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Northern Ireland News for January 2019 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Jan 16, 2019
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Boy Injured At Birth Set For £5m Payout A six-year-old boy from County L'Derry who sustained life-changing injuries during birth is to be awarded almost £5 million in damages. The child was s...
Other News In Brief
Boy Injured At Birth Set For £5m Payout A six-year-old boy from County L'Derry who sustained life-changing injuries during birth is to be awarded almost £5 million in damages. The child was s...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2019
Teenager Arrested After Incident Outside NI School
A teenager has been arrested outside a school in County Armagh. The 14-year-old past pupil of Lismore Comprehensive School in Craigavon was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon ...
Teenager Arrested After Incident Outside NI School
A teenager has been arrested outside a school in County Armagh. The 14-year-old past pupil of Lismore Comprehensive School in Craigavon was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2019
Police Appeal After Woman Scammed Out Of £45k
The PSNI has appealed to the public to be on the lookout for scams after a woman in her 70's was swindled out of almost £45,000. The victim, who is from the Craigavon area, received a call from a man...
Police Appeal After Woman Scammed Out Of £45k
The PSNI has appealed to the public to be on the lookout for scams after a woman in her 70's was swindled out of almost £45,000. The victim, who is from the Craigavon area, received a call from a man...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2019
Loyalist Killer Michael Stone Must Spend Longer In Prison
Notorious loyalist killer Michael Stone is to remain in prison until 2024 before he can be considered eligible for release, according to a new High Court ruling. Judges held that the Department of Ju...
Loyalist Killer Michael Stone Must Spend Longer In Prison
Notorious loyalist killer Michael Stone is to remain in prison until 2024 before he can be considered eligible for release, according to a new High Court ruling. Judges held that the Department of Ju...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2019
L'Derry Security Alert As Firearm Found
The Whitehouse Road in L'Derry has been closed due to a security alert after a firearm was discovered in the area. Police closed the route at around 7.45am this morning, Tuesday 15 January, and diver...
L'Derry Security Alert As Firearm Found
The Whitehouse Road in L'Derry has been closed due to a security alert after a firearm was discovered in the area. Police closed the route at around 7.45am this morning, Tuesday 15 January, and diver...
Business News, Jan 15, 2019
Connect To Success Employer Survey
The Business Consultancy Service (BCS) is to conduct a survey of the Connect to Success Portal. The Portal is a central online system where employers can upload information about their school work ex...
Connect To Success Employer Survey
The Business Consultancy Service (BCS) is to conduct a survey of the Connect to Success Portal. The Portal is a central online system where employers can upload information about their school work ex...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2019
NI Parties Meet To Address Ongoing Political Impasse
Northern Ireland's political parties have met to discuss the ongoing political impasse, over two years since the institutions at Stormont collapsed. Alliance leader Naomi Long called for the meeting ...
NI Parties Meet To Address Ongoing Political Impasse
Northern Ireland's political parties have met to discuss the ongoing political impasse, over two years since the institutions at Stormont collapsed. Alliance leader Naomi Long called for the meeting ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2019
PM Faces 'Meaningful Vote' On Brexit Deal
MP's are preparing to vote on whether to back Prime Minister Theresa May's deal for the terms of departure from the European Union. The so-called "meaningful vote" will take place later today, Tuesda...
PM Faces 'Meaningful Vote' On Brexit Deal
MP's are preparing to vote on whether to back Prime Minister Theresa May's deal for the terms of departure from the European Union. The so-called "meaningful vote" will take place later today, Tuesda...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2019
Medical Staff Shortage Reveals NI's Vulnerable Health System- UUP
The Ulster Unionist Party has hit out after the Department of Health revealed it is facing a crisis due to a shortage in medical students. A review into places for trainee doctors in Northern Irelan...
Medical Staff Shortage Reveals NI's Vulnerable Health System- UUP
The Ulster Unionist Party has hit out after the Department of Health revealed it is facing a crisis due to a shortage in medical students. A review into places for trainee doctors in Northern Irelan...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 15, 2019
Other News In Brief
Sinn Fein Urge MP's To Back Brexit Deal After Business Warning A Sinn Fein MP has spoken out to urge MP's in the House of Commons to support the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, following a warnin...
Other News In Brief
Sinn Fein Urge MP's To Back Brexit Deal After Business Warning A Sinn Fein MP has spoken out to urge MP's in the House of Commons to support the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, following a warnin...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
PM Pleads For Brexit Support Following EU Backstop Assurances
Prime Minister Theresa May has urged MP's to back her Brexit deal after securing assurances from the EU that the Irish backstop would be temporary, in a move dismissed by the Democratic Unionists as "...
PM Pleads For Brexit Support Following EU Backstop Assurances
Prime Minister Theresa May has urged MP's to back her Brexit deal after securing assurances from the EU that the Irish backstop would be temporary, in a move dismissed by the Democratic Unionists as "...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
'Seamless' Construction Industry Would Be Severely Impacted By No-Deal
The "seamless" flow of workers, materials and contracts in construction industry between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be "severely impacted" by a no-deal Brexit, a Sinn Fein MLA has warned....
'Seamless' Construction Industry Would Be Severely Impacted By No-Deal
The "seamless" flow of workers, materials and contracts in construction industry between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be "severely impacted" by a no-deal Brexit, a Sinn Fein MLA has warned....
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
UUP Call For Legal Changes To PM's Deal
The leader of the Ulster Unionists has branded the assurances extended by the EU to the UK over the Brexit backstop as "worthless", unless they are followed by changes to the legal text of the Withdra...
UUP Call For Legal Changes To PM's Deal
The leader of the Ulster Unionists has branded the assurances extended by the EU to the UK over the Brexit backstop as "worthless", unless they are followed by changes to the legal text of the Withdra...
Business News, Jan 14, 2019
New Accelerator Business Programme Launched
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has announced a new Accelerator business programme, designed to help new and established businesses from across the borough to grow their business ...
New Accelerator Business Programme Launched
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has announced a new Accelerator business programme, designed to help new and established businesses from across the borough to grow their business ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
NI Chamber & Invest NI Launch New International Partnership
Northern Ireland's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) has teamed up with Invest NI to launch a new international partnership aimed at growing the region's profile in global markets. The de...
NI Chamber & Invest NI Launch New International Partnership
Northern Ireland's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) has teamed up with Invest NI to launch a new international partnership aimed at growing the region's profile in global markets. The de...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
Pair Charged Over Newtownabbey Burglary
Two people have been arrested and charged by police investigating an aggravated burglary in County Antrim. A 25-year-old man was assaulted by two males and a female who forced their way into his flat...
Pair Charged Over Newtownabbey Burglary
Two people have been arrested and charged by police investigating an aggravated burglary in County Antrim. A 25-year-old man was assaulted by two males and a female who forced their way into his flat...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
Teen Arrested In Connection With Coleraine Attack
A teenager has been arrested after two women were stabbed in County L'Derry over the weekend. The victims, both aged 22, were attacked while out walking in the Beresford Avenue of Coleraine at around...
Teen Arrested In Connection With Coleraine Attack
A teenager has been arrested after two women were stabbed in County L'Derry over the weekend. The victims, both aged 22, were attacked while out walking in the Beresford Avenue of Coleraine at around...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
Tragedy In Mournes As Two Men Die In Separate Incidents
Police have confirmed that two men lost their lives in separate falls on the Mourne Mountains on Sunday 13 January. After issuing a warning to members of the public to take care due to strong winds o...
Tragedy In Mournes As Two Men Die In Separate Incidents
Police have confirmed that two men lost their lives in separate falls on the Mourne Mountains on Sunday 13 January. After issuing a warning to members of the public to take care due to strong winds o...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
County L'Derry Crash Leaves Woman 'Critical'
A woman has been left in critical condition after a serious one-vehicle crash near Dungiven, County L'Derry. Police responded to a report of a collision in the Glengrainne Gardens area of Park shortl...
County L'Derry Crash Leaves Woman 'Critical'
A woman has been left in critical condition after a serious one-vehicle crash near Dungiven, County L'Derry. Police responded to a report of a collision in the Glengrainne Gardens area of Park shortl...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
MLA's Hit Out At Controversial Universal Credit
Elected representatives in Northern Ireland have hit out at the Government's new welfare benefit Universal Credit due to several flaws, including the controversial two-child limit and delays in paymen...
MLA's Hit Out At Controversial Universal Credit
Elected representatives in Northern Ireland have hit out at the Government's new welfare benefit Universal Credit due to several flaws, including the controversial two-child limit and delays in paymen...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2019
Other News In Brief
Mourne Mountains Fatalities Named Two men who died after separate falls while walking in the Mourne Mountains in County Down have been named. Seàn Byrne, from Camlough in County Armagh and Ro...
Other News In Brief
Mourne Mountains Fatalities Named Two men who died after separate falls while walking in the Mourne Mountains in County Down have been named. Seàn Byrne, from Camlough in County Armagh and Ro...
Business News, Jan 11, 2019
Invest NI Launch Brexit Support Service
Invest Northern Ireland has launched an information resource to help businesses reduce the potential risks and maximise the opportunities of Brexit. The online service offers advice and support throu...
Invest NI Launch Brexit Support Service
Invest Northern Ireland has launched an information resource to help businesses reduce the potential risks and maximise the opportunities of Brexit. The online service offers advice and support throu...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2019
Shots Fired At Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan's Belfast Office
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a Sinn Fein office in west Belfast, with a masked gunman believed to have been caught on CCTV. The gun attack on Pat Sheehan MLA's office in the Tur...
Shots Fired At Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan's Belfast Office
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a Sinn Fein office in west Belfast, with a masked gunman believed to have been caught on CCTV. The gun attack on Pat Sheehan MLA's office in the Tur...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2019
Greyhound Stadium At Drumbo Park Closes
Drumbo Park Greyhound Stadium near Lisburn is set to close immediately with the loss of 44 jobs. The directors of the Lambeg venue released a statement on Friday 11 January, saying the business was n...
Greyhound Stadium At Drumbo Park Closes
Drumbo Park Greyhound Stadium near Lisburn is set to close immediately with the loss of 44 jobs. The directors of the Lambeg venue released a statement on Friday 11 January, saying the business was n...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2019
DUP Slam NI Secretary's Ultimatum On Post-Brexit Peace Funding
The DUP has hit out at Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley's announcement of £300million in peace funding for the region, branding it "appalling and distasteful". The comments from the Stormont ...
DUP Slam NI Secretary's Ultimatum On Post-Brexit Peace Funding
The DUP has hit out at Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley's announcement of £300million in peace funding for the region, branding it "appalling and distasteful". The comments from the Stormont ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2019
NI Students In ROI Will Receive Tuition Fees Post-Brexit
The Irish Government has confirmed it is to continue supporting students from Northern Ireland who wish to study in the Republic after Brexit. It follows the concern of many pupils who worried they w...
NI Students In ROI Will Receive Tuition Fees Post-Brexit
The Irish Government has confirmed it is to continue supporting students from Northern Ireland who wish to study in the Republic after Brexit. It follows the concern of many pupils who worried they w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2019
Firefighters Rescue 39 Bulls From Overturned Cattle Lorry
Firefighters have rescued 39 bulls from an overturned cattle lorry following an incident in County Fermanagh. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) attended the scene on the Cavan Road...
Firefighters Rescue 39 Bulls From Overturned Cattle Lorry
Firefighters have rescued 39 bulls from an overturned cattle lorry following an incident in County Fermanagh. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) attended the scene on the Cavan Road...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2019
Govt Pledges £300m Post-Brexit Peace Fund For NI
Projects to support peace in Northern Ireland are to benefit from a £300m boost from the UK Government in the wake of Brexit, it has emerged. Secretary of State Karen Bradley unveiled the funding for...
Govt Pledges £300m Post-Brexit Peace Fund For NI
Projects to support peace in Northern Ireland are to benefit from a £300m boost from the UK Government in the wake of Brexit, it has emerged. Secretary of State Karen Bradley unveiled the funding for...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2019
Four Men Charged Over £1m Cannabis Haul
Four men have been charged after the police seized an estimated £1million worth of cannabis on Wednesday 09 January. The men, aged 38, 29, 29 and 19 face a number of drug-related offences after being...
Four Men Charged Over £1m Cannabis Haul
Four men have been charged after the police seized an estimated £1million worth of cannabis on Wednesday 09 January. The men, aged 38, 29, 29 and 19 face a number of drug-related offences after being...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2019
Health Service Approaching Medical Student Funding Crisis
Areas of Northern Ireland's health service could face cuts of £30m a year to meet the demand for medical students, the Department has warned. It follows the publication of a review into medical scho...
Health Service Approaching Medical Student Funding Crisis
Areas of Northern Ireland's health service could face cuts of £30m a year to meet the demand for medical students, the Department has warned. It follows the publication of a review into medical scho...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Another cloudy and mild night with the odd spot of light drizzle. More widespread outbreaks of rain will spread southeast into western parts of Tyrone, Fermanagh and Derry late in the night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
