Northern Ireland News for April 2019 : Page 7

Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Man Arrested Over Jim Donegan Murder Released Unconditionally
A man arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Jim Donegan outside his son's school last December has been released unconditionally. The victim was shot eight times by a lone gunman as he w...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Appeal After Arson Attack In Lurgan
A fire in Lurgan in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday 02 April, has been determined as deliberate by the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS). The blaze broke out at an outbuilding o...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Diabetes Prevention Programme Rolled Out Across NI
A new programme aimed at tackling the increasing pressures of type 2 diabetes has been launched by the Public Health Agency (PHA). Those who have been identified as pre-diabetic, including anyone wit...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Equipment Stolen From East Belfast Nursery School
A nursery school in east Belfast has been burgled with laptops and a sum of money stolen. Glendhu Nursery on the Garnerville Road was targeted at some point over the weekend with considerable damage ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Pair Attacked During Aggravated Burglary In West Belfast
Police have launched an investigation after an aggravated burglary in west Belfast last night, Monday 01 April. Reports emerged shortly after 10.15pm that three masked men had forced entry into a hou...
Business News, Apr 2, 2019
Success As Portadown Celebrated At Great British High Street Awards
A business showcase has celebrated Portadown's title of Champion High Street of Northern Ireland, as awarded by the Great British High Street Awards in 2018. The event held in Portadown Town Hall las...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Fresh PSNI Search For Lisa Dorrian Underway
A large-scale police search for the body of murdered Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian got underway at a County Down caravan park yesterday, Monday 01 April. The 25-year-old was last seen alive while attendi...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Drugs Seized & Man Arrested In East Belfast
A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences following a proactive policing operation in east Belfast on Sunday afternoon, 31 March. A haul of Class A and B drugs, including herbal ca...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Renewed PSNI Appeal Amid ATM Thefts
A senior PSNI detective has issued a fresh appeal to the public to help catch the criminals behind the recent spate of ATM thefts across Northern Ireland. It comes in the wake of the seventh incident...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Other News In Brief
Police Appeal For Witnesses To Belfast Assault Police in Belfast are appealing to anyone who witnessed an alleged assault last month. A woman has reported that she was assaulted and injured a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
PSNI Investigate 'Disturbing' Intruder Incident
Police in Craigavon are currently dealing with a "disturbing" incident after a mother in Craigavon awoke to find a man standing over her bed. The intruder entered a home in the Drumbeg area between 2...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
Wintry Weather Set To Return
The nights may be brighter but it appears the winter weather hasn't left us just yet, with temperatures across Northern Ireland set to plummet this week. The latest Met Office forecast said that icy ...
Business News, Apr 1, 2019
Over £166k Awarded To Community Groups
Community groups in the Lisburn & Castlereagh area have benefited from over £166,000 through the council's Community Support Grant Scheme. Organisations can put the money towards their running and pr...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
Prescription Drug Linked To 33 Deaths Reclassified As Illegal
A drug which has been linked to over 30 deaths in Northern Ireland has been made illegal without a prescription. The changes to Pregabalin, which is used to treat nerve pain, epilepsy and anxiety cam...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
Rural Banks Face Closure Risks Amid ATM Thefts- SDLP
The theft of cash machines is a crime that has affected many communities in Northern Ireland recently, with an upsurge in the number of ATMs being ripped from the walls of commuercial premises using d...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
Entries Open For Belfast City Half Marathon
Entries have opened for the seventh Belfast City Half Marathon on Sunday 22 September. The event, sponsored by Deep RiverRock, is an extension of the popular full marathon which will celebrate its 38...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
One Dead In Co Down Crash
A man has died following a crash on the A1 dual carriageway in County Down on Sunday evening, 31 March. The collision happened shortly before 6.30pm between Dromore and Banbridge, close to the road's...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
ATM Stolen From Shop In Antrim Village
Police are calling for businesses to secure their equipment and plant machinery after a stolen digger was used to rip an ATM from a shop in Ahoghill, County Antrim. Reports emerged at around 3.25am t...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
NI's First Physician Associate Students Appointed
The appointment of the first tranche of Physician Associates (PAs) to Health Trusts across Northern Ireland has marked a new era for the health sector. PAs work under the delegated authority of a doc...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
Police Appeal After Pipe Bomb Explodes In L'Derry
Detectives are investigating after a pipe bomb exploded outside a house in L'Derry. The device detonated in the front garden of a residential property in Montgomery Close at around 2am on Sunday 31 M...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 1, 2019
Other News In Brief
Warning After Several Co Down Retailers Targeted Police in County Down have issued after a warning a series of crimes at various retailers across the Ards Peninsula. Three shops were targeted...