Police investigate ‘inappropriate’ text messages sent to Belfast school pupils

POLICE in west Belfast have launched an investigation after school pupils received inappropriate texts messages from a number outside of Britain and Ireland. Officers are now encouraging parents and guardians to have conversations with children in their care about who they are speaking to via text message or online. "We would encourage parents to have regular and open … [Read more...] about Police investigate ‘inappropriate’ text messages sent to Belfast school pupils

THE funeral of the Ireland rugby star and businessman Tony O’Reilly has taken place today. Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay their respects to the iconic figure, who died on Saturday, May 18, aged 88, following a short illness. President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin were among those who attended the funeral, which took place at the … [Read more...] about President, Taoiseach and Tánaiste among mourners at funeral of Tony O’Reilly

A PLANT in Northern Ireland which uses poultry litter to create renewable electricity is the first facility in the world to use the product as its sole feedstock. Poultry litter is a mixture of poultry faeces, spilled feed, feathers, and material used as bedding in poultry operations. The Stream BioEnergy (SBE) plant in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, uses 40,000 tonnes of it each year … [Read more...] about Northern Irish firm using poultry litter to generate electricity is a world first

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has taken a phone call with President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, following Ireland’s recognition of the state of Palestine. Speaking last night, the Taoiseach told the President that he, on behalf of the people of Ireland, was “recognising Palestine to keep the hopes of a two-state peace solution between Israel and Palestine alive”. President Abbas told … [Read more...] about President of Palestine thanks Ireland for formal recognition of nation as an independent state

THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is facing a £750k fine for a spreadsheet error which saw the personal details of its entire workforce publicly exposed. The major data breach, which occurred last summer, saw personal information – including surname, initials, rank and role of all 9,483 serving PSNI officers and staff - included in a "hidden" tab of a spreadsheet … [Read more...] about PSNI faces £750k fine for data breach which exposed personal information of entire workforce