Northern Ireland News for December 2018 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2018
Five Arrested Over Vicious Attacks In Belfast
Two Belfast men have been seriously injured in assaults at houses in north Belfast, prompting five arrests. The attacks happened at Fairfax Court in the early hours of Thursday 13 December. Detectiv...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2018
PM Theresa May Survives No Confidence Vote
Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a vote of no confidence in her leadership which was held on Wednesday evening, 12 December. Conservative MPs were balloted on whether or not Mrs May should rem...
Business News, Dec 13, 2018
Translink Teams Up With InterTradeIreland
Translink has teamed up with InterTradeIreland to deliver a supplier engagement event with a difference. Taking place on Tuesday 26 February 2019 in Titanic Belfast, suppliers will have the opportuni...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2018
Pensioner Dies In Portadown Crash
A 93-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision on the Derrycoose Road in the Annaghmore area of Portadown. The crash, involving a red Nissan Micra, happened at about 2.20pm on Wednesda...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2018
NI Farmer Killed By Bull
A County Antrim farmer has died following an incident involving a bull. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a report at around 8am on Wednesday,12 December, and rushed to the farm on Kill...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2018
Highest Level Of Recorded Domestic Abuse Incidents Since 2004
The PSNI has recorded its highest ever figure for incidents of domestic violence between September 2017 and 2018. There were 31,008 reports of abuse cases in the period, an increase of 5.4% on the pr...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2018
Two Charged Over Attempted Hijiacking In Newtownabbey
Two men have been charged in connection with a hijacking attempt in Newtownabbey, County Antrim. The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday, 12 December. A 24-year-old man has been charge...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2018
Other News In Brief
Police Treat Attack On Lurgan Church As Hate Crime A brick has been thrown through the front door of a church in Lurgan, breaking a pane of glass, while Remembrance Day crosses were also damag...
Business News, Dec 12, 2018
Reward App Launched To Encourage Shoppers Into City Centre
Belfast City Council has announced a new rewards scheme aimed at bringing shoppers back into the city centre. Some 200 businesses have signed up to the new 'Your Belfast Rewards' app – offering hundr...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2018
Theresa May To Face Leadership Challenge
Prime Minister Theresa May is to face a confidence vote in Westminster tonight, Wednesday 12 December. A minimum of 48 Conservative MPs, 15% of the party, were required to write to the 1922 Committee...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2018
Paisley To Face New Questions Over 2016 Holiday
DUP MP Ian Paisley is to face new questions over another "luxury holiday" to the Maldives in 2016. A BBC Spotlight programme has claimed that Mr Paisley accepted a holiday to a Maldives resort at the...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2018
Man Charged With Murder Of Padraig Fox
A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Padraig Fox in Newcastle, Co Down. The 29-year-old's body was discovered in a flat in the Burrendale Park Road area on Saturday, 08 December. An...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2018
Maghaberry Inmate Dies In Custody
A prisoner in Maghaberry has died in custody, the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has confirmed. The 28-year-old man died in hospital on Tuesday, 11 December. His next of kin have been informe...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2018
Warrenpoint Port Cancels Plans To Dump Dredged Material
Warrenpoint Port has confirmed that it will not be going ahead with proposals to dump dredged material inside Carlingford Lough due to environmental concerns. The Port had announced plans to investi...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2018
'Improvised Weapon' Found During Security Alert
An "improvised weapon" has been discovered during a security alert in west Belfast, according to the PSNI. Police said they received information about an "explosive device" on Upper Dunmurry Lane on ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2018
Jim Donegan: CCTV Footage Shows Gunman Walking Beside Pupils
New CCTV footage has been released which shows the gunman who killed Jim Donegan outside a school in west Belfast walking beside unsuspecting pupils. Mr Donegan, 43, was shot eight times as he sat in...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 12, 2018
Other News In Brief
Department Of Housing Falls 65% Short Of New Builds Target The Department of Housing has met only 35% of its new build targets for 2018 at the end of Q3, a new report has revealed. The target...
Business News, Dec 11, 2018
Nominations Open For NI Responsible Business Awards 2019
Nominations are open for the Northern Ireland Responsible Business Awards 2019, which seek to recognise and celebrate businesses that are making a difference by taking practical action to address pres...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
Elderly Man Escapes Injury After Cookstown Arson Attack
An elderly man has escaped unharmed after an arson attack on his County Tyrone home involving two wheelie bins. The incident occurred at a residential premises in the Beechway area of Cookstown in th...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
Men Jailed For Firearms Offences
Three men have been convicted of attempting to buy firearms and drugs online, with two of them being handed custodial sentences. The prosecution at Laganside Crown Court on Monday 10 December follows...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
Outrage As Stormont Spends Over £1,000 On Cakes Marking Universal Credit
A Stormont department has been widely criticised for spending £1,125 on cakes to celebrate the rollout of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland. Civil servants feasted on the sweet treats to mark the ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
Help Paying Rates Offered For Businesses Affected By Primark Fire
Belfast business owners who have been adversely affected by the aftermath of the Primark blaze are being encouraged to apply for a subsidy to help pay their rates. The fire broke out on 28 August and...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
Sinn Fein: Bloody Sunday A Massacre Of Innocent People
A Sinn Fein MLA has hit out at the comments of a former British soldier who described Bloody Sunday as a "job well done". The former paratrooper is under investigation for his part in the massacre, w...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
Pedestrian Dies Following West Belfast Crash
A 48-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car in west Belfast. The victim was involved in a collision with a red Toyota Aygo on the Andersonstown Road shortly after 4.40pm on Monday 10 Decembe...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
NI Fire Service Chief Suspended
The Head of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has been suspended. Gary Thompson joined the service in 1994 and worked as a part-time firefighter until he became chief in 2016. The...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
Delayed Vote Must Not Affect Backstop- Alliance
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has stressed the need to bank the backstop in response to Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to postpone the withdrawal agreement vote. It comes after a further Brexit d...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
School Closed And Homes Evacuated As Belfast Bomb Alert Continues
A Belfast primary school remains closed today, Tuesday 11 December, and many west Belfast residents have been evacuated from their homes due to an ongoing security alert. A "signifiant number" of hou...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 11, 2018
Other News In Brief
Cigarettes Stolen From County Down Service Station A quantity of cigarettes has been stolen from a service station in County Down during an early morning burglary. The incident occurred on Tu...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2018
NI Divided Over Backstop As PM Delays Meaningful Vote
Northern Ireland has been left without a clear decision on the Brexit backstop as division remains between the pro-remain parties and the Democratic Unionists. It comes as the 'meaningful vote' on Pr...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 10, 2018
Patient Injures Three Paramedics In Newtownards Attack
Three paramedics have been injured by a male patient while responding to a 999 call in the Newtownards area, resulting in the emergency cover for the North Down area being reduced. The patient assaul...