Northern Ireland News for January 2024 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2024
People Urged To 'Keep Themselves Safe' This Thursday
People across Northern Ireland have been urged to "keep themselves safe" on Thursday, with snow and ice forecast and widespread disruption to public services anticipated as a result of strike action. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2024
DoC To Implement Fire Safety Works For High Rise Buildings
The Department for Communities has taken responsibility for the implementation of significant new work to address fire safety in high rise and other residential buildings across Northern Ireland. The...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2024
4 Corners Festival Bringing Young People Together Through Sports
This year's 4 Corners Festival is set to bring young people from local communities across Belfast together through the medium of sport. Now in its 12th year, the 4 Corners Festival was conceived as a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2024
Two Men Arrested Following Assault In Armagh
Two men have been arrested in connection with an assault in Armagh on Tuesday, 16 January. Shortly after 2.20pm, it was reported to police that a man, aged in his 50s, has been assaulted in a house i...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2024
Other News In Brief
UUP Calls For More Support For Households Struggling With Cost Of Living The Ulster Unionist Party have written to the Prime Minister to call for more support for households struggling with ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
Belfast International Airport Announce Recruitment Fair
Belfast International Airport has announced its first recruitment fair of 2024 to resource and support growth, on Saturday 20th January at Belfast's Gasworks Hotel (formerly Raddison Blu) from 11am to...
Business News, Jan 16, 2024
Businesses Should Prioritise Employee Mental & Emotional Health
The start of the new year can be the perfect opportunity for businesses to prioritise the mental and emotional wellbeing of their employees. New Year resolutions are in full swing for many individual...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
£3m Announced To Transform Divis And Black Mountain
Funding of £3 million has been awarded to the National Trust for the delivery of restoration and transformation works at Divis and Black Mountain. In 2004, National Lottery players' support helped Th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
DfI Warns Of Service Disruptions During Strike Action
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has warned that many of its services will be disrupted by a day of industrial action on Thursday, 18 January. The DfI said that with cold weather being forecas...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
DUP Calls On Heaton-Harris To Deliver For Public Sector Workers
The DUP has called on the Secretary of State, Chris Heaton-Harris, to work with the NI Civil Service to deliver a fair settlement for public sector workers in Northern Ireland. The party's Treasury s...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
Omagh Man Jailed For Harassment And Sexual Offences
A 30-year-old Omagh man, named Ryan Eastwood, has been jailed for three years for a number of offences including harassment, sexual offences and computer misuse. Eastwood had previously pleaded guilt...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
DUP Urged To End Boycott And Facilitate Pay Increases
Sinn Féin has renewed its call for the DUP to end its boycott of the Northern Ireland Assembly and "stop denying a pay rise to health and social care workers". Linda Dillon made the call as the Chief...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
Woman Assaulted And Threaten During Burglary In Newcastle
A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an aggravated burglary in Newcastle in the early hours of Sunday 14th January. At around 01.45am, a woman was in the living room of her Burrenda...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
UUP Commits To Defending NI's Health Service
The Ulster Unionist Party has pledged to defend Northern Ireland's health service and champion pay parity for health staff. Making the pledge, the party's Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA said: ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
Translink 'Stuff A Bus' Campaign Provided 33,280 Meals
Translink has marked another successful year for its 'Stuff a Bus' campaign, and thanked the generosity of passengers, staff, local business, and schools for helping raise enough donations to provide ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2024
Other News In Brief
Appeal For Witnesses To Assault In L'Derry Bar Detectives in L'Derry have issued an appeal for information after a man was reportedly headbutted during an assault in a licensed premises over t...
Feature News, Jan 15, 2024
15 Unique Events Taking Place At This Year's 4 Corners Festival
Now in its 12th year, the 4 Corners Festival is set to deliver 15 interesting and unique events across all four corners of Belfast. The festival, which features a range of music, discussion, spo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
EA Urged To Mitigate Impact Of Strike On SEN Pupils
The Education Authority (EA) has been urged to take action to mitigate against any further disruption for pupils and parents in Special Schools across Northern Ireland. Alliance Party Education Spoke...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
SDLP Supports Motion For Assembly Recall
The SDLP has said that it will support a motion to recall the Northern Ireland Assembly ahead of a day of strike action on Thursday, 18 January. The SDLP Leadership Team will meet with the Secretary ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
Workplus Creates 100 New Apprenticeship Opportunities
Up to 100 new apprenticeship opportunities have been created by 'early talent experts', Workplus, in their 'Get a Head Start' campaign, which encourages applications from both school leavers and caree...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
Ryanair Announces New Birmingham Flights From L'Derry
Ryanair has announced that it will operate a new twice weekly, year round service, between City of Derry Airport and Birmingham from April 2024. Welcoming the announcement, Steve Frazer, Managing Dir...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
Nominations Sought For 2024 Belfast Sports Awards
Belfast City Council has called for nominations for the 2024 Belfast Sports Awards, which aims to recognise the hard work and dedication of those involved in sport, from grassroots level to the very t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
DoH Welcomes 'Significant Progress' In NI Orthopaedic Services
The Department of Health has welcomed a report on the 'significant progress' being made in many areas of orthopaedic services. In April 2022 the Department commissioned an independent external review...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
Counterfeit Goods Worth Estimated £130,000 Seized In Glenavy
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the sale of suspected counterfeit goods. Over 1000 items of suspected counterfeit clothing, footwear and electrical equipment were seized during...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
Jewellery And Cash Stolen From Castlereagh Home
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following the theft of jewellery and cash from a home in the Castlereagh area on Friday, 12 January. At around 8.30pm it was reported to police that ent...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
PSNI Appeal For Information On Forkhill Burglary
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following the theft of a significant amount of money from a filling station in Forkhill. Police have said that some time between 1.45am and 3.30am on Fr...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2024
Other News In Brief
Alliance Welcomes Workplus Apprenticeship Campaign The Alliance Party has welcomed an announcement of 100 new apprenticeship opportunities from Workplus, with Economy spokesperson, Sorcha Ea...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2024
£20,000 Reward Offered In Kevin Conway Murder Investigation
A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder Kevin Conway. Kevin, who was 26 years old, was murdered in the Gree...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2024
DoH 'Extremely Concerned' Over Impact Of Strike Action
The Department of Health (DoH) has said that it is "extremely concerned" about the potential impact of planned industrial action on Thursday 18 January. The DoH has said that while every effort will ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2024
Drug Overdose Prevention Centres Could Prevent Thousands Of Deaths
A major new report led by Queen's University Belfast has highlighted that drug overdose prevention centres (OPCs) could prevent thousands of deaths, reduce the spread of serious disease, improve commu...