Northern Ireland News for June 2016 : Page 5

Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2016
Man Arrested Over Cannabis Seizure In Enniskillen
A man has been arrested after police seized herbal cannabis, worth an estimated £75,000, in the Enniskillen area. Police stopped a car on the Belfast Road in Tamlaght on Wednesday afternoon and found...
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Business News, Jun 16, 2016
'Go For It' Campaign Launched For Budding Entrepreneurs
Belfast City Council has announced the latest 'Go For It' campaign, which aims to help budding entrepreneurs to set up their own businesses. The initiative will provide assistance with developing bus...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2016
EA Apologises To Parents Over Plans To Cut Provisions
The Education Authority (EA) has apologised to school to school principals and parents over the way it dealt with plans to cut pre-school provisions in special schools. Appearing before Stormont's Ed...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2016
New Community Centre To Be Developed In Enniskillen
Construction work on a new community centre in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, is to start in September this year. The Department for Communities has allocated £350,000 in funding and Fermanagh and Omagh ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2016
Integrity Of Student Officers Is 'Not Negotiable' - Policing Board
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has said the sanctions of student officers who allegedly inappropriately shared examination information were not "appropriate or adequate". An investigation was la...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 16, 2016
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Ballymena Magistrates' Court . Thomas McPeake claimed Jobseeker's Allowance totalling...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
NI Health Service To Receive Additional £72m Funding
An additional £72 million funding has been allocated for the health service in Northern Ireland, the Finance Minister has announced. Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir also confirmed an extra £30m for educ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
Elderly Woman Robbed In Co Down
An elderly woman has been robbed in Bangor, Co Down. The incident happened in Castle Park on Monday, 13 June. A man stole the lady's purse and made off in the direction of Abbey Park. The suspect i...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
Stephen Carson Murder: Man Released
A man arrested in connection with the murder of Stephen Carson has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). Mr Carson, 28, was killed after men forced their way into hi...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
Drop In Number Of People Claiming Unemployment Benefits
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits dropped by 600 in May, according to government figures. The latest Labour Market Survey states the unemployment rate has decreased by 0.2% over the...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
Armagh Hit-And-Run Victim Named
A man who died in a hit-and-run collision in Co Armagh has been named. Mr James Shields, 52, was found dead at the side of the Shillinghill Road in the Markethill area on Monday, according to the pol...
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Recruitment News, Jun 15, 2016
'More Ambitious Reduction In Unemployment' Sought By Varadkar And LRC
Ireland's Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, has agreed to work in conjunction with the Labour Market Council to seek a more ambitious reduction in unemployment. The Minister has held a me...
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Business News, Jun 15, 2016
£15m R&D Funding Competition Opened
Up to £15 million funding is available for innovative research and development projects in an open competition announced by Innovate UK. The UK-wide competition is aimed at "fast-tracking the best bu...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
NI Rock Guitarist Henry McCullough Dies
NI rock guitarist Henry McCullough has died, aged 72. Mr McCullough, who grew up in Co L'Derry, recorded with a number of musicians including Sir Paul McCartney. On his website, Paul McCartney wrote...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
Body Of Man Found In Lisburn
Police have launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered in Lisburn. The body was found at a property in the Hill Street area at around 5.45pm on Tuesday, 14 June. Police are cur...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
Concerns Raised Over Cost Of Policing At Woodburn Site
Serious concerns have been raised over the cost of policing on the drilling site at Woodburn near Carrickfergus. Sinn Féin MLA Oliver McMullan said the money would be better spent on community polici...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
Council Supports Plans For New Lidl Store In East Belfast
Belfast City Council has supported plans for a new Lidl store to open in Connswater shopping centre in east Belfast. Initially, planners recommended the council reject the proposal however it has sin...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2016
Other News In Brief
Redevelopment Work Complete On Fort In Cookstown Redevelopment work on a Fort in Cookstown has been completed. A total of £500,000 was invested in the Tullaghoge Fort which has now been re-o...
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Recruitment News, Jun 14, 2016
100 New Jobs Announced In Co Galway
One hundred new jobs are to be created by life-sciences technologies company, Surmodics, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor has announced. The jobs announcement fo...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Other News In Brief
Orange Hall Attacked Near Lisburn An Orange Hall has been attacked near Lisburn. Graffiti was daubed on the exterior of Derriaghy Orange hall and a portrait of Her Majesty The Queen was also...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Woman Grabbed By Man Escapes In Passing Car
A woman escaped a man from attacking her by jumping into a passing car. The woman, aged in her 20s, was grabbed by a man as she was asking on Seymour Street in Lisburn, shortly before midnight on Mon...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Stephen Carson Murder: Man Arrested
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Stephen Carson. Mr Carson, 28, was killed after men forced their way into his home on Wallace Street in south Belfast while he was...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Over Half Of Children In Most Deprived Areas Living With A Smoker
Over half of the children living in Northern Ireland's most deprived areas are living with an adult smoker, according to new research. A report, by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH), sa...
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Business News, Jun 14, 2016
Applications Open For Small Business 100
Applications are now open for small business owners interested in being part of this year's Small Biz 100, ahead of this year's Small Business Saturday. Each day for the 100 days leading up to Small ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Man Dies In Co Antrim Road Crash
A man has died in a two vehicle crash in Ballymoney, Co Antrim. The collision occurred on the Garryduff Road just before 7.30 am on Monday, 13 June. Inspector Donna Bowden said: "I would appeal to a...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Police Appeal For Missing 14-Year-Old Girl
Police have launched an appeal to trace a missing 14-year-old girl. Melissa Larmour was last seen in the Cookstown area on Monday, 13 June. She is of slim build with ling brown hair. When last seen ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Man's Body Found In Co Armagh May Be Hit And Run
A man found dead in Markethill, Co Armagh, may have been the victim of a hit and run, according to the police. The man's body was discovered in the Shillinghill Road area at around 7am on Monday, 13 ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Two Teens Rescued From 50ft Crane In Coleraine
Two teenage boys have been rescued from a 50ft crane in Coleraine, L'Derry. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) were alerted to the scene at Pates Lane and an aerial ladder was used ...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Man Charged With Several Drugs Offences In Co Down
A 20-year-old man has been charged with a number of drugs offences in Newtownards, Co Down. Police seized a quantity of suspected class A drugs, estimated to be worth approximately £3,000, and a quan...
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Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2016
Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge To Attend Annual Garden Party
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to visit Northern Ireland today, 14 June. Prince William and his wife Catherine will attend the annual garden party at Hillsborough Castle. The event is to be h...
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