Northern Ireland News for August 2024 : Page 7

Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
Rail Review Has Potential To 'Transform Our Rail Network'
The newly published All-Island Strategic Rail Review has the potential to "transform our rail network", Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd has said as he welcomed the publication of Review's Final Re...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
Police Investigate Potential Link Between 5G Mast Fires
The PSNI are investigating a potential link between two arson attacks on 5G communication masts in west Belfast. Police received the first report of a fire at a 5G phone mast in the Stewartstown Road...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
Ministers Launch New Streamlined Community Forensic Services
A new Care Pathway and Model to provide streamlined access to Community Forensic Services has been launched by Health Minister Mike Nesbitt and Justice Minister Naomi Long. The purpose of the Care Pa...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
Appeal Following Sexual Assault On Craigavon Towpath
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a report of an alleged sexual assault on a woman in Craigavon. This assault is reported to have occurred at approximately 10.20p...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
Renewed Appeal For Information On South Belfast Hate Crime
Police have issued a renewed appeal for information on a reported assault in the Ormeau Road area of south Belfast on Friday, 19 July. It was reported shortly after 10.40pm that a man, aged in his 30...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
Ministers Announce New Shared Island Tourism Funding Scheme
A new funding scheme from the Shared Island Tourism Brand Collaboration Project – featuring Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Northern Ireland and Tourism Ireland – has been announced by Economy Minister Conor ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
Man Arrested And Drugs Seized In Botanic Area Of Belfast
A 41-year-old man has been arrested and suspected Class B controlled drugs seized in a joint PSNI and UK Border Force operation in south Belfast. Officers conducted a search of a property in the Bota...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
UUP Calls For Urgent Action On Proposed Rail Strategy
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) have called on UK Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh, to work urgently with the Northern Ireland Executive and Irish Government on the "early wins that coul...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2024
Other News In Brief
SDLP Calls For Urgent Response To City Centre Deaths The SDLP has called for an urgent response to the deaths of five people in the city. It is understood that the deaths have occurred in the...