Northern Ireland News for June 2025 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2025
New Framework To Boost Outcomes For SEND Learners
Education Minister Paul Givan has released a new framework designed to monitor the contribution of the Special Educational Needs/Disability (SEN/D) Reform Agenda towards improving outcomes for learner...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2025
Communities Minister Unveils £750,000 Boost For NI Musicians
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a significant funding injection for musicians and musical groups across Northern Ireland with the launch of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's 2025/...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2025
HMRC Urges Young Jobseekers To Download App For Summer Work
With exams wrapping up and the summer break approaching, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is encouraging young people finishing school, college, or university to download the HMRC app. The app offers a...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2025
Budget-Friendly Ways To Add A Bit Of Excitement To Your Weekend
Weekends are precious moments to unwind, recharge, and step away from the busy pace of the week, but often the usual routines can begin to feel a little dull and repetitive. Finding new and creative...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 20, 2025
Other News In Brief
Appeal Following Early Morning Collision In Lurgan Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following a single-vehicle road traffic collision in Lurgan, in the early hours of this morning,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Justice Minister Condemns Attacks On PSNI
Justice Minister Naomi Long has condemned recent attacks on PSNI officers and staff, urging the public to increase their support for the force. The Minister delivered her message today, Thursday, 19...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Northern Ireland's First Climate Action Plan Unveiled
A 16-week public consultation on Northern Ireland’s inaugural Climate Action Plan has been launched today, Thursday, 19 June, by DAERA Minister Andrew Muir, who described it as a "milestone moment'. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Ministers Launch Three-Year Careers Action Plan
A new three-year Careers Action Plan has been jointly launched by Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Education Minister Paul Givan. This collaborative plan, the first of its kind in over a de...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Alliance Champion Blood Donation At Belfast City Hall
Alliance Belfast Councillor Tara Brooks is today, Thursday, 19 June, leading by example at Belfast City Hall by donating blood, in an effort to promote the vital act and encourage more people to becom...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Communities Minister Urges Applications To Cladding Safety Scheme
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons is strongly encouraging building owners and agents in Northern Ireland to apply for funding through the Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS). The scheme provides crucial fina...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Nine Charged Following Disorder In L'Derry
Nine of the eleven people arrested in connection with public disorder in Nailors Row, L'Derry, on the night of Tuesday, 17 June, have been charged and are due to appear before Londonderry Magistrates'...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Man Jailed Over Threatening Communications And Criminal Damage
A 34-year-old Belfast man, Aaron Curragh, was sentenced to 31 months at Belfast Crown Court after pleading guilty to offences including threatening communications and criminal damage. Curragh will se...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Ligoniel Security Alert Ends After 'Viable' Device Dealt With
A security alert in the Flush Road area of Ligoniel has now ended, following the discovery and safe disposal of a suspicious object described as "viable". Police were called to the scene at around 16...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
The Rise of Online Casinos: What NI Residents Should Know
Online casinos have quickly become one of the most popular ways to unwind and enjoy a bit of entertainment at home. For people in Northern Ireland, this digital shift means there are now more ways tha...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 19, 2025
Other News In Brief
Sinn Féin MLA Welcomes Consultation On Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Sinn Féin MLA Jemma Dolan has welcomed the launch of a public consultation on Northern Ireland's proposed Baby Loss Certif...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2025
Man Arrested Following Discovery Of Shotgun
A 22 year-old man has been arrested in Belfast after police recovered a sawn-off shotgun and ammunition during a search of properties in the north and south of the city yesterday (17 June). The searc...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2025
Belfast City Council Gives Go-Ahead For New Housing
Belfast City Council members have given the go-ahead for a major residential development and new student accommodation at their latest planning committee meeting. Planning permission was granted for ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2025
Adult Protection Bill Following Safeguarding Failures
A draft Adult Protection Bill has been introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly by Health Minister Mike Nesbitt following the high-profile adult safeguarding failures in Dunmurry Manor Care Home an...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2025
Consultation Launches On Baby Loss Certificate Scheme
A public consultation has now been launched seeking views on a Baby Loss Certificate Scheme, which will be open to parents who have experienced the loss of a baby prior to the end of the 24th week of ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2025
Kneecap's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh Released On Bail
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, member of Irish language hip hop group Kneecap, has been released on unconditional bail in relation to a terror charge. The 27 year-old appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2025
Kilkeel Police Patrol Leads To Drug Arrest
A man aged in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of numerous drug-related offences in Kilkeel. Police stopped the man in the early hours of this morning (18 June) after previously observing a veh...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2025
Students Welcomed To Stormont For A1 Road Safety Update
Students from New-Bridge Integrated College, Loughbrickland, were welcomed to Parliament Buildings yesterday (18 June) by Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins for an update on the A1 J...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2025
Other News In Brief
Appeal For Information Following Lisburn Burglary Police have appealed for information after a report of a burglary at a residential property in Lisburn was received yesterday (17 June). Num...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2025
Statutory Inquiry Into Mother And Baby Homes Abuse
The Northern Ireland Executive has announced plans to set up a statutory inquiry into the historical abuse and mistreatment that occurred in Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workh...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2025
Strike Threat Grows Over Pay Row At Translink
Transport services across Northern Ireland could face significant disruption this summer, following an overwhelming backing for industrial action from members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Associa...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2025
More Arrests Made Over Widespread Disorder
The arrest of a man in his 20s is among the latest in a growing list of detainments after recent public disorder across Northern Ireland. Following a house search carried out by police in Larne at th...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2025
New Plans To Boost Learning Access For Young People With SEN
Young people with special educational needs (SEN) could soon benefit from much broader access to learning opportunities after leaving school, following new proposals announced by Economy Minister Dr C...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2025
Minister Announces New Anti-Poverty Strategy Approach
The first anti-poverty strategy has been set out today (June 17) by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons. Speaking in the NI Assembly, the Minister reiterated his intention to tackling poverty, stating ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2025
Multiple Vehicles Damaged In Newry Fire
Police have made an appeal for information after an early hour report was made yesterday (16 June) of a fire in the Killeen School Road area of Newry. Both police and members from the Northern Irelan...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 17, 2025
Danske Bank Pledges To Tackle Violence Against Women And Girls
Danske Bank has become the first organisation in Northern Ireland to commit to "The Pledge," a specialist training and development programme designed to help end violence against women and girls (EVAW...