Northern Ireland News for November 2018

Business News, Nov 30, 2018
Translink Announces Festive Travel Package For Lisburn
Translink has announced its festive travel package for Lisburn. Whether it’s for shopping or festive celebrations, Translink customers can make the smart move and enjoy extended services and disco...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Karen Bradley: Brexit Deal Will Protect NI Jobs
The Secretary of State Karen Bradley has promoted the merits of the Brexit withdrawal agreement while touring Northern Ireland towns. Addressing business representatives in County Down, the Conservat...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Newry Hate Crime Sees War Memorial Wreaths Thrown In River
A woman has been arrested for criminal damage after a war memorial in Newry was vandalised. Police on patrol in the city on Thursday evening, 29 November, observed a number of wreaths and wooden cros...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Two Men Appear In Court Charged With L'Derry Murder
Two men have appeared at L'Derry Magistrates' Court charged with the murder of a 52-year-old man. Edward Meenan's body was discovered in an alleyway just off Creggan Street in the city at around 2.45...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Brexit Will Have Catastrophic Impact On Rural Communities - Sinn Fein
A Sinn Fein MLA has said the DUP's Brexit agenda faces considerable opposition in rural communities due to its potential financial impact, and called on Arlene Foster's party to listen to the people o...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Windows Smashed And Paint Bombs Thrown At Belfast Home
Police are investigating a pipe bomb attack on a home in south Belfast. The incident took place in Clementine Drive, sometime between 11 and 11.50pm on Thursday 29 November. Two windows were smashed...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Man Arrested Following West Belfast Drugs Find
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after a quantity of drugs were seized from a house in west Belfast. The Terrorism Investigation Unit searched a property in the Lagmore Avenue area on Thursday eve...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Money Stolen From Christmas Market Stall Working To Help Homeless
A company that sells clothing items to help the homeless has had its stall robbed at the Belfast Christmas Market. A "substantial amount of money" was forcibly taken from a member of OutsideIn staff ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Man Charged Over Fatal County Monaghan Crash
A 34-year-old man from County Armagh has been charged with dangerous driving following the death of a married father in County Monaghan. James Tommany, of Clay Road, Keady, faces four charges. He wa...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Maghaberry Staff Need Support For Progress To Continue- UUP
An Ulster Unionist Party MLA has called for more staff protections at Maghaberry Prison to help employees feel safe and valued. It follows a recent report by the Criminal Justice Inspection (CJI) and...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2018
Other News In Brief
Man Suffers Serious Face Injury In Belfast Gang Attack A man has suffered serious injuries to his face in a gang attack in Belfast. Police said the 20-year-old was targeted by a large group o...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
Almost 300,000 NI Patients Left Waiting For Outpatient Appointments
Nearly 300,000 people in Northern Ireland were left waiting for a consultant-led outpatient appointment in the quarter between June and October, a Department of Health report has revealed. Ulster Uni...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
NI Tourism Vulnerable Without Brexit Deal
Tourism in Northern Ireland is more vulnerable to Brexit than any other UK region due to its reliance on British tourists for the majority of its income, it has emerged. Chief executive of Tourism Ir...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
SDLP Encourage Testing Ahead Of World AIDS Day
As Saturday 01 December marks World AIDS Day, politicians in Northern Ireland are encouraging those at risk to get tested, and promoting the red ribbon as a symbol of awareness for the condition. It ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
Legal Rejection Of Bid To Quash Loughinisland Investigation Welcomed
Sinn Fein has welcomed a court ruling on the Loughinisland Massacre, in which a judge rejected the claim of retired police officers that the Ombudsman was exceeding his legal powers in publishing find...
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Business News, Nov 29, 2018
Deloitte Offers Graduates To Get Involved In Technology Consulting Areas
Deloitte is offering 50 graduates the opportunity to get involved in industry-leading technology consulting areas. Highlighting an unwavering commitment to developing talent for the future workplace,...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
Further Arrest Under Terrorism Act Linked To New IRA Weapons Find
A man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act by police following the discovery of suspected New IRA weapons earlier this month. During a fire in a boiler house in west Belfast on 14 November, poli...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
Further Arrest Over L'Derry Murder
Detectives investigating the murder of a father-of-nine in L'Derry at the weekend have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder. The body of Eddie Meenan, 52, was discovered just off Creggan...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
Government 'Must Fund Extra Officers To Police Irish Border Post Brexit'
The UK Government must give police financial assurances that they will have the resources to patrol the Irish border in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI)...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
Limavady House Targeted In Arson Attack
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an arson attack on a house in Limavady on Tuesday 27 November. The attack happened in the Coolesson Walk area at around 11.30pm. Police received a re...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
Man Pleads Guilty To Naming Complainant In Rugby Rape Trial
A man has pleaded guilty to publishing the name of a woman at the centre of a rape trial on social media, making him the first person in Northern Ireland to be prosecuted for the offence. The guilty ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2018
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Attempted Robbery At Belfast Shop A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery, having a weapon in a public place, and possession of a Cla...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2018
Six Vehicles Destroyed In County Antrim Arson Attack
Six vehicles have been torched in an arson attack at a garage in County Antrim. Five cars and a van were set alight in the incident at Dunlop Motors on the Woodburn Road in Carrickfergus in the early...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2018
Man In Hospital After Crash In Newtownards
A man and woman have been hospitalised in separate incidents on County Down roads this morning, Wednesday 18, as Storm Diana sweeps the region causing treacherous driving conditions. The Northern Ire...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2018
Suspicious Package With 'White Powder' Found At Postal Sorting Office
A suspicious package found at a postal sorting office in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, has been ruled safe following an earlier operation. White powder was discovered in an item at the sorting centre ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2018
Police Appeal After L'Derry Cenotaph Wreaths Destroyed
The PSNI are appealing for information after remembrance wreaths at the Cenotaph in L'Derry were vandalised. It is believed the memorial was defaced in the early hours of Sunday 25 November, at aroun...
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Business News, Nov 28, 2018
30 Traders To Showcase Products At Strabane Christmas Fayre
30 traders are to showcase at the Strabane Christmas Fayre which takes place from 1 to 5pm on Sunday 02 December. Featuring a showcase of quality artisan products from the local area, 30 traders have...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2018
Chancellor's Comments On Post-Brexit Economy Hardly Surprising - SDLP
An SDLP MLA has said Chancellor Philip Hammond's admission that the UK will be worse off economically post-Brexit is hardly surprising. Mr Hammond was speaking as the Government prepares to set out i...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2018
Belfast Shop-Worker Chases Off Armed Thieves
A Belfast shop worker chased off would-be thieves armed with a shovel in an attempted robbery, it has emerged. The two men entered the shop on Balmoral Link, south Belfast, at around 7pm on Tuesday 2...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2018
Children As Young As 4 Among 4,084 Suspended Last Year
Four and five-year-old children are among a rising number of pupils being suspended at schools across Northern Ireland, a report from the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) has found. In the a...
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