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Northern Ireland News for October 2023 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
Public Transport Could Be Brought To A 'Standstill' In Strike Action
Northern Ireland's bus and rail workers are to be balloted on proposed industrial action following an "insulting 0% pay offer". Three unions – Unite, GMB and SIPTU – is asking its members to vote on ...
Public Transport Could Be Brought To A 'Standstill' In Strike Action
Northern Ireland's bus and rail workers are to be balloted on proposed industrial action following an "insulting 0% pay offer". Three unions – Unite, GMB and SIPTU – is asking its members to vote on ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
Bank Of America To Fund New Belfast Met Programme
The Bank of America is to fund a new Belfast Met programme to support 600 people into digital training and advance social inclusion. The announcement of the digital skills and employability programme...
Bank Of America To Fund New Belfast Met Programme
The Bank of America is to fund a new Belfast Met programme to support 600 people into digital training and advance social inclusion. The announcement of the digital skills and employability programme...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
US Firm To Create Jobs With £3.8m NI Investment
Florida-based insurance technology company Frontline has announced a £3.8 million investment to establish an engineering development team in Northern Ireland with the creation of 31 new jobs. Invest ...
US Firm To Create Jobs With £3.8m NI Investment
Florida-based insurance technology company Frontline has announced a £3.8 million investment to establish an engineering development team in Northern Ireland with the creation of 31 new jobs. Invest ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
Man Arrested In East Belfast Search Operation
A man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested by detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force, as part of an investigation into suspected criminality linked to the East Belfast UVF. The arrested fol...
Man Arrested In East Belfast Search Operation
A man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested by detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force, as part of an investigation into suspected criminality linked to the East Belfast UVF. The arrested fol...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
DUP Urged To Take Action Over Cllr's 'Homophobic Comments'
The Alliance party has called on the leadership of the DUP to take action against a councillors over alleged homophobic comments linking LGBTQ+ people with terrorists. According to the Alliance Party...
DUP Urged To Take Action Over Cllr's 'Homophobic Comments'
The Alliance party has called on the leadership of the DUP to take action against a councillors over alleged homophobic comments linking LGBTQ+ people with terrorists. According to the Alliance Party...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
Fine Gael Senator Urged To Retract 'False And Baseless Accusations'
The Ulster Unionist Party has called on Fine Gael Senator, Emer Currie, to publicly retract her "false and baseless accusations" that some paramedics from Northern Ireland were prevented in assisting ...
Fine Gael Senator Urged To Retract 'False And Baseless Accusations'
The Ulster Unionist Party has called on Fine Gael Senator, Emer Currie, to publicly retract her "false and baseless accusations" that some paramedics from Northern Ireland were prevented in assisting ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
Bank of Ireland To Create New Hybrid Working Hub In Omagh
The Bank of Ireland has invested an investment of more than £250,000 to create a new hybrid working hub in Omagh. The hub, which is the first of its kind to be launched by Bank of Ireland (BoI) in th...
Bank of Ireland To Create New Hybrid Working Hub In Omagh
The Bank of Ireland has invested an investment of more than £250,000 to create a new hybrid working hub in Omagh. The hub, which is the first of its kind to be launched by Bank of Ireland (BoI) in th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
DAERA Warning Of Disruption Amid Upcoming Strike Action
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has warned of "the potential for significant disruption" as a result of a planned five-day industrial action. NIPSA and GMB member...
DAERA Warning Of Disruption Amid Upcoming Strike Action
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has warned of "the potential for significant disruption" as a result of a planned five-day industrial action. NIPSA and GMB member...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
Ulster University Welcomes US Investment Delegation To NI
The Ulster University has welcomed U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, Joseph P. Kennedy, III, a delegation of some of the most innovative, influential and successful senior U...
Ulster University Welcomes US Investment Delegation To NI
The Ulster University has welcomed U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, Joseph P. Kennedy, III, a delegation of some of the most innovative, influential and successful senior U...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2023
Other News Brief
High Court Rules Against Proposed Badger Cull The Alliance party has welcomed a decision by the High Court has ruled against a proposed badger cull. The party's Spokesperson for Agriculture...
Other News Brief
High Court Rules Against Proposed Badger Cull The Alliance party has welcomed a decision by the High Court has ruled against a proposed badger cull. The party's Spokesperson for Agriculture...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
Operation Targets Visitors Smuggling Items Into Maghaberry Prison
The PSNI and the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) have conducted an operation into visitors smuggling illegal items into Maghaberry Prison. The operation was conducted on Wednesday, 18 October,...
Operation Targets Visitors Smuggling Items Into Maghaberry Prison
The PSNI and the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) have conducted an operation into visitors smuggling illegal items into Maghaberry Prison. The operation was conducted on Wednesday, 18 October,...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
PHA Urge 'At Risk' Groups To Take Up Vaccinations
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has called on people who fall into an 'at risk' group to take up the offer of the autumn vaccinations "as soon as you are invited". All individuals in clinical risk gro...
PHA Urge 'At Risk' Groups To Take Up Vaccinations
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has called on people who fall into an 'at risk' group to take up the offer of the autumn vaccinations "as soon as you are invited". All individuals in clinical risk gro...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
Alliance Calls For 'Greater Effort' To Maximise Recycling
The Alliance Party has called for "greater effort" in maximising recycling opportunities across Northern Ireland. The party's Agriculture and Environment spokesperson, John Blair, made the call after...
Alliance Calls For 'Greater Effort' To Maximise Recycling
The Alliance Party has called for "greater effort" in maximising recycling opportunities across Northern Ireland. The party's Agriculture and Environment spokesperson, John Blair, made the call after...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
Appeal For Information After Lit Firework Put Through Letterbox
West Belfast PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses after a lit firework was put through the front door of an elderly person who was asleep in bed. Officers received a report that a...
Appeal For Information After Lit Firework Put Through Letterbox
West Belfast PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses after a lit firework was put through the front door of an elderly person who was asleep in bed. Officers received a report that a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
Head Of Civil Service Welcomes Joseph Kennedy To NI
The Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Jayne Brady, has officially welcomed Joseph Kennedy III, the U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, at the start of a four-day vis...
Head Of Civil Service Welcomes Joseph Kennedy To NI
The Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Jayne Brady, has officially welcomed Joseph Kennedy III, the U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, at the start of a four-day vis...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
L'Derry PSNI And NIFRS Launch Halloween Safety Initiative
Derry City & Strabane Neighbourhood and Local Policing Team officers will be on active patrols throughout Halloween to make sure people stay safe. Announcing their Halloween safety initiative, Chief ...
L'Derry PSNI And NIFRS Launch Halloween Safety Initiative
Derry City & Strabane Neighbourhood and Local Policing Team officers will be on active patrols throughout Halloween to make sure people stay safe. Announcing their Halloween safety initiative, Chief ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
Woman Suffers Facial Burns After Firework Thrown At Police
A woman has been treated in hospital for facial injuries she sustained after being struck by a firework that had been aimed at police in south Belfast. The woman, aged in her 30s, suffered burns to h...
Woman Suffers Facial Burns After Firework Thrown At Police
A woman has been treated in hospital for facial injuries she sustained after being struck by a firework that had been aimed at police in south Belfast. The woman, aged in her 30s, suffered burns to h...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
Special Event To Address Ongoing School Attendance Issues
The Department of Education will host an 'Attendance Summit' today, Wednesday 25 October, to address ongoing school attendance issues following the Covid pandemic. The Summit will bring together repr...
Special Event To Address Ongoing School Attendance Issues
The Department of Education will host an 'Attendance Summit' today, Wednesday 25 October, to address ongoing school attendance issues following the Covid pandemic. The Summit will bring together repr...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
Farming Community Urged To Identify Future Investment Needs
Northern Ireland's farming community has been urged to help identify future investment needs for farms. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) 'Attitude to Investment' s...
Farming Community Urged To Identify Future Investment Needs
Northern Ireland's farming community has been urged to help identify future investment needs for farms. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) 'Attitude to Investment' s...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 25, 2023
Other News In Brief
Two PSNI Officers Injured In Collision In Dungannon Two police officers have been treated in hospital after their patrol car was struck by another vehicle in Dungannon in the early hours of th...
Other News In Brief
Two PSNI Officers Injured In Collision In Dungannon Two police officers have been treated in hospital after their patrol car was struck by another vehicle in Dungannon in the early hours of th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
Public Urged To 'Take Extra Care' With Fire Hazards This Halloween
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has urged to public to "take extra care" with fire hazards introduced at Halloween. The NIFRS said that while Halloween is a holiday to celebrate wi...
Public Urged To 'Take Extra Care' With Fire Hazards This Halloween
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has urged to public to "take extra care" with fire hazards introduced at Halloween. The NIFRS said that while Halloween is a holiday to celebrate wi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
Over £31m Awarded For NI Regeneration Projects
More than £31 million has been allocated to five regeneration projects across Northern Ireland, from the UK government's Levelling-Up Fund. Projects in Larne, Camlough, Mahera, Banbridge and Belfast ...
Over £31m Awarded For NI Regeneration Projects
More than £31 million has been allocated to five regeneration projects across Northern Ireland, from the UK government's Levelling-Up Fund. Projects in Larne, Camlough, Mahera, Banbridge and Belfast ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
SDLP Calls For Urgent Humanitarian Intervention In Gaza
SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, has called for urgent humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza and southern Israel and repeated his call for an "immediate ceasefire". Following a discussion with the Pale...
SDLP Calls For Urgent Humanitarian Intervention In Gaza
SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, has called for urgent humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza and southern Israel and repeated his call for an "immediate ceasefire". Following a discussion with the Pale...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
Appeal Following Serious Collision On A8 outside Larne
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a serious road traffic collision on the A8, outside Larne. On Saturday, 21st October, shortly after 3pm, police and other emerge...
Appeal Following Serious Collision On A8 outside Larne
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a serious road traffic collision on the A8, outside Larne. On Saturday, 21st October, shortly after 3pm, police and other emerge...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
PSNI Investigating Assault On Woman In L'Derry
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following an assault of a woman in L'Derry in the early hours of Sunday, 22 October. At approximately 1am, a woman aged in her 60s, was assaulted by two...
PSNI Investigating Assault On Woman In L'Derry
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following an assault of a woman in L'Derry in the early hours of Sunday, 22 October. At approximately 1am, a woman aged in her 60s, was assaulted by two...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
Alliance Calls For End Of NI's 'Political Dysfunction'
The Alliance Party has called for an urgent end to NI's "political dysfunction" to allow for key sectors across the local economy to take advantage of investment opportunities. The party's Economy sp...
Alliance Calls For End Of NI's 'Political Dysfunction'
The Alliance Party has called for an urgent end to NI's "political dysfunction" to allow for key sectors across the local economy to take advantage of investment opportunities. The party's Economy sp...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
Naomi Long Marks 30th Anniversary Of Shankill Bombing
The Shankill Road bombing stands as one of the most horrific incidents in a dark period of our history, Alliance Leader Naomi Long has said, marking the 30th anniversary of the bombing. Nine people, ...
Naomi Long Marks 30th Anniversary Of Shankill Bombing
The Shankill Road bombing stands as one of the most horrific incidents in a dark period of our history, Alliance Leader Naomi Long has said, marking the 30th anniversary of the bombing. Nine people, ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
Strand Arts Centre Receives £4m Levelling-Up Fund
The Strand Arts Centre in east Belfast, Northern Ireland's last remaining Picturehouse, has been awarded more than £4 million from the UK government's Levelling-up Fund. The investment will see a maj...
Strand Arts Centre Receives £4m Levelling-Up Fund
The Strand Arts Centre in east Belfast, Northern Ireland's last remaining Picturehouse, has been awarded more than £4 million from the UK government's Levelling-up Fund. The investment will see a maj...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
Teenager Arrested In Connection With Attempted Armed Robbery
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and carrying a firearm with criminal intent. The arrest was in connection with the attempted armed robbery of a fast food takeawa...
Teenager Arrested In Connection With Attempted Armed Robbery
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and carrying a firearm with criminal intent. The arrest was in connection with the attempted armed robbery of a fast food takeawa...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 24, 2023
Other News In Brief
Green Party Cllr Rachel Woods To Stand Down From Ards and North Down Council The Green Party has announced that councillor for Holywood and Clandeboye, Rachel Woods, will stand down from Ard...
Other News In Brief
Green Party Cllr Rachel Woods To Stand Down From Ards and North Down Council The Green Party has announced that councillor for Holywood and Clandeboye, Rachel Woods, will stand down from Ard...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:It will be cloudy. Also mainly dry at first this evening but then occasional outbreaks of rain developing overnight. Light southwest winds, and staying mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
