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Northern Ireland News for December 2010 : Page 4
Business News, Dec 16, 2010
Irish Call Centre Firm Boosts Derry
Extra jobs are 'on the line' with news that a Waterford-based business, Rigney Dolphin - which provides customer service centres for other companies - will soon be setting up a base near Altnagelvin H...
Irish Call Centre Firm Boosts Derry
Extra jobs are 'on the line' with news that a Waterford-based business, Rigney Dolphin - which provides customer service centres for other companies - will soon be setting up a base near Altnagelvin H...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 16, 2010
Disabled Kids Get Xmas Party, Despite Burglary
Festive cheer has flooded into a north Belfast charity and even the thieves have seen sense and a wheelchair and computer screen stolen last week have been returned. Hundreds of presents have also be...
Disabled Kids Get Xmas Party, Despite Burglary
Festive cheer has flooded into a north Belfast charity and even the thieves have seen sense and a wheelchair and computer screen stolen last week have been returned. Hundreds of presents have also be...
UK National News, Dec 16, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Ealing Police Officers Stabbed Inquiries are currently underway after a Police Officer (PO) and Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) were injured in Ealing. At around 3pm yesterday the officers fr...
Other UK News In Brief
Ealing Police Officers Stabbed Inquiries are currently underway after a Police Officer (PO) and Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) were injured in Ealing. At around 3pm yesterday the officers fr...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 16, 2010
Irish Gov Support 'At Record Low'
A poll published today has revealed support for the Irish Government is at a record low and that Fine Gael are the most favoured party. The Irish Times/ Ipsos MRBI poll said that support for Fianna ...
Irish Gov Support 'At Record Low'
A poll published today has revealed support for the Irish Government is at a record low and that Fine Gael are the most favoured party. The Irish Times/ Ipsos MRBI poll said that support for Fianna ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 16, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
'Viable Device' Defused A device found outside a house in north Belfast has been dealt with by an Army bomb squad. The PSNI said they were called when the device was discovered in the garden of the h...
Other NI News In Brief
'Viable Device' Defused A device found outside a house in north Belfast has been dealt with by an Army bomb squad. The PSNI said they were called when the device was discovered in the garden of the h...
Business News, Dec 16, 2010
Titanic Amount Of 'Room At The Inn'
East Belfast's Titanic Quarter has opened its first hotel with an £8m Premier Inn launched this week and claiming to be 'First by name and first by nature'. The 122-bedroom hotel is part of the Arc c...
Titanic Amount Of 'Room At The Inn'
East Belfast's Titanic Quarter has opened its first hotel with an £8m Premier Inn launched this week and claiming to be 'First by name and first by nature'. The 122-bedroom hotel is part of the Arc c...
Recruitment News, Dec 16, 2010
Building Jobs' Losses Hit Dole Figure
The construction sector has again been highlighted as a major factor in rising unemployment levels. Figures released today for the period August - October 2010 show that the Northern Ireland unemploy...
Building Jobs' Losses Hit Dole Figure
The construction sector has again been highlighted as a major factor in rising unemployment levels. Figures released today for the period August - October 2010 show that the Northern Ireland unemploy...
Business News, Dec 16, 2010
Building Jobs Losses Hit NI Dole Figure
The construction sector has again been highlighted as a major factor in rising unemployment levels. Figures released today for the period August - October 2010 show that the Northern Ireland unemploy...
Building Jobs Losses Hit NI Dole Figure
The construction sector has again been highlighted as a major factor in rising unemployment levels. Figures released today for the period August - October 2010 show that the Northern Ireland unemploy...
Business News, Dec 16, 2010
Metro North 'Still Economically Feasible'
The Metro North project is still manageable within today's public finance constraints because the private sector initially funds the majority of the construction costs. That's according to Rob Leech,...
Metro North 'Still Economically Feasible'
The Metro North project is still manageable within today's public finance constraints because the private sector initially funds the majority of the construction costs. That's according to Rob Leech,...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Assange Bail Appeal Planned For Thursday
Swedish prosecutors will go ahead with their appeal against bail for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this Thursday at the High Court. Mr Assange, 39, was granted bail yesterday in London. The Austr...
Assange Bail Appeal Planned For Thursday
Swedish prosecutors will go ahead with their appeal against bail for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this Thursday at the High Court. Mr Assange, 39, was granted bail yesterday in London. The Austr...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Arctic Blast Heads For The UK
Forecasters at the Met Office are predicting bitterly cold northerly winds this week, with the risk of widespread icy conditions and heavy snow bringing the potential for travel disruption. A band of...
Arctic Blast Heads For The UK
Forecasters at the Met Office are predicting bitterly cold northerly winds this week, with the risk of widespread icy conditions and heavy snow bringing the potential for travel disruption. A band of...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Spain Deaths Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse
A man whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in Spain has been found guilty of child sex abuse. Martin Smith, 45, originally from North Shields but residing in Carlisle, was found ...
Spain Deaths Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse
A man whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in Spain has been found guilty of child sex abuse. Martin Smith, 45, originally from North Shields but residing in Carlisle, was found ...
Business News, Dec 15, 2010
Wilson's Assembly Budget Statement
The NI Finance Minister's Draft Budget Statement from Sammy Wilson to the Stormont Assembly has detailed NI's cut-backs. He said: "Less than two months ago the UK Spending Review announcement left No...
Wilson's Assembly Budget Statement
The NI Finance Minister's Draft Budget Statement from Sammy Wilson to the Stormont Assembly has detailed NI's cut-backs. He said: "Less than two months ago the UK Spending Review announcement left No...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
NI Budget Revealed At Stormont
The Stormont Assembly has heard details of an agreed budget today, after late night talks at Stormont Castle (pictured) when Ministers spent hours discussing proposals by the First Minister Peter Robi...
NI Budget Revealed At Stormont
The Stormont Assembly has heard details of an agreed budget today, after late night talks at Stormont Castle (pictured) when Ministers spent hours discussing proposals by the First Minister Peter Robi...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Government NHS Reform Plans 'On Track'
The Government is to go ahead with radical changes to the NHS in England. Following a public consultation, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said the reform agenda was "on track" despite health union ...
Government NHS Reform Plans 'On Track'
The Government is to go ahead with radical changes to the NHS in England. Following a public consultation, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said the reform agenda was "on track" despite health union ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
Irish Coalition 'To Win Bailout Vote'
The Dublin Coalition Government is expected to win today's crucial vote on the bank bailout from the EU and International Monetary Fund despite opposition from Fine Gael. Last night, Fine Gael claim...
Irish Coalition 'To Win Bailout Vote'
The Dublin Coalition Government is expected to win today's crucial vote on the bank bailout from the EU and International Monetary Fund despite opposition from Fine Gael. Last night, Fine Gael claim...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Govt Ends 'Gold-Plating' Of EU Regulations
Secretary of State for Business, and Chair of the Reducing Regulation Committee, Vince Cable today set out a series of new principles that the Government will use when introducing European measures in...
Govt Ends 'Gold-Plating' Of EU Regulations
Secretary of State for Business, and Chair of the Reducing Regulation Committee, Vince Cable today set out a series of new principles that the Government will use when introducing European measures in...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
BBC Strategy Review Seeks 'Transparency'
A new BBC strategy of greater transparency for all audiences has just been published by the BBC Trust. It also seeks to deliver more distinctive, high quality programmes, improved value for money and...
BBC Strategy Review Seeks 'Transparency'
A new BBC strategy of greater transparency for all audiences has just been published by the BBC Trust. It also seeks to deliver more distinctive, high quality programmes, improved value for money and...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Smoking Behind Severe Arthritis Cases
Smoking accounts for more than a third of cases of the most severe and common form of rheumatoid arthritis, indicates new research. The research, published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Disea...
Smoking Behind Severe Arthritis Cases
Smoking accounts for more than a third of cases of the most severe and common form of rheumatoid arthritis, indicates new research. The research, published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Disea...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Arrests In Disability Car Scam Probe
Two men, one in his mid 30s from Warwickshire and the other in his early 20s from Greater Manchester, have been arrested on suspicion of abusing a VAT Scheme that allows individuals to use their disab...
Arrests In Disability Car Scam Probe
Two men, one in his mid 30s from Warwickshire and the other in his early 20s from Greater Manchester, have been arrested on suspicion of abusing a VAT Scheme that allows individuals to use their disab...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Reward Offered In Serial Sex Attacker Case
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a linked series of three sexual assaults in the Tooting area of London between August 2007 and May 2010. A substantial reward of up t...
Reward Offered In Serial Sex Attacker Case
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a linked series of three sexual assaults in the Tooting area of London between August 2007 and May 2010. A substantial reward of up t...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
Planning Bill 'Rammed Through', Says UUP
A Bill to transfer planning powers to councils is fundamental to the development of local democracy, the NI Environment Minister, Edwin Poots said on Tuesday. However, the speed of its Assembly progr...
Planning Bill 'Rammed Through', Says UUP
A Bill to transfer planning powers to councils is fundamental to the development of local democracy, the NI Environment Minister, Edwin Poots said on Tuesday. However, the speed of its Assembly progr...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
Construction Job Losses Hit Dole Figure
The construction sector has again been highlighted as a major factor in rising unemployment levels. Figures released today for the period August - October 2010 show that the Northern Ireland unemploy...
Construction Job Losses Hit Dole Figure
The construction sector has again been highlighted as a major factor in rising unemployment levels. Figures released today for the period August - October 2010 show that the Northern Ireland unemploy...
UK National News, Dec 15, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Doctors Encourage Flu Vaccination With reports of an increase in H1N1 cases emerging in Scotland, doctors have urged patients who are eligible for the winter flu vaccination to contact their GP pract...
Other UK News In Brief
Doctors Encourage Flu Vaccination With reports of an increase in H1N1 cases emerging in Scotland, doctors have urged patients who are eligible for the winter flu vaccination to contact their GP pract...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
Halloween Fireworks' Injuries Rising
Injuries caused by fireworks in NI over Halloween increased this year, with more casualties reported - with many of the incidents involving children. Figures from the Department of Health, Social Ser...
Halloween Fireworks' Injuries Rising
Injuries caused by fireworks in NI over Halloween increased this year, with more casualties reported - with many of the incidents involving children. Figures from the Department of Health, Social Ser...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
Titanic Amount Of 'Room At The Inn'
East Belfast's Titanic Quarter has opened its first hotel with an £8m Premier Inn launched this week and claiming to be 'First by name and first by nature'. The 122-bedroom hotel is part of the Arc c...
Titanic Amount Of 'Room At The Inn'
East Belfast's Titanic Quarter has opened its first hotel with an £8m Premier Inn launched this week and claiming to be 'First by name and first by nature'. The 122-bedroom hotel is part of the Arc c...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
Cookstown Roads' Improvements Welcomed
Cookstown is really getting 'on the road' with news of continuing investment totalling £1.9m in the area. Stormont Transport Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed Roads Service's progress on scheduled c...
Cookstown Roads' Improvements Welcomed
Cookstown is really getting 'on the road' with news of continuing investment totalling £1.9m in the area. Stormont Transport Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed Roads Service's progress on scheduled c...
Recruitment News, Dec 15, 2010
Strikers Block Limerick Road Construction
A dispute over pay has halted work on the final section of the M7 Dublin to Limerick motorway, which was due to open by the end of the month. Staff working for KC Civil Engineering said on Monday the...
Strikers Block Limerick Road Construction
A dispute over pay has halted work on the final section of the M7 Dublin to Limerick motorway, which was due to open by the end of the month. Staff working for KC Civil Engineering said on Monday the...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
Building Essential Skills For Construction
CITB-ConstructionSkills Northern Ireland has launched a suite of Essential Skills resources aimed specifically at construction students and the existing workforce. These contextualised resources have...
Building Essential Skills For Construction
CITB-ConstructionSkills Northern Ireland has launched a suite of Essential Skills resources aimed specifically at construction students and the existing workforce. These contextualised resources have...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 15, 2010
Derry Construction Site Robbed
Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of construction equipment has been stolen from a yard in Londonderry. Items stolen from the Maiden City's Bay Road include a van, (registration R560 VMJ), trail...
Derry Construction Site Robbed
Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of construction equipment has been stolen from a yard in Londonderry. Items stolen from the Maiden City's Bay Road include a van, (registration R560 VMJ), trail...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Apart from a little patchy drizzle it will be a dry evening and night with variable amounts of cloud. A few mist and fog patches forming. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
