Northern Ireland News for April 2018

Business News, Apr 30, 2018
Invest NI Support Blockbusters Environmental Services
Blockbusters Environmental Services has been supported by Invest NI to recruit six new staff and securing a new contract in Great Britain. The company will be providing its specialist drainage and en...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2018
Barnier: 'No Spirit Of Revenge' In Brexit Negotiations
The European Union's Chief Brexit negotiator has said there is "no spirit of revenge" in the talks. Michel Barnier was speaking during a trip to Ireland. He said that he was determined to work with ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2018
Man Critical Following Serious Assault In Armagh
An investigation has been launched after a man was found unconscious at a house in Armagh. Police discovered the man with serious injuries to his face and body at a house in Orangefield Close at 11.5...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2018
Russell Brand Cancels Belfast Gig
Comedian Russell Brand has cancelled the remaining dates of his stand-up tour after his mother was badly injured in a car crash. He was due to appear at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on Saturday, 26...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2018
EU Brexit Negotiator 'Must Hear Views From Across NI' - DUP/UU
The European Union's Chief Brexit negotiator, Michael Barnier, "must hear views from across Northern Ireland" when he visits the province this week, the DUP and Ulster Unionists have said. In a joint...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2018
Three Men Injured During Aggravated Burglary In Bessbrook
Police have issued an appeal for information following an aggravated burglary at a house in Wakefield Terrace in Bessbrook on Saturday, 28 April. Between 1.30am and 1.45am two masked men – one armed ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2018
Appeal Issued After Two Men Seriously Assaulted In Armagh
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following the serious assault of two men in the Mullaghbawn area of south Armagh on Saturday 28 April. It is understood the men, James White and Alexis ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2018
Three Arrested After Viable Bomb Found In Strabane
Three men have been arrested after a viable bomb was found during a security alert in Strabane. The discovery was made at a property in the Drumrallagh estate on Sunday, 29 April. Around 10 homes ha...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 30, 2018
Other News In Brief
Resurfacing And Reconstruction Scheme Underway In L'Derry A £240,000 resurfacing and reconstruction scheme on Strand Road, L'Derry has gotten underway today, Monday 30 April. As a result of t...
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Business News, Apr 27, 2018
US Firm Takes Control Of Stalled L'Derry Distillery
An American distillery has acquired Niche Drinks in L'Derry for a reported £12m. Luxco is based in Missouri and owns two whiskey distilleries in Kentucky. The US firm has bought a controlling interes...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2018
Jolene Corr Dies 16 Months After Attack In Co Down
Tributes have been paid to a mother-of-one after an attack in Downpatrick, Co Down, left her in a coma. Jolene Corr, 27, sustained severe brain injuries after being assaulted in December 2016. She d...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2018
Conservative Pact With DUP 'Greatest Obstacle' To Restoring NI Govt
The Conservative Party's pact with the DUP is the "greatest obstacle" to restoring the institutions in Norther Ireland, Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill has said. The party's Vice President was commentin...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2018
NI 'Not A Bargaining Chip' In Brexit Trade Negotiations
There is no question of Northern Ireland being used as a bargaining chip for the Brexit negotiations, an Irish politician has said. Fine Gael Senator Paul Coghlan was responding to a report in the Ir...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2018
Man Dies In Collision On Belfast Road
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following a fatal collision on the Belfast Road on Thursday evening. A man was declared dead at the scene after the blue Peugeot 308 was involved in a colli...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2018
North Belfast Security Alert Ends With 'Nothing Untoward Found'
A security operation in north Belfast has ended with "nothing untoward found", police have reported. Major searches were carried out in the Limestone Road and Duncairn Gardens area following reports ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2018
Shop Worker Threatened With Knife In West Belfast Robbery
A female shop worker has been threatened with a knife during a burglary in west Belfast. The incident happened in the Lanark Way area in the early hours of Friday, 27 April. A man held the knife to ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2018
Abuse Victims Encouraged To Come Forward
The PSNI have encouraged victims of sexual abuse to come forward following the conviction of a 53-year-old man in Belfast. On Thursday 26 April the man was sentenced to five months in prison, placed ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2018
Other News In Brief
MPs Approve Customs Union Motion Alliance Brexit spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has welcomed MPs approving a non-binding motion saying the UK should be in a customs union with the EU. The mot...
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Business News, Apr 26, 2018
Antrim Enterprise Agency Host Series Of Finance Events
The Antrim Enterprise Agency has announced a series of free on the theme of managing finance for new business ventures. The 'Mind your finance' clinics will look a range of finance topics including: ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2018
Emergency Medicine Survey Shows Need To Implement Bengoa Reforms
The outcome of a survey of emergency medicine consultants demonstrates the necessity to deliver health reforms outlined in the Bengoa Report, Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said. ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2018
Partner Councils Welcome Commitment To City Deals
Prime Minister Theresa May's commitment to progressing City Deals in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by the six Belfast City region partner councils. A City Deal for the Belfast region would resu...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2018
Woman Convicted Of Fraudulently Claiming Over £13,000 In Benefits
A 31-year-old woman has been convicted of claiming more than £13,000 in benefits she was not entitled to. Catherine Sheridan of Ardowen, Craigavon claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2018
Luke Poots Investigated Over Planning Decisions
Luke Poots, the son of DUP MLA Edwin Poots, is to be investigated following allegations of a conflict of interest in a number of planning decisions. Mr Poots is the chairman of Lisburn and Castlereag...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2018
Funding Secured For Crackdown On Illegal Loan Sharks
A specialist PSNI officer is to be established in Northern Ireland to tackle illegal loan sharks. The PSNI's paramilitary crime task force is to receiving funding for the position as part of a £5.5 m...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2018
Warning Issued To Public Amid 'Suspect Device' Report In North Belfast
Police in north Belfast have urged the public to be cautious following reports of an alleged device being left in the area. Extensive searches have been carried in the North Queen Street area, howeve...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2018
County Antrim Farmer Fined Over Water Pollution
A County Antrim farmer has been issued with a fine for making a polluting discharge to a waterway. William Madill Kerr from Ballymena was fined £750 at Ballymena Magistrates' Court. It follows an in...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2018
Other News In Brief
Sinn Féin Accused Of Being 'Stuck In Fantasy Land' SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MLA has slammed Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald after she claimed that Brexit cannot be stopped in Westminste...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2018
SDLP Hits Out At DUP And Sinn Féin Over Foodbank Report
The SDLP has hit out at the DUP and Sinn Féin for supporting "flawed welfare cuts that will inflict further hardship", following a report which revealed the extent of foodbank use in NI. SDLP Health ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2018
DUP Welcomes Commitment To City Deals
The DUP's Gavin Robinson has welcomed the Prime Minister's commitment to progressing City Deals in Northern Ireland. The East Belfast MP raised the issue during Prime Ministers Questions today, 25 A...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2018
Depts Take Decision To Publish Fatal Fetal Abnormality Termination Report
The report of an inter-Departmental working group on termination of pregnancies in fatal fetal abnormality cases has been published by the Departments for Health and Justice. Publication of the repor...
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