Northern Ireland News for November 2019

Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
84 New HIV Cases Diagnosed In 2018
More than 80 new cases of HIV were diagnosed in Northern Ireland last year, it's been revealed. The Public Health Agency is encouraging everyone to practise safer sex and get tested early if they hav...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
Baby's Death Being Treated As Murder
The death of a baby boy in Keady, Co Armagh is being treated as murder. The 11 month-old, named locally as Hunter McGleenon, died on Tuesday 26 November. Results of a post mortem have prompted polic...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
ASMR Films Tackle Realities Of Homelessness
Northern Ireland's leading homelessness charity has released a series of ASMR focused films to force viewers to consider how the sounds they find the most comforting can be the same ones that keep hom...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
Pair Arrested As £2,500 Worth Of Cannabis Seized
Two men aged in their twenties have been arrested after the discovery of suspected herbal cannabis worth £2,500 in north Belfast. District Support officers stopped a vehicle in the Limestone Road are...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
Police Step Up Roadside Breath Testing
Police have warned anyone who takes the "unacceptable risk" of driving while impaired by drink or drugs to expect to be detected by police. It comes as the annual winter Anti-Drink and Drug Drive ope...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
Two Arrested Over Malcolm McKeown Murder
Detectives investigating the murder of Malcolm McKeown at a petrol station in Co Down have made two arrests. The 54 year-old father of three was found slumped in his car after being shot six times ou...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
Man Charged Over Strabane Mortar Bomb
A 28 year-old man has been charged in connection with a mortar type device discovered in Strabane. The bomb was found aimed at a police station in Church View on Saturday 07 September. The New IRA w...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
Eugene Carr: Man Released In Hunt For Killers
A man arrested by detectives probing the murder of disabled pensioner Eugene Carr has been released unconditionally. Mr Carr was brutally murdered while he slept in his Bessbrook home in August 2015....
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
Acclaimed NI Artists Awarded £15k
Four leading artists in Northern Ireland have each been awarded £15,000 in recognition of their contribution to creative life in the region. Acclaimed writer Susan McKay, poet Moyra Donaldson, compos...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 29, 2019
Other News In Brief
Co Armagh Community In Shock Following Murder Of Baby The murder of an 11 month-old baby has left the Co Armagh community of Keady in shock. Alliance representative for the area Jackie Coade ...
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Business News, Nov 29, 2019
Mentoring Support Programme To Benefit Tourism Firms
A mentoring support programme has launched to assist tourism businesses in the Fermanagh and Omagh areas. Fermanagh and Omagh district council is to run the Tourism Excellence Programme for the benef...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
Man Arrested Over Eugene Carr's Murder
Detectives investigating the murder of 73 year-old Eugene Carr in 2015 have made an arrest. The 35 year-old was detained in the Coleraine area on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody at Coler...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
Extra Time Granted To Question Man Over Baby's Death
Police investigating the sudden death of a baby in Co Armagh have been granted additional time for questioning. A 31 year-old man was arrested in Craigavon following the death of the 11 month-old boy...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
'It's Time To Declare A Health Care Emergency'
The latest official healthcare figures have revealed the continued misery facing patients across Northern Ireland. Publication of the most recent waiting time statistics has prompted calls to declare...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
Man Shot In Leg In L'Derry
Police are investigating after a man was shot in the leg in L'Derry. The victim, aged in his thirties, was targeted in the Ballymagroarty area shortly after 10pm on Wednesday night, 27 November. Two...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
CCTV Shows Michael Kerr's Final Movements
Detectives have released CCTV footage of the final hours before 68 year-old Michael Kerr was murdered last week. The widower was discovered dead inside his home on Birch Drive, Bangor on Tuesday 19 N...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
NI Man Charged With Drug Smuggling In Dublin
A Northern Irish man has appeared in court in Dublinon a charge of drug smuggling. The 28 year-old was arrested after revenue officers seized approximately 1kg of suspected MDMA, worth an estimated €...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
Arrests As Car Rams Police Vehicle In Co Armagh
Three people have been arrested after a car rammed a police vehicle in Newry. The incident involving a black Audi car occurred on Wednesday, 27 November. A PSNI spokesperson said the car matched the...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
Fresh Stormont Talks Set To Begin
Fresh negotiations to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland are set to commence next month. NI Secretary of State Julian Smith said the talks will get underway on 16 December, with a deadli...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
Snow Patrol Cancel Belfast Shows
Snow Patrol have said they've been forced to cancel two shows in Belfast this week due to illness. The gigs were set to take place on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 at the Waterfront Hall as part of their...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 28, 2019
Other News In Brief
Arrests As Heroin Seized In Castlereagh Two people have been arrested and a quantity of suspected heroin taken off the streets in Castlereagh. Police said a "proactive" stop and search on Wed...
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Business News, Nov 28, 2019
Black Friday: NI Shoppers Among Highest UK Spenders
Shoppers in Northern Ireland are the UK's second-highest spenders on Black Friday, according to research from PwC. As bargain hunters take to the shops, they are planning to spend around 35% more tha...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
Teen Girl Dies After Falling Into River
A teenage girl has died after falling into a river in Larne. It's understood the 14 year-old fell into the water on Tuesday night, 26 November. Emergency services scrambled to the Inver River, where...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
Arrest Over New IRA Murder Bid On Police
Detectives investigating a police murder bid by the New IRA are conducting a number of searches in Strabane. A 28 year-old man was arrested in the Co Tyrone town after a mortar device was discovered ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
PwC To Create 600 Jobs In NI
Professional services company PwC is set to create 600 new jobs in Northern Ireland over the next five years. The Department for the Economy has collaborated with Belfast Met, Ulster University (UU) ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
NI Boys In Bid To Help Others Visit Santa
Two 10 year-olds with disabilities are swimming the length of the English channel to raise money to help make other children's Christmas dreams come true. Co L'Derry heroes Oliver Dickey and Ethan Po...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
Man Arrested Over Sudden Death Of Baby
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a baby in Northern Ireland. A 31 year-old has been arrested after the 11 month-old passed away in Keady, Co Armagh. A post-...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
'Concerning' Drop In New Homes In NI
The growth in the number of new homes in Northern Ireland has fallen back to levels seen four years ago. New statistics from the Department for Communities show the number of new dwellings started o...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
Pair Due In Court Over Off-Licence Robbery
Two men are facing charges over an armed robbery at an off-licence in north Belfast. A business in the Ballysillan Road area was targeted on Monday evening, 25 November. A 25 year-old man has been ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
RNLI Rescue Workmen From Strangford Lough
Three workmen have been rescued after becoming stranded on an island in Strangford Lough, Co Down. An RNLI crew from Portaferry was launched shortly before 1.30pm on Tuesday 26 November to assist the...
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