Northern Ireland News for August 2026 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2026
Bots, Deepfakes And AI Are 'Ruining' UK Music
A Queen's University Belfast researcher says fast-growing use of AI, deepfakes and bots is distorting the UK music ecosystem, leaving fans and artists out of pocket and calling for urgent action to re...
Bots, Deepfakes And AI Are 'Ruining' UK Music
A Queen's University Belfast researcher says fast-growing use of AI, deepfakes and bots is distorting the UK music ecosystem, leaving fans and artists out of pocket and calling for urgent action to re...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2026
Man Dies In L'Derry Flat Fire
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed that a man in his sixties has died after a fire at a flat in the Galliagh area of L'Derry. The blaze in Bloomfield Park was reported at 3.42pm on ...
Man Dies In L'Derry Flat Fire
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed that a man in his sixties has died after a fire at a flat in the Galliagh area of L'Derry. The blaze in Bloomfield Park was reported at 3.42pm on ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2026
NIMO And Belfast Harbour Join Port Innovators Network To Deepen Global Links
Northern Ireland Maritime and Offshore (NIMO), supported by Belfast Harbour, has joined the Port Innovators Network (PIN), strengthening international collaboration and knowledge exchange across the m...
NIMO And Belfast Harbour Join Port Innovators Network To Deepen Global Links
Northern Ireland Maritime and Offshore (NIMO), supported by Belfast Harbour, has joined the Port Innovators Network (PIN), strengthening international collaboration and knowledge exchange across the m...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2026
Game Academy Connects Gamers With Employers
Game Academy, an impact venture, helps video game players convert the abilities they develop in games into real-world careers. Many gamers demonstrate strong technical aptitude but have limited ways t...
Game Academy Connects Gamers With Employers
Game Academy, an impact venture, helps video game players convert the abilities they develop in games into real-world careers. Many gamers demonstrate strong technical aptitude but have limited ways t...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2026
Robbie Butler Nominated As Northern Ireland’s Next Health Minister
Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows MLA has confirmed the nomination of Robbie Butler MLA to serve as Northern Ireland’s next Health Minister. The move, announced on 20 August, comes with a pledg...
Robbie Butler Nominated As Northern Ireland’s Next Health Minister
Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows MLA has confirmed the nomination of Robbie Butler MLA to serve as Northern Ireland’s next Health Minister. The move, announced on 20 August, comes with a pledg...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2026
Sinn Féin Steps Up Workers' Rights Push
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney said the party is running a campaign to brief workers and families on the benefits of the 'Good Jobs' Employment Rights Bill, with activities planned throughout August and...
Sinn Féin Steps Up Workers' Rights Push
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney said the party is running a campaign to brief workers and families on the benefits of the 'Good Jobs' Employment Rights Bill, with activities planned throughout August and...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
£20,000 Crimestoppers Reward In Appeal Over 1973 Murder Of Marian Beattie
Crimestoppers, an independent charity, has put forward a reward of up to £20,000 for relevant information supplied anonymously. Detective Inspector McCrissican, from the PSNI's Legacy Investigation B...
£20,000 Crimestoppers Reward In Appeal Over 1973 Murder Of Marian Beattie
Crimestoppers, an independent charity, has put forward a reward of up to £20,000 for relevant information supplied anonymously. Detective Inspector McCrissican, from the PSNI's Legacy Investigation B...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
Cruise Berth Upgrade And 13-Storey Aparthotel Approved By Belfast Planning Committee
Belfast City Council's Planning Committee has approved a range of applications, including changes to plans for a new multi-purpose berthing facility for cruise ships on land at Airport Road West withi...
Cruise Berth Upgrade And 13-Storey Aparthotel Approved By Belfast Planning Committee
Belfast City Council's Planning Committee has approved a range of applications, including changes to plans for a new multi-purpose berthing facility for cruise ships on land at Airport Road West withi...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
PSNI And Irish FA Unite To Promote Safe, Peaceful Football Season
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has welcomed the new campaign and, at a meeting in the National Stadium, urged fans to help keep matchdays enjoyable and trouble-free. Belfast Area Commander Chi...
PSNI And Irish FA Unite To Promote Safe, Peaceful Football Season
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has welcomed the new campaign and, at a meeting in the National Stadium, urged fans to help keep matchdays enjoyable and trouble-free. Belfast Area Commander Chi...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
SF Urges Dissident Groups To 'Leave The Stage'
Sinn Féin's Pat Sheehan MLA has denounced a statement from a dissident organisation styling itself ÓNH, which claimed it planned to kill a loyalist in West Belfast, insisting such threats are intolera...
SF Urges Dissident Groups To 'Leave The Stage'
Sinn Féin's Pat Sheehan MLA has denounced a statement from a dissident organisation styling itself ÓNH, which claimed it planned to kill a loyalist in West Belfast, insisting such threats are intolera...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
Autumn Fair Returns To Botanic Gardens With Free Family Festivities
Belfast's popular Autumn Fair returns to Botanic Gardens this September with a full programme of family-friendly activities, crafts, food and live entertainment. The free annual event takes place on ...
Autumn Fair Returns To Botanic Gardens With Free Family Festivities
Belfast's popular Autumn Fair returns to Botanic Gardens this September with a full programme of family-friendly activities, crafts, food and live entertainment. The free annual event takes place on ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
Lyons Announces Proposed Redevelopment For Downpatrick’s Irish Street
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a pre-market engagement exercise for the redevelopment of the Irish Street site in Downpatrick, run in partnership with Newry, Mourne and Down District C...
Lyons Announces Proposed Redevelopment For Downpatrick’s Irish Street
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a pre-market engagement exercise for the redevelopment of the Irish Street site in Downpatrick, run in partnership with Newry, Mourne and Down District C...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
Witness Appeal After Assault In Belfast City Centre
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Belfast city centre. Officers received a report at around 12pm on Monday 17 August that a man had been assaulted on Saturday...
Witness Appeal After Assault In Belfast City Centre
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Belfast city centre. Officers received a report at around 12pm on Monday 17 August that a man had been assaulted on Saturday...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
Community Walks Connect Generations Across Causeway Coast and Glens
People of all ages have taken part in a new series of community walks across the region as part of a dedicated initiative delivered by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. Walking Week, which to...
Community Walks Connect Generations Across Causeway Coast and Glens
People of all ages have taken part in a new series of community walks across the region as part of a dedicated initiative delivered by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. Walking Week, which to...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
Visitors Explore Belfast's Historic Wastewater Heritage Centre
Belfast's Victorian sewage works served as the backdrop for a look into the past this month as NI Water opened the doors of its historic Wastewater Heritage Centre to visitors. The events formed part...
Visitors Explore Belfast's Historic Wastewater Heritage Centre
Belfast's Victorian sewage works served as the backdrop for a look into the past this month as NI Water opened the doors of its historic Wastewater Heritage Centre to visitors. The events formed part...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2026
NI Secretary Meets Commissioner And Victims And Survivors Forum
The Commissioner for Victims and Survivors and members of the Victims and Survivors Forum met yesterday with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Sir Chris Bryant, to discuss the challenges fa...
NI Secretary Meets Commissioner And Victims And Survivors Forum
The Commissioner for Victims and Survivors and members of the Victims and Survivors Forum met yesterday with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Sir Chris Bryant, to discuss the challenges fa...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
Met Office Issues Weather Warning For Northern Ireland
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Northern Ireland, with heavy showers and thunderstorms expected to develop across the region on Wednesday. The warning, issued this morning, Wednesday,...
Met Office Issues Weather Warning For Northern Ireland
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Northern Ireland, with heavy showers and thunderstorms expected to develop across the region on Wednesday. The warning, issued this morning, Wednesday,...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
PSNI Unveils ‘Every Victim Matters’ Drive To Spotlight Male Domestic Abuse
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a new campaign, Every Victim Matters, in partnership with the Men's Advisory Project to raise awareness of domestic abuse against men and enc...
PSNI Unveils ‘Every Victim Matters’ Drive To Spotlight Male Domestic Abuse
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a new campaign, Every Victim Matters, in partnership with the Men's Advisory Project to raise awareness of domestic abuse against men and enc...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
Mike Nesbitt Resigns as Health Minister
Northern Ireland's Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt MLA, has resigned from his post at Stormont following a disagreement over health policy with Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Leader Jon Burrows MLA. In a ...
Mike Nesbitt Resigns as Health Minister
Northern Ireland's Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt MLA, has resigned from his post at Stormont following a disagreement over health policy with Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Leader Jon Burrows MLA. In a ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
Groomsport Named Ireland's Best Kept Small Town
Groomsport has been crowned Ireland's Best Kept Small Town 2026, while neighbouring Donaghadee also made the finals of the prestigious all-island competition. The results were unveiled at a ceremony ...
Groomsport Named Ireland's Best Kept Small Town
Groomsport has been crowned Ireland's Best Kept Small Town 2026, while neighbouring Donaghadee also made the finals of the prestigious all-island competition. The results were unveiled at a ceremony ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
McReynolds Urges Stronger Paternity Leave And Flexible Working
Peter McReynolds, an Alliance MLA for East Belfast, has organised the Belfast Parent Strike, part of the UK's first Parent Strike, to be held at Belfast City Hall at 12.30pm on Thursday 27 August. Th...
McReynolds Urges Stronger Paternity Leave And Flexible Working
Peter McReynolds, an Alliance MLA for East Belfast, has organised the Belfast Parent Strike, part of the UK's first Parent Strike, to be held at Belfast City Hall at 12.30pm on Thursday 27 August. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
McGuigan Calls Urgent Health Committee Meeting After Nesbitt Resigns
Following the resignation of Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, Sinn Féin's health spokesperson and chair of the Health Committee, Philip McGuigan, is convening an urgent session to assess the implications...
McGuigan Calls Urgent Health Committee Meeting After Nesbitt Resigns
Following the resignation of Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, Sinn Féin's health spokesperson and chair of the Health Committee, Philip McGuigan, is convening an urgent session to assess the implications...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
City Quays Gardens Wins Belfast Harbour’s First Green Flag Award
Belfast Harbour has secured its first Green Flag Award for City Quays Gardens, acknowledging the park's role in offering an inclusive, well-managed public space for visitors and residents alike. Draw...
City Quays Gardens Wins Belfast Harbour’s First Green Flag Award
Belfast Harbour has secured its first Green Flag Award for City Quays Gardens, acknowledging the park's role in offering an inclusive, well-managed public space for visitors and residents alike. Draw...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
Queen’s Marks 175 Years Of Community Open Learning
Queen’s University Belfast is celebrating 175 years of its Open Learning Programme as enrolment opens for the 2026/27 academic year, featuring a special anniversary course and a bursary to widen acces...
Queen’s Marks 175 Years Of Community Open Learning
Queen’s University Belfast is celebrating 175 years of its Open Learning Programme as enrolment opens for the 2026/27 academic year, featuring a special anniversary course and a bursary to widen acces...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
Lyons Meets Apprentices Safeguarding Northern Ireland's Heritage
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons visited the Department’s Moira Depot to meet participants on the All-Ireland Heritage Skills Programme and apprentices who are helping to protect Northern Ireland’s h...
Lyons Meets Apprentices Safeguarding Northern Ireland's Heritage
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons visited the Department’s Moira Depot to meet participants on the All-Ireland Heritage Skills Programme and apprentices who are helping to protect Northern Ireland’s h...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 19, 2026
Catherine Burns Backs Mid-Career Women As Renewables Event Returns To Belfast
Pinsent Masons senior lawyer Catherine Burns argues that supporting women at the midpoint of their careers is essential to Northern Ireland's clean energy ambitions, ahead of the Women in Renewables c...
Catherine Burns Backs Mid-Career Women As Renewables Event Returns To Belfast
Pinsent Masons senior lawyer Catherine Burns argues that supporting women at the midpoint of their careers is essential to Northern Ireland's clean energy ambitions, ahead of the Women in Renewables c...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
NIE Networks And Women’s Tec Launch Fully Funded ‘Pathways To Energy’ Programme
NIE Networks has teamed up with Women's Tec to unveil Pathways to Energy, a fully funded 12-week programme aimed at encouraging more young women into careers across the energy sector. The initiative i...
NIE Networks And Women’s Tec Launch Fully Funded ‘Pathways To Energy’ Programme
NIE Networks has teamed up with Women's Tec to unveil Pathways to Energy, a fully funded 12-week programme aimed at encouraging more young women into careers across the energy sector. The initiative i...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
Countdown Continues To Graduated Driver Licensing
An advertising push highlighting the biggest overhaul of driver licensing and testing in seven decades has been launched by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) is des...
Countdown Continues To Graduated Driver Licensing
An advertising push highlighting the biggest overhaul of driver licensing and testing in seven decades has been launched by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) is des...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
Four-Day Armagh Food And Cider Weekend Returns In September
Armagh Food and Cider Weekend will take place from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 September, serving up four days of food, drink and distinctive experiences that honour the borough's orchard heritage and the ...
Four-Day Armagh Food And Cider Weekend Returns In September
Armagh Food and Cider Weekend will take place from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 September, serving up four days of food, drink and distinctive experiences that honour the borough's orchard heritage and the ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
Police Appeal After Burglary At Vacant Craigavon Leisure Centre
Police are appealing for information after a burglary at a disused leisure centre in the Brownlow area of Craigavon was reported shortly after 10.10am on Monday 17 August. Extensive damage was caused ...
Police Appeal After Burglary At Vacant Craigavon Leisure Centre
Police are appealing for information after a burglary at a disused leisure centre in the Brownlow area of Craigavon was reported shortly after 10.10am on Monday 17 August. Extensive damage was caused ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Mainly dry this evening with just the odd light shower. Then the rest of the night will be largely dry with some lengthy clear periods. Minimum temperature 8 °C.