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Northern Ireland News for August 2019 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
£769k Lost To Email Scams In July
Local individuals and businesses were swindled out of over £769,000 in email hacking scams last month, police have revealed. Reported scams in recent weeks include losses ranging from £20-£400,000, u...
£769k Lost To Email Scams In July
Local individuals and businesses were swindled out of over £769,000 in email hacking scams last month, police have revealed. Reported scams in recent weeks include losses ranging from £20-£400,000, u...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
Appeal For Help Tracing Lisburn Man
The family of a 60-year-old man from Lisburn are becoming increasingly concerned for his safety after he went missing on Wednesday. Albert Arnott was last seen at around 5pm in the Shaw's Bridge area...
Appeal For Help Tracing Lisburn Man
The family of a 60-year-old man from Lisburn are becoming increasingly concerned for his safety after he went missing on Wednesday. Albert Arnott was last seen at around 5pm in the Shaw's Bridge area...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
Impact Of A&E Visits On Cancer Patients Highlighted
Cancer patients with at least one emergency admission in 2015 were twice as likely to die in hospital, a report studying those in their last year of life has found. The impact of A&E admissions on th...
Impact Of A&E Visits On Cancer Patients Highlighted
Cancer patients with at least one emergency admission in 2015 were twice as likely to die in hospital, a report studying those in their last year of life has found. The impact of A&E admissions on th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
Man Escapes Injury As Home Attacked
A man has escaped injury following an incident of criminal damage on his Bangor home. A house in Ballynoe Gardens in the Kilcooley area of the town was targeted overnight on Tuesday 06 August. A numb...
Man Escapes Injury As Home Attacked
A man has escaped injury following an incident of criminal damage on his Bangor home. A house in Ballynoe Gardens in the Kilcooley area of the town was targeted overnight on Tuesday 06 August. A numb...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
Concern As Irish Passports Reported Missing In Post
Irish passports belonging to a number of people in the west Tyrone area have reportedly went missing in the post, sparking concerns over their safe and timely delivery. A distribution issue appears t...
Concern As Irish Passports Reported Missing In Post
Irish passports belonging to a number of people in the west Tyrone area have reportedly went missing in the post, sparking concerns over their safe and timely delivery. A distribution issue appears t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
Game Of Thrones Belfast Exhibition Extended
It's good news for fans who aren't quite ready to let go of Game of Thrones just yet as the popular touring exhibition extends its stay in Belfast. Almost three months since we bid farewell to the wo...
Game Of Thrones Belfast Exhibition Extended
It's good news for fans who aren't quite ready to let go of Game of Thrones just yet as the popular touring exhibition extends its stay in Belfast. Almost three months since we bid farewell to the wo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
Lurgan Searches In Craigavon Dissident Bomb Probe
Police have carried out a number of searches in Lurgan following an attempt to murder serving officers in Craigavon last month. Dissident republicans left a booby-trap device in the Tullygally area o...
Lurgan Searches In Craigavon Dissident Bomb Probe
Police have carried out a number of searches in Lurgan following an attempt to murder serving officers in Craigavon last month. Dissident republicans left a booby-trap device in the Tullygally area o...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
Police Issue Warning Over MOT Tests
Police have issued guidance relating to MOT appointments as drivers remain unclear on where they stand amid the current appointment backlog. Officers said they are constantly inundated with messages ...
Police Issue Warning Over MOT Tests
Police have issued guidance relating to MOT appointments as drivers remain unclear on where they stand amid the current appointment backlog. Officers said they are constantly inundated with messages ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2019
Other News In Brief
Alliance Welcome Petition For Easier Benefits Access The Alliance Party has praised the submission of a petition to Government that demands easier access to benefits for people with terminal i...
Other News In Brief
Alliance Welcome Petition For Easier Benefits Access The Alliance Party has praised the submission of a petition to Government that demands easier access to benefits for people with terminal i...
Business News, Aug 8, 2019
Four Jobs & £1m Investment For Newry Robotics Firm
Newry-based Re-Gen Robotics has invested £1 million in new machinery and committed to recruiting four new employees in response to phenomenal demand during its first few months of trading. The roboti...
Four Jobs & £1m Investment For Newry Robotics Firm
Newry-based Re-Gen Robotics has invested £1 million in new machinery and committed to recruiting four new employees in response to phenomenal demand during its first few months of trading. The roboti...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Men Attacked By Gang Armed With Baton & Hammer
Three men have been targeted by a gang of five armed with a baton and hammer during an aggravated burglary in east Belfast. Police are appealing for information following the incident in the Calvin S...
Men Attacked By Gang Armed With Baton & Hammer
Three men have been targeted by a gang of five armed with a baton and hammer during an aggravated burglary in east Belfast. Police are appealing for information following the incident in the Calvin S...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Nora Quoirin: Fingerprints Examined As Search Continues
Malaysian police searching for a missing schoolgirl from London, whose mother is originally from Belfast, are analysing fingerprints lifted from the family's holiday cottage. Nora Quoirin's parents r...
Nora Quoirin: Fingerprints Examined As Search Continues
Malaysian police searching for a missing schoolgirl from London, whose mother is originally from Belfast, are analysing fingerprints lifted from the family's holiday cottage. Nora Quoirin's parents r...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Fresh Appeal Issued In Co Antrim Burglary Probe
Police have appealed to the public for help identifying a man who they believe may be able to assist an investigation into a burglary in County Antrim. A licensed premises on the Carnlough Road in B...
Fresh Appeal Issued In Co Antrim Burglary Probe
Police have appealed to the public for help identifying a man who they believe may be able to assist an investigation into a burglary in County Antrim. A licensed premises on the Carnlough Road in B...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Local Theatre Talent Set For Edinburgh Festival
Three local theatre groups are due to perform at the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe later this month. With the support of the Arts Council and British Council of North...
Local Theatre Talent Set For Edinburgh Festival
Three local theatre groups are due to perform at the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe later this month. With the support of the Arts Council and British Council of North...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Heavy Rain & Thunderstorms To Sweep NI
A band of heavy rain and thunderstorms will potentially bring disruption to Northern Ireland this Friday, 09 August. A yellow weather warning for rain will be in place all throughout the day, with a ...
Heavy Rain & Thunderstorms To Sweep NI
A band of heavy rain and thunderstorms will potentially bring disruption to Northern Ireland this Friday, 09 August. A yellow weather warning for rain will be in place all throughout the day, with a ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Three New Leisure Centres To Open In Belfast
A number of senior appointments have been made as preparations continue for the opening of three new council funded leisure centres in Belfast. The Brook, Andersonstown and Lisnasharragh Leisure Cent...
Three New Leisure Centres To Open In Belfast
A number of senior appointments have been made as preparations continue for the opening of three new council funded leisure centres in Belfast. The Brook, Andersonstown and Lisnasharragh Leisure Cent...
Business News, Aug 7, 2019
Trade Leaders Set Out Business Concerns With Shadow Chancellor
A group of Chief Executives from the Northern Ireland business community have met with the government's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to set out their concerns for the industry. The region's lar...
Trade Leaders Set Out Business Concerns With Shadow Chancellor
A group of Chief Executives from the Northern Ireland business community have met with the government's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer to set out their concerns for the industry. The region's lar...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Record Crowds Expected To Attend Belfast Mela
A celebration of Northern Ireland's cultural diversity, the 13th Belfast Mela is set to attract record crowds. The festival was launched yesterday by Lord Mayor of Belfast John Finucane and promises ...
Record Crowds Expected To Attend Belfast Mela
A celebration of Northern Ireland's cultural diversity, the 13th Belfast Mela is set to attract record crowds. The festival was launched yesterday by Lord Mayor of Belfast John Finucane and promises ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Ulster Rugby To Support Breastfeeding Mums
The home of Ulster Rugby, the Kingspan Stadium, is to facilitate a supportive environment for breastfeeding mums as it joins the Public Health Agency's Breastfeeding Welcome Here initiative. The club...
Ulster Rugby To Support Breastfeeding Mums
The home of Ulster Rugby, the Kingspan Stadium, is to facilitate a supportive environment for breastfeeding mums as it joins the Public Health Agency's Breastfeeding Welcome Here initiative. The club...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Aer Lingus Issues Apology As Ashes Lost
Aer Lingus has issued an apology after the ashes belonging to the parents of a man originally from County Antrim went missing. Ballymena man Bob Gimour is reported to have travelled from Australia to...
Aer Lingus Issues Apology As Ashes Lost
Aer Lingus has issued an apology after the ashes belonging to the parents of a man originally from County Antrim went missing. Ballymena man Bob Gimour is reported to have travelled from Australia to...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2019
Other News In Brief
Four Bikes Stolen From Portrush Properties Police have received reports of the theft of four road bicycles from Portrush. The bikes were taken from two different properties in the Eglinton St...
Other News In Brief
Four Bikes Stolen From Portrush Properties Police have received reports of the theft of four road bicycles from Portrush. The bikes were taken from two different properties in the Eglinton St...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2019
Status Yellow Weather Warning For Thunderstorms
A Yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued across Northern Ireland with heavy rain and hail forecast for some areas, with travel delays and difficult driving conditions possible. The...
Status Yellow Weather Warning For Thunderstorms
A Yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued across Northern Ireland with heavy rain and hail forecast for some areas, with travel delays and difficult driving conditions possible. The...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2019
Witnesses Sought After House Attacked In Newtownards
Police have issued an appeal for information after a group of masked people attacked a house in Newtownards on Monday night. Just before 11pm last night a number of masked people smashed the windows ...
Witnesses Sought After House Attacked In Newtownards
Police have issued an appeal for information after a group of masked people attacked a house in Newtownards on Monday night. Just before 11pm last night a number of masked people smashed the windows ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2019
Urgent Plan Needed To Sustain Welfare Mitigation - SDLP
The SDLP has called on the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities to prepare an urgent plan to sustain welfare mitigations in the event that a deal to restore power sharing government c...
Urgent Plan Needed To Sustain Welfare Mitigation - SDLP
The SDLP has called on the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities to prepare an urgent plan to sustain welfare mitigations in the event that a deal to restore power sharing government c...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2019
UK PM Urged To 'Step In' To Save Harland And Wolff
The UK's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to step in to save the Harland and Wolff shipyard or risk betraying Northern Ireland workers. Unite the Union made the call as the Belfast shi...
UK PM Urged To 'Step In' To Save Harland And Wolff
The UK's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to step in to save the Harland and Wolff shipyard or risk betraying Northern Ireland workers. Unite the Union made the call as the Belfast shi...
Business News, Aug 6, 2019
Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Competition Launched
A new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition, aimed at supporting businesses develop solutions to help provide careers advice for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), has b...
Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Competition Launched
A new Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition, aimed at supporting businesses develop solutions to help provide careers advice for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), has b...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2019
Appeal For Witnesses Following Serious Assault In Belfast
The PSNI have issued an appeal for witnesses to a serious assault in the Ravenhill area of Belfast in the early hours of Sunday 04 August. According to reports a couple, a 40-year-old woman and 39-ye...
Appeal For Witnesses Following Serious Assault In Belfast
The PSNI have issued an appeal for witnesses to a serious assault in the Ravenhill area of Belfast in the early hours of Sunday 04 August. According to reports a couple, a 40-year-old woman and 39-ye...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2019
Police Reissue Appeal For Information On West Belfast Shooting
The PSNI have reissued an appeal for information on a shooting incident on the Springfield Road in West Belfast on Monday 22 July. Revisiting the scene on the evening of Monday 05 August, Detective I...
Police Reissue Appeal For Information On West Belfast Shooting
The PSNI have reissued an appeal for information on a shooting incident on the Springfield Road in West Belfast on Monday 22 July. Revisiting the scene on the evening of Monday 05 August, Detective I...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2019
New Childcare Support And Provision Policy In Development
The DUP is seeking input on the development of a new policy on the childcare support and provision in Northern Ireland. Calling on interested groups to engage with them on the issue, DUP Education Sp...
New Childcare Support And Provision Policy In Development
The DUP is seeking input on the development of a new policy on the childcare support and provision in Northern Ireland. Calling on interested groups to engage with them on the issue, DUP Education Sp...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2019
Other News In Brief
Man In Hospital Following Assault On Ormeau Embankment The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following an assault on Ormeau Embankment in Belfast on Monday. A man is being treated in...
Other News In Brief
Man In Hospital Following Assault On Ormeau Embankment The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following an assault on Ormeau Embankment in Belfast on Monday. A man is being treated in...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and 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.
