THE post office network across Ireland will be supported by a €15m annual Government grant it was confirmed this week. The funding has been allocated to support a “sustainable nationwide post office network” the Government has announced, while acknowledging the “integral role” these local institutions play in society. The €15m has been confirmed as an annual figure to be paid … [Read more...] about Annual funding of €15m will support ‘integral role’ of post offices in Irish society
Annual funding of €15m will support ‘integral role’ of post offices in Irish society
Security alert ends in Belfast after controlled explosion carried out on ‘viable device’
A SECURITY alert in Belfast has ended, the police have confirmed. The PSNI received reports that a suspected viable device has been found in the Divis Road areas of west Belfast at 10am yesterday morning (January 14). The discovery prompted a security alert which was in place in the area until last night. “We received a report at around 10.20 am on Wednesday, that a suspected … [Read more...] about Security alert ends in Belfast after controlled explosion carried out on ‘viable device’
How Phlox Books found a new generation and a new home
Though Aimée Madill now runs Phlox Books in East London, her story begins in Northern Ireland. “I’m born and bred in Belfast,” she says, and all her family still live there. Madill left Northern Ireland to study English at Trinity College Dublin before moving to London for a master’s at UCL. What followed was a period of restless learning. Paris, New York, and eventually a … [Read more...] about How Phlox Books found a new generation and a new home
PSNI recruitment campaign hopes to attract student officers ‘from all backgrounds’
THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a recruitment campaign to attract new officers to the force. The drive to employ new student officers and custody detention officers is open to “people from all backgrounds and communities” the police force stated, urging potential candidate to “step forward and help build a safer, more connected Northern Ireland”. PSNI … [Read more...] about PSNI recruitment campaign hopes to attract student officers ‘from all backgrounds’
Husband of pregnant woman who died in Co. Antrim collision passes away
THE HUSBAND of a pregnant woman who died in a collision in Co. Antrim on Sunday has himself passed away in hospital. Cathrene Kith Quiñones Singco and her unborn baby, Kate, died following the two-car collision near Nutts Corner in Crumlin on Sunday afternoon. Ms Quiñones Singco, who was aged in her 30s and seven months pregnant, was a backseat passenger in one of the … [Read more...] about Husband of pregnant woman who died in Co. Antrim collision passes away