Northern Ireland News for May 2024

Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2024
Alliance Calls For Urgent Action On Children's Mental Health Services
The latest statistics on waiting times for children's mental health services in Northern Ireland illustrate a further crisis in children's health. This was the message of Alliance Party Health spokes...
Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2024
100 New Zero-Emission Electric Buses Rolled Out
One hundred new zero-emission, electric buses, has been unveiled by Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd, following an investment of £64 million in the decarbonisation of public transport by his Depart...
Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2024
Irish Govt Initiative To Invest £20m In NI's Education System
The Irish Government is to invest £20 million over the next two years in a programme to help address educational underachievement across Northern Ireland. The RAISE initiative is part of a wider co-o...
Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2024
Man Wanted In Republic Of Ireland Arrested In East Belfast
A man wanted in the Republic of Ireland for offences of robbery, possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply, has been arrested in east Belfast. Officers ...
Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2024
Weapons Seized From Newtownabbey Business Presmises
Four business premises in Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus have been searched and inspected by detectives from the PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) on Wednesday 29th May. During one of the s...
Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2024
Men Arrested In Connection With 'Substantial' Drug Seizure
Two men have been arrested and a substantial quantity of Class B controlled drugs seized by the PSNI's Organised Crime Unit. The operation began when officers from the Roads Policing Interceptors sto...
Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2024
Other News In Brief
12-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Limavady Arson A 12-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a fire in Limavady. Shortly before 5:55pm on Thursday, 30 May, a fire was repor...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
Taylor McIlvenna Sentenced To Minimum Term Of 17 Years
Taylor McIlvenna will serve a minimum of 17 years in prison for the murder of Caoimhe Morgan in north Belfast in 2021. 32-year-old McIlvenna was given a life sentence in January. Caoimhe (30) was fo...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
Public Urged To Vote On New Creative Ideas For Belfast
Belfast City Hall is set to be transformed into a 'Bank of Ideas' as part of the ongoing Belfast 2024 programme. On Sunday 2 June, a creative Voting Day will take place in City Hall, allowing the pub...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
Appeal After Teenager Assaulted In Ormeau Park
A teenage boy required hospital treatment following a sectarian assault in the Ormeau Park area of south Belfast The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following the incident i...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
Election Is An Opportunity For 'Strong Leadership And Positive Change' – SF
Sinn Féin has welcomed the upcoming UK General Election as an opportunity to "endorse strong leadership and positive change". Party Vice President and NI's First Minister, Michelle O'Neill, has confi...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
PSNI And UK Border Force Operation In North Belfast
Cocaine, MDMA and ketamine worth an estimated £100,000 has been seized in a joint operation between the PSNI's Organised Crime Unit and the UK Border Force. During the search of a premises in the Sha...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
Parties Opposed To Budget Urged To Put Forward Credible Alternative
The Alliance Party has called on those who opposed the latest Executive Budget to put forward a credible alternative. The party's finance spokesperson, Eóin Tennyson, Upper Bann MLA, said it was a hu...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
People Urged To Leave Their Car At Home In Active Travel Challenge
People across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to leave their car at home in June and take part in the 2024 Active Travel Challenge in a bid to be more sustainable, save money and to boost physic...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
Ministers Visit Colin Glen School To See Benefits Of Crescendo Project
First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Junior Minister Pam Cameron have visited Good Shepherd Primary School in Belfast to see the benefits of the Crescendo Project. The Crescendo Project uses music wit...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
Investigation Launches After Two Petrol Bomb Attacks In Dungannon
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following two petrol bomb attacks in the Dungannon area in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 30th May. At approximately 3.25am pol...
Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2024
Other News In Brief
Alliance Calls For Clarity On DUP's Position On Executive Agreement Alliance North Down MLA, Stephen Farry, has said that the people of the area "need urgent clarity" on where local General ...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
Mike Nesbitt Announced As NI's New Health Minister
UUP MLA Mike Nesbitt has been announced as the new Health Minister for Northern Ireland, as party colleague, Robin Swann, stands in the UK General Election. Mr Swann was Health Minister throughout th...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
Three Men Jailed In Connection With Cross-Border Kidnapping
The PSNI have welcomed the sentencing of three men at Newry Crown Court for their part in a cross-border incident in which a man was kidnapped and wounded more than three years ago. Sean McCosker, ag...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
Budget Lacks Any Plans Or Priorities For Meaningful Change – SDLP
The Executive budget lacks any plans or priorities for meaningful change, SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA has said. Speaking during a debate on the budget in the Assembly on Tuesday...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
NI's Lowest Earning Households Worst Affected By Cost-Of-Living Crisis
Northern Ireland's lowest earning households have been the worst affected during the cost of living crisis, according to the latest NI Household Expenditure Tracker from the Consumer Council. The tra...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
Visit Belfast Launches New Three-Year City Tourism Strategy
A new three-year tourism plan to strengthen and elevate the appeal of Belfast's vibrant neighbourhoods to drive new growth and fresh exploration has been launched by Visit Belfast. Launching its new ...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
£80m Announced For Development Of 15 New Schools
Fifteen new schools are to be built and a number of extension and refurbishment projects carried out following the allocation of an additional £80 million in capital funding, announced by Education Mi...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
Organised Crime Unit Seized £125,000 In Search Operations
The PSNI's Organised Crime Unit have conducted five search operations over the last month in an investigation into suspected money laundering activities and the supply of controlled drugs by persons b...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
Appeal After Racist Graffiti Appears In Cookstown
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses after criminal damage was caused to a number of buildings in the Cookstown area. Graffiti has been noted in several areas, including James...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
Police Praise 'Live Time Reporting' Of L'Derry Drunk Driver
A man has been arrested and charged with drink driving and drug offences after a member of the public reported reckless driving L'Derry. The PSNI have thanked the member of the public for making the ...
Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2024
Other News In Brief
Appeal Following Large-Scale Copper Theft In Dungannon The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following the theft of a large quantity of copper telephone cable in Dungannon in the ea...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2024
Naomi Long To Stand As East Belfast MP In General Election
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has announced that she will stand as a candidate for East Belfast in the upcoming General Election. Stating that it is "vital there are positive, progressive and constructi...
Business News, May 28, 2024
Awards To Recognise Social Enterprise Excellence In NI
The Northern Ireland Social Enterprise Awards, in partnership with Go Succeed are back for 2024. The annual awards led by Social Enterprise Northern Ireland recognise and celebrate the remarkable achi...
Northern Ireland News, May 28, 2024
National Service Proposal 'Shameless Stunt From A Dying Govt' – SDLP
Rishi Sunak's proposal to reintroduce mandatory national service has been described as a "shameless stunt from a dying government", by SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP. Mr Eastwood said that the scheme ...