Northern Ireland News for June 2024 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
Newtownards Man Jailed For Rape Of A Child
A 39-year-old man from Newtownards has been sentenced to a total of nine years at Downpatrick Crown Court for the rape of a child and causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. The man...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
NI Water Issues Summer Water Safety Advice
NI Water has urged people to stay safe around reservoirs this summer and make the right decisions about water safety. The water safety advice has been issued to mark Drowning Prevention Week, held an...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
£150m Industrial Development Approved In Antrim
One of the largest industrial developments in Northern Ireland's history has been given the green light in Antrim. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has approved Errigal Group's landmark £150 m...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
PSNI Investigating Shotgun Cartridges Left Outside Houses In Ards
The PSNI are investigating a total of seven reports of shotgun cartridges being left outside properties in Newtownards. It is understood that the properties targeted are due to have new tenants and h...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
Over 4,000 Time-Expired Distress Flares Retired At PSNI Event
A 67-year-old marine distress flare was among more than 4,000 time-expired flares retired at an event facilitated by the PSNI on behalf of the Royal Yachting Association Northern Ireland. The flare d...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
24-Year-Old Sentenced Over String Of Cybercrime Offences
The PSNI have welcomed the sentencing of a 24-year-old County Antrim man for a number of cybercrime offences. At Antrim Crown Court, Aaron Sterritt, pleaded guilty to offences under the Computer Misu...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
Casement Park Failure 'Betrayal' By Govt And Ministers – SDLP
The failure to redevelop Casement Park in time for EURO2028 would be a betrayal by the British Government and Ministers, SDLP West Belfast Councillor Paul Doherty has said. Cllr Doherty was speaking ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
Alliance Marks 30th Anniversary of Loughinisland Massacre
The Alliance Party's Strangford Westminster candidate Michelle Guy, has marked the 30th anniversary of the Loughinisland massacre. Describing the incident as a "act of sectarian hatred", Michelle Gu...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
Belfast Mela Announces 2024 Festival
Belfast Mela Festival is set to return with a nine-day programme of cultural celebrations across the city from Saturday 17 August. Belfast Mela hosts U105's Carolyn Stewart and UTV's Paul Reilly join...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2024
Other News In Brief
Health Minister Pays Tribute To Andrew Dougal OBE Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has expressed his sympathies following the death of Andrew Dougal OBE – former chair of the Public Health Agenc...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
Training Transforms Police Response To Rape And Sexual Abuse Crimes
More than 500 frontline police officers have successfully completed a new bespoke training initiative, designed to transform how the Police Service responds to incidents of rape and sexual abuse. Lau...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
Police Name Crossmaglen Murder Victim As Michael McConville
A man found dead at a house in Crossmaglen on the evening of Saturday, 15 June, has been named as 74-year-old Michael McConville. Mr McConville was found in a house in the Annaghmare Road area shortl...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
Alliance MPs To Push For Improvements To Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
The Alliance Party has made a commitment that their MP's will push for improvements to the UK Government's tax-free childcare scheme. South Belfast and Mid Down General Election candidate, Kate Nicho...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
SDLP Opposition Day To Focus On All-Island Policy Priorities
The SDLP has said that it will use today's Opposition Day in the Assembly to focus on making overdue progress on key all-island policy priorities, including benefitting from dual market access, expand...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
NI Greens Join Call For UK Wealth Tax
Northern Ireland's Green Party has joined its Scottish, Welsh and English counterparts in calling for the introduction of a new Wealth Tax in the UK. Green Party NI Leader, Senator Mal O'Hara, said t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
13 New NI Producers To Join Lidl 'Kickstart' Programme
Thirteen local producers from across Northern Ireland have earned a plan on Lidl Northern Ireland's Kickstart Supplier Development Programme. Through the Kickstart initiative that the retailer has in...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
Belfast XR Festival To Host UK's Biggest Immersive VR Experience
An internationally acclaimed, award-winning interactive VR adventure that transports you into the heart of the Acid House movement is heading for Belfast early next year. In Pursuit Of Repetitive Bea...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
Finding Reliable Reviews For Northern Irish Businesses
If you've ever tried to look up reviews for anything local to Northern Ireland, you'll know it can sometimes be a pain. You can get results that apply to the Irish continent as a whole, or maybe some ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
Suspected Firearm And Drugs Seized In PSNI Searches
A suspected firearm and large quantity of suspected Class B drugs have been seized by the PSNI during a major search operation in L'Derry and Antrim. Led by North West Criminal Investigation, the ope...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2024
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested In Connection With Violent Burglary In Larne A man has been arrested in connection with a violent burglary in Larne on Monday, 17 June. At approximately 9.45pm, police received a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
Women Sentenced In Connection With Death Of Katie Simpson
Three women have been sentenced at Londonderry Crown Court for offences in connection with the death of Katie Simpson. 21 year old Katie died in hospital days after an incident at an address in Gortn...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
67-Year-Old Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder
The PSNI's Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man aged in his 70s in Crossmaglen. Shortly after 7pm on Saturday, 15 June, police received a report ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
New XL Bully Dog Safeguards To Be Introduced In NI
The Department for Agriculture, the Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that new legal safeguards on the ownership of XL Bully type dogs will come into force on 05 July, 2024. From th...
Feature News, Jun 17, 2024
How To Move Stress-Free In Northern Ireland
Moving to Northern Ireland, the land of myth and mystery, should be an adventure, not a trial. But how can you ensure your journey is as smooth as the Causeway Coastal Route? What if the key to a seam...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
UK's Biggest Immersive VR Experience Set For Belfast Festival
An internationally acclaimed, award-winning interactive VR adventure that transports you into the heart of the Acid House movement is heading for Belfast early next year. In Pursuit Of Repetitive Bea...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
DoI Questioned Over Potential Use Of Weedkiller On Roadside Verges
The Alliance Party has questioned the Department of Infrastructure (DoI) over their use of weedkiller spray on verges in South Down. South Down Alliance MLA, Andrew McMurray, said that he has been co...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
Treatment Of Bloody Sunday Families 'Disgraceful' – SDLP
Leader of the SDLP, Colum Eastwood, has condemned the treatment of the families of the Bloody Sunday victims as "disgraceful". Mr Eastwood was speaking after the family of William McKinney confirmed ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
Man Arrested After Deliberate Attempt To Ram Police
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after deliberately driving his car at a police patrol in Fintona on Saturday, 15 June. Shortly before 9pm, police officers were performing traffic duties at a para...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
Northern Ireland's Role Inside The Fintech Landscape
As of 2024, Northern Ireland as a nation holds the prestigious place of being in the top three areas for the future of fintech, only behind giants like London and Singapore. In many areas, it outperfo...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2024
New Report Highlights Range Of Infant Support Services In NI
The Public Health Agency (PHA) have partnered with the National Children's Bureau for the publication of a new report on the wide range of programmes and services working to support infants and their ...