Northern Ireland News for June 2016 : Page 6

Recruitment News, Jun 13, 2016
160 New Jobs Announced By Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
Up to 160 new jobs are to be created by Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories (ELL), as part of its plans for expansion in Dungarvan. ELL, part of Eurofins Scientific, leader in bioanalytical testing, has...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
NI Supporter Dies In France
A Northern Ireland supporter has died in Nice, French police have confirmed. Darren Rodgers, 24, from Ballymena, fell from a promenade onto a rocky beach. Supt Nigel Goddard, who is heading up the P...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
Poland Defeat Northern Ireland In Euro 2016
Northern Ireland have lost their first game in the Euro 2016. The team were defeated 1-0 to Poland. Arkadiusz Milik scored the only goal in the second half. NI's Paddy McNair was substituted at hal...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
Four Men Arrested Following Vehicle Search In Co Antrim
Four men have been arrested following a vehicle search in Co Antrim. A Citroen Berlingo was stopped and searched by police in the Tully Road area in Crumlin at around 2.45pm on Saturday, 11 June. A ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
Petrol Bombs Thrown At Flat In Lisburn
Petrol bombs have been thrown at a flat in Lisburn. The incident happened in the Mourne View Park area at around 2.30m on Sunday, 12 June. A window was brown and scorch damage was caused, according ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
Serious Road Crash In Co Antrim
A serious two-vehicle road crash has occurred in Ballymoney, Co Antrim. The Grayduff Road has been closed and motorists are being urged to avoid the area and seek an alternative route. Part of the r...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
NI Businesses Lose Over £2m Following Online Crime
Firms in Northern Ireland lost over £2 million following online crime last year, according to new figures. Figures from Get Safe Online and Action Fraud show 247 cases were reported with total losses...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
Book Of Condolence For Victims Of Mass Shooting In Orlando Opens In Belfast
A Book of Condolence has been opened for the victims of a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, at at the City Hall in Belfast. Omar Mateen killed at least 50 people and injured over 50 others in what i...
Business News, Jun 13, 2016
Innovations Voucher Scheme Applications Opened
Invest NI has opened applications for its new 'Innovation Voucher', which aims to help businesses top improve or create new products, services or processes'. Open to all small and medium-sized busine...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
Two Fires At Derelict Factory In Co Tyrone Being Treated As Arson
Two fires at a derelict factory in Co Tyrone are being treat as arson. The first blaze started at Herdman's Mill in Sion Mills on Friday, 10 June, which caused substantial damage. The second fire wa...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
20 Graduates To Take Part In Training Programme
A total of 20 graduates are to take part in a training programme as part of the launch of Deloitte's first Cloud Academy. The nine-week training programme will be delivered by the Belfast Metropolit...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 13, 2016
Other News In Brief
Three Adults And Child Attacked In Co Armagh Three adults and a child have been attacked in the Cullyhanna area of Armagh. They are believed to have been at the building site of a new house ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2016
Major Search Operation To Resume For Missing Light Aircraft
A major search operation is to resume after a light aircraft went missing leaving the City of Derry airport. The microlight aircraft, which was carrying two passengers, is understood to have been bou...
Recruitment News, Jun 10, 2016
Bus Workers In Leeds To Strike Over Pay
Over 1,000 bus workers employed by First Bus in Leeds will be taking part in a one day strike on Monday, 13 June, after the firm refused to improve a pay offer. Describing the action as the "last re...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2016
Police Appeal Following Paramilitary Attack In North Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a man was shot twice in each foot in north Belfast. The incident happened in the Jamaica Road area on Wednesday, 09 June, at around 11pm. Three men dragged...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2016
Three Arrested In Connection With North Belfast Arson Attack
Three women have been arrested in connection with an arson attack in north Belfast. A woman escaped from the window of the flat in the Agnes Street area in the early hours of Friday morning, 10 June....
Business News, Jun 10, 2016
First Minister Attends Women In Business Chairs' Lunch
First Minister Arlene Foster has attended the first ever Women in Business Chairs' Lunch at Titanic Belfast. Women in Business promotes entrepreneurship and provides networking opportunities for busi...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2016
Stakeknife Investigation To Begin
A Police Chief Constable from Bedfordshire has been appointed to investigate the 50 murders linked to the IRA agent Stakeknife. Mr Jon Boutcher said he will "leave no stone unturned" in finding out t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2016
Blaze At Lissue House Being Treated As 'Deliberate'
A fire at Lissue House in Lisburn is being treated as deliberate. The blaze at the former children's psychiatric hospital occurred at around 7am on Thursday, 09 June. There were no reports of any in...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2016
Arson Attack On Mural Being Treated As 'Hate Crime'
Police are treating an arson attack on a mural in north Belfast as a hate crime. The John Henry Patterson mural on Northumberland Street was damaged after two containers of accelerant were set alight...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2016
PSNI Commend Young Boy After Handing In Powdered Substance Found In Newtownards
Police in Newtownards have commended a young boy after he handed in a powdered substance in a small white bag. Test results revealed the substance was 'not defined under the Misuse of Drugs Schedule'...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 10, 2016
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Dungannon Crown Court. Patrick Dolan from Castlederg, claimed Jobseekers Allowance tot...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2016
Police Colluded With Loyalists In Loughisland Massacre - Report
Police officers colluded with loyalist gunmen who murdered six Catholics as they watched a football match, according to a report by the Police Ombudsman. In June 1994 two gunmen shot the victims at t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2016
Tens Of Thousands Of Illegally Imported Drugs Seized In NI
Tens of thousands of illegally imported drugs and medicines have been seized in Northern Ireland. Operation Pangea IX, which took place between 30 May and 07 June, involved 103 countries. As part of...
Recruitment News, Jun 9, 2016
EU Institutions To Create 180 Irish Language Jobs
Up to 180 new jobs for Irish language speakers are expected to be created at EU institutions in Brussels and Luxemburg. Recruitment for the first 62 posts now underway. The announcement was made on ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2016
550 Construction Jobs To Be Created In Belfast
Around 550 construction jobs are expected to be created during the development of a £39 million school for Queen's University in Belfast. The new School of Biological Sciences, which is being built a...
Business News, Jun 9, 2016
Resonate Testing To Establish New Facility In Newry
Resonate Testing Ltd is investing £2.3million investment to set up a testing and certification facility in Newry. The investment will create 17 new advanced engineering jobs and will allow Resonate T...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2016
Fire At Lissue House In Lisburn
Firefighters from the Northern Area Command are tackling a blaze at Lissue House in Lisburn, the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIF&S) has reported. The incident at the former children's psy...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2016
Referendum Vote Registration Deadline Not Extended In NI
The extension of the deadline for registering to vote in the EU Referendum does not include NI, the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI) has reported. The EONI had posted on Twitter on Wednes...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 9, 2016
Divers Missing Off Coast Of Whitehead Found 'Safe And Well'
Three divers reported missing off the coast at Blackhead, near Whitehead, Co Antrim, have been found "safe and well". The alarm was raised at about 5.30pm on Wednesday, 08 June, about 40 minutes afte...