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Northern Ireland News for March 2012 : Page 12
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2012
Man Arrested Over Fatal Shooting
A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Christopher Mackin. The man was arrested in Belfast on Friday morning. Mr Mackin, 27, was the victim of a fatal shooting in Colle...
Man Arrested Over Fatal Shooting
A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Christopher Mackin. The man was arrested in Belfast on Friday morning. Mr Mackin, 27, was the victim of a fatal shooting in Colle...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2012
Two Northern Bank Branches To Close
The Northern Bank has confirmed it is to shut down two branches at the end of May. Branches in Tandragee and Crossmaglen will be closing as they have been found "less sustainable than others". Tony ...
Two Northern Bank Branches To Close
The Northern Bank has confirmed it is to shut down two branches at the end of May. Branches in Tandragee and Crossmaglen will be closing as they have been found "less sustainable than others". Tony ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2012
Ramsey Discusses Range Of Operational Issues With Senior Derry Police
SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has met with Senior Officers from the PSNI G District team to discuss a range of operational issues, and to highlight the on-going threat of vigilante groups such as RAAD in ...
Ramsey Discusses Range Of Operational Issues With Senior Derry Police
SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has met with Senior Officers from the PSNI G District team to discuss a range of operational issues, and to highlight the on-going threat of vigilante groups such as RAAD in ...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2012
EDF Energy Offers £4.4m Package Following Ofgem Investigation
EDF energy has offered to pay a £4.5 million package to vulnerable consumers after an Ofgem investigation found that the energy firm had breached its marketing licence conditions. The size of the pay...
EDF Energy Offers £4.4m Package Following Ofgem Investigation
EDF energy has offered to pay a £4.5 million package to vulnerable consumers after an Ofgem investigation found that the energy firm had breached its marketing licence conditions. The size of the pay...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2012
British Hostage Killed During Rescue Attempt
Suspected terrorists in Nigeria have killed a British construction worker and his Italian colleague as UK Special Forces attempted to rescue them. The operation had been given the green light by Prime...
British Hostage Killed During Rescue Attempt
Suspected terrorists in Nigeria have killed a British construction worker and his Italian colleague as UK Special Forces attempted to rescue them. The operation had been given the green light by Prime...
Recruitment News, Mar 9, 2012
All-Island Agri-ood Sector Offers Jobs Potential
SDLP Deputy Leader and Agriculture spokersperson Dolores Kelly has said an all-island approach to developing the Agri-Food sector is key to stimulating economic growth and getting people back into wor...
All-Island Agri-ood Sector Offers Jobs Potential
SDLP Deputy Leader and Agriculture spokersperson Dolores Kelly has said an all-island approach to developing the Agri-Food sector is key to stimulating economic growth and getting people back into wor...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2012
Belfast Winterschool To Shape Billion Pound Inner-City Investment
A billion pound ‘corridor’ of development and conservation projects for North Belfast will be the focus for government departments, leading business and community leaders in a unique "Winterschool" ta...
Belfast Winterschool To Shape Billion Pound Inner-City Investment
A billion pound ‘corridor’ of development and conservation projects for North Belfast will be the focus for government departments, leading business and community leaders in a unique "Winterschool" ta...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2012
Other News In Brief
Universities Awarded More Than £750,000 Thirteen of the UK's most innovative Universities were awarded more than £750,000 to support outstanding projects that are helping to develop new ideas...
Other News In Brief
Universities Awarded More Than £750,000 Thirteen of the UK's most innovative Universities were awarded more than £750,000 to support outstanding projects that are helping to develop new ideas...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2012
BBC To Commemorate Titantic
BC Northern Ireland will mark the 100th anniversary of the iconic Titanic with a season of special programming to commemorate the 1,500 lives lost when the ship sank a century ago and to celebrate the...
BBC To Commemorate Titantic
BC Northern Ireland will mark the 100th anniversary of the iconic Titanic with a season of special programming to commemorate the 1,500 lives lost when the ship sank a century ago and to celebrate the...
Business News, Mar 9, 2012
Bramley Apple Wins Protected Status In Europe
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill has welcomed the news that the Armagh Bramley Apple has now become the third local product to be granted protected food name status under EU...
Bramley Apple Wins Protected Status In Europe
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill has welcomed the news that the Armagh Bramley Apple has now become the third local product to be granted protected food name status under EU...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2012
Other News In Brief
NI Firm Scoops Green-Tech Innovation Award Omagh-based company, Waste Systems Ltd, has picked up the prestigious all-island accolade for Best Green Tech Innovation at the final of the third an...
Other News In Brief
NI Firm Scoops Green-Tech Innovation Award Omagh-based company, Waste Systems Ltd, has picked up the prestigious all-island accolade for Best Green Tech Innovation at the final of the third an...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
Cargo Ship Captain Arrested After Crash
The captain of a cargo ship has been arrested following a collision in Belfast Lough. The cargo ship, it is understood, collided with a passenger ferry about a mile and a half from shore between Carr...
Cargo Ship Captain Arrested After Crash
The captain of a cargo ship has been arrested following a collision in Belfast Lough. The cargo ship, it is understood, collided with a passenger ferry about a mile and a half from shore between Carr...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
Tougher Alcohol Laws Expected
Warnings have emerged that new ‘tougher’ legislation will see entertainment licenses removed from pubs and nightclubs that are seen to be encouraging ‘irresponsible’ drinking. Environment Minister Al...
Tougher Alcohol Laws Expected
Warnings have emerged that new ‘tougher’ legislation will see entertainment licenses removed from pubs and nightclubs that are seen to be encouraging ‘irresponsible’ drinking. Environment Minister Al...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
£5m Palliative Care Unit Opens
A first of its kind new palliative care unit has opened at Antrim Area Hospital today. It is the first specialist palliative care unit to be built in collaboration between a trust and a voluntary sec...
£5m Palliative Care Unit Opens
A first of its kind new palliative care unit has opened at Antrim Area Hospital today. It is the first specialist palliative care unit to be built in collaboration between a trust and a voluntary sec...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
MTV Titanic Sounds Line-Up Revealed
MTV have announced the line-up for its Titanic Sounds concert in Belfast in April, part of a three-week festival commemorating the ship. For one night on 13 April, thousands of Belfast’s music fans w...
MTV Titanic Sounds Line-Up Revealed
MTV have announced the line-up for its Titanic Sounds concert in Belfast in April, part of a three-week festival commemorating the ship. For one night on 13 April, thousands of Belfast’s music fans w...
UK National News, Mar 8, 2012
MOD Confirms Names Of Six Soldiers Killed In Helmand
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the names of the six service personnel believed to have been killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Sergeant Nigel Coupe, 33, Corporal Jake Hartley, 20, Private Anth...
MOD Confirms Names Of Six Soldiers Killed In Helmand
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the names of the six service personnel believed to have been killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Sergeant Nigel Coupe, 33, Corporal Jake Hartley, 20, Private Anth...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
Nama Lend To NI Investors
In a bid to revive Northern Ireland's floundering property market offers of loans have been made to property investors. The Irish Government’s National Asset Management Agency (Nama) has said that th...
Nama Lend To NI Investors
In a bid to revive Northern Ireland's floundering property market offers of loans have been made to property investors. The Irish Government’s National Asset Management Agency (Nama) has said that th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
2012 Marked As Year Of Progress For NI
2012 will mark a year of progress and change for Northern Ireland; this is according to DUP’s Nigel Dodds. Opening a debate on changing the perceptions of Northern Ireland, the DUP Deputy Leader Nige...
2012 Marked As Year Of Progress For NI
2012 will mark a year of progress and change for Northern Ireland; this is according to DUP’s Nigel Dodds. Opening a debate on changing the perceptions of Northern Ireland, the DUP Deputy Leader Nige...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
Man Given Life For Wife's Murder
A man who stabbed his wife to death last year has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to the murder today. Fifty-two-year-old Gerard O’Kane admitted to murdering his estranged wife Ann Marie O...
Man Given Life For Wife's Murder
A man who stabbed his wife to death last year has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to the murder today. Fifty-two-year-old Gerard O’Kane admitted to murdering his estranged wife Ann Marie O...
Recruitment News, Mar 8, 2012
'Succeed In Ireland' Initiative Aims To Create 5000 Jobs
The Government today launched the "Succeed in Ireland" initiative, which aims to create 5000 jobs within five years by targeting international companies and business people, who would otherwise not be...
'Succeed In Ireland' Initiative Aims To Create 5000 Jobs
The Government today launched the "Succeed in Ireland" initiative, which aims to create 5000 jobs within five years by targeting international companies and business people, who would otherwise not be...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
Snow Patrol Donate £10K To Sonar Fund
Northern Irish Band Snow Patrol have donated a staggering £10,000 to a fund which will be used to buy sonar equipment. The fund was launched after 20-year-old Joby Murphy drowned in the River Lagan. ...
Snow Patrol Donate £10K To Sonar Fund
Northern Irish Band Snow Patrol have donated a staggering £10,000 to a fund which will be used to buy sonar equipment. The fund was launched after 20-year-old Joby Murphy drowned in the River Lagan. ...
UK National News, Mar 8, 2012
Railway Cost Cutting Plan To Be Announced
The government is set to reveal how it plans to save billions on railway spending. A review last year by former civil servant Sir Roy McNulty recommended running be cut by a third, which would bring ...
Railway Cost Cutting Plan To Be Announced
The government is set to reveal how it plans to save billions on railway spending. A review last year by former civil servant Sir Roy McNulty recommended running be cut by a third, which would bring ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
'Important Year For Interface Areas', Says Minister
2012 has been marked as an important year for people living in so called ‘interface’ areas across Northern Ireland. Justice Minister David Ford has pledged his support to the momentum around the rem...
'Important Year For Interface Areas', Says Minister
2012 has been marked as an important year for people living in so called ‘interface’ areas across Northern Ireland. Justice Minister David Ford has pledged his support to the momentum around the rem...
UK National News, Mar 8, 2012
First GIB To Be Based In Edinburgh And London
The Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today that the first ever UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) will be based in Edinburgh and London. The headquarters of the GIB will be located in Edinburgh, ...
First GIB To Be Based In Edinburgh And London
The Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today that the first ever UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) will be based in Edinburgh and London. The headquarters of the GIB will be located in Edinburgh, ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 8, 2012
Other News In Brief
Two Bodies Found In Burning Car Two bodies have been discovered in a burning car in Dundalk at about 11.15pm last night. The Fire Services were called to extinguish a fire in a car at Ravensda...
Other News In Brief
Two Bodies Found In Burning Car Two bodies have been discovered in a burning car in Dundalk at about 11.15pm last night. The Fire Services were called to extinguish a fire in a car at Ravensda...
UK National News, Mar 8, 2012
Plans Unveiled To Create Jubilee Square To Mark Queen's Visit
Leicester City Council Mayor Peter Soulsby has unveiled plans to create a new public open space in the historic heart of Leicester city centre. The space will be named Jubilee Square to mark the Quee...
Plans Unveiled To Create Jubilee Square To Mark Queen's Visit
Leicester City Council Mayor Peter Soulsby has unveiled plans to create a new public open space in the historic heart of Leicester city centre. The space will be named Jubilee Square to mark the Quee...
UK National News, Mar 8, 2012
Over 45s Three Times As Likely To Drink Almost Every Day
New evidence suggests that adults tend to drink more often as they get older: adults aged 45 and over were three times as likely as those aged under 45 to drink almost every day (13 per cent compared ...
Over 45s Three Times As Likely To Drink Almost Every Day
New evidence suggests that adults tend to drink more often as they get older: adults aged 45 and over were three times as likely as those aged under 45 to drink almost every day (13 per cent compared ...
UK National News, Mar 8, 2012
Homeowners Should Invest In Their Own Flood Defences
The government has said that households at risk of flooding should take on the responsibility of preventing future damage to their homes. This is despite the fact that such precautions may not reduc...
Homeowners Should Invest In Their Own Flood Defences
The government has said that households at risk of flooding should take on the responsibility of preventing future damage to their homes. This is despite the fact that such precautions may not reduc...
Business News, Mar 8, 2012
Workplace Reform Bill To Be Published
Mr. Richard Bruton, T.D. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has announced that he will publish and enact the Workplace Relations (Law Reform) Bill. The legislation will establish new instit...
Workplace Reform Bill To Be Published
Mr. Richard Bruton, T.D. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has announced that he will publish and enact the Workplace Relations (Law Reform) Bill. The legislation will establish new instit...
UK National News, Mar 8, 2012
New Law To Make Stalking Specific Criminal Offence
The Prime Minister has announced that stalking is to be made a specific criminal offence. Describing it as “an abhorrent crime” David Cameron said stalking "makes life a living hell for the victims". ...
New Law To Make Stalking Specific Criminal Offence
The Prime Minister has announced that stalking is to be made a specific criminal offence. Describing it as “an abhorrent crime” David Cameron said stalking "makes life a living hell for the victims". ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Clear intervals and occasional wintry showers this evening with local fresh snowfalls and some ice. Overnight as winds ease showers will die back to northern coastal areas. Frosty. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
