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Northern Ireland News for June 2019 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2019
NI Netball Stars Set For World Cup
A Northern Ireland squad is set to compete among sixteen netball teams at the World Cup in Liverpool next month. Founded in 1955, the NI national team is currently ranked eighth in the world and qual...
NI Netball Stars Set For World Cup
A Northern Ireland squad is set to compete among sixteen netball teams at the World Cup in Liverpool next month. Founded in 1955, the NI national team is currently ranked eighth in the world and qual...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2019
Two Sudden Deaths Investigated By Police
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden deaths of two people in west Belfast. The two bodies, understood to be a man and woman, were discovered at a house in Woodside Drive ...
Two Sudden Deaths Investigated By Police
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden deaths of two people in west Belfast. The two bodies, understood to be a man and woman, were discovered at a house in Woodside Drive ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2019
L'Derry Raids As Police Probe INLA Activity
Police investigating INLA activity have seized a number of items during six searches in L'Derry. Supported by HMRC officers, the PSNI's Organised Crime Unit recovered various items during four of the...
L'Derry Raids As Police Probe INLA Activity
Police investigating INLA activity have seized a number of items during six searches in L'Derry. Supported by HMRC officers, the PSNI's Organised Crime Unit recovered various items during four of the...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2019
Arrest As Drugs Worth £18k Seized
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested by detectives after drugs worth an estimated £18,000 were seized in County Down. Acting on information provided by colleagues in An Garda Síochána who had detain...
Arrest As Drugs Worth £18k Seized
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested by detectives after drugs worth an estimated £18,000 were seized in County Down. Acting on information provided by colleagues in An Garda Síochána who had detain...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2019
Lisburn Bomb Attack Remembered
A memorial service for six soldiers killed by a Provisional IRA bomb in June 1988 in Lisburn has been held in the city, 31 years on from the atrocity. The British Army men had competed in the Lisburn...
Lisburn Bomb Attack Remembered
A memorial service for six soldiers killed by a Provisional IRA bomb in June 1988 in Lisburn has been held in the city, 31 years on from the atrocity. The British Army men had competed in the Lisburn...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 21, 2019
Other News In Brief
Guidance Issued Ahead Of Antrim Parade The PSNI has issued traffic guidance ahead of a band parade in Antrim town this evening, Friday 21 June. The first band is due to leave Dublin Road at a...
Other News In Brief
Guidance Issued Ahead Of Antrim Parade The PSNI has issued traffic guidance ahead of a band parade in Antrim town this evening, Friday 21 June. The first band is due to leave Dublin Road at a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Cause Of Primark Fire Revealed
The blaze that ravaged through Primark in Belfast City Centre last summer has been determined as accidental by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). The retailer was housed in the his...
Cause Of Primark Fire Revealed
The blaze that ravaged through Primark in Belfast City Centre last summer has been determined as accidental by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). The retailer was housed in the his...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Masked Gang Assault Newtownabbey Resident
Detectives in Antrim are appealing for information after a gang of masked men assaulted an individual during an aggravated burglary. The incident is alleged to have occurred in the Ballyfore Walk are...
Masked Gang Assault Newtownabbey Resident
Detectives in Antrim are appealing for information after a gang of masked men assaulted an individual during an aggravated burglary. The incident is alleged to have occurred in the Ballyfore Walk are...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Máire Hendron To Replace Naomi Long In Stormont
The Alliance Party has co-opted Máire Hendron, a former Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, to replace Naomi Long at Stormont. Party leader Mrs Long has been replaced following her election to the European...
Máire Hendron To Replace Naomi Long In Stormont
The Alliance Party has co-opted Máire Hendron, a former Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, to replace Naomi Long at Stormont. Party leader Mrs Long has been replaced following her election to the European...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Belfast Man Sentenced For Animal Welfare Offences
A Belfast man has received a ban from keeping animals for 15 years after he was convicted of four animal welfare offences. Harry Todd, from Joanmount Park in the north of the city, was sentenced to f...
Belfast Man Sentenced For Animal Welfare Offences
A Belfast man has received a ban from keeping animals for 15 years after he was convicted of four animal welfare offences. Harry Todd, from Joanmount Park in the north of the city, was sentenced to f...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Man Jailed For Drugs Offences
A Newtownabbey man has been handed a custodial sentence for a series of drugs offences following police raids as part of a paramilitary probe. 49-year-old William Axon will serve two years imprisonme...
Man Jailed For Drugs Offences
A Newtownabbey man has been handed a custodial sentence for a series of drugs offences following police raids as part of a paramilitary probe. 49-year-old William Axon will serve two years imprisonme...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Man Reported To PPS Over Ian Ogle's Murder
A man has been reported to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) for the murder of Ian Ogle. The father-of-two was stabbed and beaten to death by a group of men near his home in Cluan Place, east Belf...
Man Reported To PPS Over Ian Ogle's Murder
A man has been reported to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) for the murder of Ian Ogle. The father-of-two was stabbed and beaten to death by a group of men near his home in Cluan Place, east Belf...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Waiting Lists For Mental Health Services Rise
An Ulster Unionist MLA has warned that growing delays in accessing mental health treatment could be damaging for children and young people in Northern Ireland. Officially, no child should wait more t...
Waiting Lists For Mental Health Services Rise
An Ulster Unionist MLA has warned that growing delays in accessing mental health treatment could be damaging for children and young people in Northern Ireland. Officially, no child should wait more t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Belfast Buoys Welcomed To Titanic Quarter
The Belfast Buoys have been officially welcomed to their new permanent home in Titanic Quarter. Originally located in Cathedral Gardens, which become known as 'Buoy Park', the landmarks were given to...
Belfast Buoys Welcomed To Titanic Quarter
The Belfast Buoys have been officially welcomed to their new permanent home in Titanic Quarter. Originally located in Cathedral Gardens, which become known as 'Buoy Park', the landmarks were given to...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Coleraine Watersports Centre Anticipates Record Year
Northern Ireland's most popular watersports destination is celebrating the milestone of 130,000 customers and is on track for reaching record footfall this year. The Edge Watersports at The Crannagh ...
Coleraine Watersports Centre Anticipates Record Year
Northern Ireland's most popular watersports destination is celebrating the milestone of 130,000 customers and is on track for reaching record footfall this year. The Edge Watersports at The Crannagh ...
Business News, Jun 20, 2019
Percentage Of NI Firms In Active Innovation Falls
Figures published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) have revealed a decline in the amount of firms in active innovation. 39% of businesses engaged in innovation activitie...
Percentage Of NI Firms In Active Innovation Falls
Figures published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) have revealed a decline in the amount of firms in active innovation. 39% of businesses engaged in innovation activitie...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2019
Other News In Brief
Anger As Pipe Bomb Discovered In North Belfast An SDLP councillor has condemned the actions of "thugs" who planted a pipe bomb in north Belfast yesterday, Wednesday 19 June. A security operat...
Other News In Brief
Anger As Pipe Bomb Discovered In North Belfast An SDLP councillor has condemned the actions of "thugs" who planted a pipe bomb in north Belfast yesterday, Wednesday 19 June. A security operat...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
NI Firm Fined £15k After Man Dies On Work Site
A company in County Antrim is facing a fine of £15,000 after a man died at an excavation site at the rear of his house in Rathfriland. Amalgamated Environmental Services (AES) Ltd, trading as AES Mar...
NI Firm Fined £15k After Man Dies On Work Site
A company in County Antrim is facing a fine of £15,000 after a man died at an excavation site at the rear of his house in Rathfriland. Amalgamated Environmental Services (AES) Ltd, trading as AES Mar...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
Families Under Strain This Summer As Childcare Costs Rise
Many parents are set for an "extremely difficult" summer due to increasing childcare costs, a report has found. The average cost of a full-time childcare place in Northern Ireland is £166 per week, e...
Families Under Strain This Summer As Childcare Costs Rise
Many parents are set for an "extremely difficult" summer due to increasing childcare costs, a report has found. The average cost of a full-time childcare place in Northern Ireland is £166 per week, e...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
Warning Over Bogus NI Water Callers
NI Water is warning customers to be aware of bogus callers this summer after an elderly person was targeted in County Antrim. The pensioner, from the Monkstown area, is believed to have fallen victim...
Warning Over Bogus NI Water Callers
NI Water is warning customers to be aware of bogus callers this summer after an elderly person was targeted in County Antrim. The pensioner, from the Monkstown area, is believed to have fallen victim...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
Damage At Antrim Playpark To Cost Hundreds
Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage at a play park in Ballymena which is expected to cost the local council hundreds of pounds to repair. Rubber mats in the play area at Wakehurst...
Damage At Antrim Playpark To Cost Hundreds
Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage at a play park in Ballymena which is expected to cost the local council hundreds of pounds to repair. Rubber mats in the play area at Wakehurst...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
UUP Back Call For Action On Domestic Violence Laws
The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has backed a call for Westminster to extend legislation that provides protection from coercive control to Northern Ireland. The demand originated with the Chie...
UUP Back Call For Action On Domestic Violence Laws
The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has backed a call for Westminster to extend legislation that provides protection from coercive control to Northern Ireland. The demand originated with the Chie...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
QUB Study Finds Poor Oral Health Increases Liver Cancer Risk
Researchers at Queen's University in Belfast have found that poor oral health is linked to a 75% increased liver cancer risk. The study analysed a cohort of 469,000 people in the UK to investigate th...
QUB Study Finds Poor Oral Health Increases Liver Cancer Risk
Researchers at Queen's University in Belfast have found that poor oral health is linked to a 75% increased liver cancer risk. The study analysed a cohort of 469,000 people in the UK to investigate th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
Futrli Jobs A Welcome Boost For Belfast
A south Belfast MLA has welcomed the announcement of 80 new jobs for the city at technology firm Futrli as a much-needed boost for the local economy. Sinn Fein's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir was speaking afte...
Futrli Jobs A Welcome Boost For Belfast
A south Belfast MLA has welcomed the announcement of 80 new jobs for the city at technology firm Futrli as a much-needed boost for the local economy. Sinn Fein's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir was speaking afte...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
China Agrees Access For NI Beef
The Chief Veterinary Officer for Northern Ireland has welcomed China's decision to grant market access for UK beef exporters by the end of this year. The move, which could be worth £230 million for B...
China Agrees Access For NI Beef
The Chief Veterinary Officer for Northern Ireland has welcomed China's decision to grant market access for UK beef exporters by the end of this year. The move, which could be worth £230 million for B...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
PSNI Cyber Crime Centre Opened
A purpose built PSNI Cyber Crime centre has officially opened in south Belfast. The state-of-the-art facility provides a base for all digital forensic services across the force, such as the fast reco...
PSNI Cyber Crime Centre Opened
A purpose built PSNI Cyber Crime centre has officially opened in south Belfast. The state-of-the-art facility provides a base for all digital forensic services across the force, such as the fast reco...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2019
Other News In Brief
Guidance Issued For Lisburn Half Marathon The PSNI has issued guidance ahead of the 37th Lisburn Half Marathon, 10k and Fun Run this evening, Wednesday 19 June. A traffic management system wi...
Other News In Brief
Guidance Issued For Lisburn Half Marathon The PSNI has issued guidance ahead of the 37th Lisburn Half Marathon, 10k and Fun Run this evening, Wednesday 19 June. A traffic management system wi...
Business News, Jun 19, 2019
Belfast Cafe Invests In Marginalised Young People
A new cafe in east Belfast is to provide development opportunities for marginalised young people. Orchard @ The Foundry will open on the Lower Newtownards Road in east Belfast next month, bringing a...
Belfast Cafe Invests In Marginalised Young People
A new cafe in east Belfast is to provide development opportunities for marginalised young people. Orchard @ The Foundry will open on the Lower Newtownards Road in east Belfast next month, bringing a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2019
Delays Expected Following Motorway Crash
Motorists are advised to expect delays on a busy Northern Ireland motorway this afternoon, 18 June, following a collision. Police said multiple vehicles were involved in the crash on the M2 city boun...
Delays Expected Following Motorway Crash
Motorists are advised to expect delays on a busy Northern Ireland motorway this afternoon, 18 June, following a collision. Police said multiple vehicles were involved in the crash on the M2 city boun...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2019
Tesco Staff Praised As Scam Foiled
The PSNI has praised members of staff at a Tesco store in County Down after they prevented a man from falling victim to a scam. The situation arose when an unsuspecting man visited the Castlebawn sto...
Tesco Staff Praised As Scam Foiled
The PSNI has praised members of staff at a Tesco store in County Down after they prevented a man from falling victim to a scam. The situation arose when an unsuspecting man visited the Castlebawn sto...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
