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Northern Ireland News for March 2017 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2017
Other News In Brief
Morrow Contracts To Upgrade Underground Cable System In Co Antrim Morrow Contracts has been appointed by NIE Networks to upgrade an underground cable system in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim. The w...
Other News In Brief
Morrow Contracts To Upgrade Underground Cable System In Co Antrim Morrow Contracts has been appointed by NIE Networks to upgrade an underground cable system in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim. The w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Murder Investigation Launched After Shooting Victim Dies
A murder investigation has been launched after the death of George Gilmore who was shot in Carrickfergus. The loyalist, aged 44, was shot in the neck in the Pinewood Avenue area at around 2.15pm on M...
Murder Investigation Launched After Shooting Victim Dies
A murder investigation has been launched after the death of George Gilmore who was shot in Carrickfergus. The loyalist, aged 44, was shot in the neck in the Pinewood Avenue area at around 2.15pm on M...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Pizza Chain To Create 300 Jobs In NI
A fast food chain is to create 300 jobs in Northern Ireland as part of expansion plans. Four Star Pizza has announced plans to open 18 new stores in NI in a £3million investment. Brian Clarke, Direc...
Pizza Chain To Create 300 Jobs In NI
A fast food chain is to create 300 jobs in Northern Ireland as part of expansion plans. Four Star Pizza has announced plans to open 18 new stores in NI in a £3million investment. Brian Clarke, Direc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Female Prison Officer Injured After Being Attacked At Magahberry Jail
A female prison officer has been injured after being attacked by a male inmate at Maghaberry Prison just outside Lisburn. A sharp weapon is believed to have been used. The officer was taken to hospi...
Female Prison Officer Injured After Being Attacked At Magahberry Jail
A female prison officer has been injured after being attacked by a male inmate at Maghaberry Prison just outside Lisburn. A sharp weapon is believed to have been used. The officer was taken to hospi...
Business News, Mar 14, 2017
Export Workshop Announced By Mid & East Antrim Borough Council
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council has announced an export workshop in partnership with InterTradeIreland. Announcing the workshop, the council is asking businesses: 'Are you a locally established bus...
Export Workshop Announced By Mid & East Antrim Borough Council
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council has announced an export workshop in partnership with InterTradeIreland. Announcing the workshop, the council is asking businesses: 'Are you a locally established bus...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Crumlin Road Courthouse To Be Transformed Into Hotel
The Crumlin Road Courthouse is to be transformed into a hotel. Signature Living Group acquired the courthouse which will be the first of five new hotels the developer will deliver over the next three...
Crumlin Road Courthouse To Be Transformed Into Hotel
The Crumlin Road Courthouse is to be transformed into a hotel. Signature Living Group acquired the courthouse which will be the first of five new hotels the developer will deliver over the next three...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
St Patrick's Day - PSNI Issues Warning To Parents
Police have issued a warning to parents to know where their children are during the St Patrick's Day celebrations. The PSNI also reminded young people about underage drinking after previous years hav...
St Patrick's Day - PSNI Issues Warning To Parents
Police have issued a warning to parents to know where their children are during the St Patrick's Day celebrations. The PSNI also reminded young people about underage drinking after previous years hav...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Two Men Arrested After Man Attacked With Hammer In Co Antrim
Two men have been arrested after a man was attacked with a hammer in Kells, Co Antrim. The assault happened in Glenaan Park at around 7pm on Sunday, 12 March. The victim sustained head injuries, how...
Two Men Arrested After Man Attacked With Hammer In Co Antrim
Two men have been arrested after a man was attacked with a hammer in Kells, Co Antrim. The assault happened in Glenaan Park at around 7pm on Sunday, 12 March. The victim sustained head injuries, how...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Carrickfergus Shooting Believed To Be Linked to Loyalist Feud
Police believe a shooting in Carrickfergus is linked to a loyalist feud in the area. A man, aged in his 40s, is being treated in hospital after being shot in the neck in the Pinewood Avenue area at a...
Carrickfergus Shooting Believed To Be Linked to Loyalist Feud
Police believe a shooting in Carrickfergus is linked to a loyalist feud in the area. A man, aged in his 40s, is being treated in hospital after being shot in the neck in the Pinewood Avenue area at a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Arlene Foster Did Not Consider Resigning After NI Election
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said she never thought of resigning following the NI election result. Speaking to Sky News she said the election had not been "disastrous", however she did admit that it ...
Arlene Foster Did Not Consider Resigning After NI Election
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said she never thought of resigning following the NI election result. Speaking to Sky News she said the election had not been "disastrous", however she did admit that it ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Queen's University Scientists Reveal Landmark Study In Fight Against MS
Research scientists at Queen's University have discovered that specific cells from the immune system are key players in brain repair. The research study, led by Dr Yvonne Dombrowski and Dr Denise Fit...
Queen's University Scientists Reveal Landmark Study In Fight Against MS
Research scientists at Queen's University have discovered that specific cells from the immune system are key players in brain repair. The research study, led by Dr Yvonne Dombrowski and Dr Denise Fit...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2017
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Belfast Magistrates' Court. Maureen McVeigh claimed Jobseeker's Allowance totalli...
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Belfast Magistrates' Court. Maureen McVeigh claimed Jobseeker's Allowance totalli...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2017
Charity Warns Vulnerable Children Will Be First Victims Of Stormont Collapse
A charity in Northern Ireland has warned vulnerable children will be the first victims of the Stormont collapse following a decision to close one of its projects at the end of March. Extern said its ...
Charity Warns Vulnerable Children Will Be First Victims Of Stormont Collapse
A charity in Northern Ireland has warned vulnerable children will be the first victims of the Stormont collapse following a decision to close one of its projects at the end of March. Extern said its ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2017
Man Shot In Carrickfergus
A man has been shot in Carrickfergus, Co antrim. The victim was attacked in the Pinewood Avenue area on Monday, 13 March. He has been taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries. Police are ap...
Man Shot In Carrickfergus
A man has been shot in Carrickfergus, Co antrim. The victim was attacked in the Pinewood Avenue area on Monday, 13 March. He has been taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries. Police are ap...
Recruitment News, Mar 13, 2017
HMRC Accused Of Allowing Tax Base To Erode Over Self Employment
GMB the union for workers in Uber, DX and Hermes is accusing HMRC of presiding over the erosion of the tax base across the economy arising from growing forced self employment that is reducing excheque...
HMRC Accused Of Allowing Tax Base To Erode Over Self Employment
GMB the union for workers in Uber, DX and Hermes is accusing HMRC of presiding over the erosion of the tax base across the economy arising from growing forced self employment that is reducing excheque...
Business News, Mar 13, 2017
Mid Ulster Council's Tendering System To Move Online
Mid Ulster District Council's tendering system is to move online from 01 April. The move means any procurement exercise worth over £30,000 will be managed electronically, with potential suppliers and...
Mid Ulster Council's Tendering System To Move Online
Mid Ulster District Council's tendering system is to move online from 01 April. The move means any procurement exercise worth over £30,000 will be managed electronically, with potential suppliers and...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2017
Man Charged With Manslaughter
A 37-year-old man has been charged with the manslaughter of Paul Gerrard Curran. Mr Curran's body was found at a house in the Manor Drive area in Lurgan on Thursday, 09 March. Police also arrested a...
Man Charged With Manslaughter
A 37-year-old man has been charged with the manslaughter of Paul Gerrard Curran. Mr Curran's body was found at a house in the Manor Drive area in Lurgan on Thursday, 09 March. Police also arrested a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2017
Govt Called To Fund Compensation For Victims Of Historical Institutional Abuse
Sinn Féin is calling on the British Government to fund compensation payments to victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland. The party's leader, Michelle O'Neill, conf...
Govt Called To Fund Compensation For Victims Of Historical Institutional Abuse
Sinn Féin is calling on the British Government to fund compensation payments to victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland. The party's leader, Michelle O'Neill, conf...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2017
Pensioner Chases Intruders In West Belfast
A pensioner has fought off intruders who attempted to rob her home in west Belfast. The incident happened at a house in the Springfield Park area at around 2am on Sunday, 12 March. Two men, one arme...
Pensioner Chases Intruders In West Belfast
A pensioner has fought off intruders who attempted to rob her home in west Belfast. The incident happened at a house in the Springfield Park area at around 2am on Sunday, 12 March. Two men, one arme...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2017
Appeal Issued After Teen Goes Missing From L'Derry
Police have issued an appeal for help to trace a missing 18-year-old from L'Derry. Dean Millar was last seen in the Brandywell area on Saturday night, 11 March. He is 5ft 8inches tall, of small to m...
Appeal Issued After Teen Goes Missing From L'Derry
Police have issued an appeal for help to trace a missing 18-year-old from L'Derry. Dean Millar was last seen in the Brandywell area on Saturday night, 11 March. He is 5ft 8inches tall, of small to m...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2017
Three Charged With Attempted Murder After Serious Assault In Co Antrim
Three men have been charged with attempted murder following a serious assault in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim. A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked at the Royal Oak Bar in Gre...
Three Charged With Attempted Murder After Serious Assault In Co Antrim
Three men have been charged with attempted murder following a serious assault in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim. A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being attacked at the Royal Oak Bar in Gre...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2017
Other News In Brief
Work Complete On £1m Housing Project In Co Antrim Work on a new £1million housing project in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, has been completed. The Choice Housing scheme at Sunnylands Grove inclu...
Other News In Brief
Work Complete On £1m Housing Project In Co Antrim Work on a new £1million housing project in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, has been completed. The Choice Housing scheme at Sunnylands Grove inclu...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2017
Ryanair Launches Belfast 2017 Winter Schedule
Ryanair has announced its 2017 Winter Schedule for Belfast, including a new route to Malta. The news brings the total number of Ryanair routes from Belfast International Airport to 12, as the airline ...
Ryanair Launches Belfast 2017 Winter Schedule
Ryanair has announced its 2017 Winter Schedule for Belfast, including a new route to Malta. The news brings the total number of Ryanair routes from Belfast International Airport to 12, as the airline ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2017
Call For £120m Fund To Be Invested In Social Care
Much of an additional £120 million fund for Northern Ireland should be used to tackle the local adult social care system, according to Ulster Unionist Party representative Robbie Butler. Chancellor P...
Call For £120m Fund To Be Invested In Social Care
Much of an additional £120 million fund for Northern Ireland should be used to tackle the local adult social care system, according to Ulster Unionist Party representative Robbie Butler. Chancellor P...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2017
Irish Govt 'Must Seek EU Special Status For NI' – Ó Donnghaile
The Irish Government must push for Designated Special Status for Northern Ireland within the EU, according to Sinn Féin Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. Speaking today, 10 March, Seanadóir Ó Donnghaile sa...
Irish Govt 'Must Seek EU Special Status For NI' – Ó Donnghaile
The Irish Government must push for Designated Special Status for Northern Ireland within the EU, according to Sinn Féin Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. Speaking today, 10 March, Seanadóir Ó Donnghaile sa...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2017
Murder Investigation Launched After Man's Body Found In Lurgan
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead at a house in Lurgan. Paul Gerard Curran's body was found in the Manor Drive area at around 2.50pm on Thursday, 09 March. He was...
Murder Investigation Launched After Man's Body Found In Lurgan
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead at a house in Lurgan. Paul Gerard Curran's body was found in the Manor Drive area at around 2.50pm on Thursday, 09 March. He was...
Recruitment News, Mar 10, 2017
BMW Group Accused Of Pension Betrayal
BMW Group bosses were accused of "penny pinching" and seeking to rob car workers making the iconic Mini and Roll-Royce motorcars of their future pensions, as the carmaker reported record sales and vol...
BMW Group Accused Of Pension Betrayal
BMW Group bosses were accused of "penny pinching" and seeking to rob car workers making the iconic Mini and Roll-Royce motorcars of their future pensions, as the carmaker reported record sales and vol...
Business News, Mar 10, 2017
NI Firms To Take Part In South By Southwest
NI firms will be demonstrating how they're at the cutting edge of the development of immersive technologies when they take part in the world's biggest showcase for the creative digital industries next...
NI Firms To Take Part In South By Southwest
NI firms will be demonstrating how they're at the cutting edge of the development of immersive technologies when they take part in the world's biggest showcase for the creative digital industries next...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2017
Stormont Talks To Continue
NI Secretary of State James Brokenshire is to hold further talks with political parties in an effort to restore the power-sharing Executive. Mr Brokenshire warned there could be a second election if ...
Stormont Talks To Continue
NI Secretary of State James Brokenshire is to hold further talks with political parties in an effort to restore the power-sharing Executive. Mr Brokenshire warned there could be a second election if ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2017
NIPS Issues Apology After 'Dangerous' Prisoner Mistakenly Released
The Head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has apologised after a "dangerous" inmate was mistakenly released from Maghaberry Prison. Michael Lawrence Smith, who has been charged with murd...
NIPS Issues Apology After 'Dangerous' Prisoner Mistakenly Released
The Head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has apologised after a "dangerous" inmate was mistakenly released from Maghaberry Prison. Michael Lawrence Smith, who has been charged with murd...
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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.
