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2 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Margaret Canning |Sarah Harford
The celebration on Thursday drew around 500 businesspeople and was attended by Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald. A total of 19 winners were recognised at the prestigious event, which marked its 25th anniversary at a glittering ceremony hosted by BBC journalist Mark Simpson at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belfast. Co Fermanagh company Encirc, a manufacturer of glass bottles with nearly 1,500 staff, was the Outstanding Business of the Year.
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2 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford
Belfast Telegraph Business Awards 2025 shortlists Best Large Business of the Year sponsored by Wilson Nesbitt AbbeyAutoline Encirc Irwin M&E Mackle Petfoods NI Water Progressive Building Society Best Medium Business of the Year sponsored by MKB Law Ardmore Group Haymarket Belfast Locate a Locum P McVey Building Systems Sumer Northern Ireland Vaughan Engineering Services Best Small Business of the Year sponsored by NFU Mutual ARC Regulatory Bennett Freehill Collins Rolston Architects Finlay...
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2 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford
Welcome to the 2025 Belfast Telegraph Business AwardsMembers of Northern Ireland’s business community are gathering in Belfast’s Crowne Plaza Hotel this evening for the 2025 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards. Now in their 25th year, the awards showcase the very best of business and innovation in Northern Ireland and the event is due to attract nearly 500 guests.
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1 month ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford |Adrian Rutherford |Abdullah Sabri
Emma Little-Pengelly said the “wanton destruction” of our natural landscape has to stop. A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a huge wildfire engulfed a vast stretch of the Mourne Mountains last night. Emergency services declared a “major incident” as dozens of firefighters tackled the blaze. The fire is believed to have been started deliberately. Today a new gorse fire is spreading across the Mournes. Police said the Slievenaman Road, Newcastle was closed due to the wildfire.
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1 month ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford |Abdullah Sabri
Police have said the Slievenaman Road, Newcastle is closed this morning due to the wildfire. People have been advised to avoid the area. Last night, emergency services declared a “major incident” as dozens of firefighters tackled a blaze in a different part of the mountains. The cause of this fire is believed to have been deliberate. We need your consent to load this Social Media content.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford |Victoria Steveley |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards
Minister O’Dowd thanks winter service staff Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has thanked everyone involved in the delivery of winter service during the current period of cold weather. Temperatures have fallen below zero over the past week and the Department’s winter service teams have been out gritting the 7,000 km of road on the salting schedule.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford |Victoria Steveley |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards
Tailbacks in foggy conditions across parts of Belfast - Westlink (left), Albertbridge Road (top right), M1 Stockmans Lane (bottom right). New yellow weather warning for fog in NIThe Met Office has issued yet another weather warning, this time for fog across all six counties. The alert is in place from 5pm today until 9am tomorrow morning.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford |Victoria Steveley |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards
New yellow weather warning for fog in NIThe Met Office has issued yet another weather warning for fog across all six counties. The alert is in place from 5pm today (Wednesday) until 9am tomorrow morning (Thursday). Freezing fog is expected to become more extensive and thicken across Northern Ireland this evening and overnight, with visibility falling to less than 100 m in places. Once formed the fog may well persist into Thursday morning.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford |Victoria Steveley |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards
Travel caution as weather warning remains in forceThe warning for snow and ice remains in place across Northern Ireland until 12 noon. With temperatures below freezing, ice and frost patches are likely. The Met Office has warned drivers of dangerous conditions. Walkers have been warned to take care on footpaths while cyclists are advised to stick to main, treated roads. There is a chance of some freezing fog in the southern parts of the province.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford |Victoria Steveley |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards
A new weather warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office. It will be in place from 3pm today until noon tomorrow for all six counties of Northern Ireland and disruption to travel is expected. Wintry showers of rain and sleet near coasts, and snow inland, will continue to affect Northern Ireland this afternoon and into this evening. Overnight, showers should become confined to coastal areas.
