Northern Ireland News for December 2023 : Page 2

Northern Ireland News, Dec 19, 2023
Other News In Brief
BCC Announce Holiday Bin Collection Dates Belfast City Council has announced changes to its household bin and box collections over the Christmas and New Year period.   For black, brown and ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
Parents And Carers Warned Of The Dangers Of 'Button Batteries'
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has urged parents and carers to be alert to the dangers of 'button batteries' this Christmas, highlighting how easily things can go wrong. Lithium cell batteries, also ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
Appeal For Witnesses Following Shooting Incident In L'Derry
PSNI detectives in L'Derry have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a shooting incident In Curryneirin on Sunday 17 December. Just after 6:50pm on Sunday night, the Northern Irel...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
Alliance Calls For Political Support For East Belfast GAA
The Alliance Party has called on all of NI's political parties to show support for East Belfast GAA, following the latest incident in which oil was poured over the club's goal mouths. Police are trea...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
SDLP Expresses Solidarity With Bloody Sunday Families
The SDLP have expressed their solidarity with the Bloody Sunday families, after it was announced that Soldier F would stand trial for the murders of William McKinney and James Wray. Party leader and ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
Greens 'Deeply Concerned' Over Child Counselling Cuts
The Green Party of Northern Ireland has expressed "deep concern" following the announcement of cuts to free, centralised counselling for children in NI who have been victims of sexual abuse. Nexus, N...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
Young Offenders And Female Prisoners Create Christmas Gifts
Young offenders and female prisoners at Hydebank Wood College have made over 500 items of clothing, blankets, hats, gloves and children's toys to be distributed to the less fortunate at Christmas. Si...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
PSNI Condemns 'Abhorrent' Burglary Of Woman In Her 90s
PSNI detectives are appealing for information following a report of a burglary at the home of a woman aged in her 90s in the Rossbay area of Clooney, L'Derry in the early hours of Sunday, 17th Decembe...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
Man Charged In Connection With Dungannon Drug Seizure
A 39-year-old man has been charged in connection with a major drug seizure in Dungannon. Police have charged the man with possession of a Class A controlled drug, possession of a Class A controlled d...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
Appeal Following Suspected Assault In Portadown
PSNI detectives have issued an appeal for information and witnesses after an injured man was found in the Ormonde Street area of Portadown on Saturday, 16th December. Making the appeal, Detective Ser...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 18, 2023
Other News In Brief
UUP Calls For Immediate Release Of Funds Of Public Sector Pay Increase The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has called for the UK Government to release the money required for public sector pay ri...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2023
Young Woman Dies After Ballymena Collision
Police have confirmed that a 22-year-old woman has died following a three-vehicle road traffic collision in Ballymena last week. The collision happened on Friday, 8 December, at 12.15 pm, and involve...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2023
SDLP Hits Out At COP28's Fossil Fuel Agreement
The SDLP has hit out at COP28's agreement on fossil fuels saying the agreed steps do not go far enough. The party's Climate Change Spokesperson Mark H Durkan said the transition which has been agreed...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2023
Man Arrested For Drug Offences In Coalisland
The PSNI have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of drug offences after searches in the Coalisland area last night, 14 December. Officers were conducting a routine vehicle check point in the Ba...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2023
Carer Transforms Career After Covid-19 Battle
Connected Health carer, Louise Bell, has transformed her career after a near-death battle with Covid-19 which left her fighting for her life in an intensive care unit. In 2018 Louise joined Connecte...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2023
Belfast City Council Launches '21 Under 21' Competition
Belfast City Council has invited young entrepreneurs to take part in the '21 Under 21 – Entrepreneurs to Watch in Belfast'. The competition provides an opportunity for young entrepreneurs between 16 ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2023
Appeal Issued After Aggravated Burglary In North Belfast
PSNI Detectives have issued an appeal for information following a report of an aggravated burglary at residential premises at the Seaview Close area of north Belfast. Before 8.20pm on 14 December it ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2023
Other News In Brief
100 Year Old Garden Centre's Festivities Recognised By Mayor Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Councillor Mark Cooper, has visited Hillside Garden Centre which has created cherished Christmas ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2023
Alliance Calls For Free Counselling For Children Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse
Alliance has urgently called for the Department of Health to ensure children in Northern Ireland who have experienced sexual abuse have access to free counselling services. South Belfast MLA Paula Br...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
Public Urged To 'Do All It Can' To Help Health Service This Winter
The public has been urged to "do all it can" to help the health service get through the winter. The Department of Health made the appeal as it highlighted the current pressures on health and social c...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
PSNI Issues Warning Of Counterfeit RBS Bank Notes
The PSNI is asking retailers and the public to "exercise caution" when dealing with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) polymer/plastic £50 notes, after a number of counterfeit notes were recovered across No...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity For NI's Education System
The Alliance Party has welcomed the publication of a new independent review of NI's education system as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to develop an early years system to help our children and yo...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
UUP Welcomes Unveiling Of David Trimble Sculpture
The Ulster Unionist Party has welcomed the unveiling of a bust of David Trimble in Leinster House as "a welcome recognition of the role he and the party played in the peace process". The bust by the ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
Search Is On For Belfast's Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Belfast City Council has announced that launch of a new competition to find the cities young entrepreneurs. Designed to unearth, recognise, and fast-track 21 exceptional potential young entrepreneurs...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
Documents On NI's Changing Politics In The 1990s Published
Historical documents from 1999 and before have been made available to the public for the first time on the CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) website as part of ongoing work involving the Public ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
20 Year Old Woman Dies In Fatal Collision In Lisbellaw
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a fatal collision in Lisbellaw. Police have reported that a 20-year-old woman died following the collision on the Belfast Road a...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
Drugs And Fireworks Seized In Strabane Search Operations
Drugs and fireworks have been seized during two search operations in Strabane on Wednesday 13 December. The searches were conducted by Sperrin Neighbourhood Policing Team with the assistance of Tacti...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
Police Officers Injured After Car Rammed In Forkhill
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following an incident in Forkhill on Tuesday 12 December, in which two police officers narrowly escaped serious injury. At around 9.35pm o...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 14, 2023
Other News In Brief
'Landmark Day' For NI's Social Housing – SF Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has hailed a "‘landmark day" as the Housing Executive begins building homes for the first time in over 20 years. Dei...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 13, 2023
Man Jailed For 15 Years For 2020 Murder Of Nathan Gibson
A 44-year-old man has been jailed for a minimum of 15 years for the January 2020 murder of Nathan Gibson. John Paul Whitla had previously pleaded guilty to murder, false imprisonment, common assault ...