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Northern Ireland News for January 2019 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2019
Brexit: UUP Call On Irish Govt To Change Brexit Strategy
Ulster Unionist Party Leader Robin Swann has urged the Irish Government to change their tactics around Brexit and open a channel of direct engagement with MP's in Westminster. The UK is due to leave ...
Brexit: UUP Call On Irish Govt To Change Brexit Strategy
Ulster Unionist Party Leader Robin Swann has urged the Irish Government to change their tactics around Brexit and open a channel of direct engagement with MP's in Westminster. The UK is due to leave ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2019
Other News In Brief
One Hospitalised After Belfast Fire A man has been taken to hospital after a fire at a flat in Belfast. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) attended the blaze on Rotterdam St...
Other News In Brief
One Hospitalised After Belfast Fire A man has been taken to hospital after a fire at a flat in Belfast. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) attended the blaze on Rotterdam St...
Business News, Jan 23, 2019
Innovate UK Announce Creative Industry Mission To India
Innovate UK has announced a Global Business Innovation Programme for the creative and media sectors to showcase the best of UK creativity in India. The fully funded programme consists of a preparatio...
Innovate UK Announce Creative Industry Mission To India
Innovate UK has announced a Global Business Innovation Programme for the creative and media sectors to showcase the best of UK creativity in India. The fully funded programme consists of a preparatio...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
Santander Close 3 NI Branches Amid 140 UK Closures
Santander is set to close three of its Northern Ireland branches, amid a UK-wide reshuffle which will see 140 closures in total. Approximately 1,200 jobs will be put at risk as a result of the change...
Santander Close 3 NI Branches Amid 140 UK Closures
Santander is set to close three of its Northern Ireland branches, amid a UK-wide reshuffle which will see 140 closures in total. Approximately 1,200 jobs will be put at risk as a result of the change...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
SF Back Calls For Earlier Strangford Sailing
People commuting from the Ards Peninsula town of Portaferry are calling for an earlier ferry to Strangford due to high demand. The call has been echoed by a local Sinn Fein MLA. The first car ferry ...
SF Back Calls For Earlier Strangford Sailing
People commuting from the Ards Peninsula town of Portaferry are calling for an earlier ferry to Strangford due to high demand. The call has been echoed by a local Sinn Fein MLA. The first car ferry ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
L'Derry Services Back In Operation
A Sinn Fein MP has confirmed that key services in L'Derry have returned to full operation following a weekend of chaos in Northern Ireland's second city. Elisha McCallion was speaking after Monday 2...
L'Derry Services Back In Operation
A Sinn Fein MP has confirmed that key services in L'Derry have returned to full operation following a weekend of chaos in Northern Ireland's second city. Elisha McCallion was speaking after Monday 2...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
Belfast Poet Padraic Fiacc Dies
Tributes have been paid to Belfast poet Padraic Fiacc, who has died at the age of 94. The celebrated writer's death comes only 10 days after Irish President Michael D Higgins paid a private visit to ...
Belfast Poet Padraic Fiacc Dies
Tributes have been paid to Belfast poet Padraic Fiacc, who has died at the age of 94. The celebrated writer's death comes only 10 days after Irish President Michael D Higgins paid a private visit to ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
DUP Call For EU To Clarify Border Threat
A DUP MP has called for the European Union to declare the impact of a so-called hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic if Brexit takes place without an agreed divorce settlement. Grego...
DUP Call For EU To Clarify Border Threat
A DUP MP has called for the European Union to declare the impact of a so-called hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic if Brexit takes place without an agreed divorce settlement. Grego...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
Police Ombudsman: Officers Cleared Of Injuring Woman
A Police Ombudsman investigation has cleared PSNI officers of giving a woman a black eye and using excessive force. The quashed complaint was in relation to an incident outside a Belfast nightclub in...
Police Ombudsman: Officers Cleared Of Injuring Woman
A Police Ombudsman investigation has cleared PSNI officers of giving a woman a black eye and using excessive force. The quashed complaint was in relation to an incident outside a Belfast nightclub in...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
Travel Disruption Across NI After Further Snowfall Overnight
Snow and ice across Northern Ireland has caused traffic chaos this morning, 23 January. Motorists have been urged to allow extra time for their journeys, as the first snowfall of winter blanketed the...
Travel Disruption Across NI After Further Snowfall Overnight
Snow and ice across Northern Ireland has caused traffic chaos this morning, 23 January. Motorists have been urged to allow extra time for their journeys, as the first snowfall of winter blanketed the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
Ulster Rugby Ban Spectator Over Verbal Abuse
Ulster Rugby has issued a supporter with a lifetime ban from the Kingspan Stadium after verbal abuse was aimed at Irish winger Simon Zebo. The incident happened during a European fixture against Raci...
Ulster Rugby Ban Spectator Over Verbal Abuse
Ulster Rugby has issued a supporter with a lifetime ban from the Kingspan Stadium after verbal abuse was aimed at Irish winger Simon Zebo. The incident happened during a European fixture against Raci...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
Border Backstop Is The Brexit Solution-Alliance
The Alliance Party has spoken out about the controversial backstop, which they believe is a pragmatic solution to the possibility of a border between Northern Ireland and the Republic after Brexit. S...
Border Backstop Is The Brexit Solution-Alliance
The Alliance Party has spoken out about the controversial backstop, which they believe is a pragmatic solution to the possibility of a border between Northern Ireland and the Republic after Brexit. S...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2019
Other News In Brief
SDLP And Fianna Fáil To Announce Future Partnership The SDLP and Ireland's Fianna Fáil are set to announce a deal for cooperation between the two parties on Thursday 24 January. The news emer...
Other News In Brief
SDLP And Fianna Fáil To Announce Future Partnership The SDLP and Ireland's Fianna Fáil are set to announce a deal for cooperation between the two parties on Thursday 24 January. The news emer...
Business News, Jan 22, 2019
Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator Scheme Launched
The Carbon Trust has launched a new Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA, which aims to identify new energy efficient technologies and accelerate their deployment. Facilitated by the Depart...
Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator Scheme Launched
The Carbon Trust has launched a new Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA, which aims to identify new energy efficient technologies and accelerate their deployment. Facilitated by the Depart...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
Teenager Assaulted In Coleraine Burglary
A teenager has been assaulted by two men who attempted to restrain him using cable ties during a burglary in Coleraine. The culprits, one of whom was armed with a hammer, forced their way into a home...
Teenager Assaulted In Coleraine Burglary
A teenager has been assaulted by two men who attempted to restrain him using cable ties during a burglary in Coleraine. The culprits, one of whom was armed with a hammer, forced their way into a home...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
Irish Border Trade At All-Time High
The level of goods being traded across the Irish border is at an all-time high, according to a North-South body. Cross-border trade stood at £6.11 billion in 2017, a figure which has grown at an aver...
Irish Border Trade At All-Time High
The level of goods being traded across the Irish border is at an all-time high, according to a North-South body. Cross-border trade stood at £6.11 billion in 2017, a figure which has grown at an aver...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
Ice Warning For NI As Snow And Sleet Sweep The UK
Northern Ireland is to be hit with a burst of wintry weather this week as snow and sleet sweep the UK. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for most of today, Tuesday 22 January, which ...
Ice Warning For NI As Snow And Sleet Sweep The UK
Northern Ireland is to be hit with a burst of wintry weather this week as snow and sleet sweep the UK. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for most of today, Tuesday 22 January, which ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
Govt Brexit Plan A 'Wasted Opportunity'- Alliance
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has said the Prime Minister's Brexit statement to MP's on Monday 21 January was a "wasted opportunity". Theresa May addressed the House of Commons and set out her plan B fo...
Govt Brexit Plan A 'Wasted Opportunity'- Alliance
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has said the Prime Minister's Brexit statement to MP's on Monday 21 January was a "wasted opportunity". Theresa May addressed the House of Commons and set out her plan B fo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
15 Cars Damaged In Belfast Holylands Disorder
Police are appealing for witnesses following a night of disorder which left 15 cars damaged in the Holylands area of Belfast last night. Wing mirrors were ripped off vehicles and windscreens were sma...
15 Cars Damaged In Belfast Holylands Disorder
Police are appealing for witnesses following a night of disorder which left 15 cars damaged in the Holylands area of Belfast last night. Wing mirrors were ripped off vehicles and windscreens were sma...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
Day Of Alerts In L'Derry As Three Vans Hijacked
Three security alerts which caused a day of chaos in L'Derry yesterday have all now been declared hoaxes. The city was on high alert on Monday 21 January after three separate vans sparked evacuations...
Day Of Alerts In L'Derry As Three Vans Hijacked
Three security alerts which caused a day of chaos in L'Derry yesterday have all now been declared hoaxes. The city was on high alert on Monday 21 January after three separate vans sparked evacuations...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
Watchdog To Launch Probe Into PIP Benefit System
The Public Services Ombudsman has proposed an investigation into how the Northern Ireland government is handling the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit. PIPs replaced Disability Living Allow...
Watchdog To Launch Probe Into PIP Benefit System
The Public Services Ombudsman has proposed an investigation into how the Northern Ireland government is handling the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit. PIPs replaced Disability Living Allow...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
Belfast Road Closures Due To Suspicious Object
Two roads in west Belfast were closed overnight while police dealt with a security alert. Cordons were put in place on the Springfield Road and Lanark Way areas on the evening of Monday 21 January to...
Belfast Road Closures Due To Suspicious Object
Two roads in west Belfast were closed overnight while police dealt with a security alert. Cordons were put in place on the Springfield Road and Lanark Way areas on the evening of Monday 21 January to...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
PM Slammed For Undermining NI Interests
The SDLP has slammed Prime Minister Theresa May for undermining the interests of Northern Ireland with her Brexit strategy. It comes in the wake of accusations that the Conservative party leader was ...
PM Slammed For Undermining NI Interests
The SDLP has slammed Prime Minister Theresa May for undermining the interests of Northern Ireland with her Brexit strategy. It comes in the wake of accusations that the Conservative party leader was ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2019
Other News In Brief
Carrickfergus Town Centre Set For £698,000 Makeover A major programme of work to improve Antrim Street and Lancasterian Street in Carrickfergus town centre is set to begin this week. The Depa...
Other News In Brief
Carrickfergus Town Centre Set For £698,000 Makeover A major programme of work to improve Antrim Street and Lancasterian Street in Carrickfergus town centre is set to begin this week. The Depa...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2019
L'Derry Police Working To Manage Two Security Alerts
Two separate security alerts are currently ongoing in the city of L'Derry. Police are currently at the scene of an alert in the Circular Road area, while another is taking place less than a mile away...
L'Derry Police Working To Manage Two Security Alerts
Two separate security alerts are currently ongoing in the city of L'Derry. Police are currently at the scene of an alert in the Circular Road area, while another is taking place less than a mile away...
Business News, Jan 21, 2019
Freshly Chopped Brings Famous US Health Phenomenon To NI
Healthy fast food chain Freshly Chopped is to launch a famous US health phenomenon in Northern Ireland next month. The company is hosting a sweat party, which invites people to take part in a group ...
Freshly Chopped Brings Famous US Health Phenomenon To NI
Healthy fast food chain Freshly Chopped is to launch a famous US health phenomenon in Northern Ireland next month. The company is hosting a sweat party, which invites people to take part in a group ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2019
28 Puppies Abandoned In Truck In County Antrim
Police have rescued 28 puppies after they were found in the back of a pick-up truck close to a Northern Ireland port. The seizure in Larne was made as part of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council's cr...
28 Puppies Abandoned In Truck In County Antrim
Police have rescued 28 puppies after they were found in the back of a pick-up truck close to a Northern Ireland port. The seizure in Larne was made as part of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council's cr...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2019
Stormont Deadlock Obstructing Early Childhood Development - Alliance
An Alliance MLA has said the ongoing political deadlock in Northern Ireland is severely hindering early childhood development in the region. Chris Lyttle's comments come off the back of a major surve...
Stormont Deadlock Obstructing Early Childhood Development - Alliance
An Alliance MLA has said the ongoing political deadlock in Northern Ireland is severely hindering early childhood development in the region. Chris Lyttle's comments come off the back of a major surve...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2019
Four Arrested Over L'Derry Bomb
Four men have been arrested after a car bomb detonated in L'Derry city centre on Saturday evening, 19 January. Police believe the attack may have been carried out by the new IRA, a dissident republic...
Four Arrested Over L'Derry Bomb
Four men have been arrested after a car bomb detonated in L'Derry city centre on Saturday evening, 19 January. Police believe the attack may have been carried out by the new IRA, a dissident republic...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 21, 2019
Translink Bus Hijacked At Knifepoint
A man has been charged with hijacking a bus while armed with an offensive weapon after an incident in Dundonald over the weekend. The driver of a Translink bus was threatened at the bus stop on Cairn...
Translink Bus Hijacked At Knifepoint
A man has been charged with hijacking a bus while armed with an offensive weapon after an incident in Dundonald over the weekend. The driver of a Translink bus was threatened at the bus stop on Cairn...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A cloudy day with outbreaks of mainly light rain at times, although there may be the odd heavier burst. Driest in the south and east during the afternoon. Moderate southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:Staying cloudy throughout the evening and overnight period with a little rain or drizzle at times. Mild overnight with light winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
