Northern Ireland News for August 2026 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
Ennis Welcomes Landmark Driver Licensing Reforms To Improve Road Safety
Sinéad Ennis has welcomed the introduction of sweeping changes to driver licensing and testing, describing them as the most far-reaching reforms in over seven decades aimed at improving road safety an...
Ennis Welcomes Landmark Driver Licensing Reforms To Improve Road Safety
Sinéad Ennis has welcomed the introduction of sweeping changes to driver licensing and testing, describing them as the most far-reaching reforms in over seven decades aimed at improving road safety an...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
27,000 Children Benefit From NI Childcare Subsidy, Says Givan
New figures show the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) supported 27,486 children in 2025–26 across 20,210 households, with £18.4 million paid directly to families. When combined with T...
27,000 Children Benefit From NI Childcare Subsidy, Says Givan
New figures show the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) supported 27,486 children in 2025–26 across 20,210 households, with £18.4 million paid directly to families. When combined with T...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
£615,000 Resurfacing To Begin On A5 Beltany Road In Omagh
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed a £615,000 carriageway resurfacing project on the A5 Beltany Road in Omagh will begin on Monday 17 August 2026. The scheme will cover approximately 1...
£615,000 Resurfacing To Begin On A5 Beltany Road In Omagh
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed a £615,000 carriageway resurfacing project on the A5 Beltany Road in Omagh will begin on Monday 17 August 2026. The scheme will cover approximately 1...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
Affordable Ways To Secure Your Garden Boundary
Loose posts and a sagging gate invite draughts and trouble; they also waste money through repeat fixes. A tidy boundary guides visitors to the right entrance, protects bins and bikes, and keeps pet...
Affordable Ways To Secure Your Garden Boundary
Loose posts and a sagging gate invite draughts and trouble; they also waste money through repeat fixes. A tidy boundary guides visitors to the right entrance, protects bins and bikes, and keeps pet...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
Nearly 200 East Belfast Children Join Cross-Community Football Camp
Almost 200 children from East Belfast took part in a week-long football camp run by Bloomfield Football Club with support from the Housing Executive. The cross-community initiative gave participants ...
Nearly 200 East Belfast Children Join Cross-Community Football Camp
Almost 200 children from East Belfast took part in a week-long football camp run by Bloomfield Football Club with support from the Housing Executive. The cross-community initiative gave participants ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 18, 2026
Tourism NI Backs Belfast Mela With £30,000 For 20th Anniversary
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has confirmed Tourism NI funding for the Belfast Mela as the multicultural celebration marks its 20th year. Running from 22–30 August, the programme will fill Be...
Tourism NI Backs Belfast Mela With £30,000 For 20th Anniversary
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has confirmed Tourism NI funding for the Belfast Mela as the multicultural celebration marks its 20th year. Running from 22–30 August, the programme will fill Be...
Business News, Aug 17, 2026
Dr Lyle Watters Named Chair Of Queen’s Business School Advisory Board
Queen's Business School (QBS) at Queen's University Belfast has appointed Dr Lyle Watters as Chair of its Advisory Board. Northern Ireland-born Dr Watters is a former senior executive at Ford Motor C...
Dr Lyle Watters Named Chair Of Queen’s Business School Advisory Board
Queen's Business School (QBS) at Queen's University Belfast has appointed Dr Lyle Watters as Chair of its Advisory Board. Northern Ireland-born Dr Watters is a former senior executive at Ford Motor C...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly Attends PSNI Attestation In Belfast
An Garda Síochána Commissioner Justin Kelly joined Chief Constable Jon Boutcher at the Police Service of Northern Ireland's attestation ceremony at the Police College in Garnerville, east Belfast, whe...
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly Attends PSNI Attestation In Belfast
An Garda Síochána Commissioner Justin Kelly joined Chief Constable Jon Boutcher at the Police Service of Northern Ireland's attestation ceremony at the Police College in Garnerville, east Belfast, whe...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Greens Accuse Alliance And UUP Of Inaction Over Car Left In River Lagan For Decades
The Green Party in Northern Ireland has condemned what it calls years of inaction over an abandoned car in the River Lagan, claiming the vehicle has sat in the water for around four decades while poli...
Greens Accuse Alliance And UUP Of Inaction Over Car Left In River Lagan For Decades
The Green Party in Northern Ireland has condemned what it calls years of inaction over an abandoned car in the River Lagan, claiming the vehicle has sat in the water for around four decades while poli...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Police Seek Witnesses After Petrol Bomb Attack In Belfast
Detectives are appealing for information after a petrol bomb attack on a residential property in the Hatfield Street area of Belfast in the early hours of Saturday 15 August. Officers said two masked ...
Police Seek Witnesses After Petrol Bomb Attack In Belfast
Detectives are appealing for information after a petrol bomb attack on a residential property in the Hatfield Street area of Belfast in the early hours of Saturday 15 August. Officers said two masked ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Belfast Trust Backs Nexus NI Pledge To End Violence Against Women And Girls
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has joined Nexus NI's Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) Take a Pledge workplace programme, stepping up efforts to challenge misogyny, expand staff tr...
Belfast Trust Backs Nexus NI Pledge To End Violence Against Women And Girls
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has joined Nexus NI's Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) Take a Pledge workplace programme, stepping up efforts to challenge misogyny, expand staff tr...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
NI Water Urges Extra Care To Protect Drinking Water Sources During Spraying Season
NI Water has appealed to farmers, land managers, contractors and domestic users to exercise extra caution when using plant protection products on rushes and weeds during late summer, when spraying is ...
NI Water Urges Extra Care To Protect Drinking Water Sources During Spraying Season
NI Water has appealed to farmers, land managers, contractors and domestic users to exercise extra caution when using plant protection products on rushes and weeds during late summer, when spraying is ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Burrows Presses Police Ombudsman For Impartiality Assurances
Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows MLA has written to Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman, Jacqui Durkin, seeking explicit reassurances about the impartiality of her office following remarks she...
Burrows Presses Police Ombudsman For Impartiality Assurances
Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows MLA has written to Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman, Jacqui Durkin, seeking explicit reassurances about the impartiality of her office following remarks she...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Parents Urged To Extend Child Benefit For Teenagers By 31 August
HMRC is urging parents of 16 to 19-year-olds to confirm by 31 August if their teenager will remain in approved education or training, or Child Benefit payments will stop automatically. More than 372,0...
Parents Urged To Extend Child Benefit For Teenagers By 31 August
HMRC is urging parents of 16 to 19-year-olds to confirm by 31 August if their teenager will remain in approved education or training, or Child Benefit payments will stop automatically. More than 372,0...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Woman Dies In Limavady Collision
A woman in her fifties has died after a one-vehicle collision in Limavady on Sunday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed. Detective Inspector Stewart, from the Collision Investigatio...
Woman Dies In Limavady Collision
A woman in her fifties has died after a one-vehicle collision in Limavady on Sunday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed. Detective Inspector Stewart, from the Collision Investigatio...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Man Arrested in Belfast Following Stalking Report
Police arrested a man in his 30s in the Wellington Place area of Belfast on Friday morning, 14th August 2026, following a report of stalking Following the arrest, police reiterated that stalking is a...
Man Arrested in Belfast Following Stalking Report
Police arrested a man in his 30s in the Wellington Place area of Belfast on Friday morning, 14th August 2026, following a report of stalking Following the arrest, police reiterated that stalking is a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2026
Two Men Held After Cannabis Factory Uncovered In Larne
Police in Mid and East Antrim have arrested two men on drugs-related offences after discovering a cannabis factory in Larne. Officers attended a property in the Millbrook area following a report at a...
Two Men Held After Cannabis Factory Uncovered In Larne
Police in Mid and East Antrim have arrested two men on drugs-related offences after discovering a cannabis factory in Larne. Officers attended a property in the Millbrook area following a report at a...
Feature News, Aug 16, 2026
Kimmins Pledges Further Belfast Pedestrianisation
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has urged the public to contribute views on expanding pedestrianisation in Belfast city centre, saying now is the ideal moment to get involved. Her comments come a...
Kimmins Pledges Further Belfast Pedestrianisation
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has urged the public to contribute views on expanding pedestrianisation in Belfast city centre, saying now is the ideal moment to get involved. Her comments come a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
NI Water Urges Water Users To Help Halt Invasive Species Spread
NI Water is urging people visiting loughs, lakes and rivers this summer to take straightforward precautions to stop invasive species spreading. With more boating, angling, paddleboarding and other ac...
NI Water Urges Water Users To Help Halt Invasive Species Spread
NI Water is urging people visiting loughs, lakes and rivers this summer to take straightforward precautions to stop invasive species spreading. With more boating, angling, paddleboarding and other ac...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
Education Minister Hails A Level, AS And Level 3 Success Across Northern Ireland
Education Minister Paul Givan has congratulated students across Northern Ireland receiving their A level, AS level and other Level 3 results. Visiting Friends' School Lisburn, the Minister highlighte...
Education Minister Hails A Level, AS And Level 3 Success Across Northern Ireland
Education Minister Paul Givan has congratulated students across Northern Ireland receiving their A level, AS level and other Level 3 results. Visiting Friends' School Lisburn, the Minister highlighte...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
Ould Lammas Fair To Bring Tradition, Entertainment And Family Fun To Ballycastle
The Ould Lammas Fair returns to Ballycastle from 22nd–25th August, delivering four days of live entertainment, family activities and long-standing traditions throughout the Causeway Coast and Glens. ...
Ould Lammas Fair To Bring Tradition, Entertainment And Family Fun To Ballycastle
The Ould Lammas Fair returns to Ballycastle from 22nd–25th August, delivering four days of live entertainment, family activities and long-standing traditions throughout the Causeway Coast and Glens. ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
Belfast Harbour CEO Leads ‘Seeing Is Believing’ Visit On Nature And Biodiversity
Senior business leaders from across Northern Ireland took part in a Business in the Community (BITC) "Seeing is Believing" visit examining how companies can help protect and restore nature and biodive...
Belfast Harbour CEO Leads ‘Seeing Is Believing’ Visit On Nature And Biodiversity
Senior business leaders from across Northern Ireland took part in a Business in the Community (BITC) "Seeing is Believing" visit examining how companies can help protect and restore nature and biodive...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
£556,000 Resurfacing Scheme For Belfast’s Ballygowan Road
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced a £556,000 carriageway improvement scheme on the A23 Ballygowan Road in Belfast, set to begin on 15 August 2026. The project will resurface the stret...
£556,000 Resurfacing Scheme For Belfast’s Ballygowan Road
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced a £556,000 carriageway improvement scheme on the A23 Ballygowan Road in Belfast, set to begin on 15 August 2026. The project will resurface the stret...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
Executive Seeks Urgent Meeting With Prime Minister Over Funding Squeeze
The Executive has asked new Prime Minister Andy Burnham for an urgent face-to-face meeting to secure a fair funding settlement, warning that mounting pressures on Northern Ireland's public finances th...
Executive Seeks Urgent Meeting With Prime Minister Over Funding Squeeze
The Executive has asked new Prime Minister Andy Burnham for an urgent face-to-face meeting to secure a fair funding settlement, warning that mounting pressures on Northern Ireland's public finances th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
Police Ombudsman Seeks Clarification Over Nolan Show Comments
The Police Ombudsman, Jacqui Durkin, has said remarks attributed to her during an appearance on the Stephen Nolan show today (Thursday 13 August 2026) have been misconstrued. She contacted the progra...
Police Ombudsman Seeks Clarification Over Nolan Show Comments
The Police Ombudsman, Jacqui Durkin, has said remarks attributed to her during an appearance on the Stephen Nolan show today (Thursday 13 August 2026) have been misconstrued. She contacted the progra...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
Police Seek Witnesses To 'Disgraceful' Race-Hate Arson In Newtownabbey
Police in Newtownabbey are appealing for information after a race hate-motivated arson attack destroyed a family's car outside a home on Station Road in the early hours of Thursday, 13 August 2026. L...
Police Seek Witnesses To 'Disgraceful' Race-Hate Arson In Newtownabbey
Police in Newtownabbey are appealing for information after a race hate-motivated arson attack destroyed a family's car outside a home on Station Road in the early hours of Thursday, 13 August 2026. L...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
Police Arrest Four After Coleraine Altercation
Police in Coleraine have arrested four people after a reported altercation in the Beresford Avenue area on Wednesday 12 August. Chief Inspector Adams said: "Officers were made aware of an ongoing alt...
Police Arrest Four After Coleraine Altercation
Police in Coleraine have arrested four people after a reported altercation in the Beresford Avenue area on Wednesday 12 August. Chief Inspector Adams said: "Officers were made aware of an ongoing alt...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2026
Translink’s 1.7 Million Fleadh Journeys Signal Success, Says Reilly
More than 1.7 million journeys were made on Translink services during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast, which Aisling Reilly said underlines the event's success. The West Belfast MLA said: "With ...
Translink’s 1.7 Million Fleadh Journeys Signal Success, Says Reilly
More than 1.7 million journeys were made on Translink services during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast, which Aisling Reilly said underlines the event's success. The West Belfast MLA said: "With ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2026
Record Translink Use During Fleadh Cheoil Na hÉireann
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins praised Translink for delivering services throughout Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, noting that the operation drew on months of coordination across multiple organisatio...
Record Translink Use During Fleadh Cheoil Na hÉireann
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins praised Translink for delivering services throughout Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, noting that the operation drew on months of coordination across multiple organisatio...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 13, 2026
Two Men Held After South Belfast Stabbing
Two men have been detained after a stabbing was reported in south Belfast on Wednesday evening, 12 August, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said. Detective Inspector Harvey said: "At around...
Two Men Held After South Belfast Stabbing
Two men have been detained after a stabbing was reported in south Belfast on Wednesday evening, 12 August, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said. Detective Inspector Harvey said: "At around...
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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.