Northern Ireland News for September 2025 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2025
NI Launches Strategy For Sustainable Use Of Medicines
Northern Ireland has introduced its first strategy aimed at promoting the sustainable use of medicines across the Health and Social Care (HSC) system. 'Valuing Medicines: A Strategy for the Sustainab...
NI Launches Strategy For Sustainable Use Of Medicines
Northern Ireland has introduced its first strategy aimed at promoting the sustainable use of medicines across the Health and Social Care (HSC) system. 'Valuing Medicines: A Strategy for the Sustainab...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2025
£1m Hotel Development Grant Launches
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has launched a £1 million Hotel Development Grant Scheme to support the delivery of new hotel projects and the expansion of existing facilities across the distr...
£1m Hotel Development Grant Launches
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has launched a £1 million Hotel Development Grant Scheme to support the delivery of new hotel projects and the expansion of existing facilities across the distr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2025
Woman Charged After West Belfast Drug Seizure
A 25-year-old woman has appeared in court today (16 September) following a significant drug seizure in west Belfast. Police from the Organised Crime Branch searched a property in the Glenalina Park a...
Woman Charged After West Belfast Drug Seizure
A 25-year-old woman has appeared in court today (16 September) following a significant drug seizure in west Belfast. Police from the Organised Crime Branch searched a property in the Glenalina Park a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2025
NICS Opens Applications For Permanent Secretary Roles
The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has opened applications for Permanent Secretary positions across several departments. The role is the most senior policy advisory position in a department, ...
NICS Opens Applications For Permanent Secretary Roles
The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has opened applications for Permanent Secretary positions across several departments. The role is the most senior policy advisory position in a department, ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 16, 2025
Other News In Brief
Kimmins Pledges New Strategy To Tackle Roads Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has told the Assembly a new Road Maintenance Strategy will be published in the coming weeks, promising a more t...
Other News In Brief
Kimmins Pledges New Strategy To Tackle Roads Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has told the Assembly a new Road Maintenance Strategy will be published in the coming weeks, promising a more t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2025
Union Wants Action To Avoid Repeat Of SEN School Place Crisis
A school leaders' union has called for urgent talks with Northern Ireland's education authorities to prevent another last-minute scramble for special educational needs (SEN) school places next year. ...
Union Wants Action To Avoid Repeat Of SEN School Place Crisis
A school leaders' union has called for urgent talks with Northern Ireland's education authorities to prevent another last-minute scramble for special educational needs (SEN) school places next year. ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2025
Man Arrested After East Belfast Security Alert
A man has been arrested following a security alert in the Victor Place area of East Belfast. Police said the incident began shortly before 8.50am on Sunday, 14 September, when a number of suspicious ...
Man Arrested After East Belfast Security Alert
A man has been arrested following a security alert in the Victor Place area of East Belfast. Police said the incident began shortly before 8.50am on Sunday, 14 September, when a number of suspicious ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2025
Apex Housing Secures £35m Funding From Danske Bank
Apex Housing Association has secured a £35m revolving credit facility from Danske Bank to drive forward its housing development programme across Northern Ireland. The funding, arranged with the supp...
Apex Housing Secures £35m Funding From Danske Bank
Apex Housing Association has secured a £35m revolving credit facility from Danske Bank to drive forward its housing development programme across Northern Ireland. The funding, arranged with the supp...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2025
Minister Lyons Visits Cushendall Social Housing Development
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has visited Kilnadore Brae in Cushendall, County Antrim, to see the ongoing construction of 34 social homes which form part of the Housing for All scheme. The devel...
Minister Lyons Visits Cushendall Social Housing Development
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has visited Kilnadore Brae in Cushendall, County Antrim, to see the ongoing construction of 34 social homes which form part of the Housing for All scheme. The devel...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2025
NIE Networks Begins £250m Rebuild Of Electricity Infrastructure
NIE Networks has begun a major programme of works to rebuild and modernise Northern Ireland's electricity network. Labelled as a "once in a generation" rebuild, the six-year project, valued at around...
NIE Networks Begins £250m Rebuild Of Electricity Infrastructure
NIE Networks has begun a major programme of works to rebuild and modernise Northern Ireland's electricity network. Labelled as a "once in a generation" rebuild, the six-year project, valued at around...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2025
Minister Highlights Importance Of Fireworks Licence
Justice Minister Naomi Long has urged the public to obtain a licence to use fireworks ahead of this upcoming Halloween's festivities. Highlighting it is an offence in Northern Ireland to buy or be in...
Minister Highlights Importance Of Fireworks Licence
Justice Minister Naomi Long has urged the public to obtain a licence to use fireworks ahead of this upcoming Halloween's festivities. Highlighting it is an offence in Northern Ireland to buy or be in...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2025
Resurfacing Scheme To Recommence On M1 Motorway
A road resurfacing scheme is set to recommence this week on the M1 Motorway in Craigavon, County Armagh, to facilitate a major £3m improvement project along the eastbound carriageway. The works, whic...
Resurfacing Scheme To Recommence On M1 Motorway
A road resurfacing scheme is set to recommence this week on the M1 Motorway in Craigavon, County Armagh, to facilitate a major £3m improvement project along the eastbound carriageway. The works, whic...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 15, 2025
Other News In Brief
Two Men Critically Injured In Downpatrick Crash Police are appealing for information after two men were critically injured in a collision in Downpatrick on Friday night (12 September). At aro...
Other News In Brief
Two Men Critically Injured In Downpatrick Crash Police are appealing for information after two men were critically injured in a collision in Downpatrick on Friday night (12 September). At aro...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2025
Ministers Meet With Women's Aid To Discuss Rural Domestic Abuse
Justice Minister Naomi Long and DAERA Minister Andrew Muir have met with staff from Women's Aid Armagh Down (WAAD) during a visit to the charity's headquarters at the ELEOS Centre in Newry. The minis...
Ministers Meet With Women's Aid To Discuss Rural Domestic Abuse
Justice Minister Naomi Long and DAERA Minister Andrew Muir have met with staff from Women's Aid Armagh Down (WAAD) during a visit to the charity's headquarters at the ELEOS Centre in Newry. The minis...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2025
DAERA Minister Announces £3.6m For Nature Recovery
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has announced almost £3.6 million in funding to support nature recovery projects across Northern Ireland through his department's Environment Fund. The funding will suppor...
DAERA Minister Announces £3.6m For Nature Recovery
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has announced almost £3.6 million in funding to support nature recovery projects across Northern Ireland through his department's Environment Fund. The funding will suppor...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2025
Police Officer Disciplined For Relationship With Domestic Abuse Victim
A PSNI officer has received a final written warning after a Police Ombudsman investigation found he had a relationship with a domestic abuse victim he met while on duty. The relationship, which was ...
Police Officer Disciplined For Relationship With Domestic Abuse Victim
A PSNI officer has received a final written warning after a Police Ombudsman investigation found he had a relationship with a domestic abuse victim he met while on duty. The relationship, which was ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2025
Police And Partners Warn Of Deer Poaching Dangers
The PSNI has met with partners at Baronscourt Estate in County Tyrone to discuss illegal deer poaching and concerns around aggravated trespass. A group, which included PSNI Wildlife and Animal Welfa...
Police And Partners Warn Of Deer Poaching Dangers
The PSNI has met with partners at Baronscourt Estate in County Tyrone to discuss illegal deer poaching and concerns around aggravated trespass. A group, which included PSNI Wildlife and Animal Welfa...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2025
BCC Launches 'Young Entrepreneurs To Watch' Programme
Belfast City Council has launched a new accelerator programme aimed at the city’s next generation of entrepreneurs. 'Belfast’s Young Entrepreneurs to Watch' is a dynamic three-month initiative desig...
BCC Launches 'Young Entrepreneurs To Watch' Programme
Belfast City Council has launched a new accelerator programme aimed at the city’s next generation of entrepreneurs. 'Belfast’s Young Entrepreneurs to Watch' is a dynamic three-month initiative desig...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2025
The Growing Role of Mobile Casinos
Mobile casinos have become an increasingly prominent part of the UK and Ireland gaming markets in 2025. The rise of smartphones and tablets, combined with improved internet connectivity, has allowed p...
The Growing Role of Mobile Casinos
Mobile casinos have become an increasingly prominent part of the UK and Ireland gaming markets in 2025. The rise of smartphones and tablets, combined with improved internet connectivity, has allowed p...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 12, 2025
Other News In Brief
Sinn Féin MLA welcomes Seagate investment in Derry Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson has said that the recent £115 million investment by Seagate Technology in Derry will provide a "major boost" t...
Other News In Brief
Sinn Féin MLA welcomes Seagate investment in Derry Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson has said that the recent £115 million investment by Seagate Technology in Derry will provide a "major boost" t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Twenty Clubs To Benefit From NI Football Fund Named
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the first 20 clubs to be taken forward under the Northern Ireland Football Fund Performance Programme. The clubs will now proceed to the next stage of...
Twenty Clubs To Benefit From NI Football Fund Named
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the first 20 clubs to be taken forward under the Northern Ireland Football Fund Performance Programme. The clubs will now proceed to the next stage of...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Newry Chamber Takes Lead On Road Safety
The Newry Chamber of Commerce & Trade has become the first Chamber to sign up to the 'Share the Road to Zero' campaign and to host the PSNI's hard-hitting RoadSafe Roadshow. The move aims to raise r...
Newry Chamber Takes Lead On Road Safety
The Newry Chamber of Commerce & Trade has become the first Chamber to sign up to the 'Share the Road to Zero' campaign and to host the PSNI's hard-hitting RoadSafe Roadshow. The move aims to raise r...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
New Career Framework To Support Nursing And Midwifery Staff
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has announced the development of a new career framework for nursing and midwifery to support workforce retention and personal development. The framework, called the NI C...
New Career Framework To Support Nursing And Midwifery Staff
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has announced the development of a new career framework for nursing and midwifery to support workforce retention and personal development. The framework, called the NI C...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Man Arrested In Glasgow On Suspicion Of Drug Offences
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Organised Crime Branch, with assistance from colleagues in Police Scotland, have arrested a man in Glasgow today, Wednesday, 10 Septembe...
Man Arrested In Glasgow On Suspicion Of Drug Offences
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Organised Crime Branch, with assistance from colleagues in Police Scotland, have arrested a man in Glasgow today, Wednesday, 10 Septembe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Minister Kimmins Marks Ten Years Of Local Planning Powers
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins recently marked a decade since planning powers transferred to local government by delivering a keynote speech at the 2025 Royal Town Planning Insti...
Minister Kimmins Marks Ten Years Of Local Planning Powers
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins recently marked a decade since planning powers transferred to local government by delivering a keynote speech at the 2025 Royal Town Planning Insti...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Appeal For Information After Racial Hate Crime In East Belfast
Police are appealing for information following a large gathering in the Factory Street area of East Belfast at around 7.20pm on Monday, 8 September. During the incident, two cars were approached and t...
Appeal For Information After Racial Hate Crime In East Belfast
Police are appealing for information following a large gathering in the Factory Street area of East Belfast at around 7.20pm on Monday, 8 September. During the incident, two cars were approached and t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Economy Minister Launches Welding Academy At South West College
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced the latest Collaborative Assured Skills Academy in Welding at South West College (SWC). The course, funded by the Department for the Economy, will...
Economy Minister Launches Welding Academy At South West College
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced the latest Collaborative Assured Skills Academy in Welding at South West College (SWC). The course, funded by the Department for the Economy, will...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Child Taken To Hospital After Antrim Road Collision
Police are appealing for information following a one-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred on the Antrim Road in North Belfast on Wednesday, 10 September. Shortly before 8am, a young boy and a...
Child Taken To Hospital After Antrim Road Collision
Police are appealing for information following a one-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred on the Antrim Road in North Belfast on Wednesday, 10 September. Shortly before 8am, a young boy and a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Cashless Culture in NI: Where It's Thriving and Where It's Not
Northern Ireland is moving steadily toward a cashless economy, joining the wider UK trend. Tap-to-pay cards, mobile wallets, and digital banking apps have evolved from tech novelties into everyday ess...
Cashless Culture in NI: Where It's Thriving and Where It's Not
Northern Ireland is moving steadily toward a cashless economy, joining the wider UK trend. Tap-to-pay cards, mobile wallets, and digital banking apps have evolved from tech novelties into everyday ess...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 11, 2025
Other News In Brief
Doug Beattie Slams Justice Minister Over 'Abject Failure' UUP Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA has condemned the "appalling" hate and vigilante behaviour on the streets of Northern I...
Other News In Brief
Doug Beattie Slams Justice Minister Over 'Abject Failure' UUP Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA has condemned the "appalling" hate and vigilante behaviour on the streets of Northern I...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.