Northern Ireland News for March 2023 : Page 2

Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2023
SDLP Calls For More Action To Tackle Violence Against Women
Calling for the action to tackle violence against women, the SDLP has introduced a new motion to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council for improved service provision for victims of dome...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2023
NI Tourism Businesses Benefit From 'Meet The Buyer' Event
Tourism businesses from across Northern Ireland have pitched themselves to more than 150 international tourism experts at a networking, Meet The Buyer, event at the ICC Belfast. Hosting more than 150...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2023
Future Management Of Wildfires Consultation Launched
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has launched a public consultation on the development of a new Strategic Way Forward for the future management of Wildfires in Northern Ireland. The 12-...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2023
Belfast Community Groups Explore Reimagined Titanic Experience
Thirsty six local community groups from across Belfast were joined by Deputy Lord Mayor Michelle Kelly for a special trip to Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic, as part of Local Community Day. Maritime B...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2023
Centred Soul 1000th Community-Pharmacy Partnership Member
Newry-based Centred Soul has been awarded funding to deliver the 1000th Building the Community-Pharmacy Partnership (BCPP) programme to improve the health and wellbeing of women in the local community...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 28, 2023
Other News In Brief
Magee Expansion Could Meet Demand For Uni Places – SDLP An expanded and properly resourced Magee University could meet the demand for increased university places, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood M...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Portadown Murder Victim Named As Alesia Nazarova
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman in Portadown have named the victim as Alesia Nazarova. Alesia, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene of a house fire in the Church Street area of the tow...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Alliance Calls For 'More Adequate' Funding For Education
The Alliance Party has echoed a call for more adequate funding for the education sector after an urgent cross-party meeting held by the Chief Executives of the seven education sectoral support bodies ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Prisoners Act As Guide Runners At Magilligan Parkrun
Staff and prisoners from Magilligan Prison have became guide runners for visually impaired participants at the prison's weekly Parkrun event. After several weeks of training with members of the Royal...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Appeal Following Violent Aggravated Burglary In North Belfast
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information and witnesses following a report of an aggravated burglary in north Belfast on Sunday evening, 26th March. Police received a report shortly before 11.15...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Suspected Firearm Recovered In L'Derry Search Operation
A suspected firearm has been recovered by detectives from the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) during a search operation in L'Derry, as part of an ongoing investigation into New IRA activity....
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
SF Condemns 'Weekend Of Chaos' In East Belfast And Newtownards
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly has condemned a "weekend of chaos" in East Belfast and Newtownards, calling on "drug dealing loyalist gangs to pack up and go and end their criminal activity". The party's p...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Pupils Urged To Be 'More Active, More Of The Time'
Northern Ireland footballer Joely Andrews and Belfast Giant Josh Roach have helped to inspire some 700 primary school pupils to become 'more active, more of the time' at this year's Department for Com...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Drugs Worth Estimated £100,000 Seized During Vehicle Stop
A quantity of class A drugs, worth an estimated £100,000, has been seized by detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF), alongside £30,000 in cash, in east Belfast. During a proactive o...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Appeal For Information On Two Petrol Bomb Attacks
PSNI detectives have issued an appeal for information following two petrol bomb attacks in Bangor and Newtownards over the weekend. In Newtownards, emergency services were called to the a house in th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 27, 2023
Other News In Brief
Greens Express 'Sadness And Anger' At Murder Of Alesia Nazarova Green Party NI Cllr Rachel Woods has expressed her sadness at the murder of Alesia Nazarova – a 37-year-old woman found to hav...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
Search Operation Launches In L'Derry
The PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) are conducting a search operation in L'Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into New IRA activity. The planned search in the Letterkenny Road area w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
'Time To Move On' And Restore Executive – SF
Sinn Féin Vice President and First Minister Designate, Michelle O'Neill, has renewed her call for the restoration of an Executive "to work for all". Speaking after the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Comm...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
Cross-Community Consensus 'Key To Unlocking' Executive – DUP
The key to "unlocking the door" to the Executive is cross-community consensus and addressing the concerns of unionists, DUP Leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Speaking after meeting the Secretary of Stat...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
Man Arrested Following Discovery Of Cannabis Farm In Scarva
A man, aged in his 40s, has been arrested in connection with the seizure of suspected Class B drugs, worth an estimated £25,000, in Scarva on Thursday 23 March. The suspected cannabis farm was discov...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
Autism NI Prepares To Celebrate World Autism Acceptance Week
Autism NI has urged people to get behind the message 'Be Kind To Different Minds', ahead of World Autism Acceptance Week from Monday 27th March until Sunday 2nd April 2023. This is a great opportunity...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
Two Men Attacked In 'Violent' Burglary In North Belfast
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following a violent burglary in north Belfast. Making the appeal, Detective Sergeant Young said: "We received a report shortly before 10pm on Thursday n...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
Reval2023: New Property Valuation List Published
The latest valuation list for non-domestic properties, which will be used to calculate business rate bills that will be issued from the start of April 2023, has been announced by the Land & Property S...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
Development Study Recommends Regeneration Of Duncairn Gdns
A new development study has recommended the regeneration of under-utilised land and buildings in Belfast's Duncairn Gardens. Published by the Department for Communities, the study was commissioned fo...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
New Regional Food Programme Launched To Promote NI
A new Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP), which aims to help raise the profile of quality regional food, has been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affair...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2023
Other News In Brief
Alliance Calls For Action On Missed Bin Collections Alliance Belfast City Councillor Micky Murray has called for action on missed bin collections, after it was revealed that badly parked veh...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2023
Two Brothers Jailed For The Murder Of Karol Kelly
Two brothers have been jailed for a total of 32 years at L'Derry Crown Court for the murder of Karol Kelly. Mr Kelly was stabbed and died in the early hours of Sunday 4 March 2018 in L'Derry. Sean A...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2023
Three Arrested Over Attempted Murder Of Police Officers In Strabane
Three people have been arrested in Strabane in connection with the attempted murder of two police officers in the town in November 2022. Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit arrested two ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2023
More Schools Join Operation Encompass Initiative
Schools across the Northern and Western Trust areas have been announced as the latest NI schools to join Operation Encompass – an initiative that sees police share information with schools where there...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 23, 2023
Firearms And Ammunition Seized In Omagh
Two suspected firearms and a quantity of ammunition have been uncovered by detectives from the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) in the Omagh area on Tuesday, 21st March as part of an ongoing ...