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Northern Ireland News for October 2015 : Page 2
UK National News, Oct 29, 2015
Man Jailed For Attempt To Defraud Supermarket
A man has been jailed after he attempted to defraud a supermarket by staging a fall in their store and claiming compensation for £11,000. 35-year-old Louis Dempsey, of Mount Pleasant, Brighton, has b...
Man Jailed For Attempt To Defraud Supermarket
A man has been jailed after he attempted to defraud a supermarket by staging a fall in their store and claiming compensation for £11,000. 35-year-old Louis Dempsey, of Mount Pleasant, Brighton, has b...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2015
New Campaign Urges Public To 'Act FAST' On Stroke
Public Health England (PHE) and Stroke Association has launched a new public awareness campaign, urging people the Act FAST if they spot the signs of stroke. According to PHE, a person loses 2 millio...
New Campaign Urges Public To 'Act FAST' On Stroke
Public Health England (PHE) and Stroke Association has launched a new public awareness campaign, urging people the Act FAST if they spot the signs of stroke. According to PHE, a person loses 2 millio...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2015
New 'Patient-Focused' NHS Scheme Launched
A new 'Ofsted style' rating system is to be introduced for the health sector, in an effort to create a more "patient-focused NHS culture". Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the new initiative, w...
New 'Patient-Focused' NHS Scheme Launched
A new 'Ofsted style' rating system is to be introduced for the health sector, in an effort to create a more "patient-focused NHS culture". Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the new initiative, w...
UK National News, Oct 29, 2015
Other News In Brief
Man Missing From Hospital Found 'Safe And Well' A man who went missing from St Thomas's Hospital has been found 'safe and well', police have reported. Police had issued an appeal to trace 3...
Other News In Brief
Man Missing From Hospital Found 'Safe And Well' A man who went missing from St Thomas's Hospital has been found 'safe and well', police have reported. Police had issued an appeal to trace 3...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2015
Increase In Number Of Tourists Visiting NI
The number of tourists visiting Northern Ireland has risen by 2% in the first six months of this year, according to new figures. Figures released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agenc...
Increase In Number Of Tourists Visiting NI
The number of tourists visiting Northern Ireland has risen by 2% in the first six months of this year, according to new figures. Figures released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agenc...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2015
Woman Arrested Over Death Of Sean Corrigan
A woman has been arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a man in west Belfast last year. Sean Corrigan, 31, was found at a flat in the St Mary's Gardens area on Saturday 13 September, 20...
Woman Arrested Over Death Of Sean Corrigan
A woman has been arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a man in west Belfast last year. Sean Corrigan, 31, was found at a flat in the St Mary's Gardens area on Saturday 13 September, 20...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2015
Masked Men Ransack Pensioner's Home 'Searching For Drugs'
A gang of masked men have ransacked a pensioner's home "searching for drugs" in north Belfast. The burglary occurred in the Downview Mews area on Wednesday at around 7pm. The men told the female res...
Masked Men Ransack Pensioner's Home 'Searching For Drugs'
A gang of masked men have ransacked a pensioner's home "searching for drugs" in north Belfast. The burglary occurred in the Downview Mews area on Wednesday at around 7pm. The men told the female res...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2015
Other News In Brief
£3.3m To Be Invested In Genomics Medicine Centre A total of £3.3million has been announced to create a Northern Ireland Genomics Medicine Centre (NIGMC). The NIGMC will provide rare disease ...
Other News In Brief
£3.3m To Be Invested In Genomics Medicine Centre A total of £3.3million has been announced to create a Northern Ireland Genomics Medicine Centre (NIGMC). The NIGMC will provide rare disease ...
Recruitment News, Oct 28, 2015
100 New Jobs Announced For Dublin
One hundred new jobs are to be created in Dublin by specialist recruitment firm Glassdoor. Described as "the world's most transparent jobs and recruiting marketplace", the New York-based business, is...
100 New Jobs Announced For Dublin
One hundred new jobs are to be created in Dublin by specialist recruitment firm Glassdoor. Described as "the world's most transparent jobs and recruiting marketplace", the New York-based business, is...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2015
Man Abducted And Attacked In Lisburn
Three masked men have abducted and attacked a man in Lisburn. The incident happened in the general area of the Saintfield Road and Ballynahinch Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The 22-y...
Man Abducted And Attacked In Lisburn
Three masked men have abducted and attacked a man in Lisburn. The incident happened in the general area of the Saintfield Road and Ballynahinch Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The 22-y...
Business News, Oct 28, 2015
Enterprise Minister Visits Bombardier's Mirabel Facility
Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell has visited Bombardier's Mirabel facility during his visit to Canada. Minister Bell met with senior management at Bombardier in Montreal. The meeting was with Jean ...
Enterprise Minister Visits Bombardier's Mirabel Facility
Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell has visited Bombardier's Mirabel facility during his visit to Canada. Minister Bell met with senior management at Bombardier in Montreal. The meeting was with Jean ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2015
Post Office Van Driver Hijacked In West Belfast
A post office van driver has been hijacked and threatened with a knife in west Belfast. The vehicle was stolen in Ross Road on Tuesday which was later found abandoned in the Valleyside Close area. A...
Post Office Van Driver Hijacked In West Belfast
A post office van driver has been hijacked and threatened with a knife in west Belfast. The vehicle was stolen in Ross Road on Tuesday which was later found abandoned in the Valleyside Close area. A...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2015
Bullet Found In Ballymurphy Massacre Victim's Exhumed Body
A bullet has been found in the body of Joseph Murphy, a victim of the Ballymurphy massacre. Mr Murphy's body was exhumed on Tuesday. The father of 12 was injured during a shooting incident in west B...
Bullet Found In Ballymurphy Massacre Victim's Exhumed Body
A bullet has been found in the body of Joseph Murphy, a victim of the Ballymurphy massacre. Mr Murphy's body was exhumed on Tuesday. The father of 12 was injured during a shooting incident in west B...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2015
DUP MLA Appointed Junior Minister
DUP MLA Emma Pengelly has been appointed as Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). Mrs Pengelly currently sits on the Finance Committee. First Minist...
DUP MLA Appointed Junior Minister
DUP MLA Emma Pengelly has been appointed as Junior Minister in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM). Mrs Pengelly currently sits on the Finance Committee. First Minist...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2015
Woman Rescued From Cliff Path In Co Antrim
A woman has been rescued from the Gobbins cliff path in Islandmagee, Co Antrim. The Coastguard discovered the woman injured at the bottom of the cliffs at around 8.40pm on Tuesday. She was winced by...
Woman Rescued From Cliff Path In Co Antrim
A woman has been rescued from the Gobbins cliff path in Islandmagee, Co Antrim. The Coastguard discovered the woman injured at the bottom of the cliffs at around 8.40pm on Tuesday. She was winced by...
UK National News, Oct 28, 2015
Man Jailed For Manslaughter Of His Landlady
A 22-year-old man has been jailed for the manslaughter of his landlady in Peasdown St John. Jesse Harper was accused of pushing his landlady Joanna Doman down the stairs at an address in Hillside Vie...
Man Jailed For Manslaughter Of His Landlady
A 22-year-old man has been jailed for the manslaughter of his landlady in Peasdown St John. Jesse Harper was accused of pushing his landlady Joanna Doman down the stairs at an address in Hillside Vie...
UK National News, Oct 28, 2015
Retired Church Of England Priest Guilty Of Sexual Offences Against Young Men
A retired Church of England priest has been found guilty of a number of sexual offences against four young men in the 1970's and 1980's. 69-year-old Vickery House, of Brighton Road, Handcross, was co...
Retired Church Of England Priest Guilty Of Sexual Offences Against Young Men
A retired Church of England priest has been found guilty of a number of sexual offences against four young men in the 1970's and 1980's. 69-year-old Vickery House, of Brighton Road, Handcross, was co...
UK National News, Oct 28, 2015
Scheme Launched To Protect Cultural Sites From 'Destructive Forces'
The government has announced a new scheme to protect cultural sites from "the destructive forces of war and ISIL terrorists" Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has announced. The £3m Iraqi Emergency...
Scheme Launched To Protect Cultural Sites From 'Destructive Forces'
The government has announced a new scheme to protect cultural sites from "the destructive forces of war and ISIL terrorists" Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has announced. The £3m Iraqi Emergency...
UK National News, Oct 28, 2015
UK Ranked 6th Best For 'Ease Of Doing Business'
The UK has been ranked sixth in the world for doing business, ahead of the US, Germany and Japan. The ranking was revealed in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business report, which ranked 189 countries....
UK Ranked 6th Best For 'Ease Of Doing Business'
The UK has been ranked sixth in the world for doing business, ahead of the US, Germany and Japan. The ranking was revealed in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business report, which ranked 189 countries....
UK National News, Oct 28, 2015
Appeal Issued Following Assault On London Bus
Police have appealed for information following an assault on a Transport for London Revenue Protection Inspector in Southwark. They are releasing an image of a man they would like to speak to in conn...
Appeal Issued Following Assault On London Bus
Police have appealed for information following an assault on a Transport for London Revenue Protection Inspector in Southwark. They are releasing an image of a man they would like to speak to in conn...
UK National News, Oct 28, 2015
Nine-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Pulled From The Sea
The death of a nine-year-old boy in Kent is not being treated as suspicious after he is believed to have fallen into the sea. It is understood that the child was pulled from the sea by a member of th...
Nine-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Pulled From The Sea
The death of a nine-year-old boy in Kent is not being treated as suspicious after he is believed to have fallen into the sea. It is understood that the child was pulled from the sea by a member of th...
UK National News, Oct 28, 2015
NI Pupils Attacked During School Trip In Manchester
A group of schoolchildren from Northern Ireland have been assaulted by a gang of youths during a school excursion to Manchester. Up to 10 teenage pupils from Portadown College were attacked and some ...
NI Pupils Attacked During School Trip In Manchester
A group of schoolchildren from Northern Ireland have been assaulted by a gang of youths during a school excursion to Manchester. Up to 10 teenage pupils from Portadown College were attacked and some ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2015
Armed Man Robs Shop In Co Down
A man armed with a knife has robbed a shop in County Down. The incident happened in the Central Promenade area of Newcastle at around 8.25pm on Tuesday. The man made off with a sum of money and a st...
Armed Man Robs Shop In Co Down
A man armed with a knife has robbed a shop in County Down. The incident happened in the Central Promenade area of Newcastle at around 8.25pm on Tuesday. The man made off with a sum of money and a st...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2015
Officer Justified In Firing Baton At Armed Teen
A police officer was justified in firing a baton round at a 17-year-old armed with a knife during an incident in west Belfast on 9 March 2014, according to the Police Ombudsman. Officers told Police ...
Officer Justified In Firing Baton At Armed Teen
A police officer was justified in firing a baton round at a 17-year-old armed with a knife during an incident in west Belfast on 9 March 2014, according to the Police Ombudsman. Officers told Police ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 28, 2015
Other News In Brief
Transport NI Launches Winter Service Operation A winter service operation for Transport NI has been launched. The operation which aims to keep traffic moving safely and freely on our main ro...
Other News In Brief
Transport NI Launches Winter Service Operation A winter service operation for Transport NI has been launched. The operation which aims to keep traffic moving safely and freely on our main ro...
UK National News, Oct 28, 2015
Other News In Brief
Appeal Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Police have appealed for help in tracing 16-year-old Yahye Mhamed, who has been missing since Monday, 19 October. Yahye, who is of Somali background, w...
Other News In Brief
Appeal Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Police have appealed for help in tracing 16-year-old Yahye Mhamed, who has been missing since Monday, 19 October. Yahye, who is of Somali background, w...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 27, 2015
Teen Released On Bail Over TalkTalk Hacking Attack
A 15-year-old boy arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with a recent TalkTalk hacking attack has been released on bail. The boy was freed until a later date in November pending further inquirie...
Teen Released On Bail Over TalkTalk Hacking Attack
A 15-year-old boy arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with a recent TalkTalk hacking attack has been released on bail. The boy was freed until a later date in November pending further inquirie...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 27, 2015
Ballynahinch Security Alert Ends
A security alert in Ballynahinch, Co Down, has now ended. Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object discovered in the Hillcrest Lane area on Tuesday. The remnants h...
Ballynahinch Security Alert Ends
A security alert in Ballynahinch, Co Down, has now ended. Army bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object discovered in the Hillcrest Lane area on Tuesday. The remnants h...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 27, 2015
Boy Critically Injured In Farm Accident Stable
A boy who was critically injured in a farm accident in north Antrim near Cloughmills is now in a stable condition in hospital, the Belfast Health Trust has confirmed. It is believed the eight-year-ol...
Boy Critically Injured In Farm Accident Stable
A boy who was critically injured in a farm accident in north Antrim near Cloughmills is now in a stable condition in hospital, the Belfast Health Trust has confirmed. It is believed the eight-year-ol...
Business News, Oct 27, 2015
Nine NI Firms To Participate In Trade Mission To Canada
Nine Northern Ireland firms are participating in a trade mission to explore the market and meet with potential distributors or trading partners in Canada. Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, J...
Nine NI Firms To Participate In Trade Mission To Canada
Nine Northern Ireland firms are participating in a trade mission to explore the market and meet with potential distributors or trading partners in Canada. Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, J...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:There will be a mixture of bright intervals and a few showers. Best of the sunny spells will be near the North Coast. Feeling on the cool side. Maximum temperature 10 °C.Tonight:Showers will gradually die out during the evening. A cold night with long clear spells leading to a touch of frost in places. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
