Northern Ireland

The owners of the Victoria Square apartments had a compensation bid struck out due to a time limit. Source link

Isla and Noah are Northern Ireland’s most popular baby names for 2023. Source link

Taylor and Serrano’s first encounter at Madison Square Garden was a seminal moment in women’s boxing as two female fighters headlined at MSG for the first time. But it was the nature of the contest that has lived on as the two rivals put on a stunning display, Taylor coming …

The A29 runs through the town centre, renowned for being one of NI’s longest main streets. Source link

Selena Horshi from Derry’s Chamber of Commerce said there was a sense of sadness and shock at the restaurant’s closure. “I know it is so hard at the minute but The Sooty Olive has such a fantastic reputation,” she said. “I think it really brings to light how hard it …

The enquiry offices are open to the public and there are 28 of them across Northern Ireland. Source link

Issues must be addressed to ensure doctors stay in the profession and in Northern Ireland, report says. Source link

The latest figures suggest that unemployment remains very low with a rate of just 2.2%. Source link

A DfI spokesperson added: “The proposed A29 Cookstown Bypass is of strategic importance to the town and its surrounding area, alleviating traffic congestion within Cookstown, reducing journey times along the A29 trunk road corridor, improving road safety and the town centre environment. Source link

The family of a woman shot dead by the Army more than 50 years ago has lost a legal battle to fast-track a decision on any potential prosecution. Kathleen Thompson was fatally wounded outside her home as troops withdrew from the Creggan area of Londonderry in November 1971. In June …

A former PSNI officer admits perverting justice over claims he was confronted by a masked gunman. Source link

“Where I’m from, we don’t really have hills, so when I saw Northern Ireland, it was like a fairy tale setting for my art.” Thomas Dambo, one of the world’s leading recycle artists, has built four large wooden troll sculptures which now dominate the Sperrins landscape. He said after seeing …

The Home Office detained 13 workers at a work site in March but has now issued a “no action notice”. Source link

The 372-capacity theatre, which opened in 2001, also has an art gallery space, full-screen cinema, conference rooms and a cafe area. The converted factory building has hosted a range of arts and entertainment programmes, from comedians, concerts to plays. Mr Barr said the theatre has enough reserve funding to run …

Doug Beattie writes to the justice minister to ask what action is available to deal with the issue. Source link

Planned safety upgrades to the A1 dual carriageway may be broken into “smaller phased packages” due to budgetary pressures, according to the Department for Infrastructure (DfI). Following a public inquiry, campaigners had been told that building work would begin by January 2023. BBC News NI spoke to Ciara Sands, whose …

Victoria Square residents had to evacuate in 2019 due to safety fears about the building’s structure. Source link

Jonathan Hill, the Football Association of Ireland’s Chief Executive Officer, will leave the organisation at the end of April. Hill has been in his role since November 2020. In a statement released on Tuesday, the FAI said an interim CEO will be appointed followed by “a structured search for a …

The incident occurred whilst he was on duty in an industrial estate in Antrim in 2016. Source link

A new report finds waiting lists increased by 172% for general outpatient care over seven years. Source link