Northern Ireland News for October 2018

Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Man Stabbed And Woman Punched In South Belfast Mugging
A man has been stabbed and a woman punched in an attempted mugging in south Belfast. The incident happened in the Ormeau Road area in the early hours of Wednesday 31 October. Police revealed that th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Primary School Relies On Donations From Parents Due To Budget Cuts
A committee of MPs has been told that a Northern Ireland Primary School is relying on donations from parents due to a lack of funding. The Principal of Maghaberry Primary School in County Antrim, Gra...
Business News, Oct 31, 2018
Nerve Centre To Host Music And Movie Event
The Nerve Centre's Youth Takeover initiative will host an all-day music and movie event in aid of local charities Foyle Search and Rescue and HURT this Friday November 2nd. 'Retrograde: Journey to th...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Secretary Of State To Meet With NI Parties On Thursday
The Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has confirmed she will meet with political parties to discuss a possible return to the power-sharing Executive on Thursday 01 November. Addressing the Hou...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Police Mock Alleged Drug Dealer After Raid
Thousands of pounds worth of illegal substances have been seized in Lurgan after an alleged dealer left their door open. Drugs and paraphernalia were discovered by police after a search in the Taghne...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Homes Evacuated In Omagh Security Alert
Homes in Omagh were evacuated in a security alert earlier today, Wednesday 31 October, after the discovery of a suspicious object. Police attended the scene on the Riverview Road, which was closed to...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
'No One Protected' In Murder Probe - Ombudsman
Police carried out a "comprehensive" investigation into the murder of Robert McCartney in Belfast, according to a watchdog report. The Police Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire emphasised that nobody was p...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Over 1,000 More Neurology Patients Recalled
The Department of Health has announced that an additional 1,044 neurology patients who were under the care of Consultant Neurologist Dr Michael Watt will have their treatment plans reviewed. It follo...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Road Closure Disrupts Travel From Belfast International Airport
Travellers heading to Belfast International Airport are being advised to leave extra time for their journey as a major road is closed for vital work to be carried out. The Oldstone Road in Antrim, on...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Cookstown Charity Shop Targeted Twice By Thieves
The head of an international charity has hit out after a shop in County Tyrone was burgled for the second time in the past week. The Drop Inn's Cookstown store was targeted in the early hours of Tues...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 31, 2018
Other News In Brief
Police Probe After Shots Fired In Lurgan Police are appealing for information after seven shots were fired at a parked car in Lurgan. The incident happened in the Maple Court area shortly aft...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Greysteel Massacre Remembered 25 Years On
The enduring pain and trauma of the Greysteel murders remains 25 years later, as Northern Ireland remembers the night of October 30, 1993 when eight people were killed by a loyalist paramilitary group...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Newtownards KKK Hate Crime Widely Condemned
Sinn Fein MLA Máirtín O Muilleoir has welcomed cross-party condemnation of a recent Newtownards incident that saw a group of people parade the County Down town while dressed in Ku Klux Klan (KKK) cost...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Protestant Farmers More Likely To Have Large Farms
Protestant farmers are more likely to own large scale farms than their Catholic counterparts, official figures have shown. New statistics from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Aff...
Business News, Oct 30, 2018
Social Enterprise Programme Event Announced
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council are inviting those considering starting a social Enterprise business or those already trading and in need of assistance to attend the Social Enterprise Programm...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Thieves Target The Elderly In Newry And Lurgan
Older members of the community have been targeted in two separate burglaries in Northern Ireland. Incidents in Newry and Lurgan saw intruders break into the residences of two elderly men. Police sai...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Women Escape West Belfast Arson Attack
Two women have escaped injury after a fire at a property in west Belfast. The blaze started at a terrace house in the Monagh Drive area of the city shortly before 5pm on Monday 29 October. Police ar...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Pensioner And Teenager Stabbed In North Belfast
A pensioner and teenager have been taken to hospital with stab wounds following an incident in north Belfast. Emergency services were called to a house in Benview Park on Monday morning, October 29, ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Budget Worth An Additional £320m For NI
The Chancellor has said his budget will mean additional spending of £320million for Northern Ireland government departments in 2021. Phillip Hammond said there would be "larger sums to come" as a res...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Wild Stag Shot Dead In East Belfast
A wild stag running rampant in east Belfast has been shot dead by police. Officers were called after it was reported the animal was running along the Gilnahirk Road in the early hours of this morning...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Police Renew Appeal For Missing Woman Last Seen In June
Police have issued a fresh appeal to help find a woman reported missing four months ago. Ming Chen, 48, is originally from China but had been living in Northern Ireland for more than 20 years. She w...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 30, 2018
Other News In Brief
Vandalised War Memorial Set To Be Replaced A World War One memorial outside Larne, which was vandalised in a weekend attack, is set to be replaced in time for Remembrance Sunday on 11 November...
Business News, Oct 29, 2018
£14m Secured In Local Investment Programme
More than £14 million in capital investment has been secured as part of the Local Investment Programme (LIF), Belfast City Council has announced. At a celebratory event in City Hall, with representat...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2018
Teenager Seriously Injured After Car Hits Tree
A young man has been seriously injured in a car crash in County L'Derry. The collision happened at the Hillhead Road, outside Castledawson, on Sunday 28 October. A PSNI spokesperson said: "Shortly b...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2018
Retailers Miss Out On Budget Plans Due To Political Impasse
SDLP Business Spokesperson Pat Catney has expressed his frustration that businesses in Northern Ireland will miss out on investment due to the lack of an Executive at Stormont. Chancellor Philip Hamm...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2018
Kearney Calls For Vigilance After Spate Of Break-Ins
Sinn Fein MLA Declan Kearney has called for strength in the community following a number of break-ins in Rathenraw, County Antrim, in recent days. The Family Caring Centre was ransacked on Thursday 2...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2018
Hosepipe Ban Apology As NI Water Exceeds Legal Powers
Bosses at NI Water have issued an apology to customers over the hosepipe ban, after it was discovered the firm acted beyond it's legal powers. The restrictions were in place from June 29 to July 19 a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2018
Concerns Raised Over Large-Scale Pig Farms
Environmentalists in Northern Ireland have launched a campaign objecting to large-scale pig farms. Friends of the Earth, a large campaigning community, is worried about the potential emissions from s...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2018
Police Investigate 'KKK Costumes' As Hate Incident
Reports that a group of people dressed as Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members posed for pictures outside an Islamic prayer house are being investigated as a hate incident, police have said. Images posted on s...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 29, 2018
Man Shot In Garvagh Paramilitary Attack
A man has been shot in both arms and legs in a paramilitary style attack in Garvagh. A gang of masked men broke into the 45-year-old victim's home just before 10.30pm on Saturday 27 October. He was ...