Northern Ireland News for June 2018

Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2018
Fresh Appeal Launched For Information On Lisa Dorrain Murder
The PSNI have launched a fresh appeal for information on the murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrain, with police saying they believe she knew her killer. Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy, from the ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2018
People Of Belfast Urged To 'Show Their Love For The NHS'
The Lord Mayor, Deirdre Hargey, has stood with workers from across the Health Service and called for the people of Belfast "to show their love and support for their NHS". A trade union march and rall...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2018
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference To Meet In July
The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference will meet in July with the aim of bringing together the British and Irish governments to promote bilateral co-operation at all levels on all matters of m...
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Business News, Jun 29, 2018
Allstate Open New Belfast Headquarters
Belfast Lord Mayor, Councillor Deirdre Hargey, has attended the officially opening of Allstate Northern Ireland's new Belfast headquarters. The new building houses Allstate employees providing techno...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2018
DUP Leader Arlene Foster Attends LGBT Event At Stormont
DUP Leader Arlene Foster has attended a LGBT event at Stormont. Ms Foster, who is the first DUP leader to attend an LGBT event, gave a speech at PinkNews' summer reception on Thursday, 28 June. The ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2018
Security Alert Ongoing In L'Derry
The Lecky Road in Derry/L'Derry is currently closed due to an ongoing security alert. The nature of the security alert has not been made clear but the road is closed between Free Derry Corner and Bra...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2018
NI Water Announces Hose Pipe Ban
A hose pipe ban is to come into force this weekend, NI Water has announced. NI Water has said that the continued use of water for non-essential purposes is "likely to result in supply interruption in...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2018
21-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With North Belfast Murder
Detectives from PSNIs Serious Crime Branch have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in North Belfast Police received a report from the Ambulance Service just after 9pm last ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 29, 2018
Other News In Brief
Long Urges UK Govt To Step Up Efforts To Restore Powersharing Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has called upon the UK Government to increase its efforts for restoring powersharing at Stormont. ...
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Business News, Jun 28, 2018
Council Recognised For Commitment To Gender Diversity In Business
Belfast City Council has been recognised for its commitment to advancing gender diversity in the workplace with a Bronze Gender Diversity Charter Mark. Diversity Mark NI Ltd was set up by Women in Bu...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Abolished Homosexual Offence Convictions To Be 'Disregarded And Pardoned'
Convictions for abolished homosexual offences are to be "disregarded and pardoned" following a change to Northern Irish law, the Department of Justice has announced. The new law, agreed by the Assemb...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Public Urged To 'Use Water Wisely' During Heat Wave
The demand for water has increased by 130 million litres a day, according to Northern Ireland Water. The public are being asked to help reduce the high demand on the water supply system by "using wat...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
UK Govt 'Continuing To Work Intensively' With NI Parties
The UK Government is continuing to "work intensively with all the parties in Northern Ireland to bring about the restoration of devolved government". Stating that it was 'regrettable' that it has alm...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Independent Review Of Dunmurry Manor Launched
The Department of Health have announced an independent review in relation to care failings at Dunmurry Manor Care home. The review aims to identify lasting improvements in care standards while also g...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Firefighters Continuing To Battle Major Gorse Fire
Firefighters are continuing to tackle an ongoing major gorse fire on the Glenshane Pass in County Londonderry. According to reports, fire crews are being taken to the site, which is in a remote part ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Belfast City Marathon To Be Run On A Sunday
Belfast City Marathon will take place on a Sunday in 2019, after Belfast City Council agreed to back recommended changes to the event. Councillors on the City Growth and Regeneration Committee backed...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Woman Arrested In Connection With Dissident Republican Activity
Police have arrested a woman in Dunmurry in connection with dissident republican activity. Detectives from the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit made the arrest during a search operation in the Dun...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Suspicious Object Discovered In East Belfast
A security alert is ongoing in east Belfast. The alert began when a suspicious object was discovered in Madrid Street at about 7am today, 28 June. Homes in the area have been evacuated while Army Bo...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Randalstown Named Overall Winner In Best Kept Town Competition
Randalstown in County Antrim has been named the overall winner of Ireland's Best kept Town Competition. The award was announced at an event in Belfast this week, where Banbridge, County Down, was als...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 28, 2018
Other News In Brief
PM Accepts DUP Invite To Visit NI Prime Minister Theresa May has accepted a DUP invitation to visit Northern Ireland. Welcoming her acceptance of the invitation, which was confirmed during pr...
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Business News, Jun 27, 2018
Employers Should Ensure 'Reasonable Temperature' In Workplace
While employers have a legal duty to ensure that working environments are a "reasonable temperature", the law does not state specific temperatures that are considered reasonable. Employers should enc...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
Social Workers Signs Of Safety Training Programme Launched
NI's Chief Social Worker Sean Holland has launched the Signs of Safety training programme as part of a wider programme of reform of family and children's social services in Northern Ireland. £2.2 mil...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
Mid Ulster Council Urged To Reconsider Traveller Eviction
Mid Ulster Council has been urged to abandon its plans to evict a Traveller community from a car park site at Ballyronan without suitable arrangements. Making the call, Sinn Féin MLA for the area Ia...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
Belfast To Be First City To Feature New Smart Hubs
Some £3 million worth of "smart hubs" are to be installed throughout Belfast city centre, according to reports. The hubs, supplied by Pulse Smart Hubs in a privately funded project, will offer free w...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
Water Saving Advice Published By NI Water
Northern Ireland Water (NIW) have published a number of water saving tips amid the current heatwave across Northern Ireland. NIW said that it continually checks water levels across key reservoirs, es...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
Proms In The Park To Return To Titanic Slipways
The BBC's Proms in the Park is set to return to the Titanic Slipways in Belfast on Saturday, 08 September. The event remains one of BBC Northern Ireland's most ambitious and popular outside broadcast...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
Orange Order Rejects Inviting SF Leader To Twelfth Celebrations
Extending an invitation to Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald to attend the Twelfth would be an "insult the memory of our murdered members", the Orange Order has said. It is understood that the Or...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
SF Sectarianism Strategy 'Little More Than A Photo-Call'
A Sinn Féin strategy to tackle sectarianism has been described as "little more than a photo-call" by DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell. Commenting, Mr Campbell said: "Sinn Fein's anti-sectaria...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
Council To Discuss Proposed Changes To Belfast City Marathon
Belfast City Council's City Growth and Regeneration Committee are to discuss a number of potential reforms for Belfast City Marathon. The committee is due to meet today, 27 June, to debate reforms pr...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2018
NIEA Issues Warning Over Summer Pollution
Following a major fish kill in Armagh and amid the current hot weather, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) have issued a pollution warning. Industry, landowners and farmers are being urge...
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