Northern Ireland News for May 2011

UK National News, May 31, 2011
Other UK News In Brief
Appeal Following Fatal Collision In Keston Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal collision in Keston. The incident happened at 10.55am on Sunday 29 May in Layhams Road...
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UK National News, May 31, 2011
FA Requests Delay
FIFA have been approached by the Football Association and the Scottish Football Association to postpone its presidential election. Following Mohamed Bin Hammam's withdrawal, current president Sepp Bl...
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UK National News, May 31, 2011
'No Let Up' In Effort To Reduce Waiting Times
Patients across Scotland will wait no longer than 18 weeks from GP referral to treatment by December. That was the pledge made today by Cabinet Secretary for Health Nicola Sturgeon, during her first ...
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UK National News, May 31, 2011
Lord Taylor Jailed Over Expenses Fraud
An ex-Tory peer has been jailed for a year over falsely claiming parliamentary expenses. Lord Taylor of Warwick claimed £11,277 for travel between his Oxford home and Westminster and for accommodatio...
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UK National News, May 31, 2011
‘Generation Rent’ On The Increase In Britain
Britain is home to a generation of renters who are giving up on buying their own home, an in-depth new report has revealed. If attitudes become reality, the shape of Britain’s housing market will be f...
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UK National News, May 31, 2011
Ireland's State Visitors Generate 38,000 Articles Worldwide
The recent visits of Queen Elizabeth and President Obama to Ireland generated at least €298 million worth of publicity through some 37,795 separate print and broadcast pieces, the country's Minister f...
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Recruitment News, May 31, 2011
125 Jobs Announced By Marketo In Dublin
One of the fastest growing Silicon Valley cloud computing companies has announced the creation of 125 jobs over the next three years in Dublin through an initiative supported by the Irish government t...
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UK National News, May 31, 2011
Credit Crunch Has Created ‘Generation Rent’
Britain is home to a generation of renters who are giving up on buying their own home, an in-depth new report has revealed. If attitudes become reality, the shape of Britain’s housing market will be...
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Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2011
Belfast To Mark Titanic Launch
A host of events are set to take place in Belfast to mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of one of the city's most famous creations, the ill-fated Titanic. The ship, which tragically went on to ...
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Business News, May 31, 2011
Demolition Progresses As Sandyknowes Centre Rises
Demolition work is currently well advanced on the out-dated and dilapidated Northcott Shopping Centre in Glengormley. After weeks of uncertainty over a start date and a Tesco refusal to comment, the ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2011
Ministers Set To Attend Talks In Scotland
The First and Deputy First Minister are due to meet with their Scottish and Welsh counterparts for talks in Edinburgh today. Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness and First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones...
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Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2011
Two Injured In Weekend Stabbing
Two men have been injured in separate stabbing incidents at the weekend. In the first incident, a 27-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach in Cooke Street in the Ormeau Road area around 5:45am on S...
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Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2011
Demolition Phase For Sandyknowes Centre
Demolition work is currently well advanced on the out-dated and dilapidated Northcott Shopping Centre in Glengormley. After weeks of uncertainty over a start date and a Tesco refusal to comment, the ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2011
Historic Day At Academy
After 3 years of construction, the extension and refurbishment of Banbridge Academy is now complete. This £17M project involved the provision of a new gym and fitness suite as well as a dining hall a...
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Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2011
Girdwood Development Opportunities Discussed
There has been high level discussion of a proposed north Belfast redevelopment with the NI Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland visiting the former Girdwood Army base site and the historic Cr...
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Business News, May 31, 2011
Tourism Industry Celebrates Award Winners
The local tourism industry gathered in force this week for the NI Tourism Awards at the Ramada Hotel, on the outskirts of Belfast. Organised by the NI Tourist Board (NITB) in partnership with Diageo...
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Northern Ireland News, May 31, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Conditional Discharge For Furniture Retailer An Omagh furniture retailer who operated without a consumer credit licence has been given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs of £25...
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Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2011
Baby P Scandal Boss Wins Court Appeal
The Northern Ireland woman at the heart of the 'Baby P' child abuse tragedy has won a Court of Appeal battle over her sacking - and is likely to win substantial damages as well as around £500,000 in b...
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Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2011
Security Alert Chaos Eases Across City
The main cross city motorway link has this afternoon been reopened after fresh bomb alerts this afternoon saw police investigating an abandoned vehicle that was left under the motorway bridge near Yor...
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UK National News, May 27, 2011
Shoesmith Wins Appeal Over Baby P Sacking
Having won an appeal following her sacking over the death of Baby Peter in 2007, ex-children's services director, Sharon Shoesmith has said she is "thrilled". Ms Shoesmith challenged the High Court r...
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UK National News, May 27, 2011
Mladic's Arrest 'An Important Moment' For International Justice
Foreign Secretary William Hague said Mladic's arrest serves as a warning to members of regimes around the world who are considering committing crimes against humanity. In an article published in the...
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Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2011
Youngest Ever Mayor For Belfast
A 25-year-old Sinn Fein activist who was only recently elected as a new member of Belfast City Council, as a representative for the Pottinger ward of east Belfast, last night became Belfast's youngest...
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UK National News, May 27, 2011
Five Arrested In £20m Illegal Tobacco Fraud
Officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) investigating a suspected excise fraud in excess of £20m have arrested five people during early morning raids across South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. Aro...
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Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2011
Dáil Warned Not To Cut RUC Murder Probe
The DUP Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson has added his voice to those criticising apparent attempts by the Irish Government to 'cut short' an inquiry into alleged Gardaí involvement in a double IRA m...
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UK National News, May 27, 2011
Health Services For Vulnerable About To Improve
Health services aimed at vulnerable children and young people in the secure estate are set to improve, following changes announced today by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow. Responsibility for com...
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Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2011
Digital Schools' Link-up Dissolves Borders
A unique, digital link-up between 150 schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland has taken place, to celebrate the work achieved in the Dissolving Boundaries programme. Based in the Scho...
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Business News, May 27, 2011
McCausland Unveils Cookstown Regeneration
The launch of a draft Masterplan for Cookstown town centre has taken place, with NI Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland announcing that the purpose of the plan is to provide strategic guidan...
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Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2011
T-Vital Headliner Is Rap Star Eminem
The rap-star that took gangster rap into the mainstream in the 90s has been announced as the headliner for the T-Vital festival this August. At a special launch night in Belfast's Oh Yeah centre last...
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Northern Ireland News, May 27, 2011
Extraordinary Demand for Obama Coverage
There was an extraordinary demand for coverage of the historic visit of US President Barack Obama to Ireland across RTÉ's digital platforms this week. 7.6 million page impressions were recorded across...
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UK National News, May 27, 2011
Sinn Fein Man Is Youngest Belfast Mayor
Northern Ireland's capital city has a new civic leader, a 25-year-old Sinn Fein activist who was only recently elected as a new member of Belfast City Council. Last night, Niall Ó Donnghaile became B...
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