Menu
Northern Ireland News for January 2020 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
Minister Swann To Meet Health Unions
Stormont's new health minister Robin Swann is to meet trade unions over the ongoing strike action. Ulster Unionist minister Robin Swann has pledged to solve the pay dispute "right away". Nurses and ...
Minister Swann To Meet Health Unions
Stormont's new health minister Robin Swann is to meet trade unions over the ongoing strike action. Ulster Unionist minister Robin Swann has pledged to solve the pay dispute "right away". Nurses and ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
NI Playwrights Set For New York Festival
A host of local talent are set to showcase their work on the international stage at a theatre festival in New York this month. Six playwrights and two directors from Northern Ireland will debut their...
NI Playwrights Set For New York Festival
A host of local talent are set to showcase their work on the international stage at a theatre festival in New York this month. Six playwrights and two directors from Northern Ireland will debut their...
Business News, Jan 13, 2020
Start A Business This New Year
Entrepreneurs in Belfast are being encouraged to make starting a business their New Year's Resolution. Many of us have dreamed of giving up the nine-to-five and becoming our own boss, whether it be a...
Start A Business This New Year
Entrepreneurs in Belfast are being encouraged to make starting a business their New Year's Resolution. Many of us have dreamed of giving up the nine-to-five and becoming our own boss, whether it be a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal In NI
Same-sex couples can now register to marry for the first time in Northern Ireland's history. From today, Monday 13 January, couples are able to give notice of their intent to form a civil same-sex ma...
Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal In NI
Same-sex couples can now register to marry for the first time in Northern Ireland's history. From today, Monday 13 January, couples are able to give notice of their intent to form a civil same-sex ma...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
Getting Fit This 2020
It's a new decade and a new chance to achieve your lifestyle goals, a notion that for many of us centres upon some form of health and fitness transformation. Hoping to inspire more people to make a p...
Getting Fit This 2020
It's a new decade and a new chance to achieve your lifestyle goals, a notion that for many of us centres upon some form of health and fitness transformation. Hoping to inspire more people to make a p...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
PM & Taoiseach To Visit Stormont
The Prime Minister and Taoiseach are set to visit Belfast to mark the restoration of devolved government to Northern Ireland. A new powersharing Executive was formed by Stormont's five parties on Sat...
PM & Taoiseach To Visit Stormont
The Prime Minister and Taoiseach are set to visit Belfast to mark the restoration of devolved government to Northern Ireland. A new powersharing Executive was formed by Stormont's five parties on Sat...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
Storm Brendan Brings High Winds To NI
Northern Ireland is bracing itself today as Storm Brendan brings strong gales to the region. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning from 10am until midnight, with winds expected to pick up ea...
Storm Brendan Brings High Winds To NI
Northern Ireland is bracing itself today as Storm Brendan brings strong gales to the region. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning from 10am until midnight, with winds expected to pick up ea...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2020
Other News In Brief
Armed Men Attempt To Rob Armagh Bank Detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a bank in Armagh on Friday 10 January. At around 4.45pm it was reported that two men, armed wit...
Other News In Brief
Armed Men Attempt To Rob Armagh Bank Detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a bank in Armagh on Friday 10 January. At around 4.45pm it was reported that two men, armed wit...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
Nora Quoirin: Anger As Death Probe Closes
The Malaysian Attorney General has chosen to take "no further action" over the death of Nora Quoirin, a teenager who died after spending 10 days missing in the Malaysian jungle last August, sparking a...
Nora Quoirin: Anger As Death Probe Closes
The Malaysian Attorney General has chosen to take "no further action" over the death of Nora Quoirin, a teenager who died after spending 10 days missing in the Malaysian jungle last August, sparking a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
SDLP Selects O'Toole As South Belfast MLA
A former Downing Street advisor has been selected as the SDLP MLA for south Belfast. Matthew O'Toole replaces Claire Hanna following her election to the House of Commons in December. He has a backgr...
SDLP Selects O'Toole As South Belfast MLA
A former Downing Street advisor has been selected as the SDLP MLA for south Belfast. Matthew O'Toole replaces Claire Hanna following her election to the House of Commons in December. He has a backgr...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
Health Workers Press Ahead With Strike Action
Healthworkers across Northern Ireland will press ahead with strike action for pay parity and safe staffing levels today. Members of the Royal College of Nursing will take to picket lines for the thir...
Health Workers Press Ahead With Strike Action
Healthworkers across Northern Ireland will press ahead with strike action for pay parity and safe staffing levels today. Members of the Royal College of Nursing will take to picket lines for the thir...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
Draft Deal To Restore Stormont Published
A draft deal to restore powersharing at Stormont has been published by the UK and Irish governments. It's hoped the Northern Ireland Assembly could be up and running by today, Friday 10 January, if t...
Draft Deal To Restore Stormont Published
A draft deal to restore powersharing at Stormont has been published by the UK and Irish governments. It's hoped the Northern Ireland Assembly could be up and running by today, Friday 10 January, if t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
Belfast Giants To Pay Tribute To Stephen Clements
The Belfast Giants will pay tribute to their former game night host Stephen Clements at the opening of tonight's match against the Sheffield Steelers. The popular radio presenter passed away on Tuesd...
Belfast Giants To Pay Tribute To Stephen Clements
The Belfast Giants will pay tribute to their former game night host Stephen Clements at the opening of tonight's match against the Sheffield Steelers. The popular radio presenter passed away on Tuesd...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
PSNI Car Rammed In Belfast Chase
A PSNI vehicle was struck during a chase to recover two stolen cars in Belfast. Reports emerged shortly before 9am this morning, Friday 20 January, of two vehicles stolen from the Cregagh area of eas...
PSNI Car Rammed In Belfast Chase
A PSNI vehicle was struck during a chase to recover two stolen cars in Belfast. Reports emerged shortly before 9am this morning, Friday 20 January, of two vehicles stolen from the Cregagh area of eas...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
Appeal As Man Released Over Bar Assault Death
A man has been released on police bail over the death of a man in 2018 following a bar assault almost a year earlier. Kieran Doherty was assaulted in the toilet area of the Captain's Bar in Coleraine...
Appeal As Man Released Over Bar Assault Death
A man has been released on police bail over the death of a man in 2018 following a bar assault almost a year earlier. Kieran Doherty was assaulted in the toilet area of the Captain's Bar in Coleraine...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
New Commission Aims To Slash Gas Emissions
A new task force to enact transformative change on climate action has been established by Belfast City Council and Queen's University Belfast. The Belfast Climate Commission, made up of a range of or...
New Commission Aims To Slash Gas Emissions
A new task force to enact transformative change on climate action has been established by Belfast City Council and Queen's University Belfast. The Belfast Climate Commission, made up of a range of or...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
PSNI Welcomes New Stormont Deal
The Chief Constable of the PSNI has welcomed the draft deal to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly. Simon Byrne said much of the 'New Decade, New Approach' paper is perceived as "good for policing"...
PSNI Welcomes New Stormont Deal
The Chief Constable of the PSNI has welcomed the draft deal to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly. Simon Byrne said much of the 'New Decade, New Approach' paper is perceived as "good for policing"...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 10, 2020
Other News In Brief
UFU: Poultry Farmers Must Tighten Biosecurity Protocols The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) is urging poultry farmers to be vigilant and to ensure that heightened biosecurity protocols are in plac...
Other News In Brief
UFU: Poultry Farmers Must Tighten Biosecurity Protocols The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) is urging poultry farmers to be vigilant and to ensure that heightened biosecurity protocols are in plac...
Business News, Jan 10, 2020
NI Councils Provide Digital Support For Small Firms
Two Northern Ireland councils have joined forces to launch a Digital Growth Programme to support the development of small businesses. Ards and North Down Borough Council has teamed up with Newry, Mou...
NI Councils Provide Digital Support For Small Firms
Two Northern Ireland councils have joined forces to launch a Digital Growth Programme to support the development of small businesses. Ards and North Down Borough Council has teamed up with Newry, Mou...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Bottle Wielding Teen Makes Off After Armed Robbery Attempt
A young man attempted to rob a fast food restaurant in east Belfast while carrying a broken bottle, police have said. The suspect, described as being aged in his late teens, targeted a business in th...
Bottle Wielding Teen Makes Off After Armed Robbery Attempt
A young man attempted to rob a fast food restaurant in east Belfast while carrying a broken bottle, police have said. The suspect, described as being aged in his late teens, targeted a business in th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
A&E's Placed Under Severe Strain Over Christmas- HSCB
The amount of patients waiting longer than 12 hours to be seen in Emergency Departments this Christmas has more than tripled when compared to last year. Significant strain was placed upon hospitals a...
A&E's Placed Under Severe Strain Over Christmas- HSCB
The amount of patients waiting longer than 12 hours to be seen in Emergency Departments this Christmas has more than tripled when compared to last year. Significant strain was placed upon hospitals a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Man Due In Court As Police Cars Rammed
A man is due to appear in court after two PSNI vehicles were rammed during an incident in Forkhill, Co Armagh. The 38 year-old is facing a number of motor-related offences after he failed to stop for...
Man Due In Court As Police Cars Rammed
A man is due to appear in court after two PSNI vehicles were rammed during an incident in Forkhill, Co Armagh. The 38 year-old is facing a number of motor-related offences after he failed to stop for...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Latest Cancer Waiting Times Spark Calls For Action
An Ulster Unionist MLA has reiterated calls for the UK Government to step in and take action on health matters following publication of the latest cancer waiting times. Official figures released by t...
Latest Cancer Waiting Times Spark Calls For Action
An Ulster Unionist MLA has reiterated calls for the UK Government to step in and take action on health matters following publication of the latest cancer waiting times. Official figures released by t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Seven Arrests Over £160k Drug Raid
Seven people have been arrested following a drug raid that uncovered suspected cannabis worth an estimated £160,000 during searches in Belfast and Dunmurry. Along with the class B substance, suspecte...
Seven Arrests Over £160k Drug Raid
Seven people have been arrested following a drug raid that uncovered suspected cannabis worth an estimated £160,000 during searches in Belfast and Dunmurry. Along with the class B substance, suspecte...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Funeral Of Popular NI Broadcaster Open To The Public
A funeral service for popular local broadcaster Stephen Clements is to be held in Belfast next Tuesday, 14 January. The service for the BBC Radio Ulster star will take place at Roselawn cemetery and ...
Funeral Of Popular NI Broadcaster Open To The Public
A funeral service for popular local broadcaster Stephen Clements is to be held in Belfast next Tuesday, 14 January. The service for the BBC Radio Ulster star will take place at Roselawn cemetery and ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Arrest Over Death That Followed 2017 Assault
Detectives investigating the death of a 54 year-old man in April 2018, following a serious assault almost a year earlier, have made an arrest. A 58 year-old man was arrested in Coleraine today, Thurs...
Arrest Over Death That Followed 2017 Assault
Detectives investigating the death of a 54 year-old man in April 2018, following a serious assault almost a year earlier, have made an arrest. A 58 year-old man was arrested in Coleraine today, Thurs...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Over 1,600 Memberships Taken At New Belfast Leisure Centre
Over 1,600 people have taken up memberships at Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre in east Belfast, the home of the city's largest swimming pool. The council owned facility was officially opened on Wednesda...
Over 1,600 Memberships Taken At New Belfast Leisure Centre
Over 1,600 people have taken up memberships at Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre in east Belfast, the home of the city's largest swimming pool. The council owned facility was officially opened on Wednesda...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Man Charged Over West Belfast Drug Seizure
A 28 year-old man has been charged to court following the discovery of suspected drugs worth an estimated £60,000 in west Belfast. The suspected faces charges of possession of a class B controlled dr...
Man Charged Over West Belfast Drug Seizure
A 28 year-old man has been charged to court following the discovery of suspected drugs worth an estimated £60,000 in west Belfast. The suspected faces charges of possession of a class B controlled dr...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2020
Other News In Brief
Warning As Cold Caller Approaches Home In L'Derry A warning has been issued after a cold caller approached a house in L'Derry and requested money. Police have called for vigilance after a fem...
Other News In Brief
Warning As Cold Caller Approaches Home In L'Derry A warning has been issued after a cold caller approached a house in L'Derry and requested money. Police have called for vigilance after a fem...
Business News, Jan 9, 2020
NI Firm Revamps Ireland's Largest Shopping Centre
Local firm GRAHAM has begun working on a €9.3 million revamp of Blanchardstown Centre, Ireland's largest retail development. Construction carried out by the Co Down headquartered firm will see the ce...
NI Firm Revamps Ireland's Largest Shopping Centre
Local firm GRAHAM has begun working on a €9.3 million revamp of Blanchardstown Centre, Ireland's largest retail development. Construction carried out by the Co Down headquartered firm will see the ce...
-
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.
