Northern Ireland News for December 2018

Business News, Dec 21, 2018
Applications Open For Co-Founder Programme
Catalyst Inc's Co-Founder Programme is looking for new applicants to join their 2019 cohort. Applications are open to those interested in meeting a co-founder, creating a great product and embarking o...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 21, 2018
Stephen Carson's Killers Handed 20 Year Sentences
Two cousins from west Belfast who murdered Stephen Carson in 2016 have been told they will spend the next 20 years in jail before they will be considered eligible for release. Mr Carson died after he...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 21, 2018
151 Drivers Arrested In Last Two Weeks On Suspicion Of Drink Driving
Police have arrested 151 drivers and motorcyclists on suspicion of drink driving during the first two weeks of their anti-drink drive operation. The figure is just three less than last year's operati...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 21, 2018
Man Charged After Search In UVF Investigation Uncovers Drugs And Cash
A man has been charged after a quantity of drugs and cash were uncovered as part of an ongoing PSNI investigation into the east Belfast UVF. The 30-year-old man was arrested by officers from the Para...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 21, 2018
Ombudsman: Police Failed To Investigate Crash Between Car And Cyclist
The Police Ombudsman's office has found that officers failed to properly investigate a crash which left a cyclist hospitalised for five days. The man was hit by a car in Glengormley, County Antrim, w...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 21, 2018
Prisoner Charged With Terror Offences Refuses To Recognise Court
A 29-year-old man refused to recognise a Northern Ireland court as he was charged with a series of terror-related offences. Niall Lehd, a serving prisoner, refused to stand when asked by District Jud...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 21, 2018
Valuable Items Stolen From North Belfast Home
The PSNI has issued an appeal for witnesses to a break-in that happened in broad daylight after valuables were stolen from a north Belfast home. It is believed the home in Cooldarragh Park was broken...
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Business News, Dec 20, 2018
Future Immigration Policy Must Deliver For NI Economy
Following the publication of the 'The UK's future skills-based immigration system' White Paper, FSB NI Policy Chair Tina McKenzie has said that future immigration policy must deliver for the Northern ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 20, 2018
Armed Gang Threaten Man To Leave East Belfast
A gang of men armed with baseball bats and a suspected firearm have threatened a man and ordered him to leave east Belfast during an aggravated break-in. The incident took place at a house on Island ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 20, 2018
Ireland Ramps Up Plans For No-Deal Brexit
The Irish Government has published its Brexit contingency plan, in which it prioritised a plan for a no-deal Brexit. The document is over 130 pages long and outlines a strategy for 19 Government sec...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 20, 2018
Woman Beaten While Walking To Her Car In Portadown
A woman has been beaten on the head with a stick or bat while walking to her car in Portadown. The attack took place in the Lisnisky Lodge area of the County Armagh town at around 7am on Tuesday 18 D...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 20, 2018
Alliance Slams Restrictions On Immigration
Alliance spokesperson for the Economy Stephen Farry MLA has hit out at blanket UK restrictions on immigration and called for a more region-specific approach to the issue. The party's deputy leader wa...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 20, 2018
Review Launched Of Northern Ireland Neurology Services
The Department of Health (DoH) has launched a regional review of neurology services due to the "unacceptably long" waiting lists. It follows the biggest recall Northern Ireland has ever seen, when ov...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 20, 2018
UUP Cautiously Welcomes Extra PSNI Funding Ahead Of Brexit
The Ulster Unionist Party has welcomed the announcement of additional funding for the PSNI as part of Brexit preparation grants, but warned the force is still falling short of recommended staffing lev...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
PSNI To Recruit 300 Officers After £16m Brexit Funding Boost
The PSNI has been awarded £16.48 million for Brexit preparations, that will fund the recruitment of over 300 officers as part of additional Treasury financial provisions. The Northern Ireland Office ...
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Business News, Dec 19, 2018
Accelerator Programme For Businesses Pitching For Investment
A new Accelerator Programme has been announced to help businesses in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon areas successfully pitch for investment The Programme offers guidance from leading industry and ac...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
Appeal Issued For Missing County Down Man
Police are appealing for public assistance in locating a County Down man who has been missing since Monday evening, 17 December. Officers are searching for Robert Murray who is missing from his home ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
Former IRA And Security Force Personnel Face Prosecution In Stakeknife Probe
Former members of the Provisional IRA, MI5 and an undercover military unit may be prosecuted as the investigation into allegations of murder by an Army agent continues. Freddie Scappaticci has long b...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
Committee To Assess Implications For NI Of Theresa May's Brexit Deal
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the implications of Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement on Northern Ireland. The probe is set be wide-ranging but will place a speci...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
Tills Stolen In Armed Robbery At County L'Derry Bar
Two tills have been stolen during an armed robbery at a bar in County L'Derry. Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident at a commercial premises on Anderson Avenue, Limavady, shortly...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
Appeal For Passing Motorists In Jim Donegan Murder Investigation
Detectives investigating the murder of 43-year-old Jim Donegan outside a school in west Belfast earlier this month are appealing to motorists who were in the area at the time to come forward. The vic...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
PM Urges Devolved Leaders To Pull Together In Support Of Brexit Deal
Prime Minister Theresa May is urging leaders from the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to "pull together" and back her Brexit deal. It comes as the Government has ramp...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
PSNI Officer Who Punched Man In Face Cleared Of Misconduct
A police officer who punched a man in the face during his arrest has been cleared of misconduct by the Police Ombudsman's Office. The incident took place at a house in County Down in April, when the ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
Armed Response Unit Arrest Man Outside Belfast McDonald's
Officers from the PSNI's Armed Response Unit were involved in an operation outside a Belfast fast food restaurant on Tuesday 18 December which led to the arrest of a 25-year-old man. The individual i...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2018
Other News In Brief
Anger As County Down Electoral Office Faces Closure Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd has expressed his anger at the closure of the Electoral Office in Banbridge. The facility will close on Friday 21...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2018
Substantial Amount Of Cash Stolen From East Belfast ATM
A sum of money has been stolen from an ATM at a commercial premises in east Belfast. The theft, which occurred close to an off-licence on the Castlereagh Road, was reported to police shortly after 3....
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Business News, Dec 18, 2018
Series Of Labour Relations Agency Workshops In NI
The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) has announced a series of seminars and workshops across Northern Ireland throughout January and March, 2019. The free employer events programme will be presented by ...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2018
Convictions Of Woman Jailed For Attempted Murder Overturned
A woman who was jailed for attempting to murder police officers has won her post-conviction appeal and is to be granted a retrial. Christine Connor from north Belfast was previously described as a lo...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2018
Govt Paid Consultants £250,000 To Reduce Waiting Lists With No Impact
Almost £250,000 paid out to consultants as part of a strategy to cut waiting lists at hospitals across Northern Ireland has had no impact, an Audit Office investigation has discovered. The Southern T...
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Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2018
Police Issue Public Appeal In Hunt For Holywood Fraudster
Police have appealed for potential fraud victims to come forward amid fears they were both scammed by the same man. Detectives in Bangor received a report of fraud on 14 March 2018 involving members ...
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