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Northern Ireland News for March 2020 : Page 5
Business News, Mar 5, 2020
Hotels Feel The Pressure As Covid-19 Takes Hold
The collapse of Flybe is just the latest blow to Northern Ireland's hotel sector as it battles against the coronavirus, a representative body has said. Fourteen flight paths were cut from George Best...
Hotels Feel The Pressure As Covid-19 Takes Hold
The collapse of Flybe is just the latest blow to Northern Ireland's hotel sector as it battles against the coronavirus, a representative body has said. Fourteen flight paths were cut from George Best...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Covid-19 Case Identified At QUB
Queen's University Belfast is working with the Public Health Agency to establish who has been in contact with an infected individual within the community. The confirmation of two new cases on Wednesd...
Covid-19 Case Identified At QUB
Queen's University Belfast is working with the Public Health Agency to establish who has been in contact with an infected individual within the community. The confirmation of two new cases on Wednesd...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Gas Prices Slashed By 21.5%
It's good news for thousands of bill payers across Northern Ireland as gas bills are set to fall for Firmus Energy customers. Around 46,000 people will see their price drop by 21.5% on 01 April, savi...
Gas Prices Slashed By 21.5%
It's good news for thousands of bill payers across Northern Ireland as gas bills are set to fall for Firmus Energy customers. Around 46,000 people will see their price drop by 21.5% on 01 April, savi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Two Arrested As Cannabis Seized In Co Antrim
Two men have been arrested amid police searches into the activities of the south east Antrim UDA. Herbal cannabis worth around £4,000, a quantity of suspected class A drugs, a number of shotgun cartr...
Two Arrested As Cannabis Seized In Co Antrim
Two men have been arrested amid police searches into the activities of the south east Antrim UDA. Herbal cannabis worth around £4,000, a quantity of suspected class A drugs, a number of shotgun cartr...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 5, 2020
Other News In Brief
PSNI Renews Warning Over Stones Thrown At Traffic Police have warned that anyone caught throwing objects at traffic will be arrested and dealt with through the courts. The renewed warning com...
Other News In Brief
PSNI Renews Warning Over Stones Thrown At Traffic Police have warned that anyone caught throwing objects at traffic will be arrested and dealt with through the courts. The renewed warning com...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
Two More Coronavirus Cases In NI
Two further cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland. The 'presumptive positive' results are to be confirmed by Public Health England. The two additional cases would bring totals...
Two More Coronavirus Cases In NI
Two further cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland. The 'presumptive positive' results are to be confirmed by Public Health England. The two additional cases would bring totals...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
SDLP: Child Mental Health Is In Crisis
More must be done to tackle the "mental health crisis" among children in Northern Ireland, an SDLP MLA has warned. Sinead Bradley's plea to Health Minister Robin Swann comes after a report found that...
SDLP: Child Mental Health Is In Crisis
More must be done to tackle the "mental health crisis" among children in Northern Ireland, an SDLP MLA has warned. Sinead Bradley's plea to Health Minister Robin Swann comes after a report found that...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
Probe As Man Struck With Glass Bottle During Attempted Robbery
A man has been hospitalised for treatment after he was struck with a glass bottle during an attempted robbery in L'Derry. Police are hunting three males in connection with the incident, which occurre...
Probe As Man Struck With Glass Bottle During Attempted Robbery
A man has been hospitalised for treatment after he was struck with a glass bottle during an attempted robbery in L'Derry. Police are hunting three males in connection with the incident, which occurre...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
First And Deputy First Minister Cancel NY St Patrick's Day Visit
The First and Deputy First Ministers have reportedly cancelled plans to visit New York while in the US on an official St Patrick's Day trip. According to reports, Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill a...
First And Deputy First Minister Cancel NY St Patrick's Day Visit
The First and Deputy First Ministers have reportedly cancelled plans to visit New York while in the US on an official St Patrick's Day trip. According to reports, Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
City Hall To Glow For World Down's Syndrome Day
Belfast City Hall will be illuminated in blue and yellow light later this month in celebration of World Down's Syndrome Day. Taking place on Saturday 21 March, the occasion marks the vital role those...
City Hall To Glow For World Down's Syndrome Day
Belfast City Hall will be illuminated in blue and yellow light later this month in celebration of World Down's Syndrome Day. Taking place on Saturday 21 March, the occasion marks the vital role those...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
'Complex Investigation' Ongoing Into Deaths Of Teenagers At Cookstown Hotel
Police Ombudsman investigators have met with the families of three teenagers who died in an incident in Cookstown on 17 March 2019, to update them on the progress of of their "complex investigation". ...
'Complex Investigation' Ongoing Into Deaths Of Teenagers At Cookstown Hotel
Police Ombudsman investigators have met with the families of three teenagers who died in an incident in Cookstown on 17 March 2019, to update them on the progress of of their "complex investigation". ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
Covid-19: Everyday Restrictions Will Only Be Taken If Cases Rise
Health Minister Robin Swann has today urged the public to avoid speculation about the spread of coronavirus. As a third case is confirmed on the island of Ireland, the second across the border, the M...
Covid-19: Everyday Restrictions Will Only Be Taken If Cases Rise
Health Minister Robin Swann has today urged the public to avoid speculation about the spread of coronavirus. As a third case is confirmed on the island of Ireland, the second across the border, the M...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
Man Charged In Connection With Donegall Road Burglary
A 36-year-old man is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court charged in connection with a burglary. At about 1.35am on Monday 02 February, the occupants of a house in the Donegall Road area w...
Man Charged In Connection With Donegall Road Burglary
A 36-year-old man is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court charged in connection with a burglary. At about 1.35am on Monday 02 February, the occupants of a house in the Donegall Road area w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
Executive Urged To 'Step In And Cancel' School Ski Trips
The Northern Ireland Executive has been urged to "step in and cancel" school ski trips amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. SDLP Public Health Spokesperson Justin McNulty MLA has called for clear a...
Executive Urged To 'Step In And Cancel' School Ski Trips
The Northern Ireland Executive has been urged to "step in and cancel" school ski trips amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. SDLP Public Health Spokesperson Justin McNulty MLA has called for clear a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
22 Year-Old In Court Over August Burglary
Police have charged a 22 year-old man following a burglary in south Belfast last August. The suspect was due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court today, Wednesday 04 March, charged with burglary wi...
22 Year-Old In Court Over August Burglary
Police have charged a 22 year-old man following a burglary in south Belfast last August. The suspect was due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court today, Wednesday 04 March, charged with burglary wi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2020
Other News In Brief
Parking Restrictions Considered On Busy East Belfast Route The introduction of a waiting time parking restriction on the busy Holywood Road in east Belfast is being considered due to traffic c...
Other News In Brief
Parking Restrictions Considered On Busy East Belfast Route The introduction of a waiting time parking restriction on the busy Holywood Road in east Belfast is being considered due to traffic c...
Business News, Mar 4, 2020
Glofox Creates 12 Jobs With Belfast R&D Centre
A Dublin-based fitness management software company is set to create a Research and Development centre in Belfast. Glofox will create 12 new jobs locally as it accelerates its international growth pla...
Glofox Creates 12 Jobs With Belfast R&D Centre
A Dublin-based fitness management software company is set to create a Research and Development centre in Belfast. Glofox will create 12 new jobs locally as it accelerates its international growth pla...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Covid 19: NI 'Preparing For The Worst' As Tests Rise
Local health officials are "preparing for the worst" as the number of people tested for coronavirus rises in Northern Ireland. At present, one case has been confirmed in the region with a second ongo...
Covid 19: NI 'Preparing For The Worst' As Tests Rise
Local health officials are "preparing for the worst" as the number of people tested for coronavirus rises in Northern Ireland. At present, one case has been confirmed in the region with a second ongo...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Child Dies & Baby Injured In Larne Incident
A child has died and a baby and woman have been injured following an incident in Co Antrim. Police and emergency services established a presence at a house on the rural Bankhhall Road outside Ballyca...
Child Dies & Baby Injured In Larne Incident
A child has died and a baby and woman have been injured following an incident in Co Antrim. Police and emergency services established a presence at a house on the rural Bankhhall Road outside Ballyca...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Pipe Bomb Attack On House 'Reckless'
The "reckless" actions of those who threw a pipe bomb at a house in east Belfast have been condemned. Alliance Councillor Michael Long hit out after a fire ignited at a house on the Carncaver Road wh...
Pipe Bomb Attack On House 'Reckless'
The "reckless" actions of those who threw a pipe bomb at a house in east Belfast have been condemned. Alliance Councillor Michael Long hit out after a fire ignited at a house on the Carncaver Road wh...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Appeal As Concern Grows For Missing Belfast Woman
Police in north Belfast are seeking help from the public in establishing the whereabouts of a young woman from the area. Chloe McClay, pictured, was recently reported as a missing person. Concern is...
Appeal As Concern Grows For Missing Belfast Woman
Police in north Belfast are seeking help from the public in establishing the whereabouts of a young woman from the area. Chloe McClay, pictured, was recently reported as a missing person. Concern is...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Woman Dies In Co Tyrone Collision
A woman in her 20s has died in a two vehicle road collision in Pomeroy, Co Tyrone. Police say a man, believed to have been her passenger, has been left in critical condition. The crash occurred on t...
Woman Dies In Co Tyrone Collision
A woman in her 20s has died in a two vehicle road collision in Pomeroy, Co Tyrone. Police say a man, believed to have been her passenger, has been left in critical condition. The crash occurred on t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Jobs Boost As Australian Firm Sets Up In Co Tyrone
An Australian manufacturing company has chosen Dungannon as the location for its new manufacturing facility in an investment that will create seven jobs. Dynamic Equipment, based in Adelaide, had off...
Jobs Boost As Australian Firm Sets Up In Co Tyrone
An Australian manufacturing company has chosen Dungannon as the location for its new manufacturing facility in an investment that will create seven jobs. Dynamic Equipment, based in Adelaide, had off...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Parents Urged To Support Nursery Integration
School parents are being encouraged to support the integration of nursery schools in Northern Ireland. A campaign launched by the Integrated Education Fund (IEF) is aiming to integrate the early year...
Parents Urged To Support Nursery Integration
School parents are being encouraged to support the integration of nursery schools in Northern Ireland. A campaign launched by the Integrated Education Fund (IEF) is aiming to integrate the early year...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
World-Renowned Musicians To Perform In L'Derry
A line up of internationally-renowned musicians are set for L'Derry this week as the Walled City Music Festival gets underway. Running from Thursday 05 through the weekend, the legendary Bang on a Ca...
World-Renowned Musicians To Perform In L'Derry
A line up of internationally-renowned musicians are set for L'Derry this week as the Walled City Music Festival gets underway. Running from Thursday 05 through the weekend, the legendary Bang on a Ca...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Pipe Bomb Thrown At East Belfast House
An investigation has been launched after a pipe bomb was thrown at a house in east Belfast. The device caused a small fire in the living room of the property on the Carncaver Road when it was launche...
Pipe Bomb Thrown At East Belfast House
An investigation has been launched after a pipe bomb was thrown at a house in east Belfast. The device caused a small fire in the living room of the property on the Carncaver Road when it was launche...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 3, 2020
Other News In Brief
Sustrans Volunteers Recognised In Belfast Volunteers who dedicate their time to encouraging others to walk and cycle more have been celebrated at the Sustrans Volunteer Awards in Belfast. An ...
Other News In Brief
Sustrans Volunteers Recognised In Belfast Volunteers who dedicate their time to encouraging others to walk and cycle more have been celebrated at the Sustrans Volunteer Awards in Belfast. An ...
Business News, Mar 3, 2020
Economy Minister Warned Of Pressures Facing Retailers
Retail leaders have delivered a message of concern that small businesses are facing a perfect storm of additional costs next month to Northern Ireland's Economy Minister Diane Dodds. Retail NI identi...
Economy Minister Warned Of Pressures Facing Retailers
Retail leaders have delivered a message of concern that small businesses are facing a perfect storm of additional costs next month to Northern Ireland's Economy Minister Diane Dodds. Retail NI identi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2020
Arrest Over Co Tyrone Hijacking
A 24 year-old man is in custody following a vehicle hijacking in Coalisland, Co Tyrone. Police said a driver was flagged down by an unknown male in the Vale area of the town at around 6.30am on Sunda...
Arrest Over Co Tyrone Hijacking
A 24 year-old man is in custody following a vehicle hijacking in Coalisland, Co Tyrone. Police said a driver was flagged down by an unknown male in the Vale area of the town at around 6.30am on Sunda...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 2, 2020
Coronavirus Latest: Ministers Hold Cross-Border Talks
Cross-border cooperation regarding measures to limit the spread of coronavirus are ongoing, the Health Minister has said. A total of two cases have been confirmed on the island of Ireland, one on eac...
Coronavirus Latest: Ministers Hold Cross-Border Talks
Cross-border cooperation regarding measures to limit the spread of coronavirus are ongoing, the Health Minister has said. A total of two cases have been confirmed on the island of Ireland, one on eac...
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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.
