Northern Ireland News for November 2019 : Page 2

Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
£35k Cocaine Seized In Co L'Derry
Police have seized cocaine worth £35,000 in Co L'Derry. Officers from the District Support Team said three people were awoken from their sleep during searches in Magherafelt. The individuals were la...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2019
Other News In Brief
NI Council To Provide Free Sanitary Products Antrim and Newtownabbey Council has approved a proposal to provide free sanitary products in council buildings and leisure centres. Alliance Cllr ...
Business News, Nov 27, 2019
Newry Sweet Producer Wins £250k Contract In China
A sweet production company based in Newry is to begin stocking shops in China after striking a deal worth £250,000. Crillys Sweets is aiming to grow its business in China to around £1 million over th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
Crumlin Hairdressers Damaged In Shooting
An investigation has been launched after shots were fired at a local business in Crumlin. The incident took place at around 1.40am this morning, 26 November, at a hairdressers shop on Main Street. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
One Arrest Over Armed Robbery In North Belfast
A 25 year-old man has been arrested following an armed robbery of an off-licence in north Belfast. The Ballysillan Road business was targeted shortly after 10pm on Monday evening, 25 November by thre...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
Four Men Due In Court Over Kevin Lunney Abduction
Four men are to appear in court later today charged with the abduction of Kevin Lunney. The prominent Co Fermanagh businessman, a director at Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH), was kidnapped near his ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
Child Picks Up Bomb Components In Newry
Component parts of a bomb that sparked a security alert in Newry were picked up by a child, it has emerged. The Alliance Party has condemned those responsible for planting the device and exposing the...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
Public Urged To Fit Audible Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Members of the public are being urged to ensure their home has an audible carbon monoxide alarm. While it is now compulsory for all new homes to have the alarms installed, the potentially life-saving...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
Council Seeks Views On Sundays In Belfast City Centre
Members of the public are being encouraged to submit their views on how to attract new visitors into Belfast city centre on Sundays. A consultation, launched by Belfast City Council, aims to establis...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
PSNI Issue Driving Warning After Weekend Collisions
A number of road traffic collisions in Fermanagh over the weekend has sparked a warning from local police. PSNI in Fermanagh attended a number of incidents this past weekend, claiming it was "a mira...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
Appeal For Missing Man In Belfast
Police are appealing for help in the search for missing man Robert Darling. The PSNI branch in Belfast City Centre is leading the search for the 40-year-old. Robert is around 5ft 8" tall and of me...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
Shop Local This Christmas
With less than a month until Christmas, shoppers are being urged to visit local businesses for as many purchases as possible. Green Party Councillor Stephen Dunlop is encouraging members of the publi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2019
Other News In Brief
'Zero Tolerance' For Online Abuse Of General Election Candidates Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill has warned so-called online trolls there will be "zero tolerance" of abuse towards ele...
Business News, Nov 26, 2019
£1m Lisburn Housing Project Creates 25 Industry Jobs
A £1 million housing development under construction in Lisburn has created 25 jobs. The project at Wallace Gate will see six new homes built, with the first units expected to be complete by February ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
NI Lorry Driver Admits Plotting To Assist Illegal Immigration
Northern Irish lorry driver Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration. The 25 year-old from Co Armagh is accused over the deaths of 39 people, who were found in th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
Paint Bombs Thrown In Race Motivated Hate Crime
Police are treating a paint bomb attack on a house in Newtownabbey as a racially motivated hate crime. Two men, two women and a young child were inside the Fernagh Avenue house when it was targeted i...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
Woman Dies In A1 Road Crash
A 75 year-old woman has been killed in a collision on the A1 carriageway near Banbridge. Police said she was driving a red Citröen C1 southbound when the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, 24 Nov...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
Man Critical Following Cookstown Incident
A man aged in his twenties is in critical but stable condition after he was found injured in Cookstown, Co Tyrone. Another male, aged in his thirties, was arrested after the younger man was discovere...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
New Low For Cancer Waiting Times- UUP
Less than half of patients with suspected cancer began their first treatment within the target time in September, it has emerged. Some 49% of those urgently referred for treatment had their first def...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
Coastguard Launched As Kayak Found In Co Down
The Coastguard has launched an operation after a kayak was found abandoned in Co Down. The green and black inflatable vessel was discovered in the seaside village of Millisle on Monday morning, 25 No...
Business News, Nov 25, 2019
Digital Tech Firm Smartzer Invests In Belfast
A London-based digital technology firm is to invest in Northern Ireland for the first time with a 16-strong digital team. Smartzer, a firm that develops video-tagging technology to create an interact...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
'Erratic Behaviour' Reports As Blue Tablets Circulate
Police in Downpatrick suspect multiple reports of "erratic behaviour" in the area may be connected to a batch of unidentified blue tablets in circulation. It's unclear if anyone has came to any harm ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
Homes Evacuated In Newry Security Alert
A number of homes have been evacuated during a security alert in Newry. A police cordon was established in Violet Hill Avenue following a report of a suspicious object in the area at around 3.45pm on...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
QUB Wins Grant To Improve Cancer Treatments
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have won a grant to help improve treatment for a type of bone marrow cancer. The £173,000 will further scientific research undertaken at the university to be...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2019
Other News In Brief
University Staff Begin Industrial Action University staff from Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University have commenced strike action today, Monday 25 November. Thousands of members of...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
Essex Trailer Deaths: NI Man Arrested
A 23 year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested in connection with enquiries into the deaths of 39 people in a lorry trailer in Essex last month. The man was detained by Thames Valley Polic...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
Pair Jailed Over Natasha Carruthers' Death
Two men have been jailed for causing the death of mother of one Natasha Carruthers during a high speed car chase in 2017. The 23 year-old lost her life when the car she was in hit a tree near Derryli...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
Murder Probe Launched Over Bangor Death
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead at his home in Bangor. A post mortem examination was carried out after Michael Kerr was discovered dead in suspicious circumstan...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
Paddy Barnes Retires From Boxing
Belfast fighter Paddy Barnes is to retire from professional boxing. The twice Olympic bronze medalist from north Belfast issued a statement on Twitter on Thursday night after "taking some time" to re...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
'Hooded Men' Investigation To Proceed
The Belfast Court of Appeal has rejected a PSNI application to appeal the 'Hooded Men' case to the UK Supreme Court. The decision, following a Court of Appeal ruling in September, means an investigat...