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Northern Ireland News for May 2018 : Page 3
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2018
Inga Maria Murder: 61-Year-Old Released On Bail
A man arrested in connection with the murder of teenage backpacker Inga Maria has been released on bail. Two men – aged 61 and 58 – were arrested in the Loughguile area on Monday, 21 May. Inga, 18 a...
Inga Maria Murder: 61-Year-Old Released On Bail
A man arrested in connection with the murder of teenage backpacker Inga Maria has been released on bail. Two men – aged 61 and 58 – were arrested in the Loughguile area on Monday, 21 May. Inga, 18 a...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2018
Loyalist Groups Agree Rules Over Flags
A number of self-imposed rules on flags have been issued by the East Belfast Community Initiative (ECMI). The new rules have been established by the loyalist group, reportedly linked to the UVF, ahea...
Loyalist Groups Agree Rules Over Flags
A number of self-imposed rules on flags have been issued by the East Belfast Community Initiative (ECMI). The new rules have been established by the loyalist group, reportedly linked to the UVF, ahea...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2018
Parties Appeal To Keep NI With Single Market And Customs Unions
A number of political parties have issued an appeal to keep Northern Ireland within the European single market and customs union. Sinn Féin, the Green Party, Alliance and the SDLP have said that this...
Parties Appeal To Keep NI With Single Market And Customs Unions
A number of political parties have issued an appeal to keep Northern Ireland within the European single market and customs union. Sinn Féin, the Green Party, Alliance and the SDLP have said that this...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2018
Over 60 Schools Lose Breakfast And Homework Club Funding
Some 63 schools across NI "no longer meet the criteria" for funding programmes for disadvantaged children. The schools will no longer receive the funding needed to run breakfast and homework clubs an...
Over 60 Schools Lose Breakfast And Homework Club Funding
Some 63 schools across NI "no longer meet the criteria" for funding programmes for disadvantaged children. The schools will no longer receive the funding needed to run breakfast and homework clubs an...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2018
Other News In Brief
Three People Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man and two women have been convicted for claiming benefits they were not entitled to at Newtownards Magistrates' Court. Stephen McNeilly claimed Jo...
Other News In Brief
Three People Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man and two women have been convicted for claiming benefits they were not entitled to at Newtownards Magistrates' Court. Stephen McNeilly claimed Jo...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Foster Slammed Over Unionism Speech
Sinn Fein has hit out at DUP leader Arlene Foster after she said nationalism is "narrow and exclusive". She was speaking at a conference on unionism in London on Monday, 21 May. Ms Foster said citiz...
Foster Slammed Over Unionism Speech
Sinn Fein has hit out at DUP leader Arlene Foster after she said nationalism is "narrow and exclusive". She was speaking at a conference on unionism in London on Monday, 21 May. Ms Foster said citiz...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Serious Concerns Raised Over Attacks On Ambulance Staff
Serious concerns have been raised over the number of attacks on ambulance staff. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said it is "deeply concerned" after it was revealed there are over 400 a...
Serious Concerns Raised Over Attacks On Ambulance Staff
Serious concerns have been raised over the number of attacks on ambulance staff. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said it is "deeply concerned" after it was revealed there are over 400 a...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Teenager Assaulted In L'Derry
A teenager has been assaulted in Co L'Derry. The attack, which is being treated as sectarian, happened in the Waterside area just after 10pm on Saturday, 19 May. The 15-year-old was repeatedly kicke...
Teenager Assaulted In L'Derry
A teenager has been assaulted in Co L'Derry. The attack, which is being treated as sectarian, happened in the Waterside area just after 10pm on Saturday, 19 May. The 15-year-old was repeatedly kicke...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Man Dies After Being Hit By Train In Lurgan
A 19-year-old man has died after being hit by a train in Lurgan. Police and emergency services attended the scene in the Bells Row area on Monday, 21 May. A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police can confi...
Man Dies After Being Hit By Train In Lurgan
A 19-year-old man has died after being hit by a train in Lurgan. Police and emergency services attended the scene in the Bells Row area on Monday, 21 May. A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police can confi...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Belfast Production Firm Launches Summer Internship For Students
A production firm in Belfast has launched its annual summer internship for students who would like a career in the television industry. Stellify Media, who revamped 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' a...
Belfast Production Firm Launches Summer Internship For Students
A production firm in Belfast has launched its annual summer internship for students who would like a career in the television industry. Stellify Media, who revamped 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' a...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Inga Maria Hauser Murder: Two Men Arrested
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Inga Maria Hauser. The teenager, who was from Munich, died after arriving in Larne on a ferry 30 years ago. She had been viciously assaulted....
Inga Maria Hauser Murder: Two Men Arrested
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Inga Maria Hauser. The teenager, who was from Munich, died after arriving in Larne on a ferry 30 years ago. She had been viciously assaulted....
Business News, May 21, 2018
Future Workforce Workshop To Focus On Engineering Skills
Belfast Metropolitan College's Engineering Team have announced a Future Workforce, with a focus on engineering skills, in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland. With Northern Ireland now at full e...
Future Workforce Workshop To Focus On Engineering Skills
Belfast Metropolitan College's Engineering Team have announced a Future Workforce, with a focus on engineering skills, in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland. With Northern Ireland now at full e...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Maghaberry Prison Kitchen Scoops Top Food Hygiene Rating
Northern Ireland's busiest kitchen has scooped a top food hygiene rating. Maghaberry Prison, just outside Lisburn, serves on average 3,000 meals daily and is run by Prison Service staff and inmates. ...
Maghaberry Prison Kitchen Scoops Top Food Hygiene Rating
Northern Ireland's busiest kitchen has scooped a top food hygiene rating. Maghaberry Prison, just outside Lisburn, serves on average 3,000 meals daily and is run by Prison Service staff and inmates. ...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Newtownabbey Fire Believed To Have Been Started Deliberately
A fire that spread from an oil tank and destroyed a row of houses in Newtownabbey is being treated as arson. The blaze in the Ballyduff Gardens area is believed to have been started deliberately, acc...
Newtownabbey Fire Believed To Have Been Started Deliberately
A fire that spread from an oil tank and destroyed a row of houses in Newtownabbey is being treated as arson. The blaze in the Ballyduff Gardens area is believed to have been started deliberately, acc...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
SDLP Hits Out At Home Office
The SDLP has hit out at the Home Office after it issued a legal letter to a doctor who has been prescribing medicinal cannabis to a 12 year-old boy who suffers from severe epilepsy. Billy Caldwell ha...
SDLP Hits Out At Home Office
The SDLP has hit out at the Home Office after it issued a legal letter to a doctor who has been prescribing medicinal cannabis to a 12 year-old boy who suffers from severe epilepsy. Billy Caldwell ha...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2018
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Armagh Magistrates' Court. Siobhan O'Brien claimed Income Support totalling £5,10...
Other News In Brief
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Armagh Magistrates' Court. Siobhan O'Brien claimed Income Support totalling £5,10...
Business News, May 18, 2018
Lord Mayor Cuts The Ribbon On New Maldron Hotel
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Nuala McAllister, has cut the ribbon on the new four-star Maldron Hotel Belfast City, the latest addition to the Dalata Hotel Group. After a soft opening in early March, Ma...
Lord Mayor Cuts The Ribbon On New Maldron Hotel
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Nuala McAllister, has cut the ribbon on the new four-star Maldron Hotel Belfast City, the latest addition to the Dalata Hotel Group. After a soft opening in early March, Ma...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
Infrastructure Projects At Risk Amid Ambiguous Decision-Making Process
A wide range of infrastructure projects in Northern Ireland are at risk amid ambiguity surrounding the decision-making process in the absence of a functioning Assembly, SDLP Infrastructure Spokesperso...
Infrastructure Projects At Risk Amid Ambiguous Decision-Making Process
A wide range of infrastructure projects in Northern Ireland are at risk amid ambiguity surrounding the decision-making process in the absence of a functioning Assembly, SDLP Infrastructure Spokesperso...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
DUP & Sinn Féin Criticised Over Allocation Of Public Funds
The DUP and Sinn Féin have been criticised for allocating public money to a group with alleged paramilitary links. Alliance Councillor, Emmet McDonough Brown, said that not only did the two parties a...
DUP & Sinn Féin Criticised Over Allocation Of Public Funds
The DUP and Sinn Féin have been criticised for allocating public money to a group with alleged paramilitary links. Alliance Councillor, Emmet McDonough Brown, said that not only did the two parties a...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
Parties Updated On Response To Neurology Patient Recall
Permanent Secretary Richard Pengelly and Chief Medical Officer, Dr Michael McBride, have updated NI's political parties a detailed update on the actions being taken in response to the neurology patien...
Parties Updated On Response To Neurology Patient Recall
Permanent Secretary Richard Pengelly and Chief Medical Officer, Dr Michael McBride, have updated NI's political parties a detailed update on the actions being taken in response to the neurology patien...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
Belfast Road Improvement Scheme Confirmed
A road improvement scheme for Waterloo Park North and South in Belfast is set to begin on Monday, 22 May. The £166,000 scheme will include resurfacing of the carriageways and reconstruction of footwa...
Belfast Road Improvement Scheme Confirmed
A road improvement scheme for Waterloo Park North and South in Belfast is set to begin on Monday, 22 May. The £166,000 scheme will include resurfacing of the carriageways and reconstruction of footwa...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
Roselawn Cemetery & Crematorium Closed Amid Serious Gas Leak
Roselawn Cemetery and Crematorium has reopened following a serious gas leak on Thursday, 17 May. The cemetery and crematorium in the south-east of the city was closed for a number of hours yesterday ...
Roselawn Cemetery & Crematorium Closed Amid Serious Gas Leak
Roselawn Cemetery and Crematorium has reopened following a serious gas leak on Thursday, 17 May. The cemetery and crematorium in the south-east of the city was closed for a number of hours yesterday ...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
Tory Position On Border Poll 'Untenable'
The Conservative position on a border poll has been described as "untenable" by Sinn Féin MEP, Martina Anderson. Speaking at the Balmoral Show, Anderson challenged the Secretary of State, Karen Bradl...
Tory Position On Border Poll 'Untenable'
The Conservative position on a border poll has been described as "untenable" by Sinn Féin MEP, Martina Anderson. Speaking at the Balmoral Show, Anderson challenged the Secretary of State, Karen Bradl...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
More Than 24,000 Parking Fines Issued In Belfast
More than 24,000 parking fines were issued in the first three months of 2018, according to the latest figures from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI). The department published the Penalty Charge...
More Than 24,000 Parking Fines Issued In Belfast
More than 24,000 parking fines were issued in the first three months of 2018, according to the latest figures from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI). The department published the Penalty Charge...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
'Marginal' Rise In Latest Crime Statistics
A total number of 98,301 crimes were recorded in 2017/18, according to the latest annual statistics published by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The new figures represent a marginal rise of 0...
'Marginal' Rise In Latest Crime Statistics
A total number of 98,301 crimes were recorded in 2017/18, according to the latest annual statistics published by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The new figures represent a marginal rise of 0...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
Five Burglaries In North Down Linked
Five burglaries across north Down this week are believed to be linked. Three homes in Bangor, one in Holywood and one in Newtownards were targeted by burglars between Wednesday night and Thursday mor...
Five Burglaries In North Down Linked
Five burglaries across north Down this week are believed to be linked. Three homes in Bangor, one in Holywood and one in Newtownards were targeted by burglars between Wednesday night and Thursday mor...
Northern Ireland News, May 18, 2018
Other News In Brief
Celebration Day Plans Modern Spin On Heritage Of CS Lewis Belfast City Council have announced a free, one-day event celebrating urban arts, which aims to put a modern spin on the heritage of...
Other News In Brief
Celebration Day Plans Modern Spin On Heritage Of CS Lewis Belfast City Council have announced a free, one-day event celebrating urban arts, which aims to put a modern spin on the heritage of...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2018
Public Apology Issued After Neurology Patients Recalled
The Department of Health has issued an apology to over 2,500 neurology patients who are being recalled following an independent review. The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust announced the recall f...
Public Apology Issued After Neurology Patients Recalled
The Department of Health has issued an apology to over 2,500 neurology patients who are being recalled following an independent review. The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust announced the recall f...
Business News, May 17, 2018
New Business Crime Prevention Plan Launched
New plans have been developed to tackle criminality that threatens the livelihood of the local commercial sector, as a result of collaborative work between the Business Crime Partnership (BCP) and the...
New Business Crime Prevention Plan Launched
New plans have been developed to tackle criminality that threatens the livelihood of the local commercial sector, as a result of collaborative work between the Business Crime Partnership (BCP) and the...
Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2018
Hundreds Of New Homes To Be Developed In Co Down
Approximately 50 construction jobs are to be created as part of a £50million project to develop 900 new homes in Comber, Co Down. Northern Ireland homebuilders Hagan Homes has started construction wo...
Hundreds Of New Homes To Be Developed In Co Down
Approximately 50 construction jobs are to be created as part of a £50million project to develop 900 new homes in Comber, Co Down. Northern Ireland homebuilders Hagan Homes has started construction wo...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A rather cloudy morning, with a little patchy light rain or drizzle to start. Skies clearing and becoming dry and increasingly sunny in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.Tonight:Dry with prolonged clear spells through the evening and overnight. This will allow for some fog patches to develop in places overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
