Northern Ireland News for November 2021 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2021
Two Childcare Support Funds Extended
The Covid-19 Childcare Temporary Closure Fund has been extended until 31 December 2021, Education Minister, Michelle McIlveen, has announced. The fund will provide continued support for childcare pro...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2021
Special Recognition Payment For Homeless Support Workers Announced
A special recognition payment of £500 for Supporting People and Homelessness workers who supported some of the most vulnerable in society will start to be issued "in the coming weeks", Communities Min...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2021
First Minister Attends Ulster Tower Centenary Commemoration
First Minister Paul Given has attended a commemoration service to mark 100 years since the inauguration of The Ulster Memorial Tower in Thiepval, France. He joined a range of dignitaries at the comme...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2021
Avian Flu Cases Confirmed At Commercial Holding In Co Monaghan
The first cases of H5N1 Avian flu have been confirmed in samples from a commercial housed turkey flock in County Monaghan. Disease control restriction zones have been put in place around the infected...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2021
Man Injured In Aggravated Burglary In Ballymena
A man has been injured after four masked men broke into a house in Ballymena on Saturday evening, 21 November. The incident happened in the Lanntara area at around 11.25pm. The men, armed with a ham...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2021
Three Charged Following Robbery In South Belfast
Two men and a woman have been charged in connection with a robbery in south Belfast. A man is believed to have been robbed while he was sitting in his car on Raby Street, in the Ormeau Road area, at ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 22, 2021
Other News In Brief
City Masts Updated With New Artwork To Celebrate The People Of Belfast Eight masts installed along Belfast's Donegall Place, first unveiled in 2010 to celebrate the city's maritime heritage,...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
Power NI Announce 21.4% Price Hike
Power NI will increase its prices for domestic customers by 21.4% from 01 January 2022, with the typical household bill set to rise by approximately £2.50 a week. Northern Ireland's leading energy co...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
AMP Announces State-Of-The-Art Manufacturing Plant Near Belfast
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) has announced that it will build a new state-of-the-art $200 million (£149m) beverage can plant in Northern Ireland. The new plant will be located near Belfast and will ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
Men Encouraged To Look After Themselves And Each Other
Men are being encouraged to look after themselves and each other, as Health Minister Robin Swann marks International Men's Day. Urging men to reach out for help to safeguard their physical and mental...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
Road Safety Initiatives Allocated £85,000 Funding
Funding of £85,000 has been announced for local road safety initiatives from the Department for Infrastructure's Road Safety (Safe Travel) Grant Scheme. Making the announcement, Infrastructure Minist...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
Latest Vaccine And Booster Plans Outlined
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced the latest plans to accelerate the roll-out of COVID vaccine boosters and further increase first dose take-up. GPs and local pharmacies will continue to play...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
DUP Demands Apology From Bertie Ahern
The DUP has called on former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to apologise for demeaning comments about loyalists and East Belfast. Ahern is reported to have said that people in east Belfast "and the ghettos a...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
Business Urged People To Make Sure They Use Their Spend Local Cards
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has highlighted that businesses across Northern Ireland are calling on High Street Scheme cardholders to continue to "spend it now, spend it all and spend it local". As ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
Police Investigate Fake TikTok Accounts
Police are investigating a number of fake TikTok accounts that have been reported to them, which claim to be the accounts of local schools, positing images of school staff with inappropriate comments....
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
NI Water Invests £1.2m In Secure Future Supply Across Cushendall
NI Water has announced a £1.2 million investment to improve water services and secure the water supply for Cargan and wider Cushendall area as work on a major water improvement scheme gets underway. ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2021
Other News In Brief
Public Invited To Inform New 10-Year Draft Tourism Plan Belfast City Council has launched a 12 week consultation on a new draft 10-year tourism plan, inviting people, locally and globally, t...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Executive Approves Covid Certification For Hospitality Sector
Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the Executive's decision to introduce Covid certification for the hospitality sector. The Certificate will come into affect from 29 November, with a two week ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Protocol 'Greatest Threat To Political And Economic Stability'
The Protocol is the "greatest threat to the political and economic stability of Northern Ireland", the DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said in an address to the Cambridge Union. Sir Jeffrey said...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Remote Workers Concerned About Impact On Career
NI workers are concerned about the impact of remote working on their careers, according to new research from Universum, part of hiring platform NIJobs.com. The research found that while 82% of worker...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Cannabis Factory Uncovered In South Armagh
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following the discovery of a cannabis factory in south Armagh. The factory was uncovered at a property in the Seafin Road area of Killeavy. During the s...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Funding Announced For 21 Reconciliation Projects
Funding of almost £370,000 has been announced for 21 projects designed to promote good relations and reconciliation through sport and creativity. The funding has been allocated from the Department f...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Sinn Féin Raises Concerns Over Home Care Availability
Sinn Féin has raised concerns with health officials at the lack of home care available to people across Northern Ireland. The party's social care spokesperson, MLA Carál Ni Chuilín, also sought answe...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Benefit Provision For The Terminally Ill To Be Extended
The Executive has agreed to progress draft legislation to extend terminal illness provision in social security benefits. Proposed by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey, the draft legislation extends...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
£5m Allocated To Support Emotional Wellbeing Of School Children
A further £5 million has been announced for the Education Wellbeing fund, which aims to support the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people and the staff working with them. Educat...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Ministers Highlight Importance Of Responsible Antimicrobial Use
Ministers have highlighted the importance of the responsible use of antimicrobials, marking the start of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW). WAAW runs from 18-24 November this year with the ov...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2021
Other News In Brief
Action Taken To Reduce HGVs In Clady Village Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has introduced a Statutory Rule to significantly reduce the number of HGVs using the narrow main street th...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2021
Ministers Discussing Introduction Of Mandatory Vaccine Passports
The Executive has met today to discuss the proposed introduction of mandatory vaccine passports. However, according to reports, Ministers have received a 'modelling paper' ahead of the meeting highli...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2021
Taxi Fares To Increase In Effort To Support Industry
A range of measures are to be introduced to address the issues affecting the taxi industry in Northern Ireland, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced. A new support package is to be in...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 17, 2021
Lidl Northern Ireland Commit To Exceeding Living Wage
Lidl Northern Ireland has announced that it will increased the hourly rate for all its employees from 01 March 2022, following its commitment to not only match, but exceed the Real Living Wage, as rec...
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