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Northern Ireland News for March 2011 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Gwyn Is PR Guru Gwynneth Cockcroft of Belfast-based dcp strategic communication recently hosted the spring meeting of IPREX, one of the world's largest public relations' networks. Representat...
Other NI News In Brief
Gwyn Is PR Guru Gwynneth Cockcroft of Belfast-based dcp strategic communication recently hosted the spring meeting of IPREX, one of the world's largest public relations' networks. Representat...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
UK Advise 'Avoid Japan Visits' After Quake
Following the earthquake in Japan, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is advising against all non-essential travel to Tokyo and the North East of Japan. The quake, which took place on Friday on 11 ...
UK Advise 'Avoid Japan Visits' After Quake
Following the earthquake in Japan, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is advising against all non-essential travel to Tokyo and the North East of Japan. The quake, which took place on Friday on 11 ...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
Linda Norgrove Death Probe Detailed
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the outcome of the investigation into the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove. In a written statement to Parliament the Foreign Secre...
Linda Norgrove Death Probe Detailed
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the outcome of the investigation into the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove. In a written statement to Parliament the Foreign Secre...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Fresh Bid For Help In Craigavon Killings
A bloody 'execution-style' double murder last week in Co Armagh is back in focus today as detectives renew their probe into the deaths of Hugh and Jacqueline McGeough in Craigavon. The PSNI officers ...
Fresh Bid For Help In Craigavon Killings
A bloody 'execution-style' double murder last week in Co Armagh is back in focus today as detectives renew their probe into the deaths of Hugh and Jacqueline McGeough in Craigavon. The PSNI officers ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Couple Freed After Missing Children Located
Four children who have been missing from their home in Ardee since Thursday have been found. The children, ranging in age from one to 12, are safe and well while a 30-year-old man and a woman who wer...
Couple Freed After Missing Children Located
Four children who have been missing from their home in Ardee since Thursday have been found. The children, ranging in age from one to 12, are safe and well while a 30-year-old man and a woman who wer...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
Sweden Suicide Bomber Charged
A 30-year-old man arrested in Scotland for a suicide bombing in Stockholm has been charged. The foreign national, who has not been named, was charged with Terrorism offences. Last Tuesday, Strathcl...
Sweden Suicide Bomber Charged
A 30-year-old man arrested in Scotland for a suicide bombing in Stockholm has been charged. The foreign national, who has not been named, was charged with Terrorism offences. Last Tuesday, Strathcl...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
Help Sought Over Co Armagh 'Gang Killings'
A bloody 'execution-style' double murder last week in Co Armagh is back in focus today as detectives renew their probe into the deaths of Hugh and Jacqueline McGeough in Craigavon. The PSNI officers ...
Help Sought Over Co Armagh 'Gang Killings'
A bloody 'execution-style' double murder last week in Co Armagh is back in focus today as detectives renew their probe into the deaths of Hugh and Jacqueline McGeough in Craigavon. The PSNI officers ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Belfast Army Base Re-Development Begins
Plans to build hundreds of homes on the Girdwood former military base have been announced. The Minister for Social Development, Alex Attwood, unveiled plans for 200 homes on the site beside the Crum...
Belfast Army Base Re-Development Begins
Plans to build hundreds of homes on the Girdwood former military base have been announced. The Minister for Social Development, Alex Attwood, unveiled plans for 200 homes on the site beside the Crum...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
G20 Pathologist Found Guilty Of Misconduct
A pathologist has been found guilty of 29 counts of misconduct over the death of a man at the G20 protests. The General Medical Council (GMC) concluded that in 2002 Dr Freddy Patel failed to examine...
G20 Pathologist Found Guilty Of Misconduct
A pathologist has been found guilty of 29 counts of misconduct over the death of a man at the G20 protests. The General Medical Council (GMC) concluded that in 2002 Dr Freddy Patel failed to examine...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
Appeal Following Armed Robbery In Canning Town
Detectives from Trident are continuing to appeal for information following an attempted armed robbery in Canning Town during which a shot was fired. Two men from Canning Town were arrested in connec...
Appeal Following Armed Robbery In Canning Town
Detectives from Trident are continuing to appeal for information following an attempted armed robbery in Canning Town during which a shot was fired. Two men from Canning Town were arrested in connec...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Ex-Water HQ Seeks Tenant As Costs Mount
An empty office building - formerly home to Northern Ireland Water (NIW) - has cost the taxpayer well over £35,000 in the last five months - just to secure and maintain. But, the passage of the Storm...
Ex-Water HQ Seeks Tenant As Costs Mount
An empty office building - formerly home to Northern Ireland Water (NIW) - has cost the taxpayer well over £35,000 in the last five months - just to secure and maintain. But, the passage of the Storm...
Business News, Mar 14, 2011
Belfast Army Base Re-Development Begins
Plans to build hundreds of homes on the Girdwood former military base have been announced. The Minister for Social Development, Alex Attwood, unveiled plans for 200 homes on the site beside the Crum...
Belfast Army Base Re-Development Begins
Plans to build hundreds of homes on the Girdwood former military base have been announced. The Minister for Social Development, Alex Attwood, unveiled plans for 200 homes on the site beside the Crum...
Recruitment News, Mar 14, 2011
Belfast Army Base Re-Development Begins
Plans to build hundreds of homes on the Girdwood former military base have been announced - with hundreds of construction sector jobs being created. The Minister for Social Development, Alex Attwood,...
Belfast Army Base Re-Development Begins
Plans to build hundreds of homes on the Girdwood former military base have been announced - with hundreds of construction sector jobs being created. The Minister for Social Development, Alex Attwood,...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Long Backs World's Longest Banner
A local MP has gone 'Green' - but not in preparation for this week's St Patrick's Day celebrations - instead Naomi Long MP is backing an eco-friendly Fairtrade initiative. The East Belfast MP joined ...
Long Backs World's Longest Banner
A local MP has gone 'Green' - but not in preparation for this week's St Patrick's Day celebrations - instead Naomi Long MP is backing an eco-friendly Fairtrade initiative. The East Belfast MP joined ...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
TV Promotes Entrepreneurship As A Career
Rising coverage of entrepreneurs in the media is helping to persuade more people to consider a career as their own boss, new research published today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Ski...
TV Promotes Entrepreneurship As A Career
Rising coverage of entrepreneurs in the media is helping to persuade more people to consider a career as their own boss, new research published today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Ski...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
More Help To Fight Heart Disease And Stroke
A new tool to help the NHS better treat cardiovascular disease in every area of the country was launched by the Department of Health today. The online tool, compiled by the South East Public Health O...
More Help To Fight Heart Disease And Stroke
A new tool to help the NHS better treat cardiovascular disease in every area of the country was launched by the Department of Health today. The online tool, compiled by the South East Public Health O...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Attwood Helps Warm-up Homes
£2m is to go towards a pilot boiler replacement scheme that is being introduced in NI. It aims to benefit hundreds struggling to heat their homes and will also involve a reduced price for gas and ele...
Attwood Helps Warm-up Homes
£2m is to go towards a pilot boiler replacement scheme that is being introduced in NI. It aims to benefit hundreds struggling to heat their homes and will also involve a reduced price for gas and ele...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
World's First Renewable Heat Incentive Launched
The world’s first financial incentive of its kind to revolutionise the way heat is generated and used in buildings has been launched by Energy Secretary Chris Huhne. The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI...
World's First Renewable Heat Incentive Launched
The world’s first financial incentive of its kind to revolutionise the way heat is generated and used in buildings has been launched by Energy Secretary Chris Huhne. The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI...
UK National News, Mar 14, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Scotland's GP Leader Adds To English Health Reform Criticism The leader of Scotland’s GPs has added his voice to the growing criticism of the health reforms that are being proposed in England. He rai...
Other UK News In Brief
Scotland's GP Leader Adds To English Health Reform Criticism The leader of Scotland’s GPs has added his voice to the growing criticism of the health reforms that are being proposed in England. He rai...
Business News, Mar 14, 2011
Garnerville Community Project Welcomed
The first meeting of a group established to deliver improved services in the Knocknagoney/Garnerville area of East Belfast has been welcomed. The group has been set up further to a Belfast City Counc...
Garnerville Community Project Welcomed
The first meeting of a group established to deliver improved services in the Knocknagoney/Garnerville area of East Belfast has been welcomed. The group has been set up further to a Belfast City Counc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Lyric Theatre To Open With Miller
Belfast's much missed Lyric Theatre is to re-open on 1 May, and early announcements are already causing quite a lot of excitement. The theatre will open with a gala performance of Arthur Miller's in...
Lyric Theatre To Open With Miller
Belfast's much missed Lyric Theatre is to re-open on 1 May, and early announcements are already causing quite a lot of excitement. The theatre will open with a gala performance of Arthur Miller's in...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Conference To Highlight Skills Gaps
Northern Ireland must act now to develop 'green' skills and resources or risk losing out on thousands of potential jobs, a major conference will be told at the Waterfront Hall on 29th March. The one-...
Conference To Highlight Skills Gaps
Northern Ireland must act now to develop 'green' skills and resources or risk losing out on thousands of potential jobs, a major conference will be told at the Waterfront Hall on 29th March. The one-...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Ireland Aids Japan Over Earthquake Chaos
President Mary McAleese has conveyed her sympathies to Emperor Akihito of Japan after the massive earthquake that sparked tsunami warnings across the Pacific. Japanese authorities now fear the death t...
Ireland Aids Japan Over Earthquake Chaos
President Mary McAleese has conveyed her sympathies to Emperor Akihito of Japan after the massive earthquake that sparked tsunami warnings across the Pacific. Japanese authorities now fear the death t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Road Deaths Mourned There has been further tragedy on the roads with news that a second person has died following a three-vehicle crash on the main road between Armagh and Newry. The 39-year-...
Other NI News In Brief
Road Deaths Mourned There has been further tragedy on the roads with news that a second person has died following a three-vehicle crash on the main road between Armagh and Newry. The 39-year-...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2011
Man Held As Seaside Shooting Victim Dies
A woman has been fatally injured in a seaside shooting incident. The PSNI are investigating after the woman was shot at premises near the promenade in the normally quiet town of Portstewart. The vic...
Man Held As Seaside Shooting Victim Dies
A woman has been fatally injured in a seaside shooting incident. The PSNI are investigating after the woman was shot at premises near the promenade in the normally quiet town of Portstewart. The vic...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2011
Britain Will Assist In Japanese Earthquake
The UK are to offer help to Japan after the country was struck by an earthquake earlier today. The quake, measuring a massive 8.9 on the Richter scale, triggered a tsunami killing at least 60 people....
Britain Will Assist In Japanese Earthquake
The UK are to offer help to Japan after the country was struck by an earthquake earlier today. The quake, measuring a massive 8.9 on the Richter scale, triggered a tsunami killing at least 60 people....
UK National News, Mar 11, 2011
PM Encourages EU Unity Over Libya
Speaking at the emergency EU summit, the Prime Minister has said European leaders must show "political will" and unity, as he called for an end to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime. As Gadda...
PM Encourages EU Unity Over Libya
Speaking at the emergency EU summit, the Prime Minister has said European leaders must show "political will" and unity, as he called for an end to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime. As Gadda...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2011
N Ireland Soldier Had Long Military Lineage
There has been high-level praise for the latest Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) soldier to be killed in war-torn Afghanistan. It has also emerged that the victim's uncle was a member of the Ulster Defence...
N Ireland Soldier Had Long Military Lineage
There has been high-level praise for the latest Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) soldier to be killed in war-torn Afghanistan. It has also emerged that the victim's uncle was a member of the Ulster Defence...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2011
Veteran Support Helpline Launched
Veterans with mental health problems will get targeted support from today with the launch of the new Combat Stress Support Helpline, being delivered by Rethink Mental Illness and funded by the Governm...
Veteran Support Helpline Launched
Veterans with mental health problems will get targeted support from today with the launch of the new Combat Stress Support Helpline, being delivered by Rethink Mental Illness and funded by the Governm...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2011
Tragic RIR Soldier From Banbridge
There has been high-level praise for the latest Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) soldier to be killed in war-torn Afghanistan. As the Ministry of Defence (MoD) named the terror bomb victim as Co Down-born ...
Tragic RIR Soldier From Banbridge
There has been high-level praise for the latest Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) soldier to be killed in war-torn Afghanistan. As the Ministry of Defence (MoD) named the terror bomb victim as Co Down-born ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A mostly dry day, rather cloudy, but some sunny spells, best of these in the afternoon. A few showers spread south from late morning, turning wintry in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.Tonight:A cold evening and night with a frost. It will be largely dry, but a few wintry showers towards the north coast overnight. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
