Northern Ireland News for October 2025 : Page 5

Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2025
Funding Boost For Community Wealth Building Pilots
The Community Wealth Building (CWB) partnerships in Larne and the North West are each to receive a funding package of £150,000 to pilot community-led economic and social development initiatives. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2025
Heritage Theatre Reopens At Coca-Cola Lisburn Facility
Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland have officially reopened the newly refurbished Robinson Theatre at its Lisburn production facility's Visitor Experience. The theatre is a tribute to the fam...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2025
45,000 Properties At Flood Risk As Minister Launches Action Week
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has launched Flood Action Week by detailing her department's efforts to manage flood risk and calling on the public to take simple steps to prepare for severe weath...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2025
Man Released As Investigation Continues Into Newtownabbey Death
A 40-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of a woman in Newtownabbey has been released on bail pending further enquiries. Police officers, along with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Serv...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 14, 2025
Other News In Brief
UUP Welcomes Proposed Farm Tax Review The Ulster Unionist MP for South Antrim, Robin Swann, has reacted cautiously to rumours suggesting the government may be considering an amendment to the...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2025
New Artwork Marks L'Derry International City of Peace Status
First Minister Michelle O'Neill has officially unveiled a new public artwork in Derry-Londonderry, a sculpture celebrating the city's status as an International City of Peace. The First Minister join...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2025
Prison Support Is Vital To Reduce Re-Offending
Justice Minister Naomi Long has emphasised that supporting Northern Ireland’s prison staff and those in custody is more important than ever. Marking the start of Prisons Week (12–18 October), the Min...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2025
PSNI Urges Public To Report Hate Crime During Awareness Week
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has joined organisations across the United Kingdom to mark Hate Crime Awareness Week. Chief Superintendent Sue Steen, PSNI's Hate Crime Lead, is urging ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2025
Biggest Ever Illegal Cigarette Factory Busted In Newry
One of Northern Ireland's biggest ever illegal tobacco factories has been dismantled following a raid in Newry led by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from the Police Service of Northern Ir...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2025
South Belfast Traffic Warning Ahead Of World Cup Qualifier
Motorists should be aware of the potential for traffic delays in south Belfast this evening, Monday, 13 October 2025, due to a major football fixture. The UEFA World Cup Qualifier between Northern Ir...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2025
Women's Football In NI: Rising Participation & Professional Pathways
The growth of women's football in Northern Ireland has accelerated over the past few years, marking a clear shift from grassroots enthusiasm to professional ambition. With more females joining local...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2025
Big Sale Now On At Designer Door Company
Northern Ireland's window, door and sunroom experts, Designer Door Company, are celebrating the launch of their new website with an exclusive 5% discount on all orders for the remainder of October onl...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 13, 2025
Other News In Brief
Police Appeal Over Hate-Motivated Damage to Street Sign The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched an investigation and issued an appeal for information after a report of hat...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
PPS Rules Out Seeking Prosecution Of Police Ombudsman
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has announced a decision not to prosecute the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland following an investigation into potential offences of perverting the course of ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
NI Mental Health Strategy Deliverability Review Published
The Department of Health has published a review of the deliverability of the Northern Ireland Mental Health Strategy (MHS) 2021-2031 actions over the next three years, highlighting that significant fu...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
Ministers Back Baby Loss Awareness Week And Certificate Scheme
Finance Minister John O'Dowd and Health Minister Mike Nesbitt have joined Sands, the pregnancy and baby loss charity, in marking Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025, which runs from Wednesday, 9 October to ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
Pedestrian Dies After Lorry Collision In Newry
Police have named the man who sadly died following a fatal road traffic collision in Newry on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, as 67-year-old John O'Brien. The single-vehicle collision, involving a lorry a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
Alliance MLA Welcomes Progress On Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Alliance South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl has welcomed the announced progress on a ceasefire deal in Gaza, following the signing of the first phase of an agreement in Egypt. The deal is expected to see...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
PSNI Hunt Armed Gang After Aughnacloy Filling Station Robbery
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage after an armed robbery at a filling station on the Caledon Road in Aughnacloy on Wednesday, 8 October 2025. The incident was reported to po...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
£200,000 Wind-Powered Scholarship Opens For NI STEM Students
Applications are now open for the 2025 SSE Renewables Scholarship Fund, which is offering £200,000 in financial support to first-year students commencing third-level education in Science, Technology, ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
PSNI Warns Of Traffic Disruption Due To Newry Parade
The PSNI has issued a warning to road users about anticipated traffic disruption in Newry tomorrow, Saturday, 11 October 2025, due to a planned parade. The parade is scheduled to assemble at 12pm on ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
Why Are Online Betting Sites Becoming So Popular In NI?
Northern Ireland holds a unique position when it comes to gambling laws. Under the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, many forms of gambling are tightly restricte...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 10, 2025
Other News In Brief
MLA Órlaithí Flynn Demands Action And Investment On World Mental Health Day On World Mental Health Day, Sinn Féin MLA and mental health spokesperson, Órlaithí Flynn, called on the Health Mini...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2025
'Sinister' Mob Protest At Naomi Long's Home Condemned
Alliance Party Leader and Justice Minister Naomi Long has condemned a "mob" of people who gathered outside her East Belfast home on Wednesday, 8 October, describing the incident as "bullying and intim...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2025
SDLP Demands Urgent Action On Fuel Poverty And Damp Housing Crisis
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA has called for urgent action from the Executive to tackle fuel poverty, improve energy efficiency, and address the issue of damp that is impa...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2025
UUP Raises 'Serious Concerns' Over Non-Fatal Strangulation Sentences
Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MLA has raised serious concerns about how cases of non-fatal strangulation are being handled within Northern Ireland's criminal justice system, sugges...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2025
Belfast Pupils' Artwork Shines On City Billboards
Pupils from five Belfast schools are celebrating after being named winners of Belfast City Council's 2025 Billboard Challenge, a creative competition that invited primary and post-primary schools to d...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2025
DAERA Launches Wildfires Strategic Framework 2030
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has launched Northern Ireland's first Wildfires Strategic Framework, a plan running until 2030 designed to significantly reduce the threat of countryside wildfires. The fra...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2025
Economy Minister Opens £55m Ballymena Campus
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald officially opened the Northern Regional College's new £55 million campus in Ballymena on Wednesday, 8 October 2025. The Co Antrim campus, which is already open t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 9, 2025
Active Travel Programme Sees Significance Fall In Car Journeys
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins visited St Mary's on the Hill Primary School in Glengormley on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, to see pupils take part in the Active School Travel Programme. The progra...