Northern Ireland News for September 2016 : Page 4

Business News, Sep 20, 2016
£15m Emerging And Enabling Technologies Competition Launched
A new £15 million funding competition under the themes of Emerging and Enabling technologies has been announced by Innovate UK. The aim of the new competition is to help businesses innovate to find n...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2016
Meeting Of Stormont All Party Group On Cancer Postponed
A meeting of the Stormont All Party Group (APG) on Cancer which was due to take place today, 20 September, has been postponed after the Department of Health failed to provide an official to brief the ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2016
Number Of Items Recovered In Connection With £280k Cannabis Find
A number of items have been recovered by police in connection with a £280,000 cannabis find in August this year. The items were seized during the search of a property in the Antrim Road area in north...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2016
John Boreland Murder: Man Released Unconditionally
A 39-year-old man has been released unconditionally over the murder of prominent loyalist John Boreland. The man was arrested on Monday. Mr Boreland, 46, was shot in north Belfast on 07 August. Thr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2016
Complaint PSNI Were Aggressive Towards Vulnerable Female Rejected
A complaint that police were aggressive and overly forceful when dealing with a vulnerable young female who was threatening to jump from a bridge in south Belfast in April this year has been rejected ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2016
Translink Releases CCTV Footage Of Train Narrowly Missing Two Pedestrians
Translink has released CCTV footage of a train just missing two people who walked into a tunnel in L'Derry. The video shows a lifeguard waving to the train driver to warn him of the two pedestrians n...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 20, 2016
Other News In Brief
Over £70,000 Secured For Road Safety Initiatives Over £70,000 has been secured for road safety initiatives in Northern Ireland as part as part of the Department for Infrastructure's Road Safe...
Recruitment News, Sep 19, 2016
Hundreds Of New Jobs To Be Created In Cork
Up to 500 permanent and 800 temporary jobs are to be created in Cork with the establishment of a new biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has anno...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2016
New Arlene Arkinson Search Ends
A new search operation launched by police investigating the disappearance of Arlene Arkinson has ended with "nothing suspicious" found. Police had cordoned off an area near Killen, outside Castlederg...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2016
Pedestrian Killed By Lorry In Omagh
The PSNI have issued an appeal for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in Omagh in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 24-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a Ford tipper lorry as he...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2016
19-Year-Old Man Critical After North Belfast Stabbing
A 19-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital following a stabbing in north Belfast on Saturday. It is understood that the man suffered injuries to his face, neck and arms in an incid...
Business News, Sep 19, 2016
Series Of Workshops Announced For Equine Businesses
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, has announced a series of workshops for equine businesses in Northern Ireland. The workshops will provide information to drive business f...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2016
Cannabis Plants Seized In Ballycastle
Cannabis plants worth an estimated £18,000 have been seized from a house in Ballycastle, police have reported. A 49-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the seizure, which was made at a ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2016
Body Found In Co Tyrone
An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a man's body in Co Tyrone. It is understood that the body of a 39-year-old man was discovered in the early hours of this morning, 19 Sept...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2016
Concerns Raised Over Tower Block Proposals
The views of residents in the Markets area must be taken into account in relation to the proposed Stewart Street development, Sinn Féin Councillor Deirdre Hargey has said. A proposal has been submitt...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2016
OFMDFM Announce 'Rescue Package' For City Of Derry Airport
The Northern Ireland Executive is to provide a £7 million "rescue package" for the development and growth of the City of Derry Airport. The Executive will provide up to £2.5m in route development sup...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2016
Other News In Brief
Campaign Launched Targeting Buying Drugs Online The PSNI has launched a new campaign warning of the dangers of buying drugs online. Causeway Coast and Glens Policing and Community Safety Pa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2016
New Search Begins For Arlene Arkinson
A fresh search for missing teenager Arlene Arkinson is to take place in Co Tyrone. Ms Arkinson, from Castlederg, was 15-years-old when she went missing in 1994 after a night out in the Republic of I...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2016
Woman Arrested Following Six-Vehicle Crash
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through alcohol, in relation to a multi-car collision that occurred in Holywood on Friday morning. Shortly before 8am, six vehicles cras...
Recruitment News, Sep 16, 2016
280 New Jobs For NI
Two hundred and eighty new jobs are to be created in Northern Ireland under a contract to deliver services to claimants on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Communities Minister Pa...
Business News, Sep 16, 2016
Invest NI Announce Packaging Design Workshop
Invest NI has announced the 1st in a series of Design Workshops to explore how design can have a positive impact on you business. The theory is – packaging sells. But what about the practical stuff –...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2016
Appeal Issued For Missing 14-Year-Old Girl
The PSNI in Larne have issued an appeal for help in tracing missing 14-year-old Angeleigh Morrison. The teenager was reported missing on Thursday night and police have said that she may be in the Car...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2016
Executive Commit To Work With Business To Create 'More And Better Jobs'
The executive will work in partnership with business to provide "more and better jobs", the First Minister and deputy First Minister have told a meeting of Ulster Business Magazine 'Top 100 companies'...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2016
280 New Jobs For NI Under New DWP Contract
Two hundred and eighty new jobs are to be created in Northern Ireland under a contract to deliver services to claimants on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Communities Minister Pa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2016
Consultations Announced For Belfast Leisure Centre Redevelopment Plans
Consultation events have been announced by Belfast City Council on proposed designs for a number of leisure centre transformations across Belfast. The council is to invest £105 million in a Leisure T...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2016
'Origin' Sculpture To Be Unveiled On Cavehill
A new 11m high sculpture on Squire's Hill in Cavehill Country Park is to be unveiled today, Friday 16 September, to coincide with Culture Night 2016. The major new piece of public art, entitled 'Orig...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2016
Other News In Brief
Committee To Launch Inquiry On Future Of Irish Border The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is to launch an inquiry over the future of the country's land border with the Republic of Ireland. ...
Recruitment News, Sep 15, 2016
Over 200 Jobs Announced In Dublin And Cork
More than 200 new jobs are to be created in Dublin and Cork, in separate announcements made by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor. 110 new jobs are to be created...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2016
John Boreland Murder: Three Charged With Perverting The Course Of Justice
Three men have been charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the murder of John Boreland. Mr Boreland was shot a number of times in north Belfast last month. The three suspec...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2016
Sarah-Jane Mee To Replace Eamon Holmes On Sky News Sunrise
Sky News has announced that Sarah-Jane Mee is to replace Eamon Holmes on its breakfast programme 'Sunrise'. Belfast born Holmes has anchored the show for 11 years, however he recently announced he wa...