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Northern Ireland News for October 2023 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Oct 16, 2023
Other News In Brief
Weather Warning Issued For 'Heavy And Prolonged Rain' The Met Office has issued a weather warning for "heavy and prolonged rain" later this week as Storm Babet lands in NI. The weather warn...
Other News In Brief
Weather Warning Issued For 'Heavy And Prolonged Rain' The Met Office has issued a weather warning for "heavy and prolonged rain" later this week as Storm Babet lands in NI. The weather warn...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2023
New Campaign To Protect Older People From Scams
A new campaign has been launched to help empower older people and those who are not regularly online to stay safe against scammers. The six-month long ScamwiseNI Partnership campaign features radio ...
New Campaign To Protect Older People From Scams
A new campaign has been launched to help empower older people and those who are not regularly online to stay safe against scammers. The six-month long ScamwiseNI Partnership campaign features radio ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2023
NIAS To Recruit 48 New Paramedics
The Department of Health has approved a Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) recruitment campaign to secure 48 additional paramedics. The approval will mean that the first cohort of students gra...
NIAS To Recruit 48 New Paramedics
The Department of Health has approved a Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) recruitment campaign to secure 48 additional paramedics. The approval will mean that the first cohort of students gra...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2023
35-Year-Old Man Jailed For 152 Child Sex Abuse Offences
A 35-year-old Strabane man has been jailed at Dungannon Crown Court for a total of 152 sexual abuse offences against children Named by the PSNI as Gerard Murray, the offences included sexual communic...
35-Year-Old Man Jailed For 152 Child Sex Abuse Offences
A 35-year-old Strabane man has been jailed at Dungannon Crown Court for a total of 152 sexual abuse offences against children Named by the PSNI as Gerard Murray, the offences included sexual communic...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2023
Man Arrested In Connection With Pregabalin Seizure
A 20-year-old man has been arrested by detectives from the PSNI Organised Crime Unit in connection with the seizure of suspected Pregabalin in north Belfast. The man was arrested on suspicion of poss...
Man Arrested In Connection With Pregabalin Seizure
A 20-year-old man has been arrested by detectives from the PSNI Organised Crime Unit in connection with the seizure of suspected Pregabalin in north Belfast. The man was arrested on suspicion of poss...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2023
Half A Million Jobs Created In NI In 15 Years – UUEPC
Half a million jobs have been created in Northern Ireland over the last 15 years, according to a study from the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC). Analysis from the UUEPC of growth in ...
Half A Million Jobs Created In NI In 15 Years – UUEPC
Half a million jobs have been created in Northern Ireland over the last 15 years, according to a study from the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC). Analysis from the UUEPC of growth in ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2023
2,700 Digital Devices Announced For Under-Resourced Schools
Schools in under-resourced areas are set to receive some 2,700 digital devices, the Department of Education has announced. This means almost 9,000 devices in total will have been provided to Primary ...
2,700 Digital Devices Announced For Under-Resourced Schools
Schools in under-resourced areas are set to receive some 2,700 digital devices, the Department of Education has announced. This means almost 9,000 devices in total will have been provided to Primary ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2023
Other News In Brief
SF Welcomes Appointment Of New Interim Chief Constable Of The PSNI Sinn Féin has welcomed the announcement of a new Interim Chief Constable of the PSNI, but warned that there was work to be do...
Other News In Brief
SF Welcomes Appointment Of New Interim Chief Constable Of The PSNI Sinn Féin has welcomed the announcement of a new Interim Chief Constable of the PSNI, but warned that there was work to be do...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2023
54-Year-Old Man Jailed For 21 Sexual Offences Against A Child
A 54-year-old from the Comber area has been jailed at Laganside Crown Court for 21 offences including rape, gross indecency with or towards a child, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual act...
54-Year-Old Man Jailed For 21 Sexual Offences Against A Child
A 54-year-old from the Comber area has been jailed at Laganside Crown Court for 21 offences including rape, gross indecency with or towards a child, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual act...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2023
Royal Colleges Of Physicians Call On MLAs To Restore Stormont
The UK's three royal colleges of physicians have made a joint call for MLA's to return to Stormont, form a new Executive and approve a multi-year budget for health and care. The Royal College of Phys...
Royal Colleges Of Physicians Call On MLAs To Restore Stormont
The UK's three royal colleges of physicians have made a joint call for MLA's to return to Stormont, form a new Executive and approve a multi-year budget for health and care. The Royal College of Phys...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2023
DUP Urged To 'Act In The Interests Of People'
The SDLP has renewed its call for the DUP to 'act in the interests of people" and return to government. The party's Stormont Leader Matthew O'Toole MLA made the call following the publication of a fi...
DUP Urged To 'Act In The Interests Of People'
The SDLP has renewed its call for the DUP to 'act in the interests of people" and return to government. The party's Stormont Leader Matthew O'Toole MLA made the call following the publication of a fi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2023
Vaccination Remains The Best Defence – PHA
Vaccination remains the best defence against emerging COVID-19 variants, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has said following publication of the latest data in the COVID-19 Epidemiological Bulletin. The...
Vaccination Remains The Best Defence – PHA
Vaccination remains the best defence against emerging COVID-19 variants, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has said following publication of the latest data in the COVID-19 Epidemiological Bulletin. The...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2023
Belfast Named World's Best Conference Destination
Belfast has been named the world's best conference and events destination for the 3rd year in a row at the annual Conference & Incentive Travel (C&IT) Awards . ICC Belfast, Northern Ireland's only pu...
Belfast Named World's Best Conference Destination
Belfast has been named the world's best conference and events destination for the 3rd year in a row at the annual Conference & Incentive Travel (C&IT) Awards . ICC Belfast, Northern Ireland's only pu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2023
NI Public Urged To Participate In Smoking Policy Consultation
The Department of Health has called on the public in NI to get involved in a UK-wide consultation on future government policy on smoking and vaping. The DoH has a long-standing strategic aim for a to...
NI Public Urged To Participate In Smoking Policy Consultation
The Department of Health has called on the public in NI to get involved in a UK-wide consultation on future government policy on smoking and vaping. The DoH has a long-standing strategic aim for a to...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2023
Other News In Brief
Alliance Welcomes Royal College of Physicians Report The Alliance Party has welcomed a Royal College of Physicians report on the experience of consultants working in the Northern Ireland hea...
Other News In Brief
Alliance Welcomes Royal College of Physicians Report The Alliance Party has welcomed a Royal College of Physicians report on the experience of consultants working in the Northern Ireland hea...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
UK And Ireland Win Bid To Host UEFA Euro 2028 Tournament
Belfast will host of a stage of the UEFA Euro 2028 tournament alongside 10 other cities in the UK and Ireland following a successful bid from the nation football bodies. The pioneering joint bid to h...
UK And Ireland Win Bid To Host UEFA Euro 2028 Tournament
Belfast will host of a stage of the UEFA Euro 2028 tournament alongside 10 other cities in the UK and Ireland following a successful bid from the nation football bodies. The pioneering joint bid to h...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
Working Families Urged To Check Eligibility For Tax-Free Childcare
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reminded working families to check their eligibility for Tax-Free Childcare, which can help with childcare costs for school holiday clubs, breakfast or after school c...
Working Families Urged To Check Eligibility For Tax-Free Childcare
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reminded working families to check their eligibility for Tax-Free Childcare, which can help with childcare costs for school holiday clubs, breakfast or after school c...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
Maghaberry Prisoners Raise £4,500 For RNLI
Prisoners at Maghaberry have raised £4,500 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) using their gardening and baking skills. The money was collected through the sale of floral hanging baske...
Maghaberry Prisoners Raise £4,500 For RNLI
Prisoners at Maghaberry have raised £4,500 for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) using their gardening and baking skills. The money was collected through the sale of floral hanging baske...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
Dept of Health Welcomes Audit Office Report
The Department of Health has welcomed the publication of an NI Audit Office report on the health service waiting list crisis. The report, published by Northern Ireland's Comptroller and Auditor Gener...
Dept of Health Welcomes Audit Office Report
The Department of Health has welcomed the publication of an NI Audit Office report on the health service waiting list crisis. The report, published by Northern Ireland's Comptroller and Auditor Gener...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
£5m Announced For Special School Maintenance
An additional £5 million has been announced by the Department of Education for the maintenance of Special Schools this year. The funding is ring-fenced for key maintenance in Special Schools includin...
£5m Announced For Special School Maintenance
An additional £5 million has been announced by the Department of Education for the maintenance of Special Schools this year. The funding is ring-fenced for key maintenance in Special Schools includin...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
Appeal For Information On Serious Assault In North Belfast
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a report of a serious assault in north Belfast on Tuesday, 10 October. According to the report, shortly after 9.10pm, a number of masked men w...
Appeal For Information On Serious Assault In North Belfast
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a report of a serious assault in north Belfast on Tuesday, 10 October. According to the report, shortly after 9.10pm, a number of masked men w...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
PSNI investigate Drugs Sales On Social Media
The PSNI's Organised Crime Branch has launched an investigation into the sale of illegal drugs through social media. Part of Operation Dealbreaker, the investigation focuses on criminals offering dru...
PSNI investigate Drugs Sales On Social Media
The PSNI's Organised Crime Branch has launched an investigation into the sale of illegal drugs through social media. Part of Operation Dealbreaker, the investigation focuses on criminals offering dru...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
Three People Arrested Over 'Attempted Hijacking' In North Belfast
Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences following an attempted hijacking in north Belfast. The incident happened in Downview Park West on Wednesday, 11 October, at...
Three People Arrested Over 'Attempted Hijacking' In North Belfast
Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences following an attempted hijacking in north Belfast. The incident happened in Downview Park West on Wednesday, 11 October, at...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
Call For Gavin Coyle Sentence To Be Reviewed
The UUP is calling for a sentence given to a man for his role in a bomb attack on an off-duty Catholic police officer to be reviewed. The Real IRA attack occurred near Castlederg in 2008. Gavin Coy...
Call For Gavin Coyle Sentence To Be Reviewed
The UUP is calling for a sentence given to a man for his role in a bomb attack on an off-duty Catholic police officer to be reviewed. The Real IRA attack occurred near Castlederg in 2008. Gavin Coy...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2023
Other News In Brief
Council Supports Fire Vigilance Appeal Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council's Home Safety Team are backing calls for increased vigilance in homes to prevent fire tragedies...
Other News In Brief
Council Supports Fire Vigilance Appeal Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council's Home Safety Team are backing calls for increased vigilance in homes to prevent fire tragedies...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2023
Determined Regeneration Effort For City Centre's Once 'Golden Mile'
Belfast city centre's 'Golden Mile' is to benefit from a "determined regeneration effort" by Belfast City Council (BCC), Department for Communities (DoC) and Linen Quarter Business Improvement Distric...
Determined Regeneration Effort For City Centre's Once 'Golden Mile'
Belfast city centre's 'Golden Mile' is to benefit from a "determined regeneration effort" by Belfast City Council (BCC), Department for Communities (DoC) and Linen Quarter Business Improvement Distric...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2023
NI Audit Office Publishes Report On Health Waiting Lists
A new report on health service waiting times from the Northern Ireland Audit Office has highlighted "alarming growth" in both the number of patients on elective care waiting lists, and the length of t...
NI Audit Office Publishes Report On Health Waiting Lists
A new report on health service waiting times from the Northern Ireland Audit Office has highlighted "alarming growth" in both the number of patients on elective care waiting lists, and the length of t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2023
NIFRS Commits To Collaboration In New Fire Safety Campaign
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has stated its commitment to working with partner agencies and care professionals in a new campaign to help keep people safe from fire in their home. Th...
NIFRS Commits To Collaboration In New Fire Safety Campaign
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has stated its commitment to working with partner agencies and care professionals in a new campaign to help keep people safe from fire in their home. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2023
Tobacco Seized In Newtownards Search Operations
A quantity of tobacco, cash and laptops have been seized in a joint Paramilitary Crime Task Force and HMRC operation in Newtownards. As part of an ongoing investigation into criminality linked to Nor...
Tobacco Seized In Newtownards Search Operations
A quantity of tobacco, cash and laptops have been seized in a joint Paramilitary Crime Task Force and HMRC operation in Newtownards. As part of an ongoing investigation into criminality linked to Nor...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2023
New Era For Cervical Screening In Northern Ireland
Primary HPV testing is to be fully introduced in a major boost to Northern Ireland's Cervical Screening Programme. The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed that they are on course for the full in...
New Era For Cervical Screening In Northern Ireland
Primary HPV testing is to be fully introduced in a major boost to Northern Ireland's Cervical Screening Programme. The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed that they are on course for the full in...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
