Northern Ireland

COVID-19 restrictions have lifted across Northern Ireland

COVID-19 restrictions have lifted across Northern Ireland

COVID-19 restrictions have lifted across Northern Ireland The two-week limited lockdown that went into effect on the 17th November across Northern Ireland has today been lifted. Non-essential retail and certain portions of the hospitality sector can now open. Restaurants, cafes and other food serving venues can re-open for indoor dining but pubs that do not…
Online Teaching For NI Universities

Online Teaching For NI Universities

Online Teaching For NI Universities Universities in Northern Ireland will move all of their teaching online from the 9th of December to allow students to return home for the holidays. Students have also been made aware that they should take a Covid-19 test before returning home. Both Queens and Ulster University are offering rapid testing….

N.I. under new lockdown measures

As of Friday, N.I. under new lockdown measures  Tough new Covid-19 restrictions came into force late last night at 00:01 GMT on Friday and will be in place until 00:01 on 11 December. This new two week circuit breaker lockdown will see the closure of non-essential retailers and close contact services like hairdressers. Garden centres,…

New Two Week NI Lockdown

New Two Week NI Lockdown Northern Ireland faces a new 2 week lockdown from next Friday After a late evening decision from the executive on Thursday night, Northern Ireland will see a set of tougher Covid-19 restrictions come into force next Friday. For a two-week period starting next Friday, all non-essential retail will have to…
Chief Medical Officers to meet to discuss cross border travel

Chief Medical Officers to meet to discuss cross border travel

Chief Medical Officers to meet to discuss cross border travel The chief medical advisors on both sides of the border are meeting later today to discuss how to reduce non-essential travel between Northern Ireland and County Donegal. This is needed after tighter Covid-19 restrictions were put in place in the Irish county. Level three restrictions…
Alcohol only bars can reopen

Alcohol only bars can reopen in Northern Ireland

Alcohol only bars can reopen in Northern Ireland. Around 600 drink only bars can open their doors to customers today. This marks the first time since March that customers can have a drink in pubs that only sell alcohol. Previously, bars could only open if they also served food or had an outside drinking area….
Former Belfast Lord Mayor passes away due to Covid-19

Former Belfast Lord Mayor passes away due to Covid-19

Former Belfast Lord Mayor passes away due to Covid-19 David Cook, the former Lord Mayor of Belfast, has died from Covid-19. Mr Cook passed away on Saturday at Craigavon Hospital, he was 77. He was the first non-unionist Lord Mayor of Belfast in over a century when he took the post in 1978. He was…
Republican prisoners refusing food

Republican prisoners refusing food at Maghaberry prison

Republican prisoners refusing food at Maghaberry prison. Around 20 dissident republicans are refusing meals at Magaberry prison. They are protesting over one prisoner who is being held in the Covid-19 isolation ward. Dr. Issam Bassalat, a New IRA accused GP, was placed in Foyle House after his return from hospital and must be isolated for…
NI Students

NI Students could be disciplined over Covid-19 Breaches.

NI Students could be disciplined over Covid-19 Breaches. Following complaints about house parties in the Holylands area of Belfast, Queens and Ulster University have warned students that they will take disciplinary action against students that breach coronavirus restrictions. Ulster University has threatened suspension and even expulsion for those caught breaching guidelines and Queens, taking a…
NI man arrested after a seizure of £900k of cannabis

NI man arrested after a seizure of £900k of cannabis

NI man arrested after a seizure of £900k of cannabis. A man has been arrested after a police seizure of cannabis that has an estimated street value of £900k. In a joint operation, the police, the Border Force, and Immigration and Enforcement carried out searches in Belfast, Banbridge, and Lisburn. One man has been arrested…
DUP

DUP planning to present amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement

DUP planning to present amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement East Antrim MP, Sammy Wilson, has confirmed that the DUP with propose amendments to Boris Johnson’s Internal Market Bill. Mr Wilson believes that the bill is, “far from perfect, [but] it is a massive step forward for businesses in Northern Ireland”. He also criticised comments made…
Postcode restrictions in Northern Ireland

Postcode restrictions in Northern Ireland

Postcode restrictions in Northern Ireland – Further lockdown restrictions in parts of Northern Ireland. After a rise in the cases of coronavirus in NI, parts of the country are re-entering lockdown. Restrictions will be put in place for households in the Belfast council area, Ballymena and in postcodes BT43, BT29 and BT28. The postcodes are…