Northern Ireland News for November 2018 : Page 5

Business News, Nov 15, 2018
Food Safe System Wins Top Prize At 'Pitch To Pros' Competition
Belfast start-up business, Food Safe System, has received a valuable cash injection and received the backing of a panel of investors. The company, who have developed an app designed to reduce the amo...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
Pro-Remain Parties Share Positive Brexit Outlook After Dublin Meeting
Representatives from Northern Ireland's pro-remain political parties have said the highly controversial draft Brexit agreement is an opportunity for optimism. Members of the SDLP, Sinn Fein, Alliance...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
NI Women Will Soon Be Able To Access Abortions In Ireland
The Irish Health Minister has confirmed that new legislation is being introduced to allow women from Northern Ireland to access abortion services in the Republic of Ireland. Simon Harris said he beli...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
NI Has Been 'Sold Out' In Brexit Negotiations- DUP
Deputy DUP leader Nigel Dodds has accused Prime Minister Theresa May of "selling out" Northern Ireland in her draft Brexit deal. The proposed withdrawal agreement was debated for an hour in the House...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
SDLP MLA Calls For Progression Of A5 Development Scheme
SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan has demanded the development of the A5 goes ahead, despite a Stormont department's decision to no longer defend against the legal challenge. Northern Ireland's biggest road ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
NI Minister Shailesh Vara Quits Following Brexit Draft Deal
Northern Ireland Minister Shailesh Vara has resigned from his post, stating that he cannot support Theresa May's Brexit agreement, which "leaves the UK in a halfway house with no time limit on when we...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
Man Shot In Both Legs By Gang Of Eight Men In L'Derry
Police in L'Derry have condemned those responsible for shooting a man in both legs in the Ballymagroarty area of L'Derry. The man in his 30's was shot in a paramilitary-style attack just after 8.15pm...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
Second Arrest Over Fermanagh Murder
Police have arrested a second person on suspicion of the murder of Pauline Kilkenny in County Fermanagh. A 26-year-old woman was detained on Wednesday 14 November, following the earlier arrest of a 2...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
Man Held Under Terrorism Act After Fire Reports
A man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act following a fire in west Belfast in the morning of Wednesday 14 November. Detectives from the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit arrested the 35-year-...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 15, 2018
Other News In Brief
13-Year-Old Suffers Broken Leg In Vicious Assault Police have said a 13-year-old boy suffered a broken leg in a "vicious assault" at an east Belfast play park. Details have emerged about the ...
Business News, Nov 14, 2018
Translink Announce Seasonal Discount Travel Deals
Translink NI have announced an extensive range of discount travel tickets and special services in an effort to attract more people to shop and socialise in the city this festive season, in support of ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
DUP Must Stop Creating Brexit Hysteria - SDLP
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MLA has called on Arlene Foster and the DUP to "cut the hysteria" from their political actions and start acting on behalf of the Northern Irish people amid Brexit negotiatio...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
Scottish National Party Call For Same Brexit Opportunity As NI
SNP leaders have insisted that Scotland should be granted the "same opportunity" as Northern Ireland, to stay in Europe's single market post-Brexit. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon cautioned that with...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
Belfast Bus Crashes Into Caffe Nero For Second Time
A bus has crashed into a Belfast coffee shop for the second time within two months. The collision happened on Lower North Street, just off Royal Avenue in the city centre on the morning of Wednesday ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
Police Appeal After Armed Robbery At Belfast Petrol Station
Police have issued an appeal following an armed robbery of a service station in Belfast. A report was made at around 6.35pm on Tuesday 13 November that two men entered the York Street premises, one b...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
Magherafelt Bypass Closed Due To Security Alert
A Magherafelt security alert is ongoing, with police currently at the scene, following the discovery of a suspicious object in the area. The discovery was made on the A31 Magherafelt Bypass, between ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
Woman Found Dead At Home In Co Fermanagh
A woman has been found dead in her County Fermanagh home after concerns were raised when she failed to turn up for work. Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of 59-year-old Paul...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
UUP: End Of Local Child Postmortems Cruel And Inhumane
A UUP Councillor who lost her two-year-old son five years ago has expressed anger following the announcement that postmortem examinations on infants in Northern Ireland will be carried out in England ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
NI Political Leaders React To Draft Brexit Deal
Northern Ireland political leaders have reacted to rumours of a breakthrough in Brexit negotiations. Prime Minister Theresa May's deal will be the focus of a Cabinet meeting at Downing Street today,...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
Woman Charged With Drug Offences After £250,000 Cannabis Raid
A 38-year-old has been charged with a number of drug-related offences following the discovery of £250,000 worth of cannabis in west Belfast. Officers from the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch on the Gro...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 14, 2018
Other News In Brief
Irish Opposition Leader Dismayed By DUP Reaction To Brexit Proposal Irish opposition leader Micheal Martin has condemned the DUP's reaction to the draft Brexit agreement. Arlene Foster voiced...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2018
Sexual Assault Victims Being Let Down In Northern Ireland
Inspectors have warned that the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland is repeatedly failing victims of sexual violence and abuse, prompting an Alliance MLA to call for urgent action on the issue...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2018
NI Child Post-Mortems To Be Carried Out In England
Postmortems on babies and children will no longer be available in Northern Ireland in the New Year due to a shortage in specialist staff. The Belfast Trust has been unsuccessful in it's efforts to fi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2018
Arrest Over West Belfast Paramilitary Style Attack
A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a paramilitary-style attack that was carried out in west Belfast in September. Detectives investigating the attack in the Turf Lodge area detain...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2018
Family Escape Attempted Burglary In County Antrim
Two men, armed with what is believed to be a hammer, have attempted to break into a house in Newtownabbey while a young family were inside. The culprits damaged the front door of the house in the Gle...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2018
Sinn Fein: Common Travel Area Rights Must Be Protected - Brexit
As the UK hurtles towards its exit from the European Union, a Sinn Fein MEP has stressed the importance of preserving the Common Travel Area rights of citizens. It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2018
Church-goers Pelted With Fireworks On Remembrance Sunday
People attending church on Remembrance Sunday, 11 November, were pelted with fireworks before responding police were also attacked in an incident branded as "senseless and shameful". It happened at a...
Business News, Nov 13, 2018
Small Business Saturday Announced For 01 December
Small Business Saturday is a campaign that highlights small business success and encourages consumers to 'shop local' and support small businesses in their communities in stores, in offices or online....
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2018
Belfast City Centre Footfall Slumps By 60%
Footfall in Belfast city centre has slumped by 60% compared to October last year, against the backdrop of the impact of the Primark fire at the historic Bank Buildings. The Northern Ireland Civil Ser...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2018
SDLP: The Ballymurphy Inquest Must Produce Answers
An SDLP MLA has said that the relatives of those who were murdered at the "hand of the state" deserve answers, as the inquest into the Ballymurphy Massacre gets underway this week. Approximately 10 p...