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Northern Ireland News for March 2020 : Page 4
Business News, Mar 10, 2020
Eastern Airways Launches Service From Belfast City Airport
Belfast City Airport is wasting no time in securing new business for its flight routes to the UK, with Eastern Airways the latest airline to establish a service in the wake of Flybe's exit. The airli...
Eastern Airways Launches Service From Belfast City Airport
Belfast City Airport is wasting no time in securing new business for its flight routes to the UK, with Eastern Airways the latest airline to establish a service in the wake of Flybe's exit. The airli...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Tougher Penalties For Drivers Caught Using A Phone
Tougher punishments for drivers caught using a handheld mobile phone at the wheel of a car are to be introduced, the Infrastructure Minister has announced. Nichola Mallon intends to legislate for fin...
Tougher Penalties For Drivers Caught Using A Phone
Tougher punishments for drivers caught using a handheld mobile phone at the wheel of a car are to be introduced, the Infrastructure Minister has announced. Nichola Mallon intends to legislate for fin...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Five New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed
Five new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Northern Ireland. The Public Health Agency confirmed the further spread of the flu-like virus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the ...
Five New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed
Five new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Northern Ireland. The Public Health Agency confirmed the further spread of the flu-like virus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Man Assaulted In Racially Motivated Hate Crime
A man has sustained bruising after he was assaulted by a gang of masked men armed with baseball bats during an aggravated burglary in east Belfast. Police are treating the incident in the Knock Grove...
Man Assaulted In Racially Motivated Hate Crime
A man has sustained bruising after he was assaulted by a gang of masked men armed with baseball bats during an aggravated burglary in east Belfast. Police are treating the incident in the Knock Grove...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Female Football Coaches Pass On Their Skills
International Women's Day 2020 saw over 30 coaches of female football host a masterclass to celebrate the contribution local women and girls have made to the sport. The Irish FA Foundation event at M...
Female Football Coaches Pass On Their Skills
International Women's Day 2020 saw over 30 coaches of female football host a masterclass to celebrate the contribution local women and girls have made to the sport. The Irish FA Foundation event at M...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Man Due In Court Over Alleged Child Sex Abuse
A man is due in court this morning, Monday 09 March, over the alleged sex abuse of a child. The 31 year-old has been charged with two counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexua...
Man Due In Court Over Alleged Child Sex Abuse
A man is due in court this morning, Monday 09 March, over the alleged sex abuse of a child. The 31 year-old has been charged with two counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexua...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Kayakers Rescued From Strangford Lough
A multi-agency operation has ensured the safe return of eight kayakers after they got into difficulty on Strangford Lough. Portaferry RNLI, the Coastguard rescue helicopter, Northern Ireland Ambulanc...
Kayakers Rescued From Strangford Lough
A multi-agency operation has ensured the safe return of eight kayakers after they got into difficulty on Strangford Lough. Portaferry RNLI, the Coastguard rescue helicopter, Northern Ireland Ambulanc...
Business News, Mar 9, 2020
Barry's Amusements To Open As Normal
Barry's Amusements will operate as usual this season, its owners have announced. The Trufelli family say the business will open as normal throughout Easter and the summer months, despite the site bei...
Barry's Amusements To Open As Normal
Barry's Amusements will operate as usual this season, its owners have announced. The Trufelli family say the business will open as normal throughout Easter and the summer months, despite the site bei...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
£20k Drugs Seized In Co Tyrone
Drugs worth an estimated £20,000 have been removed from the streets of Cookstown, Co Tyrone. Police say the cocaine and cannabis was discovered during a vehicle search in the Chapel Street area on Th...
£20k Drugs Seized In Co Tyrone
Drugs worth an estimated £20,000 have been removed from the streets of Cookstown, Co Tyrone. Police say the cocaine and cannabis was discovered during a vehicle search in the Chapel Street area on Th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Suspected Gun Seized Amid Dissident Probe
The PSNI's Terrorism Investigations Unit has recovered a suspected firearm and a quantity of ammunition as part of an ongoing probe into violent dissident republican activity. Tactical support office...
Suspected Gun Seized Amid Dissident Probe
The PSNI's Terrorism Investigations Unit has recovered a suspected firearm and a quantity of ammunition as part of an ongoing probe into violent dissident republican activity. Tactical support office...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Work Begins On West Belfast Shared Space
Work is underway at the site of a £5 million park project in west Belfast. The transformational Stewartstown Road facility will be a shared space for residents and visitors when it reaches completion...
Work Begins On West Belfast Shared Space
Work is underway at the site of a £5 million park project in west Belfast. The transformational Stewartstown Road facility will be a shared space for residents and visitors when it reaches completion...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2020
Other News In Brief
Suspected Stolen Car Found Overturned In West Belfast A suspected stolen vehicle was found overturned in west Belfast on Saturday sparking a police appeal for information. The silver BMW was ...
Other News In Brief
Suspected Stolen Car Found Overturned In West Belfast A suspected stolen vehicle was found overturned in west Belfast on Saturday sparking a police appeal for information. The silver BMW was ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
Stormont Speaker Warned Of 'Imminent Attack' Against Him
The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly has been informed of an "imminent attack" against him. Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey revealed he had been visited by the PSNI on Thursday and told a threat ha...
Stormont Speaker Warned Of 'Imminent Attack' Against Him
The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly has been informed of an "imminent attack" against him. Sinn Fein MLA Alex Maskey revealed he had been visited by the PSNI on Thursday and told a threat ha...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
NI Arrest As Migrants Found In Lorry In Belgium
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the discovery of ten migrants in a lorry in Belgium. The 30 year-old was detained in Co Antrim today, Friday 06 March, and is among thre...
NI Arrest As Migrants Found In Lorry In Belgium
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the discovery of ten migrants in a lorry in Belgium. The 30 year-old was detained in Co Antrim today, Friday 06 March, and is among thre...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
Shots Fired At Two Houses In Coleraine
A man, woman and teenager have escaped injury after shots were fired through the front window of a house in Coleraine. Two properties in the Oakvale Park area of the town were targeted in the early h...
Shots Fired At Two Houses In Coleraine
A man, woman and teenager have escaped injury after shots were fired through the front window of a house in Coleraine. Two properties in the Oakvale Park area of the town were targeted in the early h...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
Belfast Residents Call For Cycle-Friendly Infrastructure
Belfast residents want more measures to promote cycling in the city, the latest Bike Like report has revealed. Some 77% of residents say they would cycle more if the city's infrastructure provided mo...
Belfast Residents Call For Cycle-Friendly Infrastructure
Belfast residents want more measures to promote cycling in the city, the latest Bike Like report has revealed. Some 77% of residents say they would cycle more if the city's infrastructure provided mo...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
Kevin Lunney Kidnap: Three Released Without Charge
Three people arrested by detectives investigating the abduction and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director Kevin Lunney have been released without charge. The two men, aged 23, and a 61 ...
Kevin Lunney Kidnap: Three Released Without Charge
Three people arrested by detectives investigating the abduction and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director Kevin Lunney have been released without charge. The two men, aged 23, and a 61 ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
PSNI Chief Gives Current Position On Covid-19
Police have outlined their current strategy to manage the Covid-19 outbreak. Chief Superintendent Sam Donaldson issued a statement following calls for officers to have the same powers as those in Eng...
PSNI Chief Gives Current Position On Covid-19
Police have outlined their current strategy to manage the Covid-19 outbreak. Chief Superintendent Sam Donaldson issued a statement following calls for officers to have the same powers as those in Eng...
Business News, Mar 6, 2020
Tourism Fears As New Deals Sought For Belfast City Airport
As the dust settles on the tarmac at George Best Belfast City Airport, fears over its future and the prosperity of local tourism remain after Flybe ceased operations on Thursday. Northern Ireland's e...
Tourism Fears As New Deals Sought For Belfast City Airport
As the dust settles on the tarmac at George Best Belfast City Airport, fears over its future and the prosperity of local tourism remain after Flybe ceased operations on Thursday. Northern Ireland's e...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
£38k Cannabis Seized In Co Tyrone
Cannabis worth an estimated £38,000 and a haul of prescription drugs have been removed from the streets of Co Tyrone. A 21 year-old man was arrested during the operation in Coalisland on Thursday 05 ...
£38k Cannabis Seized In Co Tyrone
Cannabis worth an estimated £38,000 and a haul of prescription drugs have been removed from the streets of Co Tyrone. A 21 year-old man was arrested during the operation in Coalisland on Thursday 05 ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
West Belfast Security Alert Ends
A security alert in west Belfast has ended as police declare a suspicious object in the area as "nothing untoward". Residents on Kells Avenue have now returned to their homes. The operation was spar...
West Belfast Security Alert Ends
A security alert in west Belfast has ended as police declare a suspicious object in the area as "nothing untoward". Residents on Kells Avenue have now returned to their homes. The operation was spar...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
Belfast Children's Festival Gets Underway
More than 100 events are to take place throughout the weekend exploring the themes of home, place and belonging at the Belfast Children's Festival. Thousands of visitors are expected to enjoy a serie...
Belfast Children's Festival Gets Underway
More than 100 events are to take place throughout the weekend exploring the themes of home, place and belonging at the Belfast Children's Festival. Thousands of visitors are expected to enjoy a serie...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2020
Other News In Brief
NI Water Urges Women To Join Its Ranks NI Water has marked International Women's Day with a plea for females to become a part of the team. Approximately 21% of the utility's workforce is fema...
Other News In Brief
NI Water Urges Women To Join Its Ranks NI Water has marked International Women's Day with a plea for females to become a part of the team. Approximately 21% of the utility's workforce is fema...
Feature News, Mar 5, 2020
Marathon Season Fixtures
For the runners among us, brighter days and hints of spring can mean only one thing; it's time to get the trainers as on as marathon season is just around the corner. Northern Ireland is fill...
Marathon Season Fixtures
For the runners among us, brighter days and hints of spring can mean only one thing; it's time to get the trainers as on as marathon season is just around the corner. Northern Ireland is fill...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Loganair Takes Over Two Flybe Routes
Scottish airline Loganair is to take over two former Flybe routes from Belfast City Airport. The flights to Aberdeen and Inverness will commence later this month and run on a daily basis, the airport...
Loganair Takes Over Two Flybe Routes
Scottish airline Loganair is to take over two former Flybe routes from Belfast City Airport. The flights to Aberdeen and Inverness will commence later this month and run on a daily basis, the airport...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Four Arrests In Kevin Lunney Murder Probe
Four people have been arrested as part of a cross-border probe into the abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney. The Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director was brutally beaten and left for dead at th...
Four Arrests In Kevin Lunney Murder Probe
Four people have been arrested as part of a cross-border probe into the abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney. The Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director was brutally beaten and left for dead at th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Elderly Woman Shaken Up In Belfast Burglary
An elderly woman has been left badly shaken after a burglary at a house in north Belfast. Police say a premises in the Lismoyne Park area of the city was targeted this afternoon, Thursday 05 March. ...
Elderly Woman Shaken Up In Belfast Burglary
An elderly woman has been left badly shaken after a burglary at a house in north Belfast. Police say a premises in the Lismoyne Park area of the city was targeted this afternoon, Thursday 05 March. ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Ministers Announce 300 Remote Jobs With Sensée
Some 300 jobs are to be created as Sensée invests in Northern Ireland, the First and deputy First Ministers have announced. The home based roles will span a range of areas including agent, manager an...
Ministers Announce 300 Remote Jobs With Sensée
Some 300 jobs are to be created as Sensée invests in Northern Ireland, the First and deputy First Ministers have announced. The home based roles will span a range of areas including agent, manager an...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Belfast Flights Cancelled As Flybe Collapses
Operations at Belfast City Airport are almost at a halt this morning after Flybe collapsed into administration. The firm announced earlier today that it had ceased trading with immediate affect. A te...
Belfast Flights Cancelled As Flybe Collapses
Operations at Belfast City Airport are almost at a halt this morning after Flybe collapsed into administration. The firm announced earlier today that it had ceased trading with immediate affect. A te...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Masked Men Fire Shots In L'Derry
Police say it's lucky no-one was injured after a number of shots were fired in L'Derry. Masked men are reported to have fired the shots in the Ballymagroarty area of the city at around 9pm on Wednesd...
Masked Men Fire Shots In L'Derry
Police say it's lucky no-one was injured after a number of shots were fired in L'Derry. Masked men are reported to have fired the shots in the Ballymagroarty area of the city at around 9pm on Wednesd...
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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.
