Northern Ireland News for August 2016

Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2016
Jet2.com To Create 50 New Jobs In Belfast
Airline Jet2.com is to create up to 50 new jobs in Belfast. The posts are part of expansion plans to hire around 1,000 people in the UK. The company is seeking to recruit pilots, cabin crew and engi...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2016
Call For Caterpillar To 'Keep Workers Up To Date' Over Jobs
Sinn Fein has called on Caterpillar in Northern Ireland to keep all employees up to date on the company's future. West Belfast MP Paul Maskey made the call as workers face uncertainty over their jobs...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2016
Driver Arrested After Being Caught Doing Speeds In Excess Of 100mph
A driver has been arrested after police caught him driving at speeds of up to 100mph in Co Down. Police in Bangor followed the vehicle on Monday night, 29 August, and the driver began driving very da...
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Recruitment News, Aug 31, 2016
Fitbit Creates 50 Jobs In Dublin
Fitbit has officially opened its new European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Dublin, creating up to 50 jobs by the end of the year. The wearable technology company said that Ireland's...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2016
Police Granted More Time To Question Royal Marine Ciaran Maxwell
Police have been granted another week to question a Royal Marine from Larne over suspected terrorism offences. Ciaran Maxwell, 30, was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police in Somerset la...
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Business News, Aug 31, 2016
Invest NI Announces Resource And Energy Efficiency Event
Invest NI has announced a new Resource and Energy Efficiency event, to look at how businesses can save through energy management, refrigeration systems and renewable energy technologies. Invest NI's ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2016
Six Classic Cars Damaged During Arson Attack In Larne
Police have launched an investigation after six classic cars were damaged during an arson attack in Larne, Co Antrim. The incident happened at businesses premises in the Brustin Brae Road area at aro...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2016
Ruan Pienaar To Leave Ulster Rugby
Ruan Pienaar is to leave Ulster Rugby at the end of the season. The club and Pienaar were very keen for him to extend his stay in Belfast, with Operations Director Bryn Cunningham and Director of Rug...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2016
Glentoran Manager Alan Kernaghan Resigns
Glentoran manager Alan Kernaghan has resigned after being defeated by Annagh United. Former manager Roy Coyle will now take up the post temporarily. On Tuesday night, Annagh United, who are at the b...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 31, 2016
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man has been convicted or claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Omagh Magistrates' Court. David Sproule claimed Disability Living Allowance totalling £4...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2016
Eighteen Sinn Féin Members Quit Over Treatment Of Daithí McKay
Eighteen members of Sinn Féin have quit over the way the party treated former MLA Daithí McKay. Mr McKay resigned following allegations he "coached" loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson before he gave evide...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2016
Lisburn Firm To Create 14 New Jobs
P2V Systems in Lisburn is to create 14 new jobs following support from Invest Northern Ireland. The firm, which provides IT services to public and private sector businesses, plans to double its workf...
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Recruitment News, Aug 30, 2016
New Jobs To Be Created In Lisburn
P2V Systems in Lisburn is to create 14 new jobs following support from Invest Northern Ireland. The firm, which provides IT services to public and private sector businesses, plans to double its workf...
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Business News, Aug 30, 2016
Finance Minister Seeks Investment Assurances From EIB
NI's Finance Minister, Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, has met with the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to seek assurances on continued investment in the Northern Irish economy. Minister Ó ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2016
Man Injured In Paramilitary Style Shooting In L'Derry
A 40-year-old man has been injured in a paramilitary style attack in Co L'Derry. The incident happened at Culdaff Gardens at around 10.35pm on Monday, 29 August. The victim was shot in both ankles, ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2016
Man Charged Over £120,000 Cannabis Find
A 23-year-old man has been charged after police seized herbal cannabis worth an estimated street value of £120,000 in Omagh. The drugs were found after a vehicle was stopped and searched on the Great...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2016
Malone Road Reopens After Subsidence Incident
The Malone Road in Belfast has reopened after a section of the road subsided. The road was closed between Eglantine Avenue and Wellington Park after a small hole was discovered on Sunday, 28 August. ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2016
Police Appeal After Man Attacked In North Belfast
Police have launched an investigation following an attack in north Belfast. The assault happened in the front garden of a house in Hesketh Park at around 6.40pm on Friday, 26 August. A man, believed...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2016
Man Critical Following Stabbing Attack In West Belfast
A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in west Belfast. The attack happened in the Britton's Parade area on Saturday, 26 August. It is believed he was stabbed in the chest ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 30, 2016
Other News In Brief
Suspicious Packed Discovered In West Belfast Declared A Hoax A suspicious package discovered in west Belfast has been declared a hoax. Pupils attending St Paul's Primary School in the Beechm...
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Recruitment News, Aug 26, 2016
Apple To Create 1000 New Jobs In Cork
Apple are to create up to 1,000 new jobs in Cork following planning approval for a proposed site expansion. An Bord Pleanála gave the go-ahead to the projects which includes a four-storey office bloc...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2016
Teenage Boy Dies Following Motorbike Crash
A teenage boy has died in a motorbike collision in Co L'Derry. The crash occurred in the Magilligan area at around 1.20pm on Thursday, 25 August. The 13-year-old boy was airlifted by the Irish Coast...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2016
Three Frankie And Benny's Restaurants To Close Down In NI
Three Frankie and Benny's restaurants in Northern Ireland are to close down. The restaurants are located in Ballymena, Coleraine and L'Derry. The Chiquito restaurant in Belfast's Victoria Square is a...
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Business News, Aug 26, 2016
Invest NI Announces 'Opportunities in Egypt' Event
Invest NI has announced an 'Opportunities in Egypt' event, which will explore the opportunities and highlight the support available in this "emerging import dependent market offering a multitude of ex...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2016
Investigation Launched After Man Dies On Farm In Co Armagh
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched an investigation after a man, aged in his 70s, died in a farm incident in Co Armagh. The man died at a farm in the Silverbridge a...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2016
Police Launch Appeal To Trace Nurse Who Helped At Scene Of Fatal Collision
Police have launched an appeal to trace a nurse who helped at the scene of a fatal road crash in Co Tyrone in July. A man in his 20s died after a silver Peugeot he was travelling in hit a bridge on L...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2016
Viable Device Found In North Belfast Linked To Hate Crime
A viable device found during a security alert in north Belfast is believed to be linked to a hate crime. Police and army bomb disposal experts attended the scene at Atlantic Avenue on Thursday, 25 Au...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2016
Drugs Worth £80,000 Seized In Co Tyrone
Police have seized drugs worth an estimated £80,000 in Omagh, Co Tyrone. Herbal cannabis, diazepam tablets and a significant amount of cash were also uncovered during a house search on Wednesday, 24 ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2016
Head Of NI Prison Service To Step Down
The head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service is to step down. Sue McAllister will leave her post at the end of October. Mrs McAllister was appointed in May 2012 and was the first woman to hold th...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 26, 2016
Other News In Brief
Nursing Home Fined Following Data Breach Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has said "lessons must be learned" after a nursing home was fined following a data breach. An unencrypted la...
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