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Northern Ireland News for July 2012 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Cavan Crowd Turns Out In Support Of Quinns
Bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn has addressed a supportive crowd in County Cavan, the BBC has reported. Hundreds of supporters attended the rally in Ballyconnell last night and speakers included well...
Cavan Crowd Turns Out In Support Of Quinns
Bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn has addressed a supportive crowd in County Cavan, the BBC has reported. Hundreds of supporters attended the rally in Ballyconnell last night and speakers included well...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Holywood Runner Tells Of 'Shock' At Olympic Cauldron Role
The County Down teenager who lit the Olympic cauldron was "in complete shock" when she heard about the massive role she would play in Friday night's opening ceremony. Katie Kirk from Holywood was one...
Holywood Runner Tells Of 'Shock' At Olympic Cauldron Role
The County Down teenager who lit the Olympic cauldron was "in complete shock" when she heard about the massive role she would play in Friday night's opening ceremony. Katie Kirk from Holywood was one...
Recruitment News, Jul 30, 2012
Work Capability Assessments 'Are Unfit To Work'
SDLP Welfare spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA has said reiterated his call for the work capability assessment (WCA), which is used to assess whether or not people should be in receipt of incapacity bene...
Work Capability Assessments 'Are Unfit To Work'
SDLP Welfare spokesperson Mark H Durkan MLA has said reiterated his call for the work capability assessment (WCA), which is used to assess whether or not people should be in receipt of incapacity bene...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Twenty NI Athletes At London 2012 Olympics
Twenty athletes from Northern Ireland are taking part in the Olympic Games that started at the weekend in London. Their sports range from judo to triathlon, and make up the largest contingent yet to ...
Twenty NI Athletes At London 2012 Olympics
Twenty athletes from Northern Ireland are taking part in the Olympic Games that started at the weekend in London. Their sports range from judo to triathlon, and make up the largest contingent yet to ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Ulster Bank Customers Still Waiting For Compensation News
Millions of Ulster Bank customers are still waiting to hear how they will be compensated for the inconvenience resulting from bank glitches that left them unable to access the money in their accounts....
Ulster Bank Customers Still Waiting For Compensation News
Millions of Ulster Bank customers are still waiting to hear how they will be compensated for the inconvenience resulting from bank glitches that left them unable to access the money in their accounts....
Recruitment News, Jul 30, 2012
Farry To Fund LGB Awareness Raising Project
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry MLA, today announced funding for a project to raise awareness among employers on the issues affecting those who are gay, lesbian and bisexual in the w...
Farry To Fund LGB Awareness Raising Project
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry MLA, today announced funding for a project to raise awareness among employers on the issues affecting those who are gay, lesbian and bisexual in the w...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Stormont 'Gobbledygook' Cuts People Off - Campaign
Stormont politicians use "gobbledygook" in official documents to put a wall between themselves and the public, the founder of the Plain English Campaign has said. The Belfast Telegraph newspaper sent...
Stormont 'Gobbledygook' Cuts People Off - Campaign
Stormont politicians use "gobbledygook" in official documents to put a wall between themselves and the public, the founder of the Plain English Campaign has said. The Belfast Telegraph newspaper sent...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Flooding Chaos Blamed On Lack Of Communication
Poor communication between government agencies may be partly to blame for the havoc wreaked by flooding in Northern Ireland last month. Torrential rain on June 27 flooded homes and businesses across ...
Flooding Chaos Blamed On Lack Of Communication
Poor communication between government agencies may be partly to blame for the havoc wreaked by flooding in Northern Ireland last month. Torrential rain on June 27 flooded homes and businesses across ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Quinn Nephew Shows Up AT GAA Matches
Peter Darragh Quinn, the nephew of former billionaire Sean Quinn, is reported to have attended to GAA matches in County Fermanagh despite a warrant being issued for his arrest. He was sentenced to th...
Quinn Nephew Shows Up AT GAA Matches
Peter Darragh Quinn, the nephew of former billionaire Sean Quinn, is reported to have attended to GAA matches in County Fermanagh despite a warrant being issued for his arrest. He was sentenced to th...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Lagan Victim Had Taken Cocaine
A man who drowned in the river Lagan while hiding from police was drunk and on drugs, an inquest has heard. Oran Rodgers, 28, had been snorting cocaine and drinking alcohol in his hotel room at the R...
Lagan Victim Had Taken Cocaine
A man who drowned in the river Lagan while hiding from police was drunk and on drugs, an inquest has heard. Oran Rodgers, 28, had been snorting cocaine and drinking alcohol in his hotel room at the R...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Works Close North Coast Railway For Nine Months
A section of railway linking Londonderry and Coleraine has been closed and will stay closed for the next nine months. Trains on the north coast track will be replaced by a bus service while major eng...
Works Close North Coast Railway For Nine Months
A section of railway linking Londonderry and Coleraine has been closed and will stay closed for the next nine months. Trains on the north coast track will be replaced by a bus service while major eng...
Business News, Jul 30, 2012
Ford Welcome's Ofcom's Plans For Auction Of 4G Spectrum
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed Ofcom’s decision to set regional targets to ensure that at least 95% of Northern Ireland's population will be able to access 4G mobile services. Ofcom h...
Ford Welcome's Ofcom's Plans For Auction Of 4G Spectrum
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed Ofcom’s decision to set regional targets to ensure that at least 95% of Northern Ireland's population will be able to access 4G mobile services. Ofcom h...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 30, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
Irish Olympian Betting Investigation An investigation is underway into claims an unnamed member of the Irish Olympics team betted on an opponent. The practice is specifically outlawed under I...
Other NI News In Brief
Irish Olympian Betting Investigation An investigation is underway into claims an unnamed member of the Irish Olympics team betted on an opponent. The practice is specifically outlawed under I...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2012
Oxford Rules Change: Men Can Wear Skirts To Exams
Oxford University has rewritten its strict academic dress rules after proposals brought on behalf of transgender students. Now students taking exams or attending formal occasions will no longer have ...
Oxford Rules Change: Men Can Wear Skirts To Exams
Oxford University has rewritten its strict academic dress rules after proposals brought on behalf of transgender students. Now students taking exams or attending formal occasions will no longer have ...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2012
Missing Yachtsman's Sailing Companion Is Arrested
A man has been arrested over the disappearance of a British yachtsman who went missing on a round-the-world trip. Sean Terry, 48, was sailing on the Indian Ocean between the Maldives and Madagascar w...
Missing Yachtsman's Sailing Companion Is Arrested
A man has been arrested over the disappearance of a British yachtsman who went missing on a round-the-world trip. Sean Terry, 48, was sailing on the Indian Ocean between the Maldives and Madagascar w...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2012
Olympic Fan Gets Rings Piercings
An Olympics fan has had five piercings in her upper thigh so she can wear the sporting event's iconic five rings. Laura Thornton, 27, made the one-inch wide tribute to the Games to "show support" for...
Olympic Fan Gets Rings Piercings
An Olympics fan has had five piercings in her upper thigh so she can wear the sporting event's iconic five rings. Laura Thornton, 27, made the one-inch wide tribute to the Games to "show support" for...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2012
A Fake Laugh A Day Keeps The Boss Away
Three in every four people rely on fake laughs to get them through the day, a survey has revealed, with bosses, work colleagues and friends most likely to trigger our guilty giggles. Where women use ...
A Fake Laugh A Day Keeps The Boss Away
Three in every four people rely on fake laughs to get them through the day, a survey has revealed, with bosses, work colleagues and friends most likely to trigger our guilty giggles. Where women use ...
UK National News, Jul 30, 2012
Other UK News In Brief
Boris Backed For Party Leader Almost a third of Conservative party activists think Boris Johnson should succeed David Cameron to become the next party leader. The current London mayor came ou...
Other UK News In Brief
Boris Backed For Party Leader Almost a third of Conservative party activists think Boris Johnson should succeed David Cameron to become the next party leader. The current London mayor came ou...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2012
Seven Years Of Preparation Culminates With Olympic Opening Ceremony
Seven years of preparation culminates in just a few hours time with the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. A global TV audience of around a billion people are expected to watch the three-hour Oly...
Seven Years Of Preparation Culminates With Olympic Opening Ceremony
Seven years of preparation culminates in just a few hours time with the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. A global TV audience of around a billion people are expected to watch the three-hour Oly...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2012
Red Arrows Flypast Marks Start Of Olympics
The Red Arrows flew over Belfast at lunchtime today in a celebration to mark the start of the London Olympics. Earlier, the bells on Londonderry's two cathedrals and those at two venues in Belfast ra...
Red Arrows Flypast Marks Start Of Olympics
The Red Arrows flew over Belfast at lunchtime today in a celebration to mark the start of the London Olympics. Earlier, the bells on Londonderry's two cathedrals and those at two venues in Belfast ra...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2012
Teen Who Attacked 10-Year-Old Girl May 'Never Be Released'
A teenager who throttled, punched and kicked a 10-year-old Teesside girl might never be released back into the community, a judge has said. 16-year-old Conner Hodgson attacked the girl in Stockton, T...
Teen Who Attacked 10-Year-Old Girl May 'Never Be Released'
A teenager who throttled, punched and kicked a 10-year-old Teesside girl might never be released back into the community, a judge has said. 16-year-old Conner Hodgson attacked the girl in Stockton, T...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2012
Life Sentence For Anuj Bidve Murderer
21-year-old Kiaran Stapleton has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve. Stapleton shot the 23-year-old Lancaster University student on Boxing Day 2011 as h...
Life Sentence For Anuj Bidve Murderer
21-year-old Kiaran Stapleton has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve. Stapleton shot the 23-year-old Lancaster University student on Boxing Day 2011 as h...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2012
Placenta And Medical Equipment Found In Woods
A placenta and medical equipment have been found in a bag by a dog-walker in woods in Gloucestershire. The discovery was made in South Woodchester, near Stroud, at about 19:00 on Thursday. Police sa...
Placenta And Medical Equipment Found In Woods
A placenta and medical equipment have been found in a bag by a dog-walker in woods in Gloucestershire. The discovery was made in South Woodchester, near Stroud, at about 19:00 on Thursday. Police sa...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2012
Mourne Mountains Get £1.5m Heritage Cash Boost
The Mourne Mountains are to get a £1.5m boost in conservation funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Funders pointed out that the mountains inspired CS Lewis's Kingdom of Narnia and have been immort...
Mourne Mountains Get £1.5m Heritage Cash Boost
The Mourne Mountains are to get a £1.5m boost in conservation funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Funders pointed out that the mountains inspired CS Lewis's Kingdom of Narnia and have been immort...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2012
Armed Groups Merge To Form 'New IRA'
Three of Northern Ireland's dissident republican groups are to come together calling themselves the IRA. A statement delivered to journalists in secrecy last night said there had been a failure among...
Armed Groups Merge To Form 'New IRA'
Three of Northern Ireland's dissident republican groups are to come together calling themselves the IRA. A statement delivered to journalists in secrecy last night said there had been a failure among...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2012
Bankrupt Sean Quinn 'Scared Of Prison'
Bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn, whose son and nephew have been jailed, has admitted he is scared of being sent to prison. His son and nephew have been jailed for contempt of court, after breaching a...
Bankrupt Sean Quinn 'Scared Of Prison'
Bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn, whose son and nephew have been jailed, has admitted he is scared of being sent to prison. His son and nephew have been jailed for contempt of court, after breaching a...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2012
18 Month Sentence For Child Pornography
A man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for offences relating to indecent images of children. Adrian White admitted 23 counts of making or possessing indecent images and four counts of distri...
18 Month Sentence For Child Pornography
A man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for offences relating to indecent images of children. Adrian White admitted 23 counts of making or possessing indecent images and four counts of distri...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 27, 2012
Illegal Workers Detained In Coleraine Restaurant Raid
Two illegal workers have been detained during a UK Border Agency raid at a restaurant in Coleraine, the BBC has reported. The Pakistani men, aged 22 and 23, stayed in the UK illegally after their vis...
Illegal Workers Detained In Coleraine Restaurant Raid
Two illegal workers have been detained during a UK Border Agency raid at a restaurant in Coleraine, the BBC has reported. The Pakistani men, aged 22 and 23, stayed in the UK illegally after their vis...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2012
Whooping Cough Outbreak Spreading To Infants
An outbreak of whooping cough across England and Wales has spread to very young babies who are most at risk of severe complications and death, the Health Protection Agency has warned. There were anot...
Whooping Cough Outbreak Spreading To Infants
An outbreak of whooping cough across England and Wales has spread to very young babies who are most at risk of severe complications and death, the Health Protection Agency has warned. There were anot...
UK National News, Jul 27, 2012
Free School Meals Shows Improvement In Diet
A report out today casts new light on the power of school meals to help children reach their potential. Research measuring the impact of offering free school meals to more children in specific areas ...
Free School Meals Shows Improvement In Diet
A report out today casts new light on the power of school meals to help children reach their potential. Research measuring the impact of offering free school meals to more children in specific areas ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:It will be cloudy. Also mainly dry at first this evening but then occasional outbreaks of rain developing overnight. Light southwest winds, and staying mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
