Northern Ireland News for January 2022 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2022
SDLP Calls For Fuel Assistance To Be Extended To Working People
The SDLP has called for support for working people who are experiencing fuel poverty. The party's Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan called on Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to also provide ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2022
'Small But Viable Pipe Bomb' Made Safe In Loughguile
Police have declared a device at the centre of a security alert in Loughguile, County Antrim on Sunday morning as a "small but viable pipe bomb". Police received a report of a suspicious object in Tu...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2022
Pregnant Women Urged To Get Vaccinated Following New Study
Pregnant women are being urged to come forward for vaccination, following the publication of a new study from the University of Edinburgh which found that women who get Covid-19 towards the end of the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2022
Rural Broadband Improvement Project Extended
An additional 8,500 rural premises are set to benefit from improved broadband with an extension of Project Stratum, Minister for the Economy Gordon Lyons has announced. The Minister said: "This marks...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 17, 2022
Other News In Brief
Clare Bailey Calls On Men To Act On Gender-Based Violence Green Party NI Leader Clare Bailey has said that men have a responsibility to speak to each other and "challenge misogyny whenever t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2022
'Collusive Behaviours' Found In Investigation Into UDA Murders
A Police Ombudsman report into paramilitary attacks by the UDA/UFF between 1989 and 1993 has found identified "collusive behaviours and raised significant concerns about police conduct". The Ombudsma...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2022
£55m Energy Payment Support Scheme Announced
A new £55 million Energy Payment Support Scheme for vulnerable people struggling to meet rising energy costs has been announced by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey. A one-off payment of £200 will ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2022
Omicron Wave 'Likely To Be At Or Around Peak'
The Omicron wave of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is "likely to be at or around peak" according to the latest health data. Welcoming the news, the Executive has thanked the public for their ongoing e...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2022
Minister Calls For Input On Proposed All-Ireland Rail Network
The Infrastructure Minister has urged to public to "have their say" on the future of Northern Ireland's rail network, as a consultation on an All-Island Strategic Rail Review is due to closes next wee...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2022
EU Negotiations Must Address Medicine Supply Blockage
The blockage of medicine supply to Northern Ireland must be fully resolved in new negotiations between the UK and EU. Making the call, DUP MLA and Vice Chair of the Assembly's Health Committee, Pam C...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2022
Health Minister Confirms Extension To Use Of Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that Kaftrio will be made available to suitable patients aged six years and older in Northern Ireland for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). Kaftrio was ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 14, 2022
Still Time To Respond To New Environment Strategy Consultation - Poots
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has renewed a call for people to respond to a consultation of a new Environment Strategy for NI, which is due to close next Tuesday. The proposed Strategy will set ou...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
Stormont Approves £200 Energy Costs Payment
Stormont has approved a one-off payment of £200 to help people with energy costs, as proposed by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey. Some 280,000 people across NI are expected to benefit from the sc...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
No Govt Should Ever Accept An Irish Sea Border - DUP
No Conservative or Unionist government should ever accept an Irish sea border – this was the message of DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP as he addressed 1922 Committee. Sir Jeffrey appeared at the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
Majority Of NI Companies Expect Business To Grow In 2022
The majority of companies in Northern Ireland expect their businesses to grow in 2022, according to latest Quarterly Economic Survey from NI Chamber and BDO. The survey found that despite the positiv...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
Danske Bank Lowers Economic Growth Forecast
Danske Bank has announced that it has lowered its forecast for the growth of the Northern Ireland economy in 2022. The bank has said that it expects the pace of economic growth to have slowed in the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
Appeal For Information On Serious Assault In Co Tyrone
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a serious assault in Sion Mills, Co Tyrone. Three men are being treated in hospital following an incident on Main Street, which occurred at ar...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
Education Minister Urged To Introduce New School Starting Age Legislation
The Education Minister has been urged to introduce new legislation on school starting age, following a consultation that showed 90% of respondents supported the move. A consultation was held on propo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
SDLP: Bors Johnson's Excuses 'Pathetic'
The SDLP have described Boris Johnson's excuses for attending a Downing Street garden party as "pathetic" and an insult to everyone who made sacrifices during the pandemic. Speaking from the House of...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
Sinn Féin Reiterates Call For Energy Help For Workers And Families
Sinn Féin have reiterated their call for more support for workers and families "as they struggle with huge hikes in energy prices". Speaking after meeting the Utility Regulator and Consumer Council w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
Finance Ministers Call On Treasury For Covid Funding Flexibility
NI's Finance Minister, Conor Murphy, has joined his Scottish and Welsh counterparts in calling on the Treasury to guarantee that money allocated to support Covid responses will be provided in full. T...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 13, 2022
Other News In Brief
SDLP Raises Concerns Over Impact On Universities Of EU Funding Loss Students must become "collateral damage of the Brexit shambles", SDLP Economy Spokesperson Matthew O'Toole has said after ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2022
Almost 2,000 Calls For Help Made To PSNI Over Christmas Period
The PSNI received a total of 1959 calls for help between 14 December and 01 January from domestic abuse victims and concerned loved ones. Publishing figures on domestic abuse incidents over the Chris...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2022
UK And Irish Govt Urged To Write Common Travel Area Into Law
The SDLP have called on the UK and Irish government's to write into law the Common Travel Area (CTA), to protect the agreement in both countries. Currently the CTA is an inter-governmental agreement,...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2022
PSNI Appeal For Information On Newtownabbey Hit-And-Run
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information on a hit-and-run incident in Newtownabbey. At about 5.30pm on Tuesday 11 January, a young cyclist was struck by a vehicle as travelled across a zebra cr...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2022
Call For Executive To Continue Working Together For NI
The Executive must continue working together to solve the problems facing this society, deputy First Minister and Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O'Neill has said. Speaking on the 2nd anniversary o...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2022
Estimated 99,200 Covid-19 Cases In First Week Of January
An estimated 99,200 people in Northern Ireland had Covid-19 between 31 December and 06 January, according to the latest Department of Health statics. The estimated figure represents 5.41% of the popu...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2022
150 New Jobs To Be Created With Construction Of New Ballymena College
More than 150 new construction jobs are to be created during the construction of the new £45 million campus for Northern Regional College in Ballymena. Draperstown-based Heron Bros have been appointe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2022
Bangor's Marine Court Hotel To House New Refugees
The Green Party NI has welcomed the news that Bangor's Marine Court Hotel will be used as temporary accommodation for refugees seeking asylum. MLA for North Down Rachel Woods MLA said: "I welcome the...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 12, 2022
Protocol Could Prevent NI Benefitting From Energy Price Assistance - DUP
The Protocol could prevent Northern Ireland from benefitting from energy price assistance, the DUP's Sammy Wilson has said. The East Antrim MP said that speculation that the Government will scrap VAT...