Northern Ireland News for November 2019 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
12% Of NI Young People Not In Work Or Training
Some 12% of young people in Northern Ireland were not in education, employment or training in the last quarter, official figures have revealed. The Labour Force Survey by the Northern Ireland Statist...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
Youths Unsatisfied With Relationship & Sexuality Education
Young people across Belfast have called for greater emphasis to be placed on Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE). A report by Belfast City Council's Youth Forum found that half of young people...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
Contemporary Art Collection On Display In Belfast
A special exhibition from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's contemporary art collection has opened in Belfast. Housed at Craft NI on Royal Avenue, the display reflects the breadth, diversity and...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
QUB Shared Education Work Receives Royal Recognition
Queen's University Belfast is to be honoured by Her Majesty the Queen for its work on Shared Education. The concept has made a considerable impact on Northern Ireland and beyond by providing economic...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2019
Other News In Brief
Dalriada Urgent Care Relocates To Mid Ulster Hospital The Dalriada Urgent Care GP Out of Hours Centre in Moneymore, Co L'Derry is to relocate to the Outpatients Department in the Mid Ulster Ho...
Business News, Nov 22, 2019
Free Digital Support For Mid Ulster Firms
A free support programme has launched to help firms in the Mid Ulster area develop their digital platforms. The Digital Support Programme will support small companies as they improve customer engagem...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Jonathan Cairns: Police Make Two More Arrests
Two further arrests have been made by detectives investigating a murder in Co L'Derry over 20 years ago. A 51 year-old man was arrested in Limavady and a 43 year-old man in Ballykelly, police have sa...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Over 80 Patients Wait 12 Hours At Craigavon A&E
Some 83 patients waited longer than 12 hours for treatment at a Northern Ireland Emergency Department on Tuesday evening, it has emerged. Alliance Councillor Eóin Tennyson branded the waiting times a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
42 Jobs As New Co Down Distillery Announced
A well-known businessman in Northern Ireland is set to open a whiskey and gin distillery that will create 42 jobs in Co Down. The £15 million distillery and visitor experience will be located between...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Mouth Cancer Cases To Double By 2035
Cases of mouth cancer in Northern Ireland are set to double in the next sixteen years, experts have warned. Some 233 people are diagnosed with mouth cancer on average each year, many of which are at ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Two Further Arrests Over Kevin Lunney Abduction
Two men have been arrested in Dublin in relation to the abduction of prominent Co Fermanagh businessman Kevin Lunney. The pair, both aged 28, were apprehended in the Dublin Region by Gardaí (Irish Po...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Pair Charged Over North Belfast Aggravated Burglary
Two men are due in court over an aggravated burglary in north Belfast. The pair, aged 30 and 33, were charged following the incident in Alexandra Park Avenue on Tuesday night, 19 November. The incid...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Film Shows 'Ripple Effect' Of Joyriding
A moving film that portrays the heartbreaking impact of car crime on bereaved families has been launched. Families Bereaved Through Car Crime (FBTCC) created the short film to help deter people from ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Man Seriously Injured In Paramilitary-Style Attack
A man has suffered a head laceration and serious injuries to one hand following an assault during an aggravated burglary in Newtownabbey. The victim, aged in his 40s, was assaulted by two masked men ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Inaugural NI Apprenticeship Week Launched
The Department for Economy is set to host Northern Ireland's first Apprenticeship Week early next year. The initiative, taking place from 03-07 February 2020, will demonstrate the merits of apprentic...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2019
Other News In Brief
Sunflower Declared The Most Dog Friendly Pub In NI The Sunflower in Belfast City Centre has been declared the most dog-friendly pub in Northern Ireland. A new finalist for 2019 in the awards ...
Business News, Nov 21, 2019
Local Firms Urged To Celebrate Workplace Diversity
Employers across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to showcase their commitment to diversity and enter the Northern Ireland Equality and Diversity Awards 2020 before the application deadline of 06...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
Two Arrests Over North Belfast Aggravated Burglary
Detectives investigating an aggravated burglary in north Belfast have made two arrests. A number of masked men targeted a house in Alexandra Park Avenue shortly after 7.30pm on Tuesday evening, 19 No...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
Man Found Dead In Bangor
Police have launched an investigation into the death of a man in Bangor. The 68 year-old male was found dead at his home in Birch Drive. His death is being treated as suspicious. A post-mortem exam...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
113 Young People Killed Or Injured On NI Roads Last Year
Some 113 young people aged between 16 and 24 were injured or killed on the roads in Northern Ireland last year, it has emerged. The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service released the figures as part...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
'Tough Night' As NI Defeated In Frankfurt
Northern Ireland ended the group stages of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a disappointing 6-1 defeat to Germany. It was a tough night for Michael O'Neill's side in Frankfurt but all hope is...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
Plans For L'Derry Medical School Delayed
Plans to open a graduate medical school in L'Derry have stalled yet again. Ulster University had hoped to recruit medical students to begin studying there in 2020, however the absence of a Health Min...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
One Charged Over Ballynahinch Attempted ATM Theft
A man is due in court over the attempted theft of an ATM machine in Ballynahinch, Co Down. The 26 year-old is charged with burglary (non-dwelling), criminal damage endangering life with intent, aggra...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
NI Council To Implement Dog Control Orders
A Northern Ireland council is to implement Dog Control Orders to restrict areas where dogs will be allowed. The move by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council follows a public consultation and review per...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
Police Chief Meets QIH Directors
PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has met with the directors of Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH), including a businessman who was kidnapped, tortured and left for dead just two months ago. Kevin Lunney...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
Local Teens Supported Into Film & Production
A new creative academy is to support local young people in their aspirations to start a career in Northern Ireland's expanding screen industries. Up to eighty teenagers aged 16-19 will participate in...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2019
Other News In Brief
New Autism Centre Opens In Co Down A new Centre for Autism has opened in Carryduff, Co Down. The facility will offer specific rooms to help with everything from general wellbeing to training....
Business News, Nov 20, 2019
Innovation & Outreach Fund Open For Applications
A £30,000 Innovation and Outreach Fund to encourage the use of open data has opened for applications. Awards of between £300 and £5,000 are available to fund the development of apps or other interact...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2019
Woman Arrested In Jonathan Cairns Murder Probe
Detectives investigating the murder of a Co L'Derry teenager 20 years ago have made an arrest. Jonathan Cairns was attacked in his home village of Ballykelly as he made his way home from a night out ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2019
ATM Thefts: Three Arrested Over Co Down Incident
Three men in their 20s have been arrested following the attempted theft of an ATM machine in Ballynahinch, Co Down. The suspects, aged 24, 25 & 26 were detained in the Saintfield area. Substantial d...