Northern Ireland News for August 2017 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2017
Power NI Announces 5.6% Price Increase
Electricity firm Power NI has announced it is to increase its prices by 5.6%. The price rise will come into effect on 01 October. The firm said the increase is due to increases in the costs of produ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2017
Manufacturing Firm To Create 57 New Jobs
A manufacturing firm in Northern Ireland has confirmed it is creating almost 60 new jobs as part of expansion plans. Woodland, based in Rasharkin, has invested almost £4 million in a marketing suite ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2017
Without An Assembly NI Is In A 'Vulnerable' Position - NILGA
The Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) said that without an Assembly, NI is in a "vulnerable" position. The body was responding to the UK Government's position papers on Brexit. C...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2017
Man Arrested In Connection With Disorder In Markets Area
A man is due to appear in court charged in connection with violent disturbances in the Markets area of Belfast last week. Trouble began in the area last Monday, 07 August, when council workers remove...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2017
Firearm And Ammunition Recovered From Suspected Terrorist Hide
A suspected firearm, a quantity of ammunition and component parts have been recovered from what is believed to be a terrorist hide in Co L'Derry. As part of an investigation into dissident republican...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2017
Appeal Issued Over Gang Attack In Village Area Of Belfast
Police have issued an appeal for information after a man was left seriously injured when he was attacked by a gang armed with a machete last month. A 32-year-old man was left with a serious hand inju...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2017
Other News In Brief
Edwin Poots' Excuses 'Too Little Too Late' - Alliance South Belfast Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has said Edwin Poots' excuses after he referred to the LGBT community in a tweet alongside paed...
Recruitment News, Aug 16, 2017
35,000 New Business Owners In 2016 - GEM Survey
Ireland saw 35,000 people become business owners in 2016, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2016 Survey of Entrepreneurship in Ireland. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)...
Business News, Aug 16, 2017
Smart Belfast Collaborative Challenge Announced
Belfast City Council and Invest Northern Ireland have announced the launch of the Smart Belfast Collaborative Challenge on Tuesday 26 September 2017. Aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, the s...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
Three Arrested Under Terrorism Act Following Belfast Searches
Police have arrested three men under the Terrorism Act following search operations carried out in north and west Belfast. The men, aged 45, 46 and 54, were detained in connection with two separate p...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
UK Govt: No Checkpoints Between NI And RoI Following Brexit
The UK government has said it does not want any checkpoints between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) following Brexit. A new paper setting out proposals for a future customs relatio...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
Leisure Centre In West Belfast To Be Transformed
Plans to transform a leisure centre in west Belfast have been given the go-ahead. The £25 million project at Andersonstown Leisure Centre is part of Belfast City Council's £105 million ten year progr...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
Investigation Launched After Suspected Arson Attack In L'Derry
A woman has had to be treated in hospital after a suspected arson attack in Co L'Derry. The incident happened at a property in the Lower Bennett Street area just after 7am on Wednesday, 16 August. T...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
Man Found Seriously Injured In Newtownabbey
Police have launched an investigation after a man was found with serious injuries at a car park in Newtownabbey. The 59-year-old man has been taken to hospital where his condition has been described ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
Disorder At Bonfire In L'Derry
There was some disorder at a bonfire in Co L'Derry on Tuesday night, 15 August, according to the PSNI. Bottles and stones were thrown at the City Walls, however the disorder was brought under control...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
Call For PPS To Review Three-Year Sentence Of Eddie Girvan Killer
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is being urged to refer a three-year prison sentence a heroin addict received over the brutal killing of Greenisland pensioner Eddie Girvan to the Court of Appeal....
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
Man Arrested Over Paramilitary-Style Shooting In L'Derry
A man has been arrested in connection with a paramilitary-style shooting in Co L'Derry. A 33-year-old man was shot in the legs and abdomen in the Lisfannon Park area on Tuesday, 08 August. Police de...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2017
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Belfast Magistrates' Court. Rhonda Hussey claimed Jobseeker's Allowance and Housin...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2017
Translink Releases Footage Of People Taking Risks At Level Crossings
Translink have released shocking footage of people taking risks at level crossings as part of its safety campaign. The footage shows a person jumping over a barrier when it is down and the lights car...
Business News, Aug 15, 2017
Contractors & Suppliers 'Plug In' To Leisure Transformation Opportunities
More than 90 supply and contractor businesses attended a 'Meet the Buyer' event at Olympia Leisure Centre hoping to share in a £43 million contract to transform leisure in Belfast. Belfast City Counc...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2017
Ryanair Calls For Action On Pre-Flight Drinking
Europe's largest budget airline, Ryanair, has called for a two-drink limit before a flight and for the sale of alcohol in airports to be banned before 10am, in the wake of increased disruptive behavio...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2017
An Dream Derg Hands Letter To NI Secretary Of State
Irish language campaigning group An Dream Dearg has handed a letter to the NI Secretary of State asking him to engage with them over the Irish Language Act. Sinn Fein's Niall Ó Donnghaile said Mr Bro...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2017
Residents And Police Attacked At L'Derry Bonfire
Residents and police officers came under attack last night at a bonfire in the Lecky Road area of L'Derry. It is understood that residents in the area were attacked with bottles and rock by people ga...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2017
Missing Sisters Found 'Safe And Well' In NI
Two sisters missing from Perth in Scotland have been found safe and well in Northern Ireland. Grace and Kara McKinney went missing with their father and his girlfriend. The girls, aged eight and fiv...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2017
Defibrillator Stolen In Newtownards
An investigation has been launched into the theft of a defibrillator from outside a shop in Newtownards. The life-saving equipment was taken overnight from outside a Vivo store on Glenard Road. Post...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2017
Man Killed In Lisburn Crash Named
The PSNI have released the name of a man who died in a three-vehicle crash in Lisburn. The collision happened on the Old Ballynahinch Road just before 7am on Monday, 14 August. Gary Wilson, aged 50,...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2017
Other News In Brief
Scheme Begins to Inspect Boiler Sites Sinn Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has welcomed the beginning of a scheme to inspect boiler sites involved in the RHI scheme, but insisted much more will ...
Recruitment News, Aug 14, 2017
SVP Workers Ballot For Industrial Action
St Vincent de Paul (SVP) workers have balloted for industrial action following claims management tried to force them from their jobs. SIPTU said that management put forward a restructuring proposal o...
Business News, Aug 14, 2017
New Collaborative Challenge Scheme To Be Launched
Belfast City Council and Invest Northern Ireland have announced the launch of the Collaborative Challenge scheme to encourage SMEs to work together to develop innovative solutions to urban challenges ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 14, 2017
New East Belfast Bus Lane Comes Into Operation
A new bus lane on the Albertbridge Road in east Belfast has come into operation this morning, Monday, 14 August. The new lane operates between Castlereagh Street and the Newtownards Road during peak ...