Northern Ireland News for September 2018

Business News, Sep 28, 2018
Businesses Warn Of Impact Of Primark Cordon
Belfast Chamber of Commerce, Hospitality Ulster and Retail NI jointly met with the Head of Civil Service, NI Permanent Secretaries and Belfast City Council yesterday to discuss further Government acti...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2018
Urgent Need For Energy Strategy
There is an urgent need for a long term Energy Strategy for Northern Ireland, SDLP Economy Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan has said. He made the call following a leaked government document detailing th...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2018
Chefs Contribute To Zero Waste Cookbook
Chefs from some of Belfast's top restaurants and hotels have contributed to a new free recipe book as part of Belfast City Council's Recycle Week programme. The un-EAT-en cookbook includes a range of...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2018
Cigarettes, Tobacco And Cash Seized
Police and customs officers have seized more than 13,000 cigarettes and five kilos of hand-rolling tobacco. The seizures were made during the course of a major search operation of 11 properties in no...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2018
Theresa May Defends Secretary Of State
Prime Minister Theresa May has spoke out in defence of Secretary of State Karen Bradley following her comments on Northern Ireland politics. In an interview with the Westminster's The House magazine...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2018
Thirty Cars Damaged By Youths In South Belfast
PSNI are hunting for two young males who allegedly damaged thirty cars parked in the West Belfast area. The youngsters are reported to have "scratched along the entire sides of these vehicles while ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2018
Teenage Girl Missing From South Belfast
Teenager Aoife Duffin has been reported missing from the South Belfast area. The 17-year-old is described as being approximately 5'4" in height, slim build with shoulder length black hair and a nose ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2018
Patrick Kielty Named As New NICIE Patron
TV personality Patrick Kielty has been named as the latest patron for integrated education in Northern Ireland. The Co Down local joins other high profile names like Carl Frampton and Conor Phillips...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 28, 2018
Other News In Brief
Alliance Welcome Same-Sex Couples Fertility Treatment News Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said she is "absolutely delighted" after the Department of Health confirmed same-sex couples will...
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Business News, Sep 27, 2018
Women In Business Announce Range Of Events For Female Entrepreneurs
Women in Business (WIB) have announced a number of upcoming interactive events for female entrepreneurs over the coming weeks. Key events include: • Bold Conversations, 10 October 2018 WIB together...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2018
Bloody Sunday Victim Awarded Compensation For 'Pain, Injury And Suffering'
Belfast's High Court has awarded Michael Quinn compensation of £193,000 for injuries he sustained on Bloody Sunday. On Sunday, 30 January, 1972, Mr Quinn suffered a gunshot wound to the face when mem...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2018
Alliance 'Bitterly Disappointed' At Overturn Of LGBT Support
The Alliance Party has expressed their "bitter disappointment" that plans for Ards and North Down Council to express support for local LGBT people was overturned. Passed at committee earlier this mon...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2018
NI Could Experience 'Electricity Blackouts' In No-Deal Brexit
Northern Ireland could experience electricity blackouts in a no-deal Brexit, government officials have reportedly warned. According to reports, officials are "preparing a 'no deal' notice" on the ris...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2018
Road Safety Campaign Underway Across NI
The PSNI have launched a major Road Safe initiative across all districts today, Thursday, 27 September. Police will be focusing on road safe issues; seat belts, mobile phones, speeding, careless driv...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2018
NI's Daily Prison Population Fell By 2.2%
Northern Ireland's average daily prison population fell by 2.2% during 2017/18 to 1,439, according to the latest Prison Population report published by the National Statistics Office (NSO). The report...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2018
Report On Children And Young People's Mental Health Services Welcomed
The Department of Health (DoH) and Health and Social Care Services (HSC) are "committed to delivering real and meaningful improvements" to child mental health services. A spokesperson for the DoH mad...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2018
Two Arrested On Suspicion Of Human Trafficking
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking following an investigation into suspected labour exploitation. The arrests were made by the PSNI's Modern Slavery and Human Traf...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 27, 2018
Other News In Brief
More Must Be Done To Tackle Domestic Violence Homicides More must be done to combat the rate of domestic violence homicides in the North, Sinn Féin MLA Michaela Boyle has said. The West Tyr...
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Business News, Sep 26, 2018
Sensoteq Signs $1.2m Deal With Canadian Distributor Eurotech
Belfast-based Sensoteq has signed a deal worth over $1.2m with Canadian distributor, Eurotech. The two year contract will provide Sensoteq's wireless machine health monitoring systems to customers in...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2018
NI Civil Service Sick Leave Reaches Highest Level In A Decade
Northern Ireland civil servants have taken an average 13 days of sick leave this year, reaching its highest level since 2008/09. The averages, compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Researc...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2018
Prisoner Complaints Drop By 55%
The number of complaints from prisoners at Northern Ireland's three main jails more than halved in the past year, according to new figures. The Prison Ombudsman's office received 1,953 complaints, a ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2018
Shot Fired At Man In Strabane
A shot has been fired at a man answering his front door in Strabane, Co Tyrone. He was opening his door on Sunday evening, 23 September, when a man carrying a plastic bag fired a shot. The bullet, ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2018
Thousands Of Pounds Worth Of Tools Stolen In Craigavon
A van has been broken into and thousands of pounds worth of tools have been taken in Craigavon. The incident took place on Tuesday, 25 September, between 11.40am and 11.55am. Police believe a silve...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2018
Public Urged To Be Vigilant After 58 Reports Of Attempted Fraud
The PSNI are urging the public to be vigilant after 58 reports of attempted fraud were made in one day. The incidents happened in Antrim, Down and Armagh on Monday, 24 September. Scammers are trying...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2018
American Man Killed In Antrim Collision
A man from America has died in a two car collision in Co Antrim. 31-year-old Michael Munro from Connecticut was killed in the crash which happened on the Gracehill Road on Tuesday, 25 September. A w...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2018
Two Arrests After Schoolboy Attacked In Craigavon
Two arrests have been made over an apparent assault on a schoolboy in Co Armagh. A "disturbing" video emerged online of the incident, according to the PSNI in Craigavon. The incident is believed to ...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2018
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested Over Car Theft In South Belfast A man has been arrested in connection with a car theft in South Belfast this morning, 26 September. The car was stolen from the Beechlands area i...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 25, 2018
Appeal For Information Following Aggravated Burglary In Newtownabbey
Police have issued an appeal for information following an aggravated burglary in Newtownabbey last night, Monday 24 September. Making the appeal, Detective Constable Woods said: "We received a report...
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Business News, Sep 25, 2018
Businesses Invited To Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme Event
Businesses in Newry, Mourne and Down in need of a faster broadband connection are being invited to find out how the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) can help. Following the launch of the UK Go...
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Northern Ireland News, Sep 25, 2018
Norwegian Air Decision 'Moronic'
Norwegian Air has announced the end of its direct flights from Northern Ireland to the United States. The low-cost airline launched the direct routes to New York and Boston in 2017, but said that the...
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