Northern Ireland News for December 2022 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2022
PSNI To Prioritise Retail Crime Over Festive Period
Retailers and businesses across NI are being assured by the PSNI that reducing retail crime will be a priority over the festive period. Police are urging retailers to be vigilant and report crime whe...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2022
Green Jobs Double In NI Since 2021
While the number of green jobs in Northern Ireland has doubled since 2021, the region continues to have one of the lowest proportions of green jobs in the UK, according to PwC's Green Jobs Barometer. ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2022
First Cold Weather Payments Issued Following Temperature Drop
The Department for Communities has begun to issue the first round this winter's Cold Weather Payments following a significant drop in temperatures across NI. Cold Weather Payments will be paid to pe...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2022
Man Arrested In Connection With South Belfast Hijacking
A 22-year-old man has been arrested following reports of an attempted vehicle hijacking and several cars on fire in south Belfast overnight on Friday 09 December into Saturday 10th December. Detect...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2022
TUI Announces New Balearic Island Offering For Next Summer
Leading Northern Ireland Tour Operator TUI, has announced it will offer the Balearic Island of Majorca as a holiday destination direct from George Best Belfast City Airport next Summer. With a weekly...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2022
Other News In Brief
Appeal For Information On Arson Attack In Newry The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a report of arson with intent at residential premises in the Clanrye Av...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2022
NI Secretary Must Tell People When They Will Get Energy Payment
The British Secretary of State must clearly spell out what he is doing to restore the Assembly and Executive and when people in NI will receive the £600 energy payment, Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2022
Electric Ireland Announces 23.9% Price Increase
NI's third largest electricity supplier, Electric Ireland, has announced another electricity price increase of 23.9% from 01 January, 2023. This price increase comes into effect at the same time as t...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2022
House Prices Continue To Rise But At Slowest Rate Since 2020
Northern Ireland house prices have continued to rise over the last three months, but a slowest rate since June 2020, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Ulster ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2022
PSNI Mark National Missing Persons Day
The PSNI has taken part in a commemorative ceremony to markt eh tenth annual national Missing Persons Day. National Missing Persons Day is an all-Ireland day of commemoration, providing an opportunit...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2022
Union Street Pedestrianisation Made Permanent
Belfast City Council has announced that Union Street in the city centre will become permanently pedestrianised from this Sunday, 11 December. The permanent pedestrianisation is part of a Cathedral Qu...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2022
Health Pay Awards Confirmed By Dept Of Health
The Department of Health (DoH) has announced that it is now able to award the health service national pay body recommendations for 2022/23. The DoH said that this is now possible following three key ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 9, 2022
Winter Safety Service Ready Now Fully Operational
Northern Ireland's Winter Safety Service is fully operational and ready to keep people moving, the Department for Infrastructure has announced. Around 300 staff and 130 gritters are available to salt...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
Renewed Appeal For Information On Lisa Dorrian Disappearance
A senior PSNI Detective investigating the murder of Lisa Dorrian has made a renewed appeal for information on her disappearance and murder. Lisa Dorrian, who was from Bangor, County Down, was 25 year...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
39 Offenders Arrested For Violence Against Women And Girls
Thirty nine arrests have been made across Northern Ireland in a 24-hour operation targeting those sought for violence against women and girls (VAWG). As part of the Police Service's wider support of ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
Appeal For Information On Fatal Hit-And-Run Outside Coleraine
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a fatal hit-and-run collision outside Coleraine on the evening of Tuesday 06 December. Shortly after 7pm, police received a repo...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
PM Urged To Visit NI To Hear 'Full Spectrum Of Views' On Protocol
UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, should visit Northern Ireland as soon as possible in order to hear the full spectrum of views from political and business leaders on the Protocol, Alliance Deputy Leade...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
Arrests And Suspected Stolen Good Seized In L'Derry
Two men have been arrested and a quantity of suspected stolen goods have been seized by officers from the City Centre Neighbourhood Team in L'Derry. A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion o...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
Third Man Arrested In Mark Lovell Murder Investigation
Detectives investigating the murder of Mark Lovell in Ardcarn Park, Newry, on the evening of Thursday 1 December have arrested a 34 year old man today. The arrest follows searches of properties in th...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
SDLP Raise ETA Impact On NI Tourism Industry
The SDLP have challenged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the impact the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme would have on Northern Ireland's tourism industry. South Belfast MP Claire Hanna als...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
Documents On GFA Negotiations Made Available Online
The Department for Communities has announced the release of a range of documents from the period leading up the signing of the Good Friday Agreement have been made available online. Almost 500 docume...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
Dale Farm Announced As Christmas Pantomime Sponsor
Dale Farm has announced that it has reprised its role as the "Dairy Godmother" for the 7th year in a row as sponsor of the Grand Opera Houses' Christmas pantomime, Cinderella. Produced by Crossroads,...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 8, 2022
Other News In Brief
Council Welcomes Success Of Reuse IT Scheme Belfast City Council has welcomed the success of a Reuse IT Scheme, which sees donated tablets and laptops refurbished and redistributed. 15 devi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2022
Two Men Arrested Over Murder Of Mark Lovell
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Mark Lovell in Newry. The 58-year-old was shot several times at close range in his car near the Ardcarn Park area on 01 December. Two men,...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2022
Major Road In L'Derry Remains Closed Following Road Crash
A major road in Co L’Derry is to remain closed today, 07 December, following a serious road traffic collision on Tuesday. The A37 Dunhill Road has been closed from around 8pm following the crash. Di...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2022
Met Office Issues Yellow Weather Warnings For Ice
The Met Office has issued two weather warnings for ice this week. The yellow warning has been put in place for today, 07 December, and tomorrow. The warning for some icy conditions has been issued f...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2022
Condolences Offered Following Loss Of 5-Year-Old Child To Strep A
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has oand expressed sympathy to the family of a five-year-old child who has died following an illness linked to the bacterial infection strep A. She als...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2022
Police Ombudsman Contacted Over Teens Death
The PSNI has contacted the Police Ombudsman to carry out an investigation over the death of Matthew McCallan. The 15-year-olds body was discovered in the Tattyreagh Road area of Fintona at around noo...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2022
Appeal Issued For Missing Girl Rosaleen Connors
The PSNI have issued an appeal for a missing girl named Rosaleen Connors who was last seen in West Belfast. She is known to travel to different parts of the city. When last seen she was wearing blac...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 7, 2022
Other News In Brief
Supreme Court Decision To Uphole Safe Acess Bill Welcomed Sinn Féin has welcomed a decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the Safe Access Zones Bill passed by the Assembly earlier this year. ...