Northern Ireland News for March 2025
Northern Ireland News, Mar 31, 2025
Authorities Urge Vigilance As Wildfires Sweep Across NI
Emergency services in Northern Ireland have issued an urgent appeal to the public to be vigilant and responsible during the current dry spell, following a significant increase in wildfires across the ...
Authorities Urge Vigilance As Wildfires Sweep Across NI
Emergency services in Northern Ireland have issued an urgent appeal to the public to be vigilant and responsible during the current dry spell, following a significant increase in wildfires across the ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 31, 2025
Man Arrested After Driving On Wrong Side Of Motorway
A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a series of collisions on the Belfast Road outside Bangor this afternoon, Saturday 29 March. The incident occurred at ap...
Man Arrested After Driving On Wrong Side Of Motorway
A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a series of collisions on the Belfast Road outside Bangor this afternoon, Saturday 29 March. The incident occurred at ap...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 31, 2025
Councillor's Basic Allowance To Increase By 5%
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the Northern Ireland Executive has approved a 5% increase to the basic allowance for local councillors, effective from 1 April 2025. The Minister...
Councillor's Basic Allowance To Increase By 5%
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the Northern Ireland Executive has approved a 5% increase to the basic allowance for local councillors, effective from 1 April 2025. The Minister...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 31, 2025
Mulholland Urges Assembly Unity Against "Draconian" Welfare Cuts
Alliance Communities spokesperson Sian Mulholland MLA has called on the Northern Ireland Assembly to unite in opposition to what she describes as Labour's "draconian" welfare cuts. Speaking ahead of...
Mulholland Urges Assembly Unity Against "Draconian" Welfare Cuts
Alliance Communities spokesperson Sian Mulholland MLA has called on the Northern Ireland Assembly to unite in opposition to what she describes as Labour's "draconian" welfare cuts. Speaking ahead of...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 31, 2025
SDLP Calls For Stricter School Bus Safety Laws
The SDLP is urging the introduction of new road safety laws in Northern Ireland to better protect children getting on and off school buses. The call comes in the wake of the death of 11-year-old sch...
SDLP Calls For Stricter School Bus Safety Laws
The SDLP is urging the introduction of new road safety laws in Northern Ireland to better protect children getting on and off school buses. The call comes in the wake of the death of 11-year-old sch...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 31, 2025
Call For Action Following Revelations of Govt 'Turning Blind Eye' To IRA Criminality
Ulster Unionist Party Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MLA has called on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to take action following the release of National Archive files that indicate Tony ...
Call For Action Following Revelations of Govt 'Turning Blind Eye' To IRA Criminality
Ulster Unionist Party Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MLA has called on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to take action following the release of National Archive files that indicate Tony ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 31, 2025
How Ni Businesses Are Adapting Payment Solutions To Capture A Larger Market
In today’s digital age, businesses in Northern Ireland are rapidly adapting their payment solutions to meet the evolving expectations of customers. With a shift towards convenience, security, and spee...
How Ni Businesses Are Adapting Payment Solutions To Capture A Larger Market
In today’s digital age, businesses in Northern Ireland are rapidly adapting their payment solutions to meet the evolving expectations of customers. With a shift towards convenience, security, and spee...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 31, 2025
Other News In Brief
Police Investigate Assault In Banbridge Police in Banbridge are appealing for information following a reported assault in the Newry Street area in the early hours of Sunday, 30th March. Acc...
Other News In Brief
Police Investigate Assault In Banbridge Police in Banbridge are appealing for information following a reported assault in the Newry Street area in the early hours of Sunday, 30th March. Acc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2025
Spring Statement Neglects Public Services – O'Dowd
Finance Minister John O'Dowd has criticised the Chancellor's Spring Statement, arguing that it continues an austerity agenda and neglects vital public services in Northern Ireland. Following the Chan...
Spring Statement Neglects Public Services – O'Dowd
Finance Minister John O'Dowd has criticised the Chancellor's Spring Statement, arguing that it continues an austerity agenda and neglects vital public services in Northern Ireland. Following the Chan...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2025
Bank of Ireland Continues Defibrillator Rollout
Bank of Ireland is continuing its initiative to install life-saving defibrillators at all of its branches across Northern Ireland, with the Cookstown branch being the latest to benefit. Speaking at t...
Bank of Ireland Continues Defibrillator Rollout
Bank of Ireland is continuing its initiative to install life-saving defibrillators at all of its branches across Northern Ireland, with the Cookstown branch being the latest to benefit. Speaking at t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2025
Renewed Appeal For Missing High-Risk Man Gary Patterson
The PSNI have issued a fresh appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of Gary Patterson, a 45-year-old man considered to be a high-risk missing person. Gary was last seen in the Larne area on Satur...
Renewed Appeal For Missing High-Risk Man Gary Patterson
The PSNI have issued a fresh appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of Gary Patterson, a 45-year-old man considered to be a high-risk missing person. Gary was last seen in the Larne area on Satur...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2025
Debt In NI Soars By 42% In A Year
A new report commissioned by the Consumer Council has revealed a significant surge in debt levels across Northern Ireland, with individuals now dealing with debts 42% higher than in 2022/23. The rese...
Debt In NI Soars By 42% In A Year
A new report commissioned by the Consumer Council has revealed a significant surge in debt levels across Northern Ireland, with individuals now dealing with debts 42% higher than in 2022/23. The rese...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2025
Organisations Appointed For Belfast PEACEPLUS Projects
Several organisations have been chosen to deliver key projects as part of Belfast City Council's £15.1 million PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan. The plan is funded by PEACEPLUS, a programme man...
Organisations Appointed For Belfast PEACEPLUS Projects
Several organisations have been chosen to deliver key projects as part of Belfast City Council's £15.1 million PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan. The plan is funded by PEACEPLUS, a programme man...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2025
Co Tyrone Man Sentenced For Drugs Offences
A 25-year-old man from County Tyrone has been sentenced at Dungannon Crown Court, after admitting to several drug-related offences. Conor McCann was handed a four-and-a-half-year sentence, with half ...
Co Tyrone Man Sentenced For Drugs Offences
A 25-year-old man from County Tyrone has been sentenced at Dungannon Crown Court, after admitting to several drug-related offences. Conor McCann was handed a four-and-a-half-year sentence, with half ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2025
Health Minister Reaffirms Commitment To Tackling Health Inequalities
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt today reiterated his dedication to addressing health inequalities across Northern Ireland while speaking at a Primary Care Health Inequalities Symposium in Ballymena. Th...
Health Minister Reaffirms Commitment To Tackling Health Inequalities
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt today reiterated his dedication to addressing health inequalities across Northern Ireland while speaking at a Primary Care Health Inequalities Symposium in Ballymena. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2025
Other News In Brief
SDLP Calls For New School Bus Safety Laws The SDLP is advocating for the introduction of new road safety laws concerning school buses, aiming to reduce the risk of injury to children when th...
Other News In Brief
SDLP Calls For New School Bus Safety Laws The SDLP is advocating for the introduction of new road safety laws concerning school buses, aiming to reduce the risk of injury to children when th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
Housing Minister Welcomes Progress And Acknowledges Challenges
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has acknowledged progress across various areas of housing in Northern Ireland but stressed that significant work remains to address the challenges facing the sector. ...
Housing Minister Welcomes Progress And Acknowledges Challenges
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has acknowledged progress across various areas of housing in Northern Ireland but stressed that significant work remains to address the challenges facing the sector. ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
£33m Belfast Flood Defence Scheme Completed
A £33m tidal flood alleviation scheme, which will provide over 3,000 Belfast homes and businesses with enhanced protection from tidal flooding, has successfully been completed. The Belfast Tidal Floo...
£33m Belfast Flood Defence Scheme Completed
A £33m tidal flood alleviation scheme, which will provide over 3,000 Belfast homes and businesses with enhanced protection from tidal flooding, has successfully been completed. The Belfast Tidal Floo...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
NI To Suffer Most From Welfare Cuts Without Mitigations - Alliance
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood has warned that Northern Ireland will disproportionately bear the burden of the UK Government's welfare cuts, without receiving the mitigations offered elsewhere in the UK....
NI To Suffer Most From Welfare Cuts Without Mitigations - Alliance
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood has warned that Northern Ireland will disproportionately bear the burden of the UK Government's welfare cuts, without receiving the mitigations offered elsewhere in the UK....
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Award Winners Announced
The winners of the Department for the Economy's annual Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at a ceremony held in Belfast City Hall today. Ian Snowden, Permanent Secretary at th...
Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Award Winners Announced
The winners of the Department for the Economy's annual Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at a ceremony held in Belfast City Hall today. Ian Snowden, Permanent Secretary at th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
Health Minister Praises Vital Work Of First Responders
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has commended the "invaluable" contribution of First Responders across Northern Ireland, highlighting their crucial role in providing immediate care in emergency situation...
Health Minister Praises Vital Work Of First Responders
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has commended the "invaluable" contribution of First Responders across Northern Ireland, highlighting their crucial role in providing immediate care in emergency situation...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
£165,000 Suspected Criminal Cash Seized Near Banbridge
A 33-year-old man has been arrested after officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Roads Policing Unit seized approximately £165,000 in suspected criminal cash during a vehicle stop on t...
£165,000 Suspected Criminal Cash Seized Near Banbridge
A 33-year-old man has been arrested after officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Roads Policing Unit seized approximately £165,000 in suspected criminal cash during a vehicle stop on t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
Appeal Following Dangerous Driving In Dungiven
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following reports of a suspected drunk driver in Dungiven this morning, Wednesday 26 March. Sergeant Long said that shortly after 10 am, police rece...
Appeal Following Dangerous Driving In Dungiven
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following reports of a suspected drunk driver in Dungiven this morning, Wednesday 26 March. Sergeant Long said that shortly after 10 am, police rece...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
Welfare Cuts Will Harm Most Vulnerable – SDLP
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has condemned the UK Government's welfare support cuts, arguing that they will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in NI. Her comments followed Chancellor Rachel...
Welfare Cuts Will Harm Most Vulnerable – SDLP
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has condemned the UK Government's welfare support cuts, arguing that they will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in NI. Her comments followed Chancellor Rachel...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
Three Arrested And Drugs Seized In Joint Police Operation
Three people have been arrested and suspected Class A and B drugs, with an estimated street value of at least £80,000, have been seized as part of a joint operation between the Police Service of North...
Three Arrested And Drugs Seized In Joint Police Operation
Three people have been arrested and suspected Class A and B drugs, with an estimated street value of at least £80,000, have been seized as part of a joint operation between the Police Service of North...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2025
Other News In Brief
Consultation on Mandatory CCTV in NI Slaughterhouses DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has launched a consultation on proposals to make CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses across Northern Ireland. T...
Other News In Brief
Consultation on Mandatory CCTV in NI Slaughterhouses DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has launched a consultation on proposals to make CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses across Northern Ireland. T...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2025
NIHE To Buy 600 Homes To Tackle Temporary Accommodation Costs
Housing Minister Gordon Lyons has approved a new initiative that will see the Northern Ireland Housing Executive purchase up to 600 homes over the next three years to be used as temporary accommodatio...
NIHE To Buy 600 Homes To Tackle Temporary Accommodation Costs
Housing Minister Gordon Lyons has approved a new initiative that will see the Northern Ireland Housing Executive purchase up to 600 homes over the next three years to be used as temporary accommodatio...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2025
Clady Security Alert Ends After Object Declared 'Nothing Untoward'
A security alert in Clady, County Tyrone, has concluded following overnight investigations into a suspicious object found in the Urney Road area. The object was discovered shortly after 8 pm on Tuesd...
Clady Security Alert Ends After Object Declared 'Nothing Untoward'
A security alert in Clady, County Tyrone, has concluded following overnight investigations into a suspicious object found in the Urney Road area. The object was discovered shortly after 8 pm on Tuesd...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2025
Department Of Health Seeks Views On Key Childcare Issues
The Department of Health has launched a public consultation seeking input on two significant issues within the childcare sector in Northern Ireland: the requirement for prospective childcare workers t...
Department Of Health Seeks Views On Key Childcare Issues
The Department of Health has launched a public consultation seeking input on two significant issues within the childcare sector in Northern Ireland: the requirement for prospective childcare workers t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2025
Ministers Welcome First Steps Towards Baby Loss Certificate Scheme
Finance Minister John O'Dowd and Health Minister Mike Nesbitt have welcomed the introduction of the Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill to the Assembly, marking the first legislative steps towards...
Ministers Welcome First Steps Towards Baby Loss Certificate Scheme
Finance Minister John O'Dowd and Health Minister Mike Nesbitt have welcomed the introduction of the Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill to the Assembly, marking the first legislative steps towards...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
