Northern Ireland News for September 2026 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2026
Archibald Hails Aisling Bursary Scheme
Dr Archibald congratulated this year's recipients at an awards ceremony hosted by the West Belfast Partnership Board. The bursary provides financial support to learners from the West Belfast and Shank...
Archibald Hails Aisling Bursary Scheme
Dr Archibald congratulated this year's recipients at an awards ceremony hosted by the West Belfast Partnership Board. The bursary provides financial support to learners from the West Belfast and Shank...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2026
Seven-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured In Coleraine Road Collision
Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision in Coleraine on Sunday evening left a seven-year-old boy critically injured. The incident occurred around 6.40pm in the Warnoc...
Seven-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured In Coleraine Road Collision
Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision in Coleraine on Sunday evening left a seven-year-old boy critically injured. The incident occurred around 6.40pm in the Warnoc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
Police Ombudsman Sets Out PSNI Use Of Force Findings To Policing Board
The Police Ombudsman's Office said "We go where the evidence takes us" as it briefed members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) on the latest data about use of force complaints. In a prese...
Police Ombudsman Sets Out PSNI Use Of Force Findings To Policing Board
The Police Ombudsman's Office said "We go where the evidence takes us" as it briefed members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) on the latest data about use of force complaints. In a prese...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
Twenty-Six Recruits Graduate To Join NIFRS As Wholetime Firefighters
Twenty-six new Wholetime (full-time) Firefighters have graduated from a rigorous 20-week programme at the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) Learning & Development College, marking the sta...
Twenty-Six Recruits Graduate To Join NIFRS As Wholetime Firefighters
Twenty-six new Wholetime (full-time) Firefighters have graduated from a rigorous 20-week programme at the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) Learning & Development College, marking the sta...
Feature News, Sep 14, 2026
Investment In Belfast Urban Garden Delivers Major Benefits
An evaluation of The BUG (Belfast's Urban Garden), completed in partnership with Belfast Healthy Cities, has underlined the case for investing in urban growing projects. Run by Belfast City Council a...
Investment In Belfast Urban Garden Delivers Major Benefits
An evaluation of The BUG (Belfast's Urban Garden), completed in partnership with Belfast Healthy Cities, has underlined the case for investing in urban growing projects. Run by Belfast City Council a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
NI Household Finances Still Under Strain Despite Signs Of Recovery
Northern Ireland households saw a modest uplift in discretionary income at the start of 2026, but real-terms spending power remains far short of pre-cost-of-living levels, according to the Consumer Co...
NI Household Finances Still Under Strain Despite Signs Of Recovery
Northern Ireland households saw a modest uplift in discretionary income at the start of 2026, but real-terms spending power remains far short of pre-cost-of-living levels, according to the Consumer Co...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
Antrim Man Jailed For Non-Recent Sexual Abuse Of Employees
A 48-year-old man from Antrim, Alan Potter, has been jailed for four years after being convicted of 13 non-recent sexual abuse offences at Antrim Crown Court on Friday 11 September. The offences inclu...
Antrim Man Jailed For Non-Recent Sexual Abuse Of Employees
A 48-year-old man from Antrim, Alan Potter, has been jailed for four years after being convicted of 13 non-recent sexual abuse offences at Antrim Crown Court on Friday 11 September. The offences inclu...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
£1.25m Pledged To Expand Community Cancer Support
The Department of Health and Macmillan Cancer Support have unveiled a £1.25 million package to strengthen practical, emotional and wellbeing services for people affected by cancer, marking the second ...
£1.25m Pledged To Expand Community Cancer Support
The Department of Health and Macmillan Cancer Support have unveiled a £1.25 million package to strengthen practical, emotional and wellbeing services for people affected by cancer, marking the second ...
Business News, Sep 14, 2026
Energy Costs Top Concern For Almost Half Of SMEs
InterTradeIreland's latest All-Island Business Monitor shows that 49 per cent of SMEs identified energy costs as their primary challenge in Q2 2026, with more than a third absorbing the impact within ...
Energy Costs Top Concern For Almost Half Of SMEs
InterTradeIreland's latest All-Island Business Monitor shows that 49 per cent of SMEs identified energy costs as their primary challenge in Q2 2026, with more than a third absorbing the impact within ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
Kimmins Welcomes Dozens Of New Road Workers To Strengthen In-House Teams
Around 80 to 90 recruits are expected to join the Department for Infrastructure after a major recruitment campaign, with more than 20 already in post and further intakes planned in the coming months. ...
Kimmins Welcomes Dozens Of New Road Workers To Strengthen In-House Teams
Around 80 to 90 recruits are expected to join the Department for Infrastructure after a major recruitment campaign, with more than 20 already in post and further intakes planned in the coming months. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
DAERA Renews Public Vigilance Appeal Over Asian Hornet Sightings
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has called on people to stay alert for Asian hornets, despite no fresh confirmed sightings so far this year. The renewed appeal fol...
DAERA Renews Public Vigilance Appeal Over Asian Hornet Sightings
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has called on people to stay alert for Asian hornets, despite no fresh confirmed sightings so far this year. The renewed appeal fol...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
First Shared Island Tourism Workshop Held In Derry-Londonderry
Around 50 overseas tour operators from eight markets met 110 tourism SMEs from Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and the Causeway Coastal Route. Tourism businesses from the Causeway Coastal Route and the north...
First Shared Island Tourism Workshop Held In Derry-Londonderry
Around 50 overseas tour operators from eight markets met 110 tourism SMEs from Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and the Causeway Coastal Route. Tourism businesses from the Causeway Coastal Route and the north...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
Givan Mandates Trousers Option For Girls In All Northern Ireland Schools
Paul Givan has published revised school uniform guidelines that oblige every school in Northern Ireland to include trousers as an option for girls as part of their official uniform. The change covers ...
Givan Mandates Trousers Option For Girls In All Northern Ireland Schools
Paul Givan has published revised school uniform guidelines that oblige every school in Northern Ireland to include trousers as an option for girls as part of their official uniform. The change covers ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 14, 2026
£557,000 Resurfacing On A2 York Street To Start 18 September
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed a £557,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on the A2 York Street, Belfast, will begin on Friday 18 September 2026. The project will extend for around ...
£557,000 Resurfacing On A2 York Street To Start 18 September
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed a £557,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on the A2 York Street, Belfast, will begin on Friday 18 September 2026. The project will extend for around ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
Long Unveils Second Phase Of Campaign Challenging Rape Myths
The Department of Justice has begun the second phase of its public awareness drive, unveiled on 10 September 2026, to challenge beliefs that discourage victims from seeking help and that can hinder ju...
Long Unveils Second Phase Of Campaign Challenging Rape Myths
The Department of Justice has begun the second phase of its public awareness drive, unveiled on 10 September 2026, to challenge beliefs that discourage victims from seeking help and that can hinder ju...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
Police Ombudsman Clears Officer Over Fermanagh Search Sexual Assault Claim
The Police Ombudsman's Office has found no evidence to substantiate an allegation that a police officer sexually assaulted a woman during a search in County Fermanagh in February. The incident occurr...
Police Ombudsman Clears Officer Over Fermanagh Search Sexual Assault Claim
The Police Ombudsman's Office has found no evidence to substantiate an allegation that a police officer sexually assaulted a woman during a search in County Fermanagh in February. The incident occurr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
Cinemagic Marks 25 Years Of Global Growth Under Joan Burney Keatings MBE
Joan Burney Keatings MBE is marking 25 years leading one of Northern Ireland's standout creative success stories. Since taking charge, the charity has engaged with more than 40,000 young people annua...
Cinemagic Marks 25 Years Of Global Growth Under Joan Burney Keatings MBE
Joan Burney Keatings MBE is marking 25 years leading one of Northern Ireland's standout creative success stories. Since taking charge, the charity has engaged with more than 40,000 young people annua...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
Police Appeal After Life-Saving Throw Lines Taken And Damaged
Police said two throw lines were taken and damage to a further two was reported. The incidents are understood to have happened yesterday, 9 September. Enquiries are under way to establish who was inv...
Police Appeal After Life-Saving Throw Lines Taken And Damaged
Police said two throw lines were taken and damage to a further two was reported. The incidents are understood to have happened yesterday, 9 September. Enquiries are under way to establish who was inv...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
PSNI Hails Ombudsman Ruling Clearing Officer Over Sexual Assault Claim
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has welcomed the conclusions of a Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland investigation, which found no evidence that a police officer sexually assaulted a member ...
PSNI Hails Ombudsman Ruling Clearing Officer Over Sexual Assault Claim
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has welcomed the conclusions of a Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland investigation, which found no evidence that a police officer sexually assaulted a member ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
47-Year-Old Carer Jailed For £30,000 Fraud Against Vulnerable Man
At Laganside Crown Court, 47-year-old Nicola Beattie, from Craigavon, was sentenced to two years and two months for fraud by abuse of position. She will serve half the term in custody and the remain...
47-Year-Old Carer Jailed For £30,000 Fraud Against Vulnerable Man
At Laganside Crown Court, 47-year-old Nicola Beattie, from Craigavon, was sentenced to two years and two months for fraud by abuse of position. She will serve half the term in custody and the remain...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
Share Energy To Raise Electricity Prices As External Costs Surge
Share Energy, which commits to sharing half of its profits with customers, has confirmed a forthcoming rise in tariffs after what it described as prolonged increases in the external costs of supplying...
Share Energy To Raise Electricity Prices As External Costs Surge
Share Energy, which commits to sharing half of its profits with customers, has confirmed a forthcoming rise in tariffs after what it described as prolonged increases in the external costs of supplying...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
Fresh Air Supplies Creates New Jobs
Cookstown-based manufacturer Fresh Air Supplies has added four roles and plans three more as it scales with Invest NI support across Great Britain and Ireland. Through Invest Northern Ireland's Ambit...
Fresh Air Supplies Creates New Jobs
Cookstown-based manufacturer Fresh Air Supplies has added four roles and plans three more as it scales with Invest NI support across Great Britain and Ireland. Through Invest Northern Ireland's Ambit...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
Police Dismantle Suspected Cannabis Farm In Portadown
Police in Portadown have uncovered a large, sophisticated cannabis cultivation site, seizing hundreds of plants from outbuildings and sheds at a property in the Moy Road area. Inspector Connolly said...
Police Dismantle Suspected Cannabis Farm In Portadown
Police in Portadown have uncovered a large, sophisticated cannabis cultivation site, seizing hundreds of plants from outbuildings and sheds at a property in the Moy Road area. Inspector Connolly said...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2026
McCue Completes Titanic Belfast Suite Overhaul As Event Spaces Reopen
McCue has finished the refurbishment of the Titanic Suite at Titanic Belfast, marking the opening phase of a wider, staged investment across the attraction's event and hospitality spaces on Levels 5 a...
McCue Completes Titanic Belfast Suite Overhaul As Event Spaces Reopen
McCue has finished the refurbishment of the Titanic Suite at Titanic Belfast, marking the opening phase of a wider, staged investment across the attraction's event and hospitality spaces on Levels 5 a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2026
PSNI Launches Belfast Student Safety Drive With City Partners
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has launched a student safety campaign in partnership with Queen's University Belfast, Ulster University, Belfast Metropolitan College, Belfast City Council and ...
PSNI Launches Belfast Student Safety Drive With City Partners
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has launched a student safety campaign in partnership with Queen's University Belfast, Ulster University, Belfast Metropolitan College, Belfast City Council and ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2026
Belfast Seeks Westminster Backing For Place-Based Growth Fund
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Róis-Máire Donnelly, led a cross-party visit to Westminster to advocate for a Belfast Place-Based Growth Fund intended to accelerate the city's ongoing transforma...
Belfast Seeks Westminster Backing For Place-Based Growth Fund
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Róis-Máire Donnelly, led a cross-party visit to Westminster to advocate for a Belfast Place-Based Growth Fund intended to accelerate the city's ongoing transforma...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2026
Police Ombudsman Backs Call For Troubles Bill Reforms
Jacqui Durkin has welcomed recommendations from Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights urging changes to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, including secure funding and a streamlined approach t...
Police Ombudsman Backs Call For Troubles Bill Reforms
Jacqui Durkin has welcomed recommendations from Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights urging changes to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, including secure funding and a streamlined approach t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2026
Portrait Of Former Lord Mayor Unveiled At Belfast City Hall
The official portrait of former Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Micky Murray, has been unveiled at Belfast City Hall. Commissioned as part of Belfast City Council's commitment to celebrating the ci...
Portrait Of Former Lord Mayor Unveiled At Belfast City Hall
The official portrait of former Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Micky Murray, has been unveiled at Belfast City Hall. Commissioned as part of Belfast City Council's commitment to celebrating the ci...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2026
Ballymoney Museum Marks 40 Years Of Giant’s Causeway’s UNESCO Status
Opening to visitors on Friday, 11 September, the showcase traces the site's geological origins, its rise as a major visitor attraction, and the communities and individuals who have shaped its story. ...
Ballymoney Museum Marks 40 Years Of Giant’s Causeway’s UNESCO Status
Opening to visitors on Friday, 11 September, the showcase traces the site's geological origins, its rise as a major visitor attraction, and the communities and individuals who have shaped its story. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 10, 2026
Planning Key To Shared Prosperity At RTPI NI Conference - Kimmins
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins delivered the keynote address at the 2026 Royal Town Planning Institute Northern Ireland (RTPINI) Annual Planning Conference at the Europa Hotel. The event's theme,...
Planning Key To Shared Prosperity At RTPI NI Conference - Kimmins
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins delivered the keynote address at the 2026 Royal Town Planning Institute Northern Ireland (RTPINI) Annual Planning Conference at the Europa Hotel. The event's theme,...
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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.