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Northern Ireland News for February 2020 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Feb 11, 2020
Woman Avoids Jail After Dogs Left To Suffer
A Co Armagh woman is facing a suspended sentence and ban from keeping animals after failing to ensure the welfare of two dogs in her care. Ms Sheena McCartney was convicted on three counts of causing...
Woman Avoids Jail After Dogs Left To Suffer
A Co Armagh woman is facing a suspended sentence and ban from keeping animals after failing to ensure the welfare of two dogs in her care. Ms Sheena McCartney was convicted on three counts of causing...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 11, 2020
Other News In Brief
IVF Provision To Be Expanded MLAs have passed a motion to expand IVF provision across Northern Ireland. SDLP MLA Sinead Bradley had tabled an amendment to ensure that women who will otherwise...
Other News In Brief
IVF Provision To Be Expanded MLAs have passed a motion to expand IVF provision across Northern Ireland. SDLP MLA Sinead Bradley had tabled an amendment to ensure that women who will otherwise...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Charlotte Murray: Johnny Miller Jailed For 16 Years
The former fiancé of missing Omagh woman Charlotte Murray will face 16 years in jail for her murder. Moy man Johnny Miller, aged 49, was found guilty of murdering the then 34 year-old last October. ...
Charlotte Murray: Johnny Miller Jailed For 16 Years
The former fiancé of missing Omagh woman Charlotte Murray will face 16 years in jail for her murder. Moy man Johnny Miller, aged 49, was found guilty of murdering the then 34 year-old last October. ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Co Down Couple Convicted Of Child Sex Offences
A Co Down couple convicted of a range of child sexual offences have been given a combined sentence of 24 years. Gary Talbot, aged 60 from Newcastle was sentenced to 15 years after he plead guilty to ...
Co Down Couple Convicted Of Child Sex Offences
A Co Down couple convicted of a range of child sexual offences have been given a combined sentence of 24 years. Gary Talbot, aged 60 from Newcastle was sentenced to 15 years after he plead guilty to ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Three Children Present For Coleraine Shooting
Three young children aged under five were present during a shooting at a house in Coleraine, it has emerged. Releasing further details over the incident in Loughanhill Park on Sunday 09 February, det...
Three Children Present For Coleraine Shooting
Three young children aged under five were present during a shooting at a house in Coleraine, it has emerged. Releasing further details over the incident in Loughanhill Park on Sunday 09 February, det...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Family Escape Injury In Dungannon Petrol Bomb Attack
A young child and a baby are among those who escaped injury after petrol bombs were thrown at a house in Dungannon, Co Tyrone. Two males aged 15 and 34 are in custody after the incident in the Killym...
Family Escape Injury In Dungannon Petrol Bomb Attack
A young child and a baby are among those who escaped injury after petrol bombs were thrown at a house in Dungannon, Co Tyrone. Two males aged 15 and 34 are in custody after the incident in the Killym...
Business News, Feb 10, 2020
Invest NI Hosts Export Skills Workshops
Invest NI is set to coach local firms with the ability to sell their product or service outside of Northern Ireland through a series of workshops. The interactive sessions will offer new and emerging...
Invest NI Hosts Export Skills Workshops
Invest NI is set to coach local firms with the ability to sell their product or service outside of Northern Ireland through a series of workshops. The interactive sessions will offer new and emerging...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Appeal As Device Thrown At North Belfast House
Police have launched an investigation after a house in north Belfast was damaged in a petrol bomb attack. The disturbance took place on Glenard Brook shortly after midnight this morning, Monday 10 Fe...
Appeal As Device Thrown At North Belfast House
Police have launched an investigation after a house in north Belfast was damaged in a petrol bomb attack. The disturbance took place on Glenard Brook shortly after midnight this morning, Monday 10 Fe...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Storm Ciara: Further Weather Warning Issued
The weather conditions are set to worsen this week as the Met Office issues a further warning for snow and ice. The latest in a series of alerts, it warns of further snow showers and icy surfaces thi...
Storm Ciara: Further Weather Warning Issued
The weather conditions are set to worsen this week as the Met Office issues a further warning for snow and ice. The latest in a series of alerts, it warns of further snow showers and icy surfaces thi...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
South Belfast Aggravated Burglary Foiled
An aggravated burglary saw two intruders, one reportedly armed with a gun, forced out of a south Belfast property on Saturday evening, 08 February. Police said the masked assailants entered the house...
South Belfast Aggravated Burglary Foiled
An aggravated burglary saw two intruders, one reportedly armed with a gun, forced out of a south Belfast property on Saturday evening, 08 February. Police said the masked assailants entered the house...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Call For Multi-Agency Approach To Extreme Weather
A Sinn Fein MP has called for a multi-agency approach to the management of extreme weather events in the wake of Storm Ciara. West Tyrone representative Órfhlaith Begley demanded action after her con...
Call For Multi-Agency Approach To Extreme Weather
A Sinn Fein MP has called for a multi-agency approach to the management of extreme weather events in the wake of Storm Ciara. West Tyrone representative Órfhlaith Begley demanded action after her con...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Masked Men Fire Shots At House In Coleraine
Police say it is fortunate no one was injured after masked men fired shots at a house in Coleraine. The pair targeted a house in the Loughanhill Park area of the town at around 11.30pm on Sunday 09 F...
Masked Men Fire Shots At House In Coleraine
Police say it is fortunate no one was injured after masked men fired shots at a house in Coleraine. The pair targeted a house in the Loughanhill Park area of the town at around 11.30pm on Sunday 09 F...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 10, 2020
Other News In Brief
Outrage As Defibrillator Damaged In L'Derry Police have hit out at those who destroyed a defibrillator stored for public use in L'Derry. Supplied by the City Centre initiative, the expensive ...
Other News In Brief
Outrage As Defibrillator Damaged In L'Derry Police have hit out at those who destroyed a defibrillator stored for public use in L'Derry. Supplied by the City Centre initiative, the expensive ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Belfast Schoolboy Seriously Injured In Collision
A Belfast teenager is understood to be in serious condition in hospital after he was struck by a car. The incident, involving just one vehicle, happened on the Creighton Road in Dunmurry before 9am t...
Belfast Schoolboy Seriously Injured In Collision
A Belfast teenager is understood to be in serious condition in hospital after he was struck by a car. The incident, involving just one vehicle, happened on the Creighton Road in Dunmurry before 9am t...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Minister Swann Meets Families Bereaved By Suicide
Health Minister Robin Swann has met with families in north Belfast who have lost loved ones through suicide. Held at the Houben Centre on Thursday, the meeting was a chance for the Minister to hear f...
Minister Swann Meets Families Bereaved By Suicide
Health Minister Robin Swann has met with families in north Belfast who have lost loved ones through suicide. Held at the Houben Centre on Thursday, the meeting was a chance for the Minister to hear f...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Man Dies In Co Antrim Crash
A man has died in a collision in Armoy, Co Antrim. The two vehicle crash happened on the Drones Road shortly before 6.45pm on Thursday evening, 06 February. Police are investigating the circumstance...
Man Dies In Co Antrim Crash
A man has died in a collision in Armoy, Co Antrim. The two vehicle crash happened on the Drones Road shortly before 6.45pm on Thursday evening, 06 February. Police are investigating the circumstance...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
NI Enters Housing Crisis- SDLP
Approximately 20,592 people are currently classed as homeless across Northern Ireland, according to new figures. The stark statistic emerged as Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey responded to a requ...
NI Enters Housing Crisis- SDLP
Approximately 20,592 people are currently classed as homeless across Northern Ireland, according to new figures. The stark statistic emerged as Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey responded to a requ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Students Make Call For Action On Bullying
Over 100 school pupils made their way to Parliament Buildings today to compel MLAs to act to reduce bullying in local schools. 'Change Starts with Us' was the theme of the first ever Anti-Bullying Fo...
Students Make Call For Action On Bullying
Over 100 school pupils made their way to Parliament Buildings today to compel MLAs to act to reduce bullying in local schools. 'Change Starts with Us' was the theme of the first ever Anti-Bullying Fo...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Advice As Storm Ciara Veers Towards NI
Flooding, power cuts and travel delays are among the potential disruptions expected this weekend as Storm Ciara arrives. Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain will take effect on Saturday afterno...
Advice As Storm Ciara Veers Towards NI
Flooding, power cuts and travel delays are among the potential disruptions expected this weekend as Storm Ciara arrives. Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain will take effect on Saturday afterno...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Workplus Creates 120 Apprenticeships
Twenty-eight construction industry employers across Northern Ireland have struck a deal with Workplus to deliver 120 apprenticeship opportunities. The programme, which helps employers develop talent ...
Workplus Creates 120 Apprenticeships
Twenty-eight construction industry employers across Northern Ireland have struck a deal with Workplus to deliver 120 apprenticeship opportunities. The programme, which helps employers develop talent ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Brexit Bomb Ploy Sparks Outrage
Leaders from across the political spectrum have united to condemn the dissident republicans who planted a bomb found on a lorry in Lurgan. It's thought the device may have been intended for a Brexit ...
Brexit Bomb Ploy Sparks Outrage
Leaders from across the political spectrum have united to condemn the dissident republicans who planted a bomb found on a lorry in Lurgan. It's thought the device may have been intended for a Brexit ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Police Officer Failed To Investigate Homophobic Attack
A police officer failed to properly investigate an alleged homophobic attack at a bar in Co Fermanagh, the Police Ombudsman has found. The watchdog was tasked to investigate an incident in December 2...
Police Officer Failed To Investigate Homophobic Attack
A police officer failed to properly investigate an alleged homophobic attack at a bar in Co Fermanagh, the Police Ombudsman has found. The watchdog was tasked to investigate an incident in December 2...
Business News, Feb 7, 2020
NI Firm Creates World's First 3-In-1 Hair Tool
A Belfast-based hair company has developed the world's first cordless 3-in-1 hair tool. WE ARE PARADOXX's new Supernova appliance comes at an exciting time for the firm, with four new jobs in the cit...
NI Firm Creates World's First 3-In-1 Hair Tool
A Belfast-based hair company has developed the world's first cordless 3-in-1 hair tool. WE ARE PARADOXX's new Supernova appliance comes at an exciting time for the firm, with four new jobs in the cit...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 7, 2020
Other News In Brief
Call For Transparency As NI Council's Financial Deficit Revealed Alliance Councillors have called for radical action to ensure local government finances are available after the financial defic...
Other News In Brief
Call For Transparency As NI Council's Financial Deficit Revealed Alliance Councillors have called for radical action to ensure local government finances are available after the financial defic...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2020
Probe As Lurgan Bomb Planted On Brexit Day
Police have confirmed they were investigating reports of a bomb due to travel on the Belfast to Scotland ferry when the device was discovered in Lurgan. The Terrorism Investigation Unit were first in...
Probe As Lurgan Bomb Planted On Brexit Day
Police have confirmed they were investigating reports of a bomb due to travel on the Belfast to Scotland ferry when the device was discovered in Lurgan. The Terrorism Investigation Unit were first in...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2020
Paul Quinn: Conor Murphy Issues Apology
Finance Minister Conor Murphy has issued an apology over claims he made that an IRA murder victim was a criminal. Paul Quinn's family accepted the apology but said it doesn't meet their request of cl...
Paul Quinn: Conor Murphy Issues Apology
Finance Minister Conor Murphy has issued an apology over claims he made that an IRA murder victim was a criminal. Paul Quinn's family accepted the apology but said it doesn't meet their request of cl...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2020
Call For Urgent Action On Youth Mental Health
The Stormont Executive must act urgently to divert the current mental health epidemic, Northern Ireland's Commissioner for Children and Young People has demanded. While government ministers are consi...
Call For Urgent Action On Youth Mental Health
The Stormont Executive must act urgently to divert the current mental health epidemic, Northern Ireland's Commissioner for Children and Young People has demanded. While government ministers are consi...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2020
Heavy Snow Warning Issued For NI
Northern Ireland remains in the midst of winter despite the slight stretch in the evenings, and it appears next week is no different with a forecast of heavy snow and strong winds. A yellow weather w...
Heavy Snow Warning Issued For NI
Northern Ireland remains in the midst of winter despite the slight stretch in the evenings, and it appears next week is no different with a forecast of heavy snow and strong winds. A yellow weather w...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 6, 2020
QUB Drone Invention Gives Early Indication Of Natural Disasters
An innovative drone system that predicts natural disasters has been developed by a researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Already adopted by authorities in Vietnam, the invention is much cheaper t...
QUB Drone Invention Gives Early Indication Of Natural Disasters
An innovative drone system that predicts natural disasters has been developed by a researcher at Queen's University Belfast. Already adopted by authorities in Vietnam, the invention is much cheaper t...
Business News, Feb 6, 2020
Trade NI Sets Out Plan To Boost NI Economy
Local business leaders have united to call on the newly formed Executive to rejuvenate Northern Ireland's economy. Huge global investment opportunities with the potential to create 65,000 jobs and en...
Trade NI Sets Out Plan To Boost NI Economy
Local business leaders have united to call on the newly formed Executive to rejuvenate Northern Ireland's economy. Huge global investment opportunities with the potential to create 65,000 jobs and en...
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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.
