Northern Ireland News for March 2026 : Page 5
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
Belfast Secures National Lottery Boost For Urban Nature Project
Belfast is set to receive a significant investment of £850,514 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to launch a major environmental project aimed at reconnecting residents with the natural world. ...
Belfast Secures National Lottery Boost For Urban Nature Project
Belfast is set to receive a significant investment of £850,514 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to launch a major environmental project aimed at reconnecting residents with the natural world. ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
St Patrick's Day Parking Charges Abolished in Key Cities
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that St Patrick's Day will henceforth be classified as a non-charge day for Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs). The decision follows a successful amendm...
St Patrick's Day Parking Charges Abolished in Key Cities
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that St Patrick's Day will henceforth be classified as a non-charge day for Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs). The decision follows a successful amendm...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
Economy Minister Rebuts 'Inaccurate Claims' Over £81m Electricity Fund
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has moved to challenge what she described as "false assertions" regarding an £81 million support package intended for domestic electricity consumers. The funding...
Economy Minister Rebuts 'Inaccurate Claims' Over £81m Electricity Fund
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has moved to challenge what she described as "false assertions" regarding an £81 million support package intended for domestic electricity consumers. The funding...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme Extended Into 2026-27
Education Minister Paul Givan has confirmed that the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) will be extended to cover the 2026-27 period. To account for anticipated rises in childcare cost...
Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme Extended Into 2026-27
Education Minister Paul Givan has confirmed that the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS) will be extended to cover the 2026-27 period. To account for anticipated rises in childcare cost...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
Belfast and Cork Ports Sign Historic 10-Year Strategic Partnership
Belfast Harbour Commissioners and the Port of Cork Company have formalised a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a strategic alliance to bolster the maritime economy across the is...
Belfast and Cork Ports Sign Historic 10-Year Strategic Partnership
Belfast Harbour Commissioners and the Port of Cork Company have formalised a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a strategic alliance to bolster the maritime economy across the is...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
Man Charged Following Incident Involving Child In Whitehead
A 58-year-old man has been charged to court after reports that a male approached a child in Whitehead earlier this week. The incident occurred in the Belfast Road area on Tuesday, 10th March. Followi...
Man Charged Following Incident Involving Child In Whitehead
A 58-year-old man has been charged to court after reports that a male approached a child in Whitehead earlier this week. The incident occurred in the Belfast Road area on Tuesday, 10th March. Followi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
Roadsafe Roadshow Delivers Stark Warning To Newcastle Students
The Police Service of Northern Ireland's hard-hitting Roadsafe Roadshow visited Newcastle on Tuesday 10 March, giving pupils from local schools uncompromising, first-hand accounts of the life-changing...
Roadsafe Roadshow Delivers Stark Warning To Newcastle Students
The Police Service of Northern Ireland's hard-hitting Roadsafe Roadshow visited Newcastle on Tuesday 10 March, giving pupils from local schools uncompromising, first-hand accounts of the life-changing...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
Police Awarded Over £52,000 Linked To Criminal Investigation
A forfeiture order for £52,755.26 has been granted to the Police Service of Northern Ireland following a hearing at Dungannon Magistrates' Court. The legal action stems from a multi-departmental inve...
Police Awarded Over £52,000 Linked To Criminal Investigation
A forfeiture order for £52,755.26 has been granted to the Police Service of Northern Ireland following a hearing at Dungannon Magistrates' Court. The legal action stems from a multi-departmental inve...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2026
Consultation Launched On New Race Relations Framework
The First Minister and deputy First Minister have today initiated a 12-week public consultation process regarding the draft Framework for Race Relations and its accompanying delivery plan. The propos...
Consultation Launched On New Race Relations Framework
The First Minister and deputy First Minister have today initiated a 12-week public consultation process regarding the draft Framework for Race Relations and its accompanying delivery plan. The propos...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Belfast City Region Unveils Over £5bn Investment Pipeline
The Belfast City Region will court global investors at MIPIM 2026 this week with a pipeline exceeding £5 billion, reinforcing its credentials as a leading UK–Ireland destination for regeneration, hous...
Belfast City Region Unveils Over £5bn Investment Pipeline
The Belfast City Region will court global investors at MIPIM 2026 this week with a pipeline exceeding £5 billion, reinforcing its credentials as a leading UK–Ireland destination for regeneration, hous...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Chief Constable Welcomes Ombudsman's Probe Into Former Officer
Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has expressed his strong support for the Police Ombudsman's investigation into a former police officer accused of serious sexual offences. Emphasising that the officer i...
Chief Constable Welcomes Ombudsman's Probe Into Former Officer
Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has expressed his strong support for the Police Ombudsman's investigation into a former police officer accused of serious sexual offences. Emphasising that the officer i...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Major East Belfast Housing Development Approved
Belfast City Council's Planning Committee has approved a series of schemes this month, including two new housing developments in east Belfast. One project will deliver 35 social homes across two bloc...
Major East Belfast Housing Development Approved
Belfast City Council's Planning Committee has approved a series of schemes this month, including two new housing developments in east Belfast. One project will deliver 35 social homes across two bloc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Minister Presses Westminster As Energy Price Surge Hits NI
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has written to the British Government warning that steep increases in international oil and natural gas costs are placing significant strain on homes and firms ac...
Minister Presses Westminster As Energy Price Surge Hits NI
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has written to the British Government warning that steep increases in international oil and natural gas costs are placing significant strain on homes and firms ac...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Finance Minister Extends Key Rate Relief Schemes for 2026/27
Finance Minister John O'Dowd has confirmed that the Small Business Rate Relief, Back in Business, and rural ATM exemption schemes will be extended for the 2026/27 financial year. The announcement fo...
Finance Minister Extends Key Rate Relief Schemes for 2026/27
Finance Minister John O'Dowd has confirmed that the Small Business Rate Relief, Back in Business, and rural ATM exemption schemes will be extended for the 2026/27 financial year. The announcement fo...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
NI Health Minister Tables Bill To Delay Hospital Parking Charges Ban
Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has laid the draft Hospital Parking Charges Bill before the Assembly. If enacted, the legislation would further postpone the commencement of the Hospital Parking Charge...
NI Health Minister Tables Bill To Delay Hospital Parking Charges Ban
Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has laid the draft Hospital Parking Charges Bill before the Assembly. If enacted, the legislation would further postpone the commencement of the Hospital Parking Charge...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Two Charged After PCTF Searches In North Belfast
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Paramilitary Crime Task Force have charged two people following planned searches at three properties in north Belfast. The operations were car...
Two Charged After PCTF Searches In North Belfast
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Paramilitary Crime Task Force have charged two people following planned searches at three properties in north Belfast. The operations were car...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Kimmins Unveils Demand-Led Application Route For Residents' Parking Zones
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed a new application route for residents' parking schemes will go live in April 2026, giving communities a structured way to bring forward proposals for ...
Kimmins Unveils Demand-Led Application Route For Residents' Parking Zones
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed a new application route for residents' parking schemes will go live in April 2026, giving communities a structured way to bring forward proposals for ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Belfast to Host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Again in 2027
Belfast has been confirmed as the host city for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 2027, marking the second year in a row that the world's largest celebration of Irish culture will be held in the city. The...
Belfast to Host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Again in 2027
Belfast has been confirmed as the host city for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 2027, marking the second year in a row that the world's largest celebration of Irish culture will be held in the city. The...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2026
Minister Muir Launches Consultation On 15-Year Rural Policy
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has opened a public consultation on a draft long-term rural policy for Northern Ireland. Titled 'Rural NI: Our New Approach 2026–2041', the 15‑year draft aims to unde...
Minister Muir Launches Consultation On 15-Year Rural Policy
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has opened a public consultation on a draft long-term rural policy for Northern Ireland. Titled 'Rural NI: Our New Approach 2026–2041', the 15‑year draft aims to unde...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
Police Ombudsman Highlights Scale of Investigation Into Former Officer
The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has detailed the significant "victim impact, scale and complexity" of an ongoing investigation into a former police officer. The individual was arrested in ...
Police Ombudsman Highlights Scale of Investigation Into Former Officer
The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has detailed the significant "victim impact, scale and complexity" of an ongoing investigation into a former police officer. The individual was arrested in ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
Victim Named In Enniskillen Murder Investigation
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Major Investigation Team have named the woman who died in Enniskillen on Saturday 7th March as Ellie Flanagan. The 23-year-old was discovered ...
Victim Named In Enniskillen Murder Investigation
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Major Investigation Team have named the woman who died in Enniskillen on Saturday 7th March as Ellie Flanagan. The 23-year-old was discovered ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
'Power to Change' Campaign Gets Public Transport Roll-Out
A high-profile campaign designed to tackle and prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) is now being rolled out across public transport in Derry, Londonderry, and the surrounding districts. T...
'Power to Change' Campaign Gets Public Transport Roll-Out
A high-profile campaign designed to tackle and prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) is now being rolled out across public transport in Derry, Londonderry, and the surrounding districts. T...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
Alliance Calls on Secretary of State to Intervene Over Independent EPA
Alliance Environment spokesperson John Blair MLA has urged Secretary of State Hilary Benn to intervene to ensure the creation of an independent Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Mr Blair noted...
Alliance Calls on Secretary of State to Intervene Over Independent EPA
Alliance Environment spokesperson John Blair MLA has urged Secretary of State Hilary Benn to intervene to ensure the creation of an independent Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Mr Blair noted...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
Ulster Unionists Hold 'Constructive' Meeting With Irish Foreign Minister
The Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Jon Burrows MLA, and Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA held a meeting today with the Irish Foreign Minister, Helen McEntee TD. The discussions were described as frank b...
Ulster Unionists Hold 'Constructive' Meeting With Irish Foreign Minister
The Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Jon Burrows MLA, and Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA held a meeting today with the Irish Foreign Minister, Helen McEntee TD. The discussions were described as frank b...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
PHA Issues Ovarian Cancer Warning During Awareness Month
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is using Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month this March to remind the public of the critical signs and symptoms associated with the disease. Data shows that in Northern Irel...
PHA Issues Ovarian Cancer Warning During Awareness Month
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is using Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month this March to remind the public of the critical signs and symptoms associated with the disease. Data shows that in Northern Irel...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
Tributes Paid to 11-Year-Old Boy Following Fatal Shankill Road Collision
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed the death of an 11-year-old boy following a road traffic collision in Belfast on Saturday, 7 March. The victim has been named as Mason Keilhauer,...
Tributes Paid to 11-Year-Old Boy Following Fatal Shankill Road Collision
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed the death of an 11-year-old boy following a road traffic collision in Belfast on Saturday, 7 March. The victim has been named as Mason Keilhauer,...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
Significant Increase in Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loans Announced
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has revealed that postgraduate students will soon be able to access substantially higher tuition fee loans. The current maximum loan of £6,500 available to stud...
Significant Increase in Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loans Announced
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has revealed that postgraduate students will soon be able to access substantially higher tuition fee loans. The current maximum loan of £6,500 available to stud...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
Minister Highlights Creative Career Paths at Antrim Grammar School
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons recently visited Antrim Grammar School to observe the creative education and career development programmes facilitated by Northern Ireland Screen. The visit highlig...
Minister Highlights Creative Career Paths at Antrim Grammar School
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons recently visited Antrim Grammar School to observe the creative education and career development programmes facilitated by Northern Ireland Screen. The visit highlig...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2026
4 Essential Steps To Verify Online Business Credibility
The online marketplace has changed how we access goods and services in Northern Ireland, offering everything from local artisan products to international software at the click of a button. However, th...
4 Essential Steps To Verify Online Business Credibility
The online marketplace has changed how we access goods and services in Northern Ireland, offering everything from local artisan products to international software at the click of a button. However, th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2026
Murder Investigation Launched Following Death of Woman in Enniskillen
Detectives from the PSNI's Major Investigation Team have initiated a murder inquiry following the death of a woman in Enniskillen on Saturday evening, 7 March. The investigation began after police we...
Murder Investigation Launched Following Death of Woman in Enniskillen
Detectives from the PSNI's Major Investigation Team have initiated a murder inquiry following the death of a woman in Enniskillen on Saturday evening, 7 March. The investigation began after police we...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A few showers around in the morning but still plenty of dry and bright spells. Drier in the afternoon, although the odd shower still possible, with longer sunny spells developing. Mostly light winds but breezy near coasts. Maximum temperature 12 °C.Tonight:It will be a dry evening with some late sunny spells before turning cloudier from the west. Becoming cloudy for all overnight with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards. Minimum temperature 2 °C.