Northern Ireland News for January 2024 : Page 2

Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2024
Southern Trust Must Keep Women Udpated Amid Review – SF
Sinn Féin has called on the Southern Trust to ensure women are kept updated during the ongoing review of cervical smear tests. The party's health spokesperson, Linda Dillon, said: "The trust must ens...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2024
Alliance Urges People To Respond To Obesity Care Consultations
Highlighting a growth in childhood obesity during the pandemic, the Alliance Party has urged as many people as possible to respond to a Department of Health consultation on a Regional Obesity Manageme...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2024
Other News In Brief
Greens Welcome ICJ Ruling On South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel The Green Party NI has welcomed an International Court of Justice ruling in South Africa's genocide case against Isra...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
Leaders Urged To 'Show Courage' And Reach Agreement
The SDLP has called on political leaders to "show courage" and reach an agreement to restore the Stormont institutions in the coming days. Leader Colum Eastwood MP was speaking in the House of Common...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
Ancient Human Remains Recovered From Bellaghy Peatland
Ancient human remains have been recovered from peatland in Bellaghy by archaeologists within the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The Archaeological Unit within the Police Service of Northern Irel...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
Man Jailed For 20 Years For 2022 Murder Of Alyson Nelson
A 68-year-old man has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder of Alyson Nelson in Whitehead in 2022. William (Bill) Finlay was handed a life sentence last November, after ple...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
SDLP Challenges PM To Back UN Call For Gaza Ceasefire
Colum Eastwood has challenged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ensure the UK backs the United Nations' call for a ceasefire in Gaza. During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday the SDLP Leader and MP...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
Man Arrested In Connection With Drug Seizure In July 2023
A man, aged in his 50s, has been arrested in connection with the seizure of a 50kg consignment of Class B drugs in July 2023. The man was arrested in the Carrickfergus area on Wednesday, January 24 o...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
Lyric Theatre Named One Of UK's 'Most Accessible Attractions'
Belfast Lyric Theatre has been named one of the UK's 'Most Accessible Attractions', by intelligent audio solutions specialist, ReSound. ReSound conducted research into 40 of the most visited attracti...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
People Urged To 'Celebrate Their Toilets'
People across Northern Ireland have been urged to "celebrate their toilets" on 'Thomas Crapper Day'(TCD), Saturday, 27 January. TCD is a celebration of the man who helped make the humble toilet a fea...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
DAERA Calls For Applications To €30m PEACEPLUS Programme
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has called on eligible organisations in Northern Ireland to apply to the new €30million Smart Towns and Villages investment area, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
Appeal Following Theft Of Cattle Trailer In Artigarvan
The PSNI have launched an investigation into the theft of a cattle trailer from a farmyard in Artigarvan. The theft occurred on Moorlough Road sometime between 7pm on Tuesday, 23 January and 3.15pm y...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 25, 2024
Other News In Brief
Alliance Calls For 'Root And Branch' Reform Of Sport NI Alliance has called for "root and branch" reform of Sport NI following the news that the organisation underspent its budget by £1 mill...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
PSNI Received 2,228 Domestic-Abuse Calls Over Christmas Period
The PSNI responded to a total of 2,228 domestic abuse calls between 20th November 2023 and 2nd January 2024, during their annual Operation 'Season's Greetings'. On these key festive dates from 24th D...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
NY FinTech Firm Creates Almost 300 New Jobs In Belfast
DailyPay, a New York-based financial technology (fintech) frm has announces its first international expansion, establishing a new Northern Ireland base and creating 293 new jobs. The £24m investment ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
SDLP Proposes Amendment To Executive Formation Bill
The SDLP has said that it will seek to amend proposed legislation extending the deadline for the formation of an Executive after the previous deadline passed last week. MP's Colum Eastwood and Claire...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
Alliance Calls For Urgent Reform Of NI Dementia Care
The Alliance Party has called for dementia treatment in Northern Ireland to be urgently reformed and updated to capture new breakthroughs arising from research. The party's Health spokesperson Paula ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration Held At Belfast City Hall
The Executive Office (EO) have hosted a Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) Commemoration at Belfast City Hall, where almost 300 people gathered to to remember the millions of victims and survivors of the Ho...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
Ards Arts Centre Announces New February Exhibitions
Ards Arts Centre has announced two new art exhibitions for February – Internal Space, a joint exhibition by Ned Jackson Smyth and Helen Bradbury, and Real Lives: The Art of Living with Dementia, a Com...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
SRC Announces Return Of Annual Big Apprenticeship Event
Southern Regional College has announced the return of their annual Big Apprenticeship Event this February during Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week 2024. Giving prospective apprentices all the inf...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
Belfast City Airport Donates Over £17,000 To AWARE NI
Belfast City Airport has supported AWARE NI with donations totalling £17,774 over a two-year official Charity Partnership. AWARE NI, Northern Ireland's only charity working exclusively for those with...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
Appeal For Information On Ballyclare Jewellery Store Burglary
PSNI detectives in Ballyclare have issued an appeal for information following a report of a burglary at a jewellery store in the town centre on Tuesday 23rd January. It was reported that sometime bet...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 24, 2024
Other News In Brief
63-Year-Old Ballyclare Man Fined For Finishing Offences A 63-year-old County Antrim man has been fined £215 after pleading guilty to three fishing offences. At Laganside Magistrates Court, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2024
Safety Advice Issued Ahead Of Storm Jocelyn
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland ahead of Storm Jocelyn, which is due to hit NI from 4pm today, Tuesday 23 January. Multi agency partners including the PSNI, NI...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2024
£115,000 Announced For Belfast 'Grey To Green' Initiative
Funding of almost £115,000 has been announced to progress new 'green projects' in Belfast, as part of the 'A Bolder Vision for Belfast' initiative. Supported by the Department for Infrastructure's Bl...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2024
Appeal Following Thefts From Drumahoe Construction Site
PSNI detectives investigation the theft of electrical cable in Drumahoe have appealed for witnesses and information. The theft from a construction site on the Glenshane Road was reported to police at...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2024
Women Reminded Of Importance Of Cervical Screening
Ahead of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (22-28 January), the Public Health Agency has issued a reminder to women of the importance of attending for cervical screening when invited. This comes after ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2024
HMRC Issues Self Assessment 31 January Deadline Reminder
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has urged the 3.8 million people yet to file their Self Assessment tax return are urged to "act now or risk facing a £100 penalty". HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is expe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2024
Highrise Safety Cannot Progress Without Minister – Alliance
The Alliance Party has raised concerns that new safety plans by the Department for Communities designed to address fire safety in high rise buildings will not be delivered without a Minister to take t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2024
Two Arrested In Connection With Serious Assault In L'Derry
Two men have been arrested in connection with a serious assault in L'Derry last night, Monday 22 January. Shortly before midnight, police received a report that a man was found injured in the area of...