Northern Ireland

The Unite trade union has announced two weeks of strike action for Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough council waste collection workers. The industrial action, to be taken by workers based at the council’s waste depot in Armagh, will begin on Wednesday 17 July, the union said. Unite regional officer Brenda …

Mrs Baird died as a result of catastrophic head injuries after being attacked by her husband with a hammer at their Windermere Road home. Belfast Crown Court heard Baird was “clearly unwell and heard voices in his head”. Following the death of his wife, he was detained in Belfast City …

Mr Regan said the new owners have bought the business to grow it which will involve investing in new equipment and potentially buying other businesses. “MRIs, CT, cath labs host of other diagnostic equipment will come on board. It will be an advancement of our current services which will allow …

The agriculture and environment minister said fluctuating market conditions were not a new problem, but remained a “very difficult” issue for farmers. Andrew Muir added that fluctuations were mainly due to price influences in world markets which are outside Daera’s control. “Consequently, my department focuses effort on helping farmers mitigate …

A prosecution lawyer said CCTV footage from 12 stops showed Dorrian using a “hand-held implement” and “on one occasion he was seen punching a machine with his fist”. The machines were left unusable. Dorrian initially denied responsibility during police interviews, claiming the CCTV footage showed someone else who looked like …

Lagan Valley’s first female MP Sorcha Eastwood is also making her way to Westminster for the first time. Speaking to BBC News NI, Ms Eastwood said she hoped to “hit the ground running”. “I’m very lucky I have Stephen Farry with me to help show me the ropes,” she added. …

Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland’s Director of Amnesty said that the graffiti was part of a “sustained campaign of sectarian and racist intimidation across Antrim going back to May”. The graffiti followed several reports of racist and sectarian attacks in Antrim over recent weeks. “This isn’t just a bit of graffiti, …

A planned strike by about 1,500 police staff has been postponed after an “interim agreement” was reached, the trade union Nipsa has said. The dispute is over “danger money” payments known as the revised environmental allowance. Nipsa said the breakthrough followed talks in recent days with Justice Minister Naomi Long …

“We see the impact of more renewables and interconnection powering electricity, less fossil fuel use in home heating, reduced nitrogen fertiliser use in agriculture and more biofuel in transport,” Ms Burke added. “The data indicates a move towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the scale and pace required to meet …

Speaking on a bonus episode of The GAA Social, recorded immediately after news of Harte’s departure broke, presenter Thomas Niblock mentioned talk of a possible return for Rory Gallagher. Gallagher, who took over as Derry boss in 2019 and led the county to the 2022 Ulster Football title, had a …

Maria Austin, a classroom assistant from Belfast, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in January. Source link

Order books grew at the fastest level in over two years, according to Ulster Bank. Source link

Northern Ireland’s party leaders have given the new prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, a warm welcome to Stormont. “Constructive”, “productive” and “positive” are some of the words they used to describe their meetings with the first Labour prime minister in 14 years. Sir Keir met the first and deputy first …

“The abuse that was levelled at Cara Hunter and others was over the fact that we ran a candidate in East Derry,” he told BBC Radio Foyle’s North West Today programme. “To be clear there was no approach, no offer, no conversation from Sinn Féin to myself or anyone in …

The co-option system is used to fill vacancies at Stormont. The process most commonly takes place after an election, resignation or death. Stormont’s elected politicians are allowed to run in Westminster elections when they are Assembly members. But it’s against the current rules to be both an Assembly member and …

The Green Party confirmed Mr O’Gorman’s appointment at a media event in Dublin on Monday morning with outgoing leader Eamon Ryan saying the event was about “passing the torch to a new leader”. Out of an available party electorate of 3,425, a total of 1,896 members voted in the leadership …

Mr Guy, an Ulster Unionist councillor and the city’s deputy mayor, said those responsible “would seem to be filled with sectarian hatred”. He said he was “shocked” but what he saw when alerted to the attack early on Monday morning. “It seems the plinth has been hit by 14 or …

The Republic of Ireland’s Labour Court has recommended a 17.75% pay rise for Aer Lingus pilots in an attempt to end an on-going pay dispute. The pilots, who are represented by the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa), began staging their indefinite work-to-rule protest on 26 June. Since then, hundreds …

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has apologised to women players who allege they were sexually harassed and coerced. The allegations, made against two coaches, were revealed in a joint investigation by the Sunday Independent and RTÉ, external on Sunday. A number of women told the outlets they felt pressured …

The Office for Environmental Protection’s Chief Executive Natalie Prosser said that while good governance was important, the EIP was “essential” for transparency on how government intends to deliver on Northern Ireland’s environmental challenges. “It should provide a roadmap on to how Northern Ireland’s environment is to be significantly improved,” she …