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Northern Ireland News for June 2009 : Page 3
Business News, Jun 26, 2009
£100m Larne Eco-Harbour Plans Approved
Plans to build a £100m harbour eco-village on the site of a derelict cement works and quarry near Larne have been given the go-ahead. The mixed use development on the site of Magheramorne Quarry wil...
£100m Larne Eco-Harbour Plans Approved
Plans to build a £100m harbour eco-village on the site of a derelict cement works and quarry near Larne have been given the go-ahead. The mixed use development on the site of Magheramorne Quarry wil...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Heatwave Warning Issued By Experts
A heatwave alert has been issued by the Department of Health after warnings that extreme temperatures will be reached over the next few days. Temperatures in London are set to reach 32C on Monday and...
Heatwave Warning Issued By Experts
A heatwave alert has been issued by the Department of Health after warnings that extreme temperatures will be reached over the next few days. Temperatures in London are set to reach 32C on Monday and...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
Full MLA Expenses To Be Published
Northern Ireland Assembly members will publish their expenses from September, however no costs predating April this year will be made public. Party leaders at Stormont have agreed to increased...
Full MLA Expenses To Be Published
Northern Ireland Assembly members will publish their expenses from September, however no costs predating April this year will be made public. Party leaders at Stormont have agreed to increased...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Millions In Seized Assets To Be Paid Back To Communities
A new pilot fund to give local people a direct say on how the ill-gotten gains of criminals can be used to benefit their communities in the fight against crime and antisocial behaviour was launched to...
Millions In Seized Assets To Be Paid Back To Communities
A new pilot fund to give local people a direct say on how the ill-gotten gains of criminals can be used to benefit their communities in the fight against crime and antisocial behaviour was launched to...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
Cost Of Family Health Care Revealed
Official figures just released have shown the huge cost of health care in NI. Pharmaceutical payments alone topped £425million according to the Business Services Organisation, which has today ...
Cost Of Family Health Care Revealed
Official figures just released have shown the huge cost of health care in NI. Pharmaceutical payments alone topped £425million according to the Business Services Organisation, which has today ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
'Winkie' Flys Home From Spanish Jail
Blues captain, William 'Winkie' Murphy has returned to Northern Ireland following his arrest and temporary imprisonment in Spain on counterfeit money charges. The Linfield player was held as h...
'Winkie' Flys Home From Spanish Jail
Blues captain, William 'Winkie' Murphy has returned to Northern Ireland following his arrest and temporary imprisonment in Spain on counterfeit money charges. The Linfield player was held as h...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2009
Other News In Brief
Man Jailed For Caravan Rape A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for repeatedly raping a nine-year-old girl in a caravan. Stuart Cairnes, a van driver of Harford Street in Middlesbr...
Other News In Brief
Man Jailed For Caravan Rape A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for repeatedly raping a nine-year-old girl in a caravan. Stuart Cairnes, a van driver of Harford Street in Middlesbr...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
£100m Larne Eco-Harbour Plans Approved
Plans to build a £100m harbour eco-village on the site of a derelict cement works and quarry near Larne have been given the go-ahead. The mixed use development on the site of Magheramorne Quar...
£100m Larne Eco-Harbour Plans Approved
Plans to build a £100m harbour eco-village on the site of a derelict cement works and quarry near Larne have been given the go-ahead. The mixed use development on the site of Magheramorne Quar...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
Knockagh Remembrance Recalls Somme
Soldiers from across Ireland who fought in the bloody Battle of the Somme are being remembered this weekend. Taking place at what is one of the most picturesque settings anywhere for a commemo...
Knockagh Remembrance Recalls Somme
Soldiers from across Ireland who fought in the bloody Battle of the Somme are being remembered this weekend. Taking place at what is one of the most picturesque settings anywhere for a commemo...
Recruitment News, Jun 26, 2009
Jobs Lost At Waterford Plant
Some 178 jobs are to go as electrical components factory ABB in Waterford announces it is to close. The company, which manufactures distribution transformers for the construction sector in Ireland an...
Jobs Lost At Waterford Plant
Some 178 jobs are to go as electrical components factory ABB in Waterford announces it is to close. The company, which manufactures distribution transformers for the construction sector in Ireland an...
Recruitment News, Jun 26, 2009
Electrical Job Losses 'Preventable': Senator
Around 178 jobs are to go an electrical engineering plant in Waterford, it has been revealed. ABB is to discontinue local operations early next year, a move described as a devastating blow to the reg...
Electrical Job Losses 'Preventable': Senator
Around 178 jobs are to go an electrical engineering plant in Waterford, it has been revealed. ABB is to discontinue local operations early next year, a move described as a devastating blow to the reg...
Recruitment News, Jun 26, 2009
Hundreds Of BA Staff Offer To Work Unpaid
British Airways has confirmed 7,000 of its staff have chosen to take voluntary pay cuts in attempts to save money. Of those, 800 workers have volunteered to work for nothing for up to a month, while ...
Hundreds Of BA Staff Offer To Work Unpaid
British Airways has confirmed 7,000 of its staff have chosen to take voluntary pay cuts in attempts to save money. Of those, 800 workers have volunteered to work for nothing for up to a month, while ...
Recruitment News, Jun 26, 2009
Steelmaker Corus To Axe 2,000 Jobs
More than 2,000 jobs are to go at steel giant Corus which has announced it is to axe the posts at its UK plants following a slump in demand, unions have said. Sources say about 500 jobs in Rotherham ...
Steelmaker Corus To Axe 2,000 Jobs
More than 2,000 jobs are to go at steel giant Corus which has announced it is to axe the posts at its UK plants following a slump in demand, unions have said. Sources say about 500 jobs in Rotherham ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
US Media Expert Visits University Of Ulster
A top US media expert has delivered a keynote speech at the University of Ulster's second Distinguished International Visitors Address (DIVA). Speaking at the university's Belfast campus, the ...
US Media Expert Visits University Of Ulster
A top US media expert has delivered a keynote speech at the University of Ulster's second Distinguished International Visitors Address (DIVA). Speaking at the university's Belfast campus, the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
Wildlife Crime Appeal Launched
Wild bird poisoning incidents in Co Down are causing concern for the police. Police Service of Northern Ireland Wildlife Liaison Officer Emma Meredith stressed that this type of incident is ta...
Wildlife Crime Appeal Launched
Wild bird poisoning incidents in Co Down are causing concern for the police. Police Service of Northern Ireland Wildlife Liaison Officer Emma Meredith stressed that this type of incident is ta...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
NI Soldiers Honoured Just days ahead of the solemn commemoration of Irish soldiers who died at the WWI Battle of the Somme this weekend, it has been revealed that three Northern Ireland Royal ...
Other NI News In Brief
NI Soldiers Honoured Just days ahead of the solemn commemoration of Irish soldiers who died at the WWI Battle of the Somme this weekend, it has been revealed that three Northern Ireland Royal ...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2009
BA Staff Offer To Work Unpaid
British Airways has confirmed 7,000 of its staff have chosen to take voluntary pay cuts in attempts to save money. Of those, 800 workers have volunteered to work for nothing for up to a month, while ...
BA Staff Offer To Work Unpaid
British Airways has confirmed 7,000 of its staff have chosen to take voluntary pay cuts in attempts to save money. Of those, 800 workers have volunteered to work for nothing for up to a month, while ...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2009
Tory MPs Repay Extra £125k In Expense Claims
Conservative MPs are to pay back another £125,000 in expenses claims following an inquiry into the party's expenses. The repayments are in addition to the £135,000 already repaid by Tory politicians,...
Tory MPs Repay Extra £125k In Expense Claims
Conservative MPs are to pay back another £125,000 in expenses claims following an inquiry into the party's expenses. The repayments are in addition to the £135,000 already repaid by Tory politicians,...
Recruitment News, Jun 25, 2009
Bus Éireann Call Off Strike Action
Intervention by the Labour Relations Commission has quashed the threat of strike action at Bus Éireann. The National Bus and Rail Union had served strike notice on Bus Éireann from Monday over the co...
Bus Éireann Call Off Strike Action
Intervention by the Labour Relations Commission has quashed the threat of strike action at Bus Éireann. The National Bus and Rail Union had served strike notice on Bus Éireann from Monday over the co...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2009
Jacqui Smith's 'Humiliation'
Former home secretary Jacqui Smith has spoken of the anguish caused to her family during the expenses scandal. Ms Smith, the first woman to ever head-up the Home Office, said revelations her husband...
Jacqui Smith's 'Humiliation'
Former home secretary Jacqui Smith has spoken of the anguish caused to her family during the expenses scandal. Ms Smith, the first woman to ever head-up the Home Office, said revelations her husband...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2009
Boy Drowns In Second River Tragedy
A 10-year-old boy has died in hospital after an accident in the River Bann, while a teenage girl has also drowned in Dublin The boy, named today as Daniel Andre from Hilltown, was in the river...
Boy Drowns In Second River Tragedy
A 10-year-old boy has died in hospital after an accident in the River Bann, while a teenage girl has also drowned in Dublin The boy, named today as Daniel Andre from Hilltown, was in the river...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2009
Royal Hospital Infection 'Unreported'
It has been claimed today that an infection acquired by a young patient in one of Northern Ireland's top hospital's operating theatres went unreported, despite the youngster getting the infection w...
Royal Hospital Infection 'Unreported'
It has been claimed today that an infection acquired by a young patient in one of Northern Ireland's top hospital's operating theatres went unreported, despite the youngster getting the infection w...
Business News, Jun 25, 2009
Businesses Urged To Take Flight With Bombardier
Local companies should exploit potentially lucrative subcontract opportunities with international suppliers for Bombardier Aerospace's new CSeries aircraft programme. That was the focus of an ...
Businesses Urged To Take Flight With Bombardier
Local companies should exploit potentially lucrative subcontract opportunities with international suppliers for Bombardier Aerospace's new CSeries aircraft programme. That was the focus of an ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2009
City Hall Caravan 'Protest' Continues
There was no change today as moves to tow-away 'protest' caravans parked at the iconic Belfast City Hall ground to a halt. Official plans to remove caravans parked in a protest over Travellers...
City Hall Caravan 'Protest' Continues
There was no change today as moves to tow-away 'protest' caravans parked at the iconic Belfast City Hall ground to a halt. Official plans to remove caravans parked in a protest over Travellers...
Recruitment News, Jun 25, 2009
Irish Unemployment Hits 10.2%
The number of people on the Dole in the Irish Republic has surged sharply reaching its highest rate in the past ten years, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office's. The Na...
Irish Unemployment Hits 10.2%
The number of people on the Dole in the Irish Republic has surged sharply reaching its highest rate in the past ten years, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office's. The Na...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2009
DUP Announces Further Reshuffle
The DUP has conducted a further reshuffle of its front-line team at Stormont. Three party MPs, who chair Assembly committees, have stood down. Strangford parliamentarian Iris Robinson (pictur...
DUP Announces Further Reshuffle
The DUP has conducted a further reshuffle of its front-line team at Stormont. Three party MPs, who chair Assembly committees, have stood down. Strangford parliamentarian Iris Robinson (pictur...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2009
Energy Customers Being Overcharged More Than £1.6bn
New research by Consumer Focus shows that energy customers are being overcharged by a combined £1.66 billion this year (£74 per household), as declining wholesale costs have not been fully passed on b...
Energy Customers Being Overcharged More Than £1.6bn
New research by Consumer Focus shows that energy customers are being overcharged by a combined £1.66 billion this year (£74 per household), as declining wholesale costs have not been fully passed on b...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2009
Man's Body Found During Police Training Exercise
The body of a man has been discovered by police during a major training exercise in a reservoir near Sheffield. Brian Arnold, 61, from Athersley, Barnsley, was found in Winscar Reservoir, near Penist...
Man's Body Found During Police Training Exercise
The body of a man has been discovered by police during a major training exercise in a reservoir near Sheffield. Brian Arnold, 61, from Athersley, Barnsley, was found in Winscar Reservoir, near Penist...
UK National News, Jun 25, 2009
Some Supermarket Salads 'Have More Fat Than A Big Mac'
A number of salads available in supermarkets contain more fat that a Big Mac and fries, a new survey published has found. Researchers from Which? Magazine studied 20 salads from major outlets and dis...
Some Supermarket Salads 'Have More Fat Than A Big Mac'
A number of salads available in supermarkets contain more fat that a Big Mac and fries, a new survey published has found. Researchers from Which? Magazine studied 20 salads from major outlets and dis...
Business News, Jun 25, 2009
Belfast 'Village' Boosts Economy
The newly-built Social Economy Village in west Belfast can help to stimulate economic growth in the local area. That was the message from NI Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster, as she welcomed the o...
Belfast 'Village' Boosts Economy
The newly-built Social Economy Village in west Belfast can help to stimulate economic growth in the local area. That was the message from NI Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster, as she welcomed the o...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A cloudy day with outbreaks of mainly light rain at times, although there may be the odd heavier burst. Driest in the south and east during the afternoon. Moderate southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:Staying cloudy throughout the evening and overnight period with a little rain or drizzle at times. Mild overnight with light winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
