Northern Ireland News for September 2025

Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
SDLP Leader Calls For NI Exemption From Digital ID Scheme
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has called for Northern Ireland to be exempt from the UK Government's proposed "Brit Card" digital ID scheme, warning it would be unworkable locally and risks disrupting cr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
Long Axes 'Saved Living Expenses' Deduction
Compensation payments for people who have been subject to a miscarriage of justice will no longer have deductions made for 'saved living expenses'. Minister Long announced the change: "I have updated...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
Infrastructure Minister Opens Cookstown Bypass Consultation
Residents and businesses in Cookstown, County Tyrone, are being asked to give their views on the wider benefits that should be delivered alongside the A29 Cookstown Bypass scheme. Northern Ireland's ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
Infrastructure Department Criticised For Failing Active Travel Spending Targets
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has been urged to "start taking active travel seriously" by Alliance Infrastructure Spokesperson Peter McReynolds MLA, following a critical report by the Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
Portadown Man Sentenced For Fraudulent Abuse Of Late Uncle's Finances
A Portadown man has been sentenced to a 12-month custodial sentence, suspended for two years, after being convicted of fraudulently abusing his late uncle's finances. Rodger Magee (54) was sentenced ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
Man Dies Following Motorcycle Collision In East Belfast
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed that a man has died following a one-vehicle road traffic collision in east Belfast late on Sunday, 28 September 2025. Inspector Cherith Ada...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
Translink And PHA Highlight Importance Of Organ Domation
Translink hosted a Public Health Agency (PHA) event, 'The Grand Organ Donation Life Cycle', at Grand Central Station to mark Organ Donation Week 2025. Staff, commuters, and participants from the orga...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
Bushmills Takeaway Targeted in Second Racially Motivated Attack
Police have appealed for information following a report of criminal damage at a fast food restaurant on Main Street, Bushmills, in the early hours of Monday, 29 September 2025. Chief Inspector Adams ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
New Zealand's Digital Revolution: What NI Businesses Can Learn
Sometimes, the finest things we learn come from looking outside of our own country. Northern Ireland is busy building its own digital identity, but New Zealand, a tiny, innovative country on the oth...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 30, 2025
Other News In Brief
Lord Empey Predicts 'Brit Card' Digital ID Scheme Will Fail in Lords Lord Empey (UUP) has condemned Prime Minister Keir Starmer's proposed "Brit Card" digital ID scheme, stating he is "sure ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
PSNI Marks Third Anniversary Of VAWG Action Plan
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has marked the third anniversary of its dedicated Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Action Plan, highlighting significant progress in the p...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
New Framework Prioritises Child Health In The 'First 1,000 Days'
An updated framework for Northern Ireland's universal child health promotion programme, Healthy Child, Healthy Future, has been launched, placing a central emphasis on life experiences during the firs...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
Justice Minister Welcomes 90% Conviction Rate In Domestic Abuse Court
Justice Minister Naomi Long has affirmed that a suite of legislative and strategic reforms is vital in tackling domestic abuse and gender-based violence while offering increased support to victims. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
Man Dies Following Road Traffic Collision On Ballygowan Road
The PSNI has confirmed that a man has died following a fatal road traffic collision in east Belfast on Saturday, 27 September 2025. Inspector Cherith Adair of the PSNI’s Collision Investigation Unit ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
Tesco Expands Fruit & Veg For Schools Programme
Tesco has announced the extension of its Fruit & Veg for Schools programme for a second academic year (2025/2026), in partnership with the British Nutrition Foundation. The scheme is set to expand t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
Belfast Council Launches Grant Scheme To Boost Accessible Tourism
Belfast City Council has launched a new scheme offering small grants of up to £500 to tourism and hospitality businesses, charities, and social enterprises, encouraging them to become more accessible ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
Chief Constable Boutcher Honours Fallen Officers At National Police Memorial Day
Chief Constable Jon Boutcher represented the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) at the annual National Police Memorial Day service, held on Sunday, 28 September 2025, at Coventry Cathedral. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
Two Police Vehicles Rammed In Cookstown And Jonesborough
Two police officers have been injured and have not yet returned to duty after their vehicles were rammed in separate incidents in Cookstown and Jonesborough. At approximately 7.50pm on Friday night,...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
£4.3m Community Infrastructure Fund Launched
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has officially launched the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund (NICIF), a £4.32 million scheme designed to deliver essential minor capital works to facili...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 29, 2025
Other News In Brief
McDonald Urges UK And Irish Governments To Lead Unity Conversation Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald will tell Labour Party conference that the 'constitutional futures' of both islands r...
Feature News, Sep 26, 2025
Belfast Flavours Collective Cooks Up Partnership with ICC
As World Tourism Day 2025 is celebrated around the globe under the banner of 'Tourism and Sustainable Transformation', Belfast Flavours members are celebrating serving sustainability and authenticity ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2025
PSNI Renew Appeal On 12th Anniversary Of Peter Quigley's Disappearance
Detectives are issuing a renewed appeal for information relating to the disappearance of Peter Quigley, who has been a long-term missing person since Thursday, 26 September 2013. Marking the 12th an...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2025
New Phone-Free School Pilot Launched
Education Minister Paul Givan has welcomed the launch of a major new phone-free pilot scheme involving more than 8,000 young people across Northern Ireland. The pilot, running in nine schools until ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2025
Justice Minister Pays Tribute to 'Hidden Heroes'
The Justice Minister has used Hidden Heroes Day to pay tribute to the essential work carried out by staff across the criminal justice sector, describing them as "critical public servants." Held annua...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2025
Second Man Dies Following Downpatrick Road Collision
A second man has died following a serious two-vehicle collision on the Ballydugan Road in Downpatrick last week. Caoimhin Teggart, aged 28 and from the Kilkeel area, died in hospital on Monday night,...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2025
Dunmurry Man Jailed For Sexual Activity With Teenage Family Member
A 50-year-old man from Dunmurry has been sentenced to five years in prison at Dungannon Crown Court for sexual activity with a child family member. The man, who cannot be named to protect the anonym...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2025
Health Minister Highlights Crucial Role of Community Optometry
The vital role of community optometry in alleviating Northern Ireland's growing eyecare crisis was highlighted at a recent event in Stormont, attended by Health Minister Mike Nesbitt and Permanent Sec...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2025
PHA Highlights World Contraception Day
Marking World Contraception Day today, Friday, 26 September 2025, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the importance of contraception and reminding the public of the wide range of free opti...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 26, 2025
Unlock Your Home's Potential With Domestic Refurbishment
There are many lessons to be learned from life. Those from renovation might be especially expensive and leave you with a stained carpet and scuffed paint. Are you planning a refurbishment project and ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 25, 2025
Tourism Ireland Targets UK And French Markets
Tourism Ireland is ramping up its promotional activities across key European markets, executing campaigns in Manchester and Paris this week to secure visitor growth and boost revenue. The twin drive...