Northern Ireland News for May 2019 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2019
Voters Head To Polls In European Elections
It's the vote that wasn't supposed to happen, but citizens across Northern Ireland will cast their ballots today on who they wish to represent them in the European Parliament for the next term. Candi...
Business News, May 23, 2019
GLL Bursary Awards Support NI's Young Sportstars
Leisure centre operator and social enterprise GLL has awarded 129 gifted young athletes from Belfast with sporting bursaries. The company operates the Better Belfast facilities and distributed the fi...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2019
QUB Grads Develop Smart Car Technology
Graduates from Queens University are working with a Belfast technology firm to develop new "empathic" machines, including cars that can measure and respond to the feelings of their occupants. Road ra...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2019
Shot Fired At House In Belfast
Police are investigating after a shot was reportedly fired at a house in Belfast on Tuesday evening, 21 May. It is believed the front door of a house in Norglen Drive was struck at around 11.40pm. ...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2019
SSE Airtricity Joins Fight Against Homelessness
Northern Ireland's leading homeless charity The Simon Community is set for a boost as part of a three-year partnership with leading energy provider SSE Airtricity. The company will work with the char...
Northern Ireland News, May 23, 2019
Other News In Brief
SDLP Call For Pedestrianised City Centre The SDLP Group Leader on Belfast City Council, Councillor Donal Lyons, has called for a review of pedestrian access in the city centre. It comes as th...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
Loyalist Threat Against New Belfast Mayor
The new Lord Mayor of Belfast has told of how the police warned him that loyalists were planning to attack him at his home. Sinn Fein's John Finucane was elected Mayor on Tuesday evening, 21 May, and...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
100 Jobs At Antrim Huhtamaki Factory
A new factory that will manufacture paper straws for McDonalds is set to open in Antrim, as part of a £12 million investment that will create 100 new jobs. Huhtamaki's newest facility at Kilbegs Busi...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
Royals Visit Damaged Primark Site
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall paid a visit to the fire-ravaged Bank Buildings in Belfast City Centre today, 22 May, as part of their three-day royal tour of Ireland. The pair took i...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
NI Cancer Patients May Rise By 60%
The number of new cancer patients in Northern Ireland could rocket by over 60% before 2035 if rigorous action is not taken now, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has warned. Gerry McElwee, Head of Cancer...
Business News, May 22, 2019
CBI Urge Politicians To 'Resolve Brexit Gridlock'
A business leader has issued a plea to resolve the current Brexit deadlock and prevent any further damage to the UK economy. President of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) John Allan is pla...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
Age Friendly Strategy Launched
An Age Friendly Strategy and Action Plan has been launched by a local council in Northern Ireland in a bid to make the area a better place to live and grow older. Ards and North Down Borough Council'...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
Young Boy Lifts Pipe Bomb Remains
A young boy managed to escape injury after he picked up the remains of a pipe bomb in L'Derry, according to police. The device was found in a garden at Curlew Way in the Clooney area on Tuesday 21 Ma...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
Reward Offered In Search For Disappeared
An anonymous reward of $60,000 has been offered to help in the search for the three remaining bodies of the 'Disappeared'. The donation, which is equivalent to almost £50,000, has been made in the ho...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
New Lord Mayor Of Belfast Installed
Sinn Fein Councillor John Finucane has been installed as the new Lord Mayor of Belfast. The 39-year-old father of four took over from party colleague Councillor Deirdre Hargey at Belfast City Council...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
PM Outlines New Brexit Deal
Prime Minister Theresa May has set out a new Brexit deal which would seek to conclude alternative arrangements for the Irish backstop by December 2020. MPs will get to vote on whether to hold another...
Northern Ireland News, May 22, 2019
Other News In Brief
Final Game Of Thrones Stained Glass Window Unveiled The final stained glass window portraying a scene from Game of Thrones has been unveiled in Belfast this week to mark the last episode of th...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
Teen Avoids Injury In Lisburn Shooting
A couple and their teenager daughter have avoided injury after a shotgun was fired through the window of their home in Lisburn. The shooting happened in the Hillhall Park area of the town, shortly af...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
Pupil Uptake Of Language Studies Declines
The number of pupils opting to learn a language in schools across Northern Ireland is declining, according to a new report by the British Council. In the eight years leading to 2018, the number of pu...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
Pair Charged Over Attempted Abduction
Two men have been charged over an attempted child abduction in County Antrim over the weekend. It follows a suspicious approach to two teenage girls in the Harryville Area of Ballymena on Sunday 19 M...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
8.1% Of NI Youths Out Of Work
16,000 young people in Northern Ireland aged between 16 and 24 are not in employment, education or training (NEET), it has emerged. The Labour Force Survey, released by the Northern Ireland Statistic...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
Cllr Proposes Climate Crisis Committee
An SDLP Councillor is set to propose the establishment of a working group on climate change for Belfast City Council. A representative for the Lisnasharragh DEA in east Belfast, Séamus de Faoite hope...
Business News, May 21, 2019
NI Economy Growth Lags Behind UK
Northern Ireland's economy was the slowest growing of any UK region in the first quarter of 2019, according to an estimate report. The study, carried out by the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellen...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
Pair Charged Over Taxi Robbery
A man and woman have been charged after a taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint in Belfast. The incident happened in the Shankill Road area of the city in the early hours of Monday morning, 20 May. ...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
SoS Criticised As Victim Compensation Stalled
The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley is facing widespread criticism over delays in compensation payments to victims of historical institutional abuse. Ms Bradley took the decision to...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
Police Warning After Drink Drive Collision
Police in Magherafelt have slammed those who choose to drink and drive following a collision in County L'Derry. The incident happened at around lunchtime on Monday 20 May in Straw, a small village ju...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
Opinions Sought On Alcohol & Drug Misuse
The Department of Health is seeking views from the public on alcohol and drug misuse and what can be done to address the issue. Interested parties are urged to submit their opinions as part of a pre-...
Northern Ireland News, May 21, 2019
Other News In Brief
SF 'Appalled' At Govt Treatment Of Historical Abuse Victims Sinn Fein's European candidate and current MEP Martina Anderson has condemned the actions of Secretary of State Karen Bradley in sta...
Feature News, May 20, 2019
What's On Spring-Summer 2019
As the evenings stretch out and temperatures begin to soar this spring, calendars are filling up with holidays, concert dates and day trips across Northern Ireland. Whether you're hoping to plan an...
Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2019
Appeal For Missing Teenager
Police are growing concerned for a 14-year-old boy who has been missing from Newry since Saturday. Nathan Cunningham was last seen in the town at around 7.30pm on 18 May, wearing black Adidas tracksu...