hours of this morning, Friday 15 March. Two men have...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2019
Amnesty International: 'Justice Denied' To Bloody Sunday Families
Following the Public Prosecution Service announcement that many families who lost loved ones on Bloody Sunday will not see a prosecution, a spokesperson for Amnesty International has said the victims'...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2019
Plans To Transform Ballymena Barracks Progress
Plans for the regeneration of St. Patrick's Barracks in Ballymena have moved a step closer after planning approval was granted for the former military base. Up to 140 homes, a £30 million leisure, he...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2019
Other News In Brief
Book Of Condolence For New Zealand Victims Opened At City Hall A Book of Condolence for those who lost their lives in two mass shootings in New Zealand has been opened at City Hall. At least...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2019
One Soldier To Be Prosecuted Over Bloody Sunday Murders
One former paratrooper is to be prosecuted for two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday, the Public Prosecution Service has confirmed. 'Soldier F' is to be charged with the murders of ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2019
Masked Men Armed With Knife Rob North Belfast Business
Detectives are appealing for information after an armed robbery in north Belfast last night. Two masked men entered a premises, while armed with a knife, on the Ballysillan Road shortly before 9.40pm...
Business News, Mar 14, 2019
Council Initiative Helps NI Business Achieve 50% Growth
A business programme designed to support and grow local micro and small sized enterprises by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough council has seen significant success, particularly for one loc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2019
NI Set For Snow This Weekend
Northern Ireland is set for a snowy St. Patrick's Day weekend, with a yellow weather warning in place for Saturday 16 March. As Storm Gareth settles, a spell of snow will hit the region, with travel ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2019
Bloody Sunday Families Await Prosecution Decision
The families of 13 people killed on Bloody Sunday in 1972 have gathered in L'Derry to await a decision on whether 17 soldiers involved on the day are to be prosecuted. The Public Prosecution Service ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2019
Murder Investigation Ongoing After County Armagh Man's Death
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in a property in the County Armagh village of Bessbrook. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding Aidan...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2019
Appeal To Help Find Missing County Down Woman
Police are appealing for help tracing a woman missing from her County Down home. Nicola Steele was last seen at around 10.30am on Tuesday 12 March in the Ards Peninsula. She is believed to have been ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2019
Police Issue Fresh Appeal Over Alice Morrow's Murder
Detectives investigating the murder of 53-year-old Alice Morrow at her home in east Belfast have appealed to the public for more information. Mrs Morrow, a mother of three and grandmother of three, w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2019
Other News In Brief
Six Released Unconditionally Over Bessbrook Death Six people arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in Besbrook, County Armagh, have been released unconditionally. The d...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2019
Coleraine Coastguard Out Of Action After Raid
The Coastguard team in Coleraine has been left unable to respond to emergencies after their station was ransacked overnight. Volunteers discovered the situation this morning, Wednesday 13 March, and ...
Business News, Mar 13, 2019
Belfast's Investment Potential Celebrated At FDI Awards
Belfast's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) strategy has been awarded second place at the Financial Times FDI Magazine Editor's Choice Awards today, 13 March. The announcement was made at MIPIM, the wo...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2019
NI Parties Split On Brexit Way Forward
Northern Ireland's political leaders appear to be split on a way forward for Brexit, as Parliament prepares to vote on the possibility of a no-deal crash out of the EU. Less than 24 hours after There...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2019
Govt Rule Out Irish Border Tariffs In No-Deal Brexit
Tariffs will not be applied to goods entering Northern Ireland from the Republic in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The details were published by the government this morning, Wednesday 13 March, stati...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2019
Drugs Campaign Launched To Tackle Street-Level Dealing
A new multi-media campaign aimed at tackling street-level drug dealing has been launched today, 13 March. The initiative, a PSNI partnership with the local Policing and Community Safety Partnership (...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2019
North Belfast Shop Targeted By Men Armed With Knife
Staff at a north Belfast shop have been left shaken after two men, one armed with a knife, threatened to rob the premises this morning, 13 March. The culprits entered the shop on the Antrim Road at a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2019
Police Granted Extra Time To Question Murder Suspect
Detectives investigating the murder of 53-year-old Alice Morrow have been granted an additional 36 hours to question a suspect. Mrs Morrow's body was found at a property in Whincroft Way, east Belfas...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2019
Shocking Recent Murder Statistics Branded A 'Travesty'
SDLP Policing and Justice Spokesperson Dolores Kelly has expressed outrage that six women have been murdered in their homes in Ireland so far this year. The upper Bann MLA said the deaths, including ...