Northern Ireland News for May 2014

UK National News, May 30, 2014
More Fall Into Debt Following HMRC Overpayments
The number of issues reported to Citizens Advice of people falling into debt as a result of repaying overpaid tax credits increased by 14 per cent in the 2013/14 tax year. Tax Credit debts arise when...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2014
Belfast Mayor In NYC Delegation
Lord Mayor of Belfast Máirtín Ó Muilleoir is currently in New York leading a delegation of business leaders to attract trans-Atlantic inward investment to the city. Speaking as the delegation left Be...
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Recruitment News, May 30, 2014
VistaMed Creates 125 New Posts
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has announced the creation of 125 new jobs at VistaMed in Carrick-on-Shannon and Roosky, Co. Leitrim. The announcement was made at the offi...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Dramatic Rise In Emotional Abuse Cases
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is experiencing a surge in the number of emotional neglect and emotional abuse cases, including those so serious they require onw...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Insurance Fraud Reaches Record High
The value of fraudulent insurance claims uncovered by insurers rose to a record £1.3 billion in 2013, up 18% on the previous year according to figures published today by the Association of British Ins...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2014
Planning Approval For 23.8ha Quarry Extension
Planning approval has been granted for a 23.8 hectare extension to Demesne Quarry in Glenarm. The development, led by OMYA UK Ltd, is for a sideways extension of Demesne Quarry southwards into Tully ...
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Business News, May 30, 2014
Lord Mayor Leads Business Delegation To New York
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, is leading a high powered business delegation to New York, in the latest bid to attract trans-Atlantic inward investment to the city. Travel...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2014
Bomb Explodes At L'Derry Hotel
A bomb has exploded after being left in the reception area of the Everglades Hotel in L'Derry. The hotel was evacuated after the device was reported at 23:15 on Thursday evening. It exploded a short ...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Violent Robber Absconds From Prison
Police are appealing for help to find a violent robber who has gone missing from Ford Prison. Simon Marcus Rhodes-Butler was jailed for seven years in September 2011 after he and accomplice Ilyas Ism...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Firebomb Explodes In L'Derry Hotel
A bomb has exploded after being left in the reception area of the Everglades Hotel in L'Derry. The hotel was evacuated after the device was reported at 23:15 on Thursday evening. It exploded a short ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2014
Man Arrested Over Kevin Kearney Murder
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Kevin Kearney in north Belfast last year. The man was detained in Newtownabbey on Thursday afternoon and taken to Antrim Serious C...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Housing Associations To Receive Share Of £208m In Loans
Thirteen housing associations will receive a share of £208 million in loans to deliver 4,800 new affordable homes. Communities across the country are set to benefit from thousands of new affordable h...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2014
New Walking Trails Opened In Mourne Mountains
Three new walking trails have been opened in the Mourne Mountains at Silent Valley, County Down. The launch event was hosted by NI Water and attended by various stakeholders and elected representativ...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Record High In Economic Growth - CBI
Economic growth reached a record high in May, posting the highest reading since data began in 2003, according to the latest CBI growth indicator. The survey of 726 respondents across the manufacturin...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Thousands Remember Teenage Fundraiser Stephen Sutton
Thousands of people have travelled to Lichfield Cathedral to pay their respects to cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton ahead of his funeral. The vigil will continue until this afternoon and many more pe...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Anna Lo To Quit Politics
Leader of the Alliance Party Anna Lo told the Guardian newspaper she will not seek to be re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2016 and plans to quit politics due to ongoing racial abuse. Th...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2014
New PSNI Chief Appointed
George Hamilton has been appointed as the new Chief Constable of the PSNI, succeeding Matt Baggot, who announced in January that he would be retiring. Mr Hamilton is originally from Bangor in County ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2014
Extension Approved For 'Highest Pub In Ireland'
The self-proclaimed 'highest pub in Ireland' has been granted planning approval for a conversion and extension. Environment Minister Mark H Durkan gave the go-ahead for the works at the Ponderosa Bar...
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Northern Ireland News, May 30, 2014
Other News In Brief
Arrest Over Attempted Child Abduction A man has been arrested by detectives investigating an attempt to kidnap a child in County Tyrone. It was revealed on Wednesday that a man drove into the...
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UK National News, May 30, 2014
Other News In Brief
Appeal For Witnesses Following Serious Road Collision Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them after a serious road collision in Wednesbury, Birmingham, this morning. Officers were ...
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UK National News, May 29, 2014
Over 27,000 Buy New Home Using Help To Buy Scheme
New data shows that more than 27,000 people across the country have bought a new home through the Help to Buy scheme. New stats show how the Help to Buy is opening up home ownership to thousands and ...
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Recruitment News, May 29, 2014
50 New Finance Jobs For Dublin
Dublin Bay North Labour T.D., Sean Kenny, has welcomed the announcement of 50 new jobs by DMS Offshore Investment Services. Mr Kenny said: "The new jobs are in the area of fund governance and risk ma...
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Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2014
Stephen Carroll Murder - Pair Lose Appeal
Two men jailed for the murder of police constable Stephen Carroll in 2009 have lost an appeal against their convictions. Constable Carroll was shot dead by the dissident republicans as he responded t...
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Business News, May 29, 2014
New Guidance To Help Tourism Accommodation
Invest Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board have jointly developed new guidance to help people start up and run successful tourism accommodation businesses. The guidance, published...
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UK National News, May 29, 2014
Thousands Expected To Attend Vigil For Stephen Sutton
Thousands of people are expected to attend a vigil for the late cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton, who died aged 19 after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer aged 15. He raised more than £3m for cha...
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Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2014
Pensioners' Health Concerns Increase 17%
Concerns among pensioners in Northern Ireland regarding access to health and social care have increased by 17% over the past two years, according to the Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament. The Pa...
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Northern Ireland News, May 29, 2014
NI Tourism On The Rise
The number of overnight trips in Northern Ireland increased by 2% over the period January – December 2013, when compared to the same period the previous year, according to figures released by the Exec...
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UK National News, May 29, 2014
Malcolm Glazer Dies Aged 85
Malcolm Glazer, the head of the family that own Manchester United, died on Wednesday morning, aged 85. The news was announced earlier on the official website of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL fran...
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UK National News, May 29, 2014
Man Arrested Over Missing Nurse
A 60-year-old man from Bournemouth has been arrested on suspicion of the murder missing nurse Rui Li. She was last seen leaving Poole hospital, where she works, at around 6pm on 23rd May. Forensic e...
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UK National News, May 29, 2014
Robinson Comments Over Muslims 'Misinterpreted'
First Minister Peter Robinson has said he would never "want to insult or cause distress" to Muslim communities in Northern Ireland after his comments supporting the remarks of Pastor James McConnell, ...
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