Northern Ireland News for January 2017 : Page 7

Northern Ireland News, Jan 9, 2017
Other News In Brief
Orange Hall Attack Condemned Alliance Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has condemned the people behind an attack on Garryduff Independent Orange Hall in Co Antrim. Councillor Fitzpatrick said: ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
NI Teachers To Strike Over Pay
Teachers in counties Fermanagh and Tyrone are set to take strike action on Tuesday, 31 January, over a pay dispute. Members of the National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (NASUW...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
Concerns Raised After Aerospace Firm Enters Administration
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has raised concerns over news that an aerospace firm in L'Derry has gone into administration. Schivo NI employs 83 people and bought over Maydown Precision Engineering...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
Plans Announced To Ban Smoking In Cars With Children
Proposals to ban smoking in vehicles with children have been announced by the Health Minister. Michelle O'Neill said it is inconceivable that people continue to allow children to be exposed to such h...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
Investigation Launched After House Attacked In Co Down
Police have launched an investigation after three masked men, armed with sledgehammers and crowbars, broke into a house in Newtownards, Co Down. The attack happened at a property in the Blenheim Driv...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
Titanic Belfast Announces 60 New Jobs
Titanic Belfast has announced it is seeking to recruit 60 new frontline staff as it gears for the summer season. The exhibition centre is recruiting for fixed-term contracts across the front-line and...
Business News, Jan 6, 2017
Over £50m Investment Works Complete In Belfast
Belfast City Council has reported the completion of more than £50 million of investment in the city, making "significant progress" in the council's Capital Programme. The key elements of this investm...
Recruitment News, Jan 6, 2017
Increased Payment Disregard To Benefit Working Lone Parents
The amount a lone parent while retaining their full One-Parent Family or Jobseeker's Transitional payment has been increased, the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, has announced. Under th...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
PSNI Issue Video Footage Following Burglary At Elderly Care Facility
Police have issued video footage of a woman they would like to speak to following a burglary at an elderly care facility in Craigavon on 12 December last year. During the burglary a pensioner had £15...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
RHI Scheme: 'Sticking Plaster Approach Is Not Good Enough'
NI's Economy Minister Simon Hamilton has been accused of taking a "sticking plaster approach" over the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme. Sinn Féin Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir sa...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
Shots Fired At House In L'Derry
Two people have escaped injury after shots were fired at a house in Co L'Derry. The attack happened in the Ballymagowan Avenue area just before 10pm on Thursday, 05 January. A man and woman, who wer...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
New Contractor Secured For Bannview Practice In Portadown
A new GP contract provider has been secured for Bannview Practice in Portadown, Co Armagh. The new provider will be in place from early March, Health Minister Michelle O'Neill confirmed. Bannview ha...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2017
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Londonderry Crown Court. Daniel Hutton claimed Employment and Support Allowance and Ho...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2017
DUP's Actions Over RHI Scandal Are 'Not Acceptable' - Adams
The DUP's actions over the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal are "not acceptable," according to Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams. In his weekly column published in the Andersonstown News, Mr Adam...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2017
NI Cancer Waiting Time Targets Missed
Targets for cancer waiting times in Northern Ireland have been missed. In September 2016 only 63.3% of patients with an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer started their first treatment within 62...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2017
Brian McIlhagga Murder: Police Renew Appeal
Police investigating the murder of Co Antrim man Brian McIlhagga have made a fresh appeal for information. Mr McIlhagga, 42, was attacked and shot in both legs in the Riverview Park area of Ballymone...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2017
Ulster University Secures Almost £20m EU Funding
Ulster University has secured almost £20million of EU funding to lead three major UK and cross-border research projects. The funding was awarded through the European Union's INTERREG VA Programme. I...
Business News, Jan 5, 2017
Funding Event Announced For Social Enterprises
Social Enterprise NI have announced a funding information event for social enterprises, charities and community groups, where participants will be given advice on how to write applications while meeti...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2017
Officer Cautioned For Improper Access Of Police Records
A police officer has been given an adult caution after he admitted breaching data protection legislation by improperly accessing police records. A Police Ombudsman investigation found that the office...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2017
Investigation Launched Following North Belfast Break-In
Police have launched an investigation after a man escaped injury following a break-in at a property in north Belfast. The incident happened at a flat on the Cliftonville Road at around 7.15am on Wedn...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2017
Surge In Number Of Irish Passports Issued In 2016
Almost 68,000 people in Northern Ireland have applied for Irish passports since the EU referendum, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed. Minister Charlie Flanagan also said applicatio...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2017
Other News In Brief
Public Urged To Donate Blood Sinn Féin MLA Catherine Seeley is urging people to become blood donors. Stocks of blood, particularly O- and A+ are currently running low,according to the Blood...
Recruitment News, Jan 4, 2017
British Airways Cabin Crew Announces New Strike Dates
Unite cabin crew members working for British Airways 'mixed fleet' announced a 48-hour strike starting on Tuesday 10 January, after the airline refused to extend the mandate of the strike vote to allo...
Business News, Jan 4, 2017
Tower Museum Closed For Essential Maintenance Work
Tower Museum in Co L'Derry has closed its doors to allow for essential maintenance work in the building. The Museum, which is located in Union Hall Place, charts the history of the city through the c...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2017
First Minister Slammed Over 'Political Misogyny' Claims
Sinn Féin has hit out at First Minister Arlene Foster after she claimed she was the victim of "political misogyny". Mrs Foster made the claim in an interview over the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) s...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2017
Investigation Launched Following Racist Attack In Belfast
Police have launched an investigation after a man was assaulted in Belfast city centre which the PSNI are treating as a racially motivated hate crime. The attack, on a foreign national, occurred in t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2017
Appeal Issued For Two Missing Teenage Girls
The PSNI have issued an appeal to help trace two missing teenagers. Cora Campbell and Emma McNally were last seen in Newtownards at around 2pm on Monday, 02 January. Police believe they may have tra...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2017
PSNI Issue Warning To Parents To Talk To Their Children About Online Safety
Police in north Belfast have issued a warning to parents to talk to their children about safety online. A concerned parent contacted the PSNI after their 11-year-old child had been talking to a stran...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2017
Power Cut Affects Belfast Businesses
A number of shops in Belfast city centre were left without power due to a fault in an underground cable, NIE Networks has confirmed. Many shops and businesses were affected by the power cut which hap...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 4, 2017
Motion Calling For Donors Who Make Large Donations To Politicians Passed
An Alliance Party motion calling for the names of single donors who make large donations to politicians in Northern Ireland has been passed by Belfast City Council. A total of 38 councillors voted in...