Northern Ireland News for April 2022

Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
SSE And Budget Energy Announce Price Increases
SSE and Budget Energy have both announced an increase in their Northern Irish electricity prices, affecting some 248,000 domestic customers. According to reports, Budget Energy prices will increase b...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
Alliance: Election Will Decide If NI Will Govern Itself
The Alliance Party has said that the upcoming election is not about "how the Executive will govern Northern Ireland but if it will" Alliance Leader Naomi Long was speaking as the party launched its m...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
Appeal For Information On Aggravated Burglary
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following an aggravated burglary in the Colinview Street area of Belfast on Wednesday 27 April. Two men were assaulted with hammers and tied up by a num...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
Man Pleads Guilty To Being Getaway Driver In North Belfast Robberies
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to seven and half years after pleading guilty to being involved as a getaway driver in two robberies. Ross Thompson will serve three years and nine months in cust...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
NI Water Sign Up To UK's Levelling Up Goals
NI Water has become the first organisation in Northern Ireland to sign up to the UK's levelling up goals led by Rt Honourable Justine Greening. By taking part, NI Water are making a commitment to sup...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
Scam Warning After NI Woman Loses £112,000
The PSNI have issued a fresh warning for the public to be vigilant after a fraudster swindled a woman out of £112,000 in a "devastating romance scam". The Northern Irish woman met the fraudster onlin...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
Belfast's MAC Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Belfast's Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) is celebrating a decade of bringing art, culture and all kinds of entertainment and debate to Belfast. The award-winning organisation opened in April 2012 an...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
fonaCAB Announces Partnership With Positive Life
fonaCAB has announced a partnership with Ireland's only dedicated HIV charity, Positive Life to help eradicate HIV related stigma in Northern Ireland. This comes at a time when Positive Life is launc...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
Veolia Ireland Announces Recruitment Campaign
Veolia Ireland, a leading environmental services company has announced that it is recruiting for 60 positions to join its almost 700 strong team across the island of Ireland. More than half are new ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2022
Other News In Brief
Fresh Call For Full Public Inquiry Into The Covid Pandemic Nichola Mallon has reiterated her call for a full public inquiry into the Covid pandemic. The SDLP Deputy Leader and North Belfast...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2022
DUP: Voters Urged To Send Clear Signal On Irish Sea Border
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has challenged the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State regarding the continued political and economic harm being caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol. Sir...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2022
Ongoing Gorse Fire On Cave Hill
A number of firefighters remain at the scene of an ongoing gorse fire on Cave Hill in north Belfast, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has reported. The NIFRS responded to reports ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2022
Teachers' Union Vote For Industrial Action
Members of NASUWT - the Teachers' Union in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in support of industrial action in a dispute over pay, workload and adverse working conditions. 81% of ballot pap...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2022
Tourism Growth Expected To Hit £97m
Visit Belfast has raised its growth target for 2022, promising an economic return for Belfast of £97m Belfast's tourism sector expects to see further growth this year, buoyed by a steady and sustaine...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2022
Lidl To Offer Further Enhanced Benefits Package
Lidl Northern Ireland has announces that it is enhancing its industry-leading benefits package by offering enhanced fertility support. The new supports include paid time off to any of its 1,300 emplo...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2022
Man Guilty Of Selling 'Clocked' Car
A 'hidden car trader' from Antrim has pleaded guilty to three charges under The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations at Ballymena Magistrates' Court. In a case brought by the Departmen...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2022
Appeal For Information On Arson In Portrush
Detectives in Coleraine are appealing for information following the report of an arson in the Glenshesk Park area of Portrush on the morning of Tuesday 26th April. Outlining events, Detective Sergea...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 28, 2022
Other News In Brief
Man Injured In Gas Cylinder Explosion A man is being treated in hospital following a gas cylinder explosion in South Belfast. According to reports, the incident occurred close to the Belfas...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
Appeal For Information Over East Belfast Altercation
The PSNI have issued an appeal for witnesses after a man sustained a number of stab wounds during an altercation in east Belfast in the early hours of Wednesday, April 27. Detective Sergeant Kitchen ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
Woman Attacked By Masked Gang Armed With Hammers
Police have issued an appeal for information after a woman was assaulted in her home in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. According to police, the woman, aged in her 40s, was in bed at her home on Sunnin...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
DUP Claim SF Admit Border Poll Priority
The DUP has claimed they they have pressured Sinn Féin into admitting that their priority is setting a date for a divisive border poll. Making the claim, Director of Elections Gordon Lyons, said: "Th...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
Alliance Proposes Week Of Free Public Transport
The Alliance Party has proposed a pilot scheme of one week's free bus and rail travel to encourage people to migrate from private car usage. The plan is part of a series of proposals aimed to improve...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
SDLP Launches Election Manifesto
The SDLP has proposed a £200 payment to every household to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, as part of their election manifesto launched by party leader Colum Eastwood. Mr Eastwood launched the SDLP...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
Education Authority Urged To End 'Poverty Pay'
Unite has urged the Education Authority to engage in talks to end poverty pay in Northern Ireland's school services as education workers return to picket-lines. The union emphasized that, despite Edu...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
UUP Question Cause Of P&O Ferry Losing Power
The UUP has questioned if an incident in which a P&O ferry lost power while in the North Channel is as a result of the company's sacking of experienced crew. UUP East Antrim Assembly candidate Roy Be...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
'Continued Responsibility' To Tackle Online Abuse
Social media platforms have a continued responsibility to tackle online abuse, the DUP's Diane Dodds has said. She said: "The purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk doesn't change the fundamental questions...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
CCP Gransden Win International Innovation Award
Ballygowan-based CCP Gransden has won a JEC Innovation Award through Project Tucana. CCP Gransden operates a highly-productive aerospace-grade manufacturing facility that is capable of perhaps the UK...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 27, 2022
Other News In Brief
Men Arrested Under Terrorism Act Released Following Questioning Three men arrested in connection with an anti-terrorism operation have been released following questioning. The man, aged 40,...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2022
Appeal For Witnesses To Belfast City Centre Assault
Musgrave Street PSNI have issued an appeal for witnesses following a report of an assault in Belfast city centre in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday 26th April. Making the appeal, Detective S...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2022
Appeal Issued For Missing Woman Sevan Hade
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information on the whereabout of Sevan Hade, who was last seen leaving her house in the vicinity of Antrim Road, Belfast at around 3pm on Monday 25 April. Sevan is ...
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