Northern Ireland News for April 2016 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Apr 19, 2016
Other News In Brief
Green New Deal Scheme Would Create 15,000 Jobs - Agnew The Green New Deal home energy efficiency scheme would create 15,000 jobs, reduce fuel bills and cut carbon emissions, according to part...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Man Arrested Over North Belfast Murder
A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in north Belfast. Michael McGibbon, 33, was fatally shot a number of times in an alleyway in the Butler Place area just afte...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Man Seriously Assaulted In Co Antrim
A 25-year-old man has been seriously attacked in Co Antrim. The assault occurred in the Hampton Crescent area in Larne at around 12.35am on Saturday. Five masked men armed with baseball bats attacke...
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Recruitment News, Apr 18, 2016
400 New Jobs Announced With Shire Expansion
Up to 400 new jobs are to be created in Co Meath with the expansion of global biotechnology manufacturer, Shire. US firm Shire is to invest $400 million (US) in a new state of the art biologics manuf...
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Business News, Apr 18, 2016
Ulster Bank To Seek New Redundancies
Ulster Bank has said that it is seeking around 60 voluntary redundancies following the announcement that it is to end Saturday opening in 11 towns and cities. The bank has said that in its efforts to...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Family Robbed At Gunpoint In Dunmurry
A family has been robbed at gunpoint in Dunmurry. Three masked men, two armed with handguns, forced their way into a property in Glenfearna Gardens in the Lagmore area just after 10.45pm on Friday. ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Teen Charged Over West Belfast Stabbing
A teenager has been charged with a number of offences relating to a stabbing incident in west Belfast. The attack happened at a property in Vere Foster Walk at around 4am on Saturday. The 51-year-ol...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Pensioner Mugged In Comber Greenway
A pensioner who was walking on a zimmer frame has been knocked to the ground by a man in the Comber Greenway area. The incident happened on the greenway, close to Barnett's Road/Kings Road at around ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Sinn Féin Cllr To Become First Openly Gay Deputy Mayor
A Sinn Féin councillor is to become Belfast's first openly gay Deputy Mayor. The party selected north Belfast councillor Mary Ellen Campbell and she said it is another step forward for the rights of...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Methodist Church Damaged In Arson Attack
Police have launched an investigation following a fire at a church in south Belfast. The attack happened at Cairnshill Methodist Church on the Ballylenaghan Road last Thursday night. A number of fir...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Death Of Woman In Claudy 'Not Suspicious'
Police are no longer treating the death of a woman in Claudy, Co L'Derry, as suspicious following a post-mortem examination. The 36-year-old was found dead at a property on the Glenshane Road on Satu...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Children Aged Between 12 And 16 Found Drunk In South Belfast Field
Up to 100 boys and girls aged between 12 and 16 were found by police drinking in south Belfast. Some of the children in the Lagan Meadows area in Stranmillis were "worst for wear with drink", accordi...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 18, 2016
Other News In Brief
Tributes Paid To Nun Who Died In Ecuador Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has expressed his sympathies to the family and friends of a Derry nun who died in an earthquake in Ecuador. Mr McGuinn...
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Recruitment News, Apr 15, 2016
Union Slams Volkswagen Bosses Over £1.4m Attack On Bentley Pension Scheme
Volkswagen bosses are opportunistically using changes to UK pension funds to hand down a total of £1.4m of costs to Bentley workers, said Unite the union. The German auto giant, still beleaguered by ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Ulster Bank Seeks 60 Redundancies
Finance union IBOA has expressed concerns after the Ulster Bank told staff it is seeking up to 60 redundancies from its branches in Northern Ireland. The bank also said it is to stop Saturday opening...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Renewed Appeal Following Fatal Crash On M1
Police have renewed their appeal for information following a fatal crash on the M1 last Friday, 08 april. Maureen Buchanan, 80, died in the crash which occurred between junctions 9 and 10 countryboun...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Demand For Foodbanks In NI Hits Record High
The demand for food banks in Northern Ireland has remained at a record high throughout 2015-16, according to a study carried out by the Trussell Trust. 25,755 food parcels were given out in Northern ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Three Men Arrested Over Public Disorder In Lurgan
Three men have been arrested in Lurgan, Co Armagh, following public disorder in the area on Easter Monday. Two police officers were injured after petrol bombs were thrown and trouble flared overnight...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Two Men Arrested Over Several Arson Attacks In Co Armagh
Two men have been arrested in connection with a number of arson attacks and robberies in County Armagh. Searches were carried out by police in Princess Way, Loughgall Road, Greenpark in Markethill an...
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Business News, Apr 15, 2016
NICEI Report Finds Slight Increase In NI Economy
The economy in Northern Ireland grew by 0.9% in the last quarter of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. The number was revealed in the latest NI Composite Economic Index (NICEI), which was pub...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
NI Temperatures To Plummet To Minus 2 Degrees
Temperatures in Northern Ireland are to plummet to -2 degrees tonight, 15 April, according to the Met Office. Snow is also expected on higher grounds and frost in some parts. On Saturday, isolated s...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Suspended Staff Cost PSNI Over £500,000
The PSNI has paid more than £500,000 to 16 civilian staff while on suspension with full pay, according to a report by the BBC. It is understood that the information was contained in a Freedom of Info...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Police Officers Disciplined For Failing To 'Properly' Investigate Woman's Claims
Two police officers have been disciplined for not properly investigating a woman's claims that her sister had committed fraud involving thousands of pounds of her father's money, the Police Ombudsman ...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Gas Leak At Hospital After Digger Hits Main
Police and the Northern Ireland Fire Service have dealt with a minor gas leak at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Belfast. The emergency services received reports of the leak at around 8.30am today,...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2016
Other News In Brief
Night Time Works Planned To Refurbish Water Mains At Cherry Island Transport NI has planned night time works to refurbish water mains and sewer relaying at Cherry Island and Johnstons Bridge ...
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Recruitment News, Apr 14, 2016
Over 52,000 Employed By Top 100 Family Businesses In NI
Northern Ireland's Top 100 family and locally owned businesses employ more than 52,000 people across the province. The figures have been revealed in a report produced by the Ulster Business School on...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2016
Human Remains Found In Co Antrim
Human remains have been discovered in a field in Co Antrim, according to the police. The remains were found in the Bravallan Road area in Ballymoney today, 14 April. Tests are to be carried out to e...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2016
Man Arrested After Charity Office Attacked In North Belfast
A man in his 40s has been arrested after he threw a brick through the window of a charity office in north Belfast. The windows of the PIPS charity building on the Antrim Road were smashed in the inci...
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Business News, Apr 14, 2016
Over 52,000 Employed By Top 100 Family Businesses
Northern Ireland's Top 100 family and locally owned businesses employ more than 52,000 people across the province. The figures have been revealed in a report produced by the Ulster Business School on...
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Northern Ireland News, Apr 14, 2016
Two Men Charged Over East Belfast Robberies
Two men have been charged in connection with two robberies in east Belfast. The incidents happened at two commercial premises on the Albertbridge Road at 11:35am and 11:50am on Tuesday, 12 April. Th...
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