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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoUnionists fail to reverse Belfast council decision on bilingual street signs
A last ditch attempt by unionists to reverse a Belfast council decision to change policy on bilingual streets signs in the...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoTwo men jailed for manslaughter of 32-year-old man outside Co Down bar in 2018
Two men have today been sentenced for the manslaughter of a 32 year old man outside a bar in Portaferry in...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoCovid-related deaths up 17 as chief scientific adviser warns one in 40 people in parts of NI may have virus
There were 17 further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Thursday). Today’s stats – according to the official...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoPet travellers moving from GB to NI ‘facing onerous and unnecessary documentary checks’
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots, has written to the Defra Secretary of State George Eustice and to the European Commission outlining his...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoFlu vaccine programme to be expanded across NI and ‘relieve further pressure on health service’
The flu vaccination programme in Northern Ireland is being further expanded to include those aged 50 to 64. According to Health...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoText scam advising people they are eligible for Covid-19 vaccine as con artists try to cash in
Police are warning the public of a new phishing text message scam circulating telling people that they are ‘eligible’ for the...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoThirteen further Covid-related deaths in NI as all GCSE and A-Level exams set to be cancelled this year
There were 13 further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Wednesday). Today’s stats – according to the official...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoNHS waiting times will take ‘years to recover’ as officials warn it will worsen due to lockdown
Thousands of adults and children missed out on potentially life-saving scans after services grounded to a halt due to Covid-19, it...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoExecutive announce further restrictions from this Thursday to run until February 6
The Executive has tonight agreed a package of additional restrictions given the high levels of Covid-19 transmission in the community. Ministers...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoSchools to stay closed and ‘promote remote learning’ until February half-term break
Education Minister Peter Weir has said pre-school education settings, primary and post primary schools will be required to provide remote learning...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoFurther 18 Covid-related deaths; hospital numbers jump and pupils in NI likely to remain off school until mid-February
There were 18 further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Tuesday). Today’s stats – according to the official...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoExtension to remote learning for schoolchildren as ‘Stay at Home’ message becomes law in NI
Schoolchildren across Northern Ireland will enter an “extended period of remote learning” the Executive have tonight (Monday) confirmed. The Executive met...