Antrim

Antrim retail and leisure destination, The Junction, in partnership with new store Dobbies, is on the lookout for Northern Ireland’s most playful pup as it looks to appoint an official doggie toy tester in the run up to Christmas. The successful canine-didate will be paid in treats, toys to the value of £100 and of course, belly rubs

Do you have Northern Ireland’s most playful pup?

The Rabbit hotel Templepatrick. Pic by Google

Rabbit Hotel given entertainments licence despite objections from locals

Antrim train station

Man charged with assault, assault on police and disorderly behaviour

Over 450 companies and organisations have signed a pledge to stop all road deaths in Northern Ireland. Pictured are Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, councillor Mark Cooper, councillor Matthew Brady, chairperson of Antrim and Newtownabbey Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) and Lynda Hurley, head of road safety promotion at the Department for Infrastructure

Over 25,000 sign pledge to stop all road deaths in Northern Ireland

Missing Vivienne Szilagyi

Increasing concern for missing 19-year-old last seen one week ago

William Onion, also known as Coach Pickles, previously posted a collage photo of himself drinking tea while in Afghanistan and while leading a hike in England.
His caption was: "Afghanistan during a war or Swanage during a group hike. There's always time for a spot of tea."

Funeral today for Antrim man and Afghanistan veteran William Onion

The proposed warehouses site in Ballyearl. Pic: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Green light for £6m warehouse facilities at Co Antrim business park

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has relocated its Belfast safety store to Newtownabbey. Pictured are Andy Quinn (store manager at Arco), Brian Dowell (head of retail at Arco), Mark Allen, Des English (country manager at Arco), Vikky Fergusson (retail area manager at Arco)

UK’s safety firm Arco unveils new relocated Belfast store

Some of the Dark Hedges trees that were blown down during stormy weather in January 2019. PICTURE KEVINMCAULEY/MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA

Six Dark Hedges trees to be felled but work begins to preserve remaining 80

Mark Allen has lifted his second Champion of Champions title

Mark Allen beats Judd Trump for second Champion of Champions title

Rebecca Boyle with her later father Billy who died from COPD

Rebecca calls for more awareness of COPD after father's death

Tramways Centre, Glengormley. Pics: Google Maps

£3m shopping centre development proposal for Glengormley

Remembrance Sunday Antrim

Remembrance Sunday: This is what happened at Antrim war memorial yesterday

McKeever Hotel Group, the Antrim-based family-run business, has revealed its strategic three-year plan which includes the growth of its operation on an all-island basis and across its existing hotels in Northern Ireland and Donegal. The strategy, which coincides with McKeever Hotel Group’s 30th anniversary, aims to increase turnover to £60million over the next three years with further acquisitions and hotel management contracts. Pictured are Catherine and Eugene McKeever with Eddie McKeever, Victoria Walton, Bridgene Keeley and Martin Toner

NI family-run hotel group set for £60m growth under new leadership structure

Northern Ireland’s Jordan Brown was beaten in the semi-final of the International Championship in China

Jordan Brown's hopes of reaching second ranking event final ended in China

Northern Ireland's Jordan Brown

Jordan Brown sets up China semi-final shot by beating Stephen Maguire
Antrim cueist Jordan Brown is one step away from his second ranking event final after beating Stephen Maguire in the International Championship in China.

Christmas is in the air at Dobbies. Pic credit: Dobbies

Dobbies’ Antrim and Lisburn stores get into the Christmas Spirit

Work continued across the weekend in Downpatrick to pump the floodwater out of the town.

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn criticises flooding support

Marks & Spencer, Newtownabbey. Photo by: Google Maps

Extended trading on Christmas Eve refused by council

The Subway restaurant at The Junction in Antrim has reopened under new ownership after closing two and a half years ago. Pictured are Rachel Johnston and Stacey Brown

Subway store reopens at The Junction after closing two and a half years ago

Bloomfield Auctions Managing Director Karl Bennett with a sword pistol linked to the 1689 Siege of Derry

Historic sword pistol with links to the Siege of Derry sold for £40,000

Cano fire under the watchfull eyes of Governor Walker during the Pageant which tells the story of the Siege of Londonderry which took place from 1688 to 1689 and lasted 107 days. The event, held ahead of the annual Apprentice Boys Relief of Derry parade on saturday in which 7000 members of the organisation took part accompanied by 144 bands and marked the end of the week long Maiden City Festival. Picture Martin McKeown. Inpresspics.com. 09.08.14

Sword pistol linked to 1689 Siege of Derry sells for £40,000 at auction

People walk through flood water on Bank Parade in Newry Town, Co Down. Flooding was reported in parts of Northern Ireland, with police cautioning people against travelling due to an amber rain warning. The Met Office warning for Northern Ireland is the second highest level and covers Counties Antrim, Down and Armagh. Picture date: Tuesday October 31, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Rain. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

800 emergency calls made to the flooding incident line and 12,000 sandbags given

Flooding in parts of Northern Ireland after heavy rain overnight. Flooding in the Helen’s Bay area of Co. Down. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Northern Ireland braces for rain and potential flooding as amber warning issued

Northern Ireland's Mark Allen has apologised after criticising the World Snooker Tour

Mark Allen apologises over World Snooker comments

Mark Allen's hopes of a third successive Northern Ireland Open title are over following defeat in Belfast

Mark Allen out of NI Open as Jordan Brown topples Neil Robertson

Bloomfield Auctions managing director Karl Bennett with a sword pistol linked to the 1689 Siege of Derry which is among an historic trove of guns set to go under the hammer in Belfast. Duelling pistols, carbines and revolvers are among the collection which has been valued at more than £1 million. They were collected by Antrim man Leslie Martin who died a few years ago. Pic: Phil Magowan/PressEye/PA Wire

Siege of Derry artefact among historic guns to go under the hammer in Belfast
A sword pistol linked to the 1689 Siege of Derry is among an historic trove of guns set to go under the hammer in Belfast.

Mark Allen goes in search of winning the Northern Ireland Open for a third successive year

Mark Allen hoping slight tweaks can pay dividends ahead of NI Open defence

Larne ace Tomas Cosgrove celebrates his goal during the game against Carrick Rangers at Inver Park

Larne enjoy home comforts as they beat Carrick Rangers in derby

Carrick Rangers manager Stuart King takes his side to Inver Park to face Larne for the second time this season

Players coming back from injury will push my squad, says Carrick's Stuart King

Screen grab taken with permission from video posted on Twitter by @Just__Tori_, of flooding in Cork City after storm Babet passed through the area. Issue date: Wednesday October 18, 2023.

Live Storm Babet: Yellow WEATHER WARNING now in force in Northern Ireland

Weather warnings have been issued as Storm Babet is set to hit the UK and Ireland, following on from Storm Agnes in September. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Rain on the way as Storm Babet bring yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland

Dobbies will be donating Nordmann Fir Christmas trees to local schools and nurseries

Garden Centre set to give away Christmas trees

Dobbies opens its biggest ever UK store at The Junction Retail and Leisure Park, Antrim to queues of hundreds of customers in anticipation to get a first-look around

Garden centre retailer Dobbies officially opens its largest ever store in NI

Offshore Irish Sea project marks significant milestone as leaders at North Channel Wind progress the potential for over one gigawatt of floating wind turbines in the Irish Sea, off the coasts of Antrim and north Down. Pictured are new generation floating wind turbines. Credit: Provence Grand Large

Offshore Irish Sea floating wind turbines project marks 'significant milestone'

Michael Laverty (Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council Director of Sustainability), Mayor, Cllr Mark Cooper and Daniel Perry (Belfast International Airport Environment and Sustainability Officer). (Pic: Stephen Davison).

Airport 'proud' to install RVM

A woman and her dog brave the waves in Whitehead, Carrickfergus on Wednesday as Storm Agnes battered Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland saw the fifth highest rainfall in the UK during Storm Agnes with almost 200 roads disrupted by the heavy winds and rain.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Storm Agnes disrupted 200 roads across Northern Ireland

Navigating the mud at the National Ploughing Championships at Ratheniska, Co Laois. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Wellies, mud, old men in flat caps...a day at the ploughing

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s planning committee has given planning approval for an over £90m investment, featuring a 300-unit housing development and new community facilities, at Craighill Quarry in Ballyclare (subject to call-in period)

Green light for Ballyclare quarry housing development valued at £90m to £100m

A new 81 room Premier Inn Hotel will be developed by Portadown firm JH Turkington & Sons and is expected to support 30 jobs across a 12 month period

Plans for a £5.5million Belfast Airport hotel takes off after just 21 weeks

Northern Ireland’s largest supplier of natural gas, firmus energy, has revealed its £120m investment plan to develop its network over the next five years along with its ambitious plans to transition to net zero carbon. Senior politicians joined business leaders, stakeholders and customers at the 13th annual firmus energy stakeholder briefing held at the Dunadry Hotel in Antrim. Pictured are firmus energy chairman Dr David Dobbin CBE and company CEO Niall Martindale were joined at the energy briefing by AFRY’s Lucy Field and Ulster Bank NI’s chief economist Richard Ramsey

firmus energy to invest an additional £120m in developing its network in NI

The Assembly Chamber at Parliament Buildings. ‘Rigorous implementers’ of the NI Protocol are in the majority at Stormont and therefore a return of the powersharing executive would 'inevitably be an aid, not an obstacle, to protocol rule', writes Jim Allister

Letter: Seven reasons why Stormont cannot return while the protocol remains

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Mark Allen goes in search of a third successive Northern Ireland Open title as local teenage duo Robbie McGuigan and Joel Connolly have been awarded places at the ranking event

Robbie McGuigan and Joel Connolly given spots at Northern Ireland Open

An image of the proposed extension at Tyre Call, Antrim. Pic: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Planning greening light for new £6million tyre warehouse facility in NI

The Rabbit Hotel and Retreat. Pic: Google Maps

£2m extension planned at Templepatrick hotel seeks use of listed buildings

Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, councillor Mark Cooper BEM recently visited Antrim- based manufacturer, SAM Mouldings, to learn more about the company’s £7million
investment plans at its architectural-mouldings manufacturing facility. Pictured are Sam McCrea, CEO at SAM, Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, cllr Mark
Cooper, Paul Lavery, joint managing director at SAM and Cat McCrea, joint managing director at SAM

NI manufacturer invests £7m in new facility to drive business efficiency

Rohan Ferguson has signed a new contract to remain at Larne until the end of the 2025/26 season

Rohan Ferguson 'delighted' to prolong Larne stay after signing new contract

Dobbies, Northern Ireland’s leading garden centre, is officially counting down to Christmas with its Santa and elf recruitment drive

Dobbies begin search for Santas and elves in Antrim and Lisburn

Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, councillor Mark Cooper visited Antrim-based, healthcare supplier, S&E CareTrade, to learn first-hand about the company’s history, growth and success, and expansion in the Borough. Pictured are Tim Hughes, managing director at S&E CareTrade, mayor cllr Mark Cooper, Hannah Taylor, project management at S&E CareTrade and Gemma Andrews, project administrator at S&E CareTrade

Northern Ireland healthcare supplier sets sights on Antrim expansion

Antrim Forum marks 50 years with a £2.4m investment with a state-of-the-art fitness suite, complete with the latest innovative equipment from Technogym and BLK BOX

Antrim Forum celebrates 50 years with new £2.4m state-of-the-art fitness suite

Planning yes for Diageo’s £26m extension of Baileys global supply site in NI

A boat carrying two people burst into flames this evening after 8pm a number of miles off shore between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island in Co Antrim, it is understood the two onboard jumped into the sea and were rescued by a passing boat. RNLI later transported two people to Ambulance waiting at Ballycastle. Pic Kevin McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

RNLI respond to incident after vessel catches fire with two people onboard

Tesco in Northern Ireland is to swap cheaper product lines into its convenience stores as shoppers battle the rising cost of living

Tesco to swap cheaper product lines into convenience shops across NI

Rev Dr Norman Hamilton

Thought for the Week: Do to others what you would have them do to you