Northern Ireland News for January 2026 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Jan 28, 2026
Executive Demands Urgent Reform of Local Growth Fund
The Northern Ireland Executive have issued a collective call for the UK Government to overhaul the Local Growth Fund. The move comes following an Executive meeting where ministers addressed the "ver...
Executive Demands Urgent Reform of Local Growth Fund
The Northern Ireland Executive have issued a collective call for the UK Government to overhaul the Local Growth Fund. The move comes following an Executive meeting where ministers addressed the "ver...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2026
Widespread Disruption As Storm Chandra Hits Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is facing severe disruption today, Tuesday 27 January, as Storm Chandra delivers a combination of powerful winds and heavy rainfall. The Met Office has implemented an amber wind warni...
Widespread Disruption As Storm Chandra Hits Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is facing severe disruption today, Tuesday 27 January, as Storm Chandra delivers a combination of powerful winds and heavy rainfall. The Met Office has implemented an amber wind warni...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2026
Major Reforms To Northern Ireland Driver Licensing Announced
A significant overhaul of the driver licensing system is set to be implemented in Northern Ireland, with Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins announcing the introduction of Graduated Driver Licensing (...
Major Reforms To Northern Ireland Driver Licensing Announced
A significant overhaul of the driver licensing system is set to be implemented in Northern Ireland, with Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins announcing the introduction of Graduated Driver Licensing (...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2026
NI Water Announces Recruitment Drive For 2026 Academy Intake
NI Water has officially opened its search for 27 new recruits to join its prestigious Entry Level Academy for the September 2026 intake. The recruitment drive offers a diverse array of opportunities...
NI Water Announces Recruitment Drive For 2026 Academy Intake
NI Water has officially opened its search for 27 new recruits to join its prestigious Entry Level Academy for the September 2026 intake. The recruitment drive offers a diverse array of opportunities...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2026
Tourism NI Unveils First Ever 'Signature Walk' At Downhill
Tourism Northern Ireland has announced the launch of the region's inaugural Signature Walk, located at the historic Downhill Demesne near Coleraine. Developed through a partnership with the National...
Tourism NI Unveils First Ever 'Signature Walk' At Downhill
Tourism Northern Ireland has announced the launch of the region's inaugural Signature Walk, located at the historic Downhill Demesne near Coleraine. Developed through a partnership with the National...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2026
Two Men Jailed Following Major Coalisland Drugs Seizure
Two men have been handed prison sentences at Laganside Crown Court, for their roles in drug-related offences. The sentencings follow a significant police operation in County Tyrone in 2024. Thomas Ta...
Two Men Jailed Following Major Coalisland Drugs Seizure
Two men have been handed prison sentences at Laganside Crown Court, for their roles in drug-related offences. The sentencings follow a significant police operation in County Tyrone in 2024. Thomas Ta...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2026
MLA Calls For Urgent Action On AI-Driven Abuse Against Women
SDLP MLA Cara Hunter has submitted a motion to the Northern Ireland Assembly demanding immediate intervention to combat online violence and AI-generated abuse targeting women and girls. The move foll...
MLA Calls For Urgent Action On AI-Driven Abuse Against Women
SDLP MLA Cara Hunter has submitted a motion to the Northern Ireland Assembly demanding immediate intervention to combat online violence and AI-generated abuse targeting women and girls. The move foll...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2026
Jon Burrows Named Senior UUP Leadership Team
Ahead of his formal ratification as Ulster Unionist Party Leader this coming Saturday, Leader-Elect Jon Burrows MLA has revealed his senior leadership appointments for the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...
Jon Burrows Named Senior UUP Leadership Team
Ahead of his formal ratification as Ulster Unionist Party Leader this coming Saturday, Leader-Elect Jon Burrows MLA has revealed his senior leadership appointments for the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 27, 2026
BCC Issues HMO Safety Warning For Students And Tenants
Belfast City Council (BCC) is calling on students and prospective renters to verify that their shared accommodation is correctly licensed as a House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO). In Northern Ireland, ...
BCC Issues HMO Safety Warning For Students And Tenants
Belfast City Council (BCC) is calling on students and prospective renters to verify that their shared accommodation is correctly licensed as a House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO). In Northern Ireland, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Met Office Issues Severe Weather Alerts As Storm Chandra Hits NI
Northern Ireland is bracing for significant travel disruption and hazardous conditions as Storm Chandra tracks across the region on Tuesday, 27 January. The Met Office has updated its weather alerts...
Met Office Issues Severe Weather Alerts As Storm Chandra Hits NI
Northern Ireland is bracing for significant travel disruption and hazardous conditions as Storm Chandra tracks across the region on Tuesday, 27 January. The Met Office has updated its weather alerts...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
NIFRS Reports Highest House Fire Death Toll In 25 Years
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has revealed that 2025 saw 16 house fire fatalities, the highest number recorded in a single year since 1999. The alarming statistics have prompted...
NIFRS Reports Highest House Fire Death Toll In 25 Years
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has revealed that 2025 saw 16 house fire fatalities, the highest number recorded in a single year since 1999. The alarming statistics have prompted...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Final Call For Public Input On £100m 'Belfast Stories' Project
Belfast City Council has issued a reminder that the statutory pre-application community consultation for the ambitious Belfast Stories development is entering its final fortnight. Members of the publi...
Final Call For Public Input On £100m 'Belfast Stories' Project
Belfast City Council has issued a reminder that the statutory pre-application community consultation for the ambitious Belfast Stories development is entering its final fortnight. Members of the publi...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Landmark £50m Investment Unveiled For Ulster Folk Museum
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a transformative £50 million investment for the Ulster Folk Museum to drive its ambitious "Reawakening" project. The initiative aims to modernise the ...
Landmark £50m Investment Unveiled For Ulster Folk Museum
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a transformative £50 million investment for the Ulster Folk Museum to drive its ambitious "Reawakening" project. The initiative aims to modernise the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Power NI Announces Sponsorship Of Green Flag Award Programme
Power NI, a member of the Energia Group, has secured a new partnership with Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful to sponsor the Green Flag Award Programme. This collaboration highlights a joint commitment ...
Power NI Announces Sponsorship Of Green Flag Award Programme
Power NI, a member of the Energia Group, has secured a new partnership with Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful to sponsor the Green Flag Award Programme. This collaboration highlights a joint commitment ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Advanced Works Kick Off For £60m Portadown Flood Protection Project
Preparatory works for the £60 million Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme are officially moving forward, with site clearance and advanced engineering tasks commencing on Saturday 24 January 2026. This...
Advanced Works Kick Off For £60m Portadown Flood Protection Project
Preparatory works for the £60 million Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme are officially moving forward, with site clearance and advanced engineering tasks commencing on Saturday 24 January 2026. This...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Hospitality Sector Faces 'Cliff Edge' Over Proposed Rates Hike
The future of Northern Ireland's hospitality industry is under threat following the publication of the draft Reval 2026 non-domestic rates valuations. The latest figures show an average increase of ...
Hospitality Sector Faces 'Cliff Edge' Over Proposed Rates Hike
The future of Northern Ireland's hospitality industry is under threat following the publication of the draft Reval 2026 non-domestic rates valuations. The latest figures show an average increase of ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Belfast Jobs Fair To Launch New Apprenticeship Pathway
Belfast City Council has joined forces with the Department for Communities, the Department for the Economy, and the Belfast Labour Market Partnership to introduce the JobStart Apprenticeship Pathway. ...
Belfast Jobs Fair To Launch New Apprenticeship Pathway
Belfast City Council has joined forces with the Department for Communities, the Department for the Economy, and the Belfast Labour Market Partnership to introduce the JobStart Apprenticeship Pathway. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Police Arrest Woman In West Belfast Illegal Lending Probe
Detectives from the PSNI's Predatory Lending Team carried out an arrest in West Belfast on Friday, 23 January. A 50-year-old woman was taken into custody on suspicion of illegal money lending and rela...
Police Arrest Woman In West Belfast Illegal Lending Probe
Detectives from the PSNI's Predatory Lending Team carried out an arrest in West Belfast on Friday, 23 January. A 50-year-old woman was taken into custody on suspicion of illegal money lending and rela...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 26, 2026
Sinn Féin Announces Panellists for 'New Ireland' Health Discussion
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has confirmed the speaker line-up for an upcoming public event in Belfast titled 'Building a World Class Health System in a New Ireland'. The discussion, scheduled for T...
Sinn Féin Announces Panellists for 'New Ireland' Health Discussion
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has confirmed the speaker line-up for an upcoming public event in Belfast titled 'Building a World Class Health System in a New Ireland'. The discussion, scheduled for T...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
PSNI Brands Christmas Road Safety Detections 'Shocking'
Chief Superintendent Sam Donaldson is urging motorists to slow down, put their phones away and never drive under the influence after a winter enforcement campaign uncovered thousands of offences acros...
PSNI Brands Christmas Road Safety Detections 'Shocking'
Chief Superintendent Sam Donaldson is urging motorists to slow down, put their phones away and never drive under the influence after a winter enforcement campaign uncovered thousands of offences acros...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Eight Days Left To File Self Assessment
HMRC is urging anyone who still needs to complete a Self Assessment return to file now, with eight days remaining until the 31 January deadline and an automatic £100 penalty for those who miss it. So...
Eight Days Left To File Self Assessment
HMRC is urging anyone who still needs to complete a Self Assessment return to file now, with eight days remaining until the 31 January deadline and an automatic £100 penalty for those who miss it. So...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Police Warn Of Risks From 'Urban Exploring'
Police in Larne have issued a warning about the dangers of 'urban exploring' following a rise in reports of people entering derelict and abandoned properties across the district. Larne Neighbourhood ...
Police Warn Of Risks From 'Urban Exploring'
Police in Larne have issued a warning about the dangers of 'urban exploring' following a rise in reports of people entering derelict and abandoned properties across the district. Larne Neighbourhood ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Ulster Bank Unveils £60,000 Pitch Competition For NI Entrepreneurs
Ulster Bank has launched a new pitch competition, providing entrepreneurs and small business owners in Northern Ireland with the opportunity to win a share of a £60,000 prize fund. This initiative i...
Ulster Bank Unveils £60,000 Pitch Competition For NI Entrepreneurs
Ulster Bank has launched a new pitch competition, providing entrepreneurs and small business owners in Northern Ireland with the opportunity to win a share of a £60,000 prize fund. This initiative i...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Police Ombudsman Appeals For Witnesses To Antrim Road Incident
The Police Ombudsman's Office has launched an investigation into an incident that allegedly occurred on the Antrim Road in Belfast on 10 January 2026. Investigators are specifically interested in spe...
Police Ombudsman Appeals For Witnesses To Antrim Road Incident
The Police Ombudsman's Office has launched an investigation into an incident that allegedly occurred on the Antrim Road in Belfast on 10 January 2026. Investigators are specifically interested in spe...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Tourism NI Backs NI Science Festival With New Funding
The NI Science Festival will run from 11–22 February 2026, bringing a packed line-up of workshops, tours, talks and interactive activities to venues across Northern Ireland, supported this year by Tou...
Tourism NI Backs NI Science Festival With New Funding
The NI Science Festival will run from 11–22 February 2026, bringing a packed line-up of workshops, tours, talks and interactive activities to venues across Northern Ireland, supported this year by Tou...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Ministers Join Survivor At Belfast Commemoration For Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place annually on 27 January, the date that marks the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. This year's theme, 'Bridging Generations'...
Ministers Join Survivor At Belfast Commemoration For Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place annually on 27 January, the date that marks the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp. This year's theme, 'Bridging Generations'...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Minister Announces £7.91m Funding Injection For Rural NI
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir has welcomed a significant £7.91 million investment aimed at strengthening rural infrastructure and supporting local enterprises across ...
Minister Announces £7.91m Funding Injection For Rural NI
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir has welcomed a significant £7.91 million investment aimed at strengthening rural infrastructure and supporting local enterprises across ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Consultation Launches To Broaden Access To Higher Education
Widening participation seeks to ensure people from underrepresented groups can access higher education, progress through their studies and fully benefit from the opportunities it offers. The proposals...
Consultation Launches To Broaden Access To Higher Education
Widening participation seeks to ensure people from underrepresented groups can access higher education, progress through their studies and fully benefit from the opportunities it offers. The proposals...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 23, 2026
Antrim And Newtownabbey Careers Fair Offers Gateway To Future Success
Students and school leavers throughout the Antrim and Newtownabbey area are invited to explore their professional and educational futures at the upcoming Careers and Apprenticeships Fair. The event ...
Antrim And Newtownabbey Careers Fair Offers Gateway To Future Success
Students and school leavers throughout the Antrim and Newtownabbey area are invited to explore their professional and educational futures at the upcoming Careers and Apprenticeships Fair. The event ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 22, 2026
Commissioner Issues Warning Over 'Toxic' Legacy Debates
The Commissioner for Victims and Survivors, Joe McVey, has expressed grave concerns regarding the tone of political discourse in Westminster as MPs debate the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Rec...
Commissioner Issues Warning Over 'Toxic' Legacy Debates
The Commissioner for Victims and Survivors, Joe McVey, has expressed grave concerns regarding the tone of political discourse in Westminster as MPs debate the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Rec...
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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.