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Northern Ireland News for January 2016 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2016
English GCSE Exam Providers To Stop Offering Exams In NI
English GCSE exam providers are to stop offering their exams in Northern Ireland. Ulster Unionist education spokesperson Sandra Overend said the move is "inevitable", after Education Minister John O'...
English GCSE Exam Providers To Stop Offering Exams In NI
English GCSE exam providers are to stop offering their exams in Northern Ireland. Ulster Unionist education spokesperson Sandra Overend said the move is "inevitable", after Education Minister John O'...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2016
Poor Economic Growth Forecast For NI
The economy spokesperson for the Ulster Unionist Party, has said the latest in a series of poor economic growth forecasts for Northern Ireland must lead to action from the Enterprise Minister and the ...
Poor Economic Growth Forecast For NI
The economy spokesperson for the Ulster Unionist Party, has said the latest in a series of poor economic growth forecasts for Northern Ireland must lead to action from the Enterprise Minister and the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2016
Community Hub Launches In North Belfast
A new EU funded community hub has launched in north Belfast. Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly said the community complex at Girdwood is good for the whole community. He said: "At last the day has arrived w...
Community Hub Launches In North Belfast
A new EU funded community hub has launched in north Belfast. Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly said the community complex at Girdwood is good for the whole community. He said: "At last the day has arrived w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2016
Other News In Brief
Agriculture Minister Backs Plans To Extend Flood Relief To Businesses The SDLP has said the "lights have finally been switched on" in the Sinn Féin ministerial offices after the Agricultural ...
Other News In Brief
Agriculture Minister Backs Plans To Extend Flood Relief To Businesses The SDLP has said the "lights have finally been switched on" in the Sinn Féin ministerial offices after the Agricultural ...
Recruitment News, Jan 14, 2016
70 New Jobs Announced By Irish Medical Tech Firm
Seventy new jobs are to be created in Dublin following the opening of the new global headquarters of Irish medical technology firm, 3d4Medical. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard B...
70 New Jobs Announced By Irish Medical Tech Firm
Seventy new jobs are to be created in Dublin following the opening of the new global headquarters of Irish medical technology firm, 3d4Medical. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard B...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
Man Remanded In Custody Over Murder Of James McDonagh
A man has been remanded in custody charged with murder of James McDonagh. Mr McDonagh, 28, from Castledawson, was assaulted outside the Elk Inn on the Hillhead Road in Toomebridge on Sunday. He was ...
Man Remanded In Custody Over Murder Of James McDonagh
A man has been remanded in custody charged with murder of James McDonagh. Mr McDonagh, 28, from Castledawson, was assaulted outside the Elk Inn on the Hillhead Road in Toomebridge on Sunday. He was ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
Armed Man Robs Takeaway In Larne
Police have launched an investigation following an armed robbery at a takeaway in Co Antrim. The incident happened at premises on the Upper Cairncastle Road in Larne at around 1.30pm on Wednesday. A...
Armed Man Robs Takeaway In Larne
Police have launched an investigation following an armed robbery at a takeaway in Co Antrim. The incident happened at premises on the Upper Cairncastle Road in Larne at around 1.30pm on Wednesday. A...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
New £1m Scheme Launched To Protect Homes From Flooding
A new £1 million grant scheme to help people protect their homes from flooding has been launched. The Homeowner Flood Protection Grant Scheme will allow owners of residential properties at risk of fl...
New £1m Scheme Launched To Protect Homes From Flooding
A new £1 million grant scheme to help people protect their homes from flooding has been launched. The Homeowner Flood Protection Grant Scheme will allow owners of residential properties at risk of fl...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
Woman 'Critical' Following Serious Attack In Carnmoney
A woman is in a critical condition in hospital following a serious attack in Carnmoney, Co Antrim. The 26-year-old was assaulted at a property in the Ashgrove Road area on Wednesday. She has been ta...
Woman 'Critical' Following Serious Attack In Carnmoney
A woman is in a critical condition in hospital following a serious attack in Carnmoney, Co Antrim. The 26-year-old was assaulted at a property in the Ashgrove Road area on Wednesday. She has been ta...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
NI's First Transgender Candidate To Stand In Next Election
Northern Ireland's first transgender candidate is to stand in the next election. Transgender activist Ellen Murray has confirmed she will be standing in east Belfast as a candidate for the Green Part...
NI's First Transgender Candidate To Stand In Next Election
Northern Ireland's first transgender candidate is to stand in the next election. Transgender activist Ellen Murray has confirmed she will be standing in east Belfast as a candidate for the Green Part...
Business News, Jan 14, 2016
Comber Firm Announces Expansion Plans
Farmageddon Brewery Co-Operative Limited, based in Comber, is investing over £100,000 as part of a two year expansion plan. The firm produces a range of unpasteurised and unfiltered ale and has recen...
Comber Firm Announces Expansion Plans
Farmageddon Brewery Co-Operative Limited, based in Comber, is investing over £100,000 as part of a two year expansion plan. The firm produces a range of unpasteurised and unfiltered ale and has recen...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
Lurgan Security Alert Declared 'Elaborate Hoax'
A security alert in Lurgan, Co Armagh, has been declared an elaborate hoax. Two suspicious objects were discovered in Lake Street on Thursday morning. The Army bomb disposal team attend the scene an...
Lurgan Security Alert Declared 'Elaborate Hoax'
A security alert in Lurgan, Co Armagh, has been declared an elaborate hoax. Two suspicious objects were discovered in Lake Street on Thursday morning. The Army bomb disposal team attend the scene an...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
Laptops Stolen From Co Antrim School
Police are appealing for information after a number of laptops were stolen from a school in Co Antrim. The incident is believed to have happened overnight in the Rathcoole Drive area of Newtownabbey....
Laptops Stolen From Co Antrim School
Police are appealing for information after a number of laptops were stolen from a school in Co Antrim. The incident is believed to have happened overnight in the Rathcoole Drive area of Newtownabbey....
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
Met Office Issues Yellow Weather Warning For Snow And Ice
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice from 3pm today, 14 January, until midday tomorrow. Sleet and snow showers are to become heavier in the afternoon and are expected t...
Met Office Issues Yellow Weather Warning For Snow And Ice
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice from 3pm today, 14 January, until midday tomorrow. Sleet and snow showers are to become heavier in the afternoon and are expected t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
Finance Manager Settles Alleged Sex Discrimination Claim For £50,000
A finance manager, who was made redundant after she returned to work following maternity leave, has settled an alleged sex discrimination claim against her employer for £50,000. Ruth Parks took the c...
Finance Manager Settles Alleged Sex Discrimination Claim For £50,000
A finance manager, who was made redundant after she returned to work following maternity leave, has settled an alleged sex discrimination claim against her employer for £50,000. Ruth Parks took the c...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2016
Other News In Brief
Call For NI Water To Halt The Sale Of Cairn Wood Forest Ards and North Down Council has joined with the Alliance Party to campaign against the sale of Cairn Wood Forest in Northern Ireland. ...
Other News In Brief
Call For NI Water To Halt The Sale Of Cairn Wood Forest Ards and North Down Council has joined with the Alliance Party to campaign against the sale of Cairn Wood Forest in Northern Ireland. ...
Business News, Jan 13, 2016
'Focus On Food' Conference To Take Place In Belfast
Belfast City Council is to place the 'Focus On Food’'at a major one-day conference, which will help further drive the city's culinary renaissance. The conference - organised with support from the Dep...
'Focus On Food' Conference To Take Place In Belfast
Belfast City Council is to place the 'Focus On Food’'at a major one-day conference, which will help further drive the city's culinary renaissance. The conference - organised with support from the Dep...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Teenage Girl Indecently Assaulted In Co Down
Police are appealing for information after a 13-year-old girl was indecently assaulted in Downpatrick, Co Down. The attack happened in an alleyway, near to the Scout Hall in the Thomas Russell Park a...
Teenage Girl Indecently Assaulted In Co Down
Police are appealing for information after a 13-year-old girl was indecently assaulted in Downpatrick, Co Down. The attack happened in an alleyway, near to the Scout Hall in the Thomas Russell Park a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Woman Critical Following House Fire In Ballymena
A woman in her 50s is in a critical condition in hospital following a house fire in Co Antrim. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) received a report of a blaze at a house in the Wood...
Woman Critical Following House Fire In Ballymena
A woman in her 50s is in a critical condition in hospital following a house fire in Co Antrim. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) received a report of a blaze at a house in the Wood...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Mervyn Storey Appointed Finance Minister
First Minister Arlene Foster has appointed Mervyn Storey as the new Finance Minister. He replaces Mrs Foster who previously held the post before she was announced as the new First Minister on Monday ...
Mervyn Storey Appointed Finance Minister
First Minister Arlene Foster has appointed Mervyn Storey as the new Finance Minister. He replaces Mrs Foster who previously held the post before she was announced as the new First Minister on Monday ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Co Down Window Manufacturer To Create 25 New Posts
A Co Antrim window manufacturers has announced it is to create 25 new jobs. Apeer, located in Ballymena, said the new posts are part of a £1.7 million investment. The firm recently launched its new ...
Co Down Window Manufacturer To Create 25 New Posts
A Co Antrim window manufacturers has announced it is to create 25 new jobs. Apeer, located in Ballymena, said the new posts are part of a £1.7 million investment. The firm recently launched its new ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Six Police Officers Injured After Stolen Car Rams Three Vehicles
Six police officers have been injured following a creeper burglary in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim. A stolen car rammed into three police vehicles during a pursuit. Four teenagers have been arrested on s...
Six Police Officers Injured After Stolen Car Rams Three Vehicles
Six police officers have been injured following a creeper burglary in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim. A stolen car rammed into three police vehicles during a pursuit. Four teenagers have been arrested on s...
Recruitment News, Jan 13, 2016
600 Jobs Axed Across BP's North Sea Operations
Unite the union has reacted with dismay to the imminent loss of 600 oil and gas jobs across BP's North Sea operations and reiterated its call for government and industry to work with offshore trade u...
600 Jobs Axed Across BP's North Sea Operations
Unite the union has reacted with dismay to the imminent loss of 600 oil and gas jobs across BP's North Sea operations and reiterated its call for government and industry to work with offshore trade u...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Investigation Launched After Robbery At GAA Club
Police have launched an investigation following a robbery at a Gaelic Athletic Club in Co L'Derry. Three men, with at least one armed with a knife, entered the foyer of the Tirkane Road club in Maghe...
Investigation Launched After Robbery At GAA Club
Police have launched an investigation following a robbery at a Gaelic Athletic Club in Co L'Derry. Three men, with at least one armed with a knife, entered the foyer of the Tirkane Road club in Maghe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
P&O Ferries To Close Larne To Troon Service
P&O Ferries has announced it is to close its Larne to Troon service with immediate effect. Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim Roy Beggs, said he was disappointed that another ferry route from the Po...
P&O Ferries To Close Larne To Troon Service
P&O Ferries has announced it is to close its Larne to Troon service with immediate effect. Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim Roy Beggs, said he was disappointed that another ferry route from the Po...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Convicted Child Killer Robert Black Dies In Prison
Convicted child killer Robert Black has died in Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn, aged 68. Black was serving 12 life sentences for murdering four young girls in the 1980s. He was also suspected of othe...
Convicted Child Killer Robert Black Dies In Prison
Convicted child killer Robert Black has died in Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn, aged 68. Black was serving 12 life sentences for murdering four young girls in the 1980s. He was also suspected of othe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Pensioner Attacked And Mugged In West Belfast
A pensioner has been attacked and mugged in west Belfast. The incident happened in the Devinish Court area just after 6pm on Tuesday. It is believed the elderly woman was attacked by a man and her h...
Pensioner Attacked And Mugged In West Belfast
A pensioner has been attacked and mugged in west Belfast. The incident happened in the Devinish Court area just after 6pm on Tuesday. It is believed the elderly woman was attacked by a man and her h...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2016
Other News In Brief
Met Office Issues Yellow Weather Warning The Met Office has issued a yellow warning on Thursday, which comes into effect at 3am and runs until 11am. A further warning for ice is expected and...
Other News In Brief
Met Office Issues Yellow Weather Warning The Met Office has issued a yellow warning on Thursday, which comes into effect at 3am and runs until 11am. A further warning for ice is expected and...
Business News, Jan 12, 2016
Council To Host Consultation Over Future Development Of Linen Quarter Area
Belfast City Council is urging the public to put forward their opinions about the the future development of the Linen Quarter area in Belfast. The Council is holding a public consultation exercise wh...
Council To Host Consultation Over Future Development Of Linen Quarter Area
Belfast City Council is urging the public to put forward their opinions about the the future development of the Linen Quarter area in Belfast. The Council is holding a public consultation exercise wh...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2016
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder Following Attack In Co Antrim
A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following a serious attack outside licensed premises in Toomebridge, Co Antrim. The assault happened outside the Elk Inn on...
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder Following Attack In Co Antrim
A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following a serious attack outside licensed premises in Toomebridge, Co Antrim. The assault happened outside the Elk Inn on...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A rather cloudy but mainly dry day with just the odd shower. Best chance of any brightness will be across northern and eastern counties. Mild. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:Another cloudy and mild night with the odd spot of rain. More widespread outbreaks of rain will spread southeast late in the night. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
