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Northern Ireland News for January 2020 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2020
Transgender Woman Settles Sex Discrimination Case
A transgender woman from Newry has settled her sex discrimination case against Debenhams for £9,000. Ava Moore applied for a temporary sales assistant job at the retailer's Newry branch in the run up...
Transgender Woman Settles Sex Discrimination Case
A transgender woman from Newry has settled her sex discrimination case against Debenhams for £9,000. Ava Moore applied for a temporary sales assistant job at the retailer's Newry branch in the run up...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2020
One In Five Cancer Diagnoses Via Emergency
One fifth of cancer patients in Northern Ireland were given their diagnosis through an emergency assessment, a new report has revealed. Some 46,068 people were informed they had cancer between 2012 a...
One In Five Cancer Diagnoses Via Emergency
One fifth of cancer patients in Northern Ireland were given their diagnosis through an emergency assessment, a new report has revealed. Some 46,068 people were informed they had cancer between 2012 a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2020
Former SF President 'Emotional' At Standing Down
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has told of his emotion at stepping down as Louth TD. The former NI MP and MLA will not seek re-election to Ireland's Dáil in the general election next month. ...
Former SF President 'Emotional' At Standing Down
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has told of his emotion at stepping down as Louth TD. The former NI MP and MLA will not seek re-election to Ireland's Dáil in the general election next month. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2020
L'Derry Assault Victim Urged To Come Forward
Police have appealed for a man who was set upon by a group of youths in L'Derry to come forward. The victim is urged to make himself known to police after he was assaulted in the Peace Gardens conven...
L'Derry Assault Victim Urged To Come Forward
Police have appealed for a man who was set upon by a group of youths in L'Derry to come forward. The victim is urged to make himself known to police after he was assaulted in the Peace Gardens conven...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2020
PSNI Set To Launch 2020 Recruitment Drive
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is set to launch a recruitment drive next month. Applications for the 2020 intake will open at noon on Tuesday 04 February for three weeks. Prospective new rec...
PSNI Set To Launch 2020 Recruitment Drive
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is set to launch a recruitment drive next month. Applications for the 2020 intake will open at noon on Tuesday 04 February for three weeks. Prospective new rec...
Business News, Jan 16, 2020
£3.6m Committed To Sustainable Energy Research
Invest Northern Ireland has committed £3.6 million to support pioneering research and advances in sustainable energy, the Economy Minister has announced. Industry-led research centre CASE will use th...
£3.6m Committed To Sustainable Energy Research
Invest Northern Ireland has committed £3.6 million to support pioneering research and advances in sustainable energy, the Economy Minister has announced. Industry-led research centre CASE will use th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2020
Other News In Brief
Police Hunt Suspect Following Co Down Armed Robbery Police are on the hunt for a suspect following an armed robbery of a business in Co Down. A female member of staff was left shaken after a ...
Other News In Brief
Police Hunt Suspect Following Co Down Armed Robbery Police are on the hunt for a suspect following an armed robbery of a business in Co Down. A female member of staff was left shaken after a ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2020
Man Dies In Armagh Crash
A man has died following a crash between a lorry and a car in Co Armagh. The collision took place on the Monaghan Road shortly before 7.15am this morning, Wednesday 15 January. One man suffered fata...
Man Dies In Armagh Crash
A man has died following a crash between a lorry and a car in Co Armagh. The collision took place on the Monaghan Road shortly before 7.15am this morning, Wednesday 15 January. One man suffered fata...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2020
Communities Minister: Casement Park Is A Key Priority
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has identified the completion of Casement Park as a "key priority" for her department. Deirdre Hargey MLA met with Ulster GAA officials at the west Belfast site to...
Communities Minister: Casement Park Is A Key Priority
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has identified the completion of Casement Park as a "key priority" for her department. Deirdre Hargey MLA met with Ulster GAA officials at the west Belfast site to...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2020
Searches As ATM Thieves Chased Across Border
The PSNI is conducting searches after thieves travelling with an ATM stolen from Co Louth travelled across the border this morning. The culprits were intercepted on Dunleer Main Street at around 4.30...
Searches As ATM Thieves Chased Across Border
The PSNI is conducting searches after thieves travelling with an ATM stolen from Co Louth travelled across the border this morning. The culprits were intercepted on Dunleer Main Street at around 4.30...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2020
Knife Wielding Man Robs Co Down Off-Licence
A woman working in a Co Down off-licence has been left badly shaken after a masked knife-wielding man robbed the premises. The business in the Movilla Street area of Newtownards was targeted shortly ...
Knife Wielding Man Robs Co Down Off-Licence
A woman working in a Co Down off-licence has been left badly shaken after a masked knife-wielding man robbed the premises. The business in the Movilla Street area of Newtownards was targeted shortly ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2020
JustPark Takes Over Cashless Parking
Drivers who use on-street parking across Northern Ireland are advised that the cashless parking service provider has changed. JustPark took over the service in Belfast, Lisburn and Newry from previou...
JustPark Takes Over Cashless Parking
Drivers who use on-street parking across Northern Ireland are advised that the cashless parking service provider has changed. JustPark took over the service in Belfast, Lisburn and Newry from previou...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2020
Arrest Follows Drug Raids In L'Derry
A 23 year-old man has been arrested following a number of searches in L'Derry. A quantity of suspected class A and B drugs and related paraphernalia, fireworks and £3,000 of cash were seized during s...
Arrest Follows Drug Raids In L'Derry
A 23 year-old man has been arrested following a number of searches in L'Derry. A quantity of suspected class A and B drugs and related paraphernalia, fireworks and £3,000 of cash were seized during s...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2020
Traffic: Serious Collision Closes Co Armagh Road
Motorists in Co Armagh are facing traffic chaos this morning as police deal with a "serious" two-vehicle collision. The Monaghan Road has been closed in both directions at its junction with the Balta...
Traffic: Serious Collision Closes Co Armagh Road
Motorists in Co Armagh are facing traffic chaos this morning as police deal with a "serious" two-vehicle collision. The Monaghan Road has been closed in both directions at its junction with the Balta...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2020
Other News In Brief
Body Recovered From River Foyle The search for a woman missing since November has been called off after a body was recovered from the River Foyle in L'Derry. Search & rescue teams were tasked...
Other News In Brief
Body Recovered From River Foyle The search for a woman missing since November has been called off after a body was recovered from the River Foyle in L'Derry. Search & rescue teams were tasked...
Business News, Jan 15, 2020
Brexit Prompts NI Insurance Firm To Set Up In Dublin
A Coleraine based insurance firm is to reroute £60 million of business to Dublin in a bid to Brexit-proof its operations. MCL InsureTech has relocated operations to Swords, Dublin after 10 years of p...
Brexit Prompts NI Insurance Firm To Set Up In Dublin
A Coleraine based insurance firm is to reroute £60 million of business to Dublin in a bid to Brexit-proof its operations. MCL InsureTech has relocated operations to Swords, Dublin after 10 years of p...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
'Breakthrough' £30m Pay Offer For Health Unions
A 'breakthrough' offer for salary parity has been tabled to health unions in Northern Ireland, the Health Minister has confirmed. Robin Swann said the offer comes after some very difficult days for l...
'Breakthrough' £30m Pay Offer For Health Unions
A 'breakthrough' offer for salary parity has been tabled to health unions in Northern Ireland, the Health Minister has confirmed. Robin Swann said the offer comes after some very difficult days for l...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
£45m Allocated To 18 NI Schools
Northern Ireland's new Education Minister has committed £45 million to 18 local schools in need of investment. The School Enhancement Programme will deliver capital funds to twelve primary schools, f...
£45m Allocated To 18 NI Schools
Northern Ireland's new Education Minister has committed £45 million to 18 local schools in need of investment. The School Enhancement Programme will deliver capital funds to twelve primary schools, f...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
Justice Minister Condemns West Belfast Shooting
Justice Minister Naomi Long has demanded an end to paramilitary style attacks in the wake of a shooting in west Belfast that left a man with life changing injuries. An incident in the Burnaby Walk ar...
Justice Minister Condemns West Belfast Shooting
Justice Minister Naomi Long has demanded an end to paramilitary style attacks in the wake of a shooting in west Belfast that left a man with life changing injuries. An incident in the Burnaby Walk ar...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
Radio To Fall Silent For Stephen Clements
A minute's silence will be held on Q Radio this afternoon for the station's former breakfast host Stephen Clements. Regular listeners of the station would have been met with the much loved presenter'...
Radio To Fall Silent For Stephen Clements
A minute's silence will be held on Q Radio this afternoon for the station's former breakfast host Stephen Clements. Regular listeners of the station would have been met with the much loved presenter'...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
Baby Safe Following Pipe Bomb Attack
Two pipe bombs have been thrown at a house in west Belfast with a young baby inside, police have confirmed. Residents of the Monagh Drive property escaped injury when their home was targeted early th...
Baby Safe Following Pipe Bomb Attack
Two pipe bombs have been thrown at a house in west Belfast with a young baby inside, police have confirmed. Residents of the Monagh Drive property escaped injury when their home was targeted early th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
UUP: Flybe 'Crucial' To NI Activity
Flybe is crucially important to the connectivity of Northern Ireland, Ulster Unionist Leader Steve Aiken has warned. The UK Government is under pressure to save the commercial airline amid fears of t...
UUP: Flybe 'Crucial' To NI Activity
Flybe is crucially important to the connectivity of Northern Ireland, Ulster Unionist Leader Steve Aiken has warned. The UK Government is under pressure to save the commercial airline amid fears of t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
Man Jailed For Drugs Offences
A 36 year-old man from west Belfast will spend over a year behind bars for a number of drug related offences. John Paul McGuinness was handed a custodial sentence at Belfast Crown Court on Monday 13 ...
Man Jailed For Drugs Offences
A 36 year-old man from west Belfast will spend over a year behind bars for a number of drug related offences. John Paul McGuinness was handed a custodial sentence at Belfast Crown Court on Monday 13 ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
Fresh Appeal Over Glen Quinn Murder
Police investigating the "violent and unprovoked" murder of Carrickfergus man Glen Quinn have renewed their appeal for information. Officers released CCTV images of the 47 year-old in the days before...
Fresh Appeal Over Glen Quinn Murder
Police investigating the "violent and unprovoked" murder of Carrickfergus man Glen Quinn have renewed their appeal for information. Officers released CCTV images of the 47 year-old in the days before...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
Man Shot In West Belfast
A man has been hospitalised following a shooting in west Belfast. The attack happened in the Burnaby Walk area at around 5.55pm on Monday afternoon, 13 January. The victim is receiving treatment for...
Man Shot In West Belfast
A man has been hospitalised following a shooting in west Belfast. The attack happened in the Burnaby Walk area at around 5.55pm on Monday afternoon, 13 January. The victim is receiving treatment for...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2020
Other News In Brief
DUP's Edwin Poots Welcomed To Agriculture Ministry The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has welcomed the appointment of DUP MLA Edwin Poots as the Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Enviro...
Other News In Brief
DUP's Edwin Poots Welcomed To Agriculture Ministry The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has welcomed the appointment of DUP MLA Edwin Poots as the Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Enviro...
Business News, Jan 14, 2020
£8m Armstrong Medical Investment To Create 24 Jobs
A medical supplies manufacturer based in Coleraine is set to create 24 new jobs with an £8 million investment. Armstrong Medical specialises in respiratory products for use in hospitals and health ca...
£8m Armstrong Medical Investment To Create 24 Jobs
A medical supplies manufacturer based in Coleraine is set to create 24 new jobs with an £8 million investment. Armstrong Medical specialises in respiratory products for use in hospitals and health ca...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
Storm Brendan Batters NI
Parts of Northern Ireland are being battered by gales of up to 80mph as Storm Brendan rages. Local transport routes and airports are facing disruption this afternoon, Monday 13 January, with some com...
Storm Brendan Batters NI
Parts of Northern Ireland are being battered by gales of up to 80mph as Storm Brendan rages. Local transport routes and airports are facing disruption this afternoon, Monday 13 January, with some com...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
PM Johnson Meets NI Executive Ministers
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met with members of the Northern Ireland Executive at Stormont this afternoon, Monday 13 January. The Conservative leader was accompanied by Secretary of State Julian...
PM Johnson Meets NI Executive Ministers
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met with members of the Northern Ireland Executive at Stormont this afternoon, Monday 13 January. The Conservative leader was accompanied by Secretary of State Julian...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
Viable Pipe Bomb Thrown At Bangor Home
A woman and children have escaped injury after a viable pipe bomb was thrown at their Bangor home. Residents of the Killaire Wood Lane area were evacuated from their homes in the early hours of this ...
Viable Pipe Bomb Thrown At Bangor Home
A woman and children have escaped injury after a viable pipe bomb was thrown at their Bangor home. Residents of the Killaire Wood Lane area were evacuated from their homes in the early hours of this ...
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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.
