http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Northern Ireland section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Mon, 20 May 2013 17:12:54 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 A senior PSNI officer says talks in Cardiff over the weekend between police, politicians and community representatives should help make Northern Ireland safer this summer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593012#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593012 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:42:01 GMT The daughter of a murdered pensioner, who died two months after he was stabbed, describes seeing her father just moments after he was attacked. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597353#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597353 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:21:43 GMT A major Hollywood studio is to film a new Dracula movie in Northern Ireland, in a deal that has been hailed as a welcome boost for the local economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22601083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22601083 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:55 GMT Education Minister John O'Dowd has announced some changes to A-levels in Northern Ireland following a local consultation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597708#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597708 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:17 GMT A 63-year-old man has died in a fire at a top floor flat in University Street in south Belfast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593013#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593013 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:33:20 GMT A man arrested at a £200,000 cannabis factory in County Tyrone claimed he was only there to carry out concreting work, Belfast High Court hears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22601087#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22601087 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:44:06 GMT The Sinn Fein president is calling on the Irish government to focus the British government on addressing outstanding Peace Process issues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22595921#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22595921 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:40 GMT Two bookmakers fail in their High Court bids to block proposed extensions to rival betting shops in Belfast city centre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22601088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22601088 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:12:41 GMT A 49-year-old woman allegedly conned her elderly mother out of more than £40,000 by forging the pensioner's signature on cheques, Belfast Crown Court is told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22601086#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22601086 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:58:50 GMT The Londonderry regeneration body, Ilex, again fails to fill one of its top positions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597761#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597761 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:07 GMT The National Union of Journalists demands that threats against three journalists in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic be withdrawn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22595920#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22595920 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:34:01 GMT A County Armagh company wins a contract for more than £1m to work on six of the football pitches to be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593017#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593017 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:52:43 GMT More than 180 events aimed at improving community relations across Northern Ireland are hailed as a "statement of hope" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22586118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22586118 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:14:36 GMT The GAA's Ulster senior football game between Fermanagh and Cavan will be played in Enniskillen on the eve of G8 summit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/22595788 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/22595788 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:29:01 GMT A man admits to repeatedly pretending to aim a rocket launcher at a police patrol. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22594665#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22594665 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:01:27 GMT The former Northern Ireland Office minister Sir Richard Needham says he is devastated after a fire destroyed his family's ancestral home in County Down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593412#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593412 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:49:58 GMT Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22593246#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22593246 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:57:03 GMT The world's greatest Paralympic middle-distance runner is helping to promote a campaign to encourage more children in Northern Ireland to walk to school. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22590596#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22590596 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:13:40 GMT Four men - one armed with an iron bar - rob a cash delivery van in Crumlin in County Antrim. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593011#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22593011 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:59:13 GMT Some unionists have criticised the Bright Brand New Day initiative organised by a Presbyterian minister. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-22594664#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-22594664 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:45:21 GMT A man admits hitting another man with a pool cue in Londonderry over two years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22565525#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22565525 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:29:37 GMT Customs Officers dismantled a laundering plant during an operation in County Londonderry on Thursday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22565523#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22565523 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:47:14 GMT A group of residents in Sion Mills have said they will challenge plans to build a waste management plant on the site of the historic Herdmans Mill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22565518#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22565518 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:18:02 GMT Two men have been arrested in County Cavan in connection with the murder of former Garda (Irish police) detective. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22595919#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22595919 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:34 GMT The Irish government's health committee has begun a second day of hearings on the proposed Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22595918#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22595918 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:23:44 GMT A pensioner dies and a driver is arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a collision between a bicycle and car in the Republic of Ireland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22586120#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22586120 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:59:25 GMT Two police officers are assaulted and a patrol car is rammed during a drugs search in the Irish Republic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22586117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22586117 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:59:22 GMT Police say talks are not about trying to broker a parades deal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22563833#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22563833 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:30:32 GMT Pictures of Ireland's biggest agricultural show in its new home http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22563381#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22563381 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:44 GMT Peter Robinson says the government will do all it can to ensure the North West 200 is a more flexible event in future after Saturday's racing was abandoned due to heavy rain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22586111#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22586111 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:54 GMT An emergency aid scheme for farmers facing difficulties with fodder shortages will come into effect from midnight on Saturday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22577026#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22577026 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:22:55 GMT Peter Robinson launches an outspoken attack on his critics at Stormont calling them "a Tribe of Jeremiahs who infest the political process". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22524304#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22524304 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:40:16 GMT Boris Johnson says the only way to convince the Treasury to devolve corporation tax powers to Stormont is to show the Exchequer it would save it money in the long-term. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22501709#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22501709 Sun, 12 May 2013 12:28:21 GMT A former lecturer from Queen's University Belfast is set to make more than £18m from the takeover of the pharmaceutical firm, Warner Chilcott. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597759#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597759 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:22:34 GMT The hotel group that owns the Galgorm Resort and Spa in County Antrim made pre-tax profits of £2.3m in 2012, up by £300,000 on 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597762#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597762 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:38:16 GMT Ultra Plant International, a County Tyrone-based manufacturer of recycling machinery, has won business worth around £500,000 in France. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597706#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597706 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:10:19 GMT The American insurance company, Allstate, says it will create 650 jobs at its Northern Ireland operation over the next three years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22524017#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22524017 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:46:04 GMT A deal involving the Irish Republic's assets recovery agency, Nama, safeguards 300 jobs and stops time being called on some of Belfast's best known pubs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22527879#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22527879 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:47:29 GMT The Hasting Hotels Group has more than tripled its annual profits, according to its 2012 accounts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22515607#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22515607 Tue, 14 May 2013 05:48:47 GMT One hundred and seventy-nine new jobs are to be created at a County Tyrone meat processing plant in Dungannon. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22510261#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22510261 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:39:26 GMT The G8 summit in Northern Ireland is expected to bring in about £40m, according to research. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22500764#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22500764 Mon, 13 May 2013 05:22:06 GMT North West 200 Race Director Mervyn Whyte says the event needs greater flexibility regarding Road Closure Orders in the future. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/22596577 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/22596577 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:25 GMT Brian O'Driscoll may return for Leinster's Pro12 final against Ulster, but Sean O'Brien is set to miss the game. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22600466 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22600466 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:54 GMT Anthony Pilkington will miss the Republic of Ireland's upcoming games, including the friendly against England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22602404 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22602404 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:39 GMT The further consideration stage of the Civil Service (Special Advisers Bill) is being debated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/21006891 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/21006891 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:27:07 GMT A senior PSNI officer says talks in Cardiff over the weekend between police, politicians and community representatives should help make Northern Ireland safer this summer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597292#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597292 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:34 GMT Police officers escape injury in a gun attack in County Antrim after being called out to a bogus burglary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22556207#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22556207 Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:22 GMT Unemployed new teachers in Northern Ireland will be able to apply for hundreds of extra jobs in the next few weeks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22577355#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22577355 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:45:31 GMT Ryan Dolan who is representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest says he has been overwhelmed by support from his hometown of Strabane ahead of the final competition. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22570530#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22570530 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:22 GMT The Orange Order is exploring the possibility of a contingency plan for the 12th of July parade in north Belfast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22556208#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22556208 Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:57 GMT The first and deputy first ministers have launched a plan for the agri-food industry which they say will aim to create 15,000 jobs over the next 7-years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22556205#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22556205 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:47:01 GMT Ratepayers in Belfast have faced a bill of more than £300,000 to clean up after developers caught out by the property crash. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22542235#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22542235 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:48 GMT Ireland's biggest agricultural and food show opens its doors and, for the first time in more than a century, it is outside Belfast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22542229#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22542229 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:50:48 GMT Book readings celebrate the characters in James Joyce's famous novel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22554150#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22554150 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:05:44 GMT On patrol with the police in west Belfast http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597757#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22597757 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:15 GMT County Down claims first sighting in Ireland of a wild tawny owl http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22583431#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22583431 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:22:34 GMT A controversial artist opens a new exhibition in Londonderry http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22570447#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22570447 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:46:04 GMT New images of the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/22561595 http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/22561595 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:29 GMT Send BBC News NI your comments, tell your own stories and share your pictures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18906478#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18906478 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:45:07 GMT